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| Updating the NRSV: A Chat with Deirdre Fulton | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:33:30 | |
Summary In this episode, Deirdre Fulton joins us to share about the process of updating the NRSV, and to tell us a little about her role in that process. Deirdre Fulton is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament here at Baylor University. Themes Bible translation, text criticism, NRSVue Relevant Baylor Press Books
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| Digital Religious Studies: Online Education, Digital Humanities, and Assigning AI | 09 Aug 2024 | 00:59:34 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Tyler Mowry about teaching religious studies in online settings, using digital humanities, and assigning AI. Tyler is a Hebrew Bible PhD student and Learning Management System Content Specialist at Baylor University. Links to the digital humanities tools Tyler mentions in the interview will be posted in due course. The essay on assigning AI (written by Ethan and Lilach Mollick) is available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4475995 Relevant Episodes:
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| Autism and Worship: A Conversation with Léon van Ommen | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:34:49 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Léon van Ommen about his new book, Autism and Worship, out now from Baylor University Press. Resources from the Episode
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| Early Christians and Their Art: A Conversation with Robin Jensen and Mikeal Parsons | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:47:15 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Robin Jensen and Mikeal Parsons about their new co-edited volume Early Christians and Their Art, which is out now with SBL Press. You can learn more about the book at the link below. Our Guests Robin Jensen is the Patrick O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. But she is also a concurrent faculty member of Art History and Classics and a fellow of the Medieval Institute. Mikeal Parsons is the University Distinguished Professor Kidd L. & Buna Hitchcock Macon Professor of Religion at Baylor University. Other Episodes You Might Like
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| Architecture, Theology, and Ethics: A Conversation with Elise Edwards | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:41:20 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Elise Edwards about her new book Architecture, Theology, and Ethics: Making Architectural Design More Just (Lexington Books, 2024). Dr. Elise Edwards is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Baylor University. You can order the book by clicking here. Other Episodes You Might Like
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| Picturing Ecclesiastes: A Conversation with Menachem Fisch and Debra Band | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:43:54 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Menachem Fisch and Debra Band about their illuminated philosophical commentary, Qoholet: Searching for a Life Worth Living. You can learn more about the book by clicking here. Other Currents in Religion Episodes You Might Like:
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| Trauma, Resilience, and the Psalms: A Conversation with Rebecca Poe Hays | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:36:43 | |
Rebecca Poe Hays is working on several projects that bring the Psalms into conversation with recent research on trauma and resilience. She joins us today to talk about her research, both how it helps us better understand the psalms historically and how it makes them relevant in the life of faith today. Rebecca Poe Hays is Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Seminary at Baylor University. Other CIR episodes on the psalms
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| Religion News Recap for 2023 | 08 Dec 2023 | 00:21:10 | |
In this episode, Zen recaps some interesting, important, or otherwise intriguing religion news headlines. Polls/Reports Cited in Part 1
The Fire and the Cloud: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481320504/the-fire-and-the-cloud/ | |||
| Publishing Academic Journal Articles with Jeff Hubbard | 01 Dec 2023 | 00:42:59 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Jeff Hubbard about publishing academic journal articles. As a graduate student, Jeff has published in seven different peer reviewed journals and has a lot of wisdom (and humor) to share. You can learn more about Jeff by visiting his academia page (https://baylor.academia.edu/JeffHubbard/). Other Episodes You Might Like
Theology in Many Voices by Amy Chilton: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481317306/theology-in-many-voices/ | |||
| Women in the New Testament, Greco-Roman World, and Ministry Today: A Conversation with Susan Benton | 25 Nov 2023 | 00:27:35 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Dr. Susan Benton about her research on women in early Christianity and the Greco-Roman world and her work as a member of the ministry guidance team in Baylor's Religion Department. Learn more about the ministry guidance program at Baylor University: https://religion.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/ministry-guidance Check out Gary Dorrien's new book with Baylor University Press: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481320931/anglican-identities/ Related Episodes:
