16 episodes
The Methinks Podcast methinkspodcast
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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Conversations about justice, history, faith, sexuality, and ethics from the perspective of two Christian PhD students.
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Casual Conversations About Dating Apps: Swipe right or left? (Part I)
Online dating can really suck. Ghosting, creepy responses and weird gender dynamics abound. In this two-part series, we reflect on dating apps. What's good? What's bad? How do Christian dating norms influence our perceptions of dating apps? Why do some of us experience shame around the use of dating apps? What are the ethics and wisdom Christians should keep in mind when using dating apps? How do men and women's experience differ here? We also get a bit vulnerable (!) and talk about our own personal (and sometimes embarrassing!) experiences in the world of online dating.
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Voting Ethics and the Evangelical Debate About Trump (Part 2)
We're still processing the 2020 presidential election. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the Grudem-Piper debate on Christian voting ethics and Trump. Our hot take: we think both Grudem and Piper missed some important things. Note: we recorded this episode the day before the Capitol riots. If only we had known...
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Voting Ethics and the Evangelical Debate About Trump...Before Jan 6th! (Part 1)
Wayne Grudem and John Piper are prominent voices within evangelical theology. Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, they had a friendly debate about whether evangelicals should vote for Trump. In this two-part episode, Maggie, Joel and Tyler look back on this debate and evaluate the arguments. Did Trump's character disqualify him from the evangelical vote? What about the importance of policy? Why worry about presidential character anyway? Is Biden any better? Were Grudem and Piper sufficiently sensitive to race issues in their discussion? (and, gosh, if we had only waited one more day to record we could have incorporated the Capitol riots into the discussion! smh).
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What to Do About the Racial Divide: Reflections on Jemar Tisby's A.R.C.
Jemar Tisby (author of The Color of Compromise) is quickly becoming a leading Christian influencer and advocate for racial justice. We reflect on his recent Veritas Forum talk, "Where is God in Our Racial Divide?" Among other topics, we discuss his advice about disrupting racism, his views on Christian nationalism, and the response of evangelicals to BLM.
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Before We Knew: Thinking Christianly about the political divide
Whatever the outcome of the election, some people will be hurting, disappointed, and frustrated. As followers of the way of Jesus, how ought we respond to the results of the election, whether we like those results or not? We reflect on the posture and vocation that Christians ought to have post election. Note: we recorded this episode pre-election. Nothing was tailored to a particular result. We didn't know the result. And that was the point.
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The Politicization of History
1619 or 1776? Maggie (the resident historian for the Methinks Podcast) talks about the politicization of history. From canceling Thomas Jefferson to footnoting Harriet Tubman, from racism to exceptionalism, people try to shape the way history is taught and viewed. As apprentices to Jesus and his kingdom, how should Christians treat American history? What should we look for in historical education?
Customer Reviews
Thoughtful and thought-provoking
The hosts are very well-read, and knowledgeable in history and philosophy, especially those relevant for christians who are interested in how we should live in this world, care about interact with society. Overall, hearing questions phrased the way they do here, helps me with processing some of my thoughts, some I was perhaps a bit scared to reflect on. The hosts are honest when it comes to their opinions, but I think also provide alternative views out there. For the serious topics they do cover here, I'm thankful for the gentle tone in their conversation, as opposed to some of the angrier voices out there. Thanks Joel, thanks Maggie!
Asking the Important Questions
This is not your typical Christian podcast. Expect to be challenged. Expect to be humbled. Expect to learn something.
What makes this show unique is that it doesn’t shy away from tackling difficult topics — it dives in head first. If that gives you pause, rest assured that the hosts are not the boorish, talk radio-types seeking to peddle thinly veiled political propaganda that floods a lot of Christian programming. Expect to be encouraged to think.
The methods they use to explore idealogical flash-points should be emulated by all Christians. Their process starts with a strong understanding and reliance on the Word of God to get at the core principles of a topic. They then take this foundation and build upon it using history and logic, two disciplines which the hosts are uniquely qualified to wield, with a large dash of humility for their positions and a huge amount of consideration for the other side.
With so much discourse among evangelicals being lost in a mire of alternative facts and conspiracy, we need more rational, Christian voices like this weighing in on the important questions. More please.