The second part of a conversation with a giant of American religious history that frames contemporary conflicts over racial justice and political polarization in a deeper historical context.
The Future of American Christianity Part 1
Part 1 of a conversation with Dr. E Brooks Holifield, professor emeritus of Church History at Emory University, and author of such definitive books as Theology in America and God’s Ambassadors: A History of the Clergy in America. In this part we talk about the historic differences between liberal and conservative Christians, and...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Race in America, Part 2
The second half of the podcast with Dr. Jennifer McBride and Dr. Kristopher Norris. In this half the conversation turns toward what Bonhoeffer can teach the white church in America about race, repentance, and resurrection. Further reading:Books by Dietrich BonhoefferLife Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in CommunityThe Cost of...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Race in America, Part 1
A conversation with Dr. Jennifer McBride, the president of the Bonhoeffer Society and associate dean at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL, and Dr. Kristopher Norris, associate professor of public theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. In Part 1 we discuss Bonhoeffer’s life, and how his theological understanding...
Housing the Homeless in LA
A conversation with Joss Tillard-Gates, policy director for the Los Angeles office of Enterprise Community Partners, a national non profit that connects people with affordable housing. We talk about what causes homelessness, and about how cities like LA can start rethinking how we meet this crisis.
Scripture, Sexuality, and the Sublime
A conversation with Dr. Christopher Wesley Corbin, executive editor of Earth and Altar magazine, author of The Evangelical Party and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Return to the Church of England (out now with Routledge Press), and canon to the ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. We talk about some of the...
Black Lives Matter, Bandwidth, and Bipartisanship
A conversation with the Rev. Dr. Byron Thomas of Ben Hill United Methodist Church, the largest historically black UMC in the United States. Rev. Thomas shares his wisdom on the ministry of building transformative relationships, naming injustice, and resourcing Christian communities with the life-giving power of the gospel.
The Church and Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19: an Interview with Sharon Hargrave, Director of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University.
Sharon Hargrave directs the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, and teaches Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Seminary. She is an expert on relationships, and in this podcast she lends her wisdom to spouses and parents dealing with anxiety, depression and stress in the midst of the Covid-19...
Teenagers in the Church: A conversation with Youth Theological Initiative’s Dr. Elizabeth Corrie
Dr. Elizabeth Corrie directs the Youth Theological Institute at Emory University and is a leading expert in the study of youth ministry. In this podcast Pastor Kurt Poland and Dr. Corrie talk about major issues facing teenagers today, and discuss ways the church can support them. Resources Punished: Policing the Lives...