On Sanctuary Churches and the Role of Christianity
Sarah Klaassen is the pastor of Rock Bridge Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri. In September 2017, her church congregation voted to become a sanctuary church and seeks to protect those at risk of ...
15 Apr 202251min
On Why Socrates Died
Robin Waterfield is the author of numerous books about ancient Athens including Xenophon's Retreat, Why Socrates Died, Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens, and more. He has also translated the works of...
14 Apr 202250min
On Belief in God: Good, Bad, or Irrelevant?
This episode is a discussion with Dr. Preston Jones about the book Is Belief in God Good, Bad, or Irrelevant: A Professor and a Punk Rocker Discuss Science, Religion, Naturalism, and Christianity. Jon...
13 Apr 202255min
On St. Francis of Assisi, Sultan Malik al-Kamil, and the Crusades
Paul Moses, former Newsday city editor and senior religion writer, is a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He was the lead w...
12 Apr 202237min
On Middle Eastern Archaeology and the Historical Jesus
Dr. Carrie Duncan is an Assistant Professor of ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of Missouri. She is a senior staff member on the following projects in Jordan: the Ayn Gharandal Archae...
11 Apr 202243min
On Spirituality, Climate Change, and Parenting
Mary DeMocker is cofounder and creative director of 350.org’s Eugene, Oregon, chapter. She has written about conscious parenting and climate activism for the Sun, EcoWatch, Mothering.com, Spirituality...
8 Apr 202254min
On Punk Rock and Religious Identity
Dr. Francis Stewart completed her doctoral thesis on punk rock as a surrogate for religion, with a particular emphasis on Straight Edge punk, in 2011 at the University of Stirling. Within the thesis, ...
7 Apr 202245min
Paul Stephenson, "New Rome: The Empire in the East" (Harvard UP, 2022)
As modern empires rise and fall, ancient Rome becomes ever more significant. We yearn for Rome's power but fear Rome's ruin--will we turn out like the Romans, we wonder, or can we escape their fate? T...
6 Apr 202251min
