Regent College Podcast

The Blues and Jazz music  speak to the dissidence, lament, and longing that many experience.  This music is unique in the sense that it finds its roots in the atrocities of slavery and the freedom experienced after emancipation.  The Exodus story was also about a people enslaved and oppressed.  We had a wonderful and enlightening conversation with Dr. Mark Glanville about the intersection of Jazz music and the Exodus story.  This conversation took place in Mark's living room where he played the piano for us.  So we hope you enjoy he conversation and the jazz music. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

It is often said that we live in a post-Christian world, especially in the West.  While it may seem that way with a decline in church attendance, shifts in morality, and increasing hostility to Christianity, Dr. Rikk Watts offers a different perspective.  He puts forth that we actually live in the most Christian century and offers a few different reasons why.  We hope you enjoy the conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

What can the letter of Philemon teach us about persuasion?  What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation?  Does one have to have the same worldview to persuade another?  What if the persuasion doesn't go the way you had hoped?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. George Guthrie.   We hope you enjoy the conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

Is king David to be looked at as a hero or exemplar?  What might we learn from his life, both the success and failure?  How does fiction open our imagination to the Biblical text?  We discussed these questions and more with Mark Buchanan, who has most recently written a fiction book on the life of David called David: Rise.  Mark also shared with us insight into his early writing career and gave some advise to young writers.  We hope you enjoy this conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

Migration is a part of many peoples stories, including the refugee, the newcomer, and the foreigner.  It is also a part of the Biblical story, from Abraham to Joshua and even God as a migrant through Christ.  What might we learn from the experience of migration and how does God as a migrant impact our view of change?  We had a conversation with Dr. Charles Ringma about migration and also discussed Dr. Ringma's book, The Art of Healing Prayer: Bringing Christ's Wholeness to Broken People.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

Sport is a universal activity and contributes to the ethos of societies and cultures.  How are we to understand sport from a theological and Biblical perspective?  Many athletes and fans of sports have a sacred mentality when it comes to the arena of sports.  So are sports sacred? What ways do sports affirm Christ and His gospel and in what ways are they antithetical to it? We discussed these questions and more with Dr. Iwan Russel Jones.  Enjoy! To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

How might the categories for race actually contribute to systemic and idealogical racism? Do racial categories accurately classify persons at a biological level?  Does placing individuals in groups or a categories have any Biblical grounding?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Sung, who is a Systematic Theologian and a Spiritual Director.  We also discussed Dr. Sung's journey and experience in spiritual direction.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

How is the history of Christianity in South Asia different from that of Western Christianity?  Why is Evangelical Christianity difficult to disconnect from Western Imperialism for Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic ideologies? What can Sri Lankan history teach us about working with grass roots organizations and across religious and denominational lines?  We discuss these questions and more with Dr. Prabo Mihindukulasuriya who will be teaching at Regent starting Fall 2022.  We hope you enjoy this conversation.  To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

How does art inform us and give us hope in the face of death?  What can art from the past teach us about facing death and how to embrace our finality?  We discussed these questions with Dr. Joy M. Clarkson as well as her new book "Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness Life" , which seeks to cultivate happiness, grit, determination, and humour amidst tragedy and suffering.  We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming  courses, visit:https://www.regent-college.eduRegent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter

How are we to understand work and vocation?  What does it mean to have meaningful work and do all people experience this?  Is Sabbath meant to be for followers of Jesus today?  What does the workaholic and idler have in common?  We discussed these questions and more with Dr. R. Paul Stevens.  We hope you enjoy the conversation. Regent College Podcast Thanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social Media Facebook Instagram Youtube Keep in Touch Regent College Summer Programs Regent College Newsletter