Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

Last Word 4 with Eve Poole and Golibe Omenaka and friends

Tue, 6 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The start of the new season in 2024 marks the end of the current season for Tent Talks. We are bringing our podcast in to land, with a series of final thoughts from former guests, hosts and friends of the show. Join Stephen Backhouse in a series of conversations as we explore The Last Word. This final episode contains conversations with Eve Poole and our first ever guest, Golibe Omenaka.

You can listen to the first episode of Tent Talks with Golibe here, as well as here when he appeared in the White Tears series. If you want to hear more from Golibe you can listen to his previous podcast here.

You can listen to Eve Poole's Tent Talks episode here and find out more information about her work at her website https://evepoole.com/.

Lots of Tent Talks resources have been brought out from behind the paywall. You can find them HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Last Word 3 with Rachel Howell

info@tenttheology.com (Rachel Howell, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The start of the new season in 2024 marks the end of the current season for Tent Talks. We are bringing our podcast in to land, with a series of final thoughts from former guests, hosts and friends of the show. Join Stephen Backhouse in a series of conversations as we explore The Last Word. Episode Three features co-host Sean McCoy in a conversation with Rachel Howell about what faith looks like when so much about our lives has crumbled, shifted, or grown over the years.

Rachel Howell is a teacher, spiritual director, and church planter. You can find her on her Substack "Go Out In Joy," where she writes about "conversations of changing faith for those needing resources as they leave too-small stories."

Lots of Tent Talks resources have been brought out from behind the paywall. You can find them HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Last Word 2 with Lisa Weaver Swartz and Amanda Holm Rosengren

info@tenttheology.com (Lisa Weaver Swartz, Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The start of the new season in 2024 marks the end of the current season for Tent Talks. We are bringing our podcast in to land, with a series of final thoughts from former guests, hosts and friends of the show. Join Stephen Backhouse in a series of conversations as we explore The Last Word. Episode Two features co-host Chris Marchand offering a coda to his series on "Women in Church Leadership" with conversations from sociologist Lisa Weaver Swartz, author of Stained Glass Ceilings and Anglican priest Amanda Holm Rosengren.

You can find out more about Lisa Weaver Swartz at her website: https://lisaweaverswartz.com/ or purchase her book here.

Amanda Holm Rosengren is a priest at Church of the Redeemer in the Anglican Church of North America.

Lots of Tent Talks resources have been brought out from behind the paywall. You can find them HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

As mentioned during the episode, here are some of the books available that offer Biblical and theology support for women as church ministers: Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women, Unveiling Paul's Women, and Women and Worship at Corinth by Lucy Peppiatt; The Hidden History of Women's Ordination by Gary Macy; Icons of Christ byWilliam G. Witt; Women and the Gender of God by Amy Peeler; The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr, Paul and Gender by Cynthia Long Westfall; Tell Her Story by Nijay Gupta; The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood and Man and Woman: One in Christ by Philip B. Payne.

Last Word 1 with Brad Jersak, Natasha Beckles and friends

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The start of the new season 2024 marks the end of the current season for Tent Talks. We are bringing our podcast in to land, with a series of final thoughts from former guests, hosts and friends of the show. Join Stephen Backhouse in a series of conversations as we explore The Last Word. Episode One features Brad Jersak, Natasha Beckles and friends.

You can find Brad HERE. :) More about Natasha can be found HERE.

Lots of Tent Talks resources have been brought out from behind the paywall. You can find them HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Representation Politics: Finding the Middle with Claudine and Kuda

info@tenttheology.com (Sheyi Martins-Allen) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Left, Right, or in the middle? Guest host and previous guest to the Tent Sheyi Martin-Allens presents a series of conversations with black and brown friends from across the political spectrum to discuss their thoughts on having Britain's first Asian prime minister along with a government containing an increasing amount of ethnic minorities. The series works through a number of conflicting questions, such as does having someone with the same skin color as us in positions of power mean we feel represented and do people with the same skin color or ethnic heritage need to hold to the same political views? Episode 3 is the first part of conversations with those who are navigating the tricky Middle: Claudine and Kuda.

You can find out more about Sheyi's work as a singer, podcaster, and educator here and here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Representation Politics: Finding the Middle with Chine and David Gyasi

info@tenttheology.com (David Gyasi, Sheyi Martins-Allen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

You can follow the acting and production work of David Gyasi here.

You can find out more about Sheyi's work as a singer, podcaster, and educator here and here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Representation Politics: Leaning Right with Sunday, Peter, and Adrian

info@tenttheology.com (Sheyi Martins-Allen) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Left, Right, or in the middle? Guest host and previous guest to the Tent Sheyi Martin-Allens presents a series of conversations with black and brown friends from across the political spectrum to discuss their thoughts on having Britain's first Asian prime minister along with a government containing an increasing amount of ethnic minorities. The series works through a number of conflicting questions, such as does having someone with the same skin color as us in positions of power mean we feel represented and do people with the same skin color or ethnic heritage need to hold to the same political views? Episode 2 features conversations with those who lean more to the Right: Sunday (Sheyi's father), Peter, and Adrian.

You can find out more about Sheyi's work as a singer, podcaster, and educator here and here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Representation Politics: Leaning Left with Nee, Richard, and Nova Reid

info@tenttheology.com (Nova Reid, Sheyi Martins-Allen) — Tue, 5 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Left, Right, or in the middle? Guest host and previous guest to the Tent Sheyi Martins-Allens presents a series of conversations with black and brown friends from across the political spectrum to discuss their thoughts on having Britain's first Asian prime minister along with a government containing an increasing number of ethnic minorities. The series works through a number of conflicting questions, such as does having someone with the same skin color as us in positions of power mean we feel represented and do people with the same skin color or ethnic heritage need to hold to the same political views? Episode 1 features conversations with those who lean slightly more to the Left: Nee, Richard, and Nova Reid.

You can find out more about Sheyi's work as a singer, podcaster, and educator here and here.

You can find out more about Nova's work here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

A Christmas Tent Talk with Emily Hunter McGowin

info@tenttheology.com (Emily Hunter McGowin, Emily McGowin, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Dr. Emily Hunter McGowin has entered the Tent to take part in Chris Marchand's annual Christmas episode. She has just released her new book Christmas: The Season of Life and Light which offers reflections, insights, and gentle challenges about how we celebrate the holiday season. The conversation dwells on the major themes Chris addressed in his own Christmas book as well as past episodes, namely, the political nature of serving others, finding a way to rest, unleashing our festive side, and finally, being drawn to the worship of the Christ-child.

Dr. McGowin's book can be purchased here. An alternate version of this episode, with additional material, was released on the PostConsumer Reports Podcast. She was one of the guests in Chris' previous series "Women in Church Leadership," which can be listened to here. You can find out more about her, including her other publications at her website.

If you are interested in reading Chris's book on the 12 days of Christmas you can find it here or here. Chris's Christmas music can be found here. And last year's Christmas episode (on sad Christmas songs) can be found here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Bonus: Tolkien and Nonviolence? with Austin M. Freeman

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Austin M. Freeman, professor at Houston Christian University, joins the tent for another bonus episode to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's views on non-violence and war. Who exactly is the "pacifist" in The Lord of the Rings and why isn't it Tom Bombadil? In two archival episode segments Melody Green, dean of Urbana Seminary, is featured with her owns thoughts about Tolkien. Dr. Freeman is the author of the book Tolkien Dogmatics and Dr. Green is the editor of Tolkien and the Arts: a theology of subcreation.

You can find Dr. Freeman's book here and Dr. Green's book here. You can find out more about Urbana Seminary's Tolkien Conference here.

The full interview with Dr. Freeman can be found here and the full interviews with Dr. Green can be found here and here. Other than the Tent Talks interview, these episodes were originally released on the PostConsumer Reports Podcast.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Bonus Episode: Rachel Wilhelm on Singing the Words of Jeremiah

info@tenttheology.com (Rachel Wilhelm, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 3 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Musician, songwriter, and worship leader Rachel Wilhelm joins the Tent with Chris Marchand to discuss her new album Jeremiah and how she approached writing songs that speak truth to leaders in power while also calling for communal repentance. Though a bonus episode, this conversation pieces together a number of elements from previous Tent Talks series: 1) Rachel contributed the theme song to Chris's series Women in Church Leadership (which is discussed in the interview), 2) speaking truth to power and discerning true prophets from false prophets is a topic Stephen covered in a previous episode, and 3) this is something of a bonus "Disagree" episode as Rachel and Chris have a significant (though respectful) disagreement about the use of violence.

You can listen to Rachel's music anywhere you stream music or support her more directly by listening to and purchasing her music on Bandcamp (which also has an app) or through her website.

For rest of Chris's interview with Rachel, check out his podcast PostConsumer Reports. The previous Tent Talks episode on prophets (true and false) can be found here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Bonus Episode: "Nutrition With Love" with Clare Backhouse

info@tenttheology.com (Clare Backhouse, Stephen Backhouse) — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

One of the episodes we received the most feedback about was when Clare Backhouse, Stephen's wife, appeared in our "How to Love" series. Clare, a qualified and registered nutritional therapist, is now launching her own podcast, "Nutrition With Love." Her first episode, which we are releasing as a bonus, goes into her background story and why nutrition plays such a vital role in our overall health.

You can find out more about Clare and contact her for a consultation at her website, and you can find her podcast here or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The theme song for "Nutrition With Love" was composed and recorded by Chris Marchand. You can find his music here.

Disagree 5: Danielle Shroyer & Thomas Jay Oord on Facing Tough Issues With a Calm Presence

info@tenttheology.com (Danielle Shroyer, Thomas Jay Oord, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Previous Tent guests Danielle Shroyer and Thomas Jay Oord join Sean for the fifth episode of the Disagree series to offer their perspective on how to enter into difficult conversations with calmness and an inner peace that does need to force other people to switch to your side of an argument. It may take us years to do so, but they point the way to helping engage with sharp disagreements in ways that still manages to offer people grace and care.

You can find out more about Danielle Shroyer here and Thomas Jay Oord here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Disagree 4: Ryan Walker Professional Lobbyist

info@tenttheology.com (Ryan Walker, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Ryan Walker joins Sean McCoy for the fourth episode of the Disagree series to discuss the ins and outs of being a lobbyist and policymaker within the U.S. Government. Taking a relational approach Ryan hopes to help groups in Washington D.C. "wade through the bureaucracy and manage the increasing unpredictability of politics" in order to help them come to make difficult decisions for complex solutions.

You can read more about his background here.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Disagree 3: Anika Prather on Addressing Racism

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Dr. Anika Prather is a literature professor, classical educator, and author. She is currently the Director of High Quality Curriculum and Instruction at Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and with her husband founded The Living Water School. She joins the Disagree series to discuss with Chris Marchand how to approach teaching about and having difficult conversations about race and racism. Using an approach of love, grace, and lament, she still manages to address the painful truths of history while seeking for a greater communal and cultural healing. In this conversation she and Chris discuss historically black colleges and universities, "whiteness" vs. white supremacy, and the realities of American slavery.

