Bill Borror
Co-Host of New Persuasive Words
I was born in West Virginia and raised in South Central Pa. Starting in college, I worked with youth first in a church and then for five years with Young Life. After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary, I spent 25 years as Presbyterian Minister, serving churches in Texas, New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia. I am a doctoral candidate at Drew University and have taught seminary classes in Church History, Biblical Studies, and Practical Theology. I have spent the last ten years involved in interfaith work, initially as a member of the national Jewish-Presbyterian dialogue team and most recently as a fellow with the Christian Leadership Initiative of AJC & Shalom Hartman Institute. I am currently consulting with non-profit and faith based organizations, mentoring professionals and giving spiritual direction. I am also the Director of Adult Education and Stewardship at Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. I have a growing family, whose latest addition is a grandson Dominic Valentine, born 10/16/14.
Bill Borror has hosted 224 Episodes.
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Episode 112: Peace, Love and Understanding
March 18th, 2017 | 27 mins 35 secs
We continue to talk about Tomas Halik, love, and what love looks like in what seems like tumultuous times.
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Episode 111: Love and The Remoteness of God
March 15th, 2017 | 32 mins 21 secs
We continue talking about love, inspired by Tomas Halik.
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Episode 110: Love & The Zacchaeus Option
March 13th, 2017 | 27 mins 12 secs
In this episode we give a response to Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option", inspired by Tomas Halik.
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Episode 109: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
March 11th, 2017 | 28 mins 53 secs
We continue to reflect on the nature of love, inspired by the work of Tomas Halik.
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Episode 108: To Know Is To Love
March 9th, 2017 | 27 mins 2 secs
In this episode we keep talking about love. And we recorded it on Scott's birthday.
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Episode 107: All You Need Is Love?
March 6th, 2017 | 32 mins 3 secs
In this episode we talk about what may be the most important thing in human existence: love. Our conversation is inspired by Tomas Halik's newest book.
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Episode 106: Science Versus Faith?
February 21st, 2017 | 32 mins 44 secs
In this episode we look at the relationship between science and faith.
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Episode 105: The Age of Rudeness?
February 19th, 2017 | 28 mins 54 secs
In this episode we talk about the role of rudeness and manners in contemporary life, inspired by a piece in the NY Times magazine.
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Episode 104: Trump Around
February 16th, 2017 | 30 mins 45 secs
We were going to talk about the history and philosophy of science. Then the press conferences happened!
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Episode 103: A New Relativism?
February 10th, 2017 | 30 mins 8 secs
Traditionally relativism has been something that conservatives blamed on liberals. But in a new world of alternative facts is there a new relativism on the rise? We talk about this, and Bill's frustrations after doing a google search.
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Episode 102: American Exceptionalism
February 6th, 2017 | 32 mins 13 secs
In this episode we discuss the concept of American Exceptionalism, in addition to rehashing Bill's recent chastisement by a Facebook Group administrator.
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Episode 101: Natural Law
February 4th, 2017 | 36 mins 56 secs
The most recent Supreme Court Nominee is Neil Gorsuch. Mr. Gorsuch is a respected legal scholar and intellectual whose work has focused on, among other things, natural law. He wrote a monograph on the topic which served as his doctoral thesis at Oxford. We talk a little about natural law and its role in public life.
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Episode 71: Evangelicals Politicizing The Trinity?
August 2nd, 2016 | 54 mins 44 secs
In this episode, which is a crossover with the Theology On Mission podcast, we discuss the current debates in the evangelical world over the Trinity and gender roles in church and society, joined by Geoff Holsclaw.
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Episode 67: Donald Trump Is Born Again (?)
June 28th, 2016 | 32 mins 14 secs
On this episode Bill and Scott cover what could be the religious news story of the year: Donald Trumps born again evangelical experience.
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Episode 66: Should Tragedies Change Our Thinking?
June 18th, 2016 | 31 mins 54 secs
In this episode Bill and Scott spend some time trying to find words to understand the Orlando mass shooting and what it means for thinking about modern life.
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Episode 63: Looking For Love In All The (Wrong?) Virtual Places
May 31st, 2016 | 32 mins 31 secs
In this episode we consider the funny and frightful world of online dating and what it tells us about modern culture and ourselves. Show Notes: This podcast grew out of a piece Scott wrote for Mockingbird. You can find it here: http://www.mbird..com/2016/05/faith-the-future-the-frightening-reality-of-online-dating.