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| Networking at AAR/SBL: A Conversation with Dave Nelson | 16 Nov 2023 | 00:24:46 | |
This episode is a rerun from November 2022. In this episode, I speak with Dave Nelson, who is the director of Baylor University Press. We speak specifically about AAR/SBL from a publishers perspective. Dave offers honest advice about networking and discusses why he enjoys conferences like this one. AAR/SBL discount: Get 30% off and, if you're in the US, free shipping on all orders from BaylorPress.com by entering the code 17AARSBL23 at checkout. Related Episodes:
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| Iconoclasm and Religious Reformation: A Conversation with Philip Jenkins | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:24:38 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Philip Jenkins about his new book A Storm of Images: Iconoclasm and Religious Reformation in the Byzantine World, recently published by Baylor University Press. Dr. Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History & Director of the Program on Historical Studies of Religion at Baylor University. Related Episodes:
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| Studying Evangelicalism: A Conversation with Leslie Garrote | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:36:51 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Leslie Garrote about American Evangelicalism: its history, the challenges of studying a living religious movement, and best practices. Leslie is currently a PhD student in Baylor's Religion Department. She is a Hispanic Theology Initiative scholar and a recipient of the Louisville Institute's doctoral fellowship. Leslie's Recommended Readings:
Read Leslie's Anxious Bench essay here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2024/07/what-black-women-bloggers-can-teach-american-evangelicals/ Other Episodes You Might Like:
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| Baptists, Scholarship, and God's Kingdom: A Chat with Laine Scales and João Chaves | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:29:09 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Laine Scales and João Chaves about the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable and their new book Baptists and the Kingdom of God (Baylor University Press, 2023). BSIR Call for Papers https://religion.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/sites/g/files/ecbvkj1166/files/2023-10/BSIR_Call%20for%20Proposals%202024%20%282%29.pdf Giveaway Enter to win a free copy of A Storm of Images by Philip Jenkins: https://bit.ly/40mnfbj Related Episodes: Hearing History: Mandy McMichael on Interviewing Baptist Women in Ministry: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hearing-history-mandy-mcmichael-on-interviewing-baptist/id1648052085?i=1000619951034 Baptists in 2022 with Elizabeth Flowers and Doug Weaver: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baptists-in-2022-with-elizabeth-flowers-and-doug-weaver/id1648052085?i=1000591685324 | |||
| Christian Neuroethics? A Conversation with Neil Messer | 27 Oct 2023 | 00:35:07 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Neil Messer, who has recently come to Baylor as Professor of Theological Bioethics. The discussion considers Neil's work in neuroethics. The episode also includes a plug for Autism and Worship: A Liturgical Theology by Armand Léon van Ommen. This new book is out now from Baylor University Press. Related Episodes: | |||
| On Applying to PhD Programs in Religion | 20 Oct 2023 | 01:00:26 | |
Are you applying to PhD programs in religion? Or thinking about it? This episode is for you. In this episode, Zen shares about the process for applying to Baylor's graduate program in religion. He speaks with currents, Lanie Walkup and Tyler Fulcher, and Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, a graduate faculty member. They discuss how to write a strong application and how to survive the process. The episode also includes a promo for "The End of Civility" by Ryan Andrew Newson, a new book from Baylor University Press. Learn more here. | |||
| Theology, Ethics, and a Church in Conflict: A Conversation with Amy Carr and Christine Helmer | 13 Oct 2023 | 00:43:38 | |
Welcome to our Fall 2023 season! In this episode, Zen speaks with Amy Carr and Christine Helmer about their brand new Baylor University Press book Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times: Justification and the Pursuit of Justice. Amy Carr is Professor of Religious Studies at Western Illinois University. Christine Helmer is Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University. Want to get a free copy of the book? Enter our giveaway by visiting us on X/Twitter and following the directions on our pinned post (https://twitter.com/cirbaylor). The winner will be announced October 27th! Here's some of the book's blurb: Christians in the United States and around the world are politically polarized today, unable to speak to one another across deep divisions regarding urgent social issues. Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times: Justification and the Pursuit of Justice addresses this dire reality by offering a theological framework for Christian justice-seeking. Amy Carr and Christine Helmer draw on Paul’s theology to center the idea of justification by faith in Christ as the primary ground of Christian belonging and community. This approach yields a theology of ordinary faith that resists the temptation to equate Christian identity with the performance of a heroic "here I stand" posture against moral and political positions felt to be inimical to a properly Christian life... Carr and Helmer articulate ways that justification by faith grounds Christian practices of affective listening and storytelling, even on the most contentious ethical questions today, with the hope that mutual conversation in and through the Beloved Community can get Christians who disagree oriented towards each other again for the good of the world. | |||
