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Welcome to More Christ. I hope to share the good, the true, and the beautiful with the help of guests from around the world, and from an array of fields.
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Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this seventh episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the eminent Christian polymath, Dr Eugene Webb. Eugene is a philosopher and retired professor of International Studies at the University of Washington. He holds a number of degrees in comparative literature as well as philosophy. We discuss his fascinating life and work. Which has involved study at the highest level in the fields of Philosophy, History, Psychology, Religion and International Affairs. Professor Webb has also come to know many of the twentieth century's leading minds. From Eric Voegelin to René Girard and Mircea Eliade.
Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this third episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the legendary Christian activist Jim Forest. Jim is an author and friend to some of the twentieth century's most inspiring saints and saintly personalities. He was a close friend of Dorothy Day and Fr Daniel Berrigan and also maintained an intimate correspondence with Fr Thomas Merton for many years. He now lives in The Netherlands and serves as International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship.
Dr. Ross Hastings (full name: W. Ross Hastings) is a Zimbabwean-Scottish systematic theologian based in Canada. He holds two PhDs—one in organometallic chemistry from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) and one in theology from the University of St Andrews (Scotland).He serves as the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, where he teaches in areas including systematic theology, theology and science, pastoral theology, ethics, and the theology of mission. Before academia, he pastored churches in Ontario and British Columbia. Dr. Hastings is the author of several books, including Total Atonement: Trinitarian Participation in Christ, Reconsidering Participation in Christ, and works exploring the intersection of faith, science, and spiritual formation. He's recognized for his evangelical and Trinitarian approach to theology, ethics, and the integration of science with Christian thought.Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DWG2L3IPersonal/Official Website: https://www.rosshastings.org/Regent College Faculty Profile (his primary academic affiliation): https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/hastings-ross
In this More Christ episode, we sit down with Dr E. Calvin Beisner — a Christian author and founder of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation — to explore what faithful Christian stewardship looks like in a world wrestling with environmental, economic, and cultural pressures. We dive into how Scripture shapes our understanding of creation care, how Christians can think clearly about climate, economics, and care for the poor, and why a robust Biblical worldview matters for science, policy, and mission.Dr. Beisner brings decades of scholarship in theology, ethics, and stewardship, and has written numerous books addressing these themes from a Gospel-centred perspective.Watch and reflect with us as we discuss:• What “stewardship” really means in Scripture• How Christian theology informs our view of creation and climate• The relationship between faith, economics, and care for the poor• Misconceptions around environmentalism and Biblical responsibilityLearn more about Dr. Beisner & his work:🌍 Cornwall Alliance (Official site) – https://cornwallalliance.org/📘 Calvin Beisner on Amazon (Author page) – Amazon.com: E. Calvin Beisner: books, biography, latest update
Linda Ervine is a language rights activist from East Belfast. She is an Ulster Irish speaker, a supporter of the Gaelic revival, and is the project leader of the "Turas" Irish language project which aims to connect people from Protestant communities to their own history with the Irish language. Turas is operated through the East Belfast Mission of the Methodist Church in Ireland.For more, see: https://turasbelfast.com/
In this episode. I'm joined by two former guests: Paul Vander Klay and Alec Ryrie. Paul is a popular YouTuber and pastor in the U.S.A. Alec is an historian, author, and speaker. In the past, Paul and I have spoken a number of times online and I’ve got to spend wonderful times with Paul in Benburb, Galway, and the USA over the last few years. Alec and I spoke once previously about his work on Protestants and the making of the modern world, his book on doubt, atheism, and more. Here, we looked primarily at Alec’s book, The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It.For more, please see:Paul VanderKlay - YouTubeThe Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It : Alec Ryrie: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Redeemed Zoomer is an American Presbyterian seminarian and a popular YouTuber. He founded Operation Reconquista in 2023.Check him and his work out, here:Redeemed Zoomer - YouTubehttps://www.operationreconquista.com/
Dr Eoin Lenihan is an independent journalist and researcher. Born in the west of Ireland, he grew up in the Celtic Tiger era which shaped his views on politics, culture, and national identity. As a field archaeologist he witnessed first-hand the vandalisation of Ireland’s archaeological landscapes to make way for economic ‘progress’ and foresaw that Irish identity was in existential danger. Lenihan holds degrees in History and Archaeology from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a doctorate in Pedagogy from the University of Augsburg. Focusing primarily on politics today, he has written for a wide range of international news outlets including The Federalist, The European Conservative, Gript, Daily Caller, Quillette, Post Millennial, and has featured on Al-Jazeera and Fox News among others. His peer-reviewed study of Antifa uncovered damning evidence of how Antifa in the US infiltrated the national media and remains the largest empirical study of the group to date. For more, please see:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYC98BL1?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Nz8j4O4DkAvWpuDWCBlZr9OHOPsn5FgQxCyApYIfxrc.0aRQpPyJ8bENEF4e9YPgBk_0X-7YORYM-SaJuHBIVt8&dib_tag=AUTHORhttps://x.com/EoinLenihanhttps://www.youtube.com/@EoinLenihan/videos
