Best Matthew Pagan Podcasts (2024)

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Blessings of Purity (Matthew 5:27-30) 40:31

12h ago40:31

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Date: September 29, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Sermon on the Mount

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Paola Bertucci, "In the Land of Marvels: Science, Fabricated Realities, and Industrial Espionage in the Age of the Grand Tour" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023) 1:10:15

1d ago1:10:15

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How a journey through Italy casts light on secrets, stereotypes, and the manipulation of information in eighteenth-century science. In 1749, the celebrated French physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet set out on a journey through Italy to solve an international controversy over the medical uses of electricity. At the end of his nine-month tour, he publishe…

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Ministry Misfits Episode 140: The Bible and Immigration LIVE with Tiara Wilson 1:19:46

3h ago1:19:46

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This week we are continuing our Matthew 25 series with a Live discussion on Immigrants and Immigration with Tiara Wilson. Listen in on our live recording to hear not only what the Bible says about this controversial topic, but more importantly what it means for us as believers in a politically driven world. To leave a review on Apple: https://podca…

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Ministry Misfits Episode 139: BuddyWalk Through Matthew 25 1:07:17

7d ago1:07:17

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We are trying out some new stuff this week and simultaneously introducing and continuing a miniseries you didn’t even know was happening. Joe Dea is with us this week to help us walk through Matthew 25 as a whole, and specifically the way we read and apply the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. For BuddyWalk With Jesus on Goodpods: https://goodpod…

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Felia Allum, "Women of the Mafia: Power and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra" (Cornell UP, 2024) 53:20

10d ago53:20

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Women of the Mafia: Power and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra (Cornell UP, 2024) by Dr. Felia Allum dives into the Neapolitan criminal underworld of the Camorra as seen and lived by the women who inhabit it. It tells their life stories and unpacks the gender dynamics by examining their participation as active agents in the organisation as leade…

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Blessings of the Law (Matthew 5:17-20) 40:55

14d ago40:55

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Date: September 15, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Sermon on the Mount

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Ministry Misfits Episode 138: Feed His Flock with Jamie Balcom 1:01:13

15d ago1:01:13

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A longtime misfit that most don’t know about is in the studio, Jamie Balcom is making his long-awaited Misfits debut, to talk about Ministry, Callings, Vision Casting, Wiffleball, and his newest ministry adventure. For the CSRM Podcast episodes mentioned today: https://www.overwhelmingvictory.org/thecsrmpodcast/episode/c04fe2b5/csrm-podcast-special…

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Philip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023) 41:32

15d ago41:32

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Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023). Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian empero…

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Blessings for the World (Matthew 5:11-16) 44:29

21d ago44:29

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Date: September 8, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Sermon on the Mount

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Let It Rip: Is There Only One Pure Translation? Part II 50:57

22d ago50:57

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This week we have a network special for everyone as we listen in on the second half of the Let It Rip Livestream from a few weeks back. Joe Dea and Andrew Fouts are looking at the idea of Biblical Translations and walking through the pros, cons, and theological issues that they bring up. Let It Rip airs live every Saturday morning at 9:30 am easter…

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Blessed Life (Matthew 4:17, 23-5:12) 44:39

29d ago44:39

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Date: September 1, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Sermon on the Mount

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Andrea Moudarres, "The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic: Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso" (U Virginia Press, 2019) 1:01:37

28d ago1:01:37

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In The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic: Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso (University of Delaware Press, 2019), Andrea Moudarres examines influential works from the literary canon of the Italian Renaissance, arguing that hostility consistently arises from within political or religious entities. In Dante's Divine Comedy, Luigi Pulci's Morgan…

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Let It Rip: Is There Only One Pure Translation? Part I 1:02:34

29d ago1:02:34

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This week we have a network special for everyone as we listen in on the first half of the latest Let It Rip Livestream. Joe Dea and Andrew Fouts are looking at the idea of Biblical Translations and walking through the pros, cons, and theological issues that they bring up. Let It Rip airs live every Saturday morning at 9:30 am eastern, and can be vi…

