The Reformational

Exploring Religionless Faith
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The Reformational

What if Christian faith is less about having all the right answers and more about learning to live as human beings? What is God’s purpose for our lives is not to have it all together, but to lean into our finite, messy, lives? Join me as we explore the heart of the Christian life as we engage important questions about God, the bible, salvation, and what it means to follow Jesus. reformational.substack.com

  1. Americanism or Christianity

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    Americanism or Christianity

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a letter to his grandmother in which he says, "The issue is really Germanism or Christianity". Today, it seems, the question for the church is: Americanism or Christianity? Beneath this conversation is the issue of cheap grace that baptizes our culture and way of life. It is a grace that allows religion and doctrinal belief to be used as a weapon against anyone who doesn't fit the cultural norm. The gospel calls us to costly grace, to a new way of life grounded in Jesus Christ. This episode continues our exploration of Discipleship by exploring the difference between cheap grace and costly grace. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    20 min
  2. What Metaxas Doesn't Understand about Bonhoeffer's Theology

    13/12/2024

    What Metaxas Doesn't Understand about Bonhoeffer's Theology

    Reading through Metaxas' Religionless Christianity: God's Answer to Evil, there are some things that Metaxas gets right. However, he misses something that central to Bonhoeffer's theology. This episode explores what Metaxas doesn't understand about Bonhoeffer's theology. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    20 min
  3. Bonhoeffer vs. Metaxas

    04/12/2024

    Bonhoeffer vs. Metaxas

    When you compare the book Religionless Christianity: God's Answer to Evil with Bonhoeffer's own writings, it raises questions about whether Metaxas and Bonhoeffer mean the same thing when they talk about the Kingdom of God. This episode compares Bonhoeffer's lecture Thy Kingdom Come! The Prayer of the Church-Community for God’s Kingdom on Earth with selections from Religionless Christianity: God's Answer to Evil. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    16 min
  4. What Metaxas Gets Wrong about Religionless Christianity

    30/11/2024

    What Metaxas Gets Wrong about Religionless Christianity

    In the first chapter of his book Religionless Christianity: God’s Answer to Evil, Eric Metaxas uses Bonhoeffer’s religionless Christianity to criticize the secularization of the Christian faith. “To what secular pressures and narratives have Christian leaders acceded, thinking it will help them reach the unchurched?” The problem? He seems to misunderstand what Bonhoeffer meant. For Bonhoeffer, religionless Christianity is focused on this world, not the next; it is about embracing a world come of age, not standing in opposition to it. This episode explores this and more. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    14 min
  5. A Bonhoeffer Moment

    25/11/2024

    A Bonhoeffer Moment

    In his lecture Thy Kingdom Come! The Prayer of the Church-Community for God’s Kingdom on Earth, Bonhoeffer challenges the “other worldly” tendencies of Christianity. He calls for the Christian community to recognize that in Jesus Christ, the Kingdom of God is coming into this world, not taking us out of it. What does this mean for the Christian community? That’s the focus of this podcast. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    11 min
  6. When We Don't Know What We Should Do

    10/11/2024

    When We Don't Know What We Should Do

    In II Chronicles 20, the kingdom of Judah is attacked by a great multitude from the nations around them. Verse 3 says that “Jehoshaphat was afraid; he set himself to seek the Lord…” In the prayer that follows, he reminds the Lord of the promise made to Abraham. Then, in verse 12, we read: “For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” “We do not know what to do…” What happens when everything you work and hope for comes crashing down? What happens when the path becomes blocked? Bonhoeffer explores these questions in a sermon on this text. This episode explores what his words have to say to us today. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min
  7. Why Failure is Necessary for Faith

    22/10/2024

    Why Failure is Necessary for Faith

    Francis knew what he wanted—to become a knight. He wanted to become something more, to attain the honor and wealth that came with success on the battlefield. Things didn’t go as planned. Not only did he fail, but he returned to Assisi a broken man. For the early biographers of Francis, this failure was the beginning of his conversion. What does this failed knight, who today is most often thought of as a garden decoration, have to say to those who have abandoned religious faith? How does a medieval miracle worker, immersed in a religious world of angels, demons, and spectacular visions provide an example of religionless faith? This episode explores these questions and more.  Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    20 min
  8. St. Francis of Assisi and Religionless Faith

    21/09/2024

    St. Francis of Assisi and Religionless Faith

    When I take students to Italy to walk in the footsteps of St. Francis, I have to confront their skepticism. St. Francis was part of a medieval world and social imaginary. Yet, most of my students, though Christian, experience the world differently. How does St. Francis fit with what Bonhoeffer calls a “world come of age”? What is the meaning of pilgrimage for young people shaped by the immanent frame? This episode explores these questions from the ancient Italian town of Gubbio. Get full access to The Reformational at reformational.substack.com/subscribe

    18 min
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What if Christian faith is less about having all the right answers and more about learning to live as human beings? What is God’s purpose for our lives is not to have it all together, but to lean into our finite, messy, lives? Join me as we explore the heart of the Christian life as we engage important questions about God, the bible, salvation, and what it means to follow Jesus. reformational.substack.com

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    Exploring Religionless Faith
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2025
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