Nick Spencer - Doing Good: The Future of the Church? (N157)
Nomad Podcast23 Okt 2017

Nick Spencer - Doing Good: The Future of the Church? (N157)

Well, this is it, Dave Ward's final episode. After six years of podcasting, he's decided to go on to other things (probably something to do with horses...).

In his final episode, we're chatting with Nick Spencer, the Director of Research at Theos Think Tank, and author of The Evolution of the West: How Christianity Has Shaped Our Values. And we're asking him, what difference has Christianity really made to society, and what indications are there that it has a hopeful future?

“We shouldn’t romanticize it, it wasn’t perfect, but compared to the way that - particularly slaves, particularly women, particularly children, particularly the unborn, particularly the infirm - were treated, I think the church did a pretty good job.” - Nick Spencer

Interview starts at 19m 38s

Books, quotes, links →

The creation of Nomad’s thoughtful, ad-free content is entirely funded by our equally thoughtful and wonderful listeners. By supporting us, you gain access to Nomad’s online spaces—like the Beloved Listener Lounge, Enneagram Lounge, and Book Club—as well as bonus episodes such as Nomad Contemplations, Therapeutic Reflections, and Nomad Revisited.

If you’d like to join our lovely community of supporters, head over to our Patreon page. You might even be rewarded with a Nomad pen or our coveted Beloved Listener mug!

If a monthly commitment isn’t possible right now, a one-off donation is always deeply appreciated—you can do that here.

Looking to connect with others nearby? Check out the Listener Map or join our Nomad Gathering Facebook group.

And if you're up for sharing your own story, we regularly post reflections from listeners on our blog—all with the hope of fostering deeper understanding, connection and supportive relationships. If you'd like to share your story on the blog, contact us for more information here.

Episoder(404)

Natalia-Nana - Decolonising Faith (N254)

Natalia-Nana - Decolonising Faith (N254)

Natalia-Nana is a teacher, trainer, and coach in Equity, Diversity, and Liberation. In this episode we talk about what it means to decolonise our faith, why it is important and how we can go about it....

9 Aug 20212h 24min

Liz Pattison & Jim Robinson - Surviving Death (N253)

Liz Pattison & Jim Robinson - Surviving Death (N253)

On this episode we’ve invited Liz Pattison and Jim Robinson to have a conversation around their experiences of death. Jim lost both his parents at quite a young age, and Liz recently lost her partner....

22 Jul 20212h 1min

Miles Irving - Foraging and the Kindness of Creation (N252)

Miles Irving - Foraging and the Kindness of Creation (N252)

Miles Irving has been foraging since childhood. Having journeyed through Pentecostalism, he returned to his first passion for wild foods, and began to discover that our relationship to what we eat bea...

9 Jul 20211h 42min

Bruce Greyson - Life After [Near] Death (N251)

Bruce Greyson - Life After [Near] Death (N251)

Many of us inherited a faith that had a lot to say about life after death. But as our faith shifted and evolved we were left increasingly unsure whether these beliefs had any basis in reality, or were...

23 Jun 20211h 42min

Jemimah McAlpine - The Power of Embodiment (N250)

Jemimah McAlpine - The Power of Embodiment (N250)

In this episode Jemimah McAlpine talks about her transformative experience of dance and her thinking about the theological significance of dancing. She and David Blower discuss dualism and embodiment ...

11 Jun 20211h 19min

Brian McLaren - Faith After Doubt (N249)

Brian McLaren - Faith After Doubt (N249)

It’s always a pleasure to have author, activist, and public theologian Brian McLaren on Nomad. This time we talk with Brian about the vital role that doubt plays in our faith development. Brian breaks...

23 Mai 20211h 39min

Samantha Lindo & David Blower - The Friendship of Music (N248)

Samantha Lindo & David Blower - The Friendship of Music (N248)

In this podcast, David Benjamin Blower converses with musician, podcaster and activist Samantha Lindo on the subject of music: music as a wisened friend, music as a gatherer of people and radical ener...

10 Mai 20211h 27min

Damon Garcia - The God Who Liberates (N247)

Damon Garcia - The God Who Liberates (N247)

In this episode we speak with author of The God Who Riots, Damon Garcia. Damon talks to us about how he found meaning in the God of liberation theology after questioning his beliefs and leaving the f...

21 Apr 20211h 57min

Populært innen Religion og åndelighet

rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-lilli-isabelle
sektledere
sektpodden-2
rss-det-uforklarlige-med-victoria-skau
andelig-pafyll-hver-tirsdag
rss-espen-er-kristen
dokka
rss-normalt-paranormalt
rss-paradigmepodden
rss-andelige-tanker-med-camillo
ole-martin-og-einar-leser-bibelen
rss-uhoytidelig-spirituell-healer-susanne-og-erik-ertsland-askvik
rss-triana-juliet-dans-pa-roser
bibelen-pa-podkast
rss-den-andre-siden
rss-losrevet
and-vitenskap
rss-pust-for-livet