New Persuasive Words
Scott Jones & Bill Borror
New Persuasive Words is a sharp and insightful podcast that dissects the intersections of culture, politics, and theology with intellectual rigor and a conversational ease. Hosted by Scott Jones and Bill Borror, the show offers a thoughtful examination of contemporary issues, blending humor, historical perspective, and philosophical depth. With a keen eye for nuance and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom, New Persuasive Words invites listeners into a space where ideas are tested, assumptions are questioned, and meaningful dialogue thrives.
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Jun 28, 2017 • 36min
Episode 144: Why The Saved Need Saving
Do you think you're right and they're wrong? Who's on your heretic list? Liberals? Conservatives? Calvinists? Vegans? Valentians? We continue our musings on truth, heresy and learning the art of life together.
Jun 26, 2017 • 33min
Episode 143: Truth, Heresy...can you know the Difference?
In this podcast we talk about a recent statement by Pope Francis, an article about Rob Bell, and the nature of disagreement in communities that care about their convictions.
Show notes:
-You can find the article about Pope Francis' homily here: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/05/19/pope_francis_doctrine_unites,_ideology_divides/1313444
-You can find the article about Rob Bell here:
http://archives.relevantmagazine.com/god/what-continued-crucifying-rob-bell-says-about-modern-christianity
Thanks for listening!
Jun 23, 2017 • 33min
Episode 142: Love The World?
We go back to Tomas Halik's work "I Want You To Be: On The God Of Love", considering how Christians can really love the world.
Jun 19, 2017 • 29min
Episode 141: Narcissism and the Love of Self
We go back to our teacher Tomas Halik to consider narcissism and the possibility of really loving and being loved.
Jun 17, 2017 • 38min
Episode 140: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
In light of the recent shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise and the combative political and cultural rhetoric of the day, we consider what it means to be in the American project together.
Jun 15, 2017 • 35min
Episode 139: Highway to...Hell?
Our guest for this midweek Bullgeschichte episode is Jason Micheli. He's an author, pastor and podcaster and he's not sure he believes in hell, which is the topic for our conversation.Special Guest: Jason Micheli.
Jun 12, 2017 • 32min
Episode 138: Can God Be God Without Us?
In this episode we talk about Pope Francis' recent statement, "God Cannot Be God Without Man."
Show Notes...
You can read an account of the Papal audience and find a link to the text of Francis' statement here: http://www.christianpost.com/news/god-cannot-be-god-without-man-pope-francis-says-187045/.
Jun 9, 2017 • 29min
Episode 137: Friday Night Lights: More on the Spirit
In this Friday Night lights episode, recorded on Bill's birthday, we continue reflecting on the Holy Spirit and spirituality.
Jun 5, 2017 • 35min
Episode 136: The Holy Spirit
In this episode, the day after Pentecost, we talk about the Holy Spirit.
Jun 2, 2017 • 33min
Episode 135: Friday Night Lights: Gods Old & New
We talk about an article in the Aeon journal on the Frankfurt School entitled "Theory from the ruins", among other things.
Show Notes:
The article we reference is here: https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-frankfurt-school-diagnosed-the-ills-of-western-civilisation.
