Theomagination With Phil Aud

What role does fiction play in the life of faith? In this episode, author Doug Worgul and I explore that question through the lens of his novels and their characters. Doug has had a fascinating career as a newspaper journalist and editor of regional and national magazines. In this podcast, Doug and I talk about his two stunning novels, Thin Blue Smoke and the just-released sequel, The Night Office...

Joash P Thomas is a Masala Chai Theologian, an author, sought after speaker, and a global advocate for liberation. In this interview, Joash and I talk about his wonderful and important new book, The Justice of Jesus (here's the Canadian link ).  To learning more about Joash's work, check out his Substack , Instagram and Website . If you enjoy the Theomagination podcast you should definit...

It's a joy to be back podcasting after a long hiatus, and an even greater joy to interview Andrew Arndt about his latest book A Strange and Gracious Light . Andrew is the Pastor of New Life East in Colorado Springs, author of several books, and the host of the Essential Church Podcast. This is a remarkable book and I hope you'll read it. It's a joy. If you enjoy the Theomagination p...

Andrew Ray Williams is a Pastor, Poet and Theologian. I had to joy of previously interviewing him about his book, Washed in the Spirit: Towards a Pentecostal Theology of Water Baptism . Here we talk about his book Reconstructing Prayer: Beyond Deconstructing Your Faith .   This timely book, undergirded by scholarship and person experience, is framed through the lens of children's prayers and...

This interview took place following Dr. +Chris Green's lecture at All Souls Knoxville on July 26th, about his forthcoming book The Fire and the Cloud . If you haven't listened to the lecture yet you should go back and check that out first. +Chris is Professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University, and the Bishop-Ordinary Diocese of St. Anthony and Bishop-Protector Order of St. An...

This is the much delayed second part of my conversation with Dr. Justin Phillips on his incredible book Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern, Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World. You can learn more about Justin here and can order his book here .

This is part 1 of my conversation with Dr. Justin Phillips about his important book Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World. You can find out more about Dr. Phillips here . Book Links: US Amazon Link Canadian Amazon Link If you like the Theomagination podcast, consider subscribing to my substack page where you'll receive writing and podcasts de...

What a delight it was to have Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns with us last night at All Souls Knoxville to lecture on her recently released book, “ Re-Enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious .” I read this book as soon as it came out and so look forward to interviewing Dr. Johns about it in the near future. In the meantime, I hope you are inspired by her lecture. W...

This lecture was recorded on July 26th, at All Souls Knoxville . Chris and I will have a follow-up conversation on this lecture which will be posted here in the near future. If you are interested in this lecture series you can learn more here . Chris's Substack page Chris's Website Phil's Substack page

I have recently interviewed Dr. Phillips about his important book, Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope With the End of The(ir) World . Here, Justin lectures about his book as a kick-off to our summer lecture series. In the days to come I'll be releasing my interview with Justin. If you are interested in our lecture series, all lectures are hosted at All Souls Knoxville...

This sermon was preached at All Souls Knoxville on April 16th, 2023. To check out the All Souls Podcast go to this page which provides the links to various listening platforms.

This is part two of my conversation with Andrew Arndt about his recently released book, Stream in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers . Andrew is the author of several books including All Flame . He is the Lead Pastor at New Life East in Colorado Springs, and a fun guy to follow on Twitter . If you enjoy this podcast, I'd love it if you'd subscrib...

Andrew Arndt offers a fresh book on the ever fascinating wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers in his new book called Streams in the Wasteland (releases September 3rd). In this conversation we talk about his journey towards writing this book, why the desert way is accessible to us here and now, and how these monastics were able to be at one and the same time harsh and gentle and why, in the end...

This is part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Mark Chironna on the need for prophetic reform. Dr. Chironna's Article: "Elijah - Depression - and the Prophetic Community" Mark is the pastor of Church On The Living Edge in the Orlando area. He is a Theo-Semiotician holding a Doctorate of Ministry in Future Studies as well as an MA in Psych, and he is currently seeking a Ph. D. as Post Gr...

Dr. Mark Chironna believes that we are in desperate need of prophetic reform in our time. In this conversation we talk about the nature of prophecy and how the prophetic tradition needs to shape (and confront) our understanding of the prophetic task in our times. Mark is the pastor of Church On The Living Edge in the Orlando area. He is a Theo-Semiotician holding a Doctorate of Ministry in Future...

This is the second half of my conversation with Dr. Domenic Ruso where we talk about what it is like to think about the church from beautiful and complex location of Montrèal, Quebec. Here we move beyond the scope of what secularism is and delve more deeply into the question, 'What is the Church?' Check out Theomagination on Substack Most recent post: Tongues & Power II Check out Dom...

Dr. Domenic Ruso is a church planter in Montréal, Quebec, one of the most unique cities in North America. It is unique both for its deep religious history and its now expansive and complex secularism. In this conversation we explore what it means to think about the Church and its mission from a place like Montréal. Dom is the founder and pastor at The 180 Church in Laval, Quebec. Books Mentioned:...

Do our new understandings of trauma change how we read scripture? I was captivated by Serene Jones' reading of the Emmaus Road narrative through the lens of trauma, in her book Trauma + Grace . After reading her, I returned to the text and saw these strange words concerning the resurrection that are a sort of set up to the Emmaus story, "they did not believe the women, because their word...

In a time of great division most of us are seeking peace. The problem, however, isn't simply that we can't seem to achieve it, but that we can't even agree on what peace is . This episode explores common foundations (2 false, and one true) for peace. Referenced Blog Post: The Disruptive Wind of the Spirit

In the last two episodes we explored a Pentecostal theology of baptism in Andrew Ray Williams' new book, Washed in the Spirit . Here,  Fr. Paul Paino gives a teaching on baptism at the church where he serves as Rector, Sanctuary Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fr. Paul beautifully unpacks former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' work from his book Being Christian . To hear the other th...

This is part two of my conversation with Dr. Andrew Ray Williams where we continue to talk about his brilliant new book Washed in the Spirit . Andrew is moving the ball forward both theologically and practically. To learn more about Andrew's work, check him out here . Podroll You should definitely check out what is happening over at Open Table . These wonderful folks have a new conference hap...

Pentecostal pastor-theologian  Andrew Ray Williams has written a really important book about water baptism titled  Washed in the Spirit: Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Water Baptism . This is both an important book both to the wider ecumenical community as well as the Pentecostal community in particular. Andrew's work challenges many of our practices surrounding baptism, but also the assump...

In this episode I'm joined by three friends to talk about what the pandemic has unveiled as it pertains to racism. I'm joined by Danielle Braitman who is the Emerging Gen Coordinator at the Calgary Jewish Federation as well as a Jewish representative at the Faith and Spirituality Centre (FSC) at the University of Calgary. I'm also joined by Margaret Propp who speaks from an Asian Ca...

A sermon about encountering Jesus, the Living Word, as we read the Bible.

How does the humanity of Jesus interact with, and ultimately redeem our pain? This is exactly the question Kurt Willems deals with in his debut book, Echoing Hope . Kurt is a pastor, podcaster, author, and very engaging creative thinker. You can learn more about Kurt here .