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More Christ
by Marcas Ó Conghaile Muirthemne
Welcome to More Christ. I hope to share the good, the true, and the beautiful with the help of guests from around the world, and from an array of fields.
Episodes
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Episode 159: Nick Watts: Is Taxation a Form of Slavery? A Christian Perspective
Is taxation a form of slavery? What does the Bible actually teach about government, freedom and the limits of political power? In this episode of More Christ, I’m delighted to be joined by Nick Watts, author of Taxation Is Slavery: The Biblical Case for Libertarian Politics, to explore his...
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Episode 158: Dr Craig Blomberg: How Do We Know the Bible Can Be Trusted?
How do we know the Bible can be trusted? What reasons do we have for confidence in the Gospel accounts of Jesus, and how should Christians respond to questions about Scripture’s historical reliability? For this episode of More Christ, I am joined by Craig Blomberg, Professor Emeritus of New...
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Episode 157: Dr Gerrit Dawson: Christ’s Incarnation, Descent into Hell, and Ascension to Heaven
Why did Jesus descend into hell? What does His ascension mean for us today? And how does His incarnation shape our understanding of God and our own humanity? In this episode of More Christ, I’m delighted to be joined by theologian, pastor, and author Gerrit Dawson to explore Christ’s incarnation,...
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Episode 156: Dr Valentin Gerlier: William Shakespeare, William Blake, God, and the Grace of Words
What if poetry and imagination help us see the world more truthfully?In this episode of More Christ, I’m joined by the delightful Dr Valentin Gerlier, a scholar, musician and author of Shakespeare and the Grace of Words. We explore the relationship between language, beauty, faith and the...
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Episode 155: Howard Snyder: The Radical John Wesley, Real Community, and Creation Care
In this conversation, I speak with theologian, missionary and author Howard A. Snyder about the radical vision of John Wesley and what it might mean for the Church today. We explore Wesley as more than the respectable founder of a denomination. His movement brought people into small, disciplined...
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Episode 154: Ryan Barnett: The Surprising Story of the Global Methodist Church: Growth and Holiness
The Global Methodist Church is one of the fastest-growing movements in contemporary Christianity. But where did it come from, what does it believe, and why are so many churches and Christians joining it? In this conversation, I sit down with Ryan Barnett to explore the remarkable story behind the...
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Episode 153: Winfield Bevins - Will Beauty Save the World? Art, God, and Ancient Future Worship
Will Beauty Save the World? Can beauty lead us to God? Has the modern Church forgotten the formative power of art, architecture, music, story, and worship? And what might an ancient-future vision of Christianity offer a culture hungry for meaning? In this episode of More Christ, I sit down with…
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Episode 152: Amanda Carmody: Who is John Moriarty and Why Does He Matter?
John Moriarty remains one of Ireland's most original and thought-provoking voices. Poet, philosopher, storyteller and mystic, his work brings together Christianity, Celtic tradition, mythology, literature and the natural world in a way that continues to inspire readers across the world. In this...
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Episode 151: Paul Vander Klay and Heather Pollington: Finding God in Nature and Culture, the Saints, and More
I spoke recently with Paul Vander Klay and Heather Pollington, exploring some of the themes that will be at the heart of our upcoming gathering in Kildare: Christian art, the role of nature in the Christian life, the saints, pilgrimage, imagination, beauty, and the recovery of a sacramental…
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Episode 150: Dr Gary M. Burge: The Hidden Truth About Israel, Dispensationalism, and Jesus Christ
Today on More Christ, I’m joined by Gary M. Burge for a wide-ranging and deeply important conversation about Israel, Palestine, dispensationalism, biblical interpretation, and the centrality of Jesus Christ in the Christian faith.Gary Burge is a New Testament scholar, theologian, and former...
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Episode 149: Heather Pollington: From Hollywood to Folk Tales, Jonathan Pageau, God, and Church Art
In this episode of More Christ, I sit down with artist and illustrator Heather Pollington to explore the relationship between faith, story, and beauty.Heather’s work draws deeply from the Christian imagination. We talk about fairy tales, symbolism, and the patterns woven into creation itself....
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Episode 148: Abdu Murray: A Christian Takes on AI, Gender Ideology, Deep Fakes, and Transhumanism.
