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TheologyU

Theology you can understand. With Christian academics and authors. Hosted by Will Bennink (Wheaton College '23, Harvard Divinity School '27).

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    We Need Help to Read the Bible: Dr. Max Botner

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to talk about their work in a way that anyone can understand. Dr. Max Botner is associate professor for the school of theology and leadership at Jessup University and the director of their center for bible study. His PhD in New Testament Studies is from the University of St. Andrews.Dr. Botner's newest book is called: How then shall we read? A Students Guide to Interpreting the New TestamentWhy should I read the Bible?How do I read the Bible?Acts 8 and the Ethiopian Eunuch

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    Writing on the Wall: Daniel 5 with Dr. John Walton and Dr. Aubrey Buster

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to talk about their work in a way that anyone cane understand. Today, we walk through a close reading of the book of Daniel, chapter 5. Dr. John Walton is emeritus professor of Old Testament at Wheaton college and a true legend in the world of Evangelical study of the Bible. His PhD is from Hebrew Union college and he specializes in the Old Testament and its cultural background- what scholars refer to as the Ancient Near East. Dr. Aubrey Buster is associate professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Her PhD is from Emory University and she joins TheologyU for the second time to talk about the book of Daniel. 

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    Why 27 Books in the New Testament? with Dr. Joel B. Green

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to talk about their work in a way that anyone can understand. Dr. Joel B. Green is senior professor of New Testament interpretation at fuller seminary. His PhD is from the university of Aberdeen in Scotland. He’s written or edited 55 books along with countless essays and reviews. Today's conversation is based on his new book, Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology.Who wrote the New Testament?Is the Bible reliable?Where did the New Testament come from?Who decided on the New Testament books?What does the Bible teach?

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    Proving Jesus is the Messiah: Dr. Mark Moore

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to talk about their professional work in a way that anyone can understand. Dr. Mark Moore is a teaching pastor at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Arizona. He previously spent 20 years as a New Testament professor at Ozark Christian College in Missouri, and in 2019 he wrote the enormously popular Core 52 15 minute daily guide for understanding the Bible. Now, he’s partnered with megachurch pastor Kyle Idleman to write his newest book: The Missing Messiah: The Jesus We Can No Longer Ignore Today we talk about what a Messiah actually is and where the idea came from. Dr. Moore really leans into the revolutionary nature of Jesus’ identity, leaving this episode with a clear slogan: Jesus is Lord. Is Jesus Messiah?Can we prove who Jesus is?Does Jesus fulfill Old Testament prophecy?What does Messiah mean?Who is Jesus?

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    Christianity in Decline? with Dr. Mac Loftin

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to discuss their professional work in a way that anyone can understand. Dr. Mac Loftin (PhD, Harvard University) joins the show for the second time to discuss his recent book, “In the Twilight of the Christian West: A Theology of Mourning and Resistance.”Church attendance in the US continues to decline, and Mac wants to help Christians make sense of this unfortunate reality. His focus is on mourning, resilience, and living with change, rejecting the idea that Christians need to fight back to reclaim the way things were. Is the Christian West in decline?How should Christians respond to changes in America? How should Christians respond to immigration? Cultural change? Secularization?

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    Cultivate: How God Grows the Fruit of the Spirit Within Us: Rev. Dr. Richard Kannwischer

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to discuss their professional work in a way that anyone can understand. Rev. Dr. Richard Kannwischer is the senior pastor of the largest Presbyterian church in the US, Peachtree Presbyterian in Atlanta, Georgia.He studied business before studying at Princeton theological seminary and earning his doctorate from Fuller Theological seminary. Dr. Kannwischer's first book "Cultivate: How God Grows the Fruit of the Spirit Within Us" is available now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cultivate/Richard-Kannwischer/9781637635308What is the fruit of the Spirit?How can I grow spiritually?

