Ask NT Wright Anything

Presented by Justin Brierley

#135 My weekend with Queen Elizabeth II

15 Sep 2022
20:59

NT Wright shares his memories of preaching for the Queen while he was the Bishop of Durham. He reflects on her strong Christian faith and how the church can respond in faith and hope at this time of national mourning.   For the Unbelievable? sh.....

#134 Should we cancel Luther & Calvin?

8 Sep 2022
23:45

Should we value the theology of Luther and Calvin given the anti-semitism and killing they both endorsed? How do I convince my Lutheran friend that not all 'works' are bad? Is it a problem that the Lutheran baptistmal rite uses the disputed ending .....

#133 Is faith anti-intellectual?

1 Sep 2022
23:41

Is faith a valid way of knowing truth? Will we need faith in the new creation? Why is my church so anti-intellectual? Tom answers listener questions on faith, knowledge and reason. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod......

#132 Is the Bible anti-women? Does God hear the prayers of agnostics?

25 Aug 2022
18:41

Tom offers advice to a listener who is moving away from Christianity because she believes the Bible seems to treat women as second class citizens. Another is an agnostic who has been praying for the war in Ukraine. Will God hear my prayers if I'm n.....

#131 Help! I’m on the brink of atheism... Deconstruction and suffering

18 Aug 2022
21:20

Tom offers advice to two people struggling with their faith. One is having doubts during a period of deconstruction, the other can't get past the problem of suffering.   • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1.....

#130 Do I need to tithe? Church rules, covenants and leadership

11 Aug 2022
24:11

Should I always tithe 10% to my church? What do you think of signing church covenants? I don't agree with my church leadership on complementarianism, but I love the members - should I stay? Tom answers listener questions on church practise and rule.....

#129 Would God need to redeem aliens? Life beyond earth and the cosmos

4 Aug 2022
21:08

If the Universe is so big why did God choose to come to a small hill called Mount Zion? If there is sentient life beyond earth would it need redeeming too? Are the Nephilim evidence of aliens and UFOs? Tom answers questions on aliens and the cosmos.....

#128 Why did God make childbirth difficult? More questions about Eden and the Fall

28 Jul 2022
23:23

Were Adam and Eve's pre-fall bodies like the resurrected Jesus? Was marriage a post-fall accomodation? Why does Genesis say God made childbirth more difficult after the fall? NT Wright answers more questions on the Garden of Eden and the Creation s.....

#127 How do I reconcile Evolution, the Fall and Original Sin?

21 Jul 2022
26:35

If evolution is true then physical death existed before the Fall - how do we reconcile that with scripture? How do we reconcile evolution with the concept of a first man and woman and original sin? Did the Fall also affect the rest of the universe?.....

#126 - From the slums of Kenya to new life - NT Wright meets Jey Mbiro

14 Jul 2022
38:59

Justin and NT Wright speak to Jey Mbiro a Kenyan Christian who grew up as a street kid in the slums of Nairobi and was imprisoned aged just 9. They talk about poverty, the church in East Africa and Jey's own story of transformation thanks to Compas.....

#125 - Situation, Theology, and Hermeneutics in Galatians

7 Jul 2022
19:06

Situation, Theology, and Hermeneutics in Galatians. Another bonus edition of the podcast featuring Tom teaching on his new video course on Galatians. Get an exclusive listener discount on the course: https://www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwright .....

#124 - Medieval questions and the subject of Galatians

30 Jun 2022
22:02

Medieval Questions and the subject of Galatians. A bonus edition of the podcast featuring Tom teaching on his new video course on Galatians. Get an exclusive listener discount on the course: https://www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwright • More.....

#123 How St. Paul changed the world Pt 2 - Tom Holland & NT Wright

23 Jun 2022
30:24

NT Wright and popular historian Tom Holland continue their discussion about the way the writings and theology of St Paul changed the modern world. Watch the conversation between Tom Holland and NT Wright: https://youtu.be/nlf_ULB26cU For Mi.....

#122 Tom Holland & NT Wright talk about Paul

16 Jun 2022
33:57

Who was Paul? What difference did he make to the world? What do we know about his conversion? Justin sat down with NT Wright and popular historian Tom Holland to talk about NT Wright's then-recently published book Paul: A Biography in a conversatio.....

#121 Making sense of The Trinity

9 Jun 2022
24:36

Ahead of Trinity Sunday, Tom answers questions about the Trinity: How do I explain the Trinity without accidental heresy? is there a hierarchy in the Trinity? Can you explain Jesus' prayer for intimacy with the Father and the Spirit in John 17? .....