The [ad hoc] Christianity Podcast
By Steve Douglas, Matthew Raymer, Travis Jacobs
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Podcast Description
The [ad hoc] Christianity Podcast is a weekly discussion of various pressing theological and ethical issues facing the Christian community, as non-obnoxiously as possible. This is a show by and for people who realize that sometimes our understanding of our faith has to be adjusted as necessary -- as uncomfortable as that may be.
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CleanEpisode #31??? How (why) People Read the Bible | After a long break, Travis and Matt are back talking about the ways people read the Bible. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #28: Back in the saddle | We're back...again! Well, Travis and Steve, anyway. Steve discusses the effect of the show's summer hiatus on his theological interests (or lack thereof). We also discuss the cardinal virtue that is the true opposite of fundamentalism. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 29 Pat Robertson | Travis and Matthew discuss the recent comment of Pat Robertson about divorce. Along the way they discuss culture, marriage, devotion, and sacrifice. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #28: Blog Roundup | BibleNear Emmaus(mentioned) Even more on the zombie apocalypse.CultureReligion at the Margins(mentioned) the state killed two men, we only cared for oneJim @ Zwinglius Redivivus(mentioned) The Amish Buggy Smack-Down 2011Matt Dowling @ Desposyni(mentioned) New York Times profile on Richard Dawkinsnoreply@blogger.com (The Biblical World) @ The Biblical World(mentioned) How the Denominations See Each OtherRod of Alexandria @ Political Jesus(mentioned) Booker T. Washington and the Gospel of the ToothbrushSarah Posner @ Religion Dispatches(mentioned) Diagnosing Robertson’s Alzheimer’s StatementThe Biblical World @ The Biblical World(mentioned) Is that God speaking or last night’s pizza?HistoryJust Genesis(mentioned) Horite Deified SonsCharles Ellwood Jones @ AWOL – The Ancient World Online(mentioned) Egyptian Medical Texts OnlineDavid Withun @ Pious Fabrications(mentioned) David Bentley Hart: Nostalgia for a pagan pastMSH @ PaleoBabble(mentioned) Megalithic Quarrying Techniquespaleojudaica@talktalk.net (Jim Davila) @ PaleoJudaica.com(mentioned) Columbus, the size of the earth, and 4 EzraPhilosophySay Hello to my Little Friend(mentioned) Episode 043: In Search of the Soul Revisited – Aristotle and AquinasNazaroo @ The Nazaroo Zone(mentioned) The Juggling of Certainty vs. ScienceScienceQuintessence of Dust(mentioned) Genetic hitchhiking in English | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #27: Interview with James McGrath | Today’s very special guest is the Paragon of Biblioblogging himself, Clarence L. Goodwin Chair of New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, and the answer to the question “Doctor Who?”…Dr. James McGrath! James is the author of the important blog, Exploring Our Matrix. Join us for a fun conversation about various factors in his own theological revolution, the impact learning from other cultures has on our understanding of the Bible, and the value of the biblioblogosphere. We also talk with him about the book he recently edited called Religion and Science Fiction, and his always entertaining and enlightening toe-to-toes bouts with vociferous mythicists. It’s a great discussion we guarantee you’ll enjoy. Or your money back! | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #26: Missions | Missions! What are they good for?This week we have a discussion about the value of Christian missions activity. We address both the positives and the pitfalls of different methods of missions. In addition, Travis encourages illegal behavior, Steve plays lots of devil's advocate, and (last but not least) Matthew tries out his new microphone. | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSeason 2! | We're back!Steve and Travis and Matthew talk through some of their Summer break and some topics that were on their minds.It is a warm up show and a little shorter than normal, but please give us feedback. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #25: Interview with David Withun | David Withun is the author of the popular blog Pious Fabrications, dedicated to a scholarly discussion of church history. He joins us this week to discuss his colorful history with (and without) religion before settling upon his current Eastern Orthodox commitments. We chat about differences in Eastern and Western modes of thinking, the role of the Body of Christ within Orthodoxy, and his view on the nature and value of Scripture. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #24: Dual citizenship blues: the Kingdom of God and human government | There's not much that drives the dissent among Christians like differences in political opinion. This week, Travis, Matthew, and Steve begin to analyze the causes, the shortcomings of politics, the possible good of government, and what it means to love even our political enemies -- wrong though they undoubtedly are! | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #23: Blogosphere roundup, June 15, 2011 | It's time for our twelfth Blogosphere Roundup show. What an excellent two weeks around the blogosphere! So many good posts and conversations to talk about that we went a little long...and we still had lots of great picks we didn't have time for. Be sure to check out our links to them below. