Digital Public Square

As we continue our mini-series on our recently released volume The Digital Public Square with B&H Academic, I am joined by Patricia Shaw to talk about her contribution entitled, "The Global Digital Marketplace: Engaging International Technology Policy from a Christian Perspective " . Today we talk about some of the international aspects of the technology policy debate and how nations...

As we continue our mini-series on our recently released volume The Digital Public Square with B&H Academic, I am joined by Nathan Leamer to talk about his contribution entitled, "The Wild West of Technology: A Convergence of Optimism and Pessimism in the United States". Today, we talk about how Christians can think wisely about the role of government and industry in the technology po...

As we continue our mini-series on our recently released volume The Digital Public Square with B&H Academic, I am joined by Dr. Bryan Baise to talk about his contribution entitled, Once More, with Tweeting?: Bracketing a Public Square from the Perils of Notoriety . Today, Bryan and I talk about how technology has altered our understanding of a public square and teaching the next generation abou...

This is a special episode of the podcast as we kick off a new mini-series themed after a new volume that I had the privilege of editing entitled The Digital Public Square: Christian Ethics in a Technological Society . This book is published by B&H Academic and is available Wednesday, February 1st wherever books are sold. This volume along with my other recently released books including Followi...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. John Dyer to talk about the formative power of technology and how it deeply shapes the way we see the world around us including how we read the Scripture given the prominence of digital Bibles today. We discuss the newly revised version of his book From the Garden to the City from Kregel Publications and his new work People of the Screen: How Evangelicals Create...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Coleman M. Ford to talk about his new book A Bond between Souls: Friendship in the Letters of Augustine from Lexham Press . Today, we discuss the life and work of St. Augustine as well as his understanding of friendship. Meet Dr. Ford Dr. Ford serves as assistant professor of humanities at Texas Baptist College. His research interests include the spirituality an...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. David Mathis to talk about his book Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders from Crossway. Today we talk about Christian leadership and the proper role of authority in the Church. Meet David Mathis: David serves as senior teacher and executive editor at DesiringGod.org, a pastor at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and an adjunct prof...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Russ Shafer-Landau to talk about on moral philosophy and questions of metaethics. Today, we talk about his books Moral Realism: A Defence and The Fundamentals of Ethic s. Meet Dr. Shafer-Landau Russ Shafer-Landau serves as a professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Moral Realism: A Defence , Whatever Happened to Good an...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jessica Joustra to talk about Herman Bavinck and the centrality of ethics in the Chrisitan life. Meet Dr. Joustra: Dr. Joustra is an Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer and an Associate Researcher at the Neo-Calvinist Research Institute of the Theologische Universiteit Kampen. She is also the Director of Redeemer’s Albert M. Wolters Centre f...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Christopher Kaczor to talk about the ethics of abortion and human personhood in light of his new book The Ethics of Abortion: Women’s Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice from Routledge. Meet Dr. Kaczor Dr. Kaczor is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.  He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph. D. from...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Harry Lee Poe to talk about the life and faith of C.S. Lewis in light of the final volume, The Completion of C.S. Lewis , in his three part biography published by Crossway. Meet Dr. Poe Dr. Poe serves as the Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University, where he has taught a course on C. S. Lewis for over twenty years. He is the author of tw...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Nigel Biggar to talk about his book What’s Wrong With Rights? from Oxford University Press and we discuss the nature of rights and the common good. Meet Dr. Biggar Nigel Biggar until his recent retirement was the Regius Professor of Moral & Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Lif...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Patrick Schreiner to talk about his new book Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World from B&H Publishing. Meet Dr. Schreiner Dr. Schreiner is Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology as well as the the Director of the Residency PhD program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City Missouri. He previousl...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Ronni Kurtz to talk about his new book Fruitful Theology: How the Life of the Mind Leads to the Life of the Soul from B&H Publishing. Today, we talk about how theology can help reorient our entire life toward the fruit of the Spirit which leads to right living before God. Meet Dr. Kurtz: Dr. Kurtz earned his PhD from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary a...

In this episode, I am joined by Bonnie Kristian to talk about our modern knowledge crisis and the rise of misinformation. Meet Bonnie: Bonnie Kristian is a seasoned journalist and a columnist at Christianity Today. She previously served as a deputy editor and the acting editor-in-chief of The Week. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Travis Dickinson to talk about his new book Logic and the Way of Jesus from B&H Academic. Today, we talk about embracing the life of the mind and role of logic in the Christian life. Meet Dr. Dickinson Dr. Dickinson is a professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University. He is the author of three books: Wandering Toward God , Logic and the Way of Jesus an...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Tyler Wittman and Dr. Bobby Jamieson to talk about their new book Biblical Reasoning and how to read the Bible accurately Meet Drs. Wittman and Jamieson Dr. Wittman received an M.Div. in Christian Ministry and a Th. M in Systematic Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph. D. in Divinity from the University of St. Andrews. He currently...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Michael Niebauer, pastor and author of a new book entitled Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission. Today, we talk about virtue ethics and Christian missions. Meet Dr. Niebauer: Dr. Niebauer is pastor of Incarnation Church in State College, Pennsylvania and serves as a teaching fellow at Trinity School for Ministry. He is also an ecclesial fellow in...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Gavin Ortlund, pastor and author of a recent book titled Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t . Today, we talk about Christian theism and the nature of apologetics. Meet Dr. Ortlund:  Gavin Ortlund earned his PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary and serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. He is the author of several bo...

Today is the official release of my new book, Following Jesus in a Digital Age , with B&H Publishing. On this special episode of the Digital Public Square, I talk about the book and some of the reasons I wanted to write it. You can learn more at jasonthacker.com/digitalage or purchase a copy wherever books are sold. One of the most common questions I receive is what does the Bible actually say...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. W. Ross Hastings, an ethicist and theologian who is the recent author of a new book titled Pastoral Ethics: Moral Formation as Life in the Trinity . Today, we talk about pastoral ethics and moral formation. Meet Dr. Hastings:  Dr. Hastings received his first PhD in Chemistry from Queen's University in Kingston and his second PdD in Theology from the Univers...

In this episode, I am joined by Jay Y. Kim, a pastor and the author of a recent book titled Analog Christian: Cultivating Contentment, Resilience, and Wisdom in the Digital Age . Today, we talk about the nature of Christian discipleship in a digital age.  Meet Jay:  Jay Y. Kim serves as the lead pastor at WestGate Church in Silicon Valley and on the leadership team of the ReGeneration Project . Hi...

This week is a special week for the Digital Public Square podcast as we celebrate the 100th episode with a special mix-tape version highlighting some of my favorite episodes from these past few years. We hope you enjoy, and we are very excited about some of the episodes coming out over the next few months. The Digital Public Square is a production of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and...

In this episode, I am joined by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra who is the editor of a new book from The Gospel Coalition entitled Social Sanity in an Insta World. Today, we talk about cultivating grace and discernment in our age of social media. Meet Sarah:  Sarah is senior writer and the faith-and-work editor for The Gospel Coalition. She is also the co-author of Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in...

In this episode, I am joined by Dean Inserra, lead pastor of the City Church and author of a recent book entitled Pure: Why the Bible’s Plan for Sexuality isn’t Outdated, Irrelevant, or Oppressive. Today, we talk about Christian culture and the biblical sexual ethic. Meet Dean:  Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee Floria, where he leads the vision and preachi...