Faith at the Frontiers

Nov 18 2024 71 ep. 42 mins 22
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A podcast that confronts challenges to the Christian faith with hope. Hosted by Dr Barnabas Aspray & Dr Austin Stevenson. Current series: Faith and the Challenges of History Previous series: Refugees, Climate Change, Science & Religion, Faith & Economics. Anticipated future series: - Religious pluralism - Christianity & Racism - The problem of evil/suffering - Exvangelicalism - Violence in the Bible

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#70 A Greater Challenge to Faith?

Nov 18 2024 26 mins  
Is science or history a greater challenge to faith? In this episode, Austin argues that history is a far greater challenge than science. In that light, we review our long series on history and bring it to a close.

#69 Tradition with Anne Carpenter

Oct 30 2024 61 mins  
What is tradition and how might it help us deal with both the good and bad in the history of Christianity? Dr Anne Carpenter is Danforth Chair in Theological Studies at St Louis University and the author of 'Nothing Gained is Eternal: A Theology of Tradition."

#68 Colonialism with Willie James Jennings

Oct 07 2024 47 mins  
What is colonialism and how should white Western Christians think about their own involvement in it? How do we respond, whether Christian or not, to the trajectories of power laid down by our colonial past? Prof. Willie James Jennings is one of the leading voices in postcolonial theology. We are hono(u)red to have him join us in our first discussion on this thorny topic. Thanks t

#67 Religious apathy and religious violence - with Matthew Rowley

Sep 16 2024 45 mins  
Our second episode on religious violence, with Dr. Matthew Rowley , author of God, Religious Extremism, and Violence. Dr. Rowley talks about how we should criticize our own tradition first, approaching everything with curiosity and humility. He also questions ideas about what it means to be an "extremist" and whether that's really a bad thing? Thanks to Jamie Maule

#66 Religious Violence - with William Cavanaugh

Sep 04 2024 54 mins  
Does religion cause violence? It's a common notion today, but Professor William Cavanaugh challenges it in an incisive way. Who stands to gain from this idea? Who benefits from laying the blame for violence at the feet of religion? And what definition of 'religion' is operative here? Thanks to Jamie Maule for editing this video!

#65 Improvising church to face challenges of today - with Mark Glanville

Jul 15 2024 46 mins  
An interlude (sort of) in the middle of our present series. It does not address a historical challenge, but starts from the other end. What can Christians do today in responding to these challenges? Barney interviews Professor Mark Glanville of Regent College, Vancouver, on his latest book, Improvising Church. We discuss questions like: How can the Bible speak meaningfully to ne

#64 The challenge of the INQUISITION - with Dr. Dennis Castillo

Jun 24 2024 53 mins  
Everyone has heard of the Spanish Inquisition. But how accurate is the popular understanding of it? What really happened and how does it reflect on Christianity? Is this an episode Christians should repent of? What lessons can we learn for the modern day? These questions and others are discussed in today’s episode. Austin and Barney are joined by Dr. Dennis Castillo who teaches

#63 The challenge of the CRUSADES! - with Dr. Mike Horswell

Jun 03 2024 62 mins  
Continuing our “Faith and the challenges of history” series, we turn from biblical history to later history. First of all we want to tackle the crusades, one of the most frequently mentioned in debates about the authenticity of Christian claims to bring peace and justice. We have invited Dr. Mike Horswell to join us in this discussion. He has spent many years studying not only

#62 Austin's NEW BOOK! - and the final episode on biblical history

May 13 2024 40 mins  
It's a big event: our own podcast co-host's first published book: Austin Stevenson, The Consciousness of the Historical Jesus (T&T Clark: 2024). The book discusses questions like: What is the movement called 'the historical Jesus' and how should Christians think about it? How does our own way of doing history depend on our understanding of what it means to be

#61 The history of the biblical text - w/ Dr Jesse Grenz

Apr 22 2024 49 mins  
Is our New Testament the same as the original texts written in the first century? How do we know which manuscripts to trust, and who does the work of deciding? What are the implications of the fact that the biblical text itself has a history? In this episode, we discuss these questions and more with Dr Jesse Grenz, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic Uni