The Stone Chapel Podcast
David Capes
“The Stone Chapel Podcast” is a weekly podcast of the friends and staff of The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center in Houston, Texas. It is hosted by David Capes, Director of Academic Programming of the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center. David is an engaging host, a respected New Testament scholar, and the author of Rediscovering Paul and Matthew through Old Testament Eyes. “The Stone Chapel Podcast” features theologians, scholars, and thought leaders from around the world for lively, informative, and educational discussions. With over 200 compelling, uplifting episodes that are valuable for all spiritually curious listeners, the Stone Chapel Podcast provides an unique, weekly refresh and renewal resource for pastors and church leaders.
In case you're interested in going deeper and want more educational content, most of the Stone Chapel podcasts are associated with The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center’s public lecture series, programs, and classes. Please visit our website for videos and panel discussions with many of the podcast visitors David has hosted, as well as all our resources and opportunities!
You can find all “The Stone Chapel Podcast” episodes on your favorite podcast platform.
“The Stone Chapel Podcast” is now part of the ChurchLeaders Podcast Network.
Copyright Lanier Foundation
In case you're interested in going deeper and want more educational content, most of the Stone Chapel podcasts are associated with The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center’s public lecture series, programs, and classes. Please visit our website for videos and panel discussions with many of the podcast visitors David has hosted, as well as all our resources and opportunities!
You can find all “The Stone Chapel Podcast” episodes on your favorite podcast platform.
“The Stone Chapel Podcast” is now part of the ChurchLeaders Podcast Network.
Copyright Lanier Foundation
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 5, 2021 • 25min
TSC 043 Matthew Bates, Gospel Allegiance
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Matthew Bates <- Back to Episodes Matthew Bates, Gospel Allegiance Dr. Matthew Bates, (PhD Univ of Notre Dame) is associate professor of theology at Quincy University in Quincy, IL. He is the author of several books and hosts a popular podcast along with Matt Lynch and others entitled “OnScript.” Dr. Bates joins David Capes to talk about his recent book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ (BrazosPress, 2019). Often the word pistis, translated most often “faith” in the New Testament, is misunderstood because our understanding of the gospel is deficient. So, what is the gospel? “Jesus is the saving king.” So, what is our response? Allegiance to the king. The post TSC 043 Matthew Bates, Gospel Allegiance first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Jan 27, 2021 • 21min
TSC 044 Scott Harrower, God of All Comfort
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Scott Harrower <- Back to Episodes Scott Harrower, God of All Comfort Dr. Scott Harrower, Associate Professor of Theology and History at Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia, has written a timely and significant book: God of All Comfort: A Trinitarian Response to the Horrors of This World (Lexham Press, 2019). Prior to his academic career, he grew up in Argentina and saw the horrors that went on there. Then he became a trauma nurse and saw deeply disturbing things. The world is full of horrors: dismemberment, assault, disease, death. How do we make it through? Dr. Harrower has written a terrific book that brings together insights from philosophy, theology, psychology and medical studies. You need to hear this! If not now, then one day. The post TSC 044 Scott Harrower, God of All Comfort first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Jan 19, 2021 • 22min
TSC 042 Joshua Jipp, Messianic Theology of the New Testament
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Joshua Jipp <- Back to Episodes Joshua Jipp, Messianic Theology of the New Testament Dr. Joshua Jipp, associate professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, has written an important book entitled The Messianic Theology of the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2020). His particular focus is to survey and understand the royal messianism associated with the Davidic dynasty. He makes the point that there is no standardized, pre-existing view of the messiah at the time of Jesus; instead, there has been a robust “messianic discourse” that has been going on for hundreds of years centered on King David and his legacy. The post TSC 042 Joshua Jipp, Messianic Theology of the New Testament first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Jan 19, 2021 • 22min
TSC 041 Rob Bradshaw, TheologyontheWeb.org.uk
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Rob Bradshaw <- Back to Episodes Rob Bradshaw, TheologyontheWeb.org.uk Rob Bradshaw, librarian at Spurgeon’s College in south London, has been digitizing articles, journals and books for 20 year to provide people around the world access to high value theological resources. His website, www.theologyontheweb.org.uk, is a hub for a variety of websites that links pastors, students and teachers with resources in biblical studies, theology, church history and practice theology. After working in Nepal, Rob realized how deeply poverty was affecting Christians around the world. Nepalese Christian leaders who wanted to learn had no way because resources were not available. To date, he and his wife have digitized or digitised (British spelling) over 45,000 articles and hundreds of books. The work is hard, expensive and painstaking, yet Rob has a calling. He has had over two million visits to his site and seven tera-bytes of downloads. As the shadow of Covid-19 grows longer, those who have no theological library ready to hand are turning more and more to “TheologyontheWeb.” The post TSC 041 Rob Bradshaw, TheologyontheWeb.org.uk first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Jan 12, 2021 • 21min
TSC_040 Andrew Abernethy, God’s Messiah in the Old Testament
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Andrew Abernethy <- Back to Episodes Andrew Abernethy, God's Messiah in the Old Testament Andrew Abernethy, PhD Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, is a former colleague of David Capes at Wheaton College. He is an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Degree Coordinator for the Master of Arts in Biblical Exegesis. He is author of many articles, but the focus of this podcast is a book he wrote along with Dr. Gregory Goswell of Christ College in Sydney, Australia. It is entitled God’s Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King (Baker Academic, 2020). While some scholars find precious little “messianism” in the Old Testament, others find it in nearly every verse. So, what is the truth? Abernethy and Goswell take a book by book approach to work through those passages that look forward to a coming messianic king. [summary] The post TSC_040 Andrew Abernethy, God’s Messiah in the Old Testament first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Jan 1, 2021 • 22min
TSC_039 Anne Clements, Mothers on the Margin?
