Thinking Things Through with Ron Choong
Thoughts shape Beliefs, which influence Decisions
I have always been a curious kid. I wanted to believe what I learned. But I got tired of not getting straight answers to some of the Big Questions of Life.
My quest led me to earn an interdisciplinary PhD in paleoanthropology, neuroscience and theology.
As a boots-on-the-ground field explorer to over 100 countries, I seek first-hand confirmation to check the facts of truth claims and to verify evidence for my own inherited beliefs.
I will share insights drawn from over 30 years of interdisciplinary scholarship and field exploration to liberate my listeners from bogus claims or inaccurate assumptions.
I will offer data mined from a lifetime of travel and investigation as well as insights into inherited, adopted and adapted beliefs. All of the topics will be controversial, and that is okay.
Join me on my journey to think things through, as I venture to places beyond my comfort zone, to meet people whose beliefs I do not share, and to learn as well as unlearn what I think I know.
Socrates said “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Perhaps this podcast may change how you see the world and help make this planet a better place to live in.
Connect with me:
Facebook: ACT - Ron Choong
Instagram: @ron_choong
Website: Academy for Christian Thought
- Update frequency
- every 56 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Hidden Christians of Nagasaki
The “Hidden Christians” or Kakure Kirishitan went underground in the 17th century when the Tokugawa shogunate repressed Christianity from 1638 until the ban was lifted in 1873. In response, many Chri…
When Faith Seeks Understanding: Paul in Malta
I have heard of Malta but knew very little about this speck of rock between Europe and Africa. Until I visited this crossroads of Afro-Euro maritime civilization.
Western civilization is inextricably …
Samuel Moffett and The Story of Christianity in Asia
This episode features a tribute to one of Ron’s mentors, Samuel H. Moffett of Princeton. Moffett was born inPyongyang, Korea to a missionary family. He was a pioneer in documenting the story of Chris…
A Tribute to My Teacher, Lamin Sanneh: Learning to Disagree with Grace
This episode features a tribute to one of Ron's teachers, Lamin Sanneh of Yale. Prof. Sanneh was born into a Muslim family in West Africa, converted to Christianity and spent his entire academic life…
EGYPT: From Abraham to Jesus
In this podcast, Ron traced the history of Egypt alongside the biblical accounts of five men, all of whom spent some time living in Egypt. From Abraham to Jesus, the deep connections between Egypt an…
EGYPT: Of Pyramids, Mummies and the Afterlife
Join Ron on this trip report to the land of pyramids and mummies, where he explored how ancient Egypt’s beliefs about Judgement Day, Resurrection, and being Born Again into the Afterlife, shaped thei…
Claims, Knowledge & Beliefs: In The Footsteps of Moses
Thinking is based on Claims, Knowledge + Belief (CKB). Claims inform our knowledge, knowledge shapes our beliefs, and beliefs influence our what we think. What we think about God have real consequenc…
Authors' Spotlight - Ancient Near East in the Bible: Treasure from The Metropolitan Museum
The Bible is often seen as a Jewish book from Israel. In fact, its origins have as much to do with the Ancient Near East. The Bible would not exist without the emergence of writing, a signal achievem…
Science, Geohistory and Belief
Science is knowledge, which influences our beliefs about God.
Geohistory refers to the where and when of our lives, the economic, political and religious circumstances of our birth.
For every event t…
What the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about our Bible?
Who actually wrote the Bible? What is the world’s oldest Bible? What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? If these are some of your questions, you have come to the right place.
In this episode, Ron Choong will …
Thoughts, Beliefs and Decisions
In this episode, I share my quest and discoveries from a lifetime of investigation and exploration.