Speakeasy Theology

David+ and I do the second of a series of close readings of Karl Rahner’s sermons and prayers in preparation for an upcoming St Anthony Institute class. This conversation focuses on one of his Good Friday sermons.You can sign up here for the SAI course:https://www.stanthonyinstitute.com/courses/theo-hopeAs always, paid subscribers receive a 50% discount (100% for founding subscribers). Videos of the conversations will also be made available to those who sign up. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I do the first of a series of close readings of Rahner’s sermons and prayers in preparation for an upcoming St Anthony Institute class. This conversation focuses on one of his Good Friday sermons. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss reviews of and responses to The Fire and the Cloud (you can see a couple of them here and here). We also branch out to a broader discussion about interpreting difficult texts, especially texts that seem to speak blasphemously or nonsensically of God, and consider what theodicy has to do with sanctification. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Jeremy and I discuss his last book on spiritual direction, his new (as-yet unpublished) book on spiritual granularity, and the power of finding words for the fine lines of God’s work in the heart. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Christopher+ and I discuss a talk by Rowan Williams on what it means to be a minister and how that relates to the call to become Christ. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Cherith, David, Christopher, and I discuss the readings for today’s Feast, asking why it is so hard for us to make good sense of the Ascension. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss Pope Leo XIV’s remarkable homily given at his inaugural Mass. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Cherith+ and I talk with Preston+ about the ministry of preaching and the wisdom of the lectionary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

As a footnote to our ongoing conversation about Bonhoeffer’s theology of pastoral ministry, David+ and I discuss a sermon by Joseph Ratzinger and what it teaches us about the vision of the good shepherd in the Gospel of John. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Christopher+ and Bill+ and I discuss how our views of God interfere with beholding and how the way Jesus met his death tells us the truth we most need to know. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Dr Hart and I discuss the relationship between poetry and theology, and how good work becomes prayer, a form of stretching into the kingdom. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Paul repeatedly exhorts his churches to sing—but why? David+, Cherith+, and I discuss music, worship, and the Spirit’s work in song, considering how singing in Paul’s letters is not a form of expression but a means of participation in the Gospel itself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Mark and I discuss his research on the prophetic in the broader Pentecostal tradition, especially Latter Rain movement, the intimate relationship between consciousness and the conscience, and the devastating effects of power struggles on prophetic integrity and prophetic legitimacy.You can find Mark’s book here. You can also catch a recent interview I did with him for his channel here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I continue our reading of Bonhoeffer, exploring the grace of ordination, the need for rules and holding all good things in tension, and the dangers of false comfort. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Jordan and I discuss his forthcoming translation of Maximus’ Christological letters and a chapter he recently finished on trauma and theology. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss Bonhoeffer’s 1940 sermon on the Holy Innocents, weighing what he says about the use/abuse of power and considering how his work, thanks to his careful restraint, helps to free us both from the abstractions and hasty generalizations that distort what we think of God and the sentimentality that warps what we say about evil and suffering and how we say it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss Bonhoeffer’s 1940 Epiphany meditation, considering what he says about the birth and baptism of the Lord and his understanding of Christ’s solidarity with sinners. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Kevin Hart (Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor, Duke Divinity School) and I discuss his recently-published memoir, Dark-Land, the theological merits of autobiography, and the graces of contemplative prayer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I talk with Marty about his decades-long love affair with Luke-Acts, the benefits of studying with believers formed in other traditions, and marvel together at Luke’s originality, the intricate complexity of his work, and the sheer expansiveness of his vision. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss Bonhoeffer’s 1935 Finkenwalde lecture on “contemporizing” the New Testament, weighing what it has to teach us now about preaching and handling the Scriptures in good faith. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe