The Priest & The Prof

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe explores the role of the church in today's political landscape. Full available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-51-The-Apolitical-Church/.

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe welcomes the Rev. Dr. Dan Brockway from Brockport First Baptist for a discussion of the history of the Baptist denomination and the split between the Southern Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Churches, as well as some similarities to and differences from the Episcopal tradition. Full episode transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-50-Not-That-Kind-of-Baptist/

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss virtual/hybrid church, how it differs from other mediated forms of worship, and how virtual/hybrid church can break down barriers for people. Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-49-Virtual-Church/

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe returns to the project of exploring her faith through rhetoric. Full transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-48-A-Rhetoricians-Faith-II/

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Brother Jacob, a transgender Anglican Benedictine monk, about his winding spiritual journey to monastic life and his experience at Holy Cross Monastery. This is the second part of a two part interview with Brother Jacob at The Holy Cross Monestary in the Hudson Valley, New York. The interview was recorded in September of 2025. The two parts of this interview are the last content with Rev. Deborah that will be released on this podcast. The interview is presented with minimal editing to retain the flow of the conversation. Transcript available at https://priestandprof.org/Episode-47-Brother-Jacob-Part-2/ after 9:00 pm on August 6, 2026.