You can find out more about Anika's work at her website, her podcasts Reclaiming the Canon and Kush Classics, or by reading her book The Black Intellectual Tradition, co-written with Angel Parham.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Disagree 2: Pete Wehner on Jesus, patriotism and killing

info@tenttheology.com (Pete Wehner, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Pete Wehner is an American writer and former speechwriter for the administrations of three Republican U.S. presidents. He is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, He joins Stephen Backhouse for a respectful and honest conversation on violence, patriotism and the Christian witness: topics about which Pete and Stephen deeply disagree.

You can find out more about Pete and his work HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Disagree 1: Simon Croft on Nonviolent Communication

Tue, 1 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

This is the first episode in our new series "Disagree". We are talking with people from different sides of different aisles and from people on the frontlines of some of the most contentious issues of the day. How can we disagree well? What is the value of disagreement? Is it worth it? Can be it good? What happens when it goes bad? To help kick off the series we spoke with Simon Croft. Simon is a mediator and a practitioner of non-violent communication. He joined our discussion along with some Fellow Travellers, members of the Tent Talks community.

To find out more about Simon and his work, check out his profile HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Interrupting Serious Youth Violence 4:Church and Community

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Pete Hopkins) — Tue, 4 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In the final episode of her series on Interrupting Serious Youth Violence Rev. Natasha Beckles covers how the Compassionate Communities toolkits are centered around helping churches to work within their communities to interrupt serious youth violence. Using the meaning behind the figure of the Pieta as a foundational image (Mary holding Jesus after being taken down off the cross) she also discusses the many projects and resources she and the Diocese of London are implementing to bring change in their communities in the hopes of helping young people and their families. This episode's co-host includes Revd. Pete Hopkins.

For more information on Compassionate Communities please visit their website.

The theme music for this series is by Nikita Khamenskii. You can find his music here or commission a work through his Fiverr page.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Interrupting Serious Youth Violence 3: Privilege and Power with Leroy Logan

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Leroy Logan) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In episode 3 of Interrupting Serious Youth Violence Tent Talks co-host Rev. Natasha Beckles discusses power and privilege with Leroy Logan. Logan is the UK's most highly decorated and well known black police officer and is the founding member of the Black Police Association. He is the author of "Closing Ranks", which detailed his time as a senior police officer in London and had his story dramatized for television by Steve McQueen in "Red White and Blue."

Through conversations and interviews, this series takes on the systemic and personal issues that create unsafe communities for our children and looks to solutions for what schools and churches can do about it. Natasha developed these episodes in conjunction with Compassionate Communities as part of the Diocese of London. This episode's co-host includes Revd. Lara Edwards.

You can find out more about Leroy Logan's work at his website.

For more information on Compassionate Communities please visit their website.

The theme music for this series is by Nikita Khamenskii. You can find his music here or commission a work through his Fiverr page.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Interrupting Serious Youth Violence 2: Education & Belonging With Rachel Clarke

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Natasha Beckles, Rachel Clarke) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Tent Talks co-host Rev. Natasha Beckles continues her series on Interrupting Serious Youth Violence with a discussion about education and belonging in a conversation with education thought leader Rachel Clarke. Through conversations and interviews, Natasha takes on the systemic and personal issues that create unsafe communities for our children and looks to solutions for what schools and churches can do about it. Natasha developed this series with Compassionate Communities as part of the Diocese of London. This episode's co-host includes Revd. Pete Hopkins.

You can find out more about Rachel's work with Promote Equality and Apex Educate which help organizations fight systemic racism here and here, and you can follow her on twitter here.

For more information on Compassionate Communities please visit their website.

The theme music for this series is by Nikita Khamenskii. You can find his music here or commission a work through his Fiverr page.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Interrupting Serious Youth Violence 1: The Big Picture, Birth & Bereavement

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode Tent Talks co-host Revd. Natasha Beckles begins her series on Interrupting Serious Youth Violence. Through conversations and interviews, Natasha takes on the systemic and personal issues that create unsafe communities for our children and looks to solutions for what schools and churches can do about it. This first episode gives an overview of the "big picture" of youth violence and then focuses supporting young families through a discussion on birth and bereavement. Natasha developed this series with Compassionate Communities as part of the Diocese of London. This episode's co-hosts include Revd. Pete Hopkins and Revd. Lara Edwards.

For more information on Compassionate Communities please visit their website.

The theme music for this series is by Nikita Khamenskii. You can find his music here or commission a work through his Fiverr page.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Nikita Khamenskii

Out of the Embers 4: Judith Moses talks with Brad Jersak

info@tenttheology.com (Judith Moses, Brad Jersak, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 16 May 2023 10:45:17 +0000

Brad Jersak's most recent book Out of the Embers deals with deconstruction in all its forms. Tent Talks invited Brad to make a four-part series on the themes of his book. In this fourth episode has a conversation with Judith Moses, a seasoned indigenous political activist in Canada who is known for working on the committee that worked with Canadian prime ministers to ensure the First Nations charter of rights got into the Canadian Charter. She was born on the Six Nations Indian Reserve and her lifetime of service was recognized by the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal. She is also a chair at St. Stephens University where Brad works.

More about Judith Moses can be found at www.nordicity.com/team/associates/judith-moses

Find out more about Jersak and his books HERE. Check out the graduate programmes which Brad teaches on at St Stephen's University HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Out of the Embers 3: Felicia Murrell talks with Brad Jersak

info@tenttheology.com (Felicia Murrell, Stephen Backhouse, Brad Jersak) — Tue, 9 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Brad Jersak's most recent book Out of the Embers deals with deconstruction in all its forms. Tent Talks invited Brad to make a four-part series on the themes of his book. In this third episode he sits down with Felicia Murrell to explore deconstruction from a path of love and understanding but also as a black woman in the American context. Felicia is a certified master life coach, a former ordained pastor, and also serves the publishing industry as a freelance copy editor/proofreader. She helped Brad to co-write a chapter of Out of the Embers.

You can read some of Felicia's articles here, find her on Instagram here, and inquire about her editing/proofreading services here. Her book Truth Encounters can be purchased here or wherever books are sold online.

Find out more about Jersak and his books HERE. Check out the graduate programmes which Brad teaches on at St Stephen's University HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Out of the Embers 2: David Hayward (the NakedPastor) talks with Brad Jersak

info@tenttheology.com (David Hayward, Stephen Backhouse, Brad Jersak) — Tue, 2 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Brad Jersak's most recent book Out of the Embers deals with deconstruction in all its forms. Tent Talks invited Brad to make a four-part series on the themes of his book. In this second episode he sits down with David Hayward, the NakedPastor, to talk about deconstruction, staying in relationship as we go through the process of reshaping our faith, and finding community in the aftermath of it all.

David Hayward, "left the ministry to pursue his passion for art." You can view his works HERE, and learn more about The Lasting Supper HERE.

Find out more about Jersak and his books HERE. Check out the graduate programmes which Brad teaches on at St Stephen's University HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Out of the Embers 1: Brian Zahnd talks with Brad Jersak

info@tenttheology.com (Brian Zahnd, Brad Jersak, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Brad Jersak's most recent book Out of the Embers deals with deconstruction in all its forms. Tent Talks invited Brad to make a four-part series on the themes of his book. In this first episode he sits down with Brian Zahnd to talk about deconstruction, reconstruction and the church.

Zahnd is a pastor, speaker and prolific author, well known for his stance against Christian nationalism. You can find more about him and his books HERE.

Find out more about Jersak and his books HERE. Check out the graduate programmes which Brad teaches on at St Stephen's University HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Love 5: Food of Love with Clare Backhouse

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Clare Backhouse is a nutritional therapist who specialises in human system and lifestyle health. She joins the Tent to talk about the chemistry and biology of anxiety, safety and affection, and tackles the question of how what we eat helps us how to love.

You can find out more about Clare's practice and writing at www.transformationnutrition.org.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Love 4: God is Love with Thomas Jay Oord

info@tenttheology.com (Thomas Jay Oord, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 4 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Thomas Jay Oord is the Professor of Open and Relational Theology at Northwind Theological Seminary and the author of a number of books on love, and what this might mean when we talk about power and God.

You can find out more about Thomas Oord and his works HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Love 3: How to Love an Enemy with Melissa Florer-Bixler

info@tenttheology.com (Melissa Florer-Bixler, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The love of enemies is the most famous, and least practiced, of all forms of love. We talk with Melissa Florer-Bixler, who is an Anabaptist activist, Mennonite pastor and author, amongst other things, of How to Have an Enemy.

You can find our more about Melissa and her work HERE.

How to Have An Enemy is available widely. You can find out more about it HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Love 2: The Spirit of Love with Chris Green

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Green, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Dr Chris Green is a theologian of great stature and a wise and gentle soul. He sits down with Stephen to discuss the theologies and movements of love: if love is so central to divine revelation then why do so many Christian systems seemed designed around anything but?

All about Chris and his works can be found HERE.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Love 1: The Beloved Community with Tinasha LaRayé

info@tenttheology.com (Tinasha LaReye, Stephen Backhouse, Tinasha LaRayé) — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Tinasha LaRayé is an actor, poet, pastor, activist and a powerful force of goodness in this world. She joins the Tent to kick off our first episode in a new series on Love.

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Women in Church Leadership 4: The Future

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Chris interviewed four women from different backgrounds asking them each the same questions about their experiences as women and leaders in the Church. He talks to Abbi Nye, archivist at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and researcher with CFCToo and ACNAToo, Dr. Emily McGowin, associate professor of theology at Wheaton College and canon theologian for the Anglican Diocese C4SO, Joy Qualls, dean and associate professor at Biola University, and April McClure Stewart, pastor of MCC Disciples of Christ and Executive Director for her denomination's school of ministry. Today's episode features as special guest author and speaker Carolyn Custis James.

Our theme song for this series is "Deborah's Song" by Rachel Wilhelm, which can be streamed anywhere or purchased here. You can find her Requiem album here and the previous interview she did with Chris on his PostConsumer Reports podcast here.

You can find out more about our interviewees at their websites and on social media:

Carolyn Custis James Some of her books include Malestrom which was re-released in 2022 with a 2nd edition, including a foreword by Kristin Kobez DuMez, Half the Church, and The Gospel of Ruth.

Abi Nye, CFCToo, ACNAToo

Emily McGowin (Twitter) ("If Women Can Be Saved, The Women Can Be Priests"—the article on women's ordination referenced in this episode) (Quivering Families—Emily's book on the Quiverfull movement & God and Wonder—recent book on theology and the arts)

Joy Qualls (Twitter) (God Forgive us For Being Women—Joy's book on female pastors in the Pentecostal tradition)

April McClure Stewart (School For Ministry)

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Women in Church Leadership 3: Femininity and Motherhood

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Our theme song for this series is "Deborah's Song" by Rachel Wilhelm, which can be streamed anywhere or purchased here.

You can find out more about our interviewees at their websites and on social media:

Carolyn Custis James Some of her books include Malestrom which was re-released in 2022 with a 2nd edition, including a foreword by Kristin Kobez DuMez, Half the Church, and The Gospel of Ruth.

