Speakeasy Theology

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

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

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

In this episode, Dr Davis and I discuss her career as a theologian and Old Testament scholar, what she has learned in inter-religious dialog about how to receive the wisdom of Israel’s Scriptures, and the need for the practice of slow, humble reading of these texts. 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

Fr David and I talk with Richard about the brokenness of the church, anxiety and the fear of death, the psychology of Jesus, the gift of tears, and how we come clean with 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

Dr Williams and I talk about loving theology and loving God, learning to pray, and how to serve the church without losing your soul. 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

David and I discuss the legend and rare-bird genius of Ivan Illich as well as his trials and tears, weighing out a few of Illich’s key notions, including anti-Christ and the corruption of Christianity, counter-productivity, the ethics of the gaze, and the prayerful awareness that arises from and makes room for celebration. 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

Bill, David, and I talk about the wisdom of the liturgy, our experiences as Pentecostals who come every week to the Lord’s Table, and the difference between revival and revivalism. 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

“I have to be here as my full self, or I really can’t be here at all.”—Amy Peeler—Dr Peeler and I talk about her ministry as a scholar and a priest, the challenge of interpreting Scripture, what it means to honor Mary, and how to speak of gender in relation to 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

Brad East (Assistant Professor of Theology at Abilene Christian University) and I discuss Israel, church, and world; restorationism and the sacraments; the origins of evil and sin; Scripture and the formation of a political imagination; as well of course as Robert Jenson and his influence on us. 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