Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone continue their discussion of atonement theories from a progressive Christian perspective. In this episode, they highlight their favorite theories - incarnational, moral exemplar, and Christus victor.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Eric discusses ecclesiology and Scripture's teaching on the church as the body of Christ.

Are you of two minds about which model of the incarnation to adopt? Perhaps you are looking for someone who can offer an account of the incarnation that will fix it, not mix it. You might be in luck. Today my Palm Beach interns and I interview Dr. Tim Pawl on the metaphysics of the incarnation. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andr…

Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), joins the podcast to discuss the mission of the church in the present political climate. Along the way, he shares about his journey of faith and call to ministry, the work of the NAE, and how Deuteronomy can inform a holistic vision for church discipleship and engagement with …

This week on the Beardcast we sat down with Bishop Kenneth Carder to talk about his new book Shifting Margins: From Fear and Exclusion Toward Love and Belonging. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon, Google, or wherever else you listen…

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone discuss atonement theories from a progressive Christian perspective, focusing on the problems with the penal substitutionary, ransom captive, and scapegoat theories.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

David and Jennifer McNutt join the podcast to discuss their recent book Know the Theologians, an introduction for the church to theologians who have had a significant impact in the history of the church. In our conversation we cover such questions as: Who were these theologians? Why do they matter in church history and for the present? How big is t…

This week on the Beardcast Matt and Zach talk about John 20:19-31 You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon, Google, or wherever else you listen to Podcast. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone discuss resurrection from a progressive Christian perspective, both as a historical event and a present-day experience.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Paul Morrison and Cory Wilson join the podcast to talk about ecclesial theology and an exciting new degree program at Emmaus Theological Seminary. In partnership with the CPT, Emmaus is launching a ThD in Ecclesial Theology which will provide pastors and church leaders with academically rigorous training informed by an understanding of theology in …

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone discuss the debate concerning Jesus's humanity and divinity from a progressive Christian perspective, using Game of Thrones as inspiration.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

In October, I released an episode called “Deconstructing Hell.” I presented a way of critiquing different theories of Hell in light of God’s love and ultimate defeat of evil. I received a lot of feedback from listeners trying to figure out how to escape the argument. Today, I have with me David Anzalone to discuss how he thinks we should respond to…

Andrew Wilson, pastor at King's Church, London, joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West. In this book, Wilson argues that 1776 is a pivotal year for the WEIRDER (contemporary Western) world. But this is something which we often forget, and that forgetfulness has consequences. Join to…

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone continue their conversation about grace from a progressive Christian perspective, focusing on sanctifying grace.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Chris Watkin joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Biblical Critical Theory, winner of Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award. He shares about the vision behind his recent book, the journey of faith and study that led to it, and how Christians can take up the same project as they work to interact with, critique, and call to repentance t…

This week we sat down with Matt Miofsky and talked about his new book The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer You can buy the book and his others at ⁠http://mattmiofsky.com/ ⁠ Connect with the Bearded Theologians at ⁠⁠https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians⁠⁠ You can find the Beardcast on ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Castbox⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠, ⁠⁠…

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone continue their conversation about grace from a progressive Christian perspective, focusing on justifying grace.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Eric discusses highlights from the 2024 Shepherds Conference.

Charles Anderson shares his story of faith and calling as a pastor theologian, reminding us all that God is the providential giver of our lives and vocations. He talks about the various influences and experiences God gave to lead him towards a PhD and then full time pastoral ministry. His story shows us that God's providence, like the Hebrew langua…

Matt and Zach sat down on zoom and talked about John 3:17 and a few of the other verses around 17. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at ⁠https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians⁠ You can find the Beardcast on ⁠Youtube⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Castbox⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠, ⁠Google⁠, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.…

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone talk about grace from a progressive Christian perspective, focusing first on prevenient grace.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

In today’s episode, I want to give you a version of my presentation at the Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting in Georgia. “Why Would God Create Anything at All? A Question that Classical Theism Cannot Answer.” Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Lucerne, and a visiting …

Chris Castaldo and Brad Littlejohn join the podcast to discuss their recent book Why Protestants Convert. In this conversation we talk about the reasons why many Christians, particularly in the contemporary evangelical church, feel both pushed and pulled towards a conversion to Roman Catholicism. Along the way we talk about the historic Christian m…