Abi Nye, CFCToo, ACNAToo

Joy Qualls (Twitter) (God Forgive us For Being Women—Joy's book on female pastors in the Pentecostal tradition)

April McClure Stewart (School For Ministry)

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Women in Church Leadership 2: Scrutiny

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

This is the second episode of the new series "Women in Church Leadership." Today's episode is about the scrutiny women face as leaders and the issues they thought they would have been able to move passed by this point in their careers. If you have degrees and years of experience in your area of expertise should women still expect men to disrespect them? If you are at a retreat with male colleagues can you expect to take a dip in the pool or hot tub or would that be too scandalous? Will women forever be distinguished as "too emotional" and "irrational" for leadership and does ministry work always have to be one big "pissing contest" if men are involved?

Our theme song for this series is "Deborah's Song" by Rachel Wilhelm, which can be streamed anywhere or purchased here.

You can find out more about our interviewees at their websites and on social media:

Abi Nye, CFCToo, ACNAToo

Joy Qualls (Twitter) (God Forgive us For Being Women—Joy's book on female pastors in the Pentecostal tradition)

April McClure Stewart (School For Ministry)

Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Women in Church Leadership 1: Disrespect

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

This is the first episode of the new series "Women in Church Leadership." Chris interviewed four women from different backgrounds asking them each the same questions about their experiences as women and leaders in the Church. He talks to Abbi Nye, archivist at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and researcher with CFCToo and ACNAToo, Dr. Emily McGowin, associate professor of theology at Wheaton College and canon theologian for the Anglican Diocese C4SO, Joy Qualls, dean and associate professor at Biola University, and April McClure Stewart, pastor of MCC Disciples of Christ and Executive Director for her denomination's school of ministry.

Our theme song for this series is "Deborah's Song" by Rachel Wilhelm, which can be streamed anywhere or purchased here.

You can find out more about our interviewees at their websites and on social media:

Abi Nye, CFCToo, ACNAToo

Joy Qualls (Twitter) (God Forgive us For Being Women—Joy's book on female pastors in the Pentecostal tradition)

April McClure Stewart (School For Ministry)

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Coventry Carol and bonus Christmas Songs conversation

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Please enjoy the release of Chris Marchand's latest Christmas song recording "Coventry Carol," along with an excerpt from an extended conversation Chris and Sean had about sad Christmas songs.

You can purchase and download Chris' song along with his other music here: https://chrismarchand.bandcamp.com/track/coventry-carol

His album Gentle Spacemakers which consists of songs featured on the podcast is available on all streaming platforms.

You can read the article "On the Importance of Sad Christmas Songs" here.

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On the Importance of Sad Christmas Songs: A Christmas Tent Talk

info@tenttheology.com (Christopher Marchand, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Chris Marchand continues the tradition of giving an annual Christmas Tent Talk this year by acknowledging the role sad Christmas songs play in our lives. Sometimes we simply cannot sing a happy song and instead need to sing something with more weight, something that allows us to lament. Chris touches on some of the classic "sad" carols as well as the music of present day songwriter Sufjan Stevens. Sean McCoy joins the second half of the episode for further reflection on the holiday and the songs that are part of our lives.

This episode was based off of Chris's recently published article of the same name with Christ and Pop Culture.

You can listen to and purchase the Christmas music featured in today's episode on Chris's Bandcamp page: https://chrismarchand.bandcamp.com/album/let-nothing-you-dismay

For past episodes in the Christmas Tent Talk series you can go here (Serving at Christmas) or here (Resting at Christmas).

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White Tears #4: With Mark Charles, Rachel Clarke, and Golibé Omenaka

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The fourth and final episode in our series looking at the phenomenon of White Tears. This episode features Mark Charles, Rachel Clarke, and Golibé Omenaka.

You can discover more about Mark Charles HERE.

Rachel Clarke's consultancy Apex Education can be found HERE.

You can find out more about Golibé Omenaka (a former guest on Tent Talks) by listening to his podcast Of Saints and Sorrow.

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White Tears #3 with Sara Moslener and Lisa Sharon Harper

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The third of four episodes in our series looking at the phenomenon of White Tears. This episode features Sara Moslener and Lisa Sharon Harper.

You can find out more about Sara Moslener at her website: https://www.afterpurityproject.com/

You can find out more about Lisa Sharon Harper (a former guest on Tent Talks) at her website: https://lisasharonharper.com/

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White Tears #2 with John Goodfellow, Bradley Onishi, and Sara Moslener

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The second of four episodes in our series looking at the phenomenon of White Tears. This episode features John Goodfellow, Brad Onishi, and Sara Moslener.

You can find out more about Brad Onishi on his Straight White American Jesus podcast: https://straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/ and his website: https://www.bradonishi.com/

You can find out more about Sara Moslener at her website: https://www.afterpurityproject.com/

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BONUS Kester Brewin, Pirating the Pirates Zoomposium

info@tenttheology.com (Kester Brewin, Alex Barker, Stephen Backhouse) — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:33:34 +0000

Join us for a bonus recording of the live launch of Kester Brewin's latest YoHo Journal "Pirating the Pirates", published by Unfold Media.

Use the code TENT10 for a discount and get yourself a copy HERE.

More about Kester Brewin and his books can be found HERE.

More about Alex Barker and her book Be More Pirate can be found HERE.

Play Dead, the punk band from south London, can be found HERE.

White Tears #1 with Terry Wildman, Sheyi Martins-Allen and Golibé Omenaka

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The first of four episodes in our series looking at the phenomenon of White Tears. This episode features Terry Wildman, Sheyi Martins-Allen and Golibé Omenaka.

You can find out more about Terry Wildman, Rain Ministries, and the First Nation's Version of the Bible at his website or wherever books are sold: https://firstnationsversion.com/

You can find Sheyi Martins-Allen (a former guest on Tent Talks) on Instagram here, discover her music here, and learn about her educational services at her website: https://martinsalleneducation.com/

You can find out more about Golibé Omenaka (a former guest on Tent Talks) by listening to his podcast Of Saints and Sorrow: https://anchor.fm/golibe-omenaka

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Translation and Interpretation #4: Richard Beck

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Richard Beck) — Tue, 1 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Richard Beck joins the tent once again to finish out Sean's Translation and Interpretation series to discuss how people wrestle through meaning as groups. What are the hills of meaning we are willing to die on and what areas of tension are we willing to live with if it means staying in community with those we love? Rather than coming to definitive conclusions on any one subject, Richard and Sean offer us a glimpse of how to become intentional listeners to those around us even while learn how to seek resolutions to our own set of questions.

You discover more of Richard Beck's thoughts and works at his website.

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Translation and Interpretation #3: Daneille Shroyer

info@tenttheology.com (Danielle Shroyer, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Part 3 of Sean's Translation and Interpretation series is a conversation with author, speaker, and spiritual director Danielle Shroyer surrounding our conception of "original sin" versus "original blessing" and placed within the context of how the Hebrew language is interpreted within our Bible translations.

You can find out more about Shroyer's work at her website: http://danielleshroyer.com or follow her on Twitter here.

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Translation and Interpretation #2: Neil Douglas-Klotz

info@tenttheology.com (Neil Douglas-Klotz, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The second episode of Sean's Translation and Interpretation series features a conversation with Neil Douglas-Klotz about reimagining how we approach speaking and praying the Lord's prayer by taking a look at its Aramaic roots and learning how to pray it in rhythm with our own breath.

You can find more of Douglas-Klotz's teachings and books at his website https://abwoon.org/ and purchase his new book Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus here.

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Translation and Interpretation #1: Adam Hansen

info@tenttheology.com (Adam Hansen, Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Host Sean McCoy introduces us to his four part Translation and Interpretation series through a conversation with Adam Hansen about the role bias plays in our lives by causing us to avoid difficult topics and ideas. After describing how anxiety and trauma have shaped our thought patterns throughout the generations, they then cover the different categories of bias and offer examples of each. Adam has 30 plus years of working directly with customers like Mars and Ford.

You can listen to Sean's previous interview with Adam on the Come to the Table podcast here and to episodes of his own podcast here, which features extended talks about bias. He is the author of the book Outsmart Your Instincts which can be purchased here.

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The Future of Tent Talks

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000

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Pop Quiz

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000

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Bob Ekblad, prophets in a time of paranoia and patriotism

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Bob Ekblad) — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Scholar and activitst Bob Ekblad joins Stephen in the Tent for a personal conversation and Bible study on the life of Elijah that ruminates on being wearied by a toxic and unchanging culture, wanting to give up and run away into the wilderness, and how to even begin considering facing the world again when self-exile (whether physical or emotional) is the default state we find ourselves in.

You can find out about Bob and Gracie's upcoming courses HERE.

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Richard Beck, on our hope sick world

info@tenttheology.com (Rich Beck, Stephen Backhouse) — Thu, 8 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Dr Richard Beck joins the Tent in partnership with the YoHo Journals for a Zoomposium on his latest piece “A Hope Sick World.”

You can get a copy of Beck’s journal here https://www.unfold.media/fullshop. Use TENT10 at check out for 10% off.

More of Dr. Beck's writings can be found on his website and you can subscribe to his Substack here.

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Rabbi Avi Finegold, exploring the hyphen in Judeo-Christian

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Sean and Chris interview Stephen and Avi Finegold about their ongoing conversation on the Hyphen podcast. Avi is a Rabbi in Montreal, and he launched the Hyphen as a way to talk with Christians about Christianity, and offer the chance to be grilled about Judaism in return! Sean and Chris ask questions about The Hyphen's origins, how Avi and Stephen approach tough questions surrounding their faith and culture, and how Jews are currently reacting to the political climate in Canada, American, and Israel.

You can learn more about Avi and his work with the Jewish Living Lab here, as well as listen to The Hyphen here

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David A. Ritchie on the origins of nationalism and naming our idols

info@tenttheology.com (David A Ritchie, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

David A. Ritchie is a pastor from Amarillo, Texas and the author of Why Do the Nations Rage: the demonic origin of nationalism and he joins us in the tent to discuss how nationalism—in whatever form it takes—creates a competing religion and way of life that demands our allegiance over following after Jesus. Our conversation relates this to gun control and America's blindness to violence as well as how a people's nationalism often manifests itself in idols they are unable to see.

You can find more out about David A. Ritche at his website or interact with him on Twitter.

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Jemar Tisby, the greater work of racial justice for children, adults and everyone in between

info@tenttheology.com (Jemar Tisby, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Dr. Jemar Tisby is an historian, speaker and author (amongst other books) of "How to Fight Racism: Young Readers Edition". He talks with Chris Marchand about his ongoing work confronting racial injustice within the church and general culture.

Links! Here is Jemar's website, subscribe to his newsletter, listen to his podcast Pass the Mic, learn about The Witness, support his organization helping and funding black Christian leaders. The online book study for How to Fight Racism: Young Readers Edition can be found here.

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14. Sermon on the Mount : False prophets, happy hometowns and shifting sands, Matthew 7:15-23

info@tenttheology.com (Jon March, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The fourteenth and final episode in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:15-23. False prophets, happy hometowns and shifting sands!

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Louise Davies, party politics without partisan puerility

info@tenttheology.com (Louise Davies, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Louise Davies is the Director of Christians on the Left, a network primarily for the support and resourcing of Christians involved on the left of politics in the UK, but who now also has members all over the world. As you will hear, Lou knows where she fits on the political spectrum, but is not infected with factional or partisan thinking. A real breath of fresh air, Lou is committed to renewing politics, fighting injustice, campaigning, praying and supporting Christians involved in politics in the UK and beyond.

