Hosted by Barnabas Aspray and Austin Stevenson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 99 episodes
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A podcast that confronts challenges to the Christian faith with hope. Hosted by Dr Barnabas Aspray & Dr Austin Stevenson.Current series: Faith and the Challenges of HistoryPrevious series: Refugees, Climate Change, Science & Religion, Faith & Economics.Anticipated future series:- Religious pluralism- Christianity & Racism- The problem of evil/suffering- Exvangelicalism- Violence in the Bible
Barnabas Aspray and Austin Stevenson hosts Faith at the Frontiers, a religion show with 99 episodes published.
Professor Nicholas Hayes-Mota and Dr Silvianne Aspray guide us through the insights of Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. We discuss questions like: Why is the Pope weighing in on A.I.? What vision of hu
Dr Lyndon Drake has two PhDs: one in theology and one in A.I. Now a research fellow at Oxford, he wants to help us think through chatbots in a rigorous and careful way. Let’s be conscious of the pitfalls and dangers, but
In this episode, we’re bringing the thought of Augustine into the conversation with the help of Autumn Ridenour, the author of Restlessness and Belonging: Augustinian Wisdom for the Digital Empire. We explore this concep
Social media helped people communicate with each other. AI does the opposite: people talk to it instead of another living being and become isolated. Human interaction, according to Katherine Schmidt, is one of the big di
We're excited to have Carmody Grey back on the show to discuss LLMs from the perspective of theology. We talk about the possible threats posed by A.I., the political questions it raises, and its deeper significance for h
This Episode is *Not* about Angels... Join us as we talk with Marie van Emerick and Oliver Wright: two scholars at Pembroke College Oxford who are working in the area of theology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.
Josh Lawman, a software engineer who works with LLMs, gives us the inside look at how they work. Are they really a groundbreaking innovation like the printing press and the internet? What are the dangers of thinking they
Welcome to a new series on Artificial Intelligence! In this episode Professor Ruth Okediji joins us on the show to talk about the rapid rise of Large Language Models (LLMs). Why have they been so quickly adopted by so ma
In this episode Nick Townsend revisits the distinction between nationalism and patriotism by noting the difference between nationalism as a claim about where political power should lie (that is, with the nation state), a
Barney’s new book is out, coauthored with Professor DavidElcott! On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy. You can buy the book here or download it free here. The book guides you through the Jewish and Chris
In this episode, Barney and Austin interview the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams for his views on Christian nationalism. He offers us wisdom that seeks what is good about both sides of the debate and aims to synthesise them into
In this episode, Barney & Austin stage a head-to-head on whether Christian nationalism is a good thing or not! It’s time to gather the insights from our past episodes together and see which argument is strongest. Barney
Is Christian nationalism the proper term for what is happening in Russia? What is unique about Putin's claims of civilizational superiority compared with western nations? What does orthodox theology offer into this mix t
Stretchy definitions of ‘Nationalism’ can be a useful political tool, says Nick Spencer, senior fellow at Theos Think Tank. People can give a ‘thin’ definition while their actions suggest something ‘thicker’ and more lik
"It is a Catholic axiom that in order to lead someone away from error, you must recognize the truth that gives power to the error." Thus writes Professor Colt Anderson in Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Dem
The power of the cross is weakness, according to the apostle Paul. How does that idea translate into the dog-eat-dog world of politics? In this episode we interview Dr. Mike Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical
In this episode we have the privilege speaking with Prof Stanley Hauerwas. He challenges the typical categories used in conversations about 'christian nationalism' and pushes us to redefine what it means to be political.
What is the difference between patriotism and nationalism? Is one of them acceptable (even desirable) from a Christian point of view? In this episode we interview James Walters, Professor at the London School of Economic
Not every Christian agrees on what a “Christian government” should look like. Whoever is in power will have to decide what form of Christianity to implement, and they are likely to claim it is the only valid kind. In thi
Professor William Cavanaugh, author of Migrations of the Holy and The Uses of Idolatry, weighs in on the topic of nationalism. He argues that nationalism is a religion that rivals Christianity and is therefore not compat
Rowan Williams
former Archbishop of Canterbury
1 appearance on this show
Mike Gorman
Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University · The Copper Creek Band
1 appearance on this show
Stanley Hauerwas
PhD
1 appearance on this show
James Walters
photographer, podcaster, mentor, author · London School of Economics
1 appearance on this show
Karen Swallow Prior
author of You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good and Beautiful
1 appearance on this show
Sarah McCammon
National Political Correspondent · NPR
1 appearance on this show
Mark Noll
clinical coordinator · Blue Ridge CTC
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Mark Glanville
Old Testament scholar, Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at the University of British Columbia · St. Andrew’s Hall at the University of British Columbia
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Amy Peeler
author of Hebrews: Commentaries for Christian Formation · Wheaton College
1 appearance on this show
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