The Joy of Humility

The true meaning of humility persistently drives debate, largely because we cannot agree on the word’s definition. The "correctness" of normative terms matters, and humility carries a distinctive normative weight. How we understand humility is not a matter of mere semantics. It is a pursuit of inquiry with the potential to inform—perhaps even to transform—our lives. The Joy of Humility takes up this task with a view toward the perennial question of what entails a truly flourishing life. Here, philosophers, theologians, ethicists, and psychologists work to frame the debate in such a way that the conversation can move forward.

Drew Collins

The End of Youth Ministry?

What is youth ministry actually for? And does it have a future? Andrew Root weaves together an innovative first-person fictional narrative to diagnose the challenges facing the church today and to offer a new vision for youth ministry in the 21st century.

Andrew Root

Exclusion and Embrace

If the healing word of the Gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the hatred of the other. Is there any hope of embracing our enemies? Of opening the door to reconciliation?

Miroslav Volf

Always On

Angela Gorrell

How to Read Henry David Thoreau

Lawrence Buell (Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature Emeritus, Harvard University) joins Evan Rosa for a conversation about how to read Henry David Thoreau.

Lawrence Buell

Cosmic Connections

Theologian Miroslav Volf interviews philosopher Charles Taylor about his book, Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment.

Charles Taylor

How to Read Teresa of Ávila

Carlos Eire (T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University) and Evan Rosa discuss of how to read St. Teresa of Avila, exploring the historical, cultural, philosophical, and theological aspects of her life and writing, and offering insights and close readings of several selections from her classic The Life of St. Teresa of Avila.

Carlos Eire

History Speaks the Spirit of Justice

In this episode, Jemar Tisby joins Macie Bridge on the podcast to discuss his new book, The Spirit of Justice, opening the centuries long history of resistance to racism in the United States through the mode of story, and with the lens of the Spirit moving for justice. They discuss the manifestations of the Spirit of Justice in figures such as H. Ford Douglas, Sister Thea Bowman, David Walker, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and many more; the problem of historical appropriation with figures such as Martin Luther King Jr.; the women whose stories too often fall into the shadow of their husbands’ legacies, like Anna Murray Douglas or Coretta Scott King; and the ever-present question of why we might look to history as we determine our own ways forward.

Jemar Tisby

Pursuit of a Life Worth Living

“What we’re trying to do is offer students an opportunity to think critically about the most important question of their lives across important and enduring lines of difference. That can only be good for them as individuals and as global citizens.”

Matthew Croasmun

Gathering Joy

Willie Jennings

The Future of Theology

George Marsden

Life Worth Living and the University

Jonathan Holloway