| Paul and the Good, Green Life: Conversations with Julien Smith and Cherryl Hunt | 28 Jul 2023 | 01:11:06 | |
Summary: How might Paul help Christians today live faithfully in light of the ecological crisis? In this episode, Zen speaks with Julien C. H. Smith and Cherryl Hunt about how Paul’s writings are relevant to living faithfully today, with a specific focus on the ecological crisis. Themes: New Testament studies; environmental ethics; virtue theory; Pauline theology; creation care; ecotheology Additional Resources: Grove Booklets (https://grovebooks.co.uk/) provide short introductions to issues • B 50 The Earth is the Lord's: A Biblical Response to Environmental Issues (2008) • E 184 An Introduction to Environmental Ethics (2017) • MEv 127 Forest Church: Earthed Perspectives on the Gospel (2019) • MEv 134 Climate Action as Mission: How to Link the Gospel with Safeguarding Creation (2021) Scientifically trained ‘ordinary’ Christians: Christians in Science (https://www.cis.org.uk/about-cis/) Relevant Baylor University Press Books: • Julien C. H. Smith, Paul and the Good Life (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481313100/paul-and-the-good-life/) • David G. Horrell, Cherryl Hunt and Christopher Southgate, Greening Paul (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781602582903/greening-paul/) • Jennifer R. Ayres, Good Food (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781602589858/good-food/) | |||
| Writing Religious Studies: Featuring Amos Yong, Alicia Myers, and Christopher Hoklotubbe | 21 Jul 2023 | 01:28:59 | |
Summary: Do you ever wish you knew how other writers come up with ideas, research for essays, or write their books? In this episode, Zen speaks with Alicia Myers, Amos Yong, and Christopher Hoklotubbe about how they approach writing, from generating ideas to organizing research to putting words on the page. Themes: Writing habits, writing style, research habits Additional Resources: • Helen Sword, Stylish Academic Writing • Eric Barreto, Writing Theologically • Paul Silvia, How to Write a Lot • Joseph Bizup and Joseph M. Williams, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace | |||
| Interdisciplining Theology: How the Psychological Sciences Help Theological Studies | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:46:17 | |
Summary: In this episode, Zen speaks with the Primary and Co-Investigators of “Illuminating Theological Inquiry and Christian Ethics Through Training in Psychological Science,” a 2.5 million dollar John Templeton Foundation grant. Sarah Schnitker, Devan Stahl, Natalie Carnes, and Anne Jeffrey—who are Baylor faculty—share about grant and how its already helping to cultivate connections between the scholars of religion and the psychological sciences. Themes: interdisciplinary research, psychology and religion, research methods Additional Resources: • Information on the grant: https://ethics.web.baylor.edu/project-overview Relevant Baylor Press Books: • Devan Stahl, Bioenhancement Technologies and the Vulnerable Body (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481318273/bioenhancement-technologies-and-the-vulnerable-body/) • Drew Collins and Matthew Croasmun (eds.), What Is the Good Life? Perspectives from Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481318013/what-is-the-good-life/) | |||
| Hearing History: Mandy McMichael on Interviewing Baptist Women in Ministry | 07 Jul 2023 | 00:26:58 | |
Summary: In this episode, Zen speaks with Mandy McMichael about her project on Baptist Women in Ministry and the art of interviewing for historical research. Themes: Baptists, women in ministry, oral history, historical research methods Additional Resources: • Baptist Women in Ministry (https://bwim.info/) • Baylor Institute for Oral History (https://www.baylor.edu/library/index.php?id=974108) Relevant Baylor Press Books: • Mandy McMichael, Miss America’s God (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481311977/miss-americas-god/)
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| The Last Things (until Summer School!) | 28 Apr 2023 | 00:04:55 | |
In this episode, Zen wraps up season one of Currents in Religion. In addition to giving thanks to our listeners and our guests, Zen shares about Summer School, which will be a short season in late June/early July. Thanks for a great first season! | |||
| The Book of...Judges? Julian Chike on literary and historical issues in Judges | 21 Apr 2023 | 00:44:17 | |
