Everyday Theology

Oct 31 2024 107 ep. 57 mins 26

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S6 EP: 4 Leaving the Church to Find Jesus with Tommy Phillips

Oct 31 2024 62 mins

In their new book, Tommy and Scot McKnight discuss how Jesus is disappearing in the evangelical church, and how this is leading to deconstruction. Aaron and Tommy sit down and talk about what Tommy and Scot found in their new book, Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ.

S6 EP:3 What Church History Tells Us About the Modern Church with Dr. Leah Payne

Oct 17 2024 55 mins

In order to understand the state of the church today, we need to look at the church of the past. Dr. Leah Payne joined Aaron on this podcast to discuss what we can learn about church history spanning various topics such as efficiency models, women in ministry, and everything in between.

S6 EP:2 Where is the American Church Headed with Joseph Lear

Oct 01 2024 55 mins

There are a lot of things to be said about the state of the church in America, but what can be said by those who are both pastors and theologians? In this podcast, Aaron chats with Joseph Lear, a pastor and professor, about the church in America today, and where it is headed.

S6 EP:1 The Church, The Academy, PhD's and What We've Learned with Yoon Shin

Aug 29 2024 65 mins

Return guest, Rev. Dr. Yoon Shin, and I sit down to talk about our academic and church life journeys. We talk about the good, bad, ugly, and holy of the academic and church worlds we have found ourselves in. We even get into whether or not we would start PhD's again, and what that process did within us.

S5 EP:18 How to Engage in Hard Conversations with Ashlee Eiland

May 09 2024 53 mins

Conversations on race, religion, politics, or anything that promises to be controversial has the ability to cause contentious conversations and cause ruptured relationships. In Ashlee Eiland's new book, "Say Good", she argues that this does not have to be the only outcome of hard conversations. In this podcast, Aaron sits down with Ashlee how to have hard and fruitful conversatio

S5 EP:17 Do We Need to Reconcile the God of the Old and New Testaments with Chris Green

Apr 04 2024 76 mins

A question has plagued Christianity for some time, what do we do with a loving God in the New Testament seen in Christ when we find a God who directs violence in the Old Testament? There are various answers and theories that have been deployed to answer this, and yet, is it even the right question to ask to begin with? In this episode, Aaron sits down with friend of the podcast, C

S5 EP:16 The Business of Religion with Nathan Apffel

Mar 21 2024 60 mins

Have you ever wondered about the business of the church? Wondered where your donations or tithes have gone? Have you felt that there has been a lack in the accountability of how churches spend money, or where they put there money into? Nate Apffel set out to understand the religion of business in his new series "Religion Business", coming out in the Fall ('24). Listen

S5 EP:12 How Should Christians Vote? - With Michael Wear

Feb 29 2024 38 mins

How should Christians vote? How do we engage in politics? What does it mean to be a Christian in a political world? In this podcast, Aaron speaks with the Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Christianity in Public Life, Michael Wear about the framework needed to answer those questions. If you are looking for a podcast that says a Christian should vote for this candidate

S5 EP:11 A Christian Theology of Gratitude with Dr. Cornelius Plantinga

Feb 08 2024 49 mins

It is easy, in polarized Christian contexts, let alone a polarized world, to be gracious, generous, and to express gratitude. Yet, according to Dr. Cornelius (Neal) Plantinga, gratitude not only is helpful for humans psychologically and spiritually, it can heal a host of other issues, including the polarized divide we find ourselves in. This episode, Aaron speaks with Neal about h

S5 EP:10 Christian Nationalism with Dr. Paul Miller

Jan 25 2024 57 mins

With some ardent supporters, very vocal detractors, and many left in-between, the ideology of Christian nationalism has become a topic of much debate. Particularly within an election year, asking how Christian should engage within a political life, is the continued work of theological exploration. On today's podcast, Aaron discusses Christian nationalism, what it is, what is is