In this conversation, I sit down with Abdu Murray to discuss his powerful new book, Fake ID: How AI and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality—and What to Do About It.We’re living in a moment where truth itself feels unstable. Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, identity is…
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Episode 147: Stan W. Wallace: Is There a Soul, What Is It Like, and Why Does it Matter?
Stan Wallace is a Christian philosopher, speaker, and President & CEO of Global Scholars. His work focuses on the intersection of faith, reason, and human nature—engaging questions around the soul, consciousness, and what it means to be truly human. He is the author of Have We Lost Our Minds?,...
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Episode 146: Christian Baxter and George Harrell: The State of TLC and Christians after Christendom
In this episode of More Christ, I’m joined by Christian Baxter (Yours Truly Podcast) and George Harrell (Kepler Education & The George Buchanan Forum) for a wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful conversation about truth, tradition, education, and the rebuilding of Christian culture in our...
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Episode 145: Molly Worthen: What Makes Leaders Irresistable and Repulsive? Charisma and Christianity
In this episode of More Christ, I sit down with historian and writer Dr Molly Worthen for a rich and searching conversation about faith, doubt, charisma, authority, and the modern spiritual landscape. Drawing from her deep research into evangelicalism, intellectual life, and the history of…
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Episode 144: Ross Hastings: Forgotten Truths About God, the Resurrection, and the Ascension of Jesus
Dr. Ross Hastings (full name: W. Ross Hastings) is a Zimbabwean-Scottish systematic theologian based in Canada. He holds two PhDs—one in organometallic chemistry from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) and one in theology from the University of St Andrews (Scotland).He serves as the Sangwoo...
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Episode 143: Calvin Beisner: What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change, Population & the Economy
In this More Christ episode, we sit down with Dr E. Calvin Beisner — a Christian author and founder of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation — to explore what faithful Christian stewardship looks like in a world wrestling with environmental, economic, and cultural pressures. We…
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Episode 142: Linda Ervine: The Irish Language, a Sense of Place, and a Surprising Christian Faith
Linda Ervine is a language rights activist from East Belfast. She is an Ulster Irish speaker, a supporter of the Gaelic revival, and is the project leader of the "Turas" Irish language project which aims to connect people from Protestant communities to their own history with the Irish language....
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Episode 141: Paul Vander Klay & Alec Ryrie: A Secret History of Hitler and Secular Moral Imagination
In this episode. I'm joined by two former guests: Paul Vander Klay and Alec Ryrie. Paul is a popular YouTuber and pastor in the U.S.A. Alec is an historian, author, and speaker. In the past, Paul and I have spoken a number of times online and I’ve got to spend wonderful times with Paul in…
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Episode 140: Redeemed Zoomer: Mere Christianity, Reconquista, and Communicating the Gospel Today
Redeemed Zoomer is an American Presbyterian seminarian and a popular YouTuber. He founded Operation Reconquista in 2023.Check him and his work out, here: Redeemed Zoomer - YouTube https://www.operationreconquista.com/
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Episode 139: Dr Eoin Lenihan: What They Are Not Telling You About Ireland and What Can We Do Now?
Dr Eoin Lenihan is an independent journalist and researcher. Born in the west of Ireland, he grew up in the Celtic Tiger era which shaped his views on politics, culture, and national identity. As a field archaeologist he witnessed first-hand the vandalisation of Ireland’s archaeological…
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Episode 138: Darrow Miller: A Radical Christian View of Economic And Cultural Development
Darrow L. Miller is a Christian author and cofounder of the Disciple Nations Alliance, a ministry dedicated to helping churches integrate biblical truth with culture shaping and community development. For more than 40 years, he has worked in international missions and poverty alleviation…
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Episode 137: Gregg Allison: The Holy Spirit, Revival, the Human Body and the Church in a Digital Age
Dr. Gregg Allison serves as Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the U.S.A.. Dr. Allison joined Southern in 2003 from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he taught theology and church history for nine years.He has 18 years of ministry experience…
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Episode 136: John H. Walton: How Can We Understand the Bible Today? Going Beyond Fundamentalism
Dr John H. Walton is an Old Testament scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at Wheaton College and was a Moody Bible Institute professor previously. He specializes in the relationship between religion and science, and the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament.Buy his brilliant books,...
