Theology in the Raw

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754: #754 - Sex, Youth Culture, Pornography, and Why the Purity Movement Didn’t Work Aug 26, 2019

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Preston has his good friend Jason Soucinek on the show to talk about all the stuff referenced in the title. Jason is an expert in sex and youth culture, along with many other related topics. They talk a lot about porn in the first part of the podcast, but then get into purity culture, purity rings, Joshua Harris, and the relationship between sex and procreation.

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753: #753 - A New Vision for Church: Hugh Halter Aug 19, 2019

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In this episode, Preston gets to know Hugh Halter, who’s done some innovative “church” plants—if we can even call them that. Preston and Hugh talk about the different kingdom projects that Hugh’s been a part of, especially his most recent project at “post commons”—a missional, kingdom-minded venture that might be the way forward in our post-Christian context. How can we integrate community-centered, kingdom-minded, for profit businesses with church planting and the gospel? Preston and Hugh explore this question in their conversation.

Hugh Halter has been a leading missiologist and thought-leader within the contemporary missional church movement. He has authored 8 books, and speaks extensively around the world helping the church be less churchy. He just moved his family to the St Louis area and has started a Neo-trappist marketplace mission as an incubator for good works and uses this story to help Christians rethink calling and kingdom contribution.

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752: #752 - A Southern Baptist Girl Turned Anglican Priest: A Conversation with Tish Harrison Warren Aug 12, 2019

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On episode #752 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Tish Harrison Warren. Tish and Preston talk about poking the progressive bear, egalitarianism in the NT, Tish’s journey toward priesthood in the Anglican church, and her hot new book Liturgy of the Ordinary.

Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. She has worked in ministry settings for over a decade as a campus minister with InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, as an associate rector, and with addicts and those in poverty through various churches and non-profit organizations. She is now a Writer in Residence at Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh, PA. (If you want to hear a long explanation of why she’s for women’s ordination, you can listen here.)

She is author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life (IVP). Her articles and essays can be found in Christianity Today, CT Women, Art House America, Comment Magazine, The Well, Christ and Pop Culture, The Point Magazine, and elsewhere. She is a founding member of The Pelican Project.

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751: #751 - Living at the Intersection of Church & Culture in the U.K.: A Conversation with Peter Lynas Aug 05, 2019

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On episode #751 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Peter Lynas. Peter and Preston talk about the current state of the transgender conversation in the U.K., evangelicalism in Northern Ireland, and how to embody both truth and grace in a culture hostile to the Christian faith.

Peter is a former barrister, who then completed his M Div at Regent College in Vancouver where he serves on the Board. He leads the team at Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland. Peter is passionate about faith in the public square and is a regular media commentator. He is married to Rose, has two daughters, loves running and hates fish.

He is the author of Transformed - a resource on understanding transgender available at www.eauk.org/trans

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www.reimaginingfaith.com and www.eauk.org

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750: #750 - A Theology Geek in Youth Pastor’s Clothing: A Conversation with Dr. Joey Dodson Jul 29, 2019

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On episode #747 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Joey Dodson. Joey is Preston’s best friend and the two of them are a recipe for disaster. In this podcast, Joey and Preston talk about the historical context of the Bible, fascinating parallels between Greco-Roman culture and the New Testament, and a botched prank toward some Scottish Jr. High girls while they were (mature?) Ph.D. students.

Joey is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He completed his PhD (with Preston) at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and also studied at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His wife, Sadie, was his elementary school sweetheart, and they have five children: Mattie Mae, Kinobi, Cheetoh, Iain, and Caspian. He loves speaking at churches, conferences, camps and retreats as well as hiking, reading, watching sports and hanging out with Preston of course.

Joey’s a nerd, who has written a number of articles for academic journals such as Novum Testamentum, Catholic Biblical Quarterly and the Journal for Jewish Studies as well as essays in various volumes such as Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination, and Reading Romans in Context. He is the author of A Little Book for New Bible Scholars with E. Randolph Richards, and The 'Powers' of Personification: Rhetorical Purpose in the 'Book of Wisdom' and the Letter to the Romans. He is the editor of Paul and the Second Century with Michael F. Bird; Paul and Seneca in Dialogue with David E. Briones; Paul and his Greco-Roman Philosophical Tradition with Andrew W. Pitts; and Paul and the Giants of Philosophy with David E. Briones.

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749: #749 - Understanding our Cultural Moment: A Conversation with Mark Sayers Jul 22, 2019

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Mark and Preston talk about where the Western church is in this cultural moment. Various topics came up like the global reaction against the liberal values of America, China’s control over Hollywood, how we are living in harmony with where we were in the 18th century, probable revival of the remnant on the horizon, the similarities and differences in politics and Christianity in the U.K., U.S., and Australia, and many other topics related to faith, culture, and history.

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748: #748 - Life in (and Out of) the Church Industrial Complex: A Conversation with Dan White Jr. Jul 15, 2019

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On episode #747 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Dan White Jr. Preston and Dan talk about Dan’s journey from being a leader in the “church industrial complex” to coaching pastors are how to plant a minimalist church that focuses on discipleship and mission.

https://www.loveoverfearproject.com/author

http://thev3movement.org

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747: #747 - A Journalist Explores Transgender Related Questions: A Conversation with Madeleine Kearns Jul 08, 2019

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On episode #747 of Theology in the Raw Preston has a conversation with Madeleine Kearns. Madeleine has written several articles on the politics of the transgender conversation, in particular how it has affected children. Some of the things she’s discovered are downright disturbing.

https://madeleinekearns.com

Some articles by Madeleine

The Trans Child As Experimental Guinea Pig

How Parents Are Being Shut Out of the Transgender Debate

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746: #746 - Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible? Jul 01, 2019

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On episode #746 of Theology in the Raw Preston addresses a recent blog post that's gained a lot of attention across the internet. The post goes by the same title as this podcast: "Has 'Homosexual" always been in the Bible?". Preston shows that while the blog post is correct that "homosexual" is a poor translation of 1 Cor 6:9, it makes several logical, historical, and theological mistakes.
Preston recently preached on 1 Corinthians 6:9, which you can listen to here: Click here

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745: #745 - Parenting in the Raw Jun 24, 2019

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On episode #744 of Theology in the Raw Chris Sprinkle is joined by her husband Preston to discuss various questions about parenting sent in from their Patreon supporters.

Some of the questions include:
Is it right to spank?
How do you make time for sex when you have kids in the house?
How do you protect your kids from evil in the world and yet teach them how to respond well to the evil in the world?
How do we teach our daughters to be modest without being legalistic?

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