Regent College Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Mariam Kovalishyn joins hosts Amy Anderson and James Smoker to talk about why she studies the New Testament Epistle of James. The short letter, famously maligned by Martin Luther, contains wisdom, grace, and a deep social concern still relevant today. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Lydia Corriveau, a nurse, came to Regent College in Fall 2016 seeking answers to questions about medicine, ethics, and suffering. Theological ethicist Ashley Moyse also joined the Regent community in Fall 2016, beginning a post-doctoral fellowship in science and theology. In this week's podcast, Claire Perini hosts a conversation between Lydia and Ashley about the broken body, the unity of body and soul, and technology's impact on our experience of suffering and death. Dr. Ashley Moyse joins Regent College as part of a three-year initiative to advance conversations about the relationship of theology and science at the college and beyond, made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

We're talking music in this week's podcast! Music historian and composer Janet Danielson and worship leader Dave Siverns discuss the historical connection between music and Christianity and music's essential contributions to human relationships. The musical piece heard in this episode is Bach's Fugue in G Minor. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Join Dr. Iain Provan, Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College, and host Amy Anderson as they talk about scriptural interpretation, what we mean when we say Scripture is "clear," and what we can recover from the leaders of the Reformation on these issues. Dr. Provan's book on biblical interpretation will be released in Fall 2017 by Baylor University Press. As of this recording, it was tentatively titled Seriously Literal Interpretation. The name has since been changed to The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

In this episode, Professor of Old Testament Phil Long and Regent alumnus Adam Back chat with host Claire Perini about the intersection of Scripture and the arts. Topics of conversation include art that indwells the biblical story, ways of living wisely in a technological age, and why technique matters. Art and artists mentioned in this podcast:Rembradt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Storm_on_the_Sea_of_GalileeMary McCleary: http://www.marymccleary.com/Mark Rothko: http://www.markrothko.org/Makoto Fujimura: http://www.makotofujimura.com/Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

It's our first episode of the winter term! Host Amy Anderson sits down with Dr. James Houston, a founder and the first principal of Regent, to talk about Regent's beginnings. The conversation takes on its own life from there. Topics covered include how Christian business leaders will shape Christianity's future, living a long life of gratitude, the loss of elders in Western culture, and why quantum physics is important. You won't want to miss this fascinating conversation with one of the world's foremost evangelical thinkers and writers. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Just before the advent season, Dr. Jim Houston, Board of Governors' Professor of Spiritual Theology and the first Principal of Regent College, recorded a special advent and Christmas meditation for our podcast listeners. We at Regent College hope it blesses you this season. Special thanks to Aimee Berends on piano and Lydia Dant on violin. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

In this episode, we bring you the full conversation between Dr. Jeff Greenman and Dr. J. I. Packer, recorded in front of a live audience in Regent's chapel in Summer 2016. The occasion was the celebration of Dr. Packer's 90th birthday. We took the opportunity to get to know the world-renowned theologian a little better, from his breakfast preferences, to his love of jazz, to his marriage, to the story of how Knowing God was written. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

On December 6, 2016, Rikk Watts gave his final chapel talk as Regent College's Professor of New Testament, titled "The Things That Matter Most". This is a recording of the full sermon.Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

How do you live out your faith in a secular workplace? If you're a pastor, how do you equip your congregants to integrate their time on Sunday with the other six days of the week? In this episode, Paul Stevens, Christina Lui, and Claire Perini talk about why a robust theology of the workplace matters for your faith, your church, and the flourishing of the world, touching on topics as wide-ranging as hating your job to the importance of Sabbath. This episode is brought to you by "Doing Kingdom Work in the Secular Workplace," a conference taking place January 20-21 at Regent College. The conference is sponsored by Regent College and the Institute for Marketplace Transformation. Tickets are on sale now, with special early bird rates before December 15. Go to http://www.regent-college.edu/lifelong-learning/conferences for ticket purchasing and more details. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.reg

Join Claire Perini and Vania Levans (Regent College Faculty Associate and professional musician) for an in-depth and wide conversation on all things worship, ranging from the so-called "worship wars" to drawing in the whole congregation into the worship service. If you enjoyed this episode, or have some feedback, leave us a review on iTunes! We'd love to hear from you. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Join Claire Perini and Mark Buchanan as they discuss the Christian's calling to work for reconciliation, whether in moments between individuals to national movements such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. If you enjoyed this episode, or have some feedback, leave us a review on iTunes! We'd love to hear from you. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Regent College's Professor of Theology, Hans Boersma, joins Claire Perini to discuss the recovery of Christian tradition, spiritual reading of Scripture, and why a theologian's character matters just as much as what they say. If you enjoyed this episode, or have some feedback, leave us a review on iTunes! We'd love to hear from you. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Biblical language instructors Carolyn Hindmarsh and Shirley Sullivan join Claire Perini to talk about how learning Greek and Hebrew impacted their own lives, why they're still important to learn, and the gifts--and hazards--of translations. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu

Join us as Claire Perini and Malcolm Guite (@malcolmguite) talk about poetry, slowing down, being a good host to words, and how poetry helps us read scripture and see the world around us anew. Malcolm Guite is a poet, priest, and singer-songwriter. He is also Chaplain of Girton College. Malcolm has written several poetry collections and books, including Parable and Paradox, The Singing Bowl , Sounding the Seasons, and Faith, Hope, and Poetry. His next book is Mariner! A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, forthcoming in early 2017. Malcolm most recently taught the course "Poetic Meditations on the Teaching of Jesus" at Regent in Summer 2016. He will be back at Regent in Summer 2017 with the course, "A Passion for Poetry: How to Read It, Enjoy It, and Grow with It". You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, and read his blog at malcolmguite.wordpress.com.Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.

NOTE: This episode has been updated with improved audio. In our inaugural Regent College Podcast, host Claire Perini has a good conversation about good (and hard) conversations with Professor Richard Mouw. Richard Mouw is Professor of Faith and Public Life and President Emeritus at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is a popular visiting professor at Regent College, most recently teaching Cultural Discipleship in a Secular Age (INDS 512). A nationally recognized leader in theological education and interfaith dialogue, he writes for the Washington Post and is involved in a number of interfaith theological conversations, particularly with Mormon and Jewish groups. Regent College is an innovative graduate school of theology, where vibrant evangelical faith meets rigorous academics. Find out more at www.regent-college.edu