Theology in the Raw
415 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsOn Theology in the Raw, Preston takes a fresh look at what the Bible really says, as he challenges opinions and traditions--yes, even his own. Homosexuality, sex, porn, drinking, immigration, racial tensions, violence, ISIS, Trump, guns, patriotism, you name it. If it's of interest, you can expect Preston to address it. Think of it as theology for the rest of us. If you have any questions you'd like him to address on the show, email them to [email protected]. Hate mail and tirades will be discarded or mocked.
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#790 - White Evangelicalism, Anti-Trumpism, Dialoging across the Divide, and Mitch Claiborne (you'll see).
May 04, 2020 15:00 - 33.5 MBIn this long overdue Q & A podcast, Preston works through a fistful of scintillating questions sent in from his followers: Why he's not a fan of the documentary hypothesis, is his podcast anti-Trump, how to dialogue with people you really, really disagree with, unbiased news outlets, why he doesn't like the phrase "white evangelicalism," should churches post LGBTQ statements on their websites, and much more. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twi...
#789 - Church in a Post-Covid-19 World: Hugh Halter
April 27, 2020 15:00 - 32.1 MBOf all of Preston's favorite church planters, Hugh is definitely at the top of his list. In this podcast, Preston and Hugh talk about simplifying church in a post-Covid-19 world and exploring other ways of integrating discipleship into the marketplace, community, and natural rhythms of life. They also discuss the pros and cons of church services and their effectiveness for helping people live the Christian life. Hugh Halter has been a leading missiologist and thought-leader within the conte...
#788 - The Truth about Covid-19: John C. Bivona
April 20, 2020 15:00 - 53.3 MBIn this podcast, John C. Bivona shares a wealth of information about the truth about Covid-19. John is a Senior Biosafety Officer for The University of Chicago – Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory, a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, as well as a Registered Biosafety Professional with ABSA International (American Biological Safety Association). John was a lead trainer with the Duke Infectious Disease Response Training (DIDRT) Program, funded through an NIEHS-NIH Grant, that was designed to prep...
#787 - Sex, Female Sexuality, and 50 Shades of Grey: Dr. Juli Slattery
April 13, 2020 15:00 - 41 MBJuli Slattery is an expert in all things related to sex, sexuality, purity culture, female sexuality, true intimacy, and sexual discipleship--a super helpful term she unpacks in this thought provoking episode. Preston and Juli talk about a lot of things in this episode that's not often talked about in church, yet absolutely NEEDS to be talked about in church. This episode will be particularly helpful for females, or anyone seeking to understand female sexuality. Dr. Juli Slattery is a clini...
#786 - Pride Parades, Vaccines, Corporal Punishment, and More
April 06, 2020 15:00 - 33.8 MBPreston is working through a stack of questions in this Q & A podcast. Would he ever participate in a pride parade? How should gay/SSA Christians build healthy relationships with people of the same sex? What are his thoughts on Vaccines? His thoughts on Robert Gagnon’s approach to same-sex sexuality/marriage? The value of reading books vs. blogs vs. periodicals? What’s the meaning of “the worm shall not die” (Mark 9:48)? How does the parable of the rich man and Lazarus fit in with the A...
#785 - Rethinking Church: A Conversation with Dr. John Whittaker
March 30, 2020 15:00 - 48.4 MBPreston sits down with his good friend and fellow Boise resident John Whittaker to talk about all things related to the church. Church structure, the role of the Sunday gathering, how preaching needs to change, the heightened need for discipleship, and why the LDS church might be on to something when it comes to Ecclesiology. John Whittaker is a preacher, teacher and pastor. He holds theology and ministry degrees from Boise Bible College, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theolo...
#784 - Still a Christian: A Conversation with Justin Brierley
March 23, 2020 15:00 - 34.3 MBJustin Brierley is the host of the very popular radio show (and podcast) Unbelievable. He’s interviewed many scholars, theologians, apologists, and atheists. He’s also hosted many debates between Christians and non-Christians--and he’s still a Christian. In this show, Preston and Justin talk about Christianity, defending the fact, the best arguments against Christianity, the problem of evil, atheism, and many other things related to Justin’s very interesting space in Christianity. Justin Br...
