The Two Cities

In this episode, we're joined by Professor Susan Hylen, who is Almar H. Shatford Professor of New Testament and the Director of the Women, Theology, and Ministry Program at Candler School of Theology of Emory University. She is the author of Women in the New Testament World (Oxford University Press) and Finding Phoebe: What New Testament Women Were Really Like (published by Eerdmans), which we discuss and overview in our conversation about the role of women in the NT period as Prof. Hylen highlights implications for several named women in the NT. This is part one of two of our conversation about gender with Prof. Hylen (next week we'll discuss her newest book, Gender Mobility with Oxford University Press). Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about our favorite Christmas movies. We give some nods to Christmas classics as well as more than a few surprises. Listen and see if your favorites end up on each of our top five Christmas films lists! Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Rev. Daniel Parham, Rev. Dr. Madison Pierce, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Leslie Baynes, associate professor in the Department of Cultures, Languages, and Religions at Missouri State University and the author of the book that we're discussing in this episode, Between Interpretation and Imagination: C. S. Lewis and the Bible (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we discuss Lewis's posture towards the Bible, his views on biblical scholarship, how diverse segments of Christianity claim Lewis as their own (sometimes in spite of his views on the Bible), and the way that Lewis made use of the Bible in the Chronicles of Narnia. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian and Dr. John Anthony Dunne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Terence Lester, who is a minister, speaker, community activist, author, and founder of Love Beyond Walls, a not-for-profit organization focused on poverty awareness and community mobilization. He also serves as the director of public policy and social change and as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky (HBCU). And he’s the author of the book that we’re discussing today, From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice (published by IVP Academic). In our conversation, Dr. Lester tells us about his personal story and educational journey, and reflects with us about matters of educational justice and injustice in higher education. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. Josh Caroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, and Rev. Daniel Parham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we debrief our time in Boston at SBL 2025. We discuss some of our highlights from the conferences, including our favorite papers and panels, and we took the mics around the book stalls for some impromptu interviews with (in order of appearance): Dr. Eva Puschautz, Prof. James McGrath, Dr. Andy Judd, Dr. Chris Fresch, Kent Hendricks, Dr. Emily Bruff, Dr. Jason Staples, Dr. Teresa McCaskill, Prof. Sean Adams, Dr. Erin Heim, and Dr. Hannah Craven. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Madison Pierce, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.