All Episodes
English L'Abri — 242 episodes
Reflections on the Quiet Revival (Jim Paul, English L'Abri worker)
The Rashomon Effect: Narratives of Doubt and Consensus from the Age of the Book to Game (Dr. Mike Sugimoto, Professor of Asian Studies at Pepperdine University in California)
Freedom from the Lie of Proof (Chris Swanson, President, Gutenberg College, USA)
Holding on to Hope and Meaning. Walking with Viktor Frankl and Hobbits (Eli Kappelgaard, Psychologist)
Beginning the Conversation: Disability and The Kingdom of God (Ali Kendall, friend of English L'Abri)
Our Bodies: Necessary liability or meaningful gift? (Joel Barricklow, English L'Abri worker)
What if I don’t experience the God I’m supposed to believe in? (Zack Eswine, Author, Speaker, Pastor Founder “Sage Christianity”)
Grace in the Making: Art, Faith, and the Practice of a Creative Life (Alastair Gordon, Artist & Author)
My Ark of the Covenant (Liviu Mocan, Sculptor)
Wellness Culture: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Joel Barricklow, English L'Abri worker)
Utopian Dreams/Dystopian Nightmares — finding Christian hope for the future (Jim Paul, English L'Abri worker)
The Strongest Force in the World: The Spiritual Formation of Corrie ten Boom (Marta Crilly, Head of Public Services, Burns Library, Boston College)
One Day I'll See You Face to Face: Encountering the Stranger (Ingvild Hellenes, L'Abri worker)
Ascension in Art: Using images to explore a neglected area of our theology (Nigel Halliday, Art historian)
Redemptive Hiding: Visual and Verbal Poetics in Bruegel & Dostoevsky (Christina Eickenroht, PhD student, St. Andrews)
Embracing Dominion in an Age of AI (Phillip Johnston, Hope Church Greatham)
Searching for Home: belonging, identity, and finding our place (Jo Swinney, A Rocha)
Bonus: The Doors of the Ocean - Hope for the Hurting. An Interview with John O'Callaghan (Author, Newcastle, Australia)
Christ: The Key to the Scriptures (Alastair Roberts, Author and Lecturer)
It’s Complicated: Jane Austen’s Families (Dawn Merz, Lacey Shelton - L’Abri Workers, Christa Johnston - Austen Enthusiast)
Living Faith with Both Sides of the Brain (Jim Paul, L’Abri Worker)
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola (Sue Halliday, Retired Professor of Marketing, Trained Spiritual Director)
Substantial Healing Through Practising Resurrection (Hadden Turner, Writer)
Sheep’s Guts Haling Men’s Souls — an exploration of the power of music (Evan Shelton, L'Abri Worker)
The Call to Childlike Maturity (Priscilla Leigh, Life Coach, Youth Leader HTB)
The Intimacy Deficit (Ed Shaw, Ministry Director at “Living Out” & Pastor of Emmanuel City Centre Bristol)
The Secret Chord: Honesty, Truth and Beauty in the Arts (Andrew Petersen, recording artist, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, publisher, author)
Bonus - William Blake and the Power of the Imagination (Mark Vernon, psychotherapist, writer, former Anglican Priest)
The Story of Scripture: Seeing the Bible as One Unfolding Story of Redemption (Anna Ochoa, MA Biblical & Theological Studies)
The Second Sexual Revolution: Disintegration (Phillip Johnston, Hope Church Greatham)
The Paradox of Limitations (Lacey Shelton, L’Abri Worker)
Why Does Nature Matter? Why Belief Counts for Tree Frogs (Peter Harris, A Rocha)
