Best BioLogos Podcasts (2024)

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143. The Ocean Declares | Horseshoe Crabs, Hospitality & Creatureliness 49:41

8d ago49:41

49:41

When the wind is just right, on a small beach in Titusville, Florida, horseshoe crabs crawl out of the water and onto the beach to lay their eggs. Jim and Colin joined up with two marine biologists—Bob Sluka who works with A Rocha, a Christian conservation organization and Margaret Miller, a coral biologist who works with SECORE International—and t…

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173. Creation Groans | Living with Grief, Living with Hope 57:21

22d ago57:21

57:21

The climate crisis often leads people to feelings of grief, despair, and fear. With the of help faith leaders, climate activists, artists and teachers from around the world we explore some of the emotions that result from an awareness of the climate crisis. And consider how naming and accepting the grief and sorrow that many people are feeling can …

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132. Neuroscience, Mental Health and the Church 54:59

1M ago54:59

54:59

The church has had a complicated relationship with mental health. Research shows that 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness in a given year and yet 66% of pastors talk about mental health in sermons only once a year or less. In the episode we break down what exactly mental illness and mental health are, what is happening in the brain, and how the…

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172. Camille Dungy | Dandelions and Bindweed 47:42

2M ago47:42

47:42

Camille Dungy is a poet, and it is with a poet’s close attention that she reflects on the interactions between humans and the greater-than-human world. In the conversation, Camille talks about how she came to her connection to the greater-than-human world, about the need to include family and home in nature writing and about the definition of a wee…

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171. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire & Francis Collins | Live from Faith and Science 2024 1:15:40

2M ago1:15:40

1:15:40

Francis Collins and Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire are both renowned scientists and both of them played special and important roles during the pandemic. In this conversation, the two of them remember some of the key moments in the scientific development of the COVID vaccine and talk about the many years of scientific work that prepared the way. They als…

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170. The Sacred Chain | The Challenge of Pain and Suffering 43:32

3M ago43:32

43:32

The science of evolution has caused friction for many Christians. And science does pose some challenges to the way people have been taught to think about their faith, but those challenges don’t have to lead to a decision to reject faith—or to reject the findings of science. In fact, understanding science can lead to a deeper faith. Jim Stump, host …

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169. The Sacred Chain | The Challenge of Time 36:44

3M ago36:44

36:44

The science of evolution has caused friction for many Christians. And science does pose some challenges to the way people have been taught to think about their faith, but those challenges don’t have to lead to a decision to reject faith—or to reject the findings of science. In fact, understanding science can lead to a deeper faith. Jim Stump, host …

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168. The Sacred Chain | The Challenge of the Bible 43:43

3M ago43:43

43:43

The science of evolution has caused friction for many Christians. And science does pose some challenges to the way people have been taught to think about their faith, but those challenges don’t have to lead to a decision to reject faith—or to reject the findings of science. In fact, understanding science can lead to a deeper faith. Jim Stump, host …

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167. Jonathan Haidt & Francis Collins | Technology, Mental Health, & the Role of Faith 1:19:27

3M ago1:19:27

1:19:27

Special guest-host Francis Collins discusses the children's mental health epidemic with Jonathan Haidt. Haidt has been studying the causes of the high rates of depression and suicide in children for many years and has found that social media is at the root of the worsening trends. But he doesn’t just have causes in mind. He also has solutions. In t…

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166. Molly Worthen | Science and the Journey to Faith 1:04:02

4M ago1:04:02

1:04:02

Molly Worthen is a historian by training and wrote the book, Apostles of Reason, which explores the history of evangelicalism in America. When she wrote the book about 10 years ago, she approached the topic as an outsider, identifying as an agnostic. Then in 2022, she rