Laurie M. Johnson is professor of political science at Kansas State University and president of The Maurin Academy (https://pmaurin.org). Most of her work has involved developing an understanding and critique of classical liberal theory and includes works on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Tocqueville. Her recent book, Ideological Possession and the Rise of the New Right (2019), sets the stage for her newest book, The Gap in God’s Country (Cascade, 2024), with broader implications for what we can do to address our problems.PODCAST LINKS:- The Gap in God’s Country (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666737400/the-gap-in-gods-country/- YouTube series on the book: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx-GdsauHvp0dmqOKq8f4jsB- Laurie’s website: https://lauriemjohnson.com/- Maurin Academy: https://pmaurin.org/- Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy- Political Philosophy podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ljpolitical-philosophyNEWSLETTER:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)CONNECT:Website: https://wipfandstock.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WipfandstockpublishersTwitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstockFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstockInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/OUTLINE: (02:49) – Meet Laurie(05:08) – Roundtable: Jesus, Socrates, Karl Marx(07:12) – Laurie’s political journey (16:00) – Classical conservatism(20:25) – US conservatives: right-leaning liberals?   (27:23) – Political instability today(29:36) – Marxian critiques of capitalism(34:58) – Transformations in the Democratic Party(35:43) – Jacques Ellul and “technique” today(44:14) – The Catholic Worker movement  (50:17) – Mass psychosis/ideological possession(01:00:23) – Direct action*The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