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Episode 135: Louis Markos: What is Classical Christian Education and Why Does it Matter Today?
Louis Markos is Professor in English at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.At Houston Christian University (where he has taught since 1991), Markos offers courses in poetry, including Victorian Poetry and Prose, 17th-century Poetry and Prose,...
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Episode 134: Alister McGrath: The Meaning Crisis, the End of New Atheism, and the Christian Story
In this conversation, I’m honoured to be joined by Dr. Alister McGrath – one of the leading voices in contemporary Christian theology and apologetics. We focus especially on his insightful book Why We Believe, exploring how faith, reason, and imagination come together to illuminate human life,...
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Episode 133: Christina Bieber Lake: C.S. Lewis, American Literature and How Storytelling Reveals God
Dr Christina Bieber Lake is an American author. Now retired, she was the Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where she taught classes in contemporary American literature and literary theory. Her books include Prophets of the Posthuman: American Fiction,...
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Episode 132: Kevin Vanhoozer: C.S. Lewis, Mere Christian Hermeneutics and the Adventure of the Bible
Dr Kevin Jon Vanhoozer is an American theologian and current research professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois. Much of Vanhoozer's work focuses on systematic theology, hermeneutics, and postmodern theology. I've been a fan of Kevin's…
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Episode 131: Jonathan Pageau and Jason M. Baxter: Dante's Divine Comedy and Christian Civilisation
I'm delighted to be joined in this episode by my friends, Jonathan Pageau and Jason M. Baxter. Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian icon carver, public speaker and YouTuber exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, how these patterns emerge and come together,...
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Episode 130: Spencer Klavan: Exposing the Myths of Materialism to Restore Science and Christianity
Welcome to More Christ. In this episode, I'm joined by once again by my friend (and one of favourite podcasters) Dr Spencer Klavan. With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan is a renowned author, and the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont...
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Episode 129: Aaron Renn: Relationships, Institutions, and Christian Life in the Negative World
Aaron Renn is a writer, speaker, and thought leader exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and society. He publishes on Substack under his name, Aaron Renn, where he delves into topics such as Christianity, urbanism, politics, and cultural trends. He is also the founder of The Masculinist…
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Episode 128: George Harrell: Idols of American History, Kepler Education & the George Buchanan Forum
George Harrell is a seasoned classical educator and the executive director of the George Buchanan Forum. Please see: https://kepler.education/t/george.harrell/?full_description=true https://www.tgbf.org/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-george-buchanan-forum/id1557574254
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Episode 127: Adele Ahlberg Calhoun: The Spiritual Disciplines in a Digital Age
Adele and Doug Calhoun have decades of experience in caring for the soul. Adele is an author, speaker, retreat leader, pastor, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, and a certified enneagram trainer. Adele’s sweet spot is giving people tools to help them make space for God in their lives. Doug…
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Michael and the Fairies: A Traditional Irish Story (Short Stories and Wonder Tales)
This is the second story in my new series of short stories and is a traditional Irish tale. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who...
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Episode 126: Linda Zagzebski: Philosophy, the Moral Life, the Mind, and Making Sense of the Universe
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is an American philosopher. She is the Emerita George Lynn Cross Research Professor, as well as Emerita Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, at the University of Oklahoma. She writes in the areas of epistemology, philosophy of religion, and...
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Episode 125: Connie Marshner/Séamus Ó Fianghusa: Rediscovering a Lost History of Irish Christianity
Connie Marshner is the author of the book Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity. She holds a Master’s degree in Gaelic Literature from University College Cork. For more and to buy the book, see her website here: About the Author – Connie Marshner Séamus Ó...
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Episode 124: Conor McDonough: Treasures of Celtic Christian Ireland, the Nation & Universal History
Fr. Conor McDonough is a Dominican priest and a lecturer at the Dominican House of Studies in Dublin and is originally from County Galway. He is a renowned scholar, with degrees from the Universities of Fribourg, Maynooth, and Cambridge, specialising in Theology and Philosophy. He has also been...
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Truth and Story: A Beloved Folk Tale (More Christ Short Stories)
This is the first story in my new series of short stories. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who has allowed me to use his music...
