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Talking Theology
Talking Theology is the podcast of Cranmer Hall Durham, where we explore the best of academic theology, and think creatively about how theological insights can shape Christian life, ministry, and mission in today’s world.
Episodes
98 episodes
Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy - How, in the Struggle Against Racism, Can Theology Help us Reimagine the Future, Transform the Present, and Redeem the Past?
How did the murder of George Floyd confront us with the reality of racism and its impact? How does theology tell stories that recognise the intrinsic value of each human story? What is the concept of Afrofuturism and how might it help us think ...
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Maggi Dawn - If the whole earth is the Lord’s, how should we worship?
How do we talk about contemporary worship in a way that describes what is actually going on in the Church today? How do we keep our worship faithful to our beliefs? How do we ensure worship includes both intimacy and awe? And why is worship abo...
Joseph Webster - What Can Immersing Ourselves in the Beliefs of Others Contribute to Our Own Lives of Faith?
What's it like to live in the constant anticipation of the end of time? How do communities which see time as short live out their faith and interpret the world around them? How does the study of communities such as the Plymouth Brethren or Jeho...
Nick Baines - Why is engaging in politics part of Christian faithfulness in our world today?
Why should Christians be involved in politics? How can theology ask real world questions? What can we learn from Dietrich Bonhoeffer about how theology and politics need to go together? What are the challenges of engaging in faith and politics ...
Isabelle Hamley - How does the Bible help us embrace justice, beyond judgement?
What do the stories and laws of the Old Testament teach us about a God of justice? How does the incarnation of Jesus shape the way we see issues of justice and mercy today? How does the cross hold mercy and justice together? How can facing up t...
Elizabeth Hare - What Does The Old Testament Teach Us About Our Loneliness and How God Can Meet Us In It?
What is loneliness and how does the Bible, and particularly the Old Testament, talk about it?How does the Old Testament's description connect with what we've learned about loneliness in the last 20 years?Why does God care about lonely h...
Mike Snape - What Can History Teach Us About a Christian Response to War?
What are the different voices in Scripture across the Old and New Testaments on war and conflict?How can a war ever be just? And why does the Just War tradition still matter today?How does the story of Anglicans living in a time o...
Karen Kilby - Suffering, Mystery and Christian Doctrine: Why Do Limits Matter for Theology?
What does it mean to be a theologian, and how does it relate to the everyday faith of the Church? What is a wise theological response to the problem of evil? How can we approach suffering without denying it on the one hand, or sacralising it on...
Peniel Rajkumar - Mission from the Margins: How can paying attention to the witness of the global church renew and reinvigorate Christian mission?
What does it mean to approach theology ‘feet-first’? Why should churches in the UK and the West more generally engage with global theologies, and what might they learn in the process? What are some ways in which the history of Christian mission...
Simeon Zahl - Emotion, Embodiment and the Spirit: What's experience got to do with Christian doctrine?
How should we think about the place of experience in Christian discipleship, and in what ways can the doctrine of the Holy Spirit help us to approach it wisely? How might paying attention to the emotional and embodied dimension of Christian doc...
Karowei Dorgu - We Care, God Heals: How Can Faith and Medicine Work Together for Human Flourishing?
How do culture and belief affect the way different people see faith and science? How can faith and science work together for healing? How does the concept of a creative tension help us see faith and medicine as complementary? And how is scienti...
Althea Wilkinson - How Can Studying the Stars Help Us Encounter the God of Creation?
How might the study of astronomy shape the way we see the world and the way we see ourselves? How might scientific endeavours be part of pursuing knowledge about God? What role do questions pay in the work of science and faith? ...
Steven Croft - How Does The Christian Faith Help Us Reimagine Human Flourishing In A World Of AI?
Is Artificial Intelligence just about robots in the future or technology in the present? What are the tensions between human flourishing and human fallibility in the development of AI? How do different world views and value systems affect the w...
Tom McLeish - Created for Creativity: What is the Role of Imagination in Scientific Exploration?
How might medieval history help us rethink contemporary assumptions about science? How does being made in the image of God affirm our vocation to creativity? How do poetry and science belong together? How do contemplation and ...
Praveen Sethupathy - How Does the Study of the Human Genome Add Surprising Colour to Our Vision of the Creator God?
Why is genomics one of the most exciting areas of scientific discovery today? Where is God to be encountered in the study of the human genome? What role do faith and doubt play in scientific exploration? How do genomic discove...
Mark Harris - How Does Thinking about Miracles Offer Fresh Insight into Science/Religion Dialogue?
How do science and theology come together to transform the way we look at the world? How has the philosophy of science affected the way we think about miracles, in the Bible and today? How might studying history be a bridge between science and ...
Bethany Sollereder - How Do Theology and Science Together Help Us Rethink Suffering in Our Evolving World?
Does suffering belong to a good creation, or is it just a result of the fall? How does evolution challenge traditional understandings of the presence of suffering in out world? What does God's power and love look like in a world of ...
Jonathan Jong - What Does Psychology Have To Offer The Life Of The Church Today?
What does studying human behaviour have to offer the dialogue between science and faith? What might religious perspectives have to offer studies in human behaviour? How does the fear of death affect belief? And what can theology learn from the ...
Nick Spencer - What’s The Story Of Science And Faith And What’s It Got To Go With Being Human?
What do people mean when they talk about science and religion, and why do those assumptions matter? Where does the science and religion conflict myth come from and how is it perpetuated today? How does exploring our humanity help us navigate th...
Anna Rowlands - What Is A Theology of Migration And How Does It Speak To Christians Today?
What happens when we read scripture as the story of God’s migrant peoples? How has the Church both flourished and failed in embracing migrant communities? How does Catholic Social Teaching help us engage theologically with the lived experiences...
Simon Gathercole - Jesus BC: Do the Gospels Present an Eternal Jesus?
What do we mean by the 'pre-existence' of Jesus, and where do we find it in the Bible? Do the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke present Jesus as just a special prophet, or something more? How do the four Gospels present a coherent view of Chri...
Gerard Charles - How Do We Live Faithfully in a Multi-Faith World?
How did Jesus and the early Church engage with people of other faiths? What does the Christian idea of salvation look like in a multi-faith context? Why is being a better neighbour part of living out our Christian calling? How might the Christi...
Sanjee Perera - Why is the Church Called to Embody the Good News of Belonging?
What does psychology have to say about identity and belonging in the world and the church? How does Scripture challenge the idea that belonging to one another involves being homogenous? How do stories of people being excluded within the church ...
Robert Song - Birth, Death, and Everything In-Between: Why does a Theological Response to Bioethics Matter Today?
What is bioethics and why does it dominate our ethical discussions today? What stories about our bodies does our culture tell us, and what might a theological account look like? How does a Christian view of life on earth challenge ideas of auto...
Ian Galloway - How Does the Gospel of John Invite Us into Friendship with God?
What is it that's so special about the Gospel of John? How do the stories of people meeting Jesus get us to the heart of the Fourth Gospel? What does life as friends of Jesus really involve? And what hope does it offer us today?Ian Gall...