Theology in the Raw

Theology in the Raw
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Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.

  1. 2d ago

    Living Well in a Chaotic World: Dr. Alan Noble

    Dr. O. Alan Noble is Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and author of four books, including his most recent book: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times. Check out the Christ at the Checkpoint conference at: www.christatthecheckpoint.bethbc.edu Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction  03:46 Advice for Aspiring Writers 07:03 Moral Confusion and Living Well in Chaotic Times 10:47 Can Going Offline Fix Modern Life? 13:04 The Seven Classical Virtues Explained 14:28 On Prudence and Difficulty Making Decisions 22:49 Why Courage Is Hard for Young Adults Today 27:19 Justice, Social Media, and Virtue Signaling 36:07 Suffering, Courage, and Healing from Trauma 42:23 Which Virtues Are Hardest to Practice? 44:50 Politics, Institutions, and the Common Good 52:47 Are Big Corporations Inherently Evil? (Closing Thoughts) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Living Well in a Chaotic World: Dr. Alan Noble

  2. 5d ago

    Sharing Your Faith Without Being Weird: Lindsey Medenwaldt

    Lindsey Medenwaldt is an assistant professor of business and economics at Northwestern College in Iowa. Lindsey has written two books: Bridge-Building Apologetics and her recent (co-authored with Dr. Douglas Groothuis) What If Jesus Is Right? will be released in August 2026. Lindsey engages extensively on the topics of apologetics and worldview as a writer, editor, teacher, and speaker. She has a Jurist Doctorate, a masters in public administration, and a masters in apologetics and ethics from Denver Seminary. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction  01:42 How Lindsay Became an Apologist 06:20 When you Don’t Know the Answer 07:49 Apologetics without being Argumentative 11:32 Making friends as Adults  14:20 Evangelism for Introverts  26:20 Moving from Small Talk to Big Faith Conversations  30:06 Evangelism on a Plane  35:47 When you can’t Figure out what to say  40:36 Political Division and Evangelism  45:49 Social Media and A.I impact on Relationships  49:37 Gen Z, Relationships, and Human Connection 57:39 What if Jesus was Right? Biblical reliability matters  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Sharing Your Faith Without Being Weird: Lindsey Medenwaldt

  3. Jul 23

    What Is a "Theology of Place?" Dr. Ben Norquist and Dr. Brian Miller

    Dr. Ben Norquist is a writer, scholar, and serves as the Director of Communications & Development for Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice, bringing Palestinian Christian teaching into conversations within the global church. Dr. Brian Miller is a professor of sociology at Wheaton College, and his research interests include the American suburbs (particularly their development, culture, depictions in media, and housing), cities, religion and place and how it relates to American evangelicalism and culture. Together, Ben and Brian wrote a recent book together called: Every Somewhere Sacred: Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination Time Stamps 00:00 Introduction 02:01 What is a Theology of Place?  06:56 Ethics and Place.  11:29 The Morality of Cities. Why do we build these places?  17:11 Patriotism, Christian Citizenship & Love of Place  23:54 Gentrification, NIMBYism & Who Is My Neighbor? 30:33 What Theology of Place Is Trying to Recover 34:40 Israel-Palestine Through the Lens of Land 40:34 Christianity in the Big City vs. Rural Christianity and the Suburbs 49:2 Where to Find More Brian and Ben See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    What Is a "Theology of Place?" Dr. Ben Norquist and Dr. Brian Miller

  4. Jul 20

    Reading the Gospels as Narratives and Depictions of Jesus in Film: Dr. Jeannine Brown

    Dr. Jeannine Brown is The David Price Professor of Biblical and Theological Foundations at Bethel Seminary, where she has taught for 26 years. She focuses her research on the New Testament, hermeneutics, and integration. She’s written a bunch of books and commentaries, including Scripture as Communication, Becoming Whole and Holy, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (editor), commentaries on Matthew, Philippians, and 1 Peter (forthcoming), and a couple books most pertinent to our conversation: Gospels as Stories and The Greatest Story Ever Retold (with John Anthony Dunne). Jeannine is a member of the NIV translation committee. In this podcast conversation, we talk about reading the gospels as narratives versus harmonizing the 4 Gospels, and we also talk about the portrayal of Jesus in film, including the popular The Chosen series. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:57 Why Read the Gospels as Narrative? 07:36 Are the Gospel Differences Contradictions? 11:45 Ancient Biography and the Gospels 21:45 Why John's Gospel Is Different 33:44 How Each Gospel Presents Jesus 39:15 How to Read the Gospels Well 44:15 Bible Movies and Portraying Jesus 54:20 The Chosen: Creative License and Biblical Faithfulness See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Reading the Gospels as Narratives and Depictions of Jesus in Film: Dr. Jeannine Brown

