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AuthorTalk

by Ron Way

Interviews of Religious and Spiritual Authors

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Episodes

  1. Episode 73 Crossan Part II

    Biblical scholar Dominic Crossan takes explains why in Western Christianity you are individually saved, and in the East, all are saved by Jesus.

  2. Episode 72 Crossan Part I

    Biblical scholar, Dom Crossan, says that in the Eastern Orthodox belief, everyone goes to heaven... not so in the West.

  3. Episode 71 Robert Cargill

    Discovery of the Prophet Isaiahs's Signature?

  4. Episode 70 Nick Megoran

    Warlike Christians in an Age of Violence

  5. Episode 69 Bonus Courtney Lee

    Mary is venerated in the Islam faith, perhaps even more so than Christianity.

  6. Episode 68 Courtney Lee

    The Virgin Mary Comes with Baggage - The Black Madonna

  7. Episode 67 Part-2 William Walker

    Surprises from the Letters of Apostle Paul

  8. Episode 66 Part-1 William Walker

    Surprises from the Apostle Paul

  9. Episode 65 Carlos Richard

    Abuse and Violence in the Black Church

  10. Episode 64 Andrew Walton

    Have you ever wondered where Jesus came up with his life stories and parables? What happened to Jesus in his youth that might have brought forth these memorable parables and stories?

  11. Episode 63 Michael Gorman

    The Apostle Paul thought that he spoke for God. Did he?

  12. Episode 62 - Ken Evers-Hood

    The author makes the case for a fully human Jesus. He got angry, he had limited knowledge, he made mistakes, and he changed his mind. What kind of a messiah is that?

  13. Episode 61 Michael White Part 2

    In this second part of the interview, Dr. Michael White explores references to homosexuality in the New Testament.

  14. Episode 60: Michael White

    In this two-part interview, Dr. Michael White explores references to homosexuality in the Old Testament. Episode 61 will add the New Testament.

  15. Episode 57: Kevin Neece

    "The Gospel of Star Trek, The Original Crew"

  16. Episode 58: Graham Hancock Part 1

    Graham Hancock sold over 7 million copies of his last book, now I interview Graham for his new book, "Magicians of the Gods." Part 1 of a 2 part series.

  17. Episode 56: Jerry Walls

    Interview of the author of the new book, "Does God Love Everyone?"

  18. Episode 55: Part Two The Authentic Letters of Paul

    The host interviews 3 Paul scholars about their book. Now, for the first time you will read Paul's letters in plain English and see the amazing difference between it and the King James translation. A facinating interview!

  19. Episode 54: The Authentic Letters of Paul

    The host interviews 3 Paul scholars about their book. Now, for the first time you will read Paul's letters in plain English and see the amazing difference between it and the King James translation. A facinating interview!

  20. Episode 53: Bonus Segment Dr. Jeffrey Long

    In this short 4 min. Bonus Segment, I asked Dr. Long what his personal beliefs were—and how they changed—after concluding this decade long scientific study of NDEs.

  21. Episode 52: Part Two Dr. Jeffrey Long

    Near-Death and the scientific proof of God by Jeffrey Long, M.D.

  22. Episode 51: Dr. Jeffrey Long

    NY Times Bestseller: Records show Near Death Experiences (NDEs) prove the existence of God.

  23. Episode 51: Parenting a Parent with Dementia

    Interview of Author of "Parenting a Parent with Dementia." The love and bond that children and parents have with one another. But what happens when the parent gets older, and begins to act differently or oddly? What happens when their minds begin to fail, filters fall away, and fantasy takes...

  24. Episode 49: John Nugent

    Ron interviews an Evangelical author who says, "For centuries, Christians sought to rescue people from this world. Today, we're trying to fix it..." which the author feels can be quite dangerous.

  25. Episode 48: Michael Camp

    ​What if the modern American church has its Christian history wrong? According to ex-evangelical Michael Camp, most American believers fail Christian History 101.

  26. Episode 47: John Cobb

    Did Christianity get it wrong about God? Interview of author of a new book called, "Jesus' Abba; The God Who Has Not Failed."

  27. Episode 46: Bart Ehrman

    Host, Ron Way, reviews Ehrman's new book, "Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior"

  28. Episode 45: Tom Sine

    Live Like You Give a Damn! A possible solution to declining churches.

  29. Episode 44: Nate Phillips

    These Churches Are Failing!

