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Guns, Economics, Public Health: David Hemenway
Episode 47
The US, says Harvard Prof. David Hemenway, does not have a “violence problem” in comparison to other high-income countries in terms of robbe…
4 years, 8 months ago
Bad Faith—Race and the Rise of the Religious Right: Randall Balmer
Episode 46
Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College Randall Balmer tells of a meeting in Washington, DC that changed the course of his academic caree…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Opposite of Faith is Certainty: Christian Wiman
Episode 45
Poet Christian Wiman discusses doubt and faith; the role of poetry “when the world is burning”; ways in which being raised in west Texas mad…
4 years, 9 months ago
God and Guns: Chris Hays and Carly Crouch
Episode 44
Not so sure about Christians touting second amendment gun rights? A discussion with the editors of God and Guns: The Bible Against American …
4 years, 9 months ago
Good Trouble: Ruby Amanfu, Matt Maher, Leigh Nash
Episode 43
“Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble,” said Congressman John Lewis. Leigh Nash and Matt Maher met for a song co…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: Beth Allison Barr
Episode 42
Conservative American Christianity insists we must not let the wider culture determine what we do, and yet we see that happening precisely i…
4 years, 11 months ago
Thou Shalt Not be a Jerk: Eugene Cho
Episode 41
Eugene Cho is a Korean-born immigrant to the United States and now activist and author. We discuss his moving and distressing childhood expe…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Soul of Shame: Curt Thompson
Episode 40
Psychiatrist Curt Thompson joins Lee to discuss his book The Soul of Shame. They discuss the mechanism of shame, how it impedes joy, connect…
5 years ago
Fear, Home and the Asian-American Experience: Eugene Cho and Karen Korematsu
Episode 39
In light of the recent rise of anti-Asian-American hostility and violence, we interview Dr. Karen Korematsu, daughter of famed civil-rights …
5 years ago
The Gravity of Joy: Angela Williams Gorrell (with Miroslav Volf)
Episode 38
An interview with Angela Williams Gorrell, Professor of Practical Theology at Baylor University, and author of a new book entitled The Gravi…
5 years ago