  5. Jul 16

    Sexual Desire, Singleness and the Beauty of Christian Sexual Ethics: Andrew Bunt

    If you want to access our extra innings conversation, become a member of the TITR community here Request a free copy of Heroic Faith here: Andrew Bunt is the Content Director at Living Out, a UK based ministry that equips the church in matters related to sexuality and gender from biblical perspective. (living out.org). Andrew is a pastor, speaker, and author who’s written several books including his latest book: Getting God’s Perspective: A Short Christian Introduction to Worldviews, Sexuality & Gender. In this conversation, we discuss questions about the Christian sexual ethic—is it beautiful or oppressive and harmful? Why a Christian worldview is essential for understanding the Christian sexuality ethic. How a Christian view of freedom and progress are important for understanding sexuality. And then, in our "extra innings" portion of this conversation, we discuss, once again, whether Christians should “identify” as gay (and what the term “identity” even means). Time Stamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:12 The Beauty of Christian Sexuality & God's Design  00:06:33 Why the Secular Story About Sexuality Falls Short  00:14:17 Talking with Young People About LGBTQ Friends & Biblical Boundaries  00:22:58 Living with Unmet Sexual Desires and Spiritual Growth  00:27:15 Singleness, Loneliness, and the Community Jesus Envisioned  00:34:30 The Importance of Deep Friendship and Belonging in the Church  00:45:00 Why Worldview Matters for Conversations About Sexuality & Gender  00:55:00 A Christian Worldview of Progress and Living Faithfully in a Changing Culture  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Sexual Desire, Singleness and the Beauty of Christian Sexual Ethics: Andrew Bunt

  6. Jul 13

    Everything You Need to Know About the Book of Job: Dr. Ellie Paley

    Request a free copy of When Faith is Forbidden here. Dr. Ellie Paley received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she studied the book of Job, and she’s currently pursuing a post-doc at Bar-Illan University in Israel. Ellie literally memorized the entire book—in Hebrew…in 6 months! Job is her gig and she knows more about the book than anyone I know. In this episode, Ellie gives a master class on the book of Job, discussing its date, the setting, the meaning of “The Adversary” (hasatan, or Satan?), the purpose of the prologue (Job 1-2), the content of purpose of the dialogue cycle of Job’s 3 friends, the purpose of the transitionary wisdom poem of Job 28, the role and function of Elihu’s speech and why she thinks he’s a rather presumptuous young buck who thinks he knows better than he really does, God’s response to Job, and how the book resolves in the latter chapters. We end by reflecting on Job’s contribution to the question of theodicy and the problem of evil. To follow Ellie’s work, check out her Substack “Compulsively Contemplative” here. Time Stamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Why Memorize the Book of Job? (Hebrew, Theology & Spiritual Formation) 00:12:30 Who Wrote Job? Date, Setting & Historical Background 00:24:28 Is Job Historical? Debating the Origins of the Book of Job 00:28:10 Satan in Job: Understanding the Divine Adversary 00:38:42 God's Speeches & the Meaning of Suffering in Job 00:43:57 What’s up with Job’s friends? Retribution Theology Explained 00:55:14 Who Is Elihu? His Role in the Book of Job 01:01:05 God Answers Job from the Whirlwind 01:06:41 Job's Repentance, Restoration & the Ending Explained 01:16:05 Theodicy: Job on the Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Trusting God 01:23:17 Ellie Paley's Ministry, Writing & Substack.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Everything You Need to Know About the Book of Job: Dr. Ellie Paley

  7. Jul 13

    Everything You Need to Know About the Book of Job: Dr. Ellie Paley

    Click here for your free copy of When Faith is Forbidden by Todd Nettleton Dr. Ellie Paley received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she studied the book of Job, and she’s currently pursuing a post-doc at Bar-Illan University in Israel. Ellie literally memorized the entire book—in Hebrew…in 6 months! Job is her gig and she knows more about the book than anyone I know. In this episode, Ellie gives a master class on the book of Job, discussing its date, the setting, the meaning of “The Adversary” (hasatan, or Satan?), the purpose of the prologue (Job 1-2), the content of purpose of the dialogue cycle of Job’s 3 friends, the purpose of the transitionary wisdom poem of Job 28, the role and function of Elihu’s speech and why she thinks he’s a rather presumptuous young buck who thinks he knows better than he really does, God’s response to Job, and how the book resolves in the latter chapters. We end by reflecting on Job’s contribution to the question of theodicy and the problem of evil. To follow Ellie’s work, check out her Substack “Compulsively Contemplative.”  Time Stamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Why Memorize the Book of Job? (Hebrew, Theology & Spiritual Formation) 00:12:30 Who Wrote Job? Date, Setting & Historical Background 00:24:28 Is Job Historical? Debating the Origins of the Book of Job 00:28:10 Satan in Job: Understanding the Divine Adversary 00:38:42 God's Speeches & the Meaning of Suffering in Job 00:43:57 What’s up with Job’s friends? Retribution Theology Explained 00:55:14 Who Is Elihu? His Role in the Book of Job 01:01:05 God Answers Job from the Whirlwind 01:06:41 Job's Repentance, Restoration & the Ending Explained 01:16:05 Theodicy: Job on the Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Trusting God 01:23:17 Ellie Paley's Ministry, Writing & Substack.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Everything You Need to Know About the Book of Job: Dr. Ellie Paley

  8. Jul 9

    Q&A on Women in Leadership and From Genesis to Junia

    If you want to watch the full Exiles Conference on demand, you can get access to the whole thing—including all the breakout sessions—for just $49 here. In today’s episode, I’m working through some of the top upvoted questions from my conversation with Sandy Richter at Exiles 26 about women in leadership and my new book, From Genesis to Junia. If you haven’t listened to that conversation yet, I’d encourage you to go back and start there, since this episode really picks up where that one left off. Thanks so much for all the thoughtful questions—and sorry it took me a month to get to them. I’m grateful for how engaged you all were in this conversation, and I hope this follow-up is helpful. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Q&A on Women in Leadership and From Genesis to Junia
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