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    How Psychology can Enliven Faith and Transform Community

    TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to talk about their professional work in a way that anyone can understand. This week, Drs. Katherine M Douglass and Brittany M Tausen join us to talk about their new book called, “Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community” Dr. Douglass is associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology at Seattle Pacific University. Her PhD is from Princeton Theological Seminary and she’s ordained in the Presbyterian church. She also directs the Confirmation Project, a $1.1 million grant from the Lily Endowment.  Dr. Tausen is assistant professor of social psychology in the Baylor University Interdisciplinary Core. Her Phd is from the university of Aberdeen in Scotland and her research spans several branches of social cognition and virtue science. She also directs an initiative called Classrooms that Cultivate Character which leverages science to help young adults grow in virtue. 

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    The Psalms: Dr. Rebecca Poe Hays

    Rebecca Poe Hays is associate professor of Christian Scriptures at Baylor University and the George W. Truett Theological Seminary. She earned her MDiv from Samford University and her PhD from Baylor. Dr. Poe Hays is an ordained Baptist minister and has served in churches in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas. She’s published articles about the Psalms in several academic journals after writing a book, “The Function of Story in the Hebrew Psalter” in 2021. She joins the podcast today to talk about the book and the Psalms more generally. What are the Psalms, where do they come from, and how should we read them?

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    The Unseen Battle: Dr. Joel Muddamalle

    Dr. Joel Muddamalle (‪@Muddamalle‬) is the director of theology and research at Proverbs 31 Ministries and cohost of the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst and Jim Cress. Dr. Muddamalle's PhD is from Midwestern Baptist Seminary where he studied with Dr. Michael Heiser. He’s written several books and joins the show to talk about his newest title, "The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the three rebellions, and Christ’s Victory over Dark Powers," available for pre-order and publishing on January 27th. Joel discusses:What are the Nephilim?Where do evil powers come from? Where did Satan come from?What is the divine council?Why does God say "Let us" when creating the world in Genesis 1?TheologyU hosts Christian academics and authors to discuss their work in a way than anybody can understand.

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    Angels: Melissa Spoelstra

    Melissa Spoelstra is a Bible teacher and has written study guides for many books of the Bible. She's also written about hope, spiritual stamina, and more. She recently published a study, "Angels: Finding Hope in God Who Reign Over Heaven and Earth," and joins the show to talk about it: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/angels-bible-study-book-with-video-access-P005850829Melissa discusses:What are angels?What can angels do?What is a guardian angel? What is the angel of the Lord?

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    AI and Christianity: Dr. Jonathan Teubner

    Dr. Teubner (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research faculty at the program on Human Flourishing in the Institute of Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, where he leads the AI and Flourishing Initiative. He also currently runs a data analytics startup called Filterlabs.AI. Dr. Teubner’s early career focused not on AI and technology but on theology. In addition to his technical interests, he’s written several books about theology, focusing on Augustine, Gustave Gutierrez, and more.   In this conversation, Will Bennink (MDiv Candidate, Harvard Divinity School) asks Dr. Teubner about how Christians should approach AI and emerging technologies.  Should we be afraid of AI? Is AI a positive or a negative force?Is AI evil? Is Peter Thiel right about the anti-Christ? Dr. Teubner’s website: https://jonathanteubner.comPrayer after Augustine: https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-After-Augustine-Development-Historical/dp/019876717XHuman Flourishing Project: https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu

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    The Life You Were Reborn to Live: Gary Thomas

    Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker and joins the show today for the second time.He has a master’s degree in systematic theology from Regent College in Vancouver and is currently a teaching pastor at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Gary recently released a new book, called The Life You Were Reborn to Live Dismantling 12 Lies that Rob Your Intimacy with God. Among these lies are the need for control, entitlement, apathy towards church, and others and I think contains some real wisdom for grappling with these kinds of problems which Christians face every day. 