Louise has been the director of Christians on the Left since 2017. She was on the senior leadership team of her local church in Sheffield for 15 years. During that time, she set up a foodbank, community awards ceremony, indoor play centre, bereavement service, luncheon club and oversaw a number of community projects and businesses. After receiving prophecies regarding politics, she was released in 2013 to step into the political arena. Since then, she has been the Chair of her Constituency Labour Party, a Sheffield City Council election candidate and worked for the Shadow Brexit Minister.

You can find out more about Louise HERE. You can find out more about Christians on the Left HERE.

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13. Sermon on the Mount : Golden Rules, Broad Ways and Narrow Paths in Matthew 7:12-14

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The thirteenth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:12-14. Christians are trained to think of salvation and destruction in terms of spiritual places we go when we die. But what if the broad way that leads to destruction is happening now? What if loving our neighbours as ourselves is the narrow way that leads to life?

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.

LifeUni can be found HERE.

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Eve Poole, the s**t we taught at business school

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Eve Poole) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Dr Eve Poole joins the Tent to talk about "The S**t We Taught At Business School" and the toxic ideas underpinning capitalism. Eve taught leadership for Ashridge Business School, and was the first female Chairman of Gordonstoun School in Moray from 2015-2021. She also served as Third Church Estates Commissioner for England from 2018-2021. She is the author of a number of books on leadership culture, consumerism and theology, including Buying God, Leadersmithing, and Capitalism's Toxic Assumptions.

You can get a copy of "The S**t We Taught at Business School" HERE. Use the code TENT10 for a 10% discount.

All about Eve HERE

https://www.kateraworth.com/

https://doughnuteconomics.org/

LifeUni can be found HERE.

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12. Sermon on the Mount : Ask and it shall be given. Really? (Matthew 7:7-12)

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The twelfth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:7-12. Is it true? Are we really to be asking God for everything we want all the time? And what does it mean if those prayers aren't answered? As our series on the Sermon begins to draw to a close, Jesus offer us a statement that sums up the whole of his message.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.

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Preview: Guns, God, America

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Natasha Beckles, Chris Marchand) — Fri, 8 Jul 2022 23:00:00 +0000

A preview of a conversation between Tent co-hosts and colleagues Natasha Beckles, Chris Marchand and Sean McCoy about their personal experiences with racism, god, guns and patriotism. The full conversation is available on the Patreon page. Just one of many, many, high quality bonus episodes available to patrons. Become a Fellow Traveller today to access them all!

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Christena Cleveland, sacred black female spaces and liberty from whitemalegod

info@tenttheology.com (Christena Cleveland, Natasha Beckles, Natalia Nana) — Tue, 5 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Join Natasha Beckles and Natalia Nana in conversation with Christena Cleveland. Dr Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman.

Dr. Cleveland’s website: https://www.christenacleveland.com/

Dr. Cleveland’s Patreon learning community: https://www.patreon.com/cscleve

Sacred Folk website: https://www.sacredfolk.com

LifeUni can be found HERE.

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Re-release: Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome Part 2

info@tenttheology.com (Virginia Linzee, Stephen Backhouse, Andrea Lippke) — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:05:00 +0000

In light of current events, we are re-releasing the conversation Stephen had with Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke in August 2021 about Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome. This is the second of a two part conversation.

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Re-release: Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome Part 1

info@tenttheology.com (Andrea Lippke, Virginia Linzee, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:05:00 +0000

In light of current events, we are re-releasing the conversation Stephen had with Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke in August 2021 about Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome. This is the first of a two part conversation.

LifeUni can be found HERE.

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11. Sermon on the Mount : Judging Swine in Matthew 7:1-6

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Don't judge and don't throw pearls to swine. We explore Matthew 7:1-6 in today's episode on the Sermon on the Mount!

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.

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Natalia-Nana, decolonisation, disability and misogynoir

info@tenttheology.com (Natalia Nana, Natasha Beckles) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:40:14 +0000

Natasha Beckles sits down with Natalia-Nana, who is a specialist in equity, diversity, inclusion and liberation. They discuss incarnation, the bible and the church, misogynoir and Child Q, as well as their wider work in EDIL, decolonisation and anti-racism and the task advising organisations and supporting leadership in hosting Safe Spaces for People of Colour and marginalised ethnic identities.

Natalia-Nana Lester-Bush has been a Trustee of the Anti-Racist Alliance and is now Co-Chair of Women in Dev - a global network and movement of all women in International Development. You can find out more about Natalia-Nana HERE and on Instagram HERE.

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10. Sermon on the Mount : Anxious? Matthew 6:25-34

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The tenth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. From Matthew 6:25-34. We have created a culture of all-pervasive fear, anxiety, and dread about "having enough." How might the way of Jesus help us escape the madness?

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.

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Curtis Holtzen, the God who Trusts

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Curtis Holtzen) — Tue, 7 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Dr Curtis Holtzen is a professor of philosophy and theology at Hope International University in California. As well as his most recent book The God Who Trusts, he is the coeditor of Connecting Faith and Science: Philosophical and Theological Inquiries, In Spirit and In Truth: Philosophical Reflections on Liturgy and Worship, and By Faith and Reason: The Essential Keith Ward.

Find out more about the book HERE. You can find our more about Curtis HERE.

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Guns. Again.

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen backhouse) — Tue, 31 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In light of recent and apparently perennial gun violence in America we have decided to re-issue a previous Tent Talk on Buying Swords in Luke 22 from episode 45.

Other Tent episodes on this topic include:

3. What About War

5. Culture Warriors

11. Romans 13

41. Violence

43. More Violence (with Justin Bronson Barringer)

50. Shane Claiborne

103. Turn the other cheek

9. Sermon on the Mount : Wealth vs Riches, Matthew 6:19-24

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The ninth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Wealth vs Riches in Matthew 6:19-24. How do we come to terms with the fact that the god of money has shaped us much more than the God of mercy, the God of grace, the God of forgiveness? Here's the thing about gods: they always demand a sacrifice.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.

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Norman Wirzba, food, land and this sacred life in a wounded world

info@tenttheology.com (Norman Wirzba, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 17 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Prof. Norman Wirzba is a leading figure in the field of fields. He cares about farming, food, our connected lives and the justice that is inherent in living at peace with the land. Along with frequent collaborators such as Wendell Berry, Robert MacFarlane and others, Norman thinks deeply about the Anthropocene - our current age of significant human impact on the Earth's geology and ecosystems. Norman is based at Duke University where he is the Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and the Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. His latest book is "This Sacred Life: Humanity's Place in a Wounded World".

You can find out more about Norman and his work HERE.

We discuss friend of the show Steve Bell in the episode and play Steve's song "In Praise of Decay" from the album Wouldn't You Like To Know.

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8. Sermon on the Mount : The Lord's Prayer and Knowing God's Will, Matthew 6:7-15

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Mon, 9 May 2022 23:00:00 +0000

The eighth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Has the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:7-15 become old hat? What if we were meant to know God's will as we pray through it daily, but understanding God's will is far more straightforward and right in front of our faces than we realized? And finally, how might we see parallels between Jesus's temptation in the desert with Satan and the structure of the Prayer? Listen in for a reimagining of this most familiar prayer.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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Kelly Brown Douglas, wonderful womanist hope and the renewed imagination

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Selina Stone, Kelly Brown Douglas) — Tue, 3 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

A Tent Talks first. Listen and lean in, as we are joined by the ground-breaking womanist theologian - the Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas. She is in conversation with our previous tent talk guest and theologian, Dr Selina Stone, and our host Reverend Natasha Beckles. They engage in a rare, rich transatlantic conversation exploring eschatology, church and the scars of Christ.

The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas serves as the Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary (https://utsnyc.edu/eds) and the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union. She also is Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street. Dean Kelly's latest book is Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter (November 2021, Orbis Books), She is the author of many articles and books, including Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, and Sexuality and the Black Church:A Womanist Perspective. You can find her on social media at: @DeanKBD on Twitter and @EDSatUnion on Facebook.

Dr Selina Stone is Tutor and Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College in London and a research consultant. Her PhD completed in 2021 at the University of Birmingham focussed on Pneumatology, Pentecostalism and Social Justice.

Revd Natasha Beckles is an Anglican priest in the Church of England, who has a background in educational leadership, safeguarding and inclusion. Natasha is curate at St Martin's Gospel Oak, London who has been commissioned to work part-time for London Diocese' Compassionate Communities team, developing and resourcing the mission, partnership working and outreach specifically on the issue of Serious Youth Violence & Contextual Safeguarding. Find her on Instagram at: @natashabeloved

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7. Sermon on the Mount : Be perfect? Matthew 5:48-6:9, 16-18

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The seventh of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. The call to perfection in Matthew 5:48-6:9 and 6:16-18 is often taught as impossible, thus giving licence to Christians to ignore and even despise the Way of Jesus as irrelevant to their gleeful embrace of power, violence and nationalism. We take a closer look...

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Rotten Institutions, A YoHo Journal Symposium

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Eve Poole, Linda Woodhead) — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000

You can find out more about the YoHo journals and purchase a copy of Rotten Institutions HERE. Use promo code TENT10 for a ten percent discount.

More about Linda Woodhead HERE. More about Eve Poole HERE.

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Stephanie Drury, shadowbanned by theobros

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Stephanie Drury) — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Stephanie Drury is the founder of stuffchristianculturelikes, the go-to site for anyone who if they did not laugh would rage. Underneath the wicked humour and sharp insight is the deeper work of binding up the broken hearted and setting the captives free, especially women harmed by evangelical culture. Stephanie joins the Tent to talk about being too vulgar for Christianity Today, fighting with theobros and her role in the "fall" part of the rise and fall of Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill.

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Remember to check out Gentle Spacemakers, the album soundtrack for the podcast. Patreon supporters can download their copy or you can also listen wherever you stream music or from Chris's music page at chrismarchand.bandcamp.com.

6. Sermon on the Mount : Turning the Other Cheek and Loving Our Enemies. Matthew 5:38-48

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The sixth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. From Matthew 5:38-48, Stephen discusses how turning the other cheek is not "doing nothing," but is instead a way of resisting violence and giving the violent a new way to see reality. The way of Jesus does not allow us to take a human life to solve a problem, no matter how logical that solution may seem.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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Sara Billups, courage for orphaned believers

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sara Billups) — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Sara Billups is a breath of fresh air. She is smart, funny and kind, and has lived a varied and interesting life. She is a Seattle-based writer seeking a deeper faith in our complicated world. She's been the only Christian in the room in creative spaces in the city, but of late has also found herself increasingly alienated from culturally dominant American Christianity. Sara has written about these experiences in multiple places, including the New York Times. Her upcoming book is Orphaned Believers.

You can find out more about Sara's writing and her own podcast HERE.

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5. Sermon on the Mount : Swearing Oaths, Telling Truths, Killing Kids and Flying Flags. Matthew 5:33-37

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The fifth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Should followers of Jesus swear oaths and pledges of allegiance? What if it is to the Queen or to the bishop as an act of obedience? Stephen weighs in on what Jesus has to say on the matter as we focus on Matthew 5:33-37.

