The Armchair Anabaptist

The episode dives into the iconic and very challenging picture of community life portrayed in Acts 2. Whether that makes you nervous about what’s coming or eager, you’ll find a range of potential applications of the early church model and plenty of things to think about. As you might expect, some are quite radical but some may surprise you too. This episode’s guests are Dr. K

After looking at the beginning and at the end, we’re back to the centre of the gospel story—Jesus—born and raised with a human body like everyone else on earth. What does that fact—something that’s so basic it’s easy to overlook it completely—mean for how we live as Jesus' followers? What does it mean for a believing community? This episode’s guests, Dr. Stuart

Having looked at the beginning, Jesse and Andrew now ask if you can find guidelines for community in Revelation. Does the plan, or design God has for things will end, provide insight about what our communities should look like? Guests Dave Reimer, Dr. Kara Mandryk, Dr. Beth Stovell and Shane Claiborne approach the question from a range of viewpoints about what Revelation means for

The term “community” is never used in Genesis 1-3. In fact the passage is focused on God, a single couple and the world around them. How do we find the basis of community in that story and why is it so important to our understanding of ourselves in community? Going “back” even further, what does the nature of the Trinity tell us about human community? And how exactly does t

In the second part of the question of why it is important to talk about community, hosts Jesse Penner and Andrew Dyck focus more tightly on anabaptist communities specifically. Community is universal to the church—things that the church the world over is grappling with. However, it has been particularly important to anabaptists historically. How did Anabaptist define and practic

Community is one of the “tentpoles” of Anabaptism, but community is a concern far beyond the EMC church conference. Both statistics and our own experience demonstrate the relevance and necessity of being together. The past few years in particular have shown us our longing and need for community and the fallout when community goes bad. In this first episode, hosts Jesse Penner a

Season two is coming! Stay tuned for the first episode to drop January 2024.

Bonus! Poets, War and the Human Inside the Enemy: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Melissa Florer Bixler, Dr. Carol Penner, Dr. Betty Pries, Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld and Brian Zahnd. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/poets-war-and-the-human-inside-the-enemy.

The Quest for Creativity: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Dr. Betty Pries, Dr. Ronald J. Sider and Brian Zahnd. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/the-quest-for-creativity.

The Line in the Sand: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Ronald J. Sider. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/the-line-in-the-sand.