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  • Episode #338 - Esther Keeps the Score with Dr. Alexiana Fry

    Episode #338 - Esther Keeps the Score with Dr. Alexiana Fry
    2026/07/15
    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Alexiana Fry, who is guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen and the author of Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body, and Politics in the Hebrew Bible (SCM Press). Our conversation explores what a trauma-informed reading of Esther would look like, highlighting how much more complexity there is to a biblical narrative that is already quite a complicated story (despite how simply it gets retold so often). Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert, and Rev. Dr. Madison Pierce.

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    1 時間 5 分
  • Episode #337 - You Have A Calling with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

    Episode #337 - You Have A Calling with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior
    2026/07/08
    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, the 2025–2026 Karlson Scholar at Bethel Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the author of several books, including You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful (Brazos). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about the difference between passion and calling, and how pursuing the transcendentals of the true, good, and the beautiful is the best framework for reconceiving what our callings actually are. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Stanley Ng, Rev. Daniel Parham, and Dr. Sydney Tooth.

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    55 分
  • Episode #336 - Orphic Legends in Twin Peaks with Dr. Mario Baghos

    Episode #336 - Orphic Legends in Twin Peaks with Dr. Mario Baghos
    2026/07/01
    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Mario Baghos, who is Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He's the owner of the YouTube channel, TERRA SYMBOLICA, and the author of a recent peer-reviewed essay on Orphic legends and Descent into Hades themes in the hit TV show, Twin Peaks. In our conversation, Dr. Baghos brilliantly and breathlessly surveys the full swath of Twin Peaks and the way it coheres with so many iterations of the Descent into Hades motif. It's a fascinating conversation full of nerdy Twin Peaks insights on religious and mythological imagery germane to the show. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities includes: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Kris Song.

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    1 時間 18 分
  • Episode #335 - What Christians Ought To Believe with Revd Dr Mike Bird

    Episode #335 - What Christians Ought To Believe with Revd Dr Mike Bird
    2026/06/24
    In this episode we're joined by Revd Dr Mike Bird, who is Deputy Principal and academic lecturer in theology at Ridley College, Melbourne. He's also the author of numerous books, including the book we're discussing here, the 10th anniversary edition of What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine through the Apostle's Creed (published by Zondervan Academic). In our conversation we discuss the enduring value of the Apostle's Creed, and dive into some of its key features as well as some of its missing details. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Rev. Daniel Parham, and Rev. Dr. Chris Porter.

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    58 分
  • Episode #334 - Men of Virtue with Dr. Zach Wagner

    Episode #334 - Men of Virtue with Dr. Zach Wagner
    2026/06/17
    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Zach Wagner, who recently completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford, to talk about his new book, Men of Virtue: How the Fruit of the Spirit Forms Male Character in the Modern World (published by Brazos). In our conversation we talk about how the Fruit of the Spirit relates to virtues, whether the virtues are gendered, and what the Fruit of the Spirit looks like uniquely with respect to male embodiment. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, and Dr. Logan Williams.

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    56 分
  • Episode #333 - Purpose & Joy with Dr. Elisabeth Lefebvre and Dr. Kristin VanEyk

    Episode #333 - Purpose & Joy with Dr. Elisabeth Lefebvre and Dr. Kristin VanEyk
    2026/06/10
    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Elisabeth Lefebvre (associate professor of Education at Bethel University in Saint Paul, MN) and Dr. Kristin VanEyk (assistant professor of English Education at Hope College in Holland, MI). Together, they are the editors of the new book, Purpose & Joy: Pursuing a Meaningful Career in Christian Higher Education (published by Abilene Christian University Press). In our conversation, we talked about what the essays in their volumes address related to the state of Christian Higher Education, navigating academia over the course of a career, and some helpful tips and tricks for educators of all sorts. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne.

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    44 分
  • Episode #332 - Beauty & Justice with Haejin and Makoto Fujimura

    Episode #332 - Beauty & Justice with Haejin and Makoto Fujimura
    2026/06/03
    In this episode, we're joined by Haejin and Makoto Fujimura. Together they're the authors of Beauty & Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage (published by Brazos). Haejin Shim Fujimura is a lawyer, entrepreneur, speaker, and strategist whose work bridges justice, beauty, and cultural transformation. She is the founding attorney of Shim & Associates, a law firm rooted in cultural renewal, and the CEO and cofounder of Embers International, a global NGO working to end intergenerational exploitation and prevent human trafficking. Makoto Fujimura is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and arts advocate. His books include Art + Faith, Silence and Beauty, Refractions, and Culture Care. In our conversation, we talk about the relationship between beauty and justice, art and law, and why they desperately need each other. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Rev. Dr. Josh Carroll, and Dr. John Anthony Dunne.

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    57 分
  • Episode #331 - Reading the Bible on Turtle Island with Dr. Christopher Hoklotubbe and Dr. Danny Zacharias

    Episode #331 - Reading the Bible on Turtle Island with Dr. Christopher Hoklotubbe and Dr. Danny Zacharias
    2026/05/27

    In this episode, we're joined by Dr. T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, who is associate professor of indigenous theological studies at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago and NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community, and Dr. H. Daniel Zacharias, who is associate dean and professor of New Testament studies at Acadia Divinity College, and an adjunct faculty for NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community. Together, they're the authors of Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation (published by IVP Academic). In our conversation, we talk about interpreting the Bible from a North American Indigenous perspective, the distinctive hermeneutical features of that approach (including an emphasis on the personhood and agency of all of creation), and address the difference between syncretism and contextual interpretation. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Josh Carroll and Dr. John Anthony Dunne.


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    52 分