Logos(ish)

Nerd out with us as we talk about J.R.R. Tolkien this week on Logos(ish)! Find out how Tolkien thought about myth. Discover how he used religious imagery. Debate which of his books was truly the best.

If you want to pick up a copy of Dr. Morrow's book Seeking the Lord of Middle Earth, check out the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Lord-Middle-Earth-Theological/dp/1532600046

Sara and Jon take a moment to reminisce with Twitter's chaplain Laura Jean Truman. Which Doctor from Dr. Who is the most important Jesus figure of the 21st century? What are some strategies for continuing to cope with COVID? Will the Enneagram come up again? Find out this week, on Logos(ish)!

For more from Laura, check her out at the link below:

https://www.patreon.com/LauraJeanTruman

On Twitter: @LauraJeanTruman

In this no frills bonus episode, "Ben Christian," visionary creator of A Game for Good Christians, joins us to talk shop including the upcoming apocalyptic expansion, paraphrasing the Bible, and a theology of swearing. Our conversation is raw. It is in depth, and it may make you chuckle.

For more from "Ben," check out: https://www.agameforgoodchristians.com/

This week we sat down with author and editor Jessica Brodie to discuss her experience as a journalist, author, and Thanksgiving advice giver. We got in touch with our human sides, and geeked out over dystopian fiction.

For more of Jessica's work, check out: https://www.jessicabrodie.com/

The whole gang is back together this week. We talked about religious metanarratives, assumptions, personal bias, hell, and Brian's gorgeous flowing locks emerging from just above his upper lip.

Rev. Megan Gray joins us today to discuss her new business and the FIRO-B assessment. We enjoy catching up, discovering that Garrett is a 10 on the Enneagram, and Jon's determined efforts to cast himself as a cross between Jim Halpert and Ron Swanson. Will it work? Found out... on this episode of Logos(ish)!

If you'd like to learn more about Megan's work, check out the links below:

https://inspireandrespond.com/

https://www.facebook.com/inspireandrespond

https://www.instagram.com/inspirerespond/

https://twitter.com/inspirerespond

While Sara and Jon are at the beach, we took the time to tackle the Nicene Creed, a foundational document of Christianity. We also discovered the origin of the word Neapolitan, and Garrett has disappeared! Will he ever escape his constant meetings!? Find out next week on Logos(ish).

Today we dive into a little American religious history by looking at the excavation of a unique graveyard in Winston-Salem. Who were the Moravians, and how did they change after coming to America? Dr. Leland Ferguson joins us to provide some questions and some answers in today's episode. In the episode, we make a lot of references to Leland's book God's Fields Landscape, Religion, and Race in Moravian Wachovia. You can get the book through the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Fields-Landscape-Religion-Moravian/dp/0813037484/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=god%27s+fields+ferguson&qid=1600992574&sr=8-1

Today we discussed Plato, Homer, and whether Emperor Augustus' family values platform would work out in today's political climate. Dr. Ben  Haller, Professor of Classics at Virginia Wesleyan, joins us to talk life in first century Rome.

Should Jesus have been an ant? This week we talked about reality, bats, ants, incarnation, and Dr. Becky Copeland's new book Created Being: Expanding Creedal Christology. We also made Brian the official fact checker of the podcast. So from now on, direct all complaints about factual errors to him.

Dr. Copeland's book is available through the link below, and they'll take an extra 20% off if you use the code 17FALL20.

https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481313025/created-being/