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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture - Podcast

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

A weekly podcast that offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell — professors at Biola University's Talbot School of Theology — draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.

Culture Christian Christianity Religion & Spirituality Church
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
516
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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Surviving Religion 101 (with Michael Kruger)

Surviving Religion 101 (with Michael Kruger)

How can young people survive the challenges of religion classes in secular colleges? Dr. Michael Kruger is the author of the recent book Surviving Religion 101, which is a letter to his daughter abou…

00:30:42  |   Fri 27 Aug 2021
Climate Change in Christian Perspective (with Brent Waters)

Climate Change in Christian Perspective (with Brent Waters)

Climate change has been one of the most debated subjects around the world in recent years, with various opinions about its reality, origins and dangers. Join Scott and Sean as they interview theologi…

00:30:09  |   Thu 19 Aug 2021
Messy Truth (with Caleb Kaltenbach)

Messy Truth (with Caleb Kaltenbach)

Bringing the truth of Scripture into discussions of marriage and sexuality can be messy, to say the least. Navigating these potentially messy conversations can be complicated and it helps to have a g…

00:29:16  |   Mon 16 Aug 2021
Religious Liberty for All (with Andrew Walker)

Religious Liberty for All (with Andrew Walker)

Is religious liberty important for all people, including Jews, Muslims, and Hindus, or just Christians? How do we make a public case for the importance of religious liberty? In this interview, Sean a…

00:30:39  |   Thu 05 Aug 2021
Fighting for Life (with Lila Rose)

Fighting for Life (with Lila Rose)

How do we truly make a difference in the world? How can we fight for justice in a broken world? Lila Rose is the author of the recent book Fighting for Life: Becoming A Force for Change In A Wounded …

00:32:19  |   Thu 29 Jul 2021
Immigration, Islam and Women's Rights (with Ayaan Hirsi Ali)

Immigration, Islam and Women's Rights (with Ayaan Hirsi Ali)

Since mass migration from Africa and the Middle East into Europe since 2015, there has been a marked increase in the sexual assault and harassment of women, especially in public in Europe. Women's ri…

00:30:26  |   Thu 22 Jul 2021
Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible (with Michael Bird)

Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible (with Michael Bird)

What are the most common mistakes Christians make when approaching the Bible? Seasoned biblical scholar Michael Bird takes on seven of the biggest ones, including how the Bible was put together, how …

00:32:25  |   Sun 18 Jul 2021
[Bonus] Latest Research on Gen Z (with Jonathan Morrow)

[Bonus] Latest Research on Gen Z (with Jonathan Morrow)

In partnership with the Barna Research Group, Impact 360 has commissioned a massive new study on Gen Z. It focuses on caring for young people, and is a second volume to the initial 2018 study. In thi…

01:03:57  |   Thu 08 Jul 2021
[Bonus] What Purity Culture Got Right and Wrong (with Rachel Joy Welcher)

[Bonus] What Purity Culture Got Right and Wrong (with Rachel Joy Welcher)

"Purity culture" has a complicated legacy. Some is positive and some needs biblical correction. Rachel Joy Welcher has written an excellent book critiquing purity culture, but also offering a hopeful…

01:00:01  |   Tue 06 Jul 2021
New Data On Same Sex Parenting (with Walter Schumm)

New Data On Same Sex Parenting (with Walter Schumm)

The conventional wisdom concerning same sex parenting is that it is not substantively different from oppoosite sex parenting-the notion that children simply need to be loved and it doesn't matter by …

00:32:34  |   Thu 01 Jul 2021
[Bonus] How Archaeology Supports the Bible (with Joel Kramer)

[Bonus] How Archaeology Supports the Bible (with Joel Kramer)

Is there actually good archaeological evidence supporting the Bible? Sean interviews archaeologist Joel Kramer about his recent book Where God Came Down. They discuss some of the evidence for the Pat…

01:08:07  |   Tue 29 Jun 2021
The Anatomy of Deconversion (with John Marriott)

The Anatomy of Deconversion (with John Marriott)

We hear an increasing number of stories — tragic ones — of recognizable Christian leaders abandoning their faith. What contributes to these accounts of de-conversion? Join Scott and Sean as they inte…

00:37:05  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
Why You Matter (with Mike Sherrard)

Why You Matter (with Mike Sherrard)

Does life really have any meaning? Are all human beings actually equal? These are some of the big questions of life, which we wrestle with in this episode. At its core, these are deep worldview quest…

00:33:39  |   Tue 22 Jun 2021
The Return of the God Hypothesis (with Stephen Meyer)

The Return of the God Hypothesis (with Stephen Meyer)

Is the scientific data pointing towards a universe of design or towards a universe that needs no supernatural explanation? In this interview, Sean and Scott talk with leading intelligent design propo…

00:41:31  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
Them Before Us (with Katy Faust)

Them Before Us (with Katy Faust)

From certain reproductive technologies to divorce and to same-sex marriages, our culture focuses far more on the desires of adults than the rights of children. In her book Them Before Us, Katy Faust …

00:39:16  |   Thu 10 Jun 2021
Where Prayer Becomes Real (with Kyle Strobel)

Where Prayer Becomes Real (with Kyle Strobel)

Prayer is often a hard subject to talk about, and one reason for that is the guilt that it induces as people inevitably face up to the challenges and failures in their life of prayer. Talbot spiritua…

00:37:43  |   Wed 02 Jun 2021
Critical/Cynical Theories (with Helen Pluckrose)

Critical/Cynical Theories (with Helen Pluckrose)

Since the summer of 2020, Critical Race Theory, and Critical Theory in general, have come out from the academic world and moved into popular culture. Helen Pluckrose, a self-described "exile from the…

00:35:52  |   Fri 21 May 2021
Cultural Intelligence (with Darrell Bock)

Cultural Intelligence (with Darrell Bock)

The people of God are called to engage with the issues of the culture, which can involve at times, some difficult and challenging conversations. How to insure that the church's cultural engagement re…

00:38:26  |   Thu 13 May 2021
Another Gospel? (with Alisa Childers)

Another Gospel? (with Alisa Childers)

What is "progressive Christianity" and why is it so important to understand today? In this interview, we talk with Alisa Childers about her latest book Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Trut…

00:32:47  |   Fri 30 Apr 2021
Transgender Sports Policy (with Gabe Higerd)

Transgender Sports Policy (with Gabe Higerd)

The intersection of the transgender movement and sport is at the forefront of sport policy discussions. Dr. Higerd recently finished his doctoral dissertation examining the effects that transgender s…

00:29:45  |   Fri 23 Apr 2021
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