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Chris Marchand, guest of the century

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Chris Marchand is an Anglican priest and church music leader from Peoria, Illinois in the USA. He also teaches history and literature classes at Schole Academy, an online Classical Christian school. He has just released Gentle Spacemakers an album of the music he's written for the Tent Talks podcast (which also includes the theme song for The Hyphen, Stephen's other podcast). You can stream or download the album on Bandcamp or wherever you stream music.

Chris has two other podcasts, Postconsumer Reports about art and faith, and Between the Songs about the music of Rich Mullins. Finally, if you want to go back to where it all started, here is Chris's original interview with Stephen about his biography of Soren Kierkegaard.

Chris has written the book Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, which you can find here, or wherever you buy books.

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4. Sermon on the Mount : Lust, Adultery, and Divorce Matthew 5:27-32

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The fourth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode we focus on Matthew 5:27-32 and Jesus's teachings on lust and adultery. In this passage we see that the heart of Jesus's message was a concern about broken relationships, that sin is always a communal event, and that seemingly harsh teachings like this one were about protecting our own souls as well as the vulnerable among us.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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This War and The Way, a Tent Walk and Talk

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Wed, 9 Mar 2022 01:00:00 +0000

An extra episode offering some reflections on the war in Ukraine and the Way of Jesus in response to listener questions.

Gracie and Bob Ekblad's writing and work can be found HERE.

Tearfund is HERE.

Red Letter Christians are HERE.

Christian Peacemaker Teams are HERE.

Selina Stone, pentecostals and the politics of the body

info@tenttheology.com (Selina Stone, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Dr Selina Stone is Tutor and Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College in London. Her doctorate was on ‘Holy Spirit, Holy Bodies?: Pentecostalism, Pneumatology and the Politics of Embodiment’. Dr Stone’s research and teaching focus on the themes of politics, power and social justice, which she began exploring as a practitioner while working as a community organiser and programme director at the Centre for Theology and Community from 2013-2017. She is a sought-after speaker and consultant, and from 2021-22 is leading a research project on the wellbeing of UK Minority Ethnic clergy in the Church of England, funded by the Clergy Support Trust.

More about Selina HERE.

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3. Sermon on the Mount : Christ Fulfills the Law Matthew 5:17-26

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 1 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The third of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode we focus on Matthew 5:17-26 and discuss how Christ himself fulfills the law, how we can apply the difficult to translate word "raca" to how we treat each other, and what we can learn from Jesus's reference to "Gehenna."

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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Mohammed Girma, finding peace and goodness in zones of conflict

info@tenttheology.com (Mohameed Girma) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Mohammed Girma is a Christian scholar and advocate who works all over the world in peacemaking and leadership development, He is a lecturer at the University of Roehampton in London and international advocacy officer at the International Bible Advocacy Centre. Girma has held visiting research and lecture positions at the London School of Theology, the University of Pretoria and Yale University. He is the author of Understanding Religion and Society in Ethiopia (2012) and the editor of The Healing of Memories (2018).

You can find out more about Girma and download some of his writing HERE.

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2. Sermon on the Mount : The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-16

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The second of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode we look at The Beatitudes and the beginning of the Sermon from Matthew 5:1-16.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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Jared Byas, how not to be an authentic jerk

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Jared Byas) — Tue, 8 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Jared Byas is the co-host of The Bible For Normal People podcast and the author of Love Matters More. But we hardly talk about any of those things and instead get stuck into a conversation about power, authenticity, and staying positive in a toxic world! Nietzsche gets name-dropped and Kierkegaard makes an appearance or three.

You can find Jared's podcasts and books HERE.

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1. Sermon on the Mount: Beginnings, Endings and Matthew 4

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The first of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode we look at the beginning and the end of the Sermon, as well as Matthew 4 which sets the context.

Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings!

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Carolyn Mackie, resources for resistance

info@tenttheology.com (Carolyn Mackie, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Carolyn Mackie, researcher and academic, is an expert on the connections between Incarnation and anthropology in the writings of Søren Kierkegaard. She joins the Tent to discuss one of her latest published pieces: an exploration of how Kierkegaard's attack on 19th c. Danish Christendom and the post-holocaust writing of the German Hannah Arendt can help us resist the populist enthusiasms of our present evil age.

More about Carolyn and samples of her writing can be found HERE.

Carolyn's essay on Arendt and Kierkegaard can be downloaded HERE.

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Jason Byassee, reinvigorating zombies

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Dr Jason Byassee is a wise, funny and kind man who knows a thing or two about a thing or two, especially when it comes to the future of old institutions and being a Follower in this present age. He is a professor at the Vancouver School of Theology, a prolific author and the editor of one of Tent's very favourite books!

You can find all you need to know about Jason and his work HERE.

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Lisa Sharon Harper on Fortune, a book thirty years in the making

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Lisa Sharon Harper) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Lisa Sharon Harper is an activist, speaker and prolific, award winning author who joins the Tent to talk about her latest, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World and How to Repair It All.

You can find out more about Lisa and her work, and more about how to order "Fortune" HERE.

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Mark Charles: you cannot discover what was not lost

info@tenttheology.com (Mark Charles, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 4 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Mark Charles is the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother. He is an activist, speaker, and author on Native American issues. In 2019, Mark published "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" with co-author Prof. Soong-Chan Rah. In 2020 he was an independent candidate for President of the United States.

If everyone in America who called themselves a Christian was actually a follower of the Way of Jesus, Mark would be the President right now.

All about Mark and his books HERE.

More about Mark's campaign HERE.

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What Child is This?

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Sat, 1 Jan 2022 00:05:00 +0000

You can stream or purchase a high quality version of the song at Chris's Bandcamp page or purchase his Christmas EP from 2020 (which also includes the song).

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Nontombi Naomi Tutu and Malcolm du Plessis on praise and protest

info@tenttheology.com (Nomtombi Naomi Tutu, Malcom du Plessis) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The full video for "I moved from one South Africa to another" can be found HERE

Common Hymnal is HERE

More about Naomi Tutu HERE

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Brian Doerksen, on music, politics and his song "215"

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The video for the song "215" can be found here, which features numerous Canadian musicians, including Steve Bell, a former guest on the podcast. You can discover Brian's music through any streaming platform or purchase it directly through his website. You can find out more info about Cheryl Bear, who co-wrote the song with Brian, on her website.

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Resting at Christmas (Christmas Tent Talk)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Chris's talk is in part based on his book Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas: A guide for churches and families, which can be purchased through most book outlets. Chris has also released a couple of albums of Christmas music, one electronic instrumental and one more traditional.

This is the first of two episodes on resting at Christmas, The second will be made available to Patreon subscribers and can be found HERE. Last year's Christmas Tent Talk (on serving others) can be found here, and other Christmas related interviews and talks can be found on his own podcast PostConsumer Reports.

Black Magic in White Houses with Backhouse and Beck

info@tenttheology.com (Richard Beck, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Magical thinking has not disappeared from the modern political imagination. Politics is not called the ‘dark arts’ for nothing. Wherever one finds groups and individuals intent on forcing their agenda through the system, silencing their opponents, or decimating their foes with lethal violence, one finds shades of black magic. In service of getting what they want, who among us is not averse to manipulating boardroom membership, stacking church, charity or community organisations with the ‘right’ people, participating in party putsches or enacting ideology purges? Who has not abrogated their responsibility, their voice, their resources or their moral conscience to some promising leader striding across a flag strewn stage, accepting worship and offering the world? Richard Beck joins Stephen Backhouse and guests to talk about the launch of Stephen's new YoHo Journal "Black Magic in White Houses". As befitting a bunch of theology pirates, there is a language warning!

You can purchase a copy of the journal, or subscribe to the series HERE. For a 10% discount use the code TENT10 at checkout.

More from Richard Beck HERE. More about the Yoho Journals and Unfiold Media HERE.

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Danielle Strickland, power, peace, diversity and tiny homes

info@tenttheology.com (Danielle Strickland, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:38:14 +0000

Danielle Strickland is well known to many listeners of Tent and friend to many friends of the show. We talk about building tiny homes, dealing with the principality of the nuclear family, bursting celebrity bubbles, and how the politics of power affects men and women differently. Lots of Good stuff here for people learning to live well in a world that has lost its tiny mind!

Danielle is an author, speaker, trainer, and global social justice advocate. Her aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world-from establishing justice departments for the Salvation Army to launching global anti-trafficking initiatives to creating new movements to mobilise people towards transformational living. Affectionately called the "ambassador of fun," she is host of DJStrickland Podcast, cofounder of Infinitum, Amplify Peace, and Brave Global, and founder of the Women Speakers Collective. Danielle is married to Stephen and lives in Toronto, Canada, with their three sons. More about Danielle can be found HERE.

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Why I Don't Wear a Poppy

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:05:00 +0000

We interrupt regular programming while Stephen responds to listener questions about Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Poppies, and memorialising war.

Most of the Tent theology and bible teaching will touch on matters of war, violence and peace in some way. Most of the guests on the programme are also committed to non-violence as a way of life and thought. The following episodes are particularly relevant to these issues.

War

Romans 13

Violence

Objections to Non Violence

Go Buy Two Swords

Shane Claiborne

Justin Bronson Barringer

Sean McCoy, listening to understand, not to react.

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

"Love in action is listening to understand, not to react." Long time listeners to Tent will know Sean McCoy as a friend, inspiration and occasional co-host of the show. His daughters can be heard beginning and ending every episode. Sean hails from Texas, has served time in the armed services and the oil and gas industry, has been a proud patriot and gun-owner and an enthusiastic American nationalist for much of his life. Then things changed. Stephen sits down with Sean for a proper conversation about his life and thoughts on the world, the Way and everything in between.

Sean's podcast "Come to the Table" can be found HERE. His work with the energy industry, ESG and environmental impact can be found HERE.

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Laura Barringer and Scot McKnight on forming a goodness culture in A Church Called Tov

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Scot McKnight, Laura Barringer) — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

New Testament scholar Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer join the Tent to discuss their book A Church Called Tov. Though it initially focuses on toxic church environments, abusive church leaders, and the people who enable them, the book is primarily a call for our communities to be transformed into families devoted to goodness as we seek—to use McKnight's word—Christoformity together. There is no quick fix to developing a "goodness culture" as Barringer and McKnight recommend. Instead, they offer an invitation to a conversation—many conversations—between church leaders and every Christ follower about how we can begin to make those "one inch a week" changes to our personal relationships and overall leadership cultures.

You can find out more about A Church Called Tov, including group study guides and numerous other resources at their website.

Scot McKnight's newsletter can be found here, his Jesus Creed blog can be found here, and you can find a way to go study with him at Northern seminary by looking into their website.

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Chris Green and Kenneth Tanner thrashing it out

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Kenneth Tanner, Chris Green) — Tue, 9 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Dr. Chris Green thinks more deeply and more wonderfully on race, justice and pentecostalism than anyone you know. He is a prolific author and professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University. Rev. Kenneth Tanner is a priest, theologian, wise guide and kind colleague to many friends of Tent (including amongst others Brad Jersak and Brian Zahnd). Kenneth and Chris meet regularly for theological conversations, and were kind to allow Stephen to listen in and record. Along the way we talk about the incarnation, worship, reading, christendom, deconstruction, reconstruction and the deep goodness of Revelation.

