BRIDGING THEOLOGY

Anna Moseley Gissing,  Senior Acquisitions Editor at Baker Academic, discusses the significance of research and publishing.

Dr. Carmen Imes is passionate about helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for Christian identity and mission. She is best known for her books Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (IVP 2019) and Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (IVP 2023). Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly "Torah Tuesday" videos on her own YouTube channel. She writes for Christianity Today, Politics of Theology, and The Well (InterVarsity). Imes is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. Before arriving at Biola in 2021, she served as professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. Her academic journey began when Carmen and her husband served as missionaries in the Philippines with SIM International, reaching out to ethnic minorities. Imes loves introducing students to the rich insights of the global church. Today's episode discusses Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters by Carmen Imes (IVP 2023).

The Rev. Amy Peeler, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, IL and an Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, IL. Author of Women and Gender of God (Eerdmans, 2022), “You Are My Son”: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews (T&T Clark, 2014), and co-author with Patrick Gray of Hebrews: An Introduction and Study Guide (T&T Clark, 2020), she continues to research, write, and speak on Hebrews and familial language in the New Testament. She received her BA in Biblical Languages from Oklahoma Baptist University, M. Div. and Ph. D. in New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary, and served as a Senior Research Fellow with the Logos Institute at the University of St. Andrews.  She is an active member of the Institute for Biblical Research, Society of Biblical Literature, and a Fellow with the Center for Pastor Theologians. Her current research includes a commentary on Hebrews with Eerdmans. In addition to teaching, preaching, and writing, Rev. Dr. Peeler enjoys running, CrossFit, and time with her husband Lance, a church organist and liturgical scholar, and their three children. In this episode, Amy talks with us about her new book, Women and the Gender of God, published by Eerdmans Publishing Co. 

Beth Stovell (PhD, McMaster Divinity College) is Professor of Old Testament at Ambrose University in Calgary, AB. Beth specializes in biblical metaphor, researching Johannine literature and biblical prophetic literature.  David Fuller (PhD, Mcmaster Divinity College) is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, Korea. David's research interests include the prophetic corpus as a whole (especially the Book of the Twelve), the ancient Near Eastern background of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, Semitic languages, and philosophical hermeneutics. In this episode, Beth and David discuss their new book, Themes in the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. This episode is hosted by Ryan Reed and guest host Colin Toffelmire.

Ran McAnnally-Linz (PhD, Yale) is a systematic theologian and Associate Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He works at the intersection of theology, ethics, and cultural criticism. His interests include the theological ethics of humility, the place of eschatology in Christian thought and life, biblical theology, the philosophy of Charles Taylor, and understanding the work of his many teachers. He is author, with Miroslav Volf, of Public Faith in Action and The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything; and he is co-editor of The Joy of Humility: The Beginning and End of the Virtues and Envisioning the Good Life: Essays on God, Christ, and Human Flourishing in Honor of Miroslav Volf. His scholarly articles have appeared in Modern Theology, The Scottish Journal of Theology, and elsewhere.

Jeremy Duncan, founding pastor of Commons Church in Calgary AB Canada, and author of Upside-Down Apocalypse: Grounding Revelation in the Gospel of Peace (Harold Press 2022), talks with co-hosts Beth Stovell and Jon Stovell about how his scholarship connects with Christian life.

Karen Keen, a biblical scholar, author, and spiritual care provider, talks with co-hosts Beth Stovell and Kevin Hill about how her scholarship connects with Christian life.

Esau McCaulley, an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, talks with co-hosts Beth Stovell and Candace Smith about how his scholarship intersects with the Christian life.

Nijay Gupta, Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, talks with co-host Beth Stovell about how his scholarship intersects with worship and the Christian life.   Giveaway: We are giving away a copy of Nijay's book Paul and the Language of Faith (Eerdmans, 2020) courtesy of Eerdmans. If the winner is in Canada/the US, they will receive a hard copy; If the listener is international, they will receive a digital download. To enter, follow us on Twitter/Instagram/or Facebook and like/share the episode to be entered. Contest closes: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM MST. 

Co-hosts Beth Stovell, Candace Smith, Claudia Herrera-Montero, Kevin Hill, and Ryan Reed share reflections on conversations from Season 1 and their hopes for Season 2.