This week Matt and Zach talk about Matthew 13:45-46 Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon, Google, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone discuss sin from a progressive Christian perspective.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Books we're reading in February 2024: Stephen H. Travis, Christ and the Judgement of God: The Limits of Divine Retribution in New Testament Thought, 2nd ed. (Baker Academic, 2009) Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies (Mariner, 2019) William T. Cavanaugh, The Uses of Idolatry (Oxford University Press, 2024)…

This week Matt and Zach reflect upon the word hope. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon, Google, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone talk about sin from a progressive Christian perspective, using Barbara Brown Taylor and "The Good Place" as inspiration.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Do you have doubts about classical theism? Are you one of those people who finds yourself uncertain if classical theism is true? If you have answered yes, you might be suffering from a multitude of pathologies. At least, that is what Carl Trueman says in a recent podcast lecture. Buckle up for a wild ride today. I will be giving you a sarcastic exa…

Coleman Ford joins the podcast to talk about his story of coming to faith and how the Lord led him to academic ministry. He also talks about his recent book on discipleship, Formed in His Image. During this conversation we cover everything from the power of narratives (especially in movie form), the trinitarian aim of discipleship, the necessity of…

This week on the Beardcast Matt and Zach sit down with Dr. Ashley Boggan the General Secretary at the Commission on Archives and History of The UMC Find the Radicle Methodism course (HERE) Find out more about the UMC Archives and History (Here) Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardca…

Listen to Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone discuss human nature from a progressive Christian perspective.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

Check out our brand new podcast "Howdy, Theologian" where hosts Rev. Elizabeth Moseley and Rev. Mitchell Boone examine Christian theology from a progressive perspective.โดย First United Methodist Church Dallas

In a new format for our podcast, we hear a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Cole Hartin preached on Epiphany Sunday in which he calls us to look beyond the ordinary and mundane of the every day to see the mysterious and miraculous work of the triune God who calls and sanctifies his church. We hear from Cole about a theology of liturgy, the role of the sermon…

This week Matt and Zach talk about the Transfiguration Story. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon, Google, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

Eric discusses his strategy for reading and gives a few podcast recommendations.

Today we sit down with Trenton Merricks to discuss personal identity over time and life after death. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Lucerne, and a visiting professor of philosophy at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Guest: Trenton Merricks (PhD, University of Notre Dame) i…

Sharing Your Faith Is Not A Single Format Opportunity Those who know me know I am a talker. The corollary is that I tend to process my thinking out loud. Now you know why posts are sometimes infrequent and my podcast frequency is worse. Can We Talk? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a fre…

Douglas Estes joins the podcast to discuss a collection of essays he edited on theology in the works and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien. We talk about the role of narrative fiction in shaping pastoral theology and how works like The Lord of the Rings can serve those who lead the church in the present day, as well as other topics like why Tolkien disliked…

This Week Matt and Zach wrestle with What is Discernment? Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

In our fifth episode, my guest Cory Reckner and I discuss the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. Are Christians able to find warrant within the Scriptures to defend this doctrine? Some argue that belief in this doctrine can provide a false sense of security, while others defend it as Biblical and as an encouragement to believers. The early…

Kimlyn Bender joins the podcast to discuss the theology of the word and preaching that has formed the context for the Fellowship gatherings of CPT Fellows. We talk about the nature of the word of God and how that relates to preaching, particularly within the context of evangelicalism’s focus on the text of Scripture, expanding particularly on the s…

Eric discusses making applications once we've rightly understood the Word of God.

Karen Swallow Prior joins the podcast to discuss her recent book The Evangelical Imagination. We discuss the role the imagination—both of the individual and the society at large (i.e. the social imaginary—plays in shaping the church, the difference between worldview and imagination, what it means for us to be enculturated Christians, modernity, lit…

Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

I have quite the episode for you today. I will talk about how the internet Thomists lost their minds over the previous episode. I will explain why the doctrine of divine simplicity is not merely unbiblical, but rather anti-biblical. Also, I will read you a newly translated letter from Aquinas where he doubts immutability. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins…

In our fourth episode, my guest Kathryn and I discuss the often misunderstood and controversial doctrine of Predestination. We go through what the Scriptures teach about the will of man and God's sovereignty. Is man able of his own will to respond freely to God's call? Or is man's nature so corrupted that he is unable to respond unless their is a s…

Collin Hansen joins the podcast to discuss his unique biography of Tim Keller, Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. We dig deeper into the sources behind Hansen’s biography, the role of biography and scholarship in shaping Keller, his relationship with his wife Kathy, and the particular way Tim lived out the calling of a pastor…

Matt and Zach talk about 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

Eric discusses what it means to have Christ and the Gospel the center of our lives.