Tommie Marshell

Episode 352: Retroactive Grace — Looking from Golgotha at Genesis

For Good Friday, we have for you Jason Micheli’s homilies on the Seven Last Words of Jesus. In them, Jason interprets each of the last words of Christ in light of a key character in the Book of Genesis.

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Episode 349: Aaron Simmons – Getting Lost and Finding Faith with Soren Kierkegaard

Aaron Simmons holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University and is currently a Professor of philosophy at Furman University in Greenville, SC (USA). He is the President of the Søren Kierkegaard Society (USA) and has published widely in philosophy of religion, phenomenology, and existentialism. Among his authored and edited books are God and the…

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Episode 348: Frederick Bauerschmidt – How Beautiful the World Could Be

Fritz Bauerschmidt is back to talk about preaching, beauty, and making the word visible in the world.

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Episode 347 : The [De] Constructed Jesus with Diana Butler Bass & Tripp Fuller

In a live podcast event, Diana Butler Bass and Trip Fuller join the podcast to discuss Diana’s last book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.   Don’t forget to head over to https://www.crackersandgrapejuice.com Click on “Support the Show.” Become a patron Subscribe to CGJ+ For peanuts, you can help…

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Episode 346: David F. Ford – No Edge to the Wind

Our guest today is Dr. David F. Ford to talk about his wonderful new book, John: A Theological Commentary. David is an Anglican public theologian. He was the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, beginning in 1991. He is now an Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity. His research interests include political theology,…

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Episode 343: Andy Root – Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age

A book that marries the theologian of THE 20th century (Karl Barth) with THE philosopher at the turn into the 21st, Charles Taylor, and all for the practical application of pastors and congregations? What’s not to love?

On the podcast once again…

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Episode 342: Stanley Hauerwas – Fully Alive

“Karl Barth’s attacks on the liberal theologians and what he regarded as their high humanism has led many to label him as anti-humanistic. Barth, however, never abandoned his presumption that to be a Christian is to be a creature on the way to being a human being. To be sure that way is one determined…

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Episode 341: Christy Thomas – The UMC Must Die

Our guest for #341 is our friend Christy Thomas. Christy is a retired UMC Elder and journalist from Texas. She writes at the website The Thoughtful Pastor on Patheos. You may remember Christy from our coverage of the United Methodist Church’s General…

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