Faith Improvised

In this episode I share some thoughts, especially about thinking critically about how we use certain words.

In this episode, I talk about the audiences of Ephesians and why it's important to keep them in mind while interpreting the letter.

In this episode I talk about what I've been up to over the last several months since I produced an episode, and I mention the following books: Scott Anderson, King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear: A Novel Laura Field, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right C. Thi Nguyen, The Score: How to Stop...

In this episode I talk about William Galston's book, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech , and Mark Edmundson's book, The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World , and share some other thoughts from the past few weeks.

In this episode, I continue talking about how Ephesians 1:19-23 functions in the argument of this letter.

In this episode I talk about how Eph 1:19-23 functions within his overall presentation in this letter.

In this episode, I give an update of what I've been up to the last several months, and mention a bunch of books I've been reading or am about to jump into. Books mentioned: They Poisoned the World: Life and Death inthe Age of Forever Chemicals, by Mariah Blake   Pushback: The 2,500 Year Fight To ThwartWomen By Restricting Abortion , by Mary Fissell   Long Island Compromise , byTaffy Brodes...

In this episode, I talk about how Paul reports he is praying for his audiences at the end of Ephesians 1.

In this episode, I talk about Timothy Snyder's chapter on solidarity, from his book On Freedom, and about Paul's literary and rhetorical strategy in Ephesians 1.

In this episode, I talk a bit more about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and about Paul's literary strategy in Ephesians 1.

In this episode, Steve Watkins and I reflect on Rory McIlroy's Masters win, and talk about staying sane and humane in the midst of national political madness.

In this episode, I keep talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I talk about Paul's identity formation strategy in the opening of Ephesians.

In this episode, I continue talking about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and I introduce other aspects of Paul's letter called Ephesians.

In this episode, I talk about the role of the powers and authorities in Paul's letter, and their background in the Old Testament and the Jewish literature of Paul's day.

In this episode, I revisit my history with Paul's letter called Ephesians.

In this episode, I talk about what I've been up to the last six months, and I introduce what I'm going to talk about in this upcoming season: Paul's letter called Ephesians. I also mention a number of scholars and journalists whose work I have benefitted from: Timothy Snyder, Anne Applebaum, Jason Stanley, Tom Nichols, Andrea Chalupa, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Sarah Kendzior, and John Ganz.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about enjoying some good beers sent from a listener, and about the importance of showing up.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about Anne Applebaum's new book, Autocracy, Inc.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about a bunch of things, but especially Salman Rushdie's memoir entitle Knife: Meditations after an Attempted Murder.

In this episode, Steve and I discuss the March 29, 2024 episode of the Ezra Klein Show, on which Ezra interviewed political journalist John Ganz. Ganz's new book, When the Clock Broke, is a survey of political and cultural developments in the 1990s that gave rise to the sorts of resentments and grievances at work in the upcoming election.

Steve and I talk about passion and reason in the populace, and the place of expertise in politics.

Steve and I talk about a bunch of stuff, but especially about what we've learned about teaching.

In this episode, Steve and I continue our conversation about who we are and what we do, along with a bunch of other stuff.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about our identities in relation to our jobs and careers.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about a bunch of stuff, but especially about the notion of chosen family.