Darrow L. Miller is a Christian author and cofounder of the Disciple Nations Alliance, a ministry dedicated to helping churches integrate biblical truth with culture shaping and community development. For more than 40 years, he has worked in international missions and poverty alleviation, including decades with Food for the Hungry, travelling widely in the Global South.Miller writes with the zeal of a prophet and the practicality of a farmer, arguing that ideas shape societies like seeds shape harvests. His books explore how the Christian worldview forms the soil for human dignity, creativity, and flourishing. Key works include Discipling Nations, LifeWork, and Nurturing the Nations, along with a YouTube channel, a podcast, several booklets and training resources.He is known for challenging both secular and Christian assumptions about development, insisting that true transformation requires renewed minds, restored communities, and a vision of God’s Kingdom touching every sphere of life.For more, see:https://www.youtube.com/ @DiscipleNationsAlliance https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001JOY19W/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d751749e-ad4f-4313-b9c4-4625e2c47ac5&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1https://open.spotify.com/show/3W0EIoXzypH8g8ssJVPcX1
Dr. Gregg Allison serves as Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the U.S.A.. Dr. Allison joined Southern in 2003 from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he taught theology and church history for nine years.He has 18 years of ministry experience as a staff member of Campus Crusade (Cru), where he worked in campus ministry, as well as serving as a missionary in Italy and Switzerland. He also co-pastored a church in Lugano, Switzerland. Gregg is the secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and currently serves as the book review editor for theological, historical, and philosophical studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Allison is married to Nora and they have three children and ten grandchildren. He is an elder at Sojourn Carlisle Church in Louisville, Kentucky.For more, please see:Gregg R. Allison - The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryAmazon.co.uk: Gregg R. Allison: books, biography, latest update
Dr John H. Walton is an Old Testament scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at Wheaton College and was a Moody Bible Institute professor previously. He specializes in the relationship between religion and science, and the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament.Buy his brilliant books, here:Amazon.co.uk: John H. Walton: books, biography, latest updateSee more at Seedbed:John Walton: Interpreting the Creation StoryCheck out Inspiring Philosophy too:(1) InspiringPhilosophy - YouTube
Louis Markos is Professor in English at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.At Houston Christian University (where he has taught since 1991), Markos offers courses in poetry, including Victorian Poetry and Prose, 17th-century Poetry and Prose, Mythology, Epic and Film. He also teaches classes on Ancient Greece and Rome for HBU’s Honors College along with courses on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and the Classics.This wonderful new book is available here:Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education: Amazon.co.uk: Markos, Louis: 9781514011300: Books
In this conversation, I’m honoured to be joined by Dr. Alister McGrath – one of the leading voices in contemporary Christian theology and apologetics. We focus especially on his insightful book Why We Believe, exploring how faith, reason, and imagination come together to illuminate human life, purpose, and truth.Dr. McGrath is a professor at Oxford University, an accomplished scientist-theologian, and a prolific author whose work continues to shape Christian thought worldwide. You can learn more about him and access his writings and talks at:https://alistermcgrath.org
Dr Christina Bieber Lake is an American author. Now retired, she was the Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where she taught classes in contemporary American literature and literary theory. Her books include Prophets of the Posthuman: American Fiction, Biotechnology, and the Ethics of Personhood (University of Notre Dame Press), a book that draws upon theological resources as it investigates, through fiction, the motivations for human enhancement. Prophets of the Posthuman won the 2014 Aldersgate prize for integrative Christian scholarship. She followed this up with the brilliant Beyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism. Dr Bieber Lake frequently contributes essays on fiction, ethics, and film to Books & Culture, Comment Magazine, and The Cresset, as well as scholarly journals. You can read some of her articles here: Christina Bieber Lake - Comment MagazineShe is a frequent contributor to scholarly work on Flannery O'Connor, and her book The Incarnational Art of Flannery O’Connor (Mercer University Press), describes how O’Connor viewed fiction as an ideal way to fight Gnostic dualisms prevalent in American intellectual and religious life. Her work on teaching as a vocation includes The Flourishing Teacher. Learn more at her website, here:https://christinabieberlake.com/
Dr Kevin Jon Vanhoozer is an American theologian and current research professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois. Much of Vanhoozer's work focuses on systematic theology, hermeneutics, and postmodern theology.