Tacit Knowledge in Crisis (Krisztina Mair, Lecturer in Philosophy, Ethics, and Apologetics, Oak Hill College)
What on Earth is Heaven? Ecological Implications of the New Creation (Jim Paul, L’Abri Worker)
George MacDonald and Reformed Influences on His Life (Joyce McPherson, Covenant College, Professor of English)
The Theology & Philosophy of Ageing - Dr. Charles Taliaferro, Professor St Olaf College & Author
All Artists Are Liars (Revd Dr Mark Meynell, Director Langham Partnership)
Is God in Nature? (Jim Paul, L’Abri Worker)
A Doubtful Saint : The Life and Work of Philip Yancey (Lacey Shelton, L’Abri Worker)
Leading and Following in the Spiritual Footsteps of Jesus (Peter S Williams, Christian Philosopher & Author, Southampton)
We are ALL Children of the Jesus Revolution (Rev. Glen Scrivener, author, speaker and director of the ministry Speak Life)
The Two Realities of Gender (Phillip Johnston, Hope Church Greatham)
If God exists, why isn’t it more obvious? (Max Baker-Hytch, The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics)
A Place at the Table (Peter Harris and Jo Swinney, A Rocha)
Reawakening the Path to Friendship (Ingvild Hellenes, L’Abri Worker)
Panpsychism, Cosmic Consciousness and the Logos Made Flesh (Jim Paul, L’Abri Worker)
The Surprising Good News About Sin (Evan Shelton, L’Abri Worker)
What Money Can't Buy: a reflection on different kinds of capital (Josué Reichow, L'Abri South Brazil)
The Christian Mind and the Roots of the University (Peter Merz, L’Abri Worker)
An Evening in Honour of George MacDonald (Dawn Merz, Grace Pepper, Lacey Shelton - L'Abri Workers)
Why Can't I Feel My Faith? (Dr Tom Smiley, Psychologist)
Understanding the Times (Marsh Moyle, English L'Abri)
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God (Justin Brierley, Broadcaster, Speaker, Author)
The First Sexual Revolution: Liberation (Phillip Johnston, Hope Church Greatham)
Generative Beauty (Rebecca M. cross-cultural church planter in London)
Enslaved by the Good: Identifying the Idols of Our Hearts (Joel Barricklow, L’Abri Worker)
A Biblical Theology of Written Scripture (Dirk Jongkind, Senior Research Fellow, Tyndale House, Cambridge)
Christian Spirituality at the Cutting Edge of Contemporary Culture (Peter S. Williams, Christian Philosopher & Apologist)
King Arthur and the Dangerous Dream of Christendom (Caleb Woodbridge, Writer & Editor)
Frontline Philosophy: Mothers and Friends (Esther Meek - Philosopher, Author)
A Better Paganism (Jim Paul, L'Abri Worker)
UK book launch of Ellis Potter’s latest book “Comprehensive Spirituality”
Doorway to Artistry (Esther Meek)
Parenting and Cinema (Joel Wilson)
Remember the Lord, your God (Lili Reichow - L'Abri workers South Brazil)
Deconversion Part II (Andy Patton)
Love and Agreement (Priscilla Leigh)
Therapist Dan Siegel: What is Interpersonal Neurobiology? (Dr Richard Winter)
The Apocalypse in an Hour (Phillip Johnston)
Integrating Reason and Imagination (Marsh Moyle)
Hope and Necessity: A Theology of Hope (Sarah Pawlett-Jackson)
Is Intelligent Design “Science”? (Peter S. Williams)
Imagining the New Creation (Jim Paul)
What is the Mark of a Christian? (Dawn Merz)
BOOK LAUNCH! Rumours of a Better Country (Marsh Moyle)
Why machines can't think (Stefan Lindholm)
What does it mean to be a man? (Phillip Johnston)
