Regent College Podcast

Friendship is one of the most important human relationships. But in a culture focused on romance and the nuclear family, it often gets short shrift. Today, Drs. (and friends) Cindy Aalders and Maxine Hancock join us to talk about the vital importance of friendship––theologically, historically, and personally. What do we lose when we deprioritize friendship? How do we cultivate friendships that hold fast through grief, loss, and disappointment? What are some of the obstacles that inhibit intergenerational and cross-gender friendships––and how can we overcome them? And how does our friendship with each other nurture our friendship with God? Don't miss this important and encouraging conversation.To learn more about Regent College and its upcoming courses visit:www.regent-college.edu/Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regen

Darwinism has been a flashpoint in many conversations about faith and science, particularly in evangelical circles. Contrary to popular belief, though, not all Christians have responded in the same way to Darwin's work. Today we're sitting down with David Livingstone, Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at the Queen's University of Belfast, to learn more about how Christians responded to Darwinism in its earliest days and how those responses shaped (and were shaped by) social and political commitments as well as religious beliefs. Join us for this challenging and illuminating conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit:www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're tackling a perennially challenging question: what's up with the violence, vengeance, and bloodshed in the Old Testament? Our guest today is Dr. Matt Lynch, Regent's Assistant Professor of Old Testament and author of Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Literary and Cultural Study. Join us as Matt helps us understand how to make sense of some of the most difficult passages in Scripture.To learn more about Regent College and its upcoming courses visit:www.regent-college.edu/Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're talking about slow church with Chris Smith, editor of The Englewood Review of Books and author of How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering The Practice of Conversation in the Church. What is slow church? Can mega-churches embrace the movement? How do desire-driven economics shape our communities and liturgies? And how does hospitality renew our liturgical life? Join us as we reflect on what it means to be the body of Christ in a McDonaldized world.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're talking about the Psalms with Regent alumnus W. David O. Taylor, who serves as an Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Seminary and Director of Brehm Texas. What do the Psalms––especially the unsettling ones––bring to the life of faith? How do we reconcile the all-too-human anger we find in so many Psalms with Jesus's command to love our neighbours––even our enemies? Is the brutal honesty of the Psalms really Christian? If you've ever wondered how to find a place for anger, grief, and bare humanity in the Christian life, this podcast is for you. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're chatting with Mark Glanville, Regent's Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology. An Old Testament scholar and a practiced pastor, Mark is used to answering hard questions about the Bible––so we asked them! How could God command Israel to destroy the Canaanites? Did people really live for hundreds of years like Genesis says? What changed in God's covenant with Noah? And what Old Testament book could change the world––if we just took it seriously? Don't miss this eye-opening conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming Fall courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Do we have to choose between being good and being happy? That's our question for Ellen T. Charry, the Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Systematic Theology Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. What's the difference between happiness and joy? Does the Christian tradition endorse the pursuit of happiness? Does the Old Testament have any special insight on this question? And how can we become increasingly joyful people? Don't miss this important and encouraging conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

2020 is a wrap! by Regent CollegeThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're talking with someone who has spent his life wrestling with hard questions about the Old Testament: Dr. Iain Provan, Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College. We're diving right into the questions that have been bugging us for a while: Did the prophets really forecast the future? What do we make of passages that seem to show God's will being thwarted (like 2 Kings 3)? Were the Egyptian plagues just natural events? And what exactly is Sheol? Tune in for this wide-ranging, eye-opening conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming Fall courses, visit www.regent-college.edu.dThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're talking with Dr. David Lyon, author of The Culture of Surveillance and Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. We're starting with the basics: What is surveillance, what is privacy, and why should we care about either of them? How does surveillance shape us as a culture, and when (if ever) is it justified? And how does the Christian tradition inform our attitudes toward surveillance? Join us for a fascinating conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Today we're talking about outreach and evangelism with Shaila Visser and Peter Lynas. Shaila serves as the National Director of Alpha Canada and Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International, and Peter is the Evangelical Alliance's UK director (and a Regent alum). Peter and Shaila give us their take on the decline of nominal Christianity in the West, the pandemic's shattering impact on cultural narratives, and the powerful impact of service and relationships. Join us for this challenging and inspiring conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit :www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Do you ever wonder how pain and suffering fit with God's goodness? Dr. Bethany Sollereder has spent her life exploring that question. Today we spoke with Bethany about theodicy––theology that faces the reality of evil and suffering but keeps on affirming that God is good. How do we find meaning in suffering? Should we even try? When there are no easy answers, how do we move forward faithfully? Join us today as Bethany helps us think through an honest response to hard questions. To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

