Outpost Theology

Josh McNall
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At the frontier of theology, culture, and the church. Hosted by Dr. Josh McNall, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

  1. 02/03/2023

    Kelly Kapic: How your limits reflect God's design

    Kelly M. Kapic (PhD) is professor of theological studies at Covenant College. In this episode, Josh interviews Kelly about You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News. Rather than sharing better time-management tips to squeeze more hours out of the day, Kelly Kapic offers a better way to make peace with the fact that God didn't create us to do it all. Kapic explores the theology behind seeing our human limitations as a gift rather than a deficiency.

    42 min

  2. 01/02/2023

    Paul Miller: What's wrong with Christian Nationalism?

    From America's beginning, Christians have often merged their religious faith with national identity. But what is Christian nationalism? How is it different from patriotism? Paul D. Miller, a Christian scholar, political theorist, veteran, and former White House staffer, provides a detailed portrait of—and case against—Christian nationalism. Building on his practical expertise not only in the archives and classroom but also in public service, Miller unravels this ideology's historical importance, its key tenets, and its political, cultural, and spiritual implications.

    41 min

  3. 11/21/2022

    Andy Abernethy: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible

    Andrew Abernethy (PhD TEDs) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College.  In this episode, Josh talks to Andy about his unexpected route to becoming a Bible professor, and about Andy's new book, Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible. Andy's primary research area has been in Isaiah, though Psalms, the Latter Prophets, biblical theology, and the topic of eating attract his attention too. He has written numerous articles and is also the author of several books: Eating in Isaiah (Brill, 2014); The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom (IVP, 2016); God’s Messiah in the Old Testament (Baker, 2020); Discovering Isaiah (Eerdmans/SPCK, 2021).

    41 min

  4. 10/03/2022

    Thomas Kidd on Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas S. Kidd is a prolific scholar of American history and he now serves as research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Kidd completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Notre Dame, where he worked with historian of religion George Marsden. He also earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at Clemson University in South Carolina. Kidd has authored numerous books including Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale University Press, 2022), Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis (Yale University Press, 2019), American History, vols. 1 and 2 (B&H Academic, 2019), Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father (Yale University Press, 2017), George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father (Yale University Press, 2014), Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots (Basic Books, 2011), God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution (Basic Books, 2010), and The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America (Yale University Press, 2007).

    51 min

  5. 09/02/2022

    Once in a sycamore I was glad: Ben Myers on Poetic Orthodoxy

    Dr. Ben Myers is a poet, a professor, and the director of the Honors Program at Oklahoma Baptist University.  Josh and Ben discuss why poetry matters; they read some favorite poems (including the John Berryman poem that forms the title of this episode), and they discuss how the Christian story provides a framework for discerning beauty and good art.  Ben Myers is the author of A Poetics of Orthodoxy: Christian Truth as Aesthetic Foundation.

    51 min

  6. 07/08/2022

    Ken Schenck: The future of Christian higher ed

    Ken Schenck (PhD Durham) is Vice President for University Partnerships at CampusEdu.  Ken is a New Testament scholar who has worked for years in Christian education, serving at Indiana Wesleyan University, Wesley Seminary, and Houghton College. Given Ken's writings on the subject, Josh asks Ken about the challenges facing Christian colleges and seminaries--and about the way forward. This episode is sponsored by Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Go to OKWU.edu to find out more.

    49 min

  7. 05/23/2022

    Aimee Byrd: Song of Songs and The Sexual Reformation

    Aimee Byrd is an author, speaker, podcaster, and old school blogger. In this episode, Josh interviews Aimee about her latest book, The Sexual Reformation: Restoring the Dignity and Personhood of Man and Woman (Zondervan). The book explores how the Song of Songs should shape our view of God, the church, and male and female dignity.

    43 min

  8. 04/25/2022

    Alan Noble: You are Not Your Own

    O. Alan Noble (PhD Baylor) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and author of numerous publications. Alan's books include, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age, and You are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World--which is the topic of this conversation. Josh and Alan talk about what makes modern life uniquely dehumanizing, why the myth of self-belonging contributes to anxiety, how the Heidelberg Catechism can help, what drew Alan to literature, and why Christians should read Cormac McCarthy.

    50 min
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At the frontier of theology, culture, and the church. Hosted by Dr. Josh McNall, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

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  • Creator
    Josh McNall
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Josh McNall
  • Show Website
    Outpost Theology

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