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Jesus v. Evangelicals with Dr. Constantine Campbell (Podcast)
Read more: Jesus v. Evangelicals with Dr. Constantine Campbell (Podcast)In this episode we are joined by Dr. Constantine Campbell, who is Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity and the author of a number of works in biblical studies and ancient Greek, as well as the book we’re excited to discuss on this episode, Jesus V. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique…
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Fake News & Misinformation with Rachel Wightman (Podcast)
Read more: Fake News & Misinformation with Rachel Wightman (Podcast)Concluding our series on the intersection of faith and politics we turn to address fake news and the spread of misinformation. In this episode Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Chris Porter are joined by Rachel Wightman, who is Associate Director for Instruction and Outreach at the library at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota….
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Watchmen & 2020 Politics with Matthew William Brake (Podcast)
Read more: Watchmen & 2020 Politics with Matthew William Brake (Podcast)In the run up to Election Day in the United States (Tuesday, November 3rd), here at The Two Cities we’ve been doing a series of political podcasts. This episode extends that conversation further, but situates it as part of a conversation with a major pop-cultural artifact—Watchmen. Originally a comic series in the mid-1980s, Watchmen is…
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War & Political Theology with Michael Spalione (Podcast)
Read more: War & Political Theology with Michael Spalione (Podcast)Continuing our conversation on the role of faith in our political discourse and political engagement, in the present episode Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Brandon Hurlbert talk with Michael Spalione about his doctoral research on the topic of war within political theology. Having just recently passed his viva in pursuit of a PhD in political…
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Faith and Politics with Rev. Baroness Maeve Sherlock (Podcast)
Read more: Faith and Politics with Rev. Baroness Maeve Sherlock (Podcast)In this tumultuous election season in the States, in which partisan entrenchment often leads to a lack of kindness and respect across the aisle, we have brought in a guest from across the pond to help sort us out. Joining Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Brandon Hurlbert is special guest Rev. Baroness Maeve Sherlock, who…
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Law & Order with Dr. Aaron Griffith (Podcast)
Read more: Law & Order with Dr. Aaron Griffith (Podcast)In this episode Amber Bowen and John Anthony Dunne are joined by Dr. Aaron Griffith (Th.D., M.Div., Duke Divinity), who is currently Assistant Professor of History at Sattler College (Boston, MA), to discuss his upcoming book God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020). Over the…
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Critical Race Theory & The Church (Podcast)
Read more: Critical Race Theory & The Church (Podcast)Continuing our conversation on Critical Theory and Critical Race Theory (CRT), we conclude our series with some ecclesial reflections as it pertains to pastoral concerns and the nature of Christian engagement with CRT. Along the way we talk about what it means to be a Christian peacemaker, whether evangelical quest for political power is an…
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Jaws is the Most Relevant 4th of July Film To Watch This Weekend
Read more: Jaws is the Most Relevant 4th of July Film To Watch This WeekendDuring much of quarantine I was helping to co-run an “Equipping Hour” class at my church (our version of Adult Sunday School). The class was called “The Gospel According to Oscar,” which I co-led with my good friend J. D. O’Brien, a filmmaker, documentarian, and videographer (check out his documentary about homelessness in Minneapolis called…
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Immigration, DACA, and SCOTUS (Podcast)
Read more: Immigration, DACA, and SCOTUS (Podcast)Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled 5–4 against President Trump’s attempt to repeal former President Obama’s executive order on Immigration, known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). In this episode, John Anthony Dunne and Rev. Daniel Parham are joined by Jon Garcia, a PhD student in Religion at USC….
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Philosophy and the Good Life with J. Aaron Simmons (Podcast)
Read more: Philosophy and the Good Life with J. Aaron Simmons (Podcast)What value does Philosophy have in our lives? In a time of crisis like the present global pandemic in which we find ourselves, we might be particularly convinced that Philosophy is irrelevant or unhelpful. Broader societal trends seem to confirm this line of thought with the way that we privilege a certain kind of productivity…