#783 - Trinitarianism Versus Unitarianism? A Conversation with Chris Date and Sam Adams
March 16, 2020 22:01 - 88.5 MBIn this different sort of podcast, Preston moderates a discussion between Chris Date (Trinitarian) and Sam Adams (Unitarian) about whether God is three in one or just one. Sam argues that there’s one God and Jesus and the Spirit are not that God, while Chris Date believes that God is Trinity--three persons of one divine essence. And both argue from the text of Scripture for their view. Sam Adams is a born and raised Biblical Unitarian but has attended trinitarian evangelical churches for th...
Old Testament in the Raw Week 6: Genesis 12-22
March 12, 2020 15:00 - 42.8 MBThis week in OT in the Raw, Preston discusses the Abrahamic Covenant and how it relates to the gospel, Abraham’s fragile faith, the weird covenant ceremony of Genesis 15, and the startling incident of Genesis 22--“go kill your son. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.
#782 - Gay Christian, Celibacy, and the Lord's Prayer: Dr. Wesley Hill
March 09, 2020 15:00 - 31.7 MBPreston sits down with one of his "mentors from a distance"--the one and only, Wes Hill. Wes is a celibate gay Christian (or a Christian who happens to be attracted to the same sex and not the opposite sex) and a biblical scholar. Wes and Preston talk a lot about the phrase "gay Christian" and why it's become so volatile in some evangelical circles. They also talk about Wes' most recent book "The Lord's Prayer" and what the prayer means in the context of Matthew's gospel. Wesley Hill is ass...
Old Testament in the Raw Week 5: Genesis 6-9
March 05, 2020 16:00 - 37.9 MBThis week, we dive into the flood of Genesis 6-9, God’s covenant with Noah, the shady stuff that went on with Noah and his son Ham, and God’s promised seed of redemption named Abram. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.
#781 - People of Color and Women in Evangelicalism: Nijay Gupta
March 02, 2020 16:00 - 36.9 MBPreston reconnects with an old friend from his Ph.D. days in the U.K. Nijay has quickly become a leading N.T. scholar and, as a person of color, is alert to the white-dominated culture of American evangelicalism, especially in the academy. Nijay and Preston also talk about various other scholarly N.T. interests. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com ...
Old Testament in the Raw Week 4: Genesis 3:15
February 27, 2020 16:00 - 52 MBThis week in OT in the Raw, we continue looking at the fall in Genesis 3, God’s promise of redemption in 3:15, how this promise works itself out through genealogical lines, the story of Cain and Able, and other figures like Lamech, Enoch, and Noah. Oh, and we also talk about angels having sex with women to make huge giants. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you...
#780 - Born Again This Way: Rachel Gilson
February 24, 2020 16:00 - 43.6 MBRachel has a fascinating story and a witty pen. She's the director of theological development for the northeast for CRU and is the author of the forthcoming book "Born Again This Way." She's attracted to women, married to a man, and a loves studying and writing about Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity. We talked a lot about her interesting journey to faith and how she's wrestled with her faith and her sexuality. Rachel Gilson serves on the national theological team for Cru. She regularly sp...
#779 - Is Technology Enslaving Us? Jay Kim
February 17, 2020 16:00 - 40.4 MBPreston talks with his friend Jay Kim, who’s a pastor at Vintage Church in Santa Cruz, CA, and the author of the forthcoming book Analogy Church. Jay has been rethinking how we go about using technology in church and how we can break free from being enslaved to technology. Jay and Preston also talk about the unique, post-Christian, hyper progressive context of Santa Cruz and the challenges and opportunities his church faces in this context. Jay Kim serves on staff at Vintage Faith Church in...
#778 - Annihilation View of Hell: Q & A
February 10, 2020 16:00 - 47.6 MBQuestions Covered in Today’s show: -Why has most church fathers and theologians held to eternal conscious torment? -What about the parable in Luke 16 where the rich man was suffering “in torment”? -What about Revelation 20:10-15, where it explicitly says that the devil, the beast, and the false prophet are being tormented “forever and ever”? -Does Genesis 2 really imply that humans are not immortal? -Aren’t the Old Testament passages about judgment thinking of “judgment in this life” and ...