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His Way With the Insiders (John 3:1-16) 43:04

1M ago43:04

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Date: August 25, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Ministry Misfits Episode 135: Joy & Patience 1:24:52

1M ago1:24:52

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This week Brandon is back to continue our Fruit of the Spirit specials. This week we are looking at the fruits of Joy and Patience, the misconceptions about what they are, and how these fruits show the work of the Spirit in our lives. *****WE APOLOGIZE, BUT WE HAD SOME MICROPHONE ISSUES FOR THIS ONE, BUT WE ARE WORKING TO GET THIS FIXED***** For mo…

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Christopher Beckman, "Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine" (Hurst, 2024) 44:14

1M ago44:14

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A Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine (Hurst, 2024) by Christopher Beckman takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history, following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum, mass-produced British condiments, elaborate French haute c…

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His Way With the Worthy (Luke 7:1-10) 37:57

1M ago37:57

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Date: August 18, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Ministry Misfits Episode 134: Women in Scripture with Pastor Andie Avram 1:23:20

1M ago1:23:20

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Pastor Andie Avrams (@pastherandie) is back with me this week and we are diving into a topic we regularly are working on together, Women in the Scripture! Join us as we walk through the miscommunicated stories of Eve, Sarah, Deborah, Bathsheba, & the Samaritan Woman from John 4, looking at what the text actually shows about the faith and circumstan…

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His Way With Pagans (Matthew 15:21-28) 33:40

2M ago33:40

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Date: August 11, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Rob Herron | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Matthew Evangelista, "Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945: Bombing among Friends" (Routledge, 2024) 1:00:02

2M ago1:00:02

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Tens of thousands of Italian civilians perished in the Allied bombing raids of World War II. More of them died after the Armistice of September 1943 than before, when the air attacks were intended to induce Italy’s surrender. Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945 (Routledge, 2023) addresses this seeming paradox, by examining the …

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Andrew Denning, "Automotive Empire: How Cars and Roads Fueled European Colonialism in Africa" (Cornell UP, 2024) 1:12:38

2M ago1:12:38

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In Automotive Empire: How Cars and Roads Fueled European Colonialism in Africa (Cornell University Press, 2024), Dr. Andrew Denning uncovers how roads and vehicles began to transform colonial societies across Africa but rarely in the manner Europeans expected. Like seafaring ships and railroads, automobiles and roads were more than a mode of transp…

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His Way of The Heart (Mark 7:1-23) 40:07

2M ago40:07

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Date: August 4, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Ministry Misfits Episode 133: IS IT PAGAN? Olympic Edition 1:18:20

2M ago1:18:20

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There is a lot to unpack culturally, historically, theologically, and politically from the past week of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, causing many to ask the question “IS IT PAGAN?” In this special Olympic Edition of the Is It Pagan? Show, Joe Dea and Andrew are going to unpack as many of these as possible and ultimately answer the question of how…

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Anna Bonnell Freidin, "Birthing Romans: Childbearing and Its Risks in Imperial Rome" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:40:23

2M ago1:40:23

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Across the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties about childbirth tied individuals to one another, to the highest levels of imperial politics, even to the movements of the stars. Birthing Romans: Childbearing and Its Risks in Imperial Rome (Princeton UP, 2024) sheds critical light on the diverse ways pregnancy and childbirth were understood, …

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His Way With the Self Righteous (Luke 18:9-14) 36:04

2M ago36:04

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Date: July 28, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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His Way With Sinners (Matthew 9:9-17) 42:00

2M ago42:00

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Date: July 21, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Ministry Misfits Episode 132: From Barriers to Belonging with Dr. Vickie Byler 53:10