More from and about Kenneth Tanner can be found HERE.

More from and about Chris Green HERE.

All about the Open Table conferences and study sessions HERE.

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Terry M. Wildman and the First Nations Version of the New Testament

info@tenttheology.com (Terry M Wildman, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 2 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Terry M. Wildman (Ojibwe and Yaqui) is the lead translator, general editor, and project manager of the brilliant First Nations Version of the New Testament. He serves as the director of spiritual growth and leadership development for Native InterVarsity. He is also the founder of Rain Ministries and has previously served as a pastor and worship leader. He and his wife, Darlene, live in Arizona.

More about Terry and the FNV can be found HERE.

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Brad Jersak, A More Christlike Word

info@tenttheology.com (Brad Jersak, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Friend of the show Brad Jersak joins the Tent to talk about his new book A More Christlike Word. Any conversation with Brad is always a balm to the soul and a tonic to the mind, and this one is no different!

All about Brad and his books can be found HERE.

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Harmony Smith, song writer on making "You Have Our Yes"

info@tenttheology.com (Harmony Smith, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Harmony Smith is the Director of Worship for the Vineyard Movement in the UK & Ireland where she encourages, raises up, and trains worship and music leaders, and she also co-pastors Belfast City Church with her husband Andy. From her bio: "Harmony is a worshiper, songwriter and pastor whose heart is all about seeing people connect with Jesus in a lifestyle of worship. This passion is particularly clear in her songs, which can be found on several Vineyard UK & Ireland worship albums, including Creator, Spirit Burn, The Feast and most recently, Legacy – Live from Ireland. She has also just released ‘You Have Our Yes’ a call to unity in the face of increasing division, chaos and distraction, inviting the people of God to offer their 'yes' and their full allegiance to Jesus." An alternate version of this interview, which focuses more on church music leaders and artists can be listened to at the PostConsumer Reports Podcast.

You can watch the music video for "You Have Our Yes," featuring Marc James and Cathy Burton HERE and stream the other music heard on this episode at Vineyard's Bandcamp page, or any place you stream music.

You can watch Harmony's interview with Stephen HERE and listen to it HERE.

Here is where you can download the chord chart and lyrics to "You Have Our Yes," and for other worship resources please go to: //www.vineyardchurches.org.uk

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Obery M. Hendricks, author of Christians Against Christianity

info@tenttheology.com (Obery M Hendricks, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Obery M. Hendricks joins the Tent to talk about his searing new book Christians against Christianity. He is a visiting research scholar at Columbia University and has held positions at Drew University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has also served as president of Payne Theological Seminary, the oldest African-American theological institution in the country.

More about Hendricks and his work HERE

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David Benjamin Blower, apocalyptic theology pirate

info@tenttheology.com (David Benjamin Blower, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0000

David Blower is a wordsmith, a singer songwriter, a host of the Nomad podcast and the author of some of the best political theology Stephen Backhouse has ever read.

You can find out about David and how to find his words and music HERE. The Nomad podcast can be found HERE.

The YoHo Journal can be found HERE . You can get 10% off by entering the code TENT10.

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Pete Enns and Jared Byas, normal people

info@tenttheology.com (Jared Byas, Stephen Backhouse, Pete Enns) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Pete Enns and Jared Byas are the hosts of the Bible for Normal People podcast and the authors of a number of excellent books. We talked about the dangers of doing good theology in this crazy christianised age of ours, and, despite everything, the continued relevance and joy they find in the bible.

Their podcast is HERE

Pete's books can be found HERE

Jared's books can be found HERE

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Leroy Logan, founder of the Black Police Association

info@tenttheology.com (Leroy Logan, Natasha Beckles) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Leroy Logan is the UK's most highly decorated and well known black police officer. He is the founding member of the Black Police Association. He is the author of "Closing Ranks", which detailed his time as a senior police officer in London. In "Red White and Blue", the dramatised version of his story directed by Steve McQueen, Logan was played by the actor John Boyega.

More information about Leroy Logan can be found HERE.

Today's conversation with Natasha Beckles comes to us with thanks to the Primrose Hill Lecture Series, which can be found HERE.

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Acts Chapter 3

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Natasha Beckles, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

This is the fourth part of the full series which will be released for Patreon subscribers. You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Dolly Waddell, Dynamo of Enthusiasm

info@tenttheology.com (Dolly Waddell, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 7 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Dolly Waddell is a mentor for individuals and a coach for organisations and teams. She is a veritable whirlwind of positive ideas, practical steps and encouragement, especially when it comes to developing female leaders.

You can find out more about her work HERE.

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Acts Chapter 2

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000

This is third part of the full series, which will be released for Patreon subscribers. You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke on Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome pt 2

info@tenttheology.com (Andrea Lippke, Stephen Backhouse, Virginia Linzee) — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke join the Tent for the second part of a deep discussion around abortion, adoption and raising Down Syndrome children.

More about Andrea Lippke and her work can be found HERE.

More about Virginia Linzee and her work can be found HERE and HERE

Virgina has supplied the following notes of her research. Scroll to the end for a lovely tribute to her son.

Additional statistics of note that are important background are (these are all USA):

US Top Indications for Abortion:

74% Education, Work, or Parenting Responsibilities

73% Financial Concerns

48% Relationship Concerns

13% Fetal Health

12% Personal Health

90% of Abortions are in the First Trimester

According to The TurnAway Study the Number one Reason women were seeking abortions was due to Financial Concerns about taking care of a child, but mostly taking care of ANOTHER child, because most women were already mothers. Some key findings are found on this page: https://www.ansirh.org/research/ongoing/turnaway-study

In Europe, depending on the country the rate of Terminating Prenatally Diagnosed Unborn Babies with Down Syndrome is between 90-99%. In the USA the statistics float between 65-75%.

Documentary: "A World Without Down Syndrome"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.36b419de-2a5c-f5d6-ba36-666eea636c43?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

A study done in the 2000s on people 12 and up with Down Syndrome:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740159/

Conclusions from this Study:

"This study asks people with Down syndrome, ages 12 and older, about their self-perception so that their information could be shared with new and expectant parents of children with Down syndrome. We analyzed valid and reliable survey instruments from 284 people with Down syndrome on the mailing lists of six non-profit Down syndrome organizations around the country. Among those surveyed, nearly 99% of people with Down syndrome indicated that they were happy with their lives; 97% liked who they are; and 96% liked how they look. Nearly 99% people with Down syndrome expressed love for their families, and 97% liked their brothers and sisters. While 86% of people with Down syndrome felt they could make friends easily, those with difficulties mostly had isolating living situations. A small percentage expressed sadness about their life. In our qualitative analysis, people with Down syndrome encouraged parents to love their babies with Down syndrome, mentioning that their own lives were good. They further encouraged healthcare professionals to value them, emphasizing that they share similar hopes and dreams as people without Down syndrome. Overall, the overwhelming majority of people with Down syndrome surveyed indicate they live happy and fulfilling lives."

Down Syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder

Down Syndrome Statistics According to The CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/downsyndrome/data.html

This article breaks down the injustice when it comes to research funding for Down Syndrome:

https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/research-medical-care/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-support-government-programs-and-research-for-people-with-down-syndrome/

From another article:"In 2001, NIH spent $29 million for Down syndrome research, a figure that plummeted to as low as $14 million even as NIH’s budget grew. Had funding tracked with that of NIH, spending on the syndrome from 2001 to 2017 would have more than doubled the $356 million allocated. Yet Down syndrome funding is likely to see a 22 percent decrease in 2018, from $27 million to $21 million, when the reality on the ground suggests it should be much greater." ( http://yadsa.org/2018/01/25/congress-should-give-it-up-for-down-syndrome-research/ )

Study on Prevalence of Physical and Sexual Abuse related to Women Seeking Abortion:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901290/

Abortions in the US have been in decline since the 1990's. Here are a few graphs showing abortion statistics:

https://usafacts.org/data/topics/people-society/health/maternal-early-childhood-health/reported-abortions/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ND-Healthcare&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0daY5brGaX5tI9hOxa0Yd6wrbvbQYkryUnhwPBdkdsupo8Km3YsfgxoC22YQAvD_BwE

https://www.statista.com/statistics/225975/share-of-americans-who-are-pro-life-or-pro-choice/

Potential Reasons/Data According to Why Abortion in the USA may have hit an all time low:

https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2019/09/us-abortion-rate-continues-drop-once-again-state-abortion-restrictions-are-not-main
Lower Pregnancies Generally, Increased Access to Free Contraception, More Use/Access To Long Term Contraception (IUD's), People having less Sex Generally, More At-Home Pill Abortions (self given, non-reported)

Regarding her son, Virginia wrote this after the interview: “There’s so many blessings when it comes to my son, but one of the greatest opportunities is that Phineas is teaching both me and my husband how to live without being slaves to our egos. Phineas doesn’t have an ego, you see, everything about him is real and he confronts the things in us that aren’t, just by existing. In fact most people I’ve met with Down Syndrome don’t function out of ego. Can you imagine a world without egos?! What a transformation that would be! My husband’s ego was literally robbing him of his own life and those around him.. and of course I have my own ego issues as well. By saying yes to Phineas (and I think any form of otherness), we are receiving endless grace and truthfully salvation. Phineas’s very existence is saving us from ourselves… and it’s a gentle salvation that comes with the best snuggles in the world. Our little boy that we were told wouldn’t amount to much intellectually (and that was a parceled up as the main reason to abort him) has become our greatest teacher. Hallelujah.”

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Acts Chapter 1

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Natasha Beckles, Stephen Beckles) — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000

This is second part of the full series, which will be released for Patreon subscribers. You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke on Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome pt 1

info@tenttheology.com (Andrea Lippke, Stephen Backhouse, Virginia Linzee) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:04:39 +0000

Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke join the Tent for part one of a deep discussion around abortion, adoption and raising Down Syndrome children.

More about Andrea Lippke and her work can be found HERE.

More about Virginia Linzee and her work can be found HERE and HERE

Virgina has supplied the following notes of her research. Scroll to the end for a lovely tribute to her son.

Additional statistics of note that are important background are (these are all USA):

US Top Indications for Abortion:

74% Education, Work, or Parenting Responsibilities

73% Financial Concerns

48% Relationship Concerns

13% Fetal Health

12% Personal Health

90% of Abortions are in the First Trimester

In Europe, depending on the country the rate of Terminating Prenatally Diagnosed Unborn Babies with Down Syndrome is between 90-99%. In the USA the statistics float between 65-75%.

Documentary: "A World Without Down Syndrome"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.36b419de-2a5c-f5d6-ba36-666eea636c43?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

A study done in the 2000s on people 12 and up with Down Syndrome:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740159/

Conclusions from this Study:

Down Syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder

Down Syndrome Statistics According to The CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/downsyndrome/data.html

This article breaks down the injustice when it comes to research funding for Down Syndrome:

https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/research-medical-care/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-support-government-programs-and-research-for-people-with-down-syndrome/

Study on Prevalence of Physical and Sexual Abuse related to Women Seeking Abortion:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901290/

Abortions in the US have been in decline since the 1990's. Here are a few graphs showing abortion statistics:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/225975/share-of-americans-who-are-pro-life-or-pro-choice/

Potential Reasons/Data According to Why Abortion in the USA may have hit an all time low:

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Acts Introduction

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand, Natasha Beckles) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000

We launch another bible study at the beginning of the world, this time on the book of Acts, followed by a debrief with Stephen, Natasha Beckles and Christopher Marchand.

