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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...

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...

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...

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 insight...

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 i...

This is the second story in my new series of short stories and is a traditional Irish tale. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who has allowed me to use his music for this series. He is offering a great service by keeping traditional...

Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is an American philosopher. She is the Emerita George Lynn Cross Research Professor, as well as Emerita Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, at the University of Oklahoma. She writes in the areas of epistemology, philosophy of religion, and virtue theory. Please check out Linda's books, talks, and papers. It's well worth the effort: https://ww...

Connie Marshner is the author of the book Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity. She holds a Master’s degree in Gaelic Literature from University College Cork. For more and to buy the book, see her website here: About the Author – Connie Marshner Séamus Ó Fianghusa, known as ‘Séamus na Gaeilge’ in the Donegal Gaeltacht, is an author and US Army soldier. He is...

Fr. Conor McDonough is a Dominican priest and a lecturer at the Dominican House of Studies in Dublin and is originally from County Galway. He is a renowned scholar, with degrees from the Universities of Fribourg, Maynooth, and Cambridge, specialising in Theology and Philosophy. He has also been involved in an exciting YouTube series called Treasure Ireland, focusing on the hidden gems of the histo...

This is the first story in my new series of short stories. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who has allowed me to use his music for this series. He is offering a great service by keeping traditional Irish music alive and bringing i...

In this short video, I introduce my upcoming series of short stories and aim to convey why I think it is important to embrace stories as Christians. This is a very brief theology of storytelling, inspired by Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Peterson, Paul Vander Klay, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many other vital figures.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1961, Mike became a Christian at the age of 10 and grew up in a Christian home. He attended Liberty University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (Saxophone). During his undergraduate studies, he had a strong desire to know God, devoting himself to studying the Bible daily. He decided to learn Koine Greek in order to read the New Testament in...

Ryan Duns, SJ works at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology. He has published on Karl Rahner, Jean-Luc Marion, René Girard, and his most recent work has involved a sustained engagement with William Desmond’s metaphysics. His dissertation, “Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age? William Desmond’s Theological Achievement” argued that, when read as a form of spiritual exercise (Pier...

Gerard Casey is an Irish philosopher and former politician who is Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin. He was active in Irish politics in the 1990s and led the Christian Solidarity Party between 1993 and 1999. He now holds libertarian and what he terms (philosophically) anarchistic views. His philosophical interests include political philosophy, philosophy of law and philosophy of reli...

Jordan Hall (Greenhall) is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a focus on the internet and digital media space. Having received his law degree from Harvard and practicing for all of 93 days, he sought greener pastures, becoming an advocate for “efficient, collaborative, open” models of information dispersal. More from Jordan Hall - Jordan Hall - YouTube https://medium.com/@jordangreenhall Note...

Gary Chartier is a legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian. Amongst other things, his work addresses anarchism and ethics. Chartier is a professor and serves as associate dean of La Sierra University's business school. Please see his website, here: http://www.garychartier.net/

Brian Godawa has been a professional writer and filmmaker for over 20 years. His creative versatility was born of a passion for both intellect and imagination, both left-brain and right-brain. The result: Brian is an artisan of word, image, and story that engages heart, mind, and soul. Just think, “Renaissance Man.” Bestselling Author. But Brian is also an author and international speaker on art,...

The Reverend, David William Brown FRSE FBA (born 1 July 1948) is an Anglican priest and British scholar of philosophy, theology, religion, and the arts. He taught at the universities of Oxford, Durham, and St. Andrews before retiring in 2015. He is well-known for his "non-punitive theory of purgatory, his defence of specific versions of social Trinitarianism and kenotic Christology, his disti...

Arthur Versluis, Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, holds a doctorate from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has published numerous books and articles. Among his many books are Platonic Mysticism (SUNY Press 2017), American Gurus (Oxford UP, 2014), Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esotericism (Rowman Littlefield, 2007), The New Inquisitions: Hereti...

Naghmeh Panahi was born into a Muslim family in Iran. From the age of two, Naghmeh witnessed a country at war. In 1979, Iran underwent an Islamic Revolution and then entered an 8-year war with Iraq which heavily involved the city of Tehran where Naghmeh grew up. Bombings and missiles were a daily occurrence. Walking to school meant walking through the rubble of friends’ homes and entering a classr...

Holly Ordway is the Cardinal Francis George Professor of Faith and Culture at the the Word on Fire Institute and Visiting Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a Subject Editor for the Journal of Inklings Studies. Her book Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages (Word on Fire Ac...

"The Tammy Peterson Podcast" delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. Behind the podcast stands a 62-year-old cancer survivor and wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who has just begun the journey to become a member of the Catholic Church. Tammy and I spoke about this journey, beginning with her upbringing in Canada, before looking at the Peterson'...

Adam B. Coleman is the Author of “Black Victim To Black Victor“, Op-Ed Writer, Public Speaker, and the Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. You can read more about Adam and engage with his work here: https://www.adambcoleman.com/about https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Victim-Victor-Identifying-ideologies/dp/B0915JT4XD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U7TUDE5H6FMS&keywords=black+victim+to+black+victor&qid=17032...

Jason M. Baxter is a college professor, speaker, and author of five books, including The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis and A Beginner's Guide to Dante's "Comedy". He currently teaches Great Books at Notre Dame and is a curricular consultant for St. Thomas More Academy in South Bend, Indiana. For more, please see: Jason M. Baxter (jasonmbaxter.com) Amazon.co.uk: Jason M. Baxter: bo...