Host Jason Harris holds conversations with thoughtful leaders about the most pressing issues of our day and ideas for how to navigate the confusing times in which we live.
Professor and psychologist Mark Yarhouse offers a compassionate, faith-based guide to understanding gender dysphoria, defining key terms, and helping Christians respond with wisdom, love, and grace.
With fresh insight and perspective, historian Tom Holland discusses the radical strangeness of Christianity and the wholly unexpected, charismatic figure of Jesus, who should remain curious to us all.
The trend of declining adult church attendance is real, but so is the potential for Christians to engage the dechurched in thoughtful, productive ways. Michael Graham offers wise insight on how.
Author and sociologist James Davison Hunter takes a look at democracy and the Church in America through the lens of culture, which he proposes is the country’s primary influencer — and instigator.
Former university president Nathan Hatch discusses higher education and the political captivity of the church, focusing not on the problems but on the opportunity for positive Christian influence.
Author Rebecca McLaughlin acknowledges the common mishandling of scripture in relation to gender and sexuality but argues that stepping closer to — not abandoning — God’s Word is the proper response.
Pastor and author Sam Allberry’s commitment to a scriptural understanding of sex, sexuality, and singleness reveals how important it is that the Church’s actions affirm a sound biblical sexual ethic.
Christian leaders today are increasingly expected to weigh in on current events. In the first episode of season two, Michael Wear considers the value Christians can bring to the public square.
Instead of avoiding politics and religion, Stanford Law professor Michael McConnell addresses a wide variety of issues connected to them and offers advice for how to mix them in all the right ways.
We continue the conversation with Eric Gregory about Augustine and how Christians can find inspiration in the past to resist present polarizing cultural choices and instead creatively address them.
Princeton professor Eric Gregory reflects on his personal faith, the state of the broader Church in America, and why Augustine is so relevant in the tumultuous times of our current cultural moment.
Critical theory has recently been the topic of complex public debate. Christopher Watkin suggests that the Apostle Paul offers a framework for how Christians should engage and assess critical theory.
Racial division and political polarization cause discouragement and pessimism for many in the church. Tony Lowden is no stranger to these topics. He shares insight into paving new pathways of unity.
Biblical reconciliation advocate John Perkins joins Charles Marsh to discuss the civil rights movement’s Christian origins and ensuing fragmentation plus the Church’s vital role in our divisive times.
Charles Marsh argues that there are lessons we can learn from Deitrich Bonhoeffer’s heroic resistance to evil in 1930s Germany and apply in America today, despite differences between the two worlds.
Should we abandon the term “evangelical” due to how much it’s been politicized? David Bebbington suggests that we owe it to fellow Christians to reclaim the term and the movement it represents.
Our conversation with professor David Bebbington looks at the criteria that should be used to identify an evangelical and why this matters as we consider the contemporary state of the Church.
Many Christians wonder how to pursue justice and racial reconciliation from a biblical point of view. We speak with Dr. George Yancey about a unifying approach to confronting racial issues in America.
In this second part of our conversation with Mark Noll, we discuss the progression of the term “evangelical” over time and advice on how to decrease political polarization within the Church.
In this episode, scholar and historian Mark Noll seeks to detangle confusion surrounding the term “evangelical” by discussing critical inflection points in the history of evangelicalism.
In a continuation of our conversation with N.T. Wright, we discuss a theology of politics, the state of evangelicalism, and advice for those who are troubled by the splintering of the Church.
In this episode with N.T. Wright, we discuss specific issues contributing to the fragmentation of the Church in America and consider the Church’s role in teaching people how to think and do so wisely.
