Beeson Divinity School Podcast

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with SGA President JT Reeves.

Dean Douglas A. Sweeney sits down with Blake and Erin Dean, both of whom graduated with their MDiv in fall 2025. Blake now serves as Beeson's recruitment coordinator and alumni relations officer, while Erin serves as director of children's ministry at St. Peter's Anglican Church.

Today's episode is a very special Christmas episode featuring the topic of Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel at Beeson Divinity School. Our guests, Timothy George and Stefana Dan Laing, teach us about the history, art and theology of the chapel.

Dean Sweeney sits down with Center for Pastor Theologians President Joel Lawrence, who recently preached at Beeson's fall commencement.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with fall 2025 graduates Nancy Hartin and Margot Cooney about their time at Beeson.

Dean Sweeney talks with Beeson student Caroline Bass about her experience in Israel over the summer.

Beeson's Methodist Chair of Divinity Tim Tennent talks with Carolyn Moore, a bishop in the Global Methodist Church.

Dean Sweeney sits down with highly-acclaimed author Christopher Watkin, who recently spent some time at Beeson to discuss an upcoming book on cultural apologetics he has contributed to. Joining them is Josh Chatraw, Beeson’s Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement, who also contributed to the book, “The Gospel After Christendom.”

Dean Sweeney talks with this year's Reformation Heritage Lectures speaker, Ronald Rittgers of Duke University.

Dean Sweeney sits down with Derek Schuurman from Calvin University, where he chairs the departments of Computer Science and Faith and Technology. Dr. Schuurman spoke with our PhD students earlier in the semester about AI, the biblical story and rival stories.

Dean Sweeney sits down with Jonathan Linebaugh, Beeson's Anglican Chair of Divinity, for a conversation about his new book, "The Well That Washes What It Shows: An Invitation to Holy Scripture."

Jonathan Fletcher, program assistant for the Global Center, talks with Brian Fikkert, this year's Go Global Week lecturer.

Dean Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson alumnae and author Betsy Childs Howard to talk about her writing ministry.

Dean Sweeney talks with Bishop Dan Selbo, bishop of the North American Lutheran Church.

Dean Sweeney sits down Jacob Patton, MDiv '25, about his summer cross-cultural ministry practicum to Tanzania.

Dean Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson professor Stefana Dan Laing to discuss her work in editing a new women's study Bible and her summer trip to the sites of several early church councils.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson alumnus Russ Levenson about his new book, "Witness to Belief: Conversations on Faith and Meaning."

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Mike Schafer, chief connectional officer of the Global Methodist Church.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down for a conversation about upcoming Global Center events with David Parks.

Dean Doug Sweeney chats with Hannah Anderson, author and founder of Sometimes a Light ministry.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Quinn Fox, who serves as chairman of the board of Pro Ecclesia, the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology, which is hosting its 2026 conference at Beeson.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Beeson alumnus Matt Burford to chat about his organization, Tactical Faith, and various events they're bringing to Samford's campus, and his organization, Real Taps for Real Heroes, which connects buglers to military families who need Taps played at the funeral of their loved one.

In this week's historic episode, we revisit an episode where Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. introduce a sermon given by Todd Billings at Beeson Divinity School in February 2018 based on Psalm 102 called, "Ashes, Tears and the Eternal King."

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Christian theologian Alister McGrath, the keynote speaker at this year's preaching conference.

This week, we take a look back to a 2019 episode of the podcast when Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. introduce a series of homilies given at the funeral of the late Rev. Dr. James Earl Massey.