Reformed Forum

Reformed Forum

This is the home of Reformed Forum’s podcasts—Christ-centered, confessionally Reformed conversations and teaching shaped by redemptive-historical theology. Warm, accessible, and theologically rigorous, our shows aim to equip the global Church toward maturity in Christ—helping listeners trace the unfolding story of redemption in Scripture and find trusted guides along the way.

  1. 6 hr ago

    A Christian View of Economics in the Age of AI

    Camden Bucey speaks with economist Shawn Ritenour about what makes an account of economics distinctly Christian. They discuss economic law as part of God’s created order and the biblical principles shaping stewardship, private property, labor, capital, exchange, and care for those in need. Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas provides the occasion for a searching conversation about the universal destination of goods, Big Tech, data, subsidiarity, sphere sovereignty, GDP, and human dignity. The conversation presses beneath policy to theology. Neither markets nor governments escape the effects of sin, and material prosperity must never be confused with sanctification. Christians seek just and prudent arrangements in this age while recognizing that scarcity, exploitation, and disordered desire will not finally be overcome by human construction. The church’s hope rests in the crucified and risen Christ and the consummation of his kingdom. Topics DiscussedEconomic law, creation, and Christian stewardshipPrivate property, labor, capital, exchange, and human dignityLeo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas and Catholic social teachingGDP, inequality, and the common goodThe universal destination of goodsData, privacy, Big Tech, and non-rivalrous goodsSubsidiarity and Kuyperian sphere sovereigntyUniversal basic income and the economic disruption of AISin, scarcity, eschatology, and Christian hope Learn more: https://reformedforum.org/ctc974 Chapters00:00 Introduction02:09 What makes economics Christian?09:52 Economics at Grove City College14:01 Introducing Magnifica Humanitas19:23 GDP and the dignity of the human person23:46 The common good, inequality, and economic law29:36 Private property, markets, and solidarity35:12 The universal destination of goods43:20 Data, privacy, and non-rivalrous goods50:21 Subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty55:04 Big Tech, state privilege, and central banking58:02 Labor, capital, and human worth63:26 Universal basic income in the age of AI72:33 Economics between the fall and the consummation80:03 Resources and conclusion

  2. 21 Aug

    Cultivating Reformed Piety: Scripture, Prayer, Meditation, and Family Worship

    What does it mean to cultivate a life of Reformed piety? Camden Bucey speaks with Joel Beeke about the ordinary practices by which God forms reverential love for himself in Christian homes: Scripture reading, prayer, singing, biblical meditation, family worship, and faithful participation in the church’s public worship. Dr. Beeke explains why meditation serves as a “halfway house” between Bible reading and prayer, how deliberate meditation gives rise to spontaneous reflection throughout the day, and why small, repeated habits often bear their richest fruit over decades. The conversation offers practical encouragement for parents, spouses, pastors, and every believer who desires an integrated life of devotion—one in which home, church, and daily vocation are oriented toward the glory of God and maturity in Christ. Topics DiscussedReformed piety as reverential love for GodBuilding durable habits of family worshipReading Scripture, praying, singing, and instructing childrenPraying with one’s spouseDeliberate and spontaneous biblical meditationCarrying the ministry of the Word from church into the homePreparing the family for the Lord’s DayThe long-term fruit of ordinary spiritual disciplines Learn more: https://reformedforum.org/ctc973 Chapters00:00 Introduction01:41 Puritan Reformed Seminary, Reformation Heritage Books, and current ministry06:24 Recent and forthcoming books15:05 Cultivating Reformed piety in the home16:22 Family worship and the Family Worship Bible Guide24:46 Prayer with one’s spouse and family27:22 Biblical meditation between reading and prayer34:03 Recommended writers on Reformed piety40:04 Connecting church, home, and school45:51 The Lord’s Day as an uninterrupted exercise of piety51:13 Beginning family worship simply53:58 Cultivating spontaneous prayer and spiritual conversation55:50 Conclusion

