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In All Things Podcast
by Justin Ariel Bailey
Welcome to the In All Things Podcast, where we host conversations with diverse voices about living creatively in God’s created world. Hosted by Justin Ariel Bailey, this podcast complements the creative content found at inallthings.org, the online journal for the Andreas Center at Dordt University.
Episodes
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Restoring a Christian Vision of Work
In episode 75 of the In All Things podcast, Dr. Dave Mulder and Dale Zevenbergen interview Jordan Raynor, bestselling author and leading voice in the faith and work movement, to explore a renewed vision of work as participation in the unfolding goodness and restoration of creation. Raynor will…
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Reclaiming a Christian Imagination
In episode 74 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Dr. Gayle Doornbos, professor of theology at Dordt University, interviews Dr. Justin Ariel Bailey, dean of chapel at Dordt, and discuss his most recent book, Discipling the Diseased Imagination.
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Reckoning with the Call to Stay
In episode 73 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Dr. Gayle Doornbos, professor of theology at Dordt University, interviews Howard Schaap, professor of English at Dordt and author of Brooding Upon the Waters: A Memoir of Farming, Fishing, and Failure in America's Lost Landscape. As part of a...
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Defining Creativity: The Role of AI in Classroom Creativity
In episode 72 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Dr. Dave Mulder and Paul Matthews, Australian teacher, consultant, author, and TEDx speaker, discuss what it means to teach and learn creatively in an AI-driven world. Their conversation invites us to rethink creativity, explore purposeful…
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Living in the Tension
In episode 71 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Sarah Moss invites In All Things blog contributors Donald Roth and Dr. Michael Kearney to discuss what it means to live with discernment in a world marked by complexity and tension. Together, they reflect on how to challenge our blind spots…
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REFLECTING on the Journey - Justin's last episode (ep. 70)
On this 70th episode of the podcast, I sit down with two friends to talk about the podcast itself - because this is my final episode as the host! Some of the topics we discuss: How the podcast started and how it kept going Statistics, highlights (top moment!), and most downloaded episodes The…
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TAKING the Bible "Transfigurally" with Kevin Vanhoozer (ep. 69)
On this episode of the podcast, we interview one of my most trusted teachers, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer (who also happens to be a world class theologian!) It’s a conversation about what it means to read the Bible “transfigurally”: to take seriously the literal meaning of the text but also to make sure…
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REFRAMING Worldview Education with Simon Kennedy (ep. 68)
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Simon Kennedy about his buzzy new book Against Worldview. It’s a book that is provocative in the best way, especially for anyone who has used the phrase “Christian worldview,” in an educational context. It asks what we mean when we say worldview and...
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PURSUING Safety and Courage with Jeremy Lundgren (ep. 67)
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Jeremy Lundgren about his new book on a theology of safety. It’s a conversation about the uniquely modern way that we pursue safety and what it means to hold the value of safety in tension with other virtues like courage, and in light of the call of...
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PAINTING Possibility and Pain with Matthew Doll (ep. 66)
On this episode of the podcast, I have a live conversation with visual artist Matt Doll about art and faith. It’s a conversation that we got to have in front of a live audience of around 40 students. I found it energizing and inspiring, especially when Matt reads a poem part of the way through....
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TEACHING Christianly with David Mulder (ep. 65)
On this episode of the podcast, we bring you a live interview in collaboration with the co-hosts of the Hallway Conversations podcast. Our featured guest is Dr. David Mulder, who has written a new book: Always Becoming, Never Arriving. This episode is a conversation about the craft of teaching…
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CONTINUING Calvin's Institutes with Dordt's Faculty (ep. 64)
On this special bonus episode, I'm joined by two other members of the theology faculty to update our listeners on the Calvin's Institutes project, in which about 60 faculty and staff are spending the academic year reading through The Institutes of Christian Religion. At the midpoint of the…
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HOPING in the Dark with Norman Wirzba (ep. 63)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Norman Wirzba about his new book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis. It’s a conversation about the nature of hope, especially in the midst of darkness, where no hope can seem to be found, and how learning to love moves us forward. Among...
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CONTEXTUALIZING Tim Keller with Collin Hansen (ep. 62)
On this episode of the podcast, I interview journalist and author Collin Hansen about his new book titled Tim Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. The conversation explores a prominent model of evangelism and cultural engagement by a Reformed pastor in contemporary times. Among the...
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RELOCATING Calvin with Ruben Rosario Rodriguez (ep. 61)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez, about his new book Calvin for the World. Dr. Rosario makes what might be to some a surprising argument: that beyond the smaller circles where Calvin is revered, the real Calvin casts a capacious vision for our troubled…
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CLAIMING the Courageous Middle with Shirley Mullen (ep. 60)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Shirley Mullen about book Claiming the Courageous Middle: Daring to Live and Work Together for a more Hopeful Future. Drawing from over four decades of experience in Christian higher education, Dr. Mullen explores what it means to be called to the...