The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism (Richard Winter)
Being Human in an A.I. World (Thorsten Marbach)
Aren't They All Just Dead White Males? (Peter Merz)
Relationships Where Grace is in Place (Vera Marbach)
The Race to Connectedness (Priscilla Leigh)
Redeeming Love: Authority and Freedom For the Children’s Sake (Merran Paul)
The Arts as a Means to Love (Mary McCampbell)
A Wild Whisper of Something Originally Wise (Mark Meynell)
What has Christianity ever done for us? (Peter Merz)
When the person becomes a soul (Jim Paul)
Three Theories of Everything
Smuggling Jesus Back Into the Church (Andrew Fellows)
Defending Pluralism vs. Nurturing Solidarity? Speaking from Faith Without Destroying Society (Dr. Jonathan Chaplin)
The Changing Purpose of Education through History (Peter Merz)
Commitment: The joys of loving something in particular (Joel Barricklow)
Deep Hospitality (Marsh Moyle)
Imaginative Discipleship: How imagination reveals and shapes our hearts (Caleb Woodbridge)
Breaking through the Iron Cage: Debunking modernity’s conceptual idols (Josué Reichow)
Normal People? The Novels of Sally Rooney (Andrew Jones)
Living in Harmony: What music can teach us about community (Jonno Saunders)
Who do people say I am? The representations of Christ in cinema (Arthur Metz)
Finding our place in a groaning creation (Dr Richard Gunton)
The future of dating and romantic relationships (Josué Reichow)
Sweat, Smile, Repeat: Christian faith in times of health and well-being (Lili Reichow)
Men and Mercy: An evangelical Christian root of modern masculinities (Dr Philip Sampson, fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)
Francis Schaeffer's concerns for the church— forty years on (Barry Seagren)
Should Christians Be Anti-Racist? (Dr Jessamin Birdsall)
Paradox of Humility (Part 2): How low do we go? (Joel Barricklow)
The Experience of Awe in Science and Christianity (Dr Ruth Bancewicz)
Reclaiming Shame (Dr Richard Winter)
Sunday School lessons: An exploration of the surprising history of Sunday Schools and their impact on society (Miriam Sampson)
A World Charged with the Grandeur of God: An Apologetic of Meaning (Andrew Fellows)
The Image of Our Bodies (Lili Reichow)
Lear on Screen (Peter Sinclair)
The Beatitudes: An Invitation to the Good Life (Phillip Johnston)
Paradox of Humility (Pt 1): Blessed are the Lowly (Joel Barricklow)
Life Matters: abortion in the past, present and future (Philippa Taylor)
Rating culture: a reflection about reality and its representations (Josué Reichow)
Drawing Closer to God through Liturgy: an invitation to the Book of Common Prayer (Peter Merz)
Worldview and Culture: Rethinking our Categories (Josué Reichow)
Imagining the New Creation
The Great Dance: C.S. Lewis and the Discarded Image of Medieval Hierarchy
Towards Maturity (Part 2): How do we begin to grow?
Life Among The Deathworks
Cynicism and Romanticism, Ways we avoid Reality Part II—Pathways to Maturity
The Embodied Life: Reflections on Christianity and our Bodies
The Perfect Lie of Liberty—Pursuing Freedom in a Culture of Choice
Declaring the Glory of God—A Theology of Creation
Healing the Wounds of Racism—Making a Difference in a Divided World
Reflecting on Francis and Edith Schaeffer's Teaching and Practice of Evangelism
Desire—How can our Longings bring us to God?
