Category: Hermeneutics
The Bible as a Source for Political Reflection
The Byzantine Scotist generously invited me to join him on his show for a discussion of some of the ways that the Scriptures can serve as a source for political reflection. Unfortunately, I was having problems with my connection, so there is no video and the audio is poor at some points.
At one point I mentioned this discussion on the subject of the morality of voting.
Social Media and Public Discourse (Theopolis Technology Series)
Biblical Reasoning (with Dr Bobby Jamieson & Dr Tyler Wittman)

Dr Bobby Jamieson and Dr Tyler Wittman have just come out with a new book, Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis. On this episode, they join Derek and me for a discussion of it.
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‘The Doctrine of Scripture,’ with Dr Brad East

Brad East, the author of the recent The Church’s Book: Theology of Scripture in Ecclesial Context, joins us for a discussion of his more popular treatment of the doctrine of Scripture, fittingly entitled The Doctrine of Scripture.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon. If you want to find out more about the show, take a look at our website.
Why Don’t People Preach the Rape Texts? (with Jen Pollock Michel)

Jen Pollock Michel suggested that we should have a discussion of the ‘rape texts’ of Scripture on Mere Fidelity, so we invited her to join us for an episode on the subject.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon. If you want to find out more about the show, take a look at our website.
Typology (with James Hamilton)
James Hamilton is the author of a superb new book on the subject of typology, Typology: Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns—How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ. He joins me for a discussion of his book and of the subject of typology more generally.
Conversations in a Crisis: Part II: Improving Our Deliberation (with Rev Benjamin Miller)
Part I: The Good and the Right
Part II: Improving Our Deliberation
Part III. Reforming Our Political Imaginaries
Part IV: On Submission to Government
Part V: Trust, Suspicion, and Authority
Part VI: Considering Resistance
Part VII: Models for Resistance
Part VIII: Disagreement in the Body of Christ
Part IX: The Experts and the Rulers
Part X: Living Within Our Limits
Faced with our challenge of remaining faithful within and addressing our various contemporary societal crises with wisdom, Christians and churches are fracturing over our differing approaches and postures. My friend Ben Miller suggested that we have a series of conversations, to help us to pursue greater clarity on the principles, virtues, duties, and practices that can equip Christians to meet such difficult times with prudence, insight, and courage.
Conversations in a Crisis: Part I: The Good and the Right (with Rev Benjamin Miller)
Part I: The Good and the Right
Part II: Improving Our Deliberation
Part III. Reforming Our Political Imaginaries
Part IV: On Submission to Government
Part V: Trust, Suspicion, and Authority
Part VI: Considering Resistance
Part VII: Models for Resistance
Part VIII: Disagreement in the Body of Christ
Part IX: The Experts and the Rulers
Part X: Living Within Our Limits
Faced with our challenge of remaining faithful within and addressing our various contemporary societal crises with wisdom, Christians and churches are fracturing over our differing approaches and postures. My friend Ben Miller suggested that we have a series of conversations, to help us to pursue greater clarity on the principles, virtues, duties, and practices that can equip Christians to meet such difficult times with prudence, insight, and courage.
A Quest for Healthier Thought and Discourse
This is the concluding reflection in my series of podcasts on reforming our discourse. ‘The Danger of Apologetics’ and ‘Unruly Media and Our Disordered Discourse’ were the previous instalments.