Context Matters7 Mai 2020

Ken Kihlstrom: A Partnership Between Faith and Science

Do you have a memory of a time when science and religion clashed in your brain? Or when what you thought you knew for a fact ended up not being true at all? These experiences can be disorienting but they also can lead to a richer, deeper, and more thoughtful faith. This week I interview Dr. Ken Kihlstrom who is the chair of the Physics Department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Issues related to science are the foundation for much of my curiosity about how Dr. Kihlstrom wrestles with faith, but we ended up talking more about how to approach religion with humility and an attitude of curiosity. We also spend a lot of time talking about how context influences every area of life — from the sports team you adore to the impact of experiential education. When we recorded this conversation the Coronavirus was not yet the global beast it proved to be. We had a dream team made up of Ken his wife Cathy, Gabe and I, and we organized an incredible Europe Semester for Westmont students that capitalizes on the power of experiential education. Sadly, that trip has been postponed for a year — so I would like to dedicate this podcast episode to all the students who are scrambling to reschedule what their fall will look like. My heart goes out to all of you.

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Forming Christian Beliefs: Part 1 with Meredith Riedel

What happened to push Christianity from persecution to endorsement by the Roman Empire? This week Dr. Meredith Riedel explains the events that led up to the necessity of convening a church council mad...

25 Jun 202038min

Creating the Bible

How did we end up with the Bible that we read? Dr. Derek Cooper introduces us to the complexity of this sacred text. We think of the Bible as one singular book that was given to the church, but we for...

18 Jun 202034min

An Introduction to the Apostle Paul: Part 2 with Dr. Nijay Gupta

We start our conversation discussing how Paul introduced his gentile and God-fearing audience to Jewish scriptures, and how he dealt with the clash between power, status, and identity that was present...

11 Jun 202028min

An Introduction to the Apostle Paul: Part 1 with Dr. Nijay Gupta

As we continue this series that follow the Christian story as it developed in Jewish context and then spreads to a gentile context before severing itself from its original roots, we leave the land of ...

4 Jun 202034min

Steven Notley: Parting of the Ways

We talk about many of Dr. Notley’s works with great scholars. You can find these links below.The translation of David Flusser’s work: The Sage from GalileeAnson Rainey and Steven Notley: The Sacred Br...

28 Mai 202036min

Kyuboem Lee: Does Place Influence Your Theology?

Read some of Dr. Lee’s writings with Missio Alliance HERE Among other things, Dr. Lee edits an online journal you can access HEREAnd follow Dr. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyuboem

21 Mai 202027min

Kyuboem Lee: A Search for "Home"

Read some of Dr. Lee’s writings with Missio Alliance HERE Among other things, Dr. Lee edits an online journal you can access HERE And follow Dr. Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyuboem

14 Mai 202024min