Theology on Air

On this episode, we tackle the first two of four basic questions anyone can have in their back pocket to talk to skeptics about God. Think of it as "Apologetics for Dummies"...but we know you're all really smart. Thanks to Taylor Neill and Ted Wright joining us in studio! You can find Taylor at www.neillology.com and Ted is at https://epicarchaeology.org.

Today, Sarah and Evan look at tricky and even disturbing passages in the Bible. How are women saved through childbirth? Does God capriciously enforce the death penalty? Can divorced people get remarried? We also try to examine the framing questions or the presuppositions that we hold when looking at these passages as well. This is the first part of a series that will be tackling passages like these. 

Dr. Paul Sloan and Laurien Hook of Memorial Drive Presbyterian join us to take a look at the Atonement. As it happens, there are different theories about exactly what the God-man Jesus accomplished with his death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven. We look at those theories as well as a lot of the Old Testament history of sacrifice. It is a fascinating look at a complex topic, but Paul and Laurien do a great job explaining it all. 

Was Jesus a socialist? Mark Raggett and Evan McClanahan debate and discuss the merits of Jesus being a socialist, or perhaps defending another political/economic worldview. What passages in the Bible indicate that Jesus might feel the Bern today? What passages might indicate he supports free trade economics? We'll discuss that and much more on this week's Theology on Air. 

Spiritual Naturalism: What is it? Can one be committed to a naturalist worldview as well as spiritual matters? Aren't those worldviews in conflict? Daniel Strain joins Evan Friske for a conversation on Christian vs. Naturalism. Daniel Strain is the Executive Director of the Spiritual Naturalist Society. He is also a Humanist minister, speaker, and writer on the topics of ethics, spirituality, and ancient philosophy. Evan Friske is a Philosophy professor in Houston. A reminder that Theology on Tap hosts a variety of worldview conversations and what is said here does not necessarily reflect the official views of Theology on Tap. 

A Transhumanism follow-up with Julie Miller, our guest at Theology on Tap this week. We will get to a lot of the questions we could not get to Tuesday night and continue our deep into a relevant and fascinating topic. We'll look at the main foci of the Transhumanism movement, the ethical lines it would be best not to cross, and how Christians can navigate the ever-changing technological landscape. 

Julie Miller joins the Theology on Tap gang to look at Transhumanism. What is it? Is this a movement Christians - and even non-Christians - should be worried about? What does the future hold for human beings as a species? And what are the moral ramifications of those changes? A panel conversation follows Mrs. Miller's presentation and it includes New Testament scholar Paul Sloan, HBU Apologetics Professor and author Melissa Cain Travis, and Pastor Evan McClanahan of First Lutheran, Houston. 

Sarah is in studio today to review a recent Joel Osteen sermon and look at the Word/Faith movement at-large. Are health and wealth really the purpose of Jesus' life, death and resurrection? Do Christians - or people generally - have it within themselves to achieve all that they can? Are we God's great concern or should God be our great concern? That, and much more. 

We're talking to Fr. Jonathan Mitchican about his conversion to Roman Catholicism and his deep and abiding love for comic books and movies . Fr. Jonathan is the Chaplain at St. John XXIII College Preparatory in Katy, Texas. He is a Catholic priest in the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. Fr. Johnathan has his own podcast you might catch if you like comics as much as he does called God and Comics. You can find him at godandcomics.com. He also blogs at workingthebeads.com.

Enjoy the sequel to Taylor and Brian's conversation between a Christian and a former Christian now atheist. The focus this week is epistemology and the best evidence for the worldview they each hold. There is also "bonus" content with just Brian and Evan looking at some of the political views that atheists hold and why. The main questions are, "How do you know what you know? Does truth exist? What is your best evidence for your answer to the existence / non-existence of God?" And more!