Queen of the Sciences

Feb 18 2025 211 ep. 58 mins 55
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Two Lutheran theologians who happen to be father and daughter discuss all manner of things, from individual books of the Bible to early church fathers to congregational and devotional life to Nietzsche... and usually at least a sprinkling of Luther.

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Ascension in Luke and Acts

Feb 18 2025 63 mins  
Forty Facets of the Ascension, Sarah's new book, is coming to Kickstarter in mid-March! Sign up now to be notified the moment it launches. In this episode, Dad and I discuss whether Jesus was a rocket ship, a hot air balloon, a cosmonaut... or maybe just the risen Lord whose bodily existence is integral to gospel proclamation! We look at some of the differences between Luke 24 and

2025 Bonus 2: The Metamorphosis of Jesus

Feb 03 2025 28 mins  
From Seven Ways of Looking at the Transfiguration, Sarah reads the first chapter, "Metamorphosis : Jesus." Keep listening, or read by getting your copy at Thornbush Press, Audible, Amazon, or Bookshop.org!

The Nicene Creed

Jan 21 2025 68 mins  
How often do you celebrate the 1700th anniversary of anything? 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, which gave us most (though not quite all) of the Nicene Creed (completed and perfected at the Council of Constantinople in 381, but frankly, nobody wants to say "The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed"). Dad and I talk you through what's at stake in the trinitarian

2025 Bonus #1: Crossover with All About Agatha

Jan 01 2025 119 mins  
Sarah makes her third appearance on the fantastic All About Agatha podcast! With host Kemper Donovan she discusses Agatha's short story "Promotion in the Highest." Happy new year!

Looking Back at 2024 and Ahead to 2025

Dec 17 2024 34 mins  
We have a quick look over our stats for 2024, and unveil some big news about 2025! Click here to be notified when Sarah's Kickstarter for a book on the Ascension goes live (~March 2025)! Here for her Transfiguration book in case you missed it the first time around... Transfiguration Sunday is only a couple months away! Subscribe here to Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Stories on Substack! An

2024 Bonus 11: Crossover with Fresh Text

Dec 10 2024 65 mins  
The first of a series of five episodes in which Sarah discusses I Thessalonians with John Drury of the Fresh Text podcast. Remarkably apt for the end of one church year and the beginning of another! Subscribe to Fresh Text to listen to the next four episodes with Sarah and John!

Apocalyptic versus Salvation History

Dec 03 2024 71 mins  
It's the ultimate smackdown! In this episode we discuss the covert work done by theories and doctrines of history, in church and saeculum alike, and why we can't stop theorizing about history once we've noticed it. We also drill down on two particular approaches to time and history within Christian discourse, what they mean, what they imply, and how (and how not) to deploy them. Ho

"Our Democracy" ?

Nov 19 2024 69 mins  
You may have missed the recent U.S. presidential election, since it was kinda inconsequential and nobody was paying any attention to it. Oh wait... In today's episode, Dad and I take up the topic of "our democracy" as it has been talked about in the U.S. during this grueling election year, why Christians have an investment in flourishing democratic government (especially considerin

Judaism

Nov 05 2024 69 mins  
Many religions are historically entangled with one another, but no relationship is as close, fraught, or dangerous as that between Judaism and Christianity... kind of like a pair of biblical brothers, in fact. In this episode Dad and I discuss the enormous number of things these two have in common, why that makes the not negligible difference of assessment about Jesus so explosive,

True Pure Land Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu)

Oct 22 2024 76 mins  
What's that story about the medieval monk who tried to find peace through religious good works, got wise to the power and corruption of the religious establishment, had a breakthrough to trust in the mercy of the transcendent one who became immanent for our salvation, and as a result left the monastery, got married, had children, and worked among ordinary folks? No, not Luther. Shi