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Anne Clements former Minister West Kingsdown Baptist Church, Kent , UK <- Back to Episodes Anne Clements, Mothers on the Margin? Anne Clements, PhD Spurgeon College (2012), has written an interesting book called Mothers on the Margin? The Significance of the Women in Matthew’s Genealogy (Pickwick Publications, 2014). At one time she was struggling with her call to ministry: some endorsed her call, others said she was violating Scripture. This launched on her an investigation of the women in the annotations of Matthew’s Genealogy: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, the wife of Uriah (Bathsheba), and Mary, the mother of Jesus. In this podcast she talks with me from her home in Kent, UK to show how Matthew introduces these women and recalls their stories to show how the Messiah comes to include the marginalized and to make insiders out of outsiders. The post TSC_039 Anne Clements, Mothers on the Margin? first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Dec 21, 2020 • 19min
TSC_024 Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic: Dying and Rising Gods Part 2
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Bruce Chilton, PhD Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion Bard College <- Back to Episodes Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic: Dying and Rising Gods (Part 2) In part two Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Professor of Religion at Bard College (New York), continues his conversation with David Capes about elements of his book, Resurrection Logic: How Jesus’ First Followers Believed God Raised Him from the Dead (Baylor University Press, 2019). How does the resurrection of Jesus compare with ancient myths about the dying and rising gods? What does Paul say about what it means to be human? How does the Jesus’ resurrection call forth a new humanity and a new creation? The post TSC_024 Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic: Dying and Rising Gods Part 2 first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Dec 20, 2020 • 26min
TSC_023 Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic (Part 1)
The Stone Chapel Podcasts Hosted by David Capes Bruce Chilton, PhD Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion Bard College <- Back to Episodes Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic (Part 1) In part one of this podcast Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Professor of Religion at Bard College (New York), discusses his new book Resurrection Logic: How Jesus’ First Followers Believed God Raised Him from the Dead (Baylor University Press, 2019). His question is not so much “what happened?” but, how it happened and the distinctive mission the apostles followed after their vision of the risen Jesus. The post TSC_023 Bruce Chilton, Resurrection Logic (Part 1) first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Dec 15, 2020 • 21min
TSC_037 Ben Blackwell and Randy Hatchett, Engaging Theology
<- Back to Episodes Ben Blackwell and Randy Hatchett-Engaging Theology Ben Blackwell, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at HBU, and Randy Hatchett, Professor of Theology and Philosophy, also of HBU, have written a new book: Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Introduction (Zondervan, 2019). The book demonstrates the relevance of “engaging” theology rather than just thinking about God, the world and humanity. The authors, while seasoned, do a great job of making theology understandable. They focus on the story of scripture, doctrinal exposition, theological relevance (and reflection), and finally spiritual relevance. Recently, a film crew from Zondervan Academic filmed Ben and Randy talking about their new book in the scholar’s cottage. Look for those videos in spring or fall 2021. The post TSC_037 Ben Blackwell and Randy Hatchett, Engaging Theology first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
Dec 14, 2020 • 20min
TSC_038 Terry Cokenour, Ambiguity in the Apologetics of C. S. Lewis
<- Back to Episodes Terry Cokenour - Ambiguity in the Apologetics of C. S. Lewis Terry Cokenour, a patron of the library, stopped by to talk with David Capes about his doctoral thesis at the London School of Theology. Here is his title: “An Invitation to Thought: Ambiguities in the Apologetics of C. S. Lewis.” Terry has been coming to the Lanier Theological Library since 2011 with a lengthy pause when he served as a missionary and church leader in Budapest, Hungary. He talks about how he came to focus his research and his spiritual heart on the writings of C. S. Lewis and to love the mystery he finds in his writings. The post TSC_038 Terry Cokenour, Ambiguity in the Apologetics of C. S. Lewis first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
