Theology Unpacked: Raw Edition

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Welcome to the raw, unedited edition of Theology Unpacked. This special feed includes full, unpolished recordings from our series—perfect for those who want to dive deeper and plan ahead for your teaching 🎧 For the main episodes, continue listening on "Theology Unpacked". We will publish from Branch 3.

  1. 09/10/2025

    Episode 30: Resurrection and New Life | From the Desert to the Garden

    Reprising themes of resurrection claims in the modern era – the modern Catechism’s description of resurrection life and how twentieth century theologians responded to the background challenges of critical philosophy.

    25 min

  2. 09/10/2025

    Episode 29: The Christian Mysteries | From the Desert to the Garden

    A first introduction to the roots of the distinctive Christian language of ‘sacraments’ and its connection to the sacred, liberating dramas of the mystery religions. Sacrament as sacred sign in Augustine.

    23 min

  3. 09/10/2025

    Episode 28: “Christ died for Us” | From the Desert to the Garden

    An attempt to look at some of the ways that twentieth century theology has tried to make sense of the claim “Christ died for us”, including a brief look at liberation theology and Girard’s scapegoat theory.

    23 min

  4. 09/10/2025

    Episode 27: Incarnation and Atonement | From the Desert to the Garden

    This episode contrasts two Christian authors of different eras connecting atonement with incarnation. The fourth century Athanasius and the 11th/12th century Anselm both explore an argument why God became human with very different emphases. The contrast between Latin Christian focus on atonement and satisfaction and orthodox focus on theosis.

    24 min

  5. 09/10/2025

    Episode 26: The High Priest and the Sacrifice | From the Desert to the Garden

    This episode returns to the New Testament matrices for interpreting the meaning of Jesus’ death on the cross. The focus is on the letter to the Hebrews and the atoning sacrifice, picking up on themes from earlier podcasts.

    17 min

  6. 09/10/2025

    Episode 25: Grace and Works – re-reading Paul | From the Desert to the Garden

    This episode contrasts the more selective reading of the Augustinian tradition in the era of Aquinas with Luther’s reading of Paul and Augustine, and the consequences of the Lutheran theology of grace for Christian practice. A brief glance at the Catholic response at the council of Trent and a reflection on the most recent joint declaration between the Catholic and Lutheran churches.

    26 min

  7. 09/10/2025

    Episode 24: Grace, Freedom, Justice | From the Desert to the Garden

    This explores the controversy over interpreting Paul’s teaching on grace at the end of the first century of the Christian Empire. Augustine takes on the monk Pelagius and his followers. We look at the deeper existential reasons for their different approaches with a sideways glance at the life of St Anthony.

    18 min

  8. 09/10/2025

    Episode 23: Law, Grace and Freedom | From the Desert to the Garden

    Continuing from the previous episode we see how Paul begins to articulate some of the big, abiding themes of Christian theology, teasing out the precise relationship between Torah, grace and freedom.

    24 min
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Welcome to the raw, unedited edition of Theology Unpacked. This special feed includes full, unpolished recordings from our series—perfect for those who want to dive deeper and plan ahead for your teaching 🎧 For the main episodes, continue listening on "Theology Unpacked". We will publish from Branch 3.

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