I've been a fan of Kevin's for many years and was delighted to finally speak to him. I think his work is of utmost importance.
For more, please see:
https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com/
Kevin J. Vanhoozer - Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS)
On My Shelf: Life and Books with Kevin Vanhoozer
Kevin Vanhoozer (@VanhoozerKevin) / X
Amazon.co.uk: Kevin J. Vanhoozer: books, biography, latest update
NEW BOOK: Mere Christian Hermeneutics --- Kevin Vanhoozer
I'm delighted to be joined in this episode by my friends, Jonathan Pageau and Jason M. Baxter.
Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian icon carver, public speaker and YouTuber exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, how these patterns emerge and come together, manifesting in religion, art and in popular culture. He's also the editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal and host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast.
For more information and articles on symbolism check out The Symbolic World website linked:
thesymbolicworld.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/jonathanpageau
Jason M. Baxter is a speaker, author, and college professor. In his books and on his Substack (Beauty Matters), he writes about Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the relevance of ancient and medieval beauty for our digital world. He now serves as the Director for the Center for Beauty and Culture, at Benedictine College, in Kansas, U.S.A.
Beauty Matters | Jason M Baxter | Substack
Jason M. Baxter
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Welcome to More Christ. In this episode, I'm joined by once again by my friend (and one of favourite podcasters) Dr Spencer Klavan.
With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan is a renowned author, and the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont Institute.
His writings include, How to Save the West, and most recently Light of the Mind, Light of the World. We explore this latest book in this episode.
Spencer's literary expertise is aided by his knowledge of many languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. As a scholar who enjoys exploring how great works of literature provide valuable insights into today's world, Klavan hosts Young Heretics.
Please see his website, where to buy the new book, and some of his excellent articles, here:
https://youngheretics.com/
Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith: Klavan, Spencer A.: 9781684515332: Amazon.com: Books
Spencer A. Klavan - Claremont Review of Books
Aaron Renn is a writer, speaker, and thought leader exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and society. He publishes on Substack under his name, Aaron Renn, where he delves into topics such as Christianity, urbanism, politics, and cultural trends. He is also the founder of The Masculinist, a newsletter addressing contemporary challenges faced by men and the church, offering critical insights into how believers can navigate the complexities of modern society.
Aaron Renn's Substack:
aaronrenn.com
George Harrell is a seasoned classical educator and the executive director of the George Buchanan Forum.
Please see:
https://kepler.education/t/george.harrell/?full_description=true
https://www.tgbf.org/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-george-buchanan-forum/id1557574254
Adele and Doug Calhoun have decades of experience in caring for the soul. Adele is an author, speaker, retreat leader, pastor, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, and a certified enneagram trainer. Adele’s sweet spot is giving people tools to help them make space for God in their lives.
Doug is a pastor, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, a certified enneagram trainer, and has a doctorate in Male Spirituality. Doug’s sweet spot is resourcing pastors, leaders, and individuals in their spiritual journey. Check out their website, here: https://www.calhounministries.org/
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