The Table Audio w/ Evan Rosa
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The Table Audio w/ Evan Rosa
Seeking Christian wisdom for life's biggest questions. Interviews, narrative storytelling, and reflections featuring scholars, pastors, and public intellectuals. Hosted by Evan Rosa. Produced by Biola University's Center for Christian Thought. Sponsored by the Templeton Religion Trust, John Templeto...
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Radical Un-Selfing: Kent Dunnington on Christian Humility and Dependence on God
In this conversation, philosopher Kent Dunnington discusses humility—in its ancient, scriptural, monastic, and Medieval Christian contexts; some damni...
Unshackling the Imagination: J. Kameron Carter on Structural Injustice, Misery and Melancholy, and the Theology of Race
In this conversation, theologian J. Kameron Carter discusses the black experience of a structurally anti-black world; the meaning of belonging and com...
Defiant Hope: Kelly Kapic on Lament, Finitude, Community, and the Cross
In this episode, theologian Kelly Kapic reflects on the linkage between theology and biography, the need for lament, the finitude and goodness of the...
Standing in the Fissures: Miroslav Volf on Theology, Memory, Reconciliation, and the Self
Theologian Miroslav Volf on the challenge of living a theology in the fissures of life; the often irreducible complexity of human experience; how Volf...
We're All Monsters: Ralph Wood on the Good, the Bad, and the Human
Baylor University's Ralph Wood on the monstrosity of humanity, the goodness of God, finding grace and hope along the dark terrain of human history, al...
Surfing on God: Peter Kreeft on Surfing, Science, Sanctification, and C.S. Lewis
Peter Kreeft’s reflections on theology, psychology, and spiritual formation, spanning from surfing, science, and sanctification—to C.S. Lewis, faith,...
Patchwork Redemption: Suffering and Joy in Racial Perspective
In this episode, we cover problems of consumerism, pop culture, how we can cure the loss of cultural memory, and a deeper dive into black and womanist...
Wandering In Darkness: Eleonore Stump on Suffering, Evil, and Personal Encounter
Philosopher Eleanore Stump on the core of what a Christian ought to care about most, the phenomenology and experience of suffering, her take on the qu...
Try Some Courage: Stanley Hauerwas on Death, Church, America, Suffering, and Love
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas on death, love, suffering, mental disability, the American church, and what it means to him to be a Christian.
Descent to Ascent: Jessica Hooten Wilson on Saints, Martyrs, Icons, and Heroes
Jessica Hooten Wilson on her love for the saints and the concept of writing and reading saints lives as a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic task. Includ...
Oliver Crisp and the Theology of Christmas (Bonus Episode)
A Christmas Podcast: Evan Rosa interviews analytic theologian Oliver Crisp on the Incarnation of Christ, and how we can learn from the Incarnation abo...
Rejoicing in Lament: J. Todd Billings on Life with Christ and Terminal Cancer
Dr. J. Todd Billings is the Gordon H. Girod research professor of reformed theology at Western Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Re...
Os Guinness on Covenantal Love, Unspeakable Evil, and Being American Now
Acclaimed author and speaker Os Guinness on the timeless topics of covenantal love, evil, suffering, political life in modern America, public discours...
You're So Vain: Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung on Vainglory and Glittering Vices
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, "Queen of the Vices" (we mean that in the best way possible), discusses soul care and excavating the heart of vainglory, pri...
The Psychology of Gratitude: How Saying Thanks Makes You Happier
Psychologist Robert Emmons on the positive effects of gratitude on subjective well-being (that is, happiness). A special Thanksgiving episode.
What is Love? Thomas J. Oord on the Mystery and Definition of Love
What is love? For something so familiar to the human experience, love is notoriously difficult to define, explain, and articulate, and even harder to...
No Man's Land: Diane Glancy on Identity, Voicelessness, and Living in the In-Between
On living and finding meaning in the "in-between"—featuring Diane Glancy, an American poet, author, and playwright of Cherokee descent on embracing li...
Jesus, Stab Me in the Heart!: Jessica Hooten Wilson on the Gospel According to Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor is an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer known for her sardonic Southern Gothic style with grotesque characters and...
For God and Country: Russell Moore on Love and Humility in American Politics
In this episode, we interview theologian and Washington influence-maker Dr. Russell Moore on love, humility and power in American political life.
The Joyous Dance of Humility and Magnanimity: Jennifer Herdt on Virtue and Joy
How shall we approach seemingly opposing virtues of humility and magnanimity? What happens when our view of self is too low or too high? Professor of...
Lament for a Son: Nicholas Wolterstorff on Grief and Suffering
Renowned philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff talks to us about his only non-philosophical published work, Lament for a Son—an expression of profound gri...
Dead Man Walking: Sister Helen Prejean on Grace, Justice, and Death Row
Sister Helen Prejean on her work as an advocate for the abolishment of the death penalty in the United States. Sr. Helen talks about grace, justice, l...
Fighting the Noonday Demon: Kathleen Norris on Acedia, Boredom, and Desert Spirituality
A spiritual riddle to the modern mind: A desert monk burns all of his baskets as a means of fighting off the so-called “Noonday Demon.” Evan Rosa inte...
Inventive Love, Locality, and Slacktivism (Emmanuel Katongole, Tyler Wigg-Stevenson)
What is love's response to suffering? Easy, mediated solidarity? Social media lowers the bar for what counts as activism. These days, we’re all activi...
Global Indifference & the Mothers of Invention (feat. Tom Crisp, Emmanuel Katongole)
Pope Francis has criticized "the globalization of indifference" in recent years. Despite the constant cycle of suffering we observe in our social feed...
Krista Tippett on Public Life, Social Humility, and the Religious Other
What are some aspects of social humility? Becoming humble means more than understanding one's own stature and status. It means finding oneself standin...
Krista Tippett on Humility, Mystery, and Self-Knowledge
Evan Rosa interviews Krista Tippett (host of On Being and author of Becoming Wise) on humility, mystery, and self-knowledge.
Introduction: Seeking Christian Wisdom for Life's Big Questions
Evan Rosa introduces The Table Audio and gives a sneak peek for what's coming soon. Bonus: Listen to cute kids as ridiculous (ly awesome) questions.