John H. Buchanan received a doctorate in liberal arts from Emory University. He was trained and certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner by Stan and Christina Grof. He is a contributing coeditor for Rethinking Consciousness (2020) and the author of Processing Reality: Finding Meaning in Death, Psychedelics, and Sobriety (Cascade, 2022).PODCAST LINKS:- Processing Reality (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666709285/processing-reality/- John’s website: https://www.processingreality.com/CONNECT:Website: https://wipfandstock.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WipfandstockpublishersTwitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstockFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstockInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/OUTLINE: (01:22) – Introduction (05:56) – Roundtable: Olaf Stapledon, C. S. Lewis, Colin Wilson(10:27) – Psychedelics: intersection of psychology, philosophy, religion(16:30) – First experiences with mind-altering agents(20:11) – Answering criticisms of psychedelics(24:35) – Altered states: drug-induced vs. breath-induced(31:42) – Stan Grof’s transpersonal psychology(36:50) – Whitehead’s process philosophy(43:34) – Grof and Whitehead in conversation(48:50) – “Prehension”(54:32) – Prehension and non-ordinary states(57:43) – What’s next for John*The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Paul Louis Metzger, Ph.D., is Professor of Christian Theology & Theology & Culture, Multnomah Biblical Seminary/Jessup University, Director of The Institute for Cultural Engagement: New Wine, New Wineskins, and author and editor of numerous works, including Evangelical Zen: A Christian’s Spiritual Travels with a Buddhist Friend(2nd ed., Cascade, 2024),More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture(IVP Academic, 2023), Connecting Christ: How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths (Thomas Nelson, 2012), and A World for All? Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology (co-editor, Eerdmans, 2011). PODCAST LINKS:-Evangelical Zen(book):https://wipfandstock.com/9781666768411/evangelical-zen-second-edition/- Paul’s Patheos Blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/uncommongodcommongood/- Paul’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.l.metzger/- Paul’s website:https://paullouismetzger.com/- New Wine, New Wineskins: https://www.new-wineskins.org/CONNECT:Website: https://wipfandstock.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstockFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstockInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/OUTLINE:(00:00) – Introduction(03:44) – Roundtable: Kyogen Carlson, Augustine, Dogen, MLK, Steinbeck(06:12) – Initial interest in Buddhism and Japanese culture(10:35) – Where evangelical and Zen meet(15:35) – Permanence vs. impermanence(19:47) – Living with ambiguity(23:22) – Holy envy(26:55) – Buddhism and the culture wars(35:40) – The life and poetry of Kobayashi Issa(40:55) – Nirvana in Kanazawa(44:54) – Inhabiting a tradition(49:10) – The object of (this) multi-faith friendship(51:25) – Book projects in the works*The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Copenhagen with a dissertation on negative theology and ethics in Clement of Alexandria and Gregory of Nyssa. He is the author of Negative Theology: A Short Introduction (Cascade, 2022). PODCAST LINKS: - Negative Theology (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666742169/negative-theology/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Rev. Dr. Andrew T. Draper is the Executive Director of Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay, OH. He is also teaching pastor at Urban Light Community Church in Muncie, IN. He has authored numerous books and articles on race, disability, and the church. Dr. Draper holds a PhD in theological ethics from the University of Aberdeen and an MDiv from Winebrenner Theological Seminary. PODCAST LINKS: - A Theology of Race and Place (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781498280822/a-theology-of-race-and-place/ - Dr. Draper’s website: https://atdraper.wordpress.com/ - Dr. Draper’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.t.draper.3/ - Dr. Draper’s X: https://x.com/AndrewTDraper - Urban Light Community Church Staff Page: https://www.urbanlightmuncie.com/users/dr-andrew-draper - Winebrenner Theological Seminary Faculty Page: https://winebrenner.edu/personnel/andrew-t-draper-phd/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ X: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Jack Haberer was raised Roman Catholic, became a Jesus freak, was formed in faith by Baptists, Pentecostals, Charismatics, Methodists, Non-denominationals, and finally ordained a Presbyterian, earning three academic degrees in the process. He has served influential churches as pastor—in twenty-two of which he preached to rocket scientists. The congregations flourished. He has written three earlier books and served as editor of The Presbyterian Outlook for nine years. He is the author of Swimming with the Sharks: Leading the Full Spectrum Church in a Red-and-Blue World (Cascade, 2024). PODCAST LINKS: - Swimming with the Sharks (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9798385210404/swimming-with-the-sharks/ - GodViews (book): https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664501907/godviews.aspx - Jack’s website: https://jackhaberer.com/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Andrew Barron was an adjunct faculty at The Centre for Spirituality, Disability, and Care at Martin Luther University College, federated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He has previously taught disability and theology at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto where he graduated with his doctor of ministry degree in 2016. Barron is the author of Human Difference: Reflections on a Life in Proximity to Disability (Cascade, 2024). He is married to Laura and is the father of Rafael, Ketzia, and Simona. PODCAST LINKS: - Human Difference (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666779233/human-difference/ - Dr. Barron’s website: https://www.drandrewbarron.com/   CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch, a philosophy PhD from the University of Copenhagen and author of "Negative Theology: A Short Introduction," explores intriguing theological concepts. He discusses the evolution of negative theology from early church fathers to modern thinkers like Kierkegaard. The conversation highlights how negative theology articulates God through what He is not, analyzes the divine nature’s incomprehensibility, and examines how concepts of nothingness in Meister Eckhart's thought relate to spiritual connection. This deep dive navigates complex ideas in theological history.

Susan Grove Eastman is associate research professor emerita of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. She is the author of Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul’s Anthropology (2017), Recovering Paul’s Mother Tongue: Language and Theology in Galatians (2007/2022), Oneself in Another: Participation and Personhood in Pauline Theology (2024), and Romans: An Interpretation Commentary (forthcoming, 2025). PODCAST LINKS: -Oneself in Another (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781532692628/oneself-in-another/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.

Steven DeLay is an Old Member of Christ Church, University of Oxford. He is the author of philosophical works and works of fiction, including Elijah Newman Died Today (2022) and Faint Not (2022), and the translator of Jean-Louis Chrétien’s Ten Meditations for Catching and Losing One’s Breath (Cascade, 2024). PODCAST LINKS: - Ten Meditations for Catching and Losing One’s Breath (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666766110/ten-meditations-for-catching-and-losing-ones-breath/ - Phenomenology in France (book): https://tinyurl.com/ypr4hr78 CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.