The Bible For Normal People

By Peter Enns and Jared ByasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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February 07, 2022 Episode 192: Bishop Michael Curry - Love Makes Room for Us All
What parts of our faith are worth holding onto? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry joins Pete and Jared to discuss ways to think differently about scripture and the importance of keeping love at the center of your being.
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54 min
December 13, 2021 Episode 191: Pete & Jared - Creative Interpretation as Necessary
In this episode, Pete & Jared discuss the inevitability of reading our own context into the Bible and how reading the Bible creatively can help connect it to our own universe.
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54 min
December 06, 2021 Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown - Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (REISSUE)
In this episode, Austin Channing Brown joins Pete and Jared to discuss her experience within various faith traditions and the importance of the Bible, sermons, and community within the Black church.
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46 min
November 29, 2021 Episode 189: Pete Enns - Faith and the New Normal
Why is the adjustment of beliefs based on experience often misunderstood or even maligned? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete Enns explores how our formational experiences are not the enemy of faith and that making adjustments to our beliefs based on experience is a normal part of the spiritual journey.
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57 min
November 22, 2021 Episode 188: Willie James Jennings - The Book of Acts & the Acts of the Spirit
Isn’t Acts just about the founding of the church? In this episode, Willie James Jennings joins Pete and Jared to discuss how the book of Acts reconstitutes what it means to be the people of God.
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50 min
November 14, 2021 Episode 187: Kirsten Powers - How Grace Saves Us
In this episode, Kirsten Powers joins Pete and Jared to discuss toxic public discourse, non-dualistic thinking, and a look at how grace might hold a different meaning than we previously imagined.
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58 min
November 08, 2021 Episode 186: Jared Byas - Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 2
In this episode, Jared Byas explores the impact of reason and rationalism as he continues his deep dive into the origins of the modern mindset.
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42 min
November 01, 2021 Episode 185: Randy Woodley - Following Jesus as a Native Traditionalist
In this episode, Randy Woodley joins Pete and Jared to discuss the impact of dualistic thinking on theology and how Jesus can be accessed outside of scripture.
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43 min
October 25, 2021 Episode 184: Heather Macumber - Monsters in the Bible
What comes to mind when you think about monsters? In this episode, Heather Macumber joins Pete and Jared to discuss monster theory and how monsters are more prevalent in scripture than most people realize.
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48 min
October 18, 2021 Episode 183: Jennifer Bashaw - What Did the Crucifixion Do?
In this week’s episode, Jennifer Bashaw joins Pete and Jared to discuss how various atonement theories attempt to explain Jesus’s death.
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52 min