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    The Churching of America: Dr. Roger Finke

    Dr. Roger Finke is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Religious Studies at Penn State University and Founder of the Association of Religion Data Archives.His PhD is from the University of Washington and his current work is a series of projects that explore the relationship between religion and the state. Dr. Finke co-wrote a widely read with Dr. Rodney Starke called “The Churching of America, 1776-1990: Winners and Losers in our Religious Economy.” This book is the focus of today’s episode and remains an incredibly valuable resource for tracing the history of Christianity in North America. It’s popular for many people to look back at America’s past with rose-colored glasses and to imagine a time where everyone went to church and cared deeply about Christian values. This, it turns out, is simply wrong. Finke and Stark used archives, census data, church denomination reports, and other primary sources to reveal a much different picture. The truth is that in America’s early days, very few people were involved with organized religion at all, and church attendance steadily grew for most of American history, peaking in the 1980s.

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    Genesis, Enuma Elish, and Ancient Creation Stories: Dr. Adam Miglio

    Dr. Adam Miglio is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and makes his second appearance on TheologyU. His PhD is from the University of Chicago and his research focuses on the Old Testament, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the places where those two interact. Dr. Miglio recently published a book I had the honor of reading the manuscript for when I was Dr. Miglio’s student, called “The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11: Peering into the Deep.”Dr. Miglio has already talked about the Gilgamesh epic on this show.Today, we focus on the creation story and its counterpart from the Ancient Near East, the Babylonian Creation Epic “Enuma Elish.”There seems to be 2 creation stories in Genesis. What’s going on there?What is Enuma Elish? When was this written?What are similarities with the Genesis account? What are the differences?Did the authors of Genesis know this other story? Were the Babylonians right about some things?#theology #genesis #enumaelish

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    Revelation and the End Times: Dr. Greg Carey

    Dr. Greg Carey is professor of New Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary and a pastor at Life Church in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Carey has an MDiv from the southern Baptist theological seminary and a PhD from Vanderbilt. He’s written or co-edited 12 books, including the recently published “rereading Revelation: Theology, Ethics, and Resistance.” In this episode, Will asks Dr. Carey what he thinks about the rapture, what it means to call Revelation an apocalypse, and what he thinks Revelation and John, its author, is actually trying to communicate. What is Revelation about?What is the rapture? Is the rapture happening soon?How do I read the book of Revelation?

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    Lamb of the Free: Dr. Andrew Rillera | Understanding Levitical Sacrifice and Atonement Theory

    Dr. Andrew Remington Rillera (PhD, Duke University) is assistant professor of Biblical studies and Theology at the King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Rillera is the author of a very influential book which came out last year called “Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’s Death.” It’s generated significant buzz, particularly after John Mark Comer recently called it a final biblical exegetical knockout blow to penal substitutionary atonement. Penal substitutionary atonement is the idea that Jesus bore the penalty of our sins when he died on the cross as a substitute, or in our place. Dr. Rillera argues against this atonement theory and argues it lacks solid Biblical evidence. Penal substitution remains a popular atonement theory, endorsed by Dr. Gavin Ortlund @TruthUnites , William Lane Craig, and many others. TheologyU, hosted by Will Bennink (BA, Wheaton College, Mdiv, Harvard University), hosts conversations with Christian academics and authors to discuss their work for a general audience. How does sacrifice in the Old Testament work? How does Jesus relate to the Levitical system? Is Passover a sacrifice?Is Penal Substitution a helpful atonement theory?

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    The Book of Daniel: Dr. Aubrey Buster

    Dr. Aubrey Buster is associate professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. She earned PhD from Emory University and focuses most of her research on the Psalms, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Daniel, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Dr. Buster's forthcoming commentary on the book of Daniel, co-authored with Dr. John Walton, "The Book of Daniel, Chapters 1-6" releases in November 2025. Is the book of Daniel historically accurate? When did Daniel live? Who is the Son of Man? Who wrote the book of Daniel?

