Talking Theology
The podcast of Cranmer Hall, the theological college within St John's College, Durham University. We explore life’s big questions, and look to join the dots between theology, church, and the world. Philip Plyming, Warden of Cranmer Hall, is joined by a wide range of guests with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Talking Theology
John Barclay - How should God's gift shape the church?
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Philip Plyming
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Season 1
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Episode 5
Why do we give and receive gifts? How is the Apostle Paul's understanding of gift different to that of the world in which he lived? How does the gift of Christ challenge our sense of status and hierarchy? And what might a community of gift look like today?
John Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.
For more about John Barclay, see here.