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Carol Swain joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the forthcoming book, "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They discuss white nationalism, the new racism and identity politics.

Derryck Green joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the forthcoming book "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They talk about the idea of the national covenant and the Black Church's role in reconciliation, past and present.

Archbishop Foley Beach joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the new Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book. They discuss what neo-pagan Anglicanism is, where it comes from, and the challenges it poses for the church today.

Barbara Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the newly-released Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book.

Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the current coronavirus situation.

Jerry Walls joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about purgatory. They discuss a Protestant understanding of purgatory, whether there is any scriptural warrant for the idea, and what C.S. Lewis had to say about it in his writings.

Michael McClymond joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about hell. They talk about his recent book The Devil's Redemption, touching on universalism and the strong biblical evidence for hell.

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about heaven. They discuss its pastoral significance and the ways that western literature has depicted it.

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Theology. They discuss his book, The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, how natural theology has been downplayed and even outright rejected in the 20th century, and why it needs to be recovered for the 21st century.

Mark DeVine sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the created world. They talk about Devine's new book, Shalom: Yesterday, Today, and Forever, in which the Baptist theologian discusses the importance of the material world, the prosperity gospel, and economics.