Politics and Jesus Christ

by Mark Bauerlein

David Lloyd Dusenbury joins the podcast to discuss his new book, I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus.  Continue Reading »

11 May 2023

Jesus As Political Cynic

by Peter J. Leithart

The world can be saved from itself only by a Savior who ruthlessly exposes the greed and libido dominandi that lurk behind captivating screens of civility and piety. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2023

Jesus the Holy Fool

by Hans Boersma

Mark’s Gospel is the Gospel of Jesus the Fool. Mark’s Gospel confronts us with Jesus’s folly in at least two ways: the folly of retreat and the folly of humility. Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2023

The Dreams of Sholem Asch

by David Randall

Sholem Asch's 1939 novel The Nazarene deserves new readers. Continue Reading »

15 Apr 2022

The Tears of Things

by Peter J. Leithart

Having suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »

15 Apr 2022

Already and Not Yet

by Margarita A. Mooney

Liturgy isn't a magical rite, but an act of worship. Continue Reading »

17 May 2021

Worshipping with Thomas

by Hans Boersma

Thomas shows us that to believe in Jesus is to worship him. Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2021

Jesus of the Suburbs

by John Wilson

A new book of conversations between Samuel Wells and Stanley Hauerwas discusses the role of theology in the lives of ordinary Christians. Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2021

COVID Com-passion

by Hans Boersma

There’s a direct tie between our response to COVID hardships and our reaction to the cross of Christ. Continue Reading »

8 Mar 2021

Christ Crowned with Thorns

by Daniel Brown

To really hear what I’m about to sayIs probably impossible apartFrom taking in the painting at its heart.From reeling, in the process, at the wayThe blood, beyond its trickling down his brow,Has gotten in his vitreum somehow. How otherwise explain the ruinousRed of his eyes? If that isn’t the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020