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136. Jesus the Peacemaker vs. Jesus the Executioner // with Bart Ehrman Apr 10, 2023

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Dr. Bart Ehrman, scholar, professor, social media content creator, and author or the new book Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End, sits down with Tim to discuss his book. Dr. Ehrman explains his background in Christianity and his departure from it. Tim and Dr. Ehrman discuss the reason for the new book's subject matter. Tim and Dr. Ehrman discuss what type of Biblical literature Revelation is and what apocalyptic literature is. Dr. Ehrman explains the controversies in the book of Revelation and why they are important. Lastly, Tim and Dr. Ehrman discuss how the way Revelation is read can be problematic theologically.

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136. You Can't Vote Democrat and Be a Christian? /w Tripp Fuller Apr 05, 2023

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On this special episode Tripp Fuller and Tim respond to a podcast episode between Jonny Root (Turning Point Faith) and Virgil Walker (G3 Ministries) discussing if you can be a democrat and be a christian.

Tim and Tripp walk through the entire podcast giving their own commentary as they go along.

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135. Unspeakable: How Bad Theology Enables Abuse // with Jessica Willis Fisher Apr 03, 2023

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Jessica Willis Fisher, musician, former reality television star and author of the book Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice, sits down with Tim to discuss her book. Jessica explains her background on reality television and as an entertainer. Jessica and Tim discuss what was happening inside her family growing up. They also discuss how the abuse she experienced was allowed to continue because of the theology she was taught. Lastly, Tim and Jessica discuss how she is processing her experiences and what she believes now.

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134. The Bible is Clear: Welcome the Immigrant // with Josh Sherif and Sarah Tierney Mar 27, 2023

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Josh Sherif, pastor and author, and Sarah Tierney, author and mental health therapist, sit down with Tim to discuss their book, The Stranger at our Shore: How Immigrants and Refugees Strengthen the Church. Josh and Sarah both explain their backgrounds: Josh as an Egyptian immigrant and Sarah as the daughter of missionaries. Tim, Sarah and Josh discuss the premise behind their book. Tim and Josh discuss his story as an immigrant in the Evangelical church. Tim, Sarah and Josh discuss how politics has a bigger impact on the church than Jesus. Lastly, they discuss how to talk with conservative Evangelicals about scriptural treatment of immigrants.

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133. WTF is "Disgust Theology" // with Billie and Paul Hoard Mar 20, 2023

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Billie and Paul Hoard, authors of Eucontamination: A Christian Study in the Logic of Disgust and Contamination sit down with Tim to discuss their journal article. Billie and Paul summarize their background and how that led them to research disgust and write their article. Tim, Billie and Paul discuss what disgust is and how it is emotionalized. Tim, Billie and Paul discuss how disgust became a part of purity culture. They also discuss how the church and far right media weaponize disgust against the LGBTQIA+ community. Lastly, they discuss how to deal with the disgust the church uses against the LGBTQIA+ community.

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132. Let's Just Say It: You've Been Trained Not to See the World // with Anthea Butler Mar 13, 2023

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Dr. Anthea Butler, professor and author of the book, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, sits down with Tim to discuss the book. Dr. Butler explains some of her background and how she became a historian. Tim and Dr. Butler discuss how her book came about. Tim and Dr. Butler discuss the dynamics of white Evangelicalism with far right groups. They also discuss how to resist the Christian Nationalism coming from white Evangelical spaces. Lastly, Tim and Dr. Butler discuss the Eagles.

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130. Penis Theology: His Sacrifice is Your Pleasure // With Sheila Gregoire and Rebecca Lindenbach Mar 03, 2023

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Authors of the Great Sex Rescue and mother daughter duo, Scheila Gregoir and Rebecca Lindenbach come on the show for an emergency episode to talk about the Gospel Coalition's recent piece titled Sex Won't Save You (But It Points to the One Who Will) By Josh Butler. This episode does contain sexually explicit language but is an important dialogue about the penis centered sexual ethic many in the Evangelical culture have.

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129. Asbury: A Historical Perspective // with Bradley Onishi, Leah Payne, and Matthew Taylor Mar 01, 2023

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In this episode, Tim sits down with Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus, talking about the Asbury Revival from an academic perspective, with scholar of history Leah Payne, and scholar of religion Matthew Taylor.

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128. Public Schools and the Power Worshippers // with Katherine Stewart Feb 27, 2023

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Katherine Stewart, journalist and author of the book, Power Worshippers, sits down with Tim to discuss Christian Nationalism and Good News Clubs in public schools. Katherine Stewart explains her background and why she began investigating Good News Clubs (part of Child Evangelism). Tim and Katherine talk about what she found in her investigation about the Good News Clubs getting permission to be in public schools and what happened when there was push back by certain schools. Tim and Katherine then discuss how parents were tricked into sending their kids to Good News Clubs and how this ties into the Christian Nationalist agenda. Lastly, what can people do to combat Christian Nationalism?

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127. The Resurrection: Evidence That Demands a Scholar // with John Dominic Crossan Feb 23, 2023

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In this episode, Tim sits down with renowned historical scholar John Dominic Crossan to discuss the historical Jesus, and how the ongoing revelations of historical critical research and science are essentially interconnected with the art of theology. Dom offers his perspective on how proximity to empire has influenced the trajectory of Christian doctrine, and how he understands the meaning of Jesus' life, ministry, and death. Dom also introduces his perspective on Jesus' resurrection, and why he believes his perspective is more faithful to the early Christian tradition. Dom frames his view on resurrection with the provocative statement: metaphor creates reality.

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