Gospel Conversations Podcast
1) A New Conception of Humanity: Introducing Gregory of Nyssa
This is an introduction that became a stand alone little talk. Why? Because John’s talk on Gregory at our conference was mind- bending - but hard to follow. No fault of John’s - he was trying to conde...Show More
2) John Behr - Why didn't God create us perfect?
This is our second talk in John Behr’s series on the Church Fathers. This talk outlines the ‘wild’ world of how Irenaeus of Lyon (around 170 AD) saw the Gospel - not as a rescue mission but as a plan ...Show More
3) John Behr - Was Adam created 'perfect'?
I can remember lots of times when Christians have speculated about whether salvation means returning to the ‘perfect’ state of Adam before the Fall - or do we go one better and somehow improve on the ...Show More
4) David Hart on his Revolutionary Translation of Romans 5:12
As promised here is the concluding section of my conversation with David exploring the meaning of the word ‘sin’. In this conclusion we do a deep dive into the text of Romans 5:12 - a pivotal verse fo...Show More
5) David Hart on 'Original sin'
“Original sin” is - apparently - one of the bedrock doctrines of Christianity. But what exactly does it mean? This is how I began this discussion with David. Our main focus was Romans 5 and in part...Show More
6) Macrina: The Forgotten Woman Who Helped Shape Early Christian Theology
One of the critiques of Christian theology is that it has been largely framed by men - and thus is susceptible to masculine views of God and humanity. I can only speculate on this, but I have often pr...Show More
7) John Behr on the 'mind blowing' theology of the Church Fathers
Fr John Behr’s visit to Australia is just over a month away. I interviewed him recently to get a foretaste of what he will be talking to us about. John is clearly a major thought leader in modern the...Show More
8) David Bentley Hart on the real meaning of 'sin'
What exactly does the word ‘harmatia’ (usually translated as ‘sin’) mean in the New Testament? This is where my conversation with David begins in this podcast. I asked him this question because when...Show More
9) The Patristic model of growth; we are 'mini Christs'...
Ben’s talks on the Patristic model of atonement led to the obvious question - what about their views on growth? This is the first of two talks by Ben on this topic. In this talk he focuses on the ind...Show More
10) Power, patriarchy and the cross
Well … this interview was unexpected. David Artman runs a podcast (Grace Saves All) dedicated to the topic of universal salvation. But he is very disturbed by the rise of Trump and what he sees as th...Show More