Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

Dr. Kristin Kobez Du Mez joins the Tent to talk with Christopher Marchand. Kristin is Professor of History at Calvin University and is author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Not to be confused with a "John Wayne Study Bible" her book is instead a sprawling history of 20th and 21st Century Evangelical Church culture detailing how unhealthy u...

Jesus Christ does not have a degree in theology and he did not write any books.  He has never voted or ran for office. He does not have any social media followers. In fact he does not have many Followers at all.  Turns out his voice sounds like Abimbola Ademuyiwa's.

A study of Mark 2. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 29:20. This is the third of four episodes on the Gospel of Mark we are releasing on the podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE .

We get our big guns out for Election Day, as Dr Luke Bretherton joins the Tent.  Luke is the author of Christ and the Common Life and the professor of moral and political theology at Duke University. He is also a kind, gentle, and wise person. Just what the times demand. You can find out more about Luke HERE and HERE You can become a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE .

A study of Mark 1:16-45. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 35:20. We are releasing four episodes on the Gospel of Mark on this podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE .

Clinical psychologist Dr Ellie Riley joins the Tent to talk us through dealing with anxiety, managing our mental health and more during these times of extraordinary stress. But are they really so extraordinary? You can find out more about Dr Riley and her practice HERE You can become a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE .

A study of Mark 1:1-15. The conversation with Sean and Chris starts at 40:35. We are releasing four episodes on the Gospel of Mark on this podcast. For those who want to go deeper, the entire series on Mark is available to Patreon subscribers. You can become a Fellow Traveller HERE .  

We welcome back friend of the show Brad Jersak (A More Christlike God) along with Wm Paul Young (The Shack), to discuss inherited politics, recovering from abuse, fear, grace, and reconciliation and their new jointly-written novel The Pastor. Plus, Stephen asks Paul Young if he's even a Christian... More about The Pastor HERE Have you found this podcast series to be good, useful or fruitful? We ne...

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You can find out more about Brad Jersak HERE     Have you found this podcast series to be good, useful or fruitful? We need YOU to keep Tent Theology sustainable. Become a Fellow Traveller HERE .  

Are you a black magic christian? The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 30:00 It takes time, money and talent to produce these podcasts. If you would like to to support our work you can do so HERE Send questions to info@tenttheology.com

Azariah's book is called Ghost Ship: Institutional racism and the Church of England   and the author is listed as A.D.A France-Williams.  You can find more information HERE . You can find Azariah's episode with Chine McDonald on the Nomad Podcast HERE .

Black Lives Matter. So why do so many christianised people amplify only those voices that allow them to opt out of the movement? We look at itching ears, the fiction of public acts and private lives, the link between individual freedom and the Protestant Reformation, the Kingdom that is not of this world and the politics of Heaven. The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 36:20 It t...

Romans 13:1-7. The most used and abused text of the christianised political imagination. Time for another look. The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 32:05 To support the podcast, or for more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE

Sheyi can be found HERE The video for "Stronger" and other songs can be found HERE To support the podcast, or for more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE

Turns out the most "political" tools in the New Testament tool box are also the most "spiritual": Powers and Principalities, Unseen Forces, Common Sense and Open Shame.  The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 28:42 To support the podcast, or for more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE

More resources for fellow travellers! Full list in the Episode Summary show notes.  The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 29:20. We talk more about all sorts of great books, music, artists and conversations to follow, Chris and Sean share their dream guests, and Stephen crosses a Canadian point of no return. To support the podcast, or for more information on Tent Theology, visit...

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Putting some tools in the toolbox of the new political imagination: "Faith", "Gospel" and "Reading from Below." The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 30:50. Amongst other things we talk about falling out of love with the flag, Jesus' re-education campaign, Kierkegaard, going small and voting. To support the podcast, or for more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE  

The conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 29:00. For more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE If you would like to support our work you can do so HERE

Golibe Omenaka is the host of the podcast Of Saints & Sorrow which you can find HERE . 

At 40:40 Stephen is joined by his American co-hosts Chris Marchand and Sean McCoy for a conversation which, amongst other things, takes in veterans, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. For more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE If you would like to support our work you can do so HERE  

We continue our exploration of patriotism, nationalism and the Way of Jesus by engaging with listener questions. The debrief conversation with Stephen, Sean and Chris starts at 35:15. For more information on Tent Theology, visit HERE If you would like to support our work you can do so HERE