The McKrakenCast
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
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
This is the first in a three-part series on How I Read John Calvin. Thanks to Joshua Torrey (Twitter: @JoshuaTorrey) for sparking the idea.
At one point I say that McNeill published a selection of the Institutes; I should have said that Donald McKim did so.
Elsie McKee's book is entitled, The Pastoral Ministry and Worship in Calvin’s Geneva (Geneva: Droz, 2016).
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
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 Hartshorne - Becoming and Being - in an effort to help Barthian and Process theologians understand each other better. This is part 1 of a multi-part series. Follow Nichole on Twitter: @ntorbitzky
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
This is my interview with Rev. Kate Hanch about Julian of Norwich. We discuss Dame Julian's sociohistorical context, her doctrine of the Trinity, the metaphors that she uses for God and for Jesus, what texts you should read to get to know her better, and more. We also talk a little about what it means to be a Cooperative Baptist.Follow Kate on Twitter: @KateHanch
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
David Congdon joins me as we provide an introduction to dialectical theology and announce the launch of the new Society for Dialectical Theology.
If you would like to join the Society for Dialectical Theology, follow this link: http://bit.ly/2gbBblHFollow David on Twitter: @dwcongdon
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
John Calvin was the leading Protestant reformer in Geneva, Switzerland, during the second generation of the Reformation. One of the founders of the Reformed / Presbyterian tradition, his theology remains highly influential for many people still today. In this episode, I answer some questions about all that.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
I read a lot of books in 2017. Here are my top 5.
Featured books:
(#OGLJ) McMaken, Our God Loves Justice
Ch’en, Buddhism in China
Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
Van Buren, Christ in Context
Tillich, The Socialist Decision
Prum, The Evolution of Beauty