Regent College Podcast

In this episode, Drew Lewis discusses the literary and theological layers of Genesis, emphasizing the importance of close reading, understanding Hebrew nuances, and engaging with the text's complexity. We discuss the purpose of Genesis in establishing the identity of God's people. We also consider the significance of trees and theophanies in Genesis, as well as the role of literary patte...

What if one of the Bible’s most important ideas isn’t simply a word, but a way of being in relationship? Dr. Jenny Matheny takes us into the rich world of hesed —a Hebrew concept often translated as “steadfast love,” “mercy,” or “faithfulness,” but whose meaning reaches far beyond any single English word. From the Exodus story to Ruth, the Psalms to the prophets, Jenny explores how hesed acts like...

In this interview, we are privileged to learn from our neighbour and Indigenous elder, artist, and chef, Melaney Gleeson-Lyall. Melaney shares aspects of her life story, as well as her integration of Indigenous history, culture, and spirituality with Christian faith. She shares about the Kairos blanket exercise and how it tells the history of colonization in Canada through embodied storytelling. M...

In this episode, we are introducing a sessional lecturer in Greek, Davinson Bohorquez, who shares his journey to discovering his calling in theology and biblical languages at Regent College. He discusses the transformative power of learning Greek, the importance of humility in theological education, and how sharing his personal story encouraged his students and led to an unforeseen reunion. If you...

We're interrupting our usual bi-weekly release schedule at the beginning of a new term to share a special bonus anniversary episode! We're talking with current and former students who, inspired by the Regent College Podcast, "upped stumps" (thanks, Susie) and came to Vancouver to study at Regent College. Susie, Jacob, Silja, and Rachel share their journeys to Regent, reminisce...

In this episode, Regent grad and artist-pastor-theologian David Taylor shares insights on the relationship between art, theology, and vocation, drawn from over thirty years of theological reflection and ministry with artists. Beginning with his reflections on how Regent College influenced his understanding of art and theology, David then discusses core aspects of the book: the importance of belove...

As we wrap up Season 8 of the podcast, we take time to catch up with prolific chemist-theologian-pastor-writer and much-loved Regent professor, Dr. Ross Hastings. Ross's new book, God and Molecules: Chemical Evolution and Divine Providence, explores how God has been working purposefully in his creation all the way back to the first molecules. This is a conversation that stretches the limits o...

"The Bible invites us to wrestle with life's realities." In this final episode of our Summer Forecast series of 2026, Rev. Dr. Isabelle Hamley discusses the challenges and importance of preaching from difficult parts of scripture, including texts on judgment, trauma, violence, and justice. While we often want to avoid these sections of Scripture, she helps us think about how to read...

Our Summer Forecast continues! In this conversation, Dr. Brent Strawn discusses his extensive background in Old Testament studies, particularly focusing on the book of Deuteronomy. He explores its significance within the Torah, its audiences throughout Israel's history, and its unique structure as a covenant document. Brent emphasizes the rhetorical nature of Deuteronomy, its legal framework,...

This week, we are reconnecting with Dr. Susan Phillips, who has been a long-standing presence at Regent Summer School. This year, she will be back teaching Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction from July 20-31. Susan has many years of experience as a spiritual director, researcher and teacher. In this conversation, she shares with us about listening as vocat...

We're returning to a soul-filling conversation with Dr. Tom Schwanda ahead of his summer class, "Experiencing the Presence: Walking with God All Day Long," which will be running from July 13-17. Two years ago, he spoke with Claire and Christina about the joys of soul recreation, enjoying God, contemplation and meditation. Drawing on the rich history of the church and artistic engage...

Today, we are reprising one of our most popular conversations of the past year with Dr. David C. Wang. David will be with us again at Regent this summer, from June 29 to July 3, teaching Trauma & Spiritual Formation: Principles & Practices for Leadership . In this conversation, he touches on many themes that will be discussed in the class, including types of trauma, adverse childhood exper...

We are diving into another insightful Summer Forecast episode with Dr. Dennis R. Edwards. In our conversation, Dr. Edwards shares insights from his life in pastoral ministry and biblical studies, particularly as we navigate race and ethnicity. Dennis argues that understanding social location is so important as we assess our own culturally-influenced interpretation of biblical texts and theology. W...

