New Persuasive Words

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

297 episodes of New Persuasive Words since the first episode, which aired on August 7th, 2015.

  • Episode 183: Revolution and Reform

    December 2nd, 2017  |  30 mins 44 secs

    In this episode we talk about the 13th century, a century G.K. Chesterton claimed was great because it was one of reform without revolution.

  • Episode 182: Escaping Roy Moore's Evangelicalism

    November 22nd, 2017  |  38 mins 16 secs

    In this episode of the podcast we discuss a recent New York Times piece by UNC historian Molly Worthen.

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    Episode 181: Sober Faith

    November 21st, 2017  |  31 mins 45 secs

    In this episode we consider what it means to have a faith that does not simply react to the turbulent and sometimes outrageous times in which we live, but actually serves as a kind of calming reality in the eye of the storm.

  • Episode 180: Where Does Creativity Come From?

    November 18th, 2017  |  27 mins 27 secs

    In this episode we reflect on the nature of creativity. Where does it come from? What makes it flow? What kills it?

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    Episode 179: Manners, Motives and Public Discourse

    November 10th, 2017  |  28 mins 44 secs

    Inspired by a recent Atlantic piece by Peter Beinart, we talk about what it might take to have more understanding public discourse today.

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    Episode 178: The Euthyphro Problem?

    November 5th, 2017  |  37 mins 3 secs

    In this episode of the podcast we discuss a Platonic dialogue entitled "Euthyphro." It poses timeless questions about the relationship between justice, piety and the nature of truth.

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    Episode 177: Glorious Things Of...?...A Reformation Reflection

    November 1st, 2017  |  56 mins 6 secs

    In this episode we have a conversation with Geoff Holsclaw and David Fitch about the legacy of the Reformation and what it means today.

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    Episode 176: Gods, Gopniks and Godlessness

    October 29th, 2017  |  27 mins 21 secs

    We were recently inspired by something David Bentley Hart wrote about atheism in First Things in 2014. For this we thank Facebook.

  • Episode 175: Is Liberalism Conservative?

    October 21st, 2017  |  34 mins 7 secs

    In this episode we talk about a recent Wall Street Journal piece by "Yoram Hazony" entitled "Is 'Classical Liberalism' Conservative?"

  • Episode 174: What Is Sacred?

    October 20th, 2017  |  36 mins 3 secs

    This week there was a controversy involving President Trump and a phone call he made to the family of a fallen Special Forces soldier who was one of four that died this month in Niger. Trump's Chief of Staff weighed in during a press conference, at one point asking if anything is sacred anymore. We ponder that question.

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    Episode 173: The Eight Hour Sermon?

    October 17th, 2017  |  33 mins 4 secs

    In this episode we discuss a recent book entitled "8 Hours or Less: Writing faithful sermons faster", by Ryan Huguley. We also consider the nature of preaching and the life and calling of preachers.

  • Episode 172: Theology In Outline, Part 6: Where Does One Begin?

    October 14th, 2017  |  30 mins 3 secs

    We continue our revisiting of the Reformation, commemorating its 500th anniversary, through a comparison of brief works of Robert Jenson and Brian Gerrish. In this episode we discuss whether theology should begin with the universal and move to the particular or do it the other way around.

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    Episode 171: Guns

    October 6th, 2017  |  33 mins 43 secs

    In this episode we talk about guns. It wasn't our first choice for today, but reality impinges like that. We also attempt to do justice to the memory of Tom Petty (probably impossible, but it hasn't stopped us yet). May he rest in peace, alongside the countless victims of senseless violence.

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    Episode 170: The Lost Art Of Disagreement

    September 30th, 2017  |  34 mins

    In this episode, recorded on International Podcast Day, we talk about the virtues of real disagreement, built not on misunderstanding but serious attentiveness and comprehension.

  • Episode 169: Theology In Outline, Part 5: The Problem of Evil

    September 27th, 2017  |  28 mins 12 secs

    We continue our revisiting of the Reformation, commemorating its 500th anniversary, through a comparison of brief works of Robert Jenson and Brian Gerrish. In this episode we're looking at the problem of evil.

  • Episode 168: Praying Angry?

    September 23rd, 2017  |  41 mins 3 secs

    In this Friday Night Lights/Bullgeschichte episode we welcome a new guest to the bunker. Brian Toews joins us to talk about imprecatory Psalms, the verses in the Bible that wish bad things on people that have wronged the ones praying. What do we do with these Psalms today?