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This podcast explores topics of race, ethnicity, and culture from a Christian perspective. One of the podcast's major goals to help facilitate conciliation between various ethnic groups.... more
FAQs about Salmerica Podcast:How many episodes does Salmerica Podcast have?The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.
July 14, 2021Salmerica Selects: Three Barriers to Racial Reconciliation in the United StatesIn this classic episode, Dr. Akers discusses three barriers to racial reconciliation that exist in the United States: 1) The recent past; 2) Habits; and 3) Politics....more14minPlay
July 07, 2021Salmerica Selects: Equally Yoked, A Premarital Counseling Guide for Multiethnic ChristiansIn this classic episode, Dr. Akers provides an overview of his book on multiethnic marriage. You can learn more about the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Equally-Yoked-Premarital-Counseling-Multiethnic/dp/1498229492/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=equally+yoked&qid=1590699061&sr=8-2...more13minPlay
June 28, 2021Salmerica Selects: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Multiracial MarriagesIn this episode, Dr. Akers revists a topic he addressed in an earlier episode. He shares the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of multiracial marriages, and makes the case that multiracial couples are an excellent resource for helping to facilitate racial reconciliation. ...more13minPlay
June 21, 2021Salmerica Selects: Is Racial Colorblindness Real?In this episode, Dr. Akers revists a topic he addressed in an earlier episode. He discusses whether it's appropriate to use the phrase "I don't see color." A bonus topic examines what Scripture teaches about the topic of segregation....more14minPlay
June 14, 2021Salmerica Selects: Should We Remove Confederate Statues and Tombs from Public Spaces?In this episode, Dr. Akers revists a topic he addressed in an earlier episode. He discusses Confederate statues and tombs in public spaces as well as some pointers on having productive conversations about race. ...more14minPlay
June 07, 2021What Does the Old Testament Teach about Multiracial Marriage? (Part 3)In this episode, Dr. Akers explores positive examples of multiracial marriage in the Old Testament. These examples include: 1) Moses and his Cushite wife; 2) Salmon and Rahab; and 3) Boaz and Ruth. The examination demonstrates that non-Israelites who served the God of Israel could intermarry with the covenant people....more15minPlay
May 31, 2021What Does the Old Testament Teach about Multiracial Marriage? (Part 2)In this episode, Dr. Akers explores negative examples of multiracial marriage in the Old Testament. These examples include: 1) Abram and Hagar; 2) Esau and his Hittite wives; 3) Solomon and his foreign wives; and 4) The Jewish men and their foreign wives in the post-exilic period. The examination reveals that multiracial marriages were not a problem in the Old Testament, but marrying people who did not worship the God of Israel was prohibited....more19minPlay
May 24, 2021What Does the Old Testament Teach about Multiracial Marriage? (Part 1)In this episode, Dr. Akers examines what the Torah (the first 5 books of the Old Testament) teaches about the topic of multiracial marriage....more13minPlay
May 10, 2021Can Scripture Carry the Load of Racial Reconciliation?In this episode, Dr. Akers examines whether or not Scripture is a sufficient resource for addressing racial reconciliation among Christians?...more12minPlay
May 03, 2021Where Do We Go From Here?In this episode, Dr. Akers considers some practical matters related to reconciliation within churches. The discussion includes the admonition not to tokenize people in the pursuit of reconciliation....more6minPlay
FAQs about Salmerica Podcast:How many episodes does Salmerica Podcast have?The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.