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Speakeasy Theology

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Feb 5, 2025 • 1h 39min

I Must Turn Aside

Mark and I discuss his research on the prophetic in the broader Pentecostal tradition, especially Latter Rain movement, the intimate relationship between consciousness and the conscience, and the devastating effects of power struggles on prophetic integrity and prophetic legitimacy.You can find Mark’s book here. You can also catch a recent interview I did with him for his channel here. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Jan 31, 2025 • 1h 33min

The Need for Rules

David+ and I continue our reading of Bonhoeffer, exploring the grace of ordination, the need for rules and holding all good things in tension, and the dangers of false comfort. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Jan 20, 2025 • 1h 34min

The Annunciation is the True Beginning of Creation

Jordan and I discuss his forthcoming translation of Maximus’ Christological letters and a chapter he recently finished on trauma and theology. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Jan 12, 2025 • 1h 33min

God is on the Child's Side

David+ and I discuss Bonhoeffer’s 1940 sermon on the Holy Innocents, weighing what he says about the use/abuse of power and considering how his work, thanks to his careful restraint, helps to free us both from the abstractions and hasty generalizations that distort what we think of God and the sentimentality that warps what we say about evil and suffering and how we say it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 17min

Being in Communion with Sinners

Delve into Bonhoeffer’s 1940 insights on Christmas, exploring Christ's profound solidarity with sinners. Discover the theological richness of Epiphany, examining Jesus' birth and baptism as pivotal moments in salvation history. The discussion emphasizes the transformative power of confession, highlighting God's friendship with humanity. Bonhoeffer’s perspective on self-righteousness and community wisdom guides listeners through the dangers of focusing solely on political issues. Finally, witness the Magi’s faith journey, illustrating divine guidance even amidst life's challenges.
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Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 4min

And Say it with a Steady, Even Voice

Kevin Hart (Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor, Duke Divinity School) and I discuss his recently-published memoir, Dark-Land, the theological merits of autobiography, and the graces of contemplative prayer. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Dec 9, 2024 • 1h 31min

Reading Luke-Acts with a Mennocostal

David+ and I talk with Marty about his decades-long love affair with Luke-Acts, the benefits of studying with believers formed in other traditions, and marvel together at Luke’s originality, the intricate complexity of his work, and the sheer expansiveness of his vision. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Dec 3, 2024 • 1h 24min

The Scandal is the Point

David+ and I discuss Bonhoeffer’s 1935 Finkenwalde lecture on “contemporizing” the New Testament, weighing what it has to teach us now about preaching and handling the Scriptures in good faith. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Nov 18, 2024 • 49min

Law is Grace

In this episode, Holly Taylor Coolman, professor of theology at Providence College, talks with me about Aquinas’ view of the Law, New and Old, his reading of Romans 9-11, and her own perspective on what it means to argue with the great teachers of the church. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe
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Oct 1, 2024 • 1h 22min

Grace and Participation

Geordie and I talk about TF Torrance and the work of teaching theology, exploring ways TFT helps us live with and speak of the triune God. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

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