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Questions From The Pew - WOS episodes
- S4E7 - Christianity And/Or Evolution? (Part 2)
Lucas and Reichert continue their conversation about the relationship between faith and science, and how the Bible fits in the middle. Can someone believe in evolutionary science and still be a Christian? Are we reading modern questions into an ancient text? How do we reconcile the words of Scripture with what modern science tells us about the universe? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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30 min - S4E6 - Christianity And/Or Evolution? (Part 1)
Faith and science have often been pitted against each other, as if one can only hold to one or the other. The Bible is right in the middle of this conversation. Can someone believe in evolutionary science and still be a Christian? Are we reading modern questions into an ancient text? How do we reconcile the words of Scripture with what modern science tells us about the universe? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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28 min - S4E5 - The Bible & The Modern Age
The Bible is a religious book. That goes without saying. For thousands of years it’s been a source of hope and direction for billions of people. Even those who don’t hold any commitment to a singular faith acknowledge the Bible as a profound literary work, even if it’s only one of many sources of divine revelation. But it seems like those who don’t hold any faith commitments at all are often left out of the picture. The caricature of those people is that they are mockingly dismissive of or vehemently opposed to the Bible. But perhaps some just don’t care about it at all. What about them?
At the same time, the Bible is in many ways a very human collection of writings, a book grounded in the human experience. And the knowledge gained by humans at any point in time is inherently limited, whether by our five senses or our finite mental capacity to understand things beyond ourselves. Christians throughout the ages have had to wrestle with what it means for the Bible to have both human and divine authors.
In this fifth episode of our Bible series, we ask, how do we balance the belief in Scripture as divine revelation with the reality of its human authors and editors. Where does one author stop and the other begin? Can a “non-faith-committed” person glean anything from the Bible? Can someone believe in evolutionary science and still be a Christian? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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40 min - S4E4 - Preparing to Read the Bible (Part 2)
In this episode Lucas and Reichert continue talking about the work that needs to be done to understand the Bible well. What are some unquestioned assumptions that we as readers take into our readings of Scripture? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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30 min - S4E3 - Preparing to Read the Bible (Part 1)
Reading well is difficult. Interpretation even more so. When it comes to the Bible, there is no straight line from the text through interpretation to application. While each reader comes to the Bible with a set of assumptions about what the text is and what it is communicating, the Bible comes with its own set of cultural, linguistic, and historical baggage. But much of this baggage is never unpacked at the beginning of the interpretive journey, so the reader is often left confused about how to understand Scripture. While a “face value” approach to interpretation may seem most intuitive, perhaps there are other approaches that can more accurately reveal the Bible’s meaning.
We’re continuing our The Bible Tells Me So series. Last time, we talked about what the Bible is and helpful ways to approach it. Today we ask, if we don’t take the Bible at “face value”, what is it even about? What are unquestioned assumptions readers come to the Bible with? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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37 min - S4E2 - How Should We Approach the Bible? (Part 2)
In this episode, Lucas and Reichert continue the conversation about how to approach the ancient theological text that we call “the Bible.” Make sure to listen to S4E1 before listening to this week’s edition of the podcast!
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35 min - S4E1 - How Should We Approach the Bible? (Part 1)
The Bible has been called the best selling book in history. But for all the copies that have been produced and sold, it is also one of the most misunderstood texts of all time, both among the faithful and critics. While one side considers it a form of divine revelation, the other views it as a purely human product, complete with inconsistencies and outright errors. While one side believes it holds relevance in the twenty-first century, the other views it as an obsolete relic of the pre-modern era. But even these examples are extreme ends of a wide spectrum of views on one of the world’s most beloved and hotly debated texts.
In this episode as well as the next few episodes we tackle certain questions with the hope of pointing to the lens through which we discuss all of our topics as a podcast. Today we ask, what is the Bible? What does it mean to read it literally? Are there less than helpful ways of approaching the text? How do our answers to these questions affect the way we live out our lives? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.
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40 min - The Bible Tells Me So (Re-release, Part 2)
With season 4 right around the corner, Lucas and Reichert finish talking about their thoughts on “The Bible Tells Me So” episode from season 0.
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34 min - The Bible Tells Me So (Re-release, Part 1)
As the start of season 4 comes closer, Lucas and Reichert look back at an old discussion that they will be continuing in the first series of the new season of QFTP.
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34 min - Season 4 Trailer
Season 4 of QFTP is right around the corner! Join Lucas and Reichert as they talk about what to expect for this upcoming season.
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About Questions From The Pew - WOS
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“Questions From The Pew” is just that, a forum for discussion on the issues that are ruminating in the minds of church-goers, but that are often not raised from the pulpit. We’re here to address…
the intersection of our culture and the church, which is made incarnate by the folks who populate church pews every Sunday across the nation. We see a prime importance in actively identifying the very potent challenges that arise when a Christian steps into the real world, a place which abounds in diverse cultures, perspectives and ideologies. Here, no inquiry is off limits. If God is willing to engage with every aspect of our humanity, certainly we, as Christians, should not be afraid to run that gambit either. It may be tough, reconciling a millennias old value system, within our 21s t century culture, but here at, “Questions From The Pew”, we believe in creativity within orthodoxy. Not only can we identify the questions that arise from our culture, but we can readily engage with them in both an intellectually and theologically honest manner. Too long has the Church shied away from grappling with tough questions and nuanced issues. No longer.