In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Matthew Arbo, Associate Professor of Theological Studies and Director of the Center for Faith and Public Life at Oklahoma Baptist University, and we talk about his work in public theology and virtue ethics.

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Meet Dr. Arbo:

Prior to his arrival at OBU, Dr. Arbo served for three years as Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of The Virtues: An Introduction and Outline, Walking Through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for those who are Struggling, and Political Vanity: Adam Ferguson on the Moral Tensions of Early Capitalism. His essays and articles on wide-ranging moral and political questions appear in several edited volumes and top-tier journals.

Resources:

• Major Works on Religion and Politics by Reinhold Niebuhr
• Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• The Essential Kierkegaard by Søren Kierkegaard
• Ferguson: An Essay on the History of Civil Society edited by Fania Oz-Salzberge