The Christian Humanist Podcast

Three Christians, teachers, and intellectuals gather digitally to hold forth on literature, theology, philosophy, and other things human beings do well. Taking the question at hand utterly seriously and ourselves not at all, the Christian Humanists attempt to record weekly during the school year and take on some interesting questions. Our website, should you wish to visit us, is http://www.christianhumanist.org, and our email is thechristianhumanist@gmail.com.

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Episodes

Episode 240: I Predict 1990

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about Steve Taylor's 1987 album "I Predict 1990."

May 01, 2018•1 hr 17 min

Episode 239: Gerson's Last Temptation

Nathan Gilmour talks with David Grubbs and Michial Farmer about Michael Gerson's recent essay "The Last Temptation" and David French's response to the same.

Apr 17, 2018•57 min

Episode 238: Donovan's Brain

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Christina Bieber Lake about the radio program "Donovan's Brain."

Apr 10, 2018•58 min

Episode 237: Leo the Great's Easter Homilies

David Grubbs talks with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about three Easter homilies from the fifth-century Pope Leo I.

Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 5 min

Episode 236: March Madness

Nathan Gilmour talks with Michial Farmer and David Grubbs about the traditions and contradictions of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 8 min

Episode 235: The Nature of Doctrine, part Three

Michial Farmer talks with Nathan Gilmour and David Grubbs about chapters five and six of George Lindbeck's book "The Nature of Doctrine."

Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 21 min

Episode 234: The Nature of Doctrine, part Two

David Grubbs talks with Nathan Gilmour and Michial Farmer about chapters three and four of George Lindbeck's book "The Nature of Doctrine."

Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 9 min

Episode 233: The Nature of Doctrine, part One

Nathan Gilmour talks with David Grubbs and Michial Farmer about the first two chapters of George Lindbeck's book "The Nature of Doctrine."

Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 3 min

Episode 232: Kind of Blue

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about the Miles Davis jazz album "Kind of Blue."

Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 7 min

Episode 231: The Wisdom of Solomon

David Grubbs talks with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about the deuterocanonical book "The Wisdom of Solomon."

Feb 13, 2018•58 min

Episode 230: Galatians

Nathan Gilmour talks with Michial Farmer and David Grubbs about the New Testament book Galatians.

Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 6 min

Episode 229: Non-Violence and Pacifism

Michial Farmer talks with Todd Pedlar and Nathan Gilmour about the long tradition of non-violent resistance to the world's powers, starting with Jesus and wrapping up with a conversation on Antifa.

Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 13 min

Episode 228: Does Podcasting Hurt Preaching?

David Grubbs talks with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about the recent essay "How Podcasting Hurts Preaching" from Christianity Today.

Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 227: The Remains of the Day

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about Nobel Prize winner Kashuo Ishigura's novel "The Remains of the Day."

Dec 19, 2017•1 hr 8 min

Episode 226: Tennyson's Ulysses

David Grubbs takes Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour on a sea voyage through Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Ulysses."

Dec 12, 2017•1 hr 9 min

Episode 225.01: Nick at Nicea

Who's been naughty, who's been nice, and who's been heretical? Settle in for this Christmas season's reading of David Grubbs's "Nick at Nicea!"

Dec 05, 2017•8 min

Episode 225: The Idea of a Christian Society

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about T.S. Eliot's essay "The Idea of a Christian Society." This episode comes to you live from the Culture, Criticism, and the Christian Mind conference at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Nov 28, 2017•1 hr 7 min

Episode 224: Ion

Nathan Gilmour talks with David Grubbs and Michial Farmer about Plato's brief dialogue "Ion."

Nov 21, 2017•1 hr 2 min

Episode 223: The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about Gadamer's essay "The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem."

Nov 14, 2017•1 hr 13 min

Episode 222: First Clement

David Grubbs talks with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about the first-century (probably) Christian text 1 Clement.

Nov 07, 2017•1 hr 2 min

Episode 221: The Mummy

David Grubbs and the Christian Humanist Crossover Crew talk about the Universal Monster Movie "The Mummy" in the finale of our 2017 Christian Humanist Radio Network crossover.

Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 24 min

Episode 220.1: Listener Feedback

As David Grubbs battles the monster Laryngitis, Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour answer emails from podcast listeners.

Oct 24, 2017•42 min

Episode 220: Patriotic Songs

Nathan Gilmour talks with David Grubbs and Michial Farmer about "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Star-Spangled Banner," and other patriotic songs and their place in the life of America and of the Church.

Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 11 min

Episode 219: Quartet for the End of Time

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about the Messiaen symphony "Quartet for the End of Time."

Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 3 min

Episode 218.1: Oedipus at Kolonos

David Grubbs talks with Nathan Gilmour about the Sophocles tragedy "Oedipus at Kolonos."

Oct 03, 2017•59 min

Episode 218: The Princess Bride

Nathan Gilmour talks with Michial Farmer and David Grubbs about the 1987 movie and youth-group staple "The Princess Bride."

Sep 26, 2017•56 min

SPECIAL RELEASE: Before They Were Live Episode 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

"Before They Were Live" begins at the beginning, with a discussion of the first Walt Disney feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Josh and Michial discuss the film's conception and production, the technology that had to be invented to make it happen, the marketing innovations surrounding it, J.R.R. Tolkien's hatred of it--and much more. Like what you hear? Subscribe to Before They Were Live via iTunes, at christianhumanist.org, or at http://feeds.feedburner.com/BeforeTheyWereLive

Jul 04, 2017•1 hr 30 min

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