Podcast Overview

Author

355: Jacques Ellul - Making the Church Worldly

06/09/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Watching The World Go Down in History. In this episode of Banned Books, we read "False Presence of the Kingdom" by Jacques Ellul and discuss worldly Christianity, the lessons of history, the Machine, focusing on heavenly things to answer earthly questions, seeking the origin of things, and the dangers of being trapped in the present.
Episode 276: Travel, Books, and Language

06/06/24

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss travel, books, and language.
Episode 274: Comedy Will Save Us (in a Non-Theological Way)

05/23/24

6 mins

By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss comedy and its ability to speak in a unique and needed way in our day.
Being Christian in academia

05/01/24

5 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam recall their time as students and professors in higher education and discuss the issues associated with being a Christian in academia today.
Encore: Intervention!

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Steve Lownes returned to the studio to help Craig and Troy work out their relationship, but instead we end up talking more about the intersection of theology and therapy.
- Practical Theology
- Mental Health
Encore: Law, Gospel, Bros, and Therapy

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Therapist Steve Lownes joins Craig and Troy for a discussion on theology and therapy. How are they the same, and how are they different?
Honesty, Humor, and the Human Condition with Andy Gullahorn

03/06/24

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi chats with singer/songwriter, Andy Gullahorn, about his writing process and the impact of ending stories with the good news of grace and the gospel.
- Art
- Music
- Grace
- Law and Gospel
- ARTS AND CULTURE
Ratzinger, voluntarism, and Islam

12/06/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Nearly two decades ago, Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) delivered what is often called the Regensburg lecture. Though it was meant to rekindle the relationship between faith and reason (or science and theology) in higher education, much of the world—or at least the Muslim majority world—got distracted by a brief reference he made to a fifteenth-century dialogue about Islam, its theological voluntarism, and the consequences of such a view of God.
Episode 256: Education as Formation

12/05/23

8 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX, Mike and Wade are joined by Prof. Joshua Johnson from the college to discuss education as formation. Despite Wade’s best efforts, the guys got a little distracted at a few points, but we think it was fun, and the topic is one we hope to return to in the future.
- Education
Episode 249: Theology as Habitus Practicus

09/21/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE, Wade, Mike, and Jason discuss theology as a practicus habitus (a practical aptitude or habitude or habit).
- Practical Theology
Movies with Meaning

08/19/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

The Thinking Fellows discuss movies they enjoy watching. The conversation revolves around the presence of theological and moral meaning in film.
- Film and Television
- ARTS AND CULTURE
Episode 243: Lutheran Colleges and the Formation of Students

08/09/23

11 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE, Mike, Wade (even though he was just supposed to work the board), Jason, Nick Schmoller, and Dave Scharf discuss Lutheran higher education and the formation of students.