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BECOMING by Beholding with Lanta Davis (ep. 59)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Lanta Davis about her new book, Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation. It’s a conversation about art, beauty, and the riches of the Christian tradition – about how we might put ourselves in a place where we can…
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BREATHING in Beauty with Wesley Vander Lugt (ep. 58)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Wesley Vander Lugt about his new book, Beauty is Oxygen. It’s a conversation about how our souls crave beauty, and how we need beauty both to help us breathe and to help us build. Among the topics we discuss: What it means to say that "beauty is...
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READING Calvin's Institutes with Dordt's faculty - BONUS EPISODE (ep. 57)
On this special bonus episode, a group of theology faculty discuss a project that we’re about to start here at Dordt University, in which we spend the academic year reading through John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion. To orient everyone for the well-over thousand page journey that is…
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DIGNIFYING Work with David Bahnsen (ep. 56)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with David Bahnsen, author of the book Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life. Bahnsen argues that rather than seeking to “balance” work with life, we should see work as a vital component of life, something be received and offered as a gift for the good of...
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DETOXIFYING Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey (ep. 55)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Professor Nancy Pearcey about her new book, The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. It’s a rich conversation that draws on a wealth of social scientific and historical research about masculinity. Among the topics we discuss:...
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CLARIFYING Gender with Abigail Favale (ep. 54)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Abigail Favale about her book The Genesis of Gender. It’s a conversation that seeks clarity about contested questions including feminism, womanhood, and gender identity. Among the topics we discuss: Dr. Favale's story of her journey from…
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UNTANGLING Gender with Fellipe do Vale (ep. 53)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Fellipe do Vale about his book Gender as Love. Gender is a topic of ever-increasing complexity, and that complexity requires a guide who can take us into the weeds with conviction and compassion. Among the topics we discuss: What it means to pursue…
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QUOTING Scripture with Presidents and Kaitlyn Schiess (ep. 52)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Kaitlyn Schiess about her book The Ballot and The Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used And Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here. Among the topics we discuss: Distinguishing between better and worse ways of reading ourselves into the...
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GIVING Thanks with Cornelius Plantinga (ep. 51)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Cornelius Plantinga, about his newly released book on Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks is the Key to Our Well Being. Among the topics we discuss: What it means to say that giving thanks is the key to our well being The relationship between the...
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RECONSIDERING C.S. Lewis with Mark Noll (ep. 50)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with a living legend, historian Mark Noll. Dr. Noll is best known for work in American church history, especially The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. In this conversation we talk about a new book about C.S. Lewis’s reception in America, using it as a lens…
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FACING Evil with Ingrid Faro (ep. 49)
On this episode of the podcast I talk with Dr. Ingrid Faro, an Old Testament scholar and the author of a new book on evil in the Bible, Demystifying Evil: A Biblical and Personal Exploration. Among the topics we discuss: Why it is important to not separate Bible study from life but to do biblical...
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REFUSING Partisan Identity with David French (ep. 48)
On this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by commentator and NYT columnist David French, to talk about politics and his recent book Divided We Fall. We talk partisan polarization, public witness, and I even ask him to give some predictions for the election cycle ahead. Among the questions we...
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INVENTING Art and Learning to See with Katie Kresser (ep. 47)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with an art historian, Dr. Katie Kresser, about how art can train our imaginations to look at our neighbors and the world with dignity and love. She is a writer I follow closely, and her book, Bezalel's Body is the most thought-provoking book I’ve read in…
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MARKING Meaning with Ritual with Amy Davis Abdallah (ep. 46)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Amy Davis Abdallah about her new book, Meaning in the Moment: How Rituals Help Us Move Through Joy, Pain, and Everything in Between. It’s a conversation about the power of ritual and how rituals help us find meaning and direction as we face endings,...
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GUIDING the Good Life with Meghan Sullivan (ep. 45)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Meghan Sullivan about her book The Good Life Method. The book, which is based on a wildly popular course at the University of Notre Dame, prescribes philosophy as care for the soul, teaching us to ask stronger questions about God and what makes for…
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PRACTICING Christian Theology with Kevin Hector (ep. 44)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Kevin Hector about his new book Christianity as a Way of Life. The book is an unusual and illuminating approach to writing a systematic theology, explaining Christianity in terms of practices rather than merely an account of beliefs. Among the…
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ENGAGING Artificial Intelligence with Jason Thacker (ep. 43)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with ethicist Jason Thacker about engaging artificial intelligence. The explosion of AI tools like ChatGPT, has led to both grand visions and grave concerns about the future, including the future of education and the future of work. In this conversation we...
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LOCATING Human Uniqueness with Mary Vanden Berg (ep. 42)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Mary Vanden Berg about her book Aquinas, Science, and Human Uniqueness: An Integrated Approach to What Makes Us Human. The conversation considers what makes humans unique in the face of a scientific culture (that tends to treat humans as mere...