Old Testament in the Raw Week 3: Genesis 2-3
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 49.2 MBThis week in Old Testament in the Raw (formerly known as OT Dive), Preston and his class dive into Genesis 2-3. We begin by looking at all the ways that Genesis 2 emphasizing the intimacy or imminence of God. Then we discuss the location and theological significance of the garden of Eden. Finally, we look at the Fall of Adam and Even and some relevant aspects of their sin that we can use to consider our own “fall into sin” that happens all the time. Support Preston Support Preston by going...
#777 - Kanye, White Evangelicalism, and Racial Reconciliation: Steve Patton
February 03, 2020 16:00 - 51 MBPreston is joined again by his friend Steve Patton to talk about the Kanye's conversion and white evangelicalism's response. And yes, Steve has some critical thoughts on the whole ordeal. Steve and Preston talk quite a bit about Kanye, then they banter around about the meaning of "white evangelicalism," then get sidetracked into a related conversation about racial reconciliation and what this should really look like. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Pre...
Old Testament in the Raw Dive: Week 2
January 30, 2020 16:00 - 47.2 MBPreston started teaching an Old Testament course at an adult Sunday school class at his church and is going to be releasing these talks on this podcast.This week in Old Testament dive, Preston digs deep into Genesis 1 and draws out the main theological theme of the transcendence of God. This theme is correlated with the theme of God’s immanence in Genesis 2. Both themes—transcendence and immanence—forge a robust and complimentary portrait of God that’s fundamental for a Christian worldview. ...
Old Testament Dive: Week 2
January 30, 2020 16:00Preston started teaching an Old Testament course at an adult Sunday school class at his church and is going to be releasing these talks on this podcast.This week in Old Testament dive, Preston digs deep into Genesis 1 and draws out the main theological theme of the transcendence of God. This theme is correlated with the theme of God’s immanence in Genesis 2. Both themes—transcendence and immanence—forge a robust and complimentary portrait of God that’s fundamental for a Christian worldview. ...
#776 - Effective Communication, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and Politics: Dr. Heather Thompson Day
January 28, 2020 16:00 - 39.1 MBHeather is a communications professor at Colorado Christian University and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church. Her and Preston talk a lot about her church, communication, politics, college students, and much more. Connect with Dr. Heather Thompson Day Twitter | Instagram | Blog\Facebook | Latest book: Confessions of a Christian Wife Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out ...
#775 - The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: John Mark Comer
January 20, 2020 16:00 - 43.5 MBBack by popular demand, pastor and writer John Mark Comer joins Preston to talk about his latest book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. They also talk about many other things like parenting in a post-Christian world, ministry in an urban context, where culture is headed, the Benedict option, and many other things. About John Mark Comer John Mark Comer lives, works, and writes in the urban core of Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Tammy, and their three children, Jude, Moses, and Sunday. He...
Old Testament Dive: Week 1
January 16, 2020 16:00Preston started teaching an Old Testament course at an adult Sunday school class at his church and is going to be releasing these talks on this podcast. In this introductory lecture, Preston discusses how to read the Old Testament, the nature of divine inspiration, and gives an overview of OT history. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enj...
Old Testament in the Raw: Week 1
January 16, 2020 16:00 - 46.9 MBPreston started teaching an Old Testament course at an adult Sunday school class at his church and is going to be releasing these talks on this podcast. In this introductory lecture, Preston discusses how to read the Old Testament, the nature of divine inspiration, and gives an overview of OT history. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enj...
#774 - Israel Trip, Global Generosity, and Becoming More than Christians: Addison Bevere
January 13, 2020 16:00 - 30.7 MBPreston sits down with his friend Addison Bevere to talk about the ministry of Messenger International, a global ministry with a massive reach and a generous heart. Addison also just wrote a book called "Saints: Becoming More than Christians," which comes out on Jan 21. The book discusses what it means to be called "Saints"--a term used WAY MORE than the term Christian in the Bible. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle I...
