New Persuasive Words

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

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

  • Episode 167: Theology In Outline, Part 4: The Nature of Sin

    September 19th, 2017  |  32 mins 33 secs

    We continue our revisiting of the Reformation, commemorating its 500th anniversary, through a comparison of brief works of Robert Jenson and Brian Gerrish.

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    Episode 166: The Challenge of Living in the Present

    September 17th, 2017  |  29 mins 3 secs

    We're taking a break from our "Theology In Outline" series to talk about midlife crises and the challenge of the living in the present. Our conversation was inspired by a NY Times piece and a forthcoming book, both by the philosopher Kieran Setiya.

  • Episode 165: Theology In Outline, Part 3

    September 10th, 2017  |  36 mins 23 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 light of Jenson's recent passing, we focus on his retelling of the story of Jesus, the Resurrection and the Trinity in "Can These Bones Live?"

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    Episode 164: Theology In Outline, Part 2

    August 30th, 2017  |  36 mins 58 secs

    We continue our revisiting of the Reformation through brief works of Robert Jenson and Brian Gerrish. We consider why Jenson moves quickly to the story of Israel after his introduction, whereas Gerrish focuses on the experience of the world as creation.

  • Episode 163: Theology In Outline, Part 1

    August 29th, 2017  |  35 mins 48 secs

    This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. To commemorate it we are considering what it would mean to be continually reforming our understanding of the Gospel and the theological enterprise. We'll be doing this through engaging two brief theological works, one by Robert Jenson and the other by Brian Gerrish.

  • Episode 162: Luther Versus Augustine

    August 26th, 2017  |  39 mins 13 secs

    In this episode we consider the difference between the traditional Augustinian conception of the spiritual life and Martin Luther's conception of it.

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    Episode 161: Bullgeschichte: Nietzsche and the Neo-Nazis, with Ben Maddison

    August 21st, 2017  |  41 mins 8 secs

    On this Bullgeschichte episode we welcome Ben Maddison to the bunker. Ben is an Episcopal priest serving in Southern New Jersey. He joins us to talk about the way the Alt-Right (as well as many others) completely misread the work of Friedrich Nietzsche.

  • Episode 160: A Lasting Hope

    August 18th, 2017  |  34 mins 54 secs

    In this episode we consider where to find hope at a time that seems for many so dark in our country right now.

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    Episode 159: Anxiety and Hope

    August 15th, 2017  |  31 mins 41 secs

    Where do we go from here? That seems to be the question of the moment. We live in a tribal, angry, isolated culture. New York Times columnist David Brooks has some ideas that we like in his most recent column. So we decided to do a little riffing off of him. We even go from the 21st century to the 16th at the end.

  • Episode 158: Bullgeschichte: Horton hears a...?, with Nikki Kelley Kleinberg

    August 15th, 2017  |  47 mins 20 secs

    Our guest for this bullgeschichte episode is Nikki Kelley Kleinberg. She's a United Methodist pastor and a hospital chaplain. We talk about a wide range of things, including the theology of Dr. Seuss.

  • Episode 157: Charlottesville Reflection Roundtable, hosted by the Crackers and Grape Juice Podcast

    August 14th, 2017  |  1 hr 11 mins

    We were grateful to be invited to participate in a roundtable discussion about the recent events in Charlottesville and what they mean for our country and the church. It was hosted by our friends at the Crackers and Grape Juice podcast.

  • Episode 156: The Death of Ambition

    August 9th, 2017  |  28 mins 19 secs

    In this episode we discuss ambition, mortality and everything in between. Our conversation was inspired by Bill's recent article in The Mockingbird print magazine.

  • Episode 155: Bullgeschichte, Friday Night Lights & Law/Gospel, with Adam Morton

    August 4th, 2017  |  40 mins 25 secs

    |n this Bullgeschichte/Friday Night Lights episode we talk with the Prince of Lutherans (according to us), Adam Morton. He and Bill argue the finer points of Luther and Lutheranism. Scott cracks bad jokes.

  • Episode 154: T.S. Eliot on Revelation

    August 3rd, 2017  |  31 mins 18 secs

    In this episode we consider an essay T.S. Eliot wrote as an introduction on the topic of revelation in the modern world in a volume that listed among its contributors renowned theologians like Karl Barth and Gustav Aulen.

  • Episode 153: We Need Humanism

    July 31st, 2017  |  33 mins 3 secs

    We read a weird article. It looks like the atheist left is getting as crazy as the evangelical right. We're nervous.

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    Episode 152: The Hermeneutics Episode?

    July 28th, 2017  |  40 mins 5 secs

    We don't talk hermeneutics very often on this podcast. At least explicitly. But Jace Broadhurst got us talking about it. It's Bullgeschichte and Friday Night Lights rolled into one! God help us all.