Theology for Our Times

Center of Theological Inquiry

The official podcast of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ.

Episodes

  1. Jul 7

    Henco van der Westhuizen on Letters to a Young Theologian

    South African theologian Henco van der Westhuizen discusses his work on hope and AI, as well as his recent book, Letters to a Young Theologian.

  2. Jul 7

    Paula Sweeney on the Moral Challenges of Artificial Intelligence

    Drawing on her background in analytic philosophy, Paula Sweeney discusses the various moral challenges that arise with artificial intelligence, including how the costs and benefits of AI are unevenly distributed.

  3. Jun 3

    Elise Edwards on Architecture, Hope, and Artificial Intelligence

    Elise Edwards is a professor of religion at Baylor University, and a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton. Here she is in conversation with CTI's Social Impact Fellow, Sarah Joo.

  4. May 26

    Laurie Zoloth on Hope, Despair, and Artificial Intelligence

    Laurie Zoloth is Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics at the University of Chicago. A leader in the field of religious studies with particular scholarly interest in bioethics and Jewish studies, Zoloth’s research explores religion and ethics, drawing from sources ranging from Biblical and Talmudic texts to postmodern Jewish philosophy, including the writings of Emmanuel Levinas, Hannah Arendt, and Margaret Susman. Her scholarship spans the ethics of genetic engineering, gene drives, stem cell research, synthetic biology, social justice in health care, and how science and medicine are taught. She also researches the practices of interreligious dialogue, exploring how religion plays a role in public discussion and policy.

  5. May 13

    Bishop Will Willimon on Theology and the Church

    The Reverend Dr. William H. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at the Divinity School, Duke University. He served eight years as Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church, where he led the 157,000 Methodists and 792 pastors in North Alabama. For twenty years prior to the episcopacy, he was Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He is a CTI Member taking part in the project, From Despair to Hope, made possible by funding from the John Templeton Foundation.

  6. Apr 8

    Willie James Jennings on the Doctrine of Creation

    Willie James Jennings, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School, joins Dr. Elise Edwards for a conversation about Dr. Jennings's Warfield Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary, which he delivered in March 2026 on the topic: Only Then Will We Build: Forming a Real Doctrine of Creation.

  7. Apr 1

    NYT Deputy Editor Lauren Jackson on Spiritual Belief in a Secular Age

    Lauren Jackson, a deputy editorial director at The New York Times and the founder and host of Believing, delves into what she has learned in her reporting on religion, spirituality and artificial intelligence over the past two years. She discusses A.I. as a spiritual technology — and explains how people are engaging with religious apps and chatbot chaplains. She also explores how chatbots are challenging what it means to be human, and why she believes the work of theologians and philosophers is even more urgent now.

  8. Feb 21

    Tom Greggs on his book, Dogmatic Ecclesiology

    Tom Greggs discusses the first volume of his three-volume account of the nature of the church, titled Dogmatic Ecclesiology. You can order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dogmatic-Ecclesiology-Priestly-Catholicity-Church/dp/0801097894

  9. Feb 11

    Peter Ochs on the Practice of Scriptural Reasoning

    Peter Ochs and Joshua Mauldin demonstrate the practice of scriptural reasoning, before discussing its method and history.

  10. Feb 5

    David Ford on Scriptural Reasoning

    Scriptural Reasoning is a form of interreligious engagement that emerged in the late 1990s, initially among Jewish and Christian scholars in the United Kingdom and soon expanding to include Muslim academics. Associated especially with luminaries such as Peter Ochs, David Ford, and CTI’s first director Daniel Hardy, the practice developed as a response to both the limits of purely theoretical dialogue and the realities of religious pluralism in contemporary societies. Rather than seeking consensus or doctrinal agreement, Scriptural Reasoning offers a disciplined, hospitable way for communities of faith to read their sacred texts together while remaining fully accountable to their own traditions.

  11. 12/17/2025

    Tom Greggs on Hope for Our Theological Future

    Theology for Our Times is produced by the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey. On this inaugural episode of the show, host Joshua Mauldin interviews CTI's new Director, Tom Greggs. They discuss Tom's background, his theological influences, his vision for CTI, and much more.

    Tom Greggs on Hope for Our Theological Future
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The official podcast of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ.

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  • Creator
    Center of Theological Inquiry
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
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    © Center of Theological Inquiry
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    Theology for Our Times

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