Greco-Roman Associations and the New Testament: A Conversation with Bruce Longenecker
In this episode, Dr. Bruce Longenecker joins to discuss Greco-Roman associations and how studying them helps us to read the New Testament. Bruce recently published an edited volume about Greco-Roman a...
24 Mar 202338min
Natural Law and Interreligious Dialogue: A Conversation with Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari
How might interreligious dialogue help the world address some of its most vexing issues? One possible way is by making progress on questions surrounding natural law. In today’s episode, I’m joined by ...
10 Mar 202332min
Lyric Theology: Thomas Gardner on Marilynne Robinson, lyric thinking, and the doctrine of creation
In this episode, I speak with Thomas Gardner about Lyric Theology, his recent book that is out now with Baylor University Press.In the book, Thomas looks at four different artists—Czeslaw Milosz, Tere...
3 Mar 202331min
A Year of War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Paul Martens
Today—February 24, 2023—marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, an escalation of a conflict that has been long running. In this episode, Zen speaks with Paul Martens about the war, about how Chri...
24 Feb 202332min
Africana Biblical Criticism and the Book of Esther: Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar on her book Trafficking Hadassah
In this episode, Zen speaks with Dr. Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar about her book Trafficking Hadassah (Taylor & Francis Group, 2021). This book explores the Book of Esther by employing Africana biblical ...
17 Feb 202322min
Black Lives Matter to Jesus: Marcus Jerkins on Salvation and Race in Luke-Acts
In this episode, Zen chats with Rev. Dr. Marcus Jerkins about his book, Black Lives Matter to Jesus: The Salvation of Black Life and All Life in Luke and Acts. The book explores the significance of Bl...
10 Feb 202329min
Adaptive Church: Dustin Benac on Collaborative Christian Communities
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 commun...
3 Feb 202338min
Getting a Religion PhD at Baylor University: A Conversation with Katherine Ellis
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 fund...
27 Jan 202332min