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #22: Interview with Eric Reitan | We were pleased to have the chance to chat with Eric Reitan. Eric is Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University and the author of the excellent blog The Piety That Lies Between: A Progressive Christian Perspective (a favorite of our blog reviews), as well as two books. We talk about the background of his faith, his response to Richard Dawkins in Is God a Delusion?, his thoughts on the nature of apologetics, and his forthcoming co-authored book on Christian universalism, God's Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism.We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #21: Blogosphere roundup, June 1, 2011 | We're back with a review of some of the highlights in the last two weeks in the biblio- and theo-blogospheres! This week with only a minimal amount of Matthew's obnoxious comments... | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #20: Blogosphere roundup, May 18, 2011 | This week's Blogosphere Roundup is our twentieth episode -- and it's the most obnoxious non-obnoxious podcast yet! | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #19: Homosexuality and the Church | What a contentious issue. With the PCUSA reversing their recent decision and deciding to allow the ordination of openly gay clergy on one hand and social justice icon Jim Wallis taking a controversial stand on an ad from a faith-based gay rights advocacy group on the other, we obviously still have a long way to go.How should the growing number of us who support treating homosexual Christians with fairness (to varying degrees) approach those who disagree?Join the [ad hoc] crew as we solve the whole problem* in less than 45 minutes! (Results may vary.) | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #18: Blogosphere roundup, May 4, 2011 | Here are all the articles we discussed this week, and several that we didn't get to but would like to recommend anyway. | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #17: Divine wrath (and other jolly observations) | By request of one of our listeners, we discuss the topic of divine wrath: how should we think of it? Is it a valid concept? Is it too anthropomorphic? Is there a possible sense in which it is more literal than most of us more "liberal" Christians often suppose? | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #16: Blogosphere roundup, April 20, 2011 | We're all set for our eighth blogosphere roundup. Can you handle it? | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #15: Travis, Matt, and Steve’s Bogus Journey | Isn't it time we talked about the fate of unbelievers on this show? Hell, yes! Or Hell, no?We discuss the history of the concept of the afterlife in general, the biblical sources of our ideas about hell, alternatives to "eternal conscious torment", a wee bit of universalism, and how we should respond to "hellfire and damnation" believers. Whether you're new to the topic or a veteran of the discussion, we think you'll enjoy our conversation. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #14: Blogosphere roundup, April 6, 2011 | This week, in addition to all blogs we talk about, we have a few interesting announcements, including a change in the format of the roundup show. You'll have to tune in to hear the details...We realized after the show that we didn't even get to talk about the many posts we had categorized under the Theology heading -- but we're providing links to some of them that we wanted to make sure you saw. | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #13: Interview with Mike Beidler | This week, the gang interviews Mike Beidler of the blog The Creation of an Evolutionist, a popular blog that chronicled his transition from young earth creationism and inerrantist readings of Scripture. We get to talk with him about that transition, the state of evangelicals' current relationship with evolution, how to maintain respectful relationships with and engage more conservative Christians in his characteristically non-obnoxious style, and more. | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #12: Blogosphere roundup, March 23, 2011 | Matthew and Steve run through some of the highlights that caught our attention over the last two weeks around the blogosphere. If you have any suggestions of blogs we may not be following, please do let us know! (Sorry for the delay this week -- technical difficulties...) | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #11: Salvation Express | Howdy, everybody! While Steve was out of town this week, Travis and Matthew discussed concepts of salvation in the Christian world. