Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat if The Messiah Came from Ethiopia Instead of Bethlehem? by Gregory Grahl
Season 46
Gregory Grahl uses the rise of Rastafarianism and the messianic veneration of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie to illustrate how religious movements …
4 months ago
America's Dark and Forgotten History of Female Circumcision: An Interview with a Survivor by Daniel N. MacClymont
Season 46
This interview exposes the largely forgotten history of female circumcision in the United States, tracing its roots to Victorian-era medical practice…
4 months ago
The Five Challenges Unanswered by Bill Cooke
Season 46
Bill Cooke argues that Jesus mythicism has failed to answer core scholarly challenges, relies on flawed logic that treats the New Testament as either…
4 months ago
The Mythicist Claim: Not Likely by Ronald A. Lindsay
Season 46
Ronald A. Lindsay challenges claims that Jesus was purely mythical, arguing that while the evidence is limited and myth-laden, there is a reasonable …
4 months ago
A CERN-Level Proof of Mythicism by Don Wharton
Season 46
Don Wharton argues that the case for a historical Jesus fails to meet even modest standards of evidence, contending that extra-biblical sources are u…
4 months, 1 week ago
Rethinking Jesus: The Morality and the Myth by David W. Falls
Season 46
David W. Falls argues that Jesus's moral authority should not be exempt from critical scrutiny, noting that several Gospel teachings promote division…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Holy Trinity by Duke Mertz
Season 46
The article argues that the doctrine of the Holy Trinity is not grounded in the original New Testament texts but emerged later through theological ad…
4 months, 1 week ago
Onward Christian Soldiers—Trump's America by Ronald A. Lindsay
Season 46
The next installment of Unprayerful Reflections argues that the Trump administration's overt Christian messaging and policies signal a deliberate eff…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Christmas A La Carte by Ronald A. Lindsay
Season 46
Ronald A. Lindsay argues that secular people need not avoid December 25 or conform to religious expectations when the holiday arrives. He emphasizes …
5 months, 1 week ago
The Hamster Wheel of Catholic Reform by Ronald A. Lindsay
Season 46
Ronald A. Lindsay critiques the Catholic Church's latest decision to bar women from the diaconate as another exercise in institutional paralysis, mas…
5 months, 2 weeks ago