Christian Reflections on Critical Theory (Part 2)
What Do We Do With Richard Rohr: A Theological Critique
Christian Reflections on Critical Theory (Part 1)
Why Art Matters—A Call for Christians to Create
True Truth in a Post Truth Culture (Jim Paul)
Towards Maturity: Growth with a Purpose (Joel Barricklow)
John’s World or How One is Shaped by Powerful Narratives—Part 2 (Dirk Jongkind)
No Little People, No Little Places Revisited (Peter Merz)
Why is Mummy Playing In The Sandbox? The Impact Of Therapeutic Culture On The Way We Raise Children (Merran Paul)
50 years of L’Abri in Greatham - A Conversation With founder of English L’Abri Ranald Macaulay
Discerning Visions and Illusions in Political Life (David Koyzis)
Liberty and Justice for Women? Christianity and the Development of Feminism (Mardi Keyes)
The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way: A Call to Rediscover the Importance of Means, Not Just Ends, in an Increasingly Outcome-Oriented Culture (Jim Paul)
The Glory and Ruin of Human Beings—Thoughts on Francis Schaeffer and Psychology (Richard Winter)
The Church Before the Watching World: Schaeffer’s Burdens (Andrew Fellows)
Islam and Reformation (Arthur Keefer)
Surfing the Wave: Rapid Cultural Change and the Transgender Agenda (Jim Paul)
Beyond Male and Female—Searching for a Deeper Meaning in the Contemporary Gender Debate (Jim Paul)
Creatures Together—Schaeffer's Ecology For Today (In Dialogue With John MacArthur and Richard Powers) (By Phillip Johnston)
What On Earth Is Heaven? Book Launch and Interview with Jim Paul, Andrew Peterson, and Mary McCampbell
The God Who Is Here: Against Christian Materialism (Andy Patton)
The Challenge and Gift of Hospitality (Lois Lindholm)
The Duty to Be Curious (Ben Keyes)
‘Plato, the Professor and the Real Narnia': Exploring the Relationship of Heaven and Earth in CS Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles. (Jim Paul)
Mapping Reality (Marsh Moyle and Josue Reichow)
The Birth of the Social Sciences and the Human Search for Meaning (Josue Reichow)
Toward a More Grateful Life (Tom Smiley)
Freedom and Limitations: Humans in the Created Order (Gavin McGrath)
Is Sin Plausible in the Modern World? (Andrew Fellows)
Resilience—Keeping the Spring In Your Step (Edith Reitsema)
Intelligent Design for Idiots (Barry Seagren)
Exploring ‘Subject-Object Relational Reality’ (Jim Paul)
Responsing in Faith to a Hostile World (Stuart Parker)
The Companionship of Shostakovich: Why The Music Of An Atheist Member Of The Soviet Union’s Communist Party Should Matter To A Christian Believer (Mark Meynell)
The Darkness Is As Light To You: An Evening With Stephen King (Andy Patton)
Stalking Joy: Three Priests In Search Of God (Andrew Jones)
Is God A Populist? Identity, Politics And The Christian (Henk Reitsema)
Power and the Kingdom of God: A Study of Matthew 1-4 (Marsh Moyle)
Reading Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life - Part 2 (Josue Reichow)
Good Expectations: Encountering Disappointment And Risking Goodness (Joel Barricklow)
I Feel, Therefore I Am (Jim Paul)
Where Do They All Belong? A Reflection On Loneliness (Lili Reichow)
Tolkien’s Table Motif and the Importance of Positive Cultural Liturgies (Arthur Hunt)
Edvard Munch's 'The Scream': A Cry That Echoes Through Creation (Nigel Halliday)
Reading Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules For Life - Part 1 (Josue Reichow)
The Art of Looking for Beauty (Edith Reitsema)
Creatures of Our Own Devising—A Critique of the Modern Self (Andy Patton)
John Stott: The Man and His Legacy
The Multiple Meanings of Life: Understanding Herman Dooyeweerd's philosophy (Part 3) (Josué Reichow)
Understanding Herman Dooyeweerd: Christian Philosopher—Part 2 (Josué Reichow)
Understanding Herman Dooyeweerd: Christian Philosopher—Part 1 (Josué Reichow)
The Psalm Code—Genesis Imagery in the Psalms (Andy Patton)
What's Caritas Got To Do, Got To Do With It? Love & Christian Ethics (Marc LiVecche)
Should I Stay? Exploring The Value Of Place In A Mobile & Virtual Culture (Joel Barricklow)