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    Spiritual Friendship: Dr. Wesley Hill

    Dr. Wesley Hill is associate professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary. He earned a BA from Wheaton College before earning a PhD from Durham University in England. Dr. Hill is an Episcopal priest and is the author of several books, along with regular contributions to Christianity Today, the Living Church, and other publications. In this episode, we focus on “Why Can’t Men Be Friends?” from Christianity Today and Dr. Hill's book “Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian.”

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    The Authority of Scripture | Rev. Dr. Christopher R. J. Holmes

    Reverend Dr. Christopher R. J. Holmes is associate professor in systematic theology and head of the theology program at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is the author of over 50 book chapters and journal articles, along with 6 books. Dr. Holmes is a systematic theologian from the Anglican tradition, and today’s episode focuses on his doctrine of Scripture, or the Bible. More specifically, what is the Bible, and who wrote it? How can it be written by humans and also inspired by God? At TheologyU, we’re always trying to keep theology accessible for regular people. If you don’t understand every word or theological term in this episode, don’t be discouraged, but listen for Dr. Holmes high respect for both God and the Bible.

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    The Book of Ruth: Dr. Adam Howell

    Dr. Adam Howell is associate professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Boyce College, the undergraduate school at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned an MDiv and a PhD in Old Testament Interpretation.As an undergraduate he earned a double major in microbiology and chemistry while playing division I football at Eastern Tennessee State before his work in Biblical studies. He’s the author of several books, including “Ruth: A Guide to Reading Biblical Hebrew” an d “Hebrew for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving Biblical Hebrew,” and others. He’s published articles in several journals and also hosts the Daily Dose of Hebrew podcast. Dr. Howell dives into the book of Ruth in its original language, revealing things we miss in the English and sharing his reflections. If you’re new to the show, thanks for being here, and check us out on Youtube for full video recordings of every episode and on social media.

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    What is the Church? | Dr. Brad East

    What is the church, and why should Christians go? Dr. Brad East is associate professor at Abilene Christian University. He earned an MDiv from Emory University and a Phd from Yale. Dr. East is the author of several books, including “Letters to a Future Saint” and “The Church: A guide to the people of God.”He’s also written many essays and articles for Christianity Today, the Christian Century, and many other popular publications. If you’re new to the show, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple podcasts and follow us on social media. Video recordings of every episode are also available on Youtube if you want to see the faces behind the voice. 

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    The Bonhoeffer Movie, Ethics, & More: Dr. Mac Loftin

    Dr. Mac Loftin (PhD, Harvard University) is a frequent contributor to The Christian Century, where he recently wrote an article called “The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.” In this episode, Mac explains his concerns with the movie’s portrayal of Bonhoeffer and the ethical themes which misrepresent what Bonhoeffer actually believed and wrote about. It turns out, a lot of people who write about Bonhoeffer, including Eric Metaxas, get his theology wrong. Unfortunately, the movie is no exception. Bonhoeffer is a popular name in Christian discourse these days, so it’s worth taking the time to understand the kind of ethics for which he actually advocated.If you’re new to the show, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple podcasts, and don’t forget to check out full video recordings of every episode on Youtube. 

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    Who Wrote the Gospels? Dr. James Barker

    Dr. James Barker is associate professor of New Testament at Western Kentucky university. He earned his Phd in New Testament and early Christianity from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Barker recently published his third book called "Writing and rewriting the gospels: John and the Synoptics" (2025, Eerdmans) in which he proposes a "snowball effect." He argues the gospel of mark was written first, and that the ensuing gospels built off of eachother as they wrote their accounts. In this episode, we talk about how the Gospels were really written. Did the gospel writers know Jesus? Did they know each other? Are they historically reliable? What sources did they use?