Why do we call the main characters in the Book of Judges “judges”? Compared to what judges are supposed to do in Deuteronomy, for example, the “judges” of Judges don’t really look like judges at all. In this episode, Dr. Julian Chike joins me to discuss his work on the Book of Judges, in which he explores social, historical, and literary developments that might help clarify our understanding of what the judges in the book of Judges were. As he says, he is attempting to rediscover these characters. He’s doing some fascinating work, and I’m excited for you to hear more about it. Dr. Julian Chike earned his PhD from Notre Dame. In the fall of 2022, Julian joined the Baylor University Religion Department as an assistant professor. You might also enjoy:
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| Black Contemplative Preaching: A Conversation with E. Trey Clark | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:29:43 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with E. Trey Clark about his new book, Black Contemplative Preaching: A Hidden History of Prayer, Proclamation, and Prophetic Witness (Baylor University Pres: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481321990/black-contemplative-preaching/). Related Episodes:
The Baylor University Press book plugged in the middle of the episode is By the Word Worked by Fleming Rutledge (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481321754/by-the-word-worked/). | |||
| Trevor Hart on Christ and His Works | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:50:09 | |
In this episode, the Rev. Dr. Trevor Hart joins us to discuss Jesus and his works, christology and soteriology. We discuss topics like substitution, deification, participation, particularity, and more. The discussion engages with themes and ideas in Trevor's book In Him Was Life (Baylor University Press), a recently published collection of Trevor's essays. The Rev. Dr. Trevor Hart is Rector of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in St Andrews and Honorary Professor of Divinity in the University of St Andrews. You can learn more about Trevor at trevorhart.com. Other Currents in Religion Episodes you might like:
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| Dave Nelson on Publishing Academic Books | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:31:48 | |
In this episode, Dave Nelson talks about publishing academic books. He discusses the process of publishing a book, gives tips for turning a dissertation into a published book, and offers ideas on how to write better. Dave is an expert in these things, having served as an acquisitions editor at Baker Academic for years, before becoming the Director of Baylor University Press. Dave joined us on the podcast before to discuss academic conferences from a publisher's perspective. He offered some ideas about how scholars can connect with publishers at conferences like AAR/SBL. You can listen to that episode here. | |||
| Two Tons of History: Joel Burnett on the Amman Theater Statue | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:42:34 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Dr. Joel Burnett about his cutting edge research on the Amman Theater Statue, a larger-than-life, Iron Age statue discovered in 2010. We discuss the statue's origin, its features, and its religious function. Along the way, Joel helps us understand how this statue relates to and sheds light on other ancient Near Eastern societies, including Israel and Judah only seventy miles to the west. Here's a link to an article about the Amman Theater Statue, including numerous pictures: https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2019/12/Amman-Theatre-Statue-and-Ammonite-Royal-Ancestor-Cult Here's a link to Joel Burnett's new book on the statue: https://www.asor.org/news/2024/05/aasor75-amman-theater-statue Also in this episode, Cade Jarrell from Baylor Press joins us to discuss a new book by Philip Jenkins, Kingdoms of This World. You can learn more about that book here: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481319935/kingdoms-of-this-world/ Other Episodes You Might Like:
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| Adaptive Church: Dustin Benac on Collaborative Christian Communities | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:38:07 | |
In this episode, we chat with Dustin Benac about his new book Adaptive Church: Collaboration and Community in a Changing World (Baylor University Press 2022). The book studies the way Christian communities in the Pacific Northwest are adapting in ways that may prove beneficial to the broader Christian community. How do churches belong in their particular communities? What is the broader ecology in which churches exist and flourish? Dr. Dustin Benac is a Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Truett Seminary here at Baylor, and Director & Co-founder, Program for the Future Church. | |||
| Getting a Religion PhD at Baylor University: A Conversation with Katherine Ellis | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:32:59 | |
In this episode, I speak with Katherine Ellis about getting a PhD in Baylor's Religion Department. We talk about the various stages of the program, from course work to dissertation. We talk about funding and what it's like to be at an R1 institution in Waco. Katherine also confirms that I am the most fun person in the Department. This episode will be of interest to prospective students who would like to know more about our doctoral program. If you still have questions, send me an email at zen_hess1@baylor.edu. Katherine Ellis is a PhD student studying theology in Baylor's Religion Department. She is also a Religion representative to the Graduate Student Association. | |||