The Odyssey (Part Two): The Search For Home And the Nature of the Gods
Prodigal: Exploring Entitlement And Drifting Through Rembrandt’s Painting And Luke 15 (Per-Ole Lind)
Literary Analysis and the Gospel of John: What Is Happening? (Dirk Jongkind)
Let's Talk: The Importance Of Conversation In An Age Of Polarization (Lili Reichow)
Work—Cultivation, Service, and Becoming Human (Joel Barricklow)
Deconversion: Why Do People Lose Their Faith? (Andy Patton)
Love and Apple Pie (Marsh Moyle)
The Enneagram: A Framework for Personality (Andy Patton)
In Pursuit of Goodness, Beauty and Truth: Why Should We Read Aloud? (Dawn Merz)
The Intriguing Friendship between Francis Schaeffer and Hans Rookmaaker (Edith Reitsema)
Is the Singularity Near? A Christian Critique of Transhumanism (Josué Reichow)
Virtue In A Virtual Society (Alastair Roberts)
Exploring Character in Science, Theology and Practice (Roger Bretherton)
Why Read the Classics? An Invitation to the Odyssey (Peter Merz)
Conflict: Under the Carpet or Under the Cross? (Marsh Moyle)
Seeing the Transfigured Word (Alastair Roberts)
Behind the Scenes: The Life and Letters of Dorothy Sayers (Dawn Merz)
True Spirituality in the Arts: Recapturing the Wonder (Edith Reitsema)
Trained to Distraction: The Attention Economy, Technology, and Our Lives (Lili Reichow)
Building Cathedrals Within Time - A Theology of Rest (Best of Andrew Fellows—Part 2)
Three Years to Save the World: Was Jesus Busy? (Claire Paye)
Black Tea for H. R. Rookmaaker: Contextualising Dr. Rookmaaker’s Work for the 21st Century (Peter S. Smith)
A Play in Words: The Story of French Chanson (Pat Harvey)
Community as a Subversion of Modernity (Best of Andrew Fellows—Part 1)
How Technology Behaves—Part 2 (Andy Patton)
How Technology Behaves—Part 1 (Andy Patton)
The Terrible Comfort of Good Friday (Phillip Johnston)
Understanding the Times: Some Trajectories for the Future (Marsh Moyle)
Beyond Redemption? The Catholic Imagination of the Godfather Trilogy (Andrew Jones)
Eating People is Wrong: A Description of Other-centred Love (Andrew Fellows)
Come and Rest: An Invitation to the Exhausted (Lili Reichow)
On Thankfulness (Josué Reichow)
A Return to Virtue: Character Formation for Us and for Our Children (Tom Smiley)
How to Read the Story of Jesus in Every Part of the Bible: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Andy Patton)
Low-level Creeds and Worldview (Tom Price)
The Integrated Imagination (Andrew Peterson)
What Has Wittenberg to Do with Florence? The Birth of Modern Times (Josué Reichow)
Evangelicalism, Whiteness, and the Age of Trump (Jessamin Birdsall)
What Does it Mean to Be Authentic? (Edith Reitsema)
A Quiet Revolution: The Impact of the Reformation on Church Music (Judy Raines)
How Technology Behaves - Part 1 (Andy Patton)
Modern Art and the Life of a Culture (Jonathan Anderson)
Calvin and the Visual Arts: Pure Vision or Blind Spot? (Adrienne Chaplin)
Life, Death, and the Meaning of Time: A Journey Through T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets (Andy Patton)
Is Reality Socially Created? (Jim Paul)
How to Read the Bible: Luke 7-8 (Marsh Moyle)
How Did We Get the Bible? (Andy Patton)
What is the Bible? (Phillip Johnston)
How Should We Then Love? Ordering Desire in the Immanent Frame (Phillip Johnston)
The Era of Choice (Lili Reichow)
Why Do People Want to Die? A Psychological Conversation About Suicide and Trauma (Tom Smiley)
'Let Justice Roll Down': Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Lives Matter Movement (Mary McCampbell)
Herman Dooyeweerd: A Christian Philosopher - Part 2 (Josué Reichow)
How Does the Bible Speak About God's Action in the World? (C. John "Jack" Collins)
How Technology Behaves: A Christian Response - Part 2 (Andy Patton)
The Cloud of Knowing (Ellis Potter)
Hollow Gods: Idolatry in Our Post-modern Society (Edith Reitsema)
Smuggling Jesus Back Into the Church: A Reformation Manifesto (Andrew Fellows)
Baptism and the Body (Alastair Roberts)
'Those Human Nests': Vincent Van Gogh's Search for Home (Lindsey Patton)