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    The Historical John the Baptist: Dr. James McGrath

    Dr. James McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin chair in New Testament language and literature at Butler University. He earned his degree in religious studies from the university of Cambridge in 1993 before earning a Phd in philosophy from the university of Durham. Dr. McGrath has written many books surrounding the life of Jesus and New Testament history, and has also written about the show "Dr. Who," Theology and science fiction, and created "Canon: The card game."Today, we talk about his recent book John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer. It’s a historical investigation into the life and words of John the Baptist.

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    Paul the Apostle: Dr. Frank Thielman

    Dr. Frank Thielman is the presbyterian chair of divinity at Beeson Divinity School. He’s also an ordained PCA minister. Dr. Thielman is the author of many books and commentaries. His academic work is broad but focuses most on the New Testament and the apostle Paul. In March of this year he published a new book, “Paul Apostle of Grace.” In it, he follows Paul’s entire life in a detailed historical study, constructing a vivid picture of culture in the early church period and of Paul’s life and ministry. Throughout the book, he answers questions like, What drove Paul to endure treacherous missionary journeys? What kept him on task even when he wound up in prison? And what prompted him to write the letters many Christians still rely on today? What was the thorn in Paul's side or flesh?If you’re new to the show, please leave a rating on Spotify or apple podcasts, and follow us on social media. 

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    When God Seems Gone: Dr. Adam Mabry

    Dr. Adam Mabry is the senior pastor of Aletheia Church in Cambridge, MA. Adam earned a masters from Reformed Theological Seminary, a DMin from Gordon-Connell theological seminary and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen. He now serves on the faculty of Every Nation Seminary. Adam has written several books, including "When God Seems Gone: Finding Hope when Nothing Makes Sense."

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    Overcoming Our Inaction on Race: Dr. Willie Dwayne Francois III

    Rev. Willie Dwayne Francois III is associate professor of theology, director of the master of professional studies program, and co-faculty director of the doctor of ministry program at Union Theological seminary. He’s also the senior pastor of fountain Baptist church in summit, New Jersey, and president of the black church center for justice and equality- a national think tank and policy advocacy organization. He has degrees from Morehouse College and Harvard Divinity school, and a Doctor of Ministry from Emory University. He’s written several books including “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome our inaction on race,” published in 2022. 

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    Slavery in the New Testament: Dr. Katherine Shaner & Dr. Christy Cobb

    This week, Will talks with Drs. Christy Cobb and Katherine Shaner about what the New testament has to say about slavery and what it looked like in the surrounding world. They also talk about how to read those difficult passages in the New Testament which don’t condemn slavery in the way we might like. Dr. Christy Cobb is Associate professor of Christianity at University of Denver. She has a masters from wake forest, an mdiv from campbell university divinity school, and a phd from drew university, and her scholarship focuses on slavery, gender, and sexuality in antiquity. Dr. Katherine Shaner is Associate professor of new testament at wake forest university. She earned an MDiv and ThD from Harvard Divinity school and teaches courses across new testament and early Christian history. She’s also an ordained pastor in the evangelical Lutheran church in America. If you’re new to the podcast, please leave a rating on spotify or apple podcasts and follow us on social media. This is theologyU, episode 20.

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    Miracles in the Bible: Dr. Dale Allison

    Dr. Dale Allison is a Christian historian whose areas of expertise include the historical Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew, Second Temple Jewish literature, and the history of the interpretation and reception of the Bible. Allison is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary (2013- ) and earned his PhD from Duke.This recording is among the first discussion of his recent book Interpreting Jesus, published April 10, 2025 by Eerdmans. It's a collection of essays about Jesus with topics ranging from eschatology, connections to Moses, miracles, and more. The focus of this episode is chapter 3, "Everywhere a Miracle," where Dr. Allison argues for a more nuanced and honest discussion of miracles in the academic world.We discuss miracles from various religious traditions, Our lady of Zeitoun, and many of Jesus' miracles, like his telepathy, walking on water, and the resurrection. Do miracles really happen? Were Jesus' miracles real? If you're new to the podcast please leave a rating on spotify or apple podcasts and follow us on social media!

