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Episode 356: Daniel Van Voorhis -Everything’s Going to be Okay

Our guest on this episode of Crackers and Grape Juice is Daniel Van Voorhis. The author of Monsters, Daniel van Voorhis is the host of the Christian History Almanac and a former co-host of the Virtue in the Wasteland podcast, and an author and speaker at the 1517 legacy Project. After receiving his PhD in…

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Episode 357: Mark James Edwards – The Gospel according to Karl Barth (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Christ Is Time: The Gospel according to Karl Barth (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers) welcomes you to the jungle of Barth’s head-banging opus, the Church Dogmatics, with the beats, rhythms, and lyrics of Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Metallica, and more.

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Episode 355: Dr. Jeannine Brown – Paul, Jesus, and the Gospel as Narrative

Dr. Jeannine Brown joins us to talk about Paul, Jesus, and a narrative understanding of the New Testament. Check it out, I think it was a fun conversation.

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Episode 354: Jim Belcher – Cold Civil War

Our guest is Jim Belcher, author of the new book Cold Civil War: Overcoming Polarization, Discovering Unity, and Healing the Nation. America’s political landscape is experiencing dangerous polarization and fragmentation, with the extremes pulling the country apart. Political philosopher Jim Belcher shows that this is not merely a binary opposition between conservativism on the right…

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Episode 353: Fred Schmidt – We Don’t Offer Them Our Doubts; We Offer Them Jesus

Back on the podcast, Dr. Fred Schmidt is here to talk about doubt, proclamation, and the calling of pastors. Fred is a professor at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and is the vice-rector at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Nashville,…

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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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