The Christian Humanist

General Introduction – Nathan levels up! – Listener feedback – Christian naturism – Rogers, Rogers everywhere – Telos and Matthew 5:48 – Christian college and losing one’s faith – The…

General Introduction – Stay tuned ‘til the end for listener feedback Aristotelian Psychology – What does Aristotle mean by soul? – The soul and the body – Dante’s interpolation –…

Knowing Reception What is a Jesus Feminist? Foreword by Rachel Held Evans Reading Tone and structure Paul and silence Female community and spiritual midwives Marriage and mutual submission Experiencing God…

General Introduction  – Our special guest – Listener feedback – I dream of The Christian Humanist Podcast – C.S. Lewis and universalism – In which we explain pop culture to…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 13 April 2014 (Palm Sunday, Year A) Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29  • Matthew 21:1-11 When they were merely a story, a rumor of a movement up north, I…

The Gospel and the Mind: Recovering and Shaping the Intellectual Life by Bradley G. Green Crossway.  181 pp.  16.99 Sometimes folks who have recently learned about the synoptic gospels’ emphasis…

General Introduction – A full slate of PhDs – Listener feedback – Some Lewis corrections and additions – A technical comment, plagued by technical problems – Yes, Grubbs knows about…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 6 April 2014 (Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A) Ezekiel 37:1-14  • Psalm 130  • Romans 8:6-11  • John 11:1-45 Ezekiel 37 is a text that I could preach more different…

Some time ago (too long, really), our friend Todd Pedlar sent along a link to an interesting article about recent trends in Freshman Composition, “Look What Freshman Composition Has Become.” …

Knowing “complementarian” vs “egalitarian” How this book is set up and why The Vaginagate controversy Reception and reviews: muddying the waters in a positive way? Reading A quick (okay, not…

General Criticism – Dr. David Grubbs! – Listener feedback – Lewis as gateway drug – The Christian Feminist Podcast – Swearing on the podcast! Brave New World or 1984? –…

Knowing Biblical precedence or mandate for adoption: The story of Moses; James 1:27, Deuteronomy 10:18 Recent church-led focus on the practice and the “orphan crisis” A decline in international adoptions…

A note: You may notice a marked difference in tone between the General Introduction and the rest of the episode. This is because they were recorded on two different days.…

General Introduction – Getting on up there – In almost-Spring Break – Grubbsy’s back! – Listener feedback – Terence Malick – Where to start with Updike – Christian high schools…

General Introduction – Positively doctoral – The informality of Minnesotans Situating “Neighbour Rosicky” – Idealization of immigrant life and tradition – The story’s quaintness – Cather’s critical reputation – The…