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Christian Identity and Vocation in Belfast

07/25/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

In the final Summer Break episode, Kelsi chats with Caleb and Nathan from ⁠ @theologyontherise ⁠ the 2021 movie, Belfast, and what it means to be given and identity rather than create one.
Tony Stark and the Infinity Saga: Eucatastrophe and Sacrifice

07/15/25

9 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Scott Keith

In this episode of Outside Ourselves Summer Break, 1517 executive director, Scott Keith, joins Kelsi to talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and specifically, the character arc of Tony Stark or Iron Man over the course of the Avengers: Infinity Saga series.
399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

07/11/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What Do You Mean, There’s More to This? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about Taylor Swift that leads us into a conversation about symbols and meaning, religious iconography, wild truth, and seeing reality through what’s occurring in the sacraments.
Friday, July 4, 2025

07/04/25

14 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a popular and (slightly) peculiar hymn/anthem.
Church without God

06/18/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.
Severance and a Theology of Suffering

06/17/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Bradley Gray

Kelsi talks with pastor, author, and 1517 contributor, Bradley Gray, about themes of suffering in Apple TV's series, Severance.
Wicked and the Gift of Limitations with Ken Sundet Jones

06/03/25

10 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Ken Sundet Jones

In this first episode of Outside Ourselves Summer Break series, Kelsi chats with Reformation Theology professor (and Broadway Musical Buff), Ken Sundet Jones, about the connections between Wicked and a theology of glory/theology of the cross.
Technology Can't Stop Death

02/07/25

6 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco

The Thinking Fellows talk about the limitations of scientific progress.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Billy Graham Episode!

11/23/24

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for November 23-24, 2024
- Christian History
- Christianity in America
Christianity and politics

10/30/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Some reflections on Christianity and political order as well as Christians and politics days before the 2024 US elections.
How Would Luther Vote? with Bruce Hillman and Adam Francisco

10/29/24

8 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman

This week, Kelsi finishes her two-part conversation with Bruce Hillman and Adam Francisco with a look at Martin Luther's Two Kingdoms Doctrine, and especially the lefthanded or earthly realm.
Recorded LIVE at Here We Still Stand 2024: The Life and Times of Rev. Del Campbell

10/28/24

4 mins

By Delwyn Campbell | Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Craig sits down at the 2024 Here We Still Stand Conference in San Diego with Pastor and speaker Delwyn X Campbell and asks how a nice little Pentecostal/Baptist black child grows up to become the pastor of two German Lutheran Congregations in Lansing Michigan.