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Experiential Theology

by Juan C. Torres & Benjamin Nasmith

A minimal creed, an ample science, and maximal faith--that is our aim. --P.T. Forsyth

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Episodes

  1. [S1|E24]: Kenosmas

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about Christmas via the famous kenosis passage in Philippians 2, instead of using the traditional Christ birth narratives.

  2. [S1|E23]: Pascal’s Night of Fire! 🔥

    In this episode, Ben and I discuss Blaise Pascal’s night of fire, and the Memorial he wrote and carried with him for the rest of his life… https://ccel.org/ccel/pascal/memorial/memorial.i.html

  3. [S1|E22]: The Book of Job!

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about the book of Job and how it relates to the Gospel message of the New Testament.

  4. [S1|E21]: Albert Schweitzer!

    In this episode we talk about a giant in modern Protestant theology, Albert Schweitzer. Listen and find out why we consider him to be an exemplary experiential theologian!

  5. [S1|E20]: God, the World, and Modern Physics

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about God, the World, and Modern Physics.

  6. [S1|E19]: Paradox and Experience in Theology

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about the role of paradox and experience in theology, using Kiekegaard as a starting point. The book we reference in this episode is ::The Moment Before God:: by Martin J. Heinecken.

  7. [S1|E18]: A belated Trinity Sunday

    In this episode, Ben and Juan finally talk about the doctrine of the Trinity.

  8. [S1|E17]: The Treasure of the Gospel of the Glory of Christ in Paul’s Jar of Clay

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about apocalypticism as the background to Paul’s theology, and then apply it to 2 Corinthians 4!

  9. [S1|E16]: Paul and the Powers

    In this episode, Ben and Juan discuss Paul’s work in Ephesus, as portrayed in Acts 19. Ben preached a sermon on this text recently. Here’s the link: http://nextchurch.sermon.net/21771102

  10. [S1|E15]: Towards a Christology of Divine Pathos

    In this episode, Ben and Juan continue their conversation on a theology of divine pathos, applying it now to the realm of Christology.

  11. [S1|E14]: Towards a Theology of Divine Pathos

    In this episode, Ben and Juan talk about developing a theology of divine pathos using Abraham Heschel’s masterful book The Prophets.

  12. [S1|E13]: Discussion on 1 Corinthians 1-2

    In this episode, Ben and Juan read and discuss their way through one of their favorite Pauline texts: 1 Corinthians 1-2.

  13. [S1|E12]: Responsibility

    In this episode, Ben and Juan discuss chapter 3 of Martin Hägglund’s This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.

  14. [S1|E11]: Love, Secular and Religious

    In this episode, Ben and Juan continue their discussion of the book This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom. This time they focus on the subject of love as dealt with in the book.

  15. [S1|E10]: Time and Eternity

    In this episode, Ben and Juan discuss the concepts of time and eternity, in the context of human love and mourning, using chapter one of Martin Hägglund’s This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.

  16. [S1|E9]: Secular Faith vs Religious Faith

    In this episode 9, Ben and Juan talk about the introduction to This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom by Martin Hägglund, an excellent book we hope to entice all our readers to pick up and read.

  17. [S1|E8]: The Distinctive Thing in Christian Experience

    In this episode Ben and Juan talk about this P.T.Forsyth essay from 1908: https://experientialtheology.hcommons.org/archives/169

  18. [S1|E7]: Religion Private and Public

    In this episode, Ben and Juan loosely discuss the central insights of P.T.Forsyth on the subject of Religion as private and public, as found in the two articles below. https://archive.org/details/PTFConversionGood https://archive.org/details/PTFConversionGood

  19. [S1|E6]: P.T.Forsyth on the Eucharist

    In this episode we talk about the central insights we found in P.T.Forsyth’s “Sacramentalism the True Remedy for Sacerdotalism.” https://pmoser.sites.luc.edu/ptforsytharchive/ForsythSacramentalismNasmith1898.pdf

  20. [S1|E5]: Bible Reading Tips

    In this episode, Juan and Ben share some bible reading tips. A timely episode given the fact that lots and lots of Christians recommit to reading scripture in the new year upon us.

  21. [S1|E4]: The Atonement in Modern Religious Thought—Part 2

    In this episode, Juan and Ben finish their discussion of P.T.Forsyth’s observations on the Atonement, using an essay he published in 1907. https://experientialtheology.hcommons.org/archives/category/pt-forsyth/articles-pt-forsyth

  22. [S1|E3]: The Atonement in Modern Religious Thought--Part 1

    In this episode, Ben and Juan go over some of P.T.Forsyth's observations on the Atonement, using an essay he published in 1907. https://experientialtheology.hcommons.org/archives/category/pt-forsyth/articles-pt-forsyth

  23. [S1|E2]: Revelation & the Bible

    In this episode, Juan and Ben discuss P.T. Forsyth’s “Revelation and the Bible.” PDF/EPub/Kindle available here: https://experientialtheology.hcommons.org/archives/171

  24. [S1|E1]: Introduction

    In this episode, Ben and Juan introduce themselves and share a few introductory remarks with regard to Experiential Theology.

  25. Experiential Theology Trailer

    Preview of what is to come in the podcast: “A minimal creed, an ample science, and maximal faith—that is our aim.” —P.T.Forsyth

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A minimal creed, an ample science, and maximal faith--that is our aim. --P.T. Forsyth

HOSTED BY

Juan C. Torres & Benjamin Nasmith

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