2M ago53:10

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This wait is over! The guest and book we have been talking about since season 1 has finally arrived! Dr. Vickie Byler is joining us this week to discuss her new adventures and her new book “From Barriers to Belonging”. Join us as Dr. Byler walks us through the barriers she has faced recently in finding place she feels able to use her gifting, as we…

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Mark Letteney, "The Christianization of Knowledge in Late Antiquity: Intellectual and Material Transformations" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:15:09

2M ago1:15:09

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The Christianization of Knowledge in Late Antiquity: Intellectual and Material Transformations (Cambridge UP, 2023) traces the beginning of Late Antiquity from a new angle. Shifting the focus away from the Christianization of people or the transformation of institutions, Mark Letteney interrogates the creation of novel and durable structures of kno…

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Anthony Kaldellis, "The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:02:45

2M ago1:02:45

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In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, has been revolutionized by new approaches and more sophisticated models for how its society and state operated. No longer looked upon as a pale facsimile of classical Rome, Byzantium is now considered a vigorous state of its own, inheritor of many of Rome's features,…

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Alessandra Montalbano, "Ransom Kidnapping in Italy: Crime, Memory, and Violence" (U Toronto Press, 2023) 52:00

3M ago52:00

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For over thirty years, modern Italy was plagued by ransom kidnappings perpetrated by bandits and organised crime syndicates. Nearly 700 men, women, and children were abducted from across the country between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, held hostage by members of the Sardinian banditry, Cosa Nostra, and the ’Ndrangheta. Subjected to harsh capt…

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Anthony Di Renzo, "Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue" (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) 43:21

3M ago43:21

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Anthony Di Renzo's Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) is the most audacious guide to Rome you will ever read. Pasquino, the city’s witty talking statue, will introduce you to the gallant heroes and grotesque villains, humble peddlers and flamboyant nobles, whores and saints and movie stars who have reign…

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His Way With The Proud (Luke 7:36-50) 42:18

3M ago42:18

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Date: July 14, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Emily Wilbourne, "Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence" (Oxford UP, 2023) 1:07:06

3M ago1:07:06

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Grounded in new archival research documenting a significant presence of foreign and racially-marked individuals in Medici Florence, Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Emily Wilbourne argues for the relevance of such individuals to the history of Western music and for the importance of sou…

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Ministry Misfits Episode 131: Christian Voting with Joe Dea 1:31:17

3M ago1:31:17

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DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JULY 12, 2024, PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMPS LIFE. NEITHER MISFITS NOR BUDDYWALK SUPPORT ANY ACTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AND THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED DO NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE ARGUMENTS PRESENTED. Election Season is in full swing, and so are the same tired bad theological arguments surroun…

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His Way With Scoundrels (Luke 19:10) 37:45

3M ago37:45

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Date: July 7, 2024 | Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate | Series: The Way of Jesus

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Ministry Misfits Episode 130: Swords & Plows with Nathan Daniel Blake 1:15:12

3M ago1:15:12

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Nathan Daniel Blake is back this week and we are jumping into a new discussion that we started a few weeks ago. Join us as we look into Andrew's blog on the phrase "swords to plowshares" and what this means in relation to how we view the Scriptures, the Messiah, and our role in relation to both. For the Blog mentioned in this week’s episode: https:…

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Karine Varley, "Vichy's Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:18:46

3M ago1:18:46

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Karine Varley's book Vichy's Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War (Cambridge UP, 2023) advances a significant new interpretation of French collaboration during the Second World War. Arguing that the path to collaboration involved not merely Nazi Germany but Fascist Italy, it suggests that the Vi…

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Verso l’Alto (with Christine Wohar) 1:14:19

3M ago1:14:19

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Christine Wohar talks about Finding Frassati: And Following His Path to Holiness (EWTN, 2021), her book about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The book is a biography, hagiography, and delightful conversation about the participation of the Communion of Saints in our lives and how can join hands with them in our daily lives. Like many of us, Bl. Pier …