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    Stop Letting Go and Letting God: Dr. Bill Fullilove

    Dr. Bill Fullilove is an ordained minister at  @McLeanPresbyterianChurch  and the first professor of Reformed Theological Seminary in Manhattan where he is professor of Old Testament and dean of students.He earned a bachelors from Princeton, an MDiv at RTS Orlando and a PhD in Semitic and Egyptian Languages at the catholic university of America.Our topic for today is one of these articles, titled "Stop letting go and letting God."https://washingtoninst.org/stop-letting-go-and-letting-god/How can we know when to rest in God's promises and when we need to take action? Making decisions and knowing what God wants us to do can be really hard and often unclear- Dr. Fullilove gives some really helpful advice for making, and living with, big decisions in life while trusting God.God's providence? Does God know the future? Is God in control? How do I know God's will for my life? How do I make decisions with God?#theology #presbyterian #reformedtheology #providence #christianity #vocation

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    How to Connect with God: Gary Thomas

    Gary Thomas is the author of numerous books that together have sold over two million copies, have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and won numerous awards, with emphasis on marriage, parenting, and spiritual formation. He's an adjunct faculty member at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and is currently on the teaching team at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, CO. He has an MA in systematic theology from Regent College and an honorary doctor of Divinity from Western Seminary. In this episode, we discuss one of his books: Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God.Gary walks through 9 different "pathways" for connecting with God. While different people may connect more or less with one of the pathways, Gary encourages everyone to try them all, so as not to miss out on the fullness of a relationship with God.

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    Obeying God: Dr. David Hegg

    Dr. David Hegg is the senior pastor at Grace baptist church in Santa Clarita California. He has a M.A. in theology from Western Baptist Seminary, and a D.Min from Westminster Theological Seminary in California.He's written several books, including "The Obedience Option, Because God Knows What's Good for Us."Our conversation focuses on the book and why it's important to obey God especially when it's hard or when we're stuck in a cycle of disobedience.If you're new to the podcast, please leave a rating and follow us on social media.

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    Childlike Faith: Jon Jorgensen

    Jon Jorgenson is Creative and teaching pastor at Soul City Church in Chicago.Jon is a former broadway actor, has a massive youtube channel, and is the author of "Authentic Love: Everything I Learned about Jesus, I Learned from a Child."We talk about his early years combining his creative side with a desire to serve God and do ministry, and then move into his experience working with over 300 churches of different denomination and traditions, and the lessons he's learned along the way.

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    Biblical Hospitality: Dr. Patty Pell

    Dr. Patty Pell is Associate professor of theology, justice, and social advocacy at Denver Seminary and the executive director of the Gospel Initiative. The Gospel initiative conducts research and hosts conferences related to difficult issues in society intended to help pastors and ministry leaders navigate through the complexity for gospel engagement. Dr. Pell has a PhD from the university of Aberdeen in the UK and multiple graduate degrees from Denver Seminary. She’s worked as a pastor and church planter, and has published several books and Bible study guides. Among them is her book “Hospitality: God’s Call to Compassion,” part of the Life Guide bible study series. 

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    My Faith Won't Let Me Vote for Donald Trump: Dr. Donovan McAbee

    Dr. Donovan McAbee is professor of religion and the arts at Belmont University. He is a poet, essayist, and theologian who writes for TIME magazine, the New York Times, the Hudson review, and others. He has a PhD from the University of St Andrews and an MDiv from Princeton theological seminary. This episode centers on his recent article for TIME, "My Christian Faith Won't Let Me Vote for Donald Trump or His Disciples." Dr. McAbee discusses his background and faith upbringing before discussing his views on faith and politics.

