Regent College Podcast

The Blues and Jazz music  speak to the dissidence, lament, and longing that many experience.  This music is unique in the sense that it finds its roots in the atrocities of slavery and the freedom experienced after emancipation.  The Exodus story was also about a people enslaved and oppressed.  We had a wonderful and enlightening conversation with Dr. Mark Glanville about the intersection of Jazz music and the Exodus story.  This conversation took place in Mark's living room where he played the piano for us.  So we hope you enjoy he conversation and the jazz music. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduThanks for Listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

It is often said that we live in a post-Christian world, especially in the West.  While it may seem that way with a decline in church attendance, shifts in morality, and increasing hostility to Christianity, Dr. Rikk Watts offers a different perspective.  He puts forth that we actually live in the most Christian century and offers a few different reasons why.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduThanks for Listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: https://www.regent-college.edu

What can the letter of Philemon teach us about persuasion?  What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation?  Does one have to have the same worldview to persuade another?  What if the persuasion doesn't go the way you had hoped?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. George Guthrie.   We hope you enjoy the conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Is king David to be looked at as a hero or exemplar?  What might we learn from his life, both the success and failure?  How does fiction open our imagination to the Biblical text?  We discussed these questions and more with Mark Buchanan, who has most recently written a fiction book on the life of David called David: Rise.  Mark also shared with us insight into his early writing career and gave some advise to young writers.  We hope you enjoy this conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Migration is a part of many peoples stories, including the refugee, the newcomer, and the foreigner.  It is also a part of the Biblical story, from Abraham to Joshua and even God as a migrant through Christ.  What might we learn from the experience of migration and how does God as a migrant impact our view of change?  We had a conversation with Dr. Charles Ringma about migration and also discussed Dr. Ringma's book, The Art of Healing Prayer: Bringing Christ's Wholeness to Broken People.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

Sport is a universal activity and contributes to the ethos of societies and cultures.  How are we to understand sport from a theological and Biblical perspective?  Many athletes and fans of sports have a sacred mentality when it comes to the arena of sports.  So are sports sacred? What ways do sports affirm Christ and His gospel and in what ways are they antithetical to it? We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Iwan Russel Jones.  Enjoy! To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How might the categories for race actually contribute to systemic and idealogical racism? Do racial categories accurately classify persons at a biological level?  Does placing individuals in groups or a categories have any Biblical grounding?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Sung, who is a Systematic Theologian and a Spiritual Director.  We also discussed Dr. Sung's journey and experience in spiritual direction.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How is the history of Christianity in South Asia different from that of Western Christianity?  Why is Evangelical Christianity difficult to disconnect from Western Imperialism for Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic ideologies? What can Sri Lankan history teach us about working with grass roots organizations and across religious and denominational lines?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Prabo Mihindukulasuriya who will be teaching at Regent starting Fall 2022.  We hope you enjoy this conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How does art inform us and give us hope in the face of death?  What can art from the past teach us about facing death and how to embrace our finality?  We discussed these questions with Dr. Joy M. Clarkson as well as her new book "Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness Life" , which seeks to cultivate happiness, grit, determination, and humour amidst tragedy and suffering.  We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How are we to understand work and vocation?  What does it mean to have meaningful work and do all people experience this?  Is Sabbath meant to be for followers of Jesus today?  What does the workaholic and idler have in common?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. R. Paul Stevens.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. 

What did the early church believe about Jesus and how did this shape their practices?  Was it common thought within the early church that Christ was coming back within their lifetime?  When and how did this shift?  Evangelicalism has emphasized a personal relationship with Jesus, was there an equivalent to this for the early church?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Joshua Coutts.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.  

How has our understanding of perfection distorted biblical concepts of faith and grace?  How does God’s wrath fit into His goodness? Is compassion and wrath equal in the Godhead?  Does God change or is He unchanging.  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Matthew Lynch who shared with us how scripture actually teaches us to hold these complex realities in tension.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.  

How are we to understand human flourishing in light of limitation and disability?  How can we use technology that promotes human flourishing and promotes relational health as well?  What are we to make of human limitation and disability with the eschaton in view?  We had a conversation about these questions and more with Dr. Eleanor McLaughlin.  We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

 What is the purpose of art in times of crisis and conflict?  How can art bring healing amidst pain and suffering?  What role does art play in a politically polarized culture? We discussed these questions and more with Dr.  Dr. Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin who has written and spoken extensively on the intersection of art, theology, and crisis. We hope you enjoy our conversation.  

Why is music predominant in our worship services and what is it meant for?  How might music even teach us about doctrinal statements such as the trinity?  And why is lament an important aspect within music for the formation of the whole person.  We talked with Dr. Chelle Stearns about these questions.  Dr. Stearns has written and lectured on music, theology, and psychology.  We hope you enjoy this conversation. Also, if this conversation peaks your interest, Dr. Stearns is teaching a summer course called Longing for Shalom: Music Lament in the Christian Imagination. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

What is Biblical wisdom literature?  How does Proverbs fit into the wisdom literature and how does one apply it? What does the fear of the Lord mean and how can one cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord? We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Tremper Longman who has done extensive work in the Old Testament, specifically in wisdom literature.   Also, if this conversation peaks your interest, Dr. Tremper is teaching a summer course called The Book of Proverbs: Developing Wisdom in a Complicated World. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How are we to understand metaphors in the Bible?  What is conceptual metaphor theory and how does this fit into Biblical metaphor?  How can pastors and church leaders engage with the culture using Biblical metaphor's and contemporary metaphors?  We had a conversation around these questions and more with Dr. Beth Stovell. We hope you enjoy our conversation. Also, if this conversation peaks your interest Dr. Stovell is teaching a summer course on Reading and Preaching Biblical Poetry. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

What does the church and scripture have to say in regards to politics and governmental structures?  What is Liberalism and how does it fit into the relationship between church and state?  Should pastors and church leaders talk about politics, take political stances, indorse political leaders, or should they avoid politics all together?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. John M. Owen, who is the Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. Also, if this conversation peaks your interest Dr. Owen is teaching a summer course on Christianity and Politics. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How do the Johannine epistles inform our modern understanding of love?  Why is the power of the gospel most visible among those on the margins?  We had a conversation with Dr. Dennis Edwards about how the power of the gospel is present and visible among those in the marginalized community.  We also discussed how prophets, anger, and love fit into speaking out against injustice.  We hope you enjoy our conversation. Also, if this conversation peaks your interest Dr. Edwards is teaching a summer course on 1, 2, and 3, John. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu

How is Christian hospitality connected to justice?  What does it look like to emulate Christ's hospitality and justice?  Are followers of Jesus supposed to have a balanced life?  Did Christ have a balanced life?  We had a conversation with Dr. Krish Kandiah around these questions and more.  Krish is the founder and director of Home for Good, an organization that provides homes for children who don't have one.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.  Also, if this conversation peaks your interest Dr. Kandiah is teaching a summer course called Racial Justice and Radical Hospitality: A Biblical Approach.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.edu