July 29, 2020

Churches Alone Can’t Stop the Killing of Forest Defenders

Colombia and the Brazilian Amazon remain two major hotspots for deadly attacks on environmental defenders, a new report from human rights and environmental NGO Global Witness reveals.

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Dangerous Dogma

119. David W. Peters on Post-Traumatic Jesus

David W. Peters, an Episcopal priest in Texas, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Post-Traumatic Jesus: A Healing Gospel for the Wounded. He also discusses serving as a military chaplain, the importance of the resurrection, and retelling Bible stories. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
118. Cheryl Bridges Johns on Re-enchanting the Text

Cheryl Bridges Johns, visiting professor and director of the Pentecostal House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious. She also discusses the enlightenment, Pentecost, and more. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A…
117. David Gushee on Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies

David Gushee, distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University and chair of Christian social ethics at Vrije Universiteit ("Free University") Amsterdam/IBTS, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies. He also discusses issues in Russia and Brazil, attacks on LGBTQ people, and the hopeful legacy…
116. Kaitlyn Schiess on the Ballot and the Bible

Kaitlyn Schiess talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture has been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here. She also discusses Romans 13 and the American Revolutionary War, Donald Trump holding up a Bible, and how 2024 presidential candidates are…