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#19- Hearts on the Run: A Fourth Century Saint Still Speaks w/James K.A. Smith from 2020-01-23T09:19

RTN Theology podcast launches out on it own with a new season featuring Christian philosopher James K.A. Smith. Bob and Chris talk with Jamie about his n...

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#18- A Time for Wanting and Waiting: an Advent conversation with W. David O. Taylor from 2020-01-23T09:18

For many, the Christian liturgical calendar is often a bit mysterious or just plain strange. Bob and Chris dig into the start of the year, the four weeks leading up to Christmas known as Advent,...

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#17- Bread, Grace,&Giving Thanks: a conversation with Baker&Writer Kendall Vanderslice from 2020-01-23T09:17

Bob and Chris sit down with baker and writer Kendall Vanderslice for a special Thanksgiving episode of RTN Theology centered on food, faith, and a movement of church communities built around the...

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#16- Inside the Porter's Gate's 'Neighbor Songs' with Megan and Isaac Wardell from 2020-01-23T09:16

Bob and Chris talk with Megan and Isaac Wardell, who shepherd a Christian music collaborative out of Charlottesville, VA made up of dozens of musicians, theologians, pastors, and faith leaders f...

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#15- Plenty to Be Me, Not Enough to Be Everything: Richella Parham on the ‘Mythical Me’ from 2020-01-23T09:15

Bob and Chris sit down with Richella Parham to talk about her debut book, Mythical Me: Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison. Richella talks about the trap of comparing ourselves to ...

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#14- Detoxifying&Demystifying Church Music: A Conversation with Producer Jeff Crawford from 2020-01-23T09:14

RTN Theology #14 remembers as collaborative music project from 2012 birthed out of a North Carolina church community. Bob and Chris talk with producer Jeff Crawford about the making of Hymns...

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#13- "A More Patient Prophesy" Why Place Matters for Artists and Christians with Dr. Jennifer Allen Craft from 2020-01-23T09:13

RTN Theology 13 is a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Allen Craft in Durham, NC as she participates in the Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts’ 10th anniversary symposium. Dr. Craft wrote Pl...

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#12- Community Building, Conversation&Corner to Corner from 2020-01-23T09:12

Chris has a conversation with C. Christopher Smith, author of How the Body of Christ Talks. Bob and Chris also speak with Will Acuff of Corner to Corner in Nashville, TN about the amazing commun...

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#11- The Character of Virtue w/ Stanley Hauerwas from 2020-01-23T09:11

Chris Breslin speaks w/ Dr. Stanley Hauerwas’ on the recent passing of his friend, Jean Vanier, the life of the church in the era of Trump, and what it means to become people of virtue & charact...

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#10 The Life&Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer from 2020-01-23T09:10

This episode of RTN Theology centers on the life, thought, and legacy of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bob Crawford talks with professor Stephen Haynes, author of The Battl...

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#9 Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity w/ Miguel De La Torre from 2020-01-23T09:09

In this episode of RTN Theology, Bob talks with Christian social ethicist-activist, author, and Professor at Iliff School of Theology, Dr. Miguel De La To...

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#8- Elizabeth Seton&Catholics in Early America w/ Catherine O'Donnell from 2020-01-23T09:08

Bob speaks with Arizona State University Associate Professor of History Catherine O’Donnell about the prejudice Catholics endured in the year...

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#7- Remembering Walter B. Jones: Living by Faith&by Truth from 2020-01-23T09:07

In this episode of RTN Theology hosts Bob Crawford and Keith Larson share personal reflections on the life of North Carolina 3rd District Congressman Wal...

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#6- The Road to Hope?: The Challenges of Faith in Politics from 2020-01-23T09:06

Discussing the relationship between faith and the public sphere has been a part of America’s story since its beginning. Over the past decade, the presence of Christian faith in public policy and...

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#5- Jeremy Begbie on Theology Of&Through the Arts from 2020-01-23T09:05

This week Bob and Pastor Chris Breslin of Oak Church in Durham, NC sit down with Duke University, Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor of Theology Jeremy Begbie for a discussion about how ...

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#4- Kutter Callaway on Reconstructing Our Cultural&Spiritual Norms from 2020-01-23T09:04

In this episode of RTN Theology, Bob talks to Fuller Theological Seminary Assistant Professor Kutter Callaway about his new book, Breaking the Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spir...

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#3- Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I've Loved): a Live Conversation with Kate Bowler from 2020-01-23T09:03

Chris Breslin recently invited Bob to be part of a live conversation with Kate Bowler to talk about the history of Christianity, their faith, and how the crisis of cancer has affected their rela...

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#2- Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: John Fea from 2020-01-23T09:02

In the second installment of RTN Theology, Bob speaks with Messiah College’s John Fea about Christianity in Early Amer...

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#1- The Intersection of Christianity&Culture in the United States w/James K.A. Smith from 2020-01-23T09:01

In the premier episode of our theology subseries, RTN Theology we welcome Christian philosopher James K.A. Smith to discuss the intersection of Christianity and culture in the United St...

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RTN Theology Coming January 23! from 2020-01-08T21:32:53

We're excited to announce that RTN Theology w/ Bob Crawford & Chris Breslin is expanding to its own podcast feed. A brand new episode, along w/ episodes 1-18 will be live here on January 23rd. S...

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