The Priest & The Prof

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The Priest & The Prof episodes

October 23 The Apolitical Church
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe explores the role of the church in today's political landscape.
Full available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-51-The-Apolitical-Church/.
19 min
October 02 Not That Kind of Baptist
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe welcomes the Rev. Dr. Dan Brockway from Brockport First Baptist for a discussion of the history of the Baptist denomination and the split between the Southern Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Churches, as well as some similarities to and differences from the Episcopal tradition.
Full episode transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-50-Not-That-Kind-of-Baptist/
23 min
September 11 Virtual Church
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss virtual/hybrid church, how it differs from other mediated forms of worship, and how virtual/hybrid church can break down barriers for people.
Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-49-Virtual-Church/
21 min
August 21 A Rhetorician's Faith. II
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe returns to the project of exploring her faith through rhetoric.
Full transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-48-A-Rhetoricians-Faith-II/
23 min
August 07 Brother Jacob, Part 2
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Brother Jacob, a transgender Anglican Benedictine monk, about his winding spiritual journey to monastic life and his experience at Holy Cross Monastery.
This is the second part of a two part interview with Brother Jacob at The Holy Cross Monestary in the Hudson Valley, New York. The interview was recorded in September of 2025. The two parts of this interview are the last content with Rev. Deborah that will be released on this podcast.
The interview is presented with minimal editing to retain the flow of the conversation.
Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-47-Brother-Jacob-Part-2/ after 9:00 pm on August 6, 2026.
30 min
July 24 Brother Jacob
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Brother Jacob, a transgender Anglican Benedictine monk, about his winding spiritual journey to monastic life and his experience at Holy Cross Monastery.
This is the first part of a two part interview with Brother Jacob at The Holy Cross Monestary in the Hudson Valley, New York. The interview was recorded in September of 2025. The two parts of this interview are the last content with Rev. Deborah that will be released on this podcast.
The interview is presented with minimal editing to retain the flow of the conversation.
Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-46-Brother-Jacob/.
33 min
July 11 A Farewell from Rev. Deborah
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May says farewell to The Priest & The Prof's audience.
Visit https://priestandprof.org/Episode-45-A-Farewell-from-Rev-Deborah/ for transcript.
6 min
June 12 A Journey of Empathy
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Linda Ketchum and Paul Pompili about "Save New York’s Rural Economy: A Journey of Empathy Caravan."
This interview, presented in its entirity, was recorded in September 2025 about an event that took place in August 2025. The discussion continues to be relevant today.
Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-44-A-Journey-of-Empathy/.
41 min
May 29 Armageddon
Join Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe for a discussion about Armageddon and the end of the world.
Visit https://priestandprof.org/Episode-43-Armageddon/ for full transcript.
21 min
May 15 A Rhetorician's Faith
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe describes the way her understanding of rhetorical history shapes her faith.
Full transcript at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-42-A-Rhetoricians-Faith/.
22 min

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