Theology on Air

Are you afraid of death? How does our mortality or immortality affect the way we live? To what lengths will humanity go to prolong life by freezing ourselves, uploading our minds, building a lasting legacy, or simply distracting ourselves from the inevitable truth that we will all die? We talk about that and more with Clay Jones on today’s Theology on Air.

A Methodist (Colin Bagby) and a Presbyterian (Ryan Dougan) join us to take a look at the classic questions regarding free will and predestination. Does God have exhaustive knowledge of everything? Are some saved or damned before they are ever born? What role does our free will play into our salvation? 

Sarah and Evan walk through the book of Judges, hitting the highlights and considering modern relevance. 

Dr. Jordan Cooper of Just and Sinner joins us to a look at Lutheran distinctives. While this was recorded for another project I (Evan) am working on, we thought the TOA audience would also find it interesting. While, of course, many of our listeners are not Lutheran, you can think about your own tradition's teachings on issues like the sacraments, Tradition, and more. Learn more about Jordan here. 

Sarah and Andrew respond to a Richard Rohr video that discusses contemplative prayer. What does Rohr mean when he uses that phrase? Is this a practice that Christians should explore? Or is something like the Lord's Prayer sufficient? 

How should you talk to someone who is grieving? What are the right and wrong things to say to someone who has just gone through trauama? Does our worldview help us to respond to sad people or does it make us more annoying? Sarah and her sister Laura take on that topic on today's Theology on Air. 

What happens to non-believers when they die? Is hell a real place? And if so, how could a good and loving God send people there? Are there other options for those who don't trust Jesus? What is universalism and can Christians get behind that? If Jesus is the only way to peace with God, what should happen to them? Will there be one last chance for reconciliation when we die? We talk about that and much more with Dr. Ray Sutton of the Institute for Biblical Leadership and Dr. Juan Carlos Martinez, Family Pastor at Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church. 

Who is Joshua and what are the major stories in that book of the Bible? What are we to do with the harsh violence in the Bible? What do those stories say about God? Dr. Adam Harger of Houston Baptist University joins us to look at the book of Joshua and violence in the Bible on today’s Theology on Air. 

People use the phrase "racial reconciliation" all the time. But what does it mean? How does the gospel affect what we think about race? Does the culturally popular view of thinking about people as oppressed and oppressor really work to bring people together, or does it sew seeds of division?  What does our theology tell us about how God views people and how we ought to treat one another? We talk about that and much more with Monique Duson of the Center for Biblical Unity. 

We'll be looking at science and religion, apologetics, and belief in a Postmodern age.