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The Hyphen, with Rabbi Avi Finegold

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Avi Finegold) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

You can subscribe to The Hyphen wherever you get your podcasts. More about the series, Rabbi Finegold and the Jewish Living Lab can be found HERE.

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Ben Richards, climate scientist, climate intercessor

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Ben Richards) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:00:35 +0000

Ben Richards BSc, PhD is an expert in paleoclimate and climate change. He is a leader in YWAM England and instigator of YWAM's COP26 outreach SteeringGroup. He has lived and worked all over the world and is currently based in London.

For more information Ben recommends:

-Tearfund info sheet: HERE
-Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe: HERE
-For slightly more science, (and no biblical references!) the Royal Society has very good summaries of climate science HERE
-For help understanding why climate science denier points are inaccurate Ben recommends this SITE which is run and edited by climate scientists.
-For people that pray together about the climate situation, Ben suggests www.climateintercessors.org, which he helped initiate and co-lead.

Final week for registration for the Tent Summer School! HERE for more info.

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Myron Penner on the pointlessness of apologetics

info@tenttheology.com (Myron Penner, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

The Revd. Dr. Myron Penner is a scholar priest and the author of the provocative book "The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness In A Postmodern Context". You can find out more about him and his book HERE and HERE.

More about the Tent Summer School HERE

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Rachel Pieh Jones, meeting Jesus through Muslims

info@tenttheology.com (Rachel Pieh Jones, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

More about Rachel and her writing HERE

More about the Tent Summer School HERE

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Tom Millay, preaching Kierkegaard to patriots

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Tom Millay) — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Tom Millay is a leading scholar of Kierkegaard, an opponent of nationalism and a pastor in a deeply patriotic part of the world. He's also intellectually generous, charming and kind. Bonus!

Tom's talks and sermons are HERE and his book "You Must Change Your Life" can be found HERE

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Lucy Grimble, song writer, worship leader, music maker

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Songwriter and musician Lucy Grimble joins the Tent to talk about the politics of praise music, playing to the crowd, and sharing the stage with people with whom you disagree while keeping integrity, grace and hope!

Watch the video for Lucy's song "Still I Will Praise" (featuring Bianca Rose) HERE You can discover more about Lucy and her music HERE

More about the Tent Summer School HERE

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Migrations of the Holy and Gentle Spaces (Followers of the Way 2.8)

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

The country has usurped holiness. There is no true power in patriotism. The second of a two-part talk on Justice, Love and the Imaginary Nation.

The lecture was originally given for the Certificate in Religion, Peace and Justice, an online course accredited by the Institute of Religion, Peace and Justice at St Stephen's University, New Brunswick. It is reproduced here with permission. More information about the IRPJ can be found at irpj.org/certificate and irpj.org/graduate-degrees. Applying online is quick and easy to do at ssu.ca/irpj-application.

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Ross Lawhead on The Myth of Redemptive Violence

info@tenttheology.com (Ross Lawhead, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 8 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Ross Lawhead is an author and illustrator (The Ancient Earth Trilogy, !Hero, The Death of Godman) and he joins us in the tent to discuss The Myth of Redemptive Violence and to help us ponder how to begin telling better stories. With Die Hard as our origin story, we dissect the surprisingly troubling Back to the Future, and parse out why the recent Marvel films typically tell a different kind of story than their DC counterparts. If you like what you hear, an extended conversation will be put up for our Patreon subscribers, where we further reflect on the films of Tarantino, Scorcese, and the Coen Brothers.

You can discover more about Ross HERE, view The Death of Godman HERE, and catch up on episodes of his previous podcast Fiction Hack HERE.

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Justice, Love and the Imaginary Nation (Followers of the Way 2.7)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Nations are incapable of real justice. Patriotism is incapable of real love. The first of a two-part talk.

The lecture was originally given for the Certificate in Religion, Peace and Justice, an online course accredited by the Institute of Religion, Peace and Justice at St Stephen's University, New Brunswick. It is reproduced here with permission. More information about the IRPJ can be found at irpj.org/certificate and irpj.org/graduate-degrees. Applying online is quick and easy to do at ssu.ca/irpj-application.

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Richard Beck, social psychologist, on death, the devil and Johnny Cash

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Richard Beck) — Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Richard Beck is the kindest, wisest person you will hear today. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. He is a celebrated teacher and author of a number of works, including Unclean, Reviving Old Scratch and The Slavery of Death. His new book Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age is out now.

Beck contributes to his brilliant blog regularly, which also contains all the info you need about his life and work and which can be found HERE

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Natasha Beckles, priest and principal, takes Stephen to school on meekness, protest and power

info@tenttheology.com (Natasha Beckles, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 18 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Meekness? Powerlessness? How does this work for people who do not live and move in spheres of privilege? Priest, teacher and youth advocate Natasha Beckles does NOT want Christianity to be a religion of cringing worms. She pushes back at some of the stuff she has heard on this podcast, and a great conversation ensues!

Natasha works HERE. More about her can be found HERE

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Tobias Jones, award winning author, journalist and community chronicler

info@tenttheology.com (Tobias Jones, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 11 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Tobias Jones is no stranger to bestseller lists and best-of-year reviews. He writes books: investigative journalism, current events and fiction, as well as chronicles of his adventures in community living. There are few people who have thought as deeply, or written as well, about human cultures and movements and the hidden powers that govern our principalities.

More about Tobias and his work can be found HERE and HERE

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Elizabeth Oldfield, on directing think tanks and hosting sacred conversations

info@tenttheology.com (Elizabeth Oldfield, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 4 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Elizabeth Oldfield is the Director of the think tank Theos and the host of The Sacred, a podcast which attracts an astonishing array of diverse people to talk about what they hold sacred in life.

More about Elizabeth and her work can be found HERE

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Shane Claiborne: flower-lover, bus-liver, gun-killer

info@tenttheology.com (Shane Claiborne, Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Shane Claiborne heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Amongst other things we talk about nationalism, capital punishment and his project turning guns into gardening tools.

You can find out more about Shane HERE.

Read, sign, and endorse Christians Against Christian Nationalism HERE.

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Graham Singh, finding new life in old buildings with the Trinity Centres Foundation

info@tenttheology.com (Graham Singh, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Graham Singh is the founder of director of the Trinity Centres Foundation, an exciting venture bringing new communities to life through their old religious buildings. He is also the rector of St. Jax, an Anglican Church in the heart of Montreal, and a friend to Tent Theology. Indeed, you cannot find an older friend. Fun fact: he made up the name!

You can find out more about Graham and the work of the Trinity Centres HERE and HERE

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Steve Bell, singer, songwriter, legend

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Steve Bell) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Steve Bell is a singer, songwriter, poet, teacher and a living legend in the music industry. He joins the Tent to talk about making beautiful things during an ugly time, rediscovering the gospel, and what he did (and did not) learn from protest folk rocker Bruce Cockburn. We also talk about the political theology running throughout his latest album, "Wouldn't You Love to Know".

You can find out more about Steve and get his music HERE.

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Satan and the Sons of God (Followers of the Way 2.6)

info@tenttheology.com (Christopher Marchand, Stephen Backhouse, Sean Mccoy) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

For people obsessed with spiritual warfare, they are crucial concepts. But have you ever noticed how deeply political demons, angels, Satan and the Sons of God are? Now you will.

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Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop, scholar, former refugee

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Guli Francis-Dehqani is the Bishop of Chelmsford and the first ever Bishop for Housing in the Anglican Church. She is a priest, a theologian and a leading advocate for displaced persons, refugees and migrants, herself having been forced to flee her own native land following the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

You can find out more about her work and life HERE and HERE.

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Go Buy a Sword! (Followers of the Way 2.5)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Jesus told his disciples to buy a sword, so clearly that means his followers should amass handguns, stand their ground and drop nuclear bombs. Right? Time to take a look again at Luke 22.

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Thomas Jay Oord, on theology, church, politics and renewing the imagination

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord is a best-selling and award-winning author, having written or edited more than twenty-five books. He directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. A twelve-time Faculty Award-winning professor, Oord teaches at institutions around the globe. Oord is known for his contributions to research on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and the implications of freedom and relationships for transformation.

To learn more about Thomas and his work connect through his website here.

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More Violence (Followers of the Way 2.4) with Justin Bronson Barringer

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Justin Bronson Barringer) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Friend of the show Justin Barringer ("The Business of War") comes back to the Tent to help us address common questions which arise whenever anyone tries to tell Christians about Jesus.

You can find out more info about Justin and his books at: http://www.rogueminister.org/

Melody Green on the Politics of Tolkien

info@tenttheology.com (Melody Green, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 2 Mar 2021 11:30:00 +0000

Dr. Melody Green is the Dean of Urbana Theological Seminary and Assistant Professor of Christianity and Culture, where she often teaches courses on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, or the Inklings. She joins the podcast today to discuss the political dimensions of J.R.R. Tolkien's work, especially within The Lord of the Rings.

You can find our more about Urbana Seminary (where you'll find the classes she teaches) here, and more about the annual Tolkien Conference she organizes here.

Violence (Followers of the Way 2.3)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

'Love your enemies' is not hard to understand but it is hard to do. The first of a series of sessions considering lethal and non-lethal violence and the mental gymnastics Christians go through to enthusiastically exempt themselves from the way of Christ.

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Justin Welby) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Archbishop Justin joins the Tent to talk about the powerful force of the NIMBY, the gospel of good neighbourhoods and what he says when people query whether a guy who lives in a palace can comment on the housing crisis.

More about the Archbishop's Commission on Housing, Church and Community HERE.

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Graham Tomlin, Bishop, on Grenfell Tower and the housing crisis

info@tenttheology.com (Graham Tomlin, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Dr Graham Tomlin is the Bishop of Kensington and a commissioner for the Archbishop's Commission on Housing, Church and Community, which can be found HERE.

Graham's latest book "Why Being Yourself is a Bad Idea" can be found HERE

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Brian Zahnd a pastor and writer leading the charge against Christian Nationalism

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Brian Zahnd) — Tue, 2 Feb 2021 07:42:17 +0000

Brian has been a pastor longer than he has been an adult. He is the author of many brilliant books and is a leading light in the movement away from American Christian Nationalism. He joins the Tent to talk about his life, work, and the recent movie made about his book 'Postcards From Babylon'.

More about Brian HERE and you can watch 'Postcards From Babylon' HERE

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Does God Appoint Leaders? (Followers of the Way 2.2)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

It is a truth universally acknowledged that God appoints leaders. Hmmm.

