The Bible For Normal People

By Peter Enns and Jared ByasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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May 25, 2023 [Faith] Episode 16: Brian McLaren - The Four Stages of Faith (REISSUE)
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared sit down with Brian McLaren to discuss stages of faith, the prevalence of doubt, and what paths to faith after doubt might look like. This is a reissue of The Bible for Normal People Episode 174 from July 2021.
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1 hr 4 min
May 22, 2023 [Bible] Episode 246: Amy Kalmanofsky - Dangerous Sisters in the Hebrew Bible
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared and Pete are joined by Amy Kalmanofsky to reveal the narrative role of sisters in the Hebrew Bible, explain three categories of sister relationships, and identify “ideal” and “dangerous” sisters in the text.
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47 min
May 18, 2023 [Faith] Episode 15: Dale C. Allison Jr. - Encountering Mystery
Dale C. Allison Jr. joins Pete in this episode of Faith for Normal People to talk about his own mysterious divine encounters, how testimony can become data, and why it’s important to acknowledge the limits of logic when it comes to validating what is unexplainable.
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53 min
May 15, 2023 [Bible] Episode 245: Elizabeth Schrader Polczer - Resurrecting Mary the Tower
Everything you thought you knew about Mary Magdalene is questioned in this episode of The Bible for Normal People, in which Elizabeth Schrader Polczer joins Pete and Jared to discuss textual criticism, the meaning of Magdalene, and why John 11 might not be as straightforward as we think.
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45 min
May 11, 2023 [Faith] Episode 14: Danté Stewart - The Power of Black Literature
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Danté Stewart joins Pete and Jared to share how reading the works of Black authors shaped his spiritual journey and how viewing Black literature as sacred can make us larger, freer, and more loving.
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57 min
May 08, 2023 [Bible] Episode 244: Manuel Cruz - What It Means to Be Moral
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Manuel Cruz to discuss the philosophy of being moral, how morality intersects with the Christian spiritual life, and what we can learn about God from philosophers Jean-Luc Marion and Simone Weil.
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40 min
May 04, 2023 [Faith] Episode 13: Kaitlin Curtice - A Fresh Vision for the Spiritual Life
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Kaitlin Curtice joins Pete and Jared to talk about her new book Living Resistance and how a life of faith can thrive if we let go of the need for linear success and instead view faith as a cyclical journey toward healing and wholeness.
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54 min
May 01, 2023 [Bible] Episode 243: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Finding Wisdom in the Balance
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared answer questions from community members in The Society of Normal People, pulling on a common thread of how to move beyond dualism and find wisdom in a more balanced perspective.
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42 min
April 27, 2023 [Faith] Episode 12: Erica Smith - Dropping Out of Purity Culture
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared and co-host Jennifer Garcia Bashaw talk with sex educator Erica Smith, M.Ed. about the harmful effects of purity culture and the work she does to empower adults who want to create a new sexual ethic for themselves.
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Please note: this episode includes themes of sexuality with vocabulary that may not be suitable for children or public spaces. Please listen with discretion.

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48 min
April 24, 2023 [Bible] Episode 242: Lisa Marie Bowens - The Cosmic Battle in 2 Corinthians
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Lisa Marie Bowens to peel back the layers within 2 Corinthians, examining the themes, rhetoric, and narrative purpose of the cosmic battle between God and Satan depicted by Paul.
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43 min