Outside Ourselves

As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church? Founder and Executive Director of Storymakers, Melina Smith, joins Kelsi to talk about the Storymakers approach to teaching kids about the historical Christian faith through connection, empathy, and trust that the Holy Spirit works wherever God’s word is preached.  1517 Podcast Network Survey Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: 1517 on Youtube: More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Shownotes:  Find Out More about Storymakers Follow Storymakers on Instagram What’s New from 1517: Join the 1517 Academy Freedom Lessons Street Team Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray

In view of recent news events, Kelsi has Adam Francisco on to the theological implications of the existence of aliens and UAPs. Adam Francisco is Director of Academics and scholar in residence at 1517. He earned his DPhil from the University of Oxford and has two decades of experience teaching history, philosophy, and theology. He is cohost of The Thinking Fellows podcast, author of a number of books, articles, and translations, and popular speaker on the topics of Christian apologetics, worldview, and the religion of Islam. 1517 Podcasts⁠ ⁠The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠1517 on Youtube ⁠ More from Kelsi: ⁠Kelsi Klembara⁠ ⁠Follow Kelsi on Instagram⁠ ⁠Follow Kelsi on Twitter⁠ ⁠Kelsi's Newsletter⁠ Subscribe to the Show: ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Youtube Shownotes: The Thinking Fellows Podcast Return of The God Hypothesis by Stephen Myer Escaping Eden by Paul Wallis Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All? by Jim Sire "C.S. Lewis Warned Us About Close Encounters of the Evangelical Kind" by Aaron Earls in Christianity 1517 Faith and Reason Academy Course

Author David Andersen joins Kelsi to discuss his book, "What Can We Really Know? The Strengths and Limits of Human Understanding" and how the study of knowledge leads us to some inevitable truths about ourselves and the limits of knowledge, in general. The discussion then turns to the relationship between reason and faith and the assertion that, as Christian's, it important we recognize and use both. 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube More from David: What Can We Really Know? by David Andersen Faithless to Fearless by David Andersen

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson joins Kelsi to talk about her new novel, A Tumblin' Down, the good and bad of church community, and how the Christian belief isn't always best defined by our own self-reflection. Sarah is Associate Pastor at Tokyo Lutheran Church and the Founder of Thornbush Press. 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube More from Sarah: Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Queen of the Sciences: Conversations between a Theologian and Her Dad Thornbush Press A-Tumblin' Down by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Sarah's Mockingbird Talk Sarah's New Story Podcast

Kelsi speaks with 1517 Senior Scholar in Residence, Dr. Steven Paulson, about the somewhat understated and yet essential Reformation idea that the Christian is simul iustus et peccator (simul), or simultaneously sinner and saint in this life. Dr. Paulson clarifies that the simul is not a matter of progress but instead the action of Christ separating two distinct wholes in us further and further apart. He also encourages the listener to practice ignoring what our feelings and actions as sinners tell us, while tuning our ears to instead hear and trust who Christ says we are as his raised-to-new-life saints. Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Dr. Paulson’s Podcasts: Outlaw God Preaching the Text The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets Lutheran Theology by Steven Paulson Luther for Arm Chair Theologians by Steven Paulson

Author and poet, Tanner Olson, joins Kelsi to talk about creativity and communicating hope. Together, Tanner and Kelsi discuss the difference between delivering the gospel directly and indirectly and the importance of both.  Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Read Kelsi's Substack Subscribe to Outside Ourselves: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube  Show Notes: Tanner Olson's Website Follow Tanner on Instagram Book Tanner to Speak Meditation in a Toolshed by C.S. Lewis

Theologian and Biblical Scholar, John Kleinig, joins Kelsi to discuss his book, Wonderfully Made, and the vision the Bible gives us for God's redemptive plan as a wholly physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional endeavor. He talks about the dangers in splintering portions of our humanness and discusses how he approaches healing from a pastoral perspective. Support Outside Ourselves The 1517 Podcast Network Subscribe to Outside Ourselves:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Show Notes: John Kleinig on Youtube! Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body by John Kleinig God’s Word: A Guide to Holy Scripture by John Kleinig More on Johann Georg Hammond How to Do Things with Words by John Austin

With Christian deconstruction on the rise, 1517 Scholar in Residence Bruce Hillman joins Kelsi to properly define (and defend!) deconstruction according to its original definition within postmodern philosophy. Far from a boogeyman to avoid, Bruce advocates that deconstruction can serve as a helpful tool within the Christian life, specifically when it comes to confronting sin and challenging preconceived biases. Support Outside Ourselves The 1517 Podcast Network Subscribe to Outside Ourselves: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Show Notes: The Thinking Fellows Podcast The Gift of Death by Jacques Derrida Mere Orthodoxy Article on Deconstruction and the Theology of the Cross Exclusion and Embrace by Miraslov Volf Who's Afraid of Postmodernism by James K.A. Smith

Sarah Condon is an Episcopalian priest, author, and co-host of the Mockingcast Podcast. In today’s episode, she shares her experience with grief and suffering after the death of her parents, and talks with Kelsi about how the gentleness of Jesus during times of loss changes everything. Support Outside Ourselves The 1517 Podcast Network Subscribe to Outside Ourselves: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Shownotes: Listen to the Mockingcast Sarah’s Book, Churchy Sarah’s talk on the death of her parents at last year’s Mockingbird Conference That Succession episode The Truman Show

Caleb Keith joins Kelsi to discuss Christ's atonement and the most common theories of the atonement, including Substitution, Christus Victor, and Exemplar or Moral. Caleb also reminds listeners that pitting these theories against each other is neither Scriptural nor helpful to remaining centered on Christ's death and resurrection for you. Caleb Keith is the Director of 1517 Podcasts and co-host for both the Thinking Fellows and Outlaw God Podcasts. ⁠Support Outside Ourselves ⁠⁠The 1517 Podcast Network⁠ Subscribe to Outside Ourselves: ⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ Youtube ⁠Shownotes: ⁠The Thinking Fellows Podcast⁠⁠ The Outlaw God Podcast⁠⁠ The Atonement: What is it And Why Does it Matter⁠