In All Things Podcast

Oct 29 2024 63 ep. 46 mins 15
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Welcome to the In All Things Podcast, where we host conversations with diverse voices about living creatively in God’s created world. Hosted by Justin Ariel Bailey, this podcast complements the creative content found at inallthings.org, the online journal for the Andreas Center at Dordt University.

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HOPING in the Dark with Norman Wirzba (ep. 63)

Oct 29 2024 37 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Norman Wirzba about his new book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis. It’s a conversation about the nature of hope, especially in the midst of darkness, where no hope can seem to be found, and how learning to love moves us forward. Among the topics we discuss: Why asking "what gives you hope?" may not be the best quest

CONTEXTUALIZING Tim Keller with Collin Hansen (ep. 62)

Oct 16 2024 44 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, I interview journalist and author Collin Hansen about his new book titled Tim Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. The conversation explores a prominent model of evangelism and cultural engagement by a Reformed pastor in contemporary times. Among the topics we discuss: The process of writing a different sort of biography of Tim Keller, f

RELOCATING Calvin with Ruben Rosario Rodriguez (ep. 61)

Oct 01 2024 43 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez, about his new book Calvin for the World. Dr. Rosario makes what might be to some a surprising argument: that beyond the smaller circles where Calvin is revered, the real Calvin casts a capacious vision for our troubled times. Among the topics we discuss: Dr. Rosario's story of his life with Calvin, and how Ca

CLAIMING the Courageous Middle with Shirley Mullen (ep. 60)

Sep 17 2024 53 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Shirley Mullen about book Claiming the Courageous Middle: Daring to Live and Work Together for a more Hopeful Future. Drawing from over four decades of experience in Christian higher education, Dr. Mullen explores what it means to be called to the middle, especially in times of deep polarization. Among the topics we discuss: What it

BECOMING by Beholding with Lanta Davis (ep. 59)

Sep 03 2024 49 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Lanta Davis about her new book, Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation. It’s a conversation about art, beauty, and the riches of the Christian tradition – about how we might put ourselves in a place where we can be surprised and transformed. This conversation was a treat since we were able to d

BREATHING in Beauty with Wesley Vander Lugt (ep. 58)

Aug 20 2024 45 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Wesley Vander Lugt about his new book, Beauty is Oxygen. It’s a conversation about how our souls crave beauty, and how we need beauty both to help us breathe and to help us build. Among the topics we discuss: What it means to say that "beauty is oxygen" The way beauty meets those who are "buffered", "battered", and "bored" Criticis

READING Calvin's Institutes with Dordt's faculty - BONUS EPISODE (ep. 57)

Aug 07 2024 37 mins  
On this special bonus episode, a group of theology faculty discuss a project that we’re about to start here at Dordt University, in which we spend the academic year reading through John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion. To orient everyone for the well-over thousand page journey that is the Institutes, we talked a bit about: Calvin's biography Our first exposure to Calv

DIGNIFYING Work with David Bahnsen (ep. 56)

May 31 2024 43 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with David Bahnsen, author of the book Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life. Bahnsen argues that rather than seeking to “balance” work with life, we should see work as a vital component of life, something be received and offered as a gift for the good of neighbor and the glory of God. Among the topics we discuss: Why we operate with a l

DETOXIFYING Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey (ep. 55)

Apr 30 2024 52 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Professor Nancy Pearcey about her new book, The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. It’s a rich conversation that draws on a wealth of social scientific and historical research about masculinity. Among the topics we discuss: The diagnosis of "toxic masculinity" and when the diagnosis itself becomes an attack

CLARIFYING Gender with Abigail Favale (ep. 54)

Apr 02 2024 38 mins  
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Abigail Favale about her book The Genesis of Gender. It’s a conversation that seeks clarity about contested questions including feminism, womanhood, and gender identity. Among the topics we discuss: Dr. Favale's story of her journey from conservative evangelicalism to gender studies scholar to Catholic convert What it might mean to