| Rotten Epiphany: Mikeal Parsons and Cody Sanders talk Corpse Care | 20 Jan 2023 | 01:00:00 | |
“What is the revelatory potential of the corpse?” That is the question that Cody Sanders and Mikeal Parsons seek to answer in their new book, Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead. Here's the book's blurb: "Corpse Care relates the history of death care in the U.S. to craft robust, constructive, practical ethics for tending the dead. It specifically relates corpse care to economic, environmental, and pastoral concerns. Death and the treatment of the dead body loom large in our collective, cultural consciousness. The authors explore the materiality and meaning of the dead body and the living's relationship to it. All the biggest questions facing the planetary human community relate in one way or another to the corpse. Surprisingly, Christian communities are largely missing in the discussion of the dead, having abdicated the historic role in care for the dead to the funeral industry. Christianity has stopped its reflection about the body once that body no longer bears life. Corpse Care stakes a claim that the fact of embodiment, this incarnational truth, this process of our bodily becoming, is a practical, ethical, and theological necessity." Dr. Cody Sanders is pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Harvard Square, and holds various roles at Harvard University, MIT, and Chicago Theological Seminary. Dr. Mikeal Parsons is professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. | |||
| Should We Abandon Inclusion? Erin Raffety on Disability and the Church | 13 Jan 2023 | 00:50:46 | |
For many, the term “inclusion” is the end all for social justice efforts. But, in her new book, Erin Raffety suggests that “inclusion” doesn’t work, at least in churches with disabled people. Listen to this quote: “The church is called apart from the world to repent of its ableism, disown its power, abandon inclusion, and pursue justice alongside disabled people.” Throughout her book she clarifies why inclusions falters and what justice might look like. She does this by interpreting scripture, drawing from her ethnographic research with congregations in Northeastern America, and engaging with disability activists and scholars. So, you’ll get to hear about some of those things in our conversation. I’m excited for you to hear it. Erin Raffety is Associate Research Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary and Research Fellow in Machine Intelligence & Pastoral Care at the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey. She is the author of From Inclusion to Justice, the book we’re discussing today, which is out now through Baylor University Press. And I’m grateful also that Dr. Devan Stahl joined us for this conversation as a cohost. Devan is Assistant Professor of Religion here at Baylor University and author of a new book called Disability’s Challenge to Theology (UND Press). You can listen to us discuss Devan's book in our episode "An Era of Soft Eugenics?"
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| Christmas Through History and Around the World | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:34:43 | |
In this Christmas special, three church historians share about Christmas throughout history and around the world. David Wilhite, Allison Brown, and David Chrisna discuss the origins of celebrating Christmas, the legend of St. Nick, the story of Christmas carols, and the way Christmas has been received in various cultural contexts. From all of us in the Baylor Religion Department and at Baylor University Press, have a very happy holiday season. | |||
| An Era of Soft Eugenics? Devan Stahl on Disability's Challenge to Theology | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:35:53 | |
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Devan Stahl about disability, eugenics, metaphysics, and how theology can help navigate the ethics of medicine. The subject of our book is Devan's new book Disability's Challenge to Theology (University of Notre Dame Press). Devan Stahl is Assistant Professor of Religion at Baylor University and co-host of the podcast Bioethics for the People. | |||
| Mike Bird on Jesus Among the Gods | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:28:26 | |
In this episode, we talk with Mike Bird about how ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman folks thought about what makes a god a god. We also talk about how the New Testament writings portray Jesus as a God, and what the creeds from the fourth century and onward have to do with all of this. These are subjects Mike explores in detail in his new book Jesus Among the Gods. Michael F. Bird is the Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology and New Testament at Ridley College. | |||
| A Bigger Gospel: Romans with Beverly Gaventa | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:24:03 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Beverly Gaventa about Paul's letter to the Romans. Her New Testament Library commentary is out now with Westminster John Knox (https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664221009/romans.aspx). This episode also features special music from Paul Zach (ft. Jon Guerra, Tristen Stuart-Davenport, and IAMSON). Listen to the full track on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube. Cade Jarrell also joins to talk about Paul and the Wrath by Thomas P. Dixon, out now from Baylor University Press (https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481321358/paul-and-the-wrath/). Relevant Episodes