  3. 14 Aug

    Beyond Babel: Building Faithfully in the Age of AI with Derek C. Schuurman

    Camden Bucey speaks with Derek C. Schuurman, professor and chair of computer science at Calvin University, about Christian wisdom in the age of artificial intelligence. Drawing upon Shaping a Digital World, Schuurman explains why technology is never neutral: people shape their tools, and those tools in turn reshape habits, institutions, and communities. The conversation sets contemporary AI within the biblical story of creation, fall, redemption, and new creation. Bucey and Schuurman contrast Christian hope with technicism—the belief that technology can solve humanity’s deepest problems and build a technological heaven on earth. They also discuss human nature, transhumanism, responsible design, Christian higher education, autonomous weapons, and the need to keep human moral judgment and accountability in the loop. Chapters00:00 Introduction03:41 Derek C. Schuurman’s path from engineering to Christian higher education08:29 Technology, cultural change, and the need for wisdom11:45 Technology is not neutral14:36 How tools reshape people and societies18:08 Reading technology through creation, fall, redemption, and new creation20:18 Two cities, two loves, and the biblical story22:22 Babel, idolatry, and the temptation to build heaven on earth23:21 Technicism and the promises of Silicon Valley26:52 Transhumanism and a Christian account of humanity29:14 Practical frameworks for responsible technological design30:36 Dooyeweerd’s non-reductionistic view of creation33:19 Eight norms for faithful design37:34 Integrating Christian faith throughout education41:21 Liberal arts, AI, and well-rounded technical formation42:29 AI, labor, and the human calling to work43:42 Autonomous systems, accountability, and just-war questions45:55 Why moral judgment requires a human in the loop49:12 Faithful presence and wise Christian vocation51:41 Resources for engineers, designers, pastors, and parents53:24 Calvin University’s “Wisdom in the Age of AI” conference55:36 Conclusion ResourcesShaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer TechnologyA Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and DesignersWisdom in the Age of AI Conference, Calvin University, October 8–10, 2026Magnifica HumanitasEpisode resources

  4. 7 Aug

    The Presence of God from Eden to the New Creation

    Camden Bucey speaks with Daniel R. Hyde about A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Presence of God (Christian Focus, 2026), tracing this great biblical theme from Eden’s garden sanctuary through the tabernacle, temple, exile, incarnation, church, and new creation. Scripture’s map leads not to a sacred location or a fleeting spiritual sensation, but to Jesus Christ, the true temple and the glory of God dwelling among us. The conversation also offers pastoral help for seasons when God feels distant. Feelings ebb and flow, but the Lord’s covenant promises remain sure. Through the Holy Spirit, Christ meets his people in the ordinary means of grace and gathers them as his body. The Christian hope reaches its fullness in Revelation 22:4: the redeemed will see God’s face in the risen and glorified Christ. Chapters00:00 Introduction00:58 A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Presence of God01:39 Ministry at Oceanside United Reformed Church02:59 The biblical theology series and the book’s origins05:28 Augustine and discovering the Bible’s great theme08:18 Is God’s presence a feeling?11:32 A map to a person, not a place12:59 Omnipresence and covenant presence16:42 God’s presence as blessing and judgment17:58 The presence of God across redemptive history18:29 Eden as the first earthly temple21:14 Edenic imagery in the tabernacle and temple24:49 Worship, geography, and reversing exile29:29 Exile and the departure of God’s glory32:45 Jesus Christ as the return of the glory33:05 When believers feel that God is distant37:34 The ordinary means of grace38:01 The Holy Spirit as a divine person40:57 God’s presence in the gathered church46:03 Seeing the face of God in Christ50:40 Living as the people of God’s presence52:49 Michael Morales’s book in Rome54:07 Conclusion ResourcesA Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Presence of GodEpisode resources ParticipantsCamden Bucey and Daniel R. Hyde

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This is the home of Reformed Forum’s podcasts—Christ-centered, confessionally Reformed conversations and teaching shaped by redemptive-historical theology. Warm, accessible, and theologically rigorous, our shows aim to equip the global Church toward maturity in Christ—helping listeners trace the unfolding story of redemption in Scripture and find trusted guides along the way.

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