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Women, Gender, and the Incarnation | Amy Peeler & Gerald Hiestand Nov 14, 2022

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How does the incarnation relate to our theology of gender? What does it mean that we describe God as "Father" and "Son"? What significance, if any, do we assign to Jesus' maleness? How should orthodox Christians engage with critical and post-Christian feminist scholarship? What can we learn about masculinity and femininity from the biblical narrative?
Amy Peeler joins the podcast again, this time with Gerald Hiestand, to discuss her new book Women and the Gender of God.

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On "Reconstructing Evangelicalism" Nov 07, 2022

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CPT Podcast co-hosts Todd Wilson, Joel Lawrence, and Zachary Wagner reflect on the 2022 CPT theology conference, Reconstructing Evangelicalism. What role can relational connectivity and diversity play in the future of the American church? How do we navigate tension resulting from diversity? How do we define evangelicalism? What historical axis do we use? How does Christian triumphalism intersect with the evangelical movement? What is the place of triumph and cruciformity in gospel ministry?

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On Pastoring, Teaching, and Publishing | Douglas O'Donnell Nov 03, 2022

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CPT fellow Doug O'Donnell joins for the second half of his story of faith, education, and ministry calling. What are the differences and similarities between academic and pastoral ministry vocations? Is the pastoral calling a lifelong calling? How do denominational structures and personal wiring relate to our sense of calling and vocation? All this and more in this wide ranging conversation.

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Douglas O'Donnell | Reform, Redemption, and Life Transformation Oct 31, 2022

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In this episode we are joined by CPT fellow Douglas Sean O'Donnell. Doug serves as senior vice president of Bible editorial at Crossway. In this conversation, he shares the first part of his story of faith, family, and education. Doug grew up Irish Catholic and had multiple dramatic life events that set him on a path towards a dramatic conversion experience as a young person. He describes his first experiences in low-church evangelicalism and how he fell in love with preaching, the Bible, and the life of the mind.

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The Life of the Mind & the Life of the Church | Dan Brendsel Oct 10, 2022

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CPT Fellow Dan Brendsel joins the podcast to discuss his story of faith and education. How do the pastors we sit under shape our vision for the life of the mind? How can we stay connected and engaged in the life of the local church while studying theology academically? How does the life of the church shape theological reflection? Dan traces his journey from Minnesota to Moody, to Gordon Conwell, to Wheaton, and back to Minnesota.

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Wrestling with Gender and a Call to Ministry | Amy Peeler Oct 03, 2022

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CPT Fellow Amy Peeler returns to the podcast to discuss some of her journey of faith and education. Dr. Peeler recounts her experiences as a spiritually earnest child who involved herself in ministry opportunities from a young age. She goes on to describe her own wrestlings with biblical texts as a college student. Finally, she shares on some of the theological vision for female identity from her new book Women and the Gender of God.

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Understanding Our Knowledge Crisis | Bonnie Kristian Sep 19, 2022

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Author and Journalist Bonnie Kristian joins the podcast to talk about her new book, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (Brazos, 2022). What are the fractures caused in society by our information overload and our consistent use of social media? How has a crisis of authority contributed to these fractures? What is the connection between Libertarian politics and Anabaptist theology? All this and more in this conversation.

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What We're Reading | September 2022 Sep 05, 2022

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Our September episode on books we, the CPT staff, have been reading.

Robert H. Bork – The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law(1990)
Sinclair Lewis – Elmer Gantry(1927)
Charles Marsh – Evangelical Anxiety: A Memoir(2022)
Crawford Gribben – Survival and Resistance in American Evangelicalism: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest (2021)

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One-Volume Seminary | Laurie Norris Aug 25, 2022

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CPT Fellow Laurie Norris joins the podcast to discuss her story of life, faith, education, and ministry as a Professor at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. What is it like to grow up and commend the gospel in un-churched communities and regions of the country? How do we integrate multiple spheres of learning in our thinking, theology, and preaching? Laurie also shares the vision behind One-Volume Seminary, which she co-edited with colleagues at MBI.

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Virtuous Persuasion | Micael Niebauer Aug 15, 2022

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How do we think theologically about the persuasive aspects of Christian mission and evangelism? How can pastors avoid the manipulative tendencies that have characterized some preaching of the gospel? How can we seek excellence in Christian persuasion without buying into cultural values of growth and success? CPT fellow Mike Niebauer joins the podcast to talk about his new book Virtuous Persuasion, published with Lexham press.

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