BRIDGING THEOLOGY

Co-hosts Claudia Herrera-Montero and Kevin Hill speak with Christopher M. Hays about his new book,  Eight Million Exiles: Missional Action Research and the Crisis of Forced Migration (Eerdmans, 2024).  Christopher joined Scholar Leaders as President in 2022 after serving as a missionary and professor of New Testament at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia in Medellín. A Biblical scholar committed to the transformation of theological knowledge into missional practice, he has worked in projects ranging from authoring scholarly volumes to establishing church-based ministries to victims of forced migration. He holds degrees from Wheaton and Oxford. His most recent book in English is Eight Million Exiles. He and his wife Michelle have three children and live in North Carolina.

Co-host Kevin Hill and guest co-host Ross Von Hausen speak with Alan J. Torrance and Andrew B. Torrance about their new book,  Beyond Immanence: The Theological Vision of Kierkegaard and Barth (Eerdmans, 2023).  Alan J. Torrance is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Persons in Communion: Trinitarian Description and Human Participation. He has also edited The Doctrine of God and Theological Ethics (with Michael Banner) and Scripture's Doctrine: Studies on the New Testament's Normativity for Christian Dogmatics (with Markus Bockmuehl). Andrew B. Torrance is a senior lecturer in theology at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of The Freedom to Become a Christian: A Kierkegaardian Account of Human Transformation in Relationship with God. He has also edited several volumes, including Knowing Creation and Christ and the Created Order: Perspectives from Theology, Philosophy, and Science (with Thomas H. McCall) and Soren Kierkegaard: Theologian of the Gospel (with Greg Marcar and Todd Speidell).

Join Dr. Michael Bird, a biblical scholar and Anglican priest, as he discusses his new book on Christian political witness. Explore his personal journey from non-believer to biblical scholar, the transformative power of faith, and the significance of embodying Jesus' teachings. Delve into diverse topics like textual criticism, Christology, and political theology. Uncover the importance of discipline in Christian life and get to know the guest's personal quirks.

Co-hosts Claudia Herrera-Montero and Candace Smith speak with Elizabeth Conde-Frazier about her new book Atando Cabos, Latinx Contributions to Theological Education, published by Eerdmans in 2021.  Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier is the author of the book Atando Cabos, Latinx Contributions to Theological Education, published by Eerdmans in 2021. Her fields of study are Christian Education and Practical Theology. She is the coordinator of relationships for theological entities at Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana (AETH). Before this role, she served as dean and vice president of education at Esperanza College of Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier was previously tenured associate professor of religious education at Claremont School of Theology and taught Hispanic Latino/a theology at the Latin American Bible Institute. She has over ten years of experience as an ordained pastor and formerly served as a bilingual teacher in the New York City school system. The Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier holds a Ph.D. from Boston College and a Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Seminary. 

Co-hosts Kevin Hill and Claudia Herrera-Montero speak with Stefana Dan Laing about her new book, Retrieving History - Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church (Baker 2017). Stefana Dan Laing is Associate Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School.  --- Season 3 of the Bridging Theology Podcast is sponsored by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. With a history spanning over 100 years, Eerdmans publishes the finest literature in theology, biblical studies, and religious history, and popular titles in spirituality, ministry, and cultural criticism. Upcoming releases in 2024 include works from scholars such as Amy Peeler, Clifton Black, Helen Bond, Michael Horton, James Nogalski and many more. Visit Eerdmans.com to order a copy today.  

Andrew J. Brown, Old Testament Lecturer, discusses integrating ancient theology into the creation debate, balancing depth and breadth in academia, church support for environmental stewardship, early church history, heresies, and impact of teaching on students.

Diana L. Hayes is a Professor of Systematic Theology in the Department of Theology at Georgetown. Her areas of specialization are Womanist Theology, Black Theology, U.S. Liberation Theologies, Contextual Theologies, Religion and Public Life, and African American and Womanist Spirituality. Dr. Hayes is the first African American woman to receive the Pontifical Doctor of Sacred Theology degree (S.T.D.) from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). She also two additional earned doctorates in the fields of Law and Religious Studies. She is the author of 9 books and over 70 articles.

Matthew W. Bates is professor of theology at Quincy University. A Protestant who enjoys the challenge of teaching in a Catholic context, Bates holds an M.C.S. from Regent College (biblical studies) and a PhD from University of Notre Dame (theology, New Testament). He is cofounder of the OnScript podcast. Bates's books include Why the Gospel? Living the Good News of King Jesus With Purpose (Eerdmans, 2023), Salvation by Allegiance Alone, The Gospel Precisely, Gospel Allegiance, and The Birth of the Trinity.                                                       

Dr. Steven W. Tyra, a PhD holder focusing on early modern Switzerland and France, discusses Calvin's unique eschatological views and his vision of the beatific vision. He also explores the benefits of classical Christian education for personal fulfillment and the importance of spiritual practices in maintaining a connection with God.

Jennifer A. Herdt is Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University’s Divinity School.  She is the author, most recently, of Assuming Responsibility: Ecstatic Eudaimonism and the Call to Live Well(link is external).  Her 2019 book, Forming Humanity: Redeeming the German Bildung Tradition(link is external), was supported by a research fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.  She is also the author of Putting on Virtue: The Legacy of the Splendid Vices (link is external)(selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title), and of Religion and Faction in Hume’s Moral Philosophy(link is external), and has published widely on virtue ethics, early modern and modern moral thought, and political theology. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Christian Ethics, Studies in Christian Ethics, and the Journal of Religion, and served as the 2020 President of the Society of Christian Ethics. From 2013-2021, she served as the academic dean of Yale Divinity School. She is currently researching more-than-human creaturely agency as a senior member of a research team that has received a $3.9M, 3-year collaborative grant from the Templeton Foundation(link is external) in 2020 to pursue projects in science-informed theological anthropology.