Episodes
Published 04/23/20
Carol Swain joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the forthcoming book, "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They discuss white nationalism, the new racism and identity politics.
Published 04/23/20
Derryck Green joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the forthcoming book "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They talk about the idea of the national covenant and the Black Church's role in reconciliation, past and present.
Published 04/16/20
Archbishop Foley Beach joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the new Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book. They discuss what neo-pagan Anglicanism is, where it comes from, and the challenges it poses for the church today.
Published 04/09/20
Barbara Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the newly-released Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book.
Published 04/02/20
Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the current coronavirus situation.
Published 03/26/20
Jerry Walls joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about purgatory. They discuss a Protestant understanding of purgatory, whether there is any scriptural warrant for the idea, and what C.S. Lewis had to say about it in his writings.
Published 03/19/20
Michael McClymond joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about hell. They talk about his recent book The Devil's Redemption, touching on universalism and the strong biblical evidence for hell.
Published 03/12/20
Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about heaven. They discuss its pastoral significance and the ways that western literature has depicted it.
Published 03/05/20
Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Theology. They discuss his book, The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, how natural theology has been downplayed and even outright rejected in the 20th century, and why it needs to be recovered for the 21st century.
Published 02/27/20
Mark DeVine sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the created world. They talk about Devine's new book, Shalom: Yesterday, Today, and Forever, in which the Baptist theologian discusses the importance of the material world, the prosperity gospel, and economics.
Published 02/20/20
Adam MacLeod joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Law.
Published 02/13/20
Chip Edgar joins Gerald McDermott for a final summary conversation on the Anglican Basics series.
Published 01/30/20
Ben Jefferies sits down with Gerald McDermott for a conversation about liturgy. They discuss its history, the ACNA's new 2019 prayer book and how the liturgy is helpful for the Christian.
Published 01/23/20
Lee Nelson joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on catechesis, including the history of catechesis and why it is important for the church today.
Published 01/16/20
Beeson alumnus Myles Hixson joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church Sacraments. They highlight confirmation and its relation to baptism plus the importance of understanding marriage sacramentally.
Published 01/09/20
Steven Breedlove joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the Dominical Sacraments, including discussion on infant baptism and the Real Presence in the Eucharist.
Published 01/02/20
Sean McDermott joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Priesthood, including discussion of the life of a priest, pastoral direction, and the significance of ordination.
Published 12/26/19
Stephen Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church, including discussion of apostolic succession, the role of the bishop, and the church as a sacramental reality.
Published 12/19/19
N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss Anglicanism, his life as a bishop, and current challenges for global Anglicanism.
Published 11/21/19
N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss his challenge of Rudolf Bultmann, the biblical doctrine of justification, natural theology, and his latest book on Paul.
Published 11/14/19
Gerald McDermott sits down with guest-host Rabbi Rob Willis to discuss whether Christians, Muslims, and Jews worship the same God.
Published 10/24/19
Carl Beckwith sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss sola scriptura and the role of the church in biblical interpretation.
Published 10/03/19
Alastair Roberts joins Gerald McDermott to discuss the public reading of Scripture, interconnections between diverse parts of Scripture, and reading Christologically.
Published 09/26/19
Stefana Dan Laing sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss how the Church Fathers read Scripture and what they thought of doctrines such as inspiration and illumination.
Published 09/19/19