Jul 1st, 2019
Barthian and Process Theologians in Dialogue (Part 3)
Dr. W. Travis McMaken and Rev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky (both of the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program) discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles Har...
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Dr. W. Travis McMaken carries on conversations with friends, books he's reading, and the strange voices inside his head. He is a professor of religion and author of books on theology. On Twitter: @WTravisMcMaken
Jul 18th, 2019
Travel with me back to the early 1920s and Karl Barth's first attempt at writing a dogmatics. Launched while teaching at...View Details
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Jun 28th, 2019
Helmut Gollwitzer on Karl Barth and Socialism: An Excerpt
This is an excerpt from an essay by Helmut Gollwitzer about Karl Barth and socialism. Available in video format. ==========================I write books! Check them out here. I run...
Jun 24th, 2019
John Calvin's Central Doctrine?
This is the third in a three-part series that I have done on How I Read John Calvin. Truth in advertising: Karl Barth makes an appearance (yes, again), but so does Francis Turretin...
Jun 17th, 2019
My Top 5 books of 2018
I read a lot of books in 2018. Here are my top 5. The original tweet: https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/1079844334571347970 Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JnJypQXwqEc ...
Jun 10th, 2019
Congdon & McMaken - The Torres Interview
For this recording, David Congdon and I sat down (metaphorically) with Juan Torres for a wide-ranging interview about Dialectical Theology, universalism, religion and politics, and...
Jun 4th, 2019
Reformers in the Wings - Book Review
In this installment I review David Steinmetz's book, Reformers in the Wings, and talk a bit about Reformation history and some of its lesser known figures. This content is also ava...
May 31st, 2019
Reflections on Schleiermacher's 5th Speech on Religion
Friedrich Schleiermacher is awesome. Lots of folks love to hate him, but I'm here to tell you that you should read him. In this recording, I discuss the 5th of Schleiermacher's spe...
Rev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky, one of my colleagues in the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program, joins me to discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles H...
This is part two in a three-part series on How I Read John Calvin. It tackles the issue of whether it is possible - within the context of Calvin's theology - to know God on the bas...