Transitions: A Conversation with Our New Host and Producer
In this episode, Zen speaks with Claire Mummert, the incoming host and producer of Currents in Religion.Our GuestClaire is a second year PhD student at Baylor University, specializing in the Hebrew Bi...
9 Touko 202519min
Deborah the Judge and Prophet: A Chat with Michelle Knight
Show SummaryIn this episode, I am joined by Michelle Knight, author of The Prophet’s Anthem: The Song of Deborah and Barak in the Narrative of Judges, which was recently published by Baylor University...
2 Touko 202530min
Studying and Teaching World Religions: A Chat with Blake Burleson
In this episode, I speak with Blake Burleson about his long career of studying and teaching world religions at Baylor University. He tells the story of how he became a scholar of world religions and h...
25 Huhti 202527min
Baptist Women and Their Missions: Laine Scales, Laura Rodgers Levens, and Nadia Andrilenas
In this episode, we feature the work of three scholars affiliated with the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable (BSIR). They discuss the collegial process of BSIR and their research on northern B...
18 Huhti 202541min
God of the Whirlwind: Race and Weather in Waco
In this episode, Zen speaks with several people who contributed to a new Baylor University Press book called God of the Whirlwind. The book collects stories and reflections from the Black Waco communi...
11 Huhti 20251h
Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Corinthians: A Chat with Tim Brookins
Was the Apostle Paul a Stoic? Mm, probably not. But some people in Corinth who Paul taught about Christ may have appropriated Stoicism, subordinating it to flesh out their understanding of their new f...
4 Huhti 202545min
Samuel Sharpe's Libertarian and Anti-Slavery Vision: A Conversation with Ronilso Pacheco
In this episode, guest host João Chaves speaks with Ronilso Pacheco about Samuel Sharpe's libertarian and anti-slavery preaching. Ronilso Pacheco is the Jackson Scholar of Latin American Studies, dire...
28 Maalis 202530min
Good News Resounding: Rachel Toombs on Reading and Mentoring Well
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Zen speaks with Rachel Toombs about her Baylor University Press book, Good News Resounding, which is available to pre-order now. This book includes contributions from a...
21 Maalis 202536min
