Tommie Marshell

Episode 392: Chris Green – Being Transfigured

Jason Michelli: Chris Green is back on the podcast to (once again) talk about Robert Jenson and Stanley Hauerwas but— really— he’s here to talk about a new book he has for your journey this year through the season of light, Lent. That’s right. Chris…

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Episode 393: Katherine Stewart – The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

Our guest today is Katherine Stewart.
Katherine is an American journalist and author who often writes about issues related to the separation of church and state, the rise of religious nationalism, and global movements against liberal democracy. Her…

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Episode 383 : Chris Davis – Bright Hope for Tomorrow : How Anticipating Jesus’ Return Gives Strength for Today

Chris Davis is the pastor of Groveton Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia and the author of the new book Bright Hope for Tomorrow: How Anticipating Jesus’ Return Gives Strength for Today….

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Episode 384 : Paul Zahl – Grace in Practice

Thanksgiving is about gratitude, the product of grace, so this week’s episode is our last installment of the podcasts Monday night online study of Paul Zahl’s book, Grace in Practice, which PZ himself joined! We hope you enjoy it!

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Episode 376: Chris Nye – The Theology Guy

Chris Nye is a doctoral student at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of several books, including most recently, A Captive Mind, which explores Christianity’s relationship to ideologies. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post,…

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Episode 375: Tolkien Heads- Brian Zahnd

In this episode of our crossover podcast with Tripp Fuller and Homebrewed Christianity, Tolkien Heads, we talk all things Middle Earth with my very own Gandalf, Brian Zahnd.

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Episode 374: Will Willimon— Don’t Look Back: Session Three

The third in a three part online study of the new book Don’t Look Back: Methodist Hope for What Comes Next

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Episode 374 : Dale Allison – Encountering Mystery : Religious Experience in a Secular Age

Despite widespread skepticism on the matter, a significant number of people today have stories of religious experience – moments of inexplicable terror or rapturous joy, visions, near death experiences of the afterlife, encounters with angels,…

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Episode 373: Bekah McNeel – Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith

Our guest this week with Jason and Johanna is Bekah McNeel. Bekah is a journalist who covers education, immigration, and religion. A graduate of the London School of Economics, her new book, Bringing Up Kid When Church Lets You Down is a guide for…

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Episode 366: Dr. Jeffery Pugh – Cages: A Tale of Insurrection

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Pugh joins the podcast to talk about his newest book, Cages: A Tale of Insurrection. The year is 1533. Elsbeth Joris is about to be executed for witchcraft when Andreas Wagner cuts her loose from the ducking stool. Exiled from family and village, Elsbeth accepts Andreas’s offer to accompany him back to his…

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