The Theology Mill

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/.

Andrew M. Davis, program director at the Center for Process Studies and author of 'From Force to Persuasion', explores transformative ideas in process theology. He discusses moving from traditional notions of divine power to a model centered on persuasive love. The conversation delves into open and relational theology, portraying God as an evolving partner in creation. Davis also reflects on philosophical perspectives of omnipotence, emphasizing the significance of inclusivity and gratitude in spiritual practice. His insights prompt a reevaluation of how we perceive God and divine relationships.

Colby Dickinson is professor of theology at Loyola University, Chicago. He is the author of Haunted Words, Haunted Selves: Listening to Otherness within Western Thought (Cascade, 2024), Giorgio Agamben’s Homo Sacer Series: A Critical Introduction and Guide (2022), Theological Poverty in Continental Philosophy: After Christian Theology (2021), Theology as Autobiography: The Centrality of Confession, Relationship, and Prayer to the Life of Faith (Cascade, 2020), and The Fetish of Theology: The Challenge of the Fetish-Object to Modernity (2020). PODCAST LINKS: Haunted Words, Haunted Selves book: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666769210/haunted-words-haunted-selves/ Theology as Autobiography book: https://wipfandstock.com/9781532688829/theology-as-autobiography/ 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/.

JD Lyonhart (PhD, Cambridge) is a British-Canadian theologian, philosopher, author, and ordained minister, as well as an advocate for the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse. He is an Associate Professor of Christianity and Philosophy at the University of Jamestown, a Fellow at the Cambridge Center for the Study of Platonism at Cambridge University, and a co-host of the Spiritually Incorrect Podcast (spirituallyincorrectpodcast.com). He is the author of Space God: Rejudging a Debate between More, Newton, and Einstein (Cascade, 2023) and MonoThreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One Night at a Pub (Cascade, 2021). PODCAST LINKS: MonoThreeism book: https://wipfandstock.com/9781725262683/monothreeism/ Space God book: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666757040/space-god/ Jonathan’s website: https://www.jdlyonhart.com/ The Spiritually Incorrect Podcast: https://www.spirituallyincorrectpodcast.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/.

Amy Hawk is the author of Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam. She lives in Oregon with her husband and their tiny Yorkie. They have two young adult children. Connect with Amy at www.amyhawk.com. PODCAST LINKS: - The Judas Effect: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666763645/the-judas-effect/ - Amy’s personal website: https://www.amyhawk.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 Remington Rillera, Assistant professor of biblical studies, discusses sacrificial understandings of Jesus's death. Topics cover penal substitutionary atonement, rethinking sacrificial practices, and the significance of atonement in the Bible.

Sean J. McGrath has published widely in the history of ideas and the philosophy of religion. He is a professor of philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland and an adjunct professor of religious studies at McGill University. PODCAST LINKS: - Political Eschatology: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666738094/political-eschatology/ - Prof. McGrath’s faculty page: https://www.mun.ca/philosophy/people/dr-sean-mcgrath/ - Prof. McGrath’s academia.edu page: https://mun.academia.edu/SeanMcGrath - Prof. McGrath’s podcast (Secular Christ): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnFyIaY7p0KzRfoJOQ6H3uWrMuHsYrlZD, https://open.spotify.com/show/5T9c8fwTB2xyBh4khKLetY 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/.

Jordan Daniel Wood, a PhD in historical theology, discusses Catholic Universalism and his journey towards embracing Christian universalism, challenging traditional teachings. The conversation explores the nuances of universalism within Catholicism, the importance of hope in praying for universal salvation, and the historical perspective on universalism in early Church Fathers. The episode also touches on David Bentley Hart's influence on Christian universalism and the emotional significance of the doctrine of hell.

The Universalism Booth is a series of interviews on Christian universalism, exploring several different angles from which the theological position is taken up. The interviewees range widely in their approaches to universalism, represented roughly as evangelical, existential, and patristic. David W. Congdon is Senior Editor at the University Press of Kansas, where he acquires in the fields of politics, law, religion, US history, and Indigenous studies. He is also an instructor at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including most recently Varieties of Christian Universalism: Exploring Four Views (Baker, 2023) and Who Is a True Christian? Contesting Religious Identity in American Culture (Cambridge, 2024). * For more universalism content, see also our two-part series on the topic with David Artman: - Part 1: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2023/07/11/david-artman-christian-universalism-pt-1/ - Part 2: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2023/07/25/david-artman-christian-universalism-pt-2/ PODCAST LINKS: - Varieties of Christian Universalism: https://bakeracademic.com/p/Varieties-of-Christian-Universalism-David-W-Congdon/516433 - The God Who Saves: https://wipfandstock.com/9781608998272/the-god-who-saves/ - Who Is a True Christian?: https://www.amazon.com/Who-True-Christian-Contesting-Religious/dp/1009428993/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EA3L6K4NC2S0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ur5fEENDr-Fff4CiIOUxOyH7hQ6i95-uA_lS2qE8OvA.vnwQqu15XEFFvvWxgYt3VgqGI_R04mF3mbSOwodZK5A&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+congdon+who+is+a+true+christian&qid=1711485912&sprefix=who+is+a+true+christian%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1 - Rudolf Bultmann: A Companion to His Theology: https://wipfandstock.com/9781625647481/rudolf-bultmann/ - Dr. Congdon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwcongdon - Dr. Congdon’s website: https://www.dwcongdon.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/.