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Kathi and David Peters, directors of Postcards from Babylon

info@tenttheology.com (David Peters, Kathi Peters, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:28:17 +0000

Kathi and David Peters are Americans who grew up with impeccable conservative christian pedigrees. Yet somewhere along the line the wheels fell off their patriotic evangelical wagon and they had to learn a new Way. They are filmmakers and their latest work is "Postcards from Babylon", a documentary based on the book of the same name by Brian Zahnd. The film tackles head-on and close-up the reality of living as a follower of Jesus in the midst of a christian culture infatuated with proximity to power and hyper-partisan nationalism.

You can purchase tickets and see the documentary HERE

More about Kathi and David and their films HERE and HERE

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Sharon Prentis, talking about race and ethnicity in church

info@tenttheology.com (Sharon Prentis) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Revd Dr Sharon Prentis is all about enriching the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. She joins the Tent to talk about the state of theological education, recruiting and training clergy from all walks of life, and how to set spaces to talk about race and ethnicity within our church circles. She wants us create places of peace, not just for ourselves but for other people. Along the way we ask if it is even possible to have a church of England that is not “nationalist", and we find out what she wishes everyone entering the church would know.

More about Sharon Prentis HERE

More about her book "Every Tribe" HERE

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Prophets True and False (Followers of the Way 2.1)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:04:39 +0000

The second series of Followers of the Way launches with a look at the politics of prophecy, speaking truth to power and telling itching ears what they want to hear. And just what is the testimony of Jesus that is the spirit of prophecy, anyway?

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End of the Year Debrief

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

So. 2020. 'Nuff said?

Stephen, Chris and Sean debrief the year, and reflect on the podcast journey so far. Turns out even Tents need a State of the Union from time to time. Lots of good stuff planned for 2021!

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Let Nothing You Dismay

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:05:00 +0000

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Tent Theology

This track and more like it can be found HERE

Aaron White, prayer, peaceful protests and poor postcodes

info@tenttheology.com (Aaron White, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

“Most people come to rough areas to ‘bring Jesus to the poor’ and then they are distressed to discover that he is already there and the poor already know him!”

Aaron is the most culturally aware and widely read person you’ll hear this year. He is smart and kind and writes beautiful books of his own. He is co-national director of 24-7 Prayer Canada and has been known to lead teenagers on peaceful protests against shopping malls.

We talk about prophetic actions, secret sins, addiction recovery and why he loves living in Canada’s poorest postal code.

More about 24-7 Canada can be found HERE. His book "Recovering" can be found HERE.

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Vincent Bacote, Christians against Trumpism

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Vincent Bacote) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:33:18 +0000

“The Evangelical movement right now is like a cruise liner that has been hit by a bunch of torpedoes.” Political theologian Vincent Bacote wants to be part of a movement that not only proclaims good news, it performs good news.

Stephen sits down with Vince to be schooled in the ways of the politician and theologian Abraham Kuyper. We find out what drew Vince, an evangelical African American academic and rock fan in the present age to Abraham, a Dutch Reformed prime minister of the Netherlands who died in 1920. Along the way the conversation takes in Calvinism, common grace, KISS and Iron Maiden. We ask: are elections the hinge of history? Can people of diametrically opposite views ever work together?

Vince is the Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. He is the author of several books on public theology and a signatory of Christians Against Trumpism.

You can find out more about him and his books HERE

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Serving at Christmas

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 8 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Based on his book 'Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas,' co-host Chris Marchand explores the social and political implications of Serving at Christmas. Sean and Stephen join the discussion at 35:40.

This is the first of two episodes reimagining serving others at Christmas. Episode 2 will be available to Patreon subscribers, which can be found HERE. In the years to come Chris will be recording more Christmas Tent Talks on the subjects of resting, celebrating, and worshipping at Christmas.

You can find out more about Chris's thoughts and writings at Christmas on his podcast and blog PostConsumer Reports and you can listen to his recorded Christmas music on his Bandcamp page.

Lucy Peppiatt, Principal of Westminster Theological Centre

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Tue, 1 Dec 2020 09:05:47 +0000

Putting the "theology" back into political theology with Lucy Peppiatt! Dr Peppiatt is the Principal of Westminster Theological Centre. She joins the Tent to talk with Stephen about all sorts of good things, including ways that trinitarian theology does and does not help us think about society and politics.

You can find out more about Lucy, her teaching and her writing HERE

You can find out more about WTC HERE

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Mark 3:1-21 (Bible Study at the Beginning of the World)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:05:00 +0000

A study of Mark 3:1-21. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 32:25.

This is the fourth and final episode on the Gospel of Mark we are releasing on the podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE.

Kristin Kobez Du Mez on toxic masculinity, nationalism and evangelicalism

info@tenttheology.com (Kristin Kobez Du Mez, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:05:00 +0000

Dr. Kristin Kobez Du Mez joins the Tent to talk with Christopher Marchand. Kristin is Professor of History at Calvin University and is author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Not to be confused with a "John Wayne Study Bible" her book is instead a sprawling history of 20th and 21st Century Evangelical Church culture detailing how unhealthy understandings of masculinity coupled with a desire for political power and influence have created a crisis in American Christianity.

You can find out more about Kristin here.

This episode features an extra segment with Kristin which is available to our Patreon supporters. You can become a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Jesus Christ

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:30:57 +0000

Jesus Christ does not have a degree in theology and he did not write any books. He has never voted or ran for office. He does not have any social media followers. In fact he does not have many Followers at all. Turns out his voice sounds like Abimbola Ademuyiwa's.

Mark 2 (Bible Study at the Beginning of the World)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:05:00 +0000

A study of Mark 2. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 29:20.

This is the third of four episodes on the Gospel of Mark we are releasing on the podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE.

Luke Bretherton on voting, Christ and the Common life and political theology

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Luke Bretherton, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:04:01 +0000

We get our big guns out for Election Day, as Dr Luke Bretherton joins the Tent. Luke is the author of Christ and the Common Life and the professor of moral and political theology at Duke University. He is also a kind, gentle, and wise person. Just what the times demand.

You can find out more about Luke HERE and HERE

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Mark 1:16–45 (Bible Study at the Beginning of the World)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:05:00 +0000

A study of Mark 1:16-45. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 35:20.

We are releasing four episodes on the Gospel of Mark on this podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE.

Ellie Riley, clinical psychologist on stress and anxiety

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Ellie Riley) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000

Clinical psychologist Dr Ellie Riley joins the Tent to talk us through dealing with anxiety, managing our mental health and more during these times of extraordinary stress. But are they really so extraordinary?

You can find out more about Dr Riley and her practice HERE

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Mark 1:1-15 (Bible Study at the Beginning of the World)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:00:00 +0000

A study of Mark 1:1-15. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 40:35.

Wm. Paul Young & Brad Jersak, best-selling author and theologian

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Mon, 5 Oct 2020 23:05:00 +0000

We welcome back friend of the show Brad Jersak (A More Christlike God) along with Wm Paul Young (The Shack), to discuss inherited politics, recovering from abuse, fear, grace, and reconciliation and their new jointly-written novel The Pastor. Plus, Stephen asks Paul Young if he's even a Christian...

More about The Pastor HERE

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Listener Questions and Answers #2

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:54:13 +0000

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Justin Bronson Barringer, benign anarchist

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Justin Bronson Barringer) — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 02:35:02 +0000

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You can find out more info about Justin at: http://www.rogueminister.org/

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Listener Questions and Answers #1

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:30:10 +0000

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Brad Jersak, theologian and author of A More Christlike God and A More Christlike Way

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Brad Jersak) — Mon, 7 Sep 2020 23:30:06 +0000

You can find out more about Brad Jersak HERE

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Black Magic Christians (Followers of the Way 1.10)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand) — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 23:05:11 +0000

Are you a black magic christian?

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 30:00

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Azariah France Williams, priest and author of Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:26:58 +0000

Azariah's book is called Ghost Ship: Institutional racism and the Church of England and the author is listed as A.D.A France-Williams. You can find more information HERE.

You can find Azariah's episode with Chine McDonald on the Nomad Podcast HERE.

A Private Kingdom? (Followers of the Way 1.9)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand) — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 23:00:08 +0000

Black Lives Matter. So why do so many christianised people amplify only those voices that allow them to opt out of the movement? We look at itching ears, the fiction of public acts and private lives, the link between individual freedom and the Protestant Reformation, the Kingdom that is not of this world and the politics of Heaven.

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 36:20

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Romans 13 (Followers of the Way Episode 1.8)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 08:35:58 +0000

Romans 13:1-7. The most used and abused text of the christianised political imagination. Time for another look.

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 32:05

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Sheyi Martins-Allen, a musician helping us fight well on the internet

info@tenttheology.com (Tent) — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:14:32 +0000

Sheyi can be found HERE
The video for "Stronger" and other songs can be found HERE
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Why did Jesus have to Die? Principalities, Common Sense and Open Shame (Followers of the Way Episode 1.7)

info@tenttheology.com (Christopher Marchand, Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:05:02 +0000

Turns out the most "political" tools in the New Testament tool box are also the most "spiritual": Powers and Principalities, Unseen Forces, Common Sense and Open Shame.

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 28:42

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Resources along the Way (Followers of the Way 1.6)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 4 Aug 2020 05:05:20 +0000

More resources for fellow travellers! Full list in the Episode Summary show notes.

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 29:20. We talk more about all sorts of great books, music, artists and conversations to follow, Chris and Sean share their dream guests, and Stephen crosses a Canadian point of no return.

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Joanne Green, senior policy advisor at Tearfund

info@tenttheology.com (Joanne Green, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:05:04 +0000

For more on Tearfund and the Reboot Campaign visit HERE
Tearfund USA can be found HERE
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Faith, Gospel, and Reading from Below (Followers of the Way 1.5)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:05:17 +0000

Putting some tools in the toolbox of the new political imagination: "Faith", "Gospel" and "Reading from Below."

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 30:50. Amongst other things we talk about falling out of love with the flag, Jesus' re-education campaign, Kierkegaard, going small and voting.

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Culture Warriors (Followers of the Way 1.4)

info@tenttheology.com (Chris Marchand, Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:00:11 +0000

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 29:00.

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Golibe Omenaka, keeping faith amongst crazy charismatics

info@tenttheology.com (Christopher Marchand, Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:05:07 +0000

Golibe Omenaka is the host of the podcast Of Saints & Sorrow which you can find HERE.

Whatabout Abortion and War? (Followers of the Way 1.3)

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand) — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:39:59 +0000

At 40:40 Stephen is joined by his American co-hosts Chris Marchand and Sean McCoy for a conversation which, amongst other things, takes in veterans, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.

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Patriotism, Nationalism and the Way of Jesus (Followers of the Way 1.2)

info@tenttheology.com (Sean McCoy, Stephen Backhouse, Chris Marchand) — Mon, 6 Jul 2020 23:00:11 +0000

We continue our exploration of patriotism, nationalism and the Way of Jesus by engaging with listener questions. The debrief conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 35:15.

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Followers of the Way 1.1

info@tenttheology.com (Stephen Backhouse, Sean McCoy, Chris Marchand) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:00:38 +0000

Given it's the initial episode we have the trailer/introduction at the beginning of this episode, then the main talk followed by the discussion about it with Stephen, Chris and Sean.

Stephen's talk begins at 14 mins 14 secs.

The post talk discussion with Stephen, Chris and Sean begins at 55 mins 58 secs.

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