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EXAMINING the Evangelical Imagination with Karen Swallow Prior (ep. 41)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior about her new book, The Evangelical Imagination. It’s a conversation about the stories, images, and metaphors that have shaped evangelical Christianity. Whether or not you consider yourself part of that movement/brand/space,...
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TRYING to Get it Right with the Ruralists (ep. 40)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with two members of the band The Ruralists, Luke Hawley and Laremy Devries, about their new album, Trying. You may recognize the name and their music from the intro and the outro of this podcast. This was the 40th episode of the podcast, and we recorded it...
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DEMYSTIFYING Critical Race Theory with Jeff Liou (ep. 39)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Jeff Liou about his new book Christianity and Critical Race Theory. There are few topics more contentious than CRT, but in this conversation, we simply seek to demystify the discourse, to understand CRT, and to ask where there might be openings and...
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GETTING Out of Bed with Alan Noble (ep. 38)
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Alan Noble about his new book, On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living. Getting out of bed may seem like a simple thing to do, but for many who struggle with mental affliction, getting out of bed is an act of faith and defiance against...
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EMBODYING Praise with David Taylor (ep. 37)
On this episode of the podcast I talk with Dr. David Taylor about his new book, A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship. For those of us who tend to think about worship as primarily a matter of the mind or heart, it’s a reminder about the role our physical…
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DRAMATIZING the Greatest Story with Kathryn Wehr (ep. 36)
On this episode of the podcast, we are speaking with Dr. Kathryn Wehr, about her new annotated edition of Dorothy Sayers’s The Man Born to Be King, a series of 12 radio plays broadcast and published 80 years ago during the Second World War. It is a fascinating conversation of the unique...
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FINDING Messiah with Jennifer Rosner (ep. 35)
On this episode of the podcast, we are speaking with the Dr. Jennifer Rosner, about her book Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel. Dr. Rosner is a Jewish believer in Jesus Christ, and in this episode, she tells us her story, as well as the story of how these two deeply...
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STRETCHING the Poetic Imagination with Drew Jackson (ep. 34)
On this episode of the podcast, we interview poet Drew Jackson about his recently published collection of poems (God Speaks Through Wombs and Touch the Earth) in conversation with the gospel of Luke. Among the topics we discuss: The role of imagination as a pastor and as a poet How the Christian...
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UPDATING Calvinism for the Modern World with Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto (ep. 33)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto about their new book, Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction (Lexham Press). We know that our listeners come from many different theological traditions other than our own, and although this discussion may at times go into...
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SLOWING Down to Hear Creation’s Song with Kristen Page (ep. 32)
On this episode of the In All Things podcast, we speak with Dr. Kristen Page about her new book, The Wonders of Creation: Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle Earth. In this conversation, ecology and fantasy literature come together to train our imagination, practices, and pace. Among the...
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FORGIVING as a Form of Grief with Matthew Ichihashi Potts (ep. 31)
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account. During the conversation, we consider the biblical teaching about forgiveness in the face of lingering grievance and ongoing harm. Among the topics we cover: How some…
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REPENTING and Renewing with Esau McCaulley (ep. 30)
On this episode of the podcast, our guest is Dr. Esau McCaulley. Our conversation revolves around two books, his critically acclaimed book Reading While Black and his brand-new book Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal. This thirtieth episode was special because we recorded it in-person in...
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LOWERING our Expectations with David Zahl (ep. 29)
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with David Zahl about his new book, Low Anthropology. It’s a conversation about the expectations we set on ourselves and others, and how recognizing and reckoning with human limitation, doubleness, and self-centeredness opens up space for both grace and...
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DEVELOPING a Personality with Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe (ep. 28)
On this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by a guest co-host Dr. Mark Christians, and together we interview Dr. Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe about her new book The Person in Psychology and Christianity: A Faith-Based Critique of Five Theories of Social Development. Among the topics we discuss: Why...
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DISCERNING Cultural Wisdom & Foolishness with William Dyrness (ep. 27)
On this episode of the podcast, I had the special treat of interviewing my doctoral supervisor, William (Bill) Dyrness about his new book, The Facts on the Ground: A Wisdom Theology of Culture. I tell the story of how I came to study with Bill, and talk shop with him about our shared interest in...
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EQUIPPING for Political Engagement with Stephanie Summers (ep. 26)
On this episode of the podcast I talk with Stephanie Summers, the CEO of the Center for Public Justice about Christian political engagement as love of neighbor, and engagement that goes beyond presidential politics. Among the topics we discuss: Stephanie's story of deepening her youthful activism...
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Welcome to the In All Things Podcast, where we host conversations with diverse voices about living creatively in God’s created world. Hosted by Justin Ariel Bailey, this podcast complements the creative content found at inallthings.org, the online journal for the Andreas Center at Dordt University.
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