Andy Emerton, Director of St Paul’s Theological Centre, joins the GodPod team for the first time. The team open the discussion this week with consideration of Christian ideas about souls and physicality, in contrast with Platonic and Gnostic thought. They continue with the issue of poverty and the church, and go on to look at differences in approaches to the Bible between the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestants churches, particularly the canonicity of the Apocrypha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Jun 06, 2008•34 min
Our resident theologians discuss faith in the workplace with financier Ken Costa, Chairman of Lazard International and a Director of Alpha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 02, 2008•31 min
Graham, Mike and Jane offer us an insight into their own spiritual walks, chatting about how they themselves approach prayer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2008•30 min
Paul Woolley, Director of Christian think tank Theos, joins Graham and Mike to discuss the place of religion in secular society and matters of environmental and medical ethics. They consider the growth of the global church, as well as the privatisation of faith in the context of secular humanism and world religions. How should Christians be involved in the political sphere and the criminal justice system? And how does what we believe about life after death influence what we think about cremation...
Mar 02, 2008•40 min
Graham, Mike and Jane consider the different approaches of the Catholic and Protestant Churches to personal transformation, looking at the place of sacraments and the doctrine of Purgatory. They also address questions of the reliability of the Bible and the revelation of God in scripture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 01, 2008•33 min
Tim Hughes, worship leader at HTB and formerly of Soul Survivor, joins our resident theologians to discuss worship in the local church. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 29, 2008•37 min
The regular team are joined by David Hillborn, Director of the North Thames Ministerial Training College, in considering a panoramic sweep of theological issues. The doctrine of God is high on the list, with subjects such as the nature of Jesus and the Trinity among the subjects discussed, as well as the death of Christ and life after death. And bringing this particular discussion to a conclusion, the team discuss our calling to worship God. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Feb 29, 2008•42 min
Does God get what he wants all the time? How do his will and our freedom fit into the course of history, and how does prayer affect situations? Graham, Mike and Jane also look at the authority of the church as an institution and the canonicity of scripture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2008•36 min
Following a relaxing break, Graham and Jane tell us about their summer reading: Harry Potter and Richard Dawkins. They’re later joined by Mike and Amy Orr-Ewing to discuss the place of our souls and memory after death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2007•37 min
Graham and Mike take the GodPod on tour to St George’s, Holborn, in central London, where they grapple with a vibrant range of theological questions from the congregation. Joined by curate Lizzie Wolfe, they discuss everything from the nature of Christ, to the relevance of tithing and Old Testament Law; and from the atonement to the existence of hell. And Mike puts his finger on the most crucial question of all… where exactly are the biscuits? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Sep 05, 2007•39 min
Matthew Frost, director of the Christian development agency Tearfund, joins Graham, Mike and Jane to talk about poverty and social justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2007•39 min
Nick Spencer, Director of Studies at the Christian think tank Theos, joins Graham, Mike and Jane to debate the ethics of Christian approaches to immigration and military conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2007•39 min
What is ‘the Gospel’ and what do we make of the Old Testament? Amy Orr-Ewing from the Zacharias Trust, an author, apologist, and church leader in south-east London, joins Graham, Mike and Jane to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2007•36 min
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May 22, 2007•23 min
Joanna Collicut-McGrath, psychologist and theologian, joins Graham and Mike to talk about her response to the work of atheist writer Richard Dawkins. Her book, The Dawkins Delusion?, was co-written with her husband Alister McGrath, and was published following the appearance of Dawkins’ bestselling book The God Delusion. In this GodPod, Joanna also addresses the question of generational sin and the role of prayer ministry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 20, 2007•40 min
What do we do when forgiveness is offered but not received? Might we still be able to fall into sin in the new creation? And do animals go to heaven? Graham, Mike and Jane get their teeth into a few meaty questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2007•40 min
Nicky Gumbel, vicar of HTB, joins Graham, Mike and Jane to discuss the Alpha Course and its global impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2007•34 min
Tom Wright returns to talk about Israel as the historical people of God and as the modern political state. What is the place of the Jewish people and the land of Israel in the promises of God, from creation to new creation? Tom, Mike and Jane also discuss the ‘Rapture’, and the impact of how we think about ‘the end times’ on the ways we live, how we treat the world, and how we engage with political concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 17, 2007•47 min
Tom (N.T.) Wright, Bishop of Durham and an internationally respected New Testament theologian, joins Mike and Jane to discuss the Gnostic Gospel of Judas. Looking at the Gospel in its historical context, Tom addresses its relationship to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord, in the 21st century, as in the 1st? And what do the Gnostic and canonical gospels have to say about the place of women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
May 16, 2007•33 min
Reflecting on their recent visits to China and Russia, while Mike is left running the place, Graham and Jane discuss the global church. Graham relates his experience of the Alpha course in the Orthodox Church, while Jane talks about the state and underground churches in China, covering subjects such as persecution and church growth, and the relationship between secular authorities and the church. The team also consider guidance, calling, and spiritual discernment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
May 15, 2007•30 min
Graham, Mike and Jane turn their attention to the question of God’s plans for our lives. What are his promises to us, and to the Church as the people of God? And why does God sometimes seem to sit back and allow bad things to happen to us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2007•32 min
From prophecy to speaking in tongues, and healing to administration, the Apostle Paul talks at length in his first letter to the Corinthians about the Gifts of the Spirit. Graham and Mike are joined by HTB Associate Vicar Archie Coates in fielding questions from the floor about spiritual gifts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 02, 2007•40 min
How might we live as Christians with loved ones in our families who don’t share our faith? Graham, Mike, and Jane are joined again by Rod Green in thinking about individual salvation and the salvation of households. What is the place of evangelism and prayer in the family? And what does it mean for our identity and self-esteem to know that we are made in the image of God? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 01, 2007•35 min
Rod Green, a former student at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and now a curate at Christ Church Spitalfields in London, is this week’s special guest. What is the nature of God’s action in our lives, and does he ever call us to do things that are bad for us? Are we predestined? And does God choose us or do we choose him? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 23, 2007•32 min
Alister McGrath joins Graham, Mike and Jane to discuss issues raised by prominent secular atheists such as Richard Dawkins. What can we say about the character of God as portrayed in the Bible, and what is the relationship between the Old Testament and the New? What about the relationship between science and faith? Joined by students from St Paul’s Theological Centre, Alister also considers revelation in scripture, in Jesus, and in the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Apr 19, 2007•37 min
Jon March joins Mike and Jane again to talk about evangelicalism, postmodernity and church leadership in the 21st century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2007•37 min
Why did God create the world? And why has God allowed Satan to exist? Jon March, a curate at HTB, joins Mike and Jane to debate the origin of the world and of evil… and to discuss the important question of whether or not it’s legitimate to pray for your football team to win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2007•29 min
Is God fair? Why does he seem to choose some people and not others? And if we can ‘just forgive’ each other, why can’t God just forgive us, without Jesus having had to die for our sins? Graham, Mike and Jane discuss the doctrines of election and atonement, and also talk about the Name of God. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 13, 2007•30 min
Mark Stibbe, New Testament theologian and vicar of St Andrew’s, Chorleywood, joins the regular team to discuss Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2007•36 min
What was the nature of Jesus’ resurrection, and how does it relate to our own hope for life after death? In fact, is such hope just for our own lives or for the whole of creation? Graham, Mike, and Jane discuss the bodily resurrection of Jesus and its affirmation of the goodness of physical matter, drawing out its implications for the way we live our lives now as well as our hope for the future. They also address the question of whether there is a hierarchy in heaven. Do some people get better m...
Apr 11, 2007•31 min
