In this episode we contrast the ecology of the Roman Empire with the ecology of the Christmas story.

In this special holiday episode we talk with our good friend Matt Milliner about the Virgin Mary and her significance for the spiritual life.

Special Guest: Matt Milliner.

Can we have a truly secular society, or does religion always play some animating role in public life? If this is the case, are all religious cultural foundations created equal? And what does any of this have to do with Christmas?

In this episode we address a listener's question and concerns. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree and is finding herself consistently confronted with criticisms of her religious faith. We offer some insights into how we might approach some of the criticisms of Christianity that she's regular hearing.

In this episode we talk about the new "cultural Christianity" that's growing in the United States. Is it taking over the conservative movement?

You can click here for The New Republic article that inspired our conversation. You can find a link to the Pew Study we reference here.

You can find Bill's sermons here. You can find Scott's conversational interview show Give and Take here.

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In this episode we talk about the new HBO Max series "The Penguin." We consider what it tells us about the nature of good and evil, the dangers of dualism, and the goodness of creation.

In this episode we talk about psychologist and public intellectual Jordan Peterson. He's been interacting with the Bible and the Western religious tradition for years, and now has a new book on the subject.

We reference a couple of articles and a discussion Peterson did with Slavoj Žižek a few years back. You can find the links to them below.

You can find the link to Martha Gill's Guardian review here.

Click here for the review of Peterson's newest book by Rowan Williams.

You can find the Žižek/Peterson conversation here.

In this episode we pay tribute to the recently deceased evangelist, sociologist, and activist Tony Campolo. He was pivotal in the development of late 20th century progressive evangelicalism and served as a spiritual advisor to former President Bill Clinton in the wake of the Monica Lewinski scandal.

We mentioned two of Tony's books in the podcast, A Reasonable Faith and_ Partly Right_. You can find links to them below.

https://a.co/d/d03rAMt

https://www.amazon.com/Partly-Right-Learning-Critics-Christianity/dp/0849920868

In this episode we reflect on the liturgical history and meaning of Christ the King Sunday. But first we banter about the news of the day.

You can find the song "Suzanne" that we reference here.

Click here for a link to Rowan Williams' book Tokens of Trust.

In this episode, amidst the political tsunami that hit last week, we talk about the election that counts. We look at the doctrine of election in the history of the church and what it means for us today amidst a moment of massive cultural change and anxiety.

In this episode we talk about the nature of Christian confession. Why do we confess the faith? When do we do it and why? We'll talk specifically about the Barmen Declaration today in this ongoing occassional series.

Click here for the text of the Barmen Declaration itself.