Was it Something I Read?

29/11/2024

Check out our newest episode! As the book takes a turn to more current matters, we first walk through the two chapters where Sc***ss examines the intersection between faith and politics of three of the four most recent presidents: George W. Bush, Barak Obama, and Donald Trump. We thought this would be one episode, but we had a lot to say, so consider this part 1 of a single conversation!

SummaryPart 1 of 2. In chapters 8 and 9, we think about the faith of 3 out of 4 of the most recent presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, Barak Obama, and Donald Trump. We talk about American Civil Religion, and how it fuses orthodox Chr...

15/11/2024

We're back, after a short hiatus, with a really interesting conversation that takes us into a surprising amount of of church history, and helps to show the theological underpinnings of American small government, and the political underpinnings of much dispensational theology.

There's something in here for everyone to disagree with! ;-)

SummaryJoin us for a conversation that takes a surprising but enjoyable turn into church history, as we discuss Chapter 6 "The Magic of the Market: the hermeneutics of small government" and Chapter 7 "The Late Great United States: biblical eschato...

25/10/2024

Third episode has dropped! Come catch the conversation on the use of scripture in the civil rights movement, and what that means for whether and how the Christian message might be brought to bear in modern issues in the world.

Total references to pandas: 1

SummaryWe look in this episode at Schiess' chapter on the civil rights movement, and discuss in particular the use of the Christian message in social issues, and the death of Christendom. We also discuss whether the career of "panda pastor" is mor...

18/10/2024

And our second episode is out! Join us as we talk about how scripture has been used in society, particularly in America, in both the matter of slavery and the development of the social gospel, and -- perhaps surprisingly -- talk a good bit about imagination.

SummaryIn this episode, we look at chapters 3 and 4, in which Schiess looks at the use of scripture in both the defense of American slavery and in the social gospel. We look at how we use the stories of scripture to form our identities, where that...

11/10/2024

And we're back! Today we drop the first episode of our new season, where we're looking at "The Ballot and the Bible: the use and abuse of scripture in America, and where we go from here" by Kaitlyn Schiess.

Find the episode at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

https://wasitsomethingiread.buzzsprout.com/2111971/episodes/15906649-the-ballot-and-the-bible-ep-1-the-city-on-a-hill-and-the-puritan-legacy

25/09/2024

We think we've got some great material for our upcoming season, and we really enjoyed talking about . . . the book with this cover graphic . . .

Shoutout to Kitchener Public Library for their recording studio!

12/08/2024

A couple of us met today to decide on the next book. All we'll say for the moment is that it'll be particularly timely, especially for the nation with whom our podcast hosts share our border . . .

More soon!

03/07/2024

And Part 2 has dropped! Enjoy the rest of the conversation about the implications we see for Christians and conflict from this jewel by J. R. R. Tolkien.

During this between season break, guest Gabe Magnus joins Ashley to discuss a small but profound meditation on war, militarization, and neighbour love found in the story of Aldarion and Erendis, from the the Unfinished Tales of J. R. R. Tolkien, a...

26/06/2024

It was a real delight to do something so different from our first season on the Canaanite conquest, and our guest Gabe Magnus brought a wonderful passion and heart to the conversation.

Check out part one now -- part two will drop next week!

During this between season break, guest Gabe Magnus joins Ashley to discuss a small but profound meditation on war, militarization, and neighbour love found in the story of Aldarion and Erendis, from the the Unfinished Tales of J. R. R. Tolkien, a...

24/06/2024

29/09/2023

We're delighted to announce our final episode of this first season: an interview with the authors of "Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric?", Bill Webb and Gord Oeste.

Plans for season two have been coming slowly. It'll be several months yet before we're ready to launch. But we thank you for listening, and for your patience as we found our feet. We're excited for what will come next.

SummaryWe were delighted and honoured that Bill Webb and Gord Oeste, the authors of this excellent work, were willing to take a substantial amount of time to sit down and chat with us about many of the questions that have occurred to us in our stu...

01/09/2023

We're pleased to present our last regular episode of the season . . . but stayed tuned for an end-of-season special interview, dropping in a couple of weeks!

SummaryIn this final episode, we look at Webb and Oeste’s insightful final chapter. Here, they look at how the death, resurrection, and final victory of Jesus forever changes – and in fact undoes – the place of warfare and violence in God’s kingdo...