#773 - The Annihilation View of Hell. Part 2
January 06, 2020 16:00 - 56.4 MBPreston continues his conversation about the annihilation view hell. In this podcast, he goes through the Old Testament, Early Judaism, and the New Testament, showing that there is a good deal of biblical support for annihilation. Preston then addresses some of the common pushbacks for this view. If you’ll like Preston to address a question related to this topic, you can email [email protected] Editors note: We had some frequency issues on this recording. There is some static noise ...
#772 - The Annihilation View of Hell. Part 1
December 30, 2019 16:00 - 34 MBPreston explains his journey with the doctrine of hell, from thinking that annihilation was heresy and that John Stott must have lost his faith for believing it, to writing Erasing Hell and still leaning toward the traditional view, to continuing to rethink the biblical legitimacy of the annihilation view. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If yo...
#772 - The Annihilation View of Hell
December 30, 2019 16:00Preston explains his journey with the doctrine of hell, from thinking that annihilation was heresy and that John Stott must have lost his faith for believing it, to writing Erasing Hell and still leaning toward the traditional view, to continuing to rethink the biblical legitimacy of the annihilation view. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you...
#771 - Acts, the Church, and Women in Ministry: Kristen and Osvaldo Padilla
December 23, 2019 16:00 - 55.9 MBPreston and Ozzie did their Ph.D.’s together at Aberdeen University, where Ozzie wrote a brilliant dissertation on the role that speeches from non-Christians play in the book of Acts. Fast forward several years and Ozzie is teaching at Beeson Divinity School in Alabama and meets his (now) wife, Kristen, who was finishing her M.Div. Both Kristen and Ozzie are writers, leaders, and passionate about ministry. Both grew up believing that only men can be church leaders/preachers, but have both sh...
#770 Life of a Pastor’s Kid: Barnabas Piper
December 16, 2019 16:00 - 38.4 MBPreston sits down with Barnabas Piper (John’s son) to talk about the pros and cons of growing up in the fishbowl of a pastor’s family. Barnabas has been through a lot and is super honest and raw about his journey. He’s wrestled with his faith, found his own theological journey, been through a divorce, worked for a conservative Christian organization, and now serves on staff at a church in Nashville. And he’s written a few books in the midst of it all. Barnabas Piper is the author of three b...
#769 - Beating Guns and Killing Death: Shane Claiborne
December 09, 2019 16:00 - 41.6 MBPreston and Shane sit down for the first time on Theology in the Raw to talk about Christianity, the church, Mother Theresa, guns, gun violence, when he’s getting his dreads back, conservatism and progressivism, and many other topics. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.
#768 - Where Should Trans Students Sleep at Summer Camp? And Other Questions
December 02, 2019 16:00 - 37.8 MBQuestions, questions, questions. Preston is taking another week to address some super interesting questions sent in from his listeners. Where should trans-identified students sleep at summer camp? With the boys or with the girls? Should Christians watch movies with sex and nudity? How should Christian institutions frame their sexuality and gender statements? And much, much more. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Insta...
#767 - Politics & the Bible, Hell and Nonviolence, Learning from Morally Compromised Christians
November 25, 2019 16:00 - 33.7 MBAfter doing loads of interviews this Fall, Preston is back to responding to some questions sent in by his listeners. Is the Bible political? What’s the difference between being political and partisan? Do we throw away books written by Christians after they’ve slept with their secretary? How can Christians who believe in nonviolence also believe in hell? And many other questions.
#766 - The Cultural and Moral Significance of Joker
November 19, 2019 04:00 - 39.8 MBPreston was speaking at University of Northwestern in Minneapolis and in between talks he and his good friend, Luke Thompson, went out to see the movie The Joker. That evening, Preston and Luke went out to a local pub and talked about the cultural and moral significance of the movie. It is--in Preston and Luke’s opinion--one of the most culturally and morally significant movies in the last decade. Listen to find out why. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect wit...
