If you don’t spend much time around Biblical-studies people, the neologism “parallelomania” might be a new one on you, so let me explain: for different reasons, some writers in Biblical…

History as a practice examines the contingent.  Everything that leaves evidence of having-happened might have happened otherwise, and nothing that has come to be except that it displaced other things…

The Mystery Gang rides again! Alexis Neal, Katie Grubbs, and Laurie Norris talk about the classic Robert Altman film Gosford Park. Introduction Knowing  Summary and background info on Gosford Park Personal…

What does Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution say, and what does it mean for the 2024 election? Listen in as Coyle and Nathan ask those and…

Some of us first encounter them as the wicked city that Jonah eventually visits. For others they’re one of the Asian empires that Herodotus surveys on his way to the…

In today’s Episode, a potential new direction is explored by the City of Man podcast, beginning with a look at polarization in contemporary America.

You have heard that it is said: love your neighbor and hate your enemy.  Translations might differ, but what follows comes across well in most translations: Jesus enjoins those hearing…

In today’s episode, Coyle talks to attorney Matthew Martens about his new book Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal and what changes should be under consideration for the American justice system.

Theology and literature have always seemed a natural pair to me.  In fact, I’ve written a Master’s Thesis examining Ezekiel with the help of William Blake; another digging into Christology…

The stereotype, whether we want to dismantle it or acknowledge it, holds that those who teach college English begin a quest in graduate school to be rid of teaching writing.…

Laurie Norris and Jay Eldred have an lively conversation about what cosplay means to them and how dressing up as someone else helped them both discover who they are. Knowing…

Genesis–Bereshith in the Hebrew–opens with grand narratives of beginnings and generations, and the New Testament starts with four distinctive narrative accounts of Jesus, the anointed one.  For traditions that consider…

Hey Humanists! With Theology Beer Camp 2023 just around the corner (alas, I won’t be here, as I’m trying to be judicious taking days off during year one of my…

Victoria Reynolds Farmer, Blake Miller, Katie Grubbs, and Alexis Neal discuss the recent vote at the Southern Baptist Convention. 

Alexis Neal, Victoria Reynolds Farmer, and Marie Hause discuss Tolstoy’s classic novel. Introduction Knowing  Summary and background info on Anna Karenina Personal experiences and first impressions Reading Comparing Anna and…