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    Comparative Theology: Dr. Francis Clooney

    Dr. Francis Clooney is the Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of comparative theology at Harvard Divinity School. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and was the director of the study of world religions from 2010-2017. He's also a Catholic priest, and has been a member of the Jesuits for over 55 years. We're also joined this week with a classmate of mine, Liam Kenney. Our conversation follows Professor Clooney's recent book Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar, a Love Story and includes a framework for comparative theology, thinking about other religious traditions compared to one's own.

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    Augustine and Church Unity: Dr. Greg Lee

    Dr. Greg Lee associate is associate professor of theology and urban studies, the senior fellow of the Wheaton center for early Christian studies, and the theme coordinator of the Aequitas fellows program in urban leadership at Wheaton College. Dr. Lee olds an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical divinity school and a PhD from Duke University. This conversation focuses on St. Augustine and Dr. Lee's book Christians among the Corrupt: Augustine, Race, and the Challenges of Immoral Communities. Challenges of Immoral Communities. Dr. Lee gives a helpful introduction Augustine's biography, leading into a conversation about faith and politics, race, and much more.

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    Doubting God: Dr. Phil Ryken

    Dr. Phil Ryken is the president of Wheaton College (IL).  He holds an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary and a PhD from the University of Oxford. He’s written more than 50 books, including his latest title, I Have My Doubts: How God Can Use Your Uncertainty to Reawaken Your Faith.   Dr. Ryken joins TheologyU to discuss spiritual doubt and what to do when experiencing it. He explains how spiritual doubt is a normal part of Christian life and something we should openly talk about instead of hiding. 

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    The Gender of God: Dr. Amy Peeler

    Dr. Amy Peeler (Phd, Princeton Theological Seminary) is the Kenneth T. Wessner professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. This episode focuses on Dr. Peeler's book Women and the Gender of God. In it, we discuss how God can transcend gender while Jesus simultaneously walked the earth as a male, and how common depictions of God the Father can be misleading. Dr. Peeler is well-known in Christian circles for her scholarship and teaching, including for her contribution to The New Testament in Color, recently named Christianity Today's book award winner in Biblical studies.

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    The Historical Jesus: Dr. Dale Allison

    Dr. Dale Allison Jr. (Princeton Theological Seminary) is a historian who studies the historical Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew, Second Temple Jewish literature, and the history of the interpretation and reception of the Bible. Allison has been called North America's most complete New Testament Scholar. This episode explores the historical argument for Jesus' existence, burial, and resurrection. We also explore the topic of miracles and spiritual experiences.

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    New Testament History: Dr. Joel Willitts

    Dr. Joel Willitts (PhD, Cambridge University) is professor of biblical and theological studies at North Park theological seminary.

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    God and Time: Dr. Scott Rice

    Dr. Scott Rice (Harvard University) is theologian in residence at High Rock church in Boston, MA. Scott joins TheologyU to discuss the dilemma of how God can interact with humans while being unbound by time. Is God immutable? How can he have relationships if he knows the future? His program, "Theoloogy Lab," can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@theologylab1?sub_confirmation=1 His recent book can be found here: www.amazon.com/Trinity-History-God-World-Pannenberg-Theological/dp/1532668120

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    Jesus' Temptation: Dr. John McKinley

    Dr. John McKinley joins TheologyU from Biola University to discuss the term impeccability and why it matters.

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    Economics of Faith: Dr. Enoch Hill

    Dr. Enoch Hill joins TheologyU to discuss the ways economics overlaps with faith and informs they way we live.

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    Sharing the Gospel: John-Mark Dyer

    John-Mark Dyer joins TheologyU to talk sharing the gospel, social media, YWAM, and much more.

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    Ancient Flood Stories: Dr. Adam Miglio

    Dr. Miglio joins TheologyU to discuss the epic of Gilgamesh and other ancient flood accounts alongside the Old Testament.

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Theology you can understand. With Christian academics and authors. Hosted by Will Bennink (Wheaton College '23, Harvard Divinity School '27).

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