Mike Snape - Christianity and the British Army
How has the relationship between the British Army and Christianity changed over the past 70 years? What role has the Christian "just war" tr...
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Talking Theology
The podcast of Cranmer Hall, the theological college within St John's College, Durham University. We explore life’s big questions, and look to join the dots between theology, church, and the...
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20 of 98 episodesDeborah Davies - Mission and Ministry in a post-truth era
What does it mean to say we live in a post-truth era, and why is the Oxford English Dictionary definition not very helpful? What are the pit...
Barnabas Aspray - How should we think about immigration policy?
What is the significance of the fact that Jesus was a refugee? How should we think about the relationship between immigration, Christian "va...
Lauren Randall - The story of the world's oldest Bible
What is so remarkable about the Codex Amiatinus, a complete copy of the Bible made by the monks from Wearmouth and Jarrow in the 8th Century...
Neil Martin - What does Galatians have to say to us today?
What is really going on Paul's letter to the Galatians? How can we make sense of the idea that pagan converts were in danger of "return...
Scott MacDougall - What is the shape of Anglican theology?
What is does it look like to theologise Anglican-ly? Why should we burn Richard Hooker's supposed three-legged stool of Scripture, reas...
Sarah Strand - How can we grow faith at home?
How should we approach helping children and young people grow in their faith? What does the Bible have to say to that question? And how can...
Andrew Campbell - Engaging with nonviolent atonement theology
What is nonviolent atonement theology? What can the church learn from this kind of approach to understanding the significance of the life an...
Graham Tomlin - What can we learn from Blaise Pascal?
What can we learn from the life and work of the 17th Century French polymath Blaise Pascal? In what sense did he "make the modern world"? An...
Josh Cockayne and Gideon Salter - Why we gather to worship
What happens when we gather together for worship? How can theology and psychology work together to yield new insights into that question? An...
Philip Plyming - Why Did Paul Tell Stories of His Own Hardship and What Does That Mean for Us Today?
What's striking about the Apostle Paul and the stories he shared? What was first-century Corinth really like, and what was the real pro...
Paula Gooder - How does imagination help us encounter the teaching of Paul today?
What did it feel like to be a Christian in the earliest churches? How does telling stories help us understand the role of women in Paul&apos...
Tom Holland - How is the Story of the West Forged by Christian Faith and Values?
What has been the impact of Christianity on western civilisation? How did the shock of the cross change the relationship between the weak an...
Chloe Lynch - What's Wrong with Servant Leadership and is There a Better Way?
What values drive contemporary leadership, and how have they influenced the Church? Where did the idea of servant leadership first come from...
Mathew Guest - What is neoliberalism and how is it impacting the church?
What is neoliberalism and what are the assumptions behind it? How does language of individualism, competition and commodities find its way i...
David Ford - Why Should we Continually Reread the Gospel of John?
How is John's gospel both accessible and profound? What does it mean to read John's gospel as the culmination of the New Testament...
Giles Waller - What's the relationship between theology and tragedy?
What is tragedy and how do we see it not only in the arts but also in the Bible? How does tragedy help us see what it is to live as sinners...
Selina Stone - How can a rich understanding of the Holy Spirit help us as we attend to a wounded world?
Where did Pentecostalism start and what can we learn from its history? What is the relationship between the Holy Spirit, personal piety and...
Israel Oluwole Olofinjana - What Are the Voices We Need to Hear to do Theology Well Today?
What does the ancient book of Philemon have to say to our modern world? What does it mean to pursue our discipleship from a place of discomf...
Ben Quash - How does theology unfold in the drama of life?
How is theology changed by people, place and time? How is the Holy Spirit leading the Church in the unfolding truth of Christ? How is it the...