  30. Episode 43: Tim Sherratt

    Is There a Christian Politics for the 21st Century? Part II

  31. Episode 42: Tim Sherratt

    Is There a Christian Politics for the 21st Century? Part I

  32. Episode 41: Ronald Way

    Like Paul's vision of Jesus on the way to Damascus, the author describes a similar experience he had on a public beach which led him half way around the world to Egypt and Israel.

  33. Raiders of the Lost Ark — Will the Real Indiana Jones Please Stand Up!

    Hear archeologist, Vindy Jones, tell you how they found the only remaining sample of the Anointing Oil (used to anoint the kings of Israel and the Messiah when he comes), and incense from the Temple in Jerusalem to purify the new Temple when it is built.

  34. Episode 39: Robert Nelson - Part II

    We continue to explore the scientific evidence of an intelligence beyond the physical with the author, Robert Nelson, mathematician and economist.

  35. Episode 38: Robert Nelson

    Is there a God? Very Probably. Take a mathematician, then add a PhD in Economics from Princeton University, stir the soup of the Big Bang, and you get God? The answer is a resounding YES, and he will prove it! Probably.

  36. Episode 37: Rob Muthiah

    The Sabbath Experiment. Is there a reason to keep the Sabbath in this 24/7 world? Find out from our author, Rob Muthiah.

  37. Episode 36: Accordance Bible Software

    Ron interviews one of the developers of the Accordance Bible Software. This is the software that the host of AuthorTalk, Ron Way, uses.

  38. Episode 35 Jayadvaita Swami

    This cross-cultural exploration in self-realization and spiritual awakening brings India's most celebrated classic of wisdom (the Bhagavad-gita) into dialogue with the most radically powerful wisdom book of the Hebrew scriptures (Ecclesiastes).

  39. Episode 34 Ronald Way

    The host of AuthorTalk talks about his book, "The Disciple: The Writing of the First Gospel."

  40. Episode 33 Amy-Jill Levine

    Jesus taught with parables and stories: the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, the Mustard Seed, etc. We’ve all heard them. Ministers and priests have used them to teach us about God, forgiveness and love for centuries, but do we really understand them? Do we understand them the way that Jesus…

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  41. Episode 31: Dr. Tawfik Hamid Part II

    Part 2 of series with author of "Inside Jihad: How Radical Islam Works, Why it Should Terrify Us, How to Defeat it."

  42. Episode 32: Diana Butler Bass

    The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. The author argues that what appears to be a decline actually signals a major transformation in how people understand and experience God.

  43. Episode 30: Dr. Tawfik Hamid

    Part 1 of a 2-part series with past associate of al-Zawahiri (the man who replaced Osama bin Laden). His book is named, "Inside Jihad; How Radical Islam Works, Why It Should Terrify Us, How to Defeat It"

  44. Episode 29: N.T. Wright

    Part 2 of 2-part series with the famous New Testament and Paul scholar, Tom Wright. The author shares his vision of Paul vs the vision of other New Testament scholars and theologians.

  45. Episode 28: N.T. Wright

    Part 1 of a 2-part series with the famous New Testament and Paul scholar, Tom Wright. Wright explores the Apostle Paul and his first century world and our vision of Paul and his world today.

  46. Episode 26: Theodore Lewis

    Interview the author about his book, "Theology and the Disciplines of the Foreign Service; the World's Potential to Contribute to the Church." Not only is the author an Anglican priest, but he also served 29 years as an officer in the foreign service of the United States.

  47. Episode 25 - Part II of "Chronicles of Tao, The Secret Life of a Taoist Master"

    The author tells of incredible fighting skills of the Taoist masters in China. Go to http://www.crossingtheline.me/rons-blog to read about the host's encounter and testing by the Master himself.

  48. Episode 24 "Chronicles of Tao, The Secret Life of a Taoist Master"

    The host interviews the author of this fascinating story about a living Chinese Taoist Master.

  49. Episode 23: "The Disciples Prayer"

    "The Disciples Prayer: The Prayer Jesus Taught in its Historical Setting". Christians around the world recite the "Lord's Prayer" daily, but what exactly are they praying for—and what did it mean to Jesus in his own time? Jesus did not mean to teach a unique understanding of God; the prayer had…

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  50. Episode 22: "Killing from the Inside Out"

    Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War. It is a book about “Just War” and our damaged warriors that come back from them; but here is what grabbed my interest, over half of his book deals with Jesus’ philosophy of non-violence and how he might react to the world in which we find...

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Interviews of Religious and Spiritual Authors

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