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More Christ Short Stories: An Introduction and a Brief Theology of Storytelling
In this short video, I introduce my upcoming series of short stories and aim to convey why I think it is important to embrace stories as Christians. This is a very brief theology of storytelling, inspired by Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Peterson, Paul Vander Klay, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many...
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Episode 123: Mike Licona: The Bible Beyond Literalism, Biography, Literature, and Christian History
Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1961, Mike became a Christian at the age of 10 and grew up in a Christian home. He attended Liberty University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (Saxophone). During his undergraduate studies, he had a strong desire to know God, devoting...
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More Christ Episode 122: Ryan Duns SJ: William Desmond, Making Music, & Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age
Ryan Duns, SJ works at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology. He has published on Karl Rahner, Jean-Luc Marion, René Girard, and his most recent work has involved a sustained engagement with William Desmond’s metaphysics. His dissertation, “Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age?...
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More Christ Episode 121: Wanjiru Njoya + Gerard Casey: Libertarians, Conservatives, & Community Against Wokeism
Gerard Casey is an Irish philosopher and former politician who is Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin. He was active in Irish politics in the 1990s and led the Christian Solidarity Party between 1993 and 1999. He now holds libertarian and what he terms (philosophically) anarchistic...
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More Christ Episode 120: Jordan Hall: Family, Education, Church, the Rise & Fall of Civilisation & Resurrection
Jordan Hall (Greenhall) is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a focus on the internet and digital media space. Having received his law degree from Harvard and practicing for all of 93 days, he sought greener pastures, becoming an advocate for “efficient, collaborative, open” models of...
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More Christ Episode 119: Gary Chartier: Love and Logos, Life Beyond Power, the Living God and Political Idolatry
Gary Chartier is a legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian. Amongst other things, his work addresses anarchism and ethics. Chartier is a professor and serves as associate dean of La Sierra University's business school. Please see his website, here: http://www.garychartier.net/
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Episode 118: Brian Godawa: Worldviews, Archetypes, Jordan Peterson, Wokeism, and Finding God in Film
Brian Godawa has been a professional writer and filmmaker for over 20 years. His creative versatility was born of a passion for both intellect and imagination, both left-brain and right-brain. The result: Brian is an artisan of word, image, and story that engages heart, mind, and soul. Just…
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More Christ Episode 117: David Brown: Experiencing God through the Senses, Recovering Place, and Christian Art
The Reverend, David William Brown FRSE FBA (born 1 July 1948) is an Anglican priest and British scholar of philosophy, theology, religion, and the arts. He taught at the universities of Oxford, Durham, and St. Andrews before retiring in 2015. He is well-known for his "non-punitive theory of...
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More Christ Episode 116: Arthur Versluis: The Hidden Truth of Christ, Symbols, Inquisitions, & Spiritual Freedom
Arthur Versluis, Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, holds a doctorate from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has published numerous books and articles. Among his many books are Platonic Mysticism (SUNY Press 2017), American Gurus (Oxford UP, 2014), Magic and...
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More Christ Episode 115: Naghmeh Panahi: From Islam to Christ, Iran to the U.S.A, and Despair, to Peace in Jesus
Naghmeh Panahi was born into a Muslim family in Iran. From the age of two, Naghmeh witnessed a country at war. In 1979, Iran underwent an Islamic Revolution and then entered an 8-year war with Iraq which heavily involved the city of Tehran where Naghmeh grew up. Bombings and missiles were a daily...
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More Christ Episode One Hundred and Fourteen: Holly Ordway: J.R.R. Tolkien, Love, Lewis, Myth, Eucatastrophe, and the Christian Life
Holly Ordway is the Cardinal Francis George Professor of Faith and Culture at the the Word on Fire Institute and Visiting Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a Subject Editor for the Journal of...
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More Christ Episode One Hundred and Thirteen: Tammy Peterson: A Christian Testimony - Marrying Jordan Peterson, Miracles, and Prayer
"The Tammy Peterson Podcast" delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. Behind the podcast stands a 62-year-old cancer survivor and wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who has just begun the journey to become a member of the Catholic Church. Tammy and I spoke…
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Welcome to More Christ. I hope to share the good, the true, and the beautiful with the help of guests from around the world, and from an array of fields.
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Marcas Ó Conghaile Muirthemne
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