Down Under Theology

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this episode, we discuss the Great Schism of AD1054 between the church in the East and West, with particular focus on the theological issues behind the division. We then ask ourselves some practical questions arisi...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this episode, we take a look at the coronation of Charlemagne in AD800 and the associated era of Christendom. We examine the impact of Christendom on the world and the church discussing issues like the relationship...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this episode, we discuss the rise of Monasticism and the Rule of St Benedict. Monasticism has had a great impact on the church today, perhaps more than we realise. We examine the implications of monasticism on Chri...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this episode, look at the Council of Chalcedon and examine its declarations about Jesus, his nature and person, and how his divinity and humanity interact. We then look at the impact of the definition of Chalcedon...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In the fifth episode...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In the fourth episod...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In the third episode...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In this second episo...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In this first episod...

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this special bonus episode, we're joined by friend of the show, Nancy Guthrie, to talk about Biblical Theology. We chat to Nancy about how she thinks we can describe the story of the Bible in four simple words...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this special bonus episode, we chat with Dr Brandon D. Crowe about his newly released book, The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ (Lexham Press, 2023). This work, the first i...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In the final episode of season 3, we look at the end of the Lord's prayer - or is it? For the kingdom, power and glory are yours, now and forever - where did this line come from? Why is it part of what we know as...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 22, we look at the final petition of the Lord's Prayer - lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. We discuss the small translation issue of "evil" vs "evil one", and c...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this special bonus episode, we chat with Cam about his newly released book, Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck (OUP, 2023). This work, based on Cam's PhD, examines how the theological an...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 21, we discuss the 6th petition of the Lord's Prayer - forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. We dive deep into the topic of forgiveness including things like extending and receivi...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 20, we look at the 4th petition of the Lord's Prayer - Give us today our daily bread . We have a quick look at the theme of God's provision (especially through the use of bread) in Scripture. We d...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 19, we look at the 3rd petition of the Lord's Prayer - Your will be done . At first glance, this seems very similar to the last petition, so we discuss the difference between this and Your kingdom come...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 18, we examine the 2nd petition of the Lord's Prayer - "your Kingdom come". We look at the motif of "Kingdom" through Scripture discussing what exactly God's Kingdom is. We tac...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 17, we talk a bit about the structure of the Lord's prayer before diving into the first petition. We talk about what the word "Hallowed" means, especially given it's not commonly used to...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 16, we discuss a bit of the context for the Lord's Prayer before getting stuck straight into the opening address - Our Father in Heaven. We talk about what it means for God to be a Father (and take a s...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 15, we start our mini-series on the Lord's Prayer. We kick off by asking why we find it so hard to pray. We then talk about the exact nature of prayer - what is it, how we should pray, and how the Lord...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this special bonus episode, we're joined by friend of the show, Nancy Guthrie, to talk about prayer. We speak with her how we can use Scripture to inform our prayers, and her experiences in learning to do this...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In this special bonus episode, we're joined by Dr Greg Goswell and Dr Andreas Köstenberger to speak about their new book, Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach. We discuss the differences...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 14, we wrap up the first part of Season 3 with a recap on the 10 Commandments. We delve deeper into the uses of the law today as we live as followers of Jesus, and the question of whether or not all sins ag...

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church. In Episode 13, we chat about the 10th and final commandment - do not covet. Coveting is not a usual word in our vocabulary so we unpack what it means. We talk about how it reveals God's sovereignty and goodness....