How Christian Nationalism is a present danger in the US and to some extent the UK in its pursuit of power and exclusion over love and service.
Tobias Siegenthaler – The Bible as Narrative
Tobias and Kenny talk about how developing an awareness of the interplay between New Testament and Hebrew scriptures with regards to literary and narrative links can open our eyes to fresh ways of understanding the biblical text for our world. This episode includes a BONUS blog post!
Freddy Hedley – Lamentations
TheoDisc Podcast episode with Freddy Hedley on how the concept of the ‘right to reply’ in Lamentations is instructive for us in our own concept of intimacy with God.
Lucy Peppiatt – Imago Dei Part 2
Part 2 of discussion of Lucy Peppiatt’s book, The Imago Dei, through an exploration of the doctrine of the Imago Dei and its implications.
Lucy Peppiatt – Imago Dei Part 1
Lucy Peppiatt – The Imago Dei (Part 1)
Since 2013, Lucy has been the principal of WTC where she lectures primarily in systematic theology and in spiritual formation. She is the author of 5 books, the latest of which is called The Imago Dei, and over the next two episodes, Kenny will be talking to Lucy about the book and why the doctrine of the image of God is so foundational to the Christian faith. In this first episode, we discuss the importance of the Imago Dei, why it’s such a difficult doctrine to define neatly, and some of the broader implications it has on how we think about God and ourselves. We do hope you enjoy listening to our very first episode of the TheoDisc Podcast!
You can buy The Imago Dei HERE.
Find out more about Lucy Peppiatt HERE.
Episode Outline:
- Start-01:20 – Introduction
- 01:24-04:38 – A few of Lucy’s favourite things.
- 04:38-07:19 – What led to the writing of this book?
- 07:19-09:16 – Why is the doctrine of the Imago Dei so important for us to wrestle with?
- 09:16-12:04 – ‘What does it mean to be made in the image of God?’ feels like a fundamental question without a simple answer. Why do you think this is? Is this a function of how wide-reaching the doctrine is to human existence?
- 12:04-16:16 – As you sifted through some of the history of thought on the Imago Dei, what were some discoveries you made?
- 16:16-25:11 – Your book opens with a series of questions – perhaps we could touch on some of those and the issues they raise.
- 25:11-29:49 – We seem to learn something of God by looking at ourselves, and of ourselves by looking at God. How can we push into this while still maintaining a healthy and necessary distinction between God and humanity?
- 29:49-34:15 – What does being made in the image of God say to those personally who do not feel worthy or that they have any value? How can the Imago Dei be a life-giving doctrine?
- 34:15-End – Closing information
