Nomad Podcast

John Philip Newell - The Spirit, the Earth and the Soul (N176)

26 Jun 2018
01:22:23

Christianity in the West is collapsing. Poet, peacemaker and scholar believes we can either deny it’s happening, try to shore up the foundations of the old thing, or we can radically reorientate our vision and ask what new thing is trying to be...

Vicky Beeching - From Shame to Pride (N175)

22 Jun 2018
01:17:06

was the darling of the Christian worship scene. For a decade she wrote hit albums and toured American mega-churches, leading worship for thousands of people every week. Her songs become some of the most sung around the world. But from the age of 13.....

Sarah Corbett - The Art of Gentle Protest (N174)

24 May 2018
01:33:34

"If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, then should'nt our activism be beautiful, kind and fair?" It's obvious when you hear someone say it. So why is so much activism loud and aggressive?  burnt out on just this kind of....

Kallistos Ware - The Jesus Prayer (N173)

21 May 2018
01:22:49

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware is considered by many to be the leading theologian today in the Orthodox Church. He is perhaps best known as the author of the book The Orthodox Church, and more recently the companion volume, The Orthodox Way....

Rachel Held Evans - Loving the Bible Again (N172)

3 May 2018
01:31:03

 was brought up in the 'buckle of the Bible Belt' and inherited a conservative evangelical faith. But shaken by the realities of our broken world, cracks began to form, and questions turned to doubts, doubts to cynicism and cynicism to despair....

Stephen Backhouse - For God and Country? (N171)

23 Apr 2018
01:44:00

Political theologian believes that the earliest Christians tended to see patriotism as a vice – a temptation to guard against. Now it seems most Christians assume it is a virtue. Many of us, for example, don't think twice about asking God to...

Danielle Shroyer - Original Blessing (N170)

9 Apr 2018
01:27:30

believes that more than any other idea, the doctrine of original sin has "slowly eroded our understanding of our relationship with God". Not only that, she believes it is unbiblical, and was rejected by Judaism and many Christian traditions...

Malcolm Guite - Poems on the Passion (169)

27 Mar 2018
30:14

Poet and priest Malcolm Guite helps us mark the death and resurrection of Jesus with poems from his series on the stations of the cross, and with his reflections on the Messianic Event. Nomad's David Blower responds to Malcolm’s poetry and thought...

Thomas Oord - The Uncontrolling Love of God (N168)

1 Mar 2018
01:28:04

Professor has spent years wrestling with the problem of evil. Why, if God is all powerful and all loving, is there so much evil in the world? This question has brought Thomas to the edge of his faith. In recent years, though, he has begun to conside...

Georgia May - Can Radical Hospitality be Too Radical? (N167)

22 Feb 2018
01:24:02

Georgia May's parents had an open-door policy. Literally. Most of the time the front door of their home was left open, so that people would feel welcome at any time. Consequently, Georgia grew up with a house full of people who's didn't feel they had...

Jayme Reaves - Safeguarding the Stranger (N166)

9 Feb 2018
01:21:01

grew up in a home and a church that weren't safe environments. This later led to a passion to study and experience true hospitality. Through her study of church history and her experiences in the former Yugoslavia and...

Brad Jersak - The Orthodox Way (N165)

24 Jan 2018
01:35:47

was in town recently, so we took the opportunity to quiz him about why his faith journey led him to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Despite many Western Christians being only vaguely aware of this ancient Christian tradition, it is...

John Swinton - Becoming Friends of Time (N164)

9 Jan 2018
01:17:56

is a Scottish theologian and founder of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability. After years of work as a mental health nurse, John became an academic in order to process all that he'd learnt. And...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - At the Margins (N163)

22 Dec 2017
17:16

Here's the final part of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian  reflects on Advent in the context of those on the margins. Former Archbishop of Canterbury finishes the Advent readings, and closes...

Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Good News to the Poor (N162)

15 Dec 2017
16:22

It's week three of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian  considers how Advent might be Good News to the Poor. Former Archbishop of Canterbury continues to work his way through the Advent readings, with...