The Bible For Normal People

What parts of our faith are worth holding onto? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry joins Pete and Jared to discuss ways to think differently about scripture and the importance of keeping love at the center of your being.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Pete & Jared discuss the inevitability of reading our own context into the Bible and how reading the Bible creatively can help connect it to our own universe.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Austin Channing Brown joins Pete and Jared to discuss her experience within various faith traditions and the importance of the Bible, sermons, and community within the Black church.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is the adjustment of beliefs based on experience often misunderstood or even maligned? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete Enns explores how our formational experiences are not the enemy of faith and that making adjustments to our beliefs based on experience is a normal part of the spiritual journey.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Isn’t Acts just about the founding of the church? In this episode, Willie James Jennings joins Pete and Jared to discuss how the book of Acts reconstitutes what it means to be the people of God.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Kirsten Powers joins Pete and Jared to discuss toxic public discourse, non-dualistic thinking, and a look at how grace might hold a different meaning than we previously imagined.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jared Byas explores the impact of reason and rationalism as he continues his deep dive into the origins of the modern mindset.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Randy Woodley joins Pete and Jared to discuss the impact of dualistic thinking on theology and how Jesus can be accessed outside of scripture.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather Macumber, an expert on monster theory, joins Pete and Jared to discuss monsters in the Bible. They explore the portrayals of monsters in Revelation, challenging traditional perceptions and highlighting their symbolic significance. The conversation delves into the blurred lines between good and evil, reevaluating God's portrayal using monstrous beings. They also discuss violent imagery, angelic creatures, and the complex relationships monsters have with God in biblical texts.

In this week’s episode, Jennifer Bashaw joins Pete and Jared to discuss how various atonement theories attempt to explain Jesus’s death.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices