TheoDisc is a podcast by WTC faculty and friends with fortnightly episodes on theological ideas that will hopefully stimulate you to pursue your own theological...
On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by political theologian, Dr Roger Haydon Mitchell, whose starting point when reading the gospels, or indeed the whole Bible, is in a joining together of politics and love. This episode highlights a number of current issues facing the church today, from talking politics at the dinner table to living our lives in a Christlike manner, and Roger certainly does not tiptoe around any controversies. We hope you enjoy it as much as we have!
Show notes:
The Kenotic Way by Roger Mitchell - https://www.ashburnham.org.uk/kenotic-way/
The Kenarchy journal - https://kenarchy.org/
Roger's Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Roger-Haydon-Mitchell/author/B00ENXHCII
Subscribe to TheoDisc here - https://wtctheology.org.uk/theodisc-podcast/
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Kyle Strobel - Rule of Life
Have we made spritual disciplines a lifehack?
On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny's guest Kyle Strobel, invites us to consider that importing ancient practices of "spiritual formation" or "spritual disciplines" into our current cultural moment isn’t straightforward, and we need to be wary of the propensity in our time to market or refashion our spirituality into a cheaper, individualised, idealised version of what was originally intended. Kyle has written a post on a 'rule of life', which is what most of the conversation centres around. See the link for Kyle's substack below.
Show Notes
Kyle’s Substack: kylestrobel.substack.com
Kyle’s books: amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001JS6EZ2
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Kyle Hughes - How the Spirit became God
On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by Kyle Hughes, who has detailed a journey of discovery in his book, ‘How the Spirit Became God’, and we’ll be talking not just about the development of a doctrine, but about how our understanding of the Spirit affects our practice and our experience of being drawn into the very life of God. Our belief in the Holy Spirit as the divine third person of the Trinity wasn’t always very clear, and the early church and Christian thinkers had to embark on a substantial journey of understanding the Spirit as co-equal with the Father and the Son. We hope you enjoy this episode with Kyle Hughes on How the Spirit became God.
You can purchase Kyle's book here: https://amzn.eu/d/isNWilf
Subscribe to TheoDisc here: https://theodisc.podbean.com/
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Peter Hartwig - Knowing and Identity
A look at Kant, knowing God, and finding our identity
The question ‘who are you?’ has a whole set of assumptions behind it, and if we see identity as a key issue for our time now, then Immanuel Kant’s influence provides some explanation for how we have gotten here. Our guide through this philosophical and theological journey is Peter Hartwig, our guest for this episode of TheoDisc. Peter teaches Theological Anthropology at WTC. He currently serves as Director of Spiritual Life at Christ School in North Carolina where he gets to live out his passions for education, faith, and community-building. Peter received his B.A. in Religious Studies & Classics from the University of Virginia and went on to receive master’s degrees from the University of Cambridge and Princeton Theological Seminary.
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Jennifer Powell-McNutt - The Mary We Forgot
In this episode of TheoDisc, Jennifer Powell-McNutt unpacks Mary Magdalene’s story and the way it has been told incorrectly, and helps us to see the powerful witness that she is to the resurrection of Jesus. Mary Magdalene is one of the most prominent figures in the gospel narratives, but is also one of the most misunderstood. Our perception of Mary’s character, story, and influence has often been obscured by assumption, confusion, mythology, and frankly, bad theology. Join us for this eye-opening conversation into the life and influence of Mary Magdalene.
SHOW NOTES
The Mary We Forgot: https://amzn.eu/d/5Yngwyl
Jennifer’s website: https://jenniferpowellmcnutt.com/popular-lay-writing
TheoDisc is a podcast by WTC faculty and friends with fortnightly episodes on theological ideas that will hopefully stimulate you to pursue your own theological learning and ultimately to deepen your faith. It is a place of discussion and debate, and a place to hear a variety of voices. We do hope you enjoy listening!
TheoDisc is part of WTC Theology: https://wtctheology.org.uk/
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