If you're new to Regent and loving what you're hearing on the Podcast, we've got an offer for you! This winter, one lucky podcast listener will win the chance to audit a course at Regent for free from anywhere in the world. If you have never taken a course at Regent send an email to podcast@regent-college.edu with your answers to two questions: (1) What course would you like to take and why? and (2) What topic(s) would you like us to touch on in the podcast? To check out the courses that will be offered in January, go to rgnt.net/winter. The deadline for all submissions is November the 29th. We're looking forward to seeing you in class this winter!Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Between her studies in star formation and her work with radio, optical, and infrared telescopes, Dr. Jennifer Wiseman has spent most of her life exploring the farthest reaches of the universe. Today we talked with Dr. Wiseman about what it's like to contemplate the cosmos for a living. How does her work inform her faith? What does astronomy teach us about humanity's place in the universe? And (we couldn't not ask): what's up with aliens?To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

It can be easy to hold a limited view of Christianity––to think that our local expressions of faith are universal. But Christian faith has a powerful presence all around the globe––in Africa, Asia, and South America, as well as in the West. Today we’re talking about global Christianity with Dr. Miriam Adeney, author of Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity and Associate Professor of World Christian Studies at Seattle Pacific University. How is the growth of Christianity in the Majority World transforming the global church? How do different cultural practices impact the communication of the faith? How can we bring together evangelistic practice and healthy cultural humility? And what is the role of the global church in addressing global poverty? Don’t miss this fascinating conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit:www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visi

Scripture encourages us to care for those in prison, but it can be easy to forget about those who are literally locked away and out of sight. Today we're talking about prison ministry with Regent alumnus Dr. William Wan, chair of the board of Prison Fellowship Singapore and General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement. Join us as we hear about the hopeful and challenging work of caring for prisoners and those coping with life post-release––cultivating empathy, building a meaningful ministry, and nurturing faith beyond jailhouse religion.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming Fall courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Money, vocation, and success raise big questions for all of us. Today we dove into these tricky topics with Dr. Rick Goossen, Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Leaders Organization, Director, Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, and Strategic Counsel at Nicola Wealth. What does Christian entrepreneurship look like? What is kingdom work? And how do we hold onto faith when businesses fail, finances suffer, and things fall apart? Join us for this grounded and eye-opening conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit:www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

The global church has been deeply shaped by elements of Western culture––both good and bad. But as demographics change, the church has an opportunity to shake off cultural assumptions that are inhibiting the growth of God’s kingdom. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, author of The Next Evangelicalism: Many Colors, argues that the current shifts in the global church are making space for a new movement of the Spirit: we just need to be open to receiving it. Join us for this challenging and hopeful conversation.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

Over the next little while, we'll be exploring questions you've always wanted to ask about the Old Testament. We're kicking it off this week with Matthew Lynch, Regent's new Assistant Professor of Old Testament. Is the idea of sin the same in the Old & New Testament? Was Jonah a real person? What's up with the Year of Jubilee––did it ever happen? And what (if anything) does the Old Testament tell us about life after death? Join us to hear Matt's responses to these questions and more.To learn more about Regent College and our upcoming courses, visit: www.regent-college.edu.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe

We are excited to inform you that we are launching a three-episode series on the podcast called “Questions about the Old Testament”. We feel privileged to have Dr. Ian Provan, Dr. Mathew Lynch and Dr. Mark Glandville, experts on the Old Testament, as part of the Regent family so we felt this series was long overdue. So be on the lookout for the release of each episode.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.To learn more about our summer programs visit:https://www.regent-college.edu/summerSubscribe to our newsletter to hear all about Regent College:https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/subscribe