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| A Grammar Lesson in Prayer: Bill Bellinger on the Psalms | 25 Nov 2022 | 00:36:12 | |
In this episode, Bill Bellinger joins us to discuss the literary shape of the psalms, and how the psalms have given people of faith a grammar for their faith and prayer. Bill Bellinger was the W. Marshall and Lulie Craig Chairholder in Bible and the Chair of the Department of Religion at Baylor University before his recent retirement (though, he is returning this spring to teach a course on the psalms once again). Bill has also published several books with Baylor University Press, including Psalms as a Grammar for Faith and the Baylor Annotated Study Bible. | |||
| Seeing and Touching History: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott on Archaeology, History, and the Hebrew Bible | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:31:58 | |
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott about her archaeological and historical research, and how she thinks it matters for reading the Hebrew Bible. Dr. Shafer-Elliott's scholarship explores homes and households, food and hospitality, and the importance of domestic ritual in ancient religious life. Listen now to hear more about her work, and why she thinks it matters for reading the Hebrew Bible . Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University. This week's Elevator Speech comes from Paul DeHart, author of Unspeakable Cults, a new Baylor University Press book. | |||
| Eating Our Way Home? A Conversation with Matt Croasmun | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:38:34 | |
Episode Description
In this episode, we discuss how the Gospel of Luke's stories about food, eating, and sharing meals nourish the Christian imagination. Dr. Matthew Croasmun joins us to discuss the way he and Miroslav Volf reflect on Luke's gospel in their new book The Hunger for Home.
Matthew Croasmun (@mattcroasmun) is Associate Research Scholar and Director of the Life Worth Living Program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture.
Thanks for listening!
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| Natalie Carnes on Feminist Theology and the Arts | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:35:19 | |
In this episode, Dr. Natalie Carnes discusses the relationship between feminist theology and the arts, and what the arts offer feminist theology going forward. This is the topic of a book she is currently writing. Natalie Carnes is Associate Professor of Theology at Baylor University. | |||
| Cursing, Christ, and Christian Prayer | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:29:44 | |
In this episode, Dr. Trevor Laurence wrestles with how Christians ought to pray the imprecatory psalms, which call on God to judge, destroy, or otherwise punish the enemies of the one praying. Should Christians pray these prayers or do they run counter to Christ's call to love enemies and to pray for those who persecute? And if they should, how? This is the topic of Laurence's new book with Baylor University Press, Cursing With God: The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christian Prayer. Trevor Laurence is the executive director of the Cateclesia Institute and Lecturer of Biblical Studies at The King's College. Follow him on Twitter: @trevorilaurence | |||
| A Study in How Migration Shapes Religion | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:40:34 | |
In this episode, Dr. João Chaves discusses what he learned from years of research on Brazuca Baptist churches, that is, Brazilian American Baptist churches. These congregations reveal the way the experience of migration shapes theology and religious life and raise questions for what the landscape of religious life in America might look going forward. This research is the topic of João's 2021 book with Baylor University Press, Migrational Religion: Context and Creativity in the Latinx Diaspora João Chaves is Assistant Professor of Evangelism and Mission at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He earned his PhD from Baylor University's Department of Religion in 2017. Follow João on Twitter, @JoaoB_Chaves. | |||
| Barmen and Bonhoeffer: A Conversation with Barry Harvey | 13 May 2024 | 00:34:15 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Barry Harvey about the story that led to the Barmen declaration, how Dietrich Bonhoeffer factors into that story, and how Barmen remains relevant today, even after 90 years. Barry Harvey is professor of theology in the Religion Department as well as in the Great Texts program of the Honors College here at Baylor University. Among other specialties, Barry is a Bonhoeffer scholar, exploring Bonhoeffer’s thought in classes, articles, and a book titled Taking Hold of the Real: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Profound Worldliness of Christianity. Other Episodes You Might Like:
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| What is Currents in Religion? | 02 Oct 2022 | 00:01:30 | |