This week, we return to a lively conversation with Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, hosted by Octavio and Claire back in 2020. Here, they consider the need for the North American church to break free from Western cultural captivity and embrace the diversity of our communities in our gathered worship and theology. Soong-Chan emphasizes the importance of diversity, community, and authentic cultural expression in...

Today, we continue our Summer Forecast with Dr. Lanta Davis, who will be teaching "Imagination and Spiritual Formation" at Regent Summer School from June 29 - July 3. In this conversation, Lanta introduces us to how the imagination shapes our lives with God. She brings us back through Christian history to show how visual art, stories, and symbols shape our faith, identity, and understand...

As we continue to look ahead to Summer Programs, we are introducing you to a new friend of Regent, Dr. Warren Kinghorn, psychiatrist and theologian at Duke University. In this sensitive and insightful conversation, Warren reflects on his many years practising medicine as a Christian psychiatrist. He considers the intersection of psychiatry, theology, and human experience, emphasizing the importanc...

This week, we are resharing an excerpt from a longer conversation with Dr. Beth Allison Barr about Becoming the Pastor's Wife. In this reprise, we focus on Beth's work on early Christian and Medieval women ahead of Beth's summer class "Medieval Women and Religion", which runs from June 1-5, 2026. Beth's ability to trace the historical arc of Christianity, particularly...

Claire and Rachel have an honest and deep conversation with Tish Harrison Warren about her new book, What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience. She reflects on her writing journey from Prayer in the Night to being a columnist for The New York Times to stepping away to write this book. In her own life, Tish experienced a general sense of personal exhaustion – burnout with a spiritual dimen...

Friends, we are returning to one of our most listened-to episodes of the podcast with Rev. Dr. Yohanna Katanacho. In this conversation with Claire and Nick, Yohanna reflects on his conversion story, and provides profound insights on land, theology, and justice from a Palestinian evangelical perspective. Discover how biblical geography, the theology of land, and the person of Jesus shape a nuanced...

In this episode, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior returns to the podcast to dive into the complex world of Flannery O'Connor, master of the short story. Exploring how O'Connor's Catholic faith, love of satire, and experience with suffering shape her depiction of grace and human depravity in the American South, Karen acts as an interpreter of these (sometimes troubling) texts, bringing to lig...

Join us as we explore the intersection of faith, work, and economics with Claire's fellow Aussies: faith-work expert Kara Martin and theologian-economist Dr. Paul Oslington. We talk together about how we can transform our understanding of work, integrating it with our Christian faith. We consider the pervasiveness of the sacred/secular divide, how the relationship between theology and economi...

Summer Programs 2026 is coming! In this catch-up and course preview conversation, Claire and Rachel reconnect with Dr. Elizabeth Sung, who shares her journey through systematic theology to moral theology and questions of spiritual formation. She shares her reflections on the good life and how biblical principles from the gospel can transform our understanding of flourishing here and now. She share...

In this conversation, we catch up with our friends at Strathcona Vineyard, a small, vibrant, multi-ethnic, mixed-socio-economic congregation in the heart of Vancouver's DTES, Canada’s poorest urban postcode. Dawn Humphreys, Jamie Hellawell, and James Witwicki share what incarnational ministry means, emphasizing the importance of presence, relationship, and community engagement that levels ine...

In this wide-ranging, holistic conversation, we catch up with theologian and practitioner, Dr. Ruth Padilla-DeBorst, who discusses her experiences living between cultures and her understanding of justice and peace from a biblical perspective. She emphasizes the importance of integral mission and evangelicalism's struggle to integrate evangelism and justice work, as seen in her experience at t...

Join us for a lively conversation as we meet the 2026 Laing Lecturer, Dr. Meghan Sullivan, who explores how Christian faith provides a profound framework for navigating AI's ethical challenges. Though a serious topic with deep philosophical underpinnings, Meghan offers practical insights and ideas about the human implications of the DELTA framework (Dignity, Embodiment, Love, Transcendence, a...