#765 - How to Raise Anti-Fragile Kids: Dr. Leonard Sax
November 11, 2019 16:00 - 34.1 MBDr. Leonard Sax (M.D., Ph.D.) is a physician, psychologist, speaker, and best selling writer. In this episode, Preston and Dr. Sax talk about why kids are growing up much more fragile and unhealthy (mentally and physically). Part of it has to do with parents who are coddling their kids and shrinking back from establishing God-given parental authority. Lack of boundaries on screen-time (and content) also plays a significant role in the epidemic of anxiety, depression, and suicidality among ki...
#764 - Gender-Queer and Gospel-Centered: Lesli Hudson-Reynolds
November 04, 2019 16:00 - 40.3 MBPreston’s very good friend and mentor, Lesli Hudson-Reynolds, joins him on the podcast to talk about Trans-related questions, gender dysphoria, LGBTQ people in the church, and how to lead with love even when (or especially when) there’s disagreement. Lesli has been filling a massive void in the church—helping LGBTQ people wrestle with their faith, sexuality, or gender identity with grace and truth. If you are touched by Lesli’s story and are burdened for the people that they’re serving, then...
#763 - Nonviolence, “Open Theism,” and Heavy Metal: Greg Boyd
October 28, 2019 15:00 - 41 MBIn this energetic conversation, Greg and Preston talk about various hot-button issues from nonviolence to nationalism in the church to Open-Theism (a term Greg doesn’t actually endorse), along with Annihlationism, hopeful Universalism, violence in the Old Testament, hermeneutics of hard passages, and Greg’s favorite less-then-sanctified heavy metal bands. Follow Greg on Twitter @greg_boyd He is pastor at Woodland Hills Church and the website there is www.whchurch.org Greg is President of R...
#762 - Faith for Exiles: David Kinnaman
October 21, 2019 15:00 - 39.1 MBAs the president and owner of The Barna Group, David has been analyzing data about Christianity in America for more than 20 years. Despite being a terrible bird hunter, David is one of the most important and relevant Christian analysts in America today. His most recent book Faith for Exiles helps Christians think through how to best disciple the next generation of Christians in our post-Christian, post-internet culture. David Kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books Good Faith, You L...
#761 - Politics, White Evangelicalism, and Race Relations in the Church: Justin Giboney
October 14, 2019 15:00 - 38 MBJustin is a lawyer by trade and co-founder of the And Campaign, which helps Christians become less tribalistic and more Christian in their political affiliations. Preston and Justin talk about faith and politics, democratic candidates, and the pros and cons of political affiliation. Then, they launch into conversation about some blind spots that white evangelical Christians have about race relations and racism in the church today. Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in At...
#760 - Life as an Intersex Christian: Lianne Simon
October 07, 2019 15:00 - 56.2 MBLianne was born with an intersex condition called Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis, where some of her cells have a Y chromosome while others do not. Lianne was originally reared as a male, but later had surgery to become male. (Or, did her surgery confirm her male status that was there all along? Or both? Or neither? It’s beautifully complex…) Most of all, Lianne is an incredibly intelligent and compassionate child of God who preaches and embodies the gospel. In this conversation, we talk about many...
#759 - Racism, tribalism, and prophet-poets in the evangelical church: Propaganda (Jason Petty)
September 30, 2019 15:00 - 34.5 MBIt’s been said that artists are the prophets of the church. Propaganda is the embodiment of that truth. Preston sits down with Prop for the first time to discuss his journey in evangelicalism. Son of a Black Panther father, raised in a Latinx and then white neighborhood, journeying in and (sort of) out of reformed evangelicalism, and now outspoken toward the supremacy of Jesus in all things and the social-political implications of the gospel, Prop is a voice that needs to be reckoned with. P...
#758 - What does it mean to be human? A conversation with Dr. Marc Cortez
September 23, 2019 15:00 - 53.2 MBPreston is a big fan of the work of Mark Cortez, so this conversation is long awaited! Marc is a specialist in the discipline of theological anthropology; in particular, the relationship between the mind and the body. After spending the first 30 minutes discussing theological anthropology and various approaches to the mind-body relationship (e.g. physicalism vs. dualism), Preston and Marc banter around about trans-related questions as they pertain to theological anthropology and why a biblic...
