Context Matters
This podcast is for people who are curious about the ancient context that influenced the final shape of the Bible…AND ALSO…how our modern context influences the way we understand the Bible and God and all things spiritual.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 199
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Kyuboem Lee: A Search for "Home"
Read some of Dr. Lee’s writings with Missio Alliance HERE
Among other things, Dr. Lee edits an online journal you can access HERE
And follow Dr. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyuboem
Ken Kihlstrom: A Partnership Between Faith and Science
Muhia Karinjahi: The Power of Rights of Passage
Muhia Karinjahi: When Context Changes Beliefs
Rob Ribbe: Experiential Learning
Cynthia Shafer Elliott (Part 2): Archaeology and Religion
What can we learn from the foundation of an Israelite house? And is the faith system for normal people in normal villages excitedly like what we read in the Bible? Archaeology has something to say ab…
Cynthia Shafer Elliott (Part 1): Why Does Archaeology Matter/
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an archaeologist? Or what actually happens to an artifact from when it is discovered in the dirt to when it ends up in a museum? Well this week I talk wi…
Lawson Stone: How Context Influences a Career
Lawson talks about his growing up years and how he ended up studying the Bible in college. Lawson also went to Kenya, which became a great context for learning about the cultural context of the Bible…
Craig Mayes (Part 2): Embodied Theology
I have heard from many of you how impressed you were with Craig’s stories. This week we continue the conversation, and Craig jumps into questions such as: How does being a pastor of a church in which…
Craig Mayes (Part 1): When Ideas of Lived Theology Change
Craig Mayes is the Chief Spiritual and Community Life Officer at the Bowery Mission in New York City. The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since the 1870’s, when its neighbo…
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer: Speaking Across Differences (Part 2)
This is the second half of my conversation with Rabbi Nancy. We start with the affects of 9/11 on her multi-faith conversations. Then we move to the way such conversations have influence her career. …
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer: Speaking Across Differences (Part 1)
In this episode, we talk about multi-faith conversations and what the benefit is to speaking with people who have different religious beliefs than your own. Rabbi Nancy shares several personal storie…
Lisa Abaya (Part 2): Art, Culture, and Religion
Lisa and I discuss what effect cultural diversity has on her art. We also talk about how essential art is within a church context, which makes me consider the value of using concepts of beauty to exp…
Lisa Abaya (Part 1): Geography and Art
Lisa Abaya is a Philadelphia artist seeking ways to integrate matters of spirituality into her work. We discuss the influence of geography on her art and also how she explores mysterious concepts o…
Introduction: Part 2
I invite Keri Jenkins to the podcasting table to discuss how context helps us understand one another. Keri gives an example of how biblical context helped her understand a tricky passage in the Bible…
Introduction: Part 1
What is “Context Matters”?
What is missing from our conversations about background of the Bible and the our modern understanding of it? It is complicated, but wonderful to explore if you bring a curio…