Currents in Religion is a new podcast from the Baylor University Religion Department and Baylor University Press. Listen to this episode to find out more about what you can expect to hear on this new podcast! Upcoming Episodes: + Beverly Gaventa on the way academic religious studies has changed since the start of her career, the future of New Testament studies, and her forthcoming Romans commentary. + João Chaves on what migration does to religion, through looking at Brazilian Baptists in America. + Natalie Carnes on beauty, the arts, and feminist theology. + Trevor Laurence on the imprecatory/curse psalms and the ethics of Christian prayer. + Amy Marga on the diverse ways Christians have experienced and thought about motherhood. + Matt Croasmun on Luke's gospel, meals, and the hunger for home. | |||
| Disaster and Desire: A Conversation with Micheal O'Siadhail | 06 May 2024 | 00:50:18 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Micheal O'Siadhail about his new collection of poetry, Desire, which is out now from Baylor University Press. Micheal O’Siadhail is an award-winning Irish poet. He received the Irish American Cultural Institute prize for poetry in 1982; the Marten Toonder prize for Literature in 1998. And one of his other Baylor University Press books, The Five Quintets, received the Conference on Christianity and Literature’s 2019 book of the year award. Listen to Micheal discuss Testament, another collection of poems, on a previous episode of Currents in Religion: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micheal-osiadhail-on-faith-poetry-and-daring-to-love/id1648052085?i=1000590394430 Learn more about the Desire here: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481320061/desire/ | |||
| Anglican Identities: A Conversation with Gary Dorrien | 29 Apr 2024 | 00:59:31 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Gary Dorrien about his new book, Anglican Identities, recently published by Baylor University Press. Learn more about the book and Gary here: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481320931/anglican-identities/ | |||
| Black Baptist Leaders, Race Literature, and the Salvation of America: A Conversation with Adam Bond | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:41:18 | |
Episode Overview In this episode, Zen speaks with Adam Bond about his story and scholarship. Adam Bond joined the Religion Department at Baylor University in the summer of 2023. Prior to his time at Baylor, he served as the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia. Bond is a historian of Christianity in the United States. His research and writing focus on the narratives and ideas of Black Christian leaders of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Episode Links
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| Theology and the Arts: Natalie Carnes and Kutter Callaway | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:49:58 | |
In this episode, guest host Natalie Carnes (Baylor University) speaks with Kutter Callaway (Fuller Theological Seminary) about the past, present, and future of theology and the arts. Other Currents Episodes You Might Like:
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| Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place: A Chat with Jerusha Neal | 16 Oct 2024 | 00:48:37 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with Jerusha Neal (Duke Divinity School) about her new book Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place. How might our discourse, teaching, and preaching about climate change differ if we listened more carefully to the voices of displaced people? Listen to hear what Jerusha Neal thinks. Holy Ground is available November 2024 from Baylor University Press: https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481319072/holy-ground/
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| Introducing the Bible: A Chat with John Duncan | 30 Oct 2024 | 00:32:11 | |
In this episode, Zen speaks with John Duncan about teaching introductory courses on the Bible and church history. The discussion includes reflections on the challenges of teaching courses like these, such as navigating issues raised by having students of various faith backgrounds in the room. John also offers strategies and examples of in-class activities he uses to teach the class. Learn more about John by visiting his Baylor faculty profile: https://religion.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/john-duncan-phd Other Episodes You Might Like
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| Christian Nationalism in the Americas: João Chaves, Felipe Hinojosa, and Stephen Di Trolio | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:49:58 | |
In this episode, João Chaves joins as guest host, facilitating a conversation with guests Felipe Hinojosa and Stephen Di Trolio. They discuss Christian nationalism, the colonial history of Christian nationalism, and the impact histories of Christian nationalism have on the church today. This episode is a special collaboration with the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable. Learn more about the Roundtable here: https://religion.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/affiliated-programs/baptist-studies-center-research/baptist-scholars-international-roundtable-4 Learn more about the guests at their respective academic pages: João Chaves: https://religion.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/joao-chaves-phd Felipe Hinojosa: https://history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/felipe-hinojosa Stephen Di Trolio: https://ptsem.edu/profiles/stephen-r-di-trolio/ Other Episodes You Might Like:
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