#757 - A Red-Headed Australian Army Vet Becomes a World Renown Biblical Scholar: Michael Bird
September 16, 2019 15:00 - 47.8 MBPreston is joined by his long-time friend Dr. Michael Bird. Mike is a renown biblical scholar who just finished writing a definitive introduction to the New Testament with N.T. Wright. Preston and Mike talk shop about all things related to New Testament scholarship, women’s ordination, Anglicanism, N.T. Wright, Jesus’ mission to the Gentiles, and American evangelicalism. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @...
#756 - A Transgender Christian’s Journey with Jesus: Kat LaPrairie
September 09, 2019 15:00 - 47 MBPreston talks with one of his good friends, Kat LaPrairie, about their experience as a transgender Christian. And yes, Kat and Preston talk quite a bit about what Kat means by “transgender,” along with many other topics related to gender dysphoria, transgender/non-binary identities, masculinity and femininity, sex-segregated bathrooms, and how the church can better love trans-identified people. Follow Kat on Social: Instagram | Facebook Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon....
#755 - Same-sex attracted but married to a man? Laurie Krieg
September 02, 2019 15:00 - 44.5 MBPreston sits down with his good friend, mentor, and board member Laurie Krieg to talk about sexuality, the gospel, mixed orientation marriages, the gospel, masculinity and femininity, the gospel, homosexuality, the gospel, marriage, the gospel, sex, the gospel, progressivism and conservatism in the LGBTQ+ conversation, and other topics related to the gospel. www.himhministries.com Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle In...
#754 - Sex, Youth Culture, Pornography, and Why the Purity Movement Didn’t Work: Jason Soucinek
August 26, 2019 15:00 - 72.6 MBPreston has his good friend Jason Soucinek on the show to talk about all the stuff referenced in the title. Jason is an expert in sex and youth culture, along with many other related topics. They talk a lot about porn in the first part of the podcast, but then get into purity culture, purity rings, Joshua Harris, and the relationship between sex and procreation. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.s...
#753 - A New Vision for Church: Hugh Halter
August 19, 2019 15:00 - 51.2 MBIn this episode, Preston gets to know Hugh Halter, who’s done some innovative “church” plants—if we can even call them that. Preston and Hugh talk about the different kingdom projects that Hugh’s been a part of, especially his most recent project at “post commons”—a missional, kingdom-minded venture that might be the way forward in our post-Christian context. How can we integrate community-centered, kingdom-minded, for profit businesses with church planting and the gospel? Preston and Hugh e...
#752 - A Southern Baptist Girl Turned Anglican Priest: A Conversation with Tish Harrison Warren
August 12, 2019 15:00 - 50.9 MBOn episode #752 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Tish Harrison Warren. Tish and Preston talk about poking the progressive bear, egalitarianism in the NT, Tish’s journey toward priesthood in the Anglican church, and her hot new book Liturgy of the Ordinary. Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. She has worked in ministry settings for over a decade as a campus minister with InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, as an associate ...
#751 - Living at the Intersection of Church & Culture in the U.K.: A Conversation with Peter Lynas
August 05, 2019 15:00 - 47.8 MBOn episode #751 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Peter Lynas. Peter and Preston talk about the current state of the transgender conversation in the U.K., evangelicalism in Northern Ireland, and how to embody both truth and grace in a culture hostile to the Christian faith. Peter is a former barrister, who then completed his M Div at Regent College in Vancouver where he serves on the Board. He leads the team at Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland. Peter is passiona...
#750 - A Theology Geek in Youth Pastor’s Clothing: A Conversation with Dr. Joey Dodson
July 29, 2019 15:00 - 44.2 MBOn episode #747 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Joey Dodson. Joey is Preston’s best friend and the two of them are a recipe for disaster. In this podcast, Joey and Preston talk about the historical context of the Bible, fascinating parallels between Greco-Roman culture and the New Testament, and a botched prank toward some Scottish Jr. High girls while they were (mature?) Ph.D. students. Joey is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He completed his...