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #10: Blogosphere roundup, March 9, 2011 | In our fifth blogosphere roundup, Matthew and Steve try to see how many articles they can cram into the space of an hour. How did we fare? | 3/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStark, Interrupted | Many of you subscribed to the show received the last podcast with the last couple minutes cut off. We corrected the episode, but for those who don't want to download the whole show again just to hear the ending, I'm linking just the part that got omitted. Apologies to all. | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #9: Interview with Thom Stark | This week it's our pleasure to bring you an extended interview with Thom Stark, author of The Human Faces of God: What Scripture Reveals When It Gets God Wrong (and Why Inerrancy Tries to Hide It). You'll get to hear Thom's thoughts on the reasons for inerrancy's popularity, the nature and importance of Jesus, how we should approach a thoroughly human and frequently wrong set of Scriptures, and much more. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #8: Blogosphere roundup, Feb 23, 2011 | We bite off more than we usually chew here in our fourth blogosphere roundup show! | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #7: Sex and the City (of God) | With sincerest apologies to Augustine, we discuss a few trending issues surrounding sexuality in relation to the Bible and the Christian life. Are there biblical principles that circumscribe our sexual lives? What about homosexuality? Join us as we blush our way through this very contentious but significant topic. | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDrive-by interview: Arni Zachariassen | On a planned whim, I scheduled an interview with our friend Arni Zachariassen. In it we resolve how to pronounce his name and get around to some pretty cool discussion about evolution, the New Atheists, egalitarianism, divorce, marriage, and so many other things I can't remember! I hope you enjoy! | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #6: Blogosphere roundup, Feb 9, 2011 | In this week's blogosphere roundup, we bring you some of the more interesting posts that came to our attention over the last two weeks. | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #5: Atheism, with guest Sean Reid | Having discussed faith and doubt in previous episodes, this week we turn our eyes toward atheism. Matthew and Steve have a discussion with Sean Reid (@sixnine75) about his experiences and observations of atheism, atheists, and Christian apologists from his viewpoint as a former atheist. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #4: Blogosphere roundup, Jan 27, 2011 | In this week's blogosphere roundup, we bring you some of the more interesting posts that came to our attention over the last two weeks. | 1/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #3: What is faith? | What do Christians mean when they talk about "faith"? Why does the Bible portray God as so obsessed with it?We're back with our second topical show, complementing our first show on doubt with a discussion of faith: what it means and why it's important. | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #2: Blogosphere roundup, Jan 13, 2011 | This week, in our first Blogosphere Roundup episode, we discuss the following topics that have been hot around the blogosphere over the last two weeks:The Arizona shootingsScott McKnight: Looking in the Wrong Place Joel Watts: Our Culpability: We Have Our Own Targeting Posters Rachel Held Evans: The first lesson from Arizona MythicismMark Goodacre: NT Pod 47: Did Jesus Exist? James McGrath: David Fitzgerald on the Existence of Jesus David Fitzgerald: Response to Dr. James McGrath James McGrath: Responding to David Fitzgerald Glenn Peoples: Episode 38 Zeitgeist Al Mohler's comments on the BioLogos FoundationAl Mohler: No Buzzing Little Fly — Why the Creation-Evolution Debate is So Important Daniel Florien: Al Mohler On Why He Doesn't Believe Facts Arni Zachariassen: Al Mohler doesn't have a good theology of creation | 1/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #1: Doubt and the Christian | The "gang" introduces itself and its theme: Doubt and the Christian____________The following quotation from George MacDonald was alluded to in the show but didn't actually quite make it in."I cannot say I never doubt, nor until I hold the very heart of good as my very own in Him, can I wish not to doubt. For doubt is the hammer that breaks the windows clouded with human fancies, and lets in the pure light. But I do say that all my hope, all my joy, all my strength are in the Lord Christ and his Father; that all my theories of life and growth are rooted in him; that his truth is gradually clearing up the mysteries of this world." | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 34 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great review of biblioblogs!
If you are interested at all in biblioblogs or theoblogs, you will appreciate this podcast. It provides a round-up of such blog posts that caught the attention of the hosts and made an impact. The reviews are even-handed and stick with the facts. There are not tirades or pet agendas. You receive a broad cross-section of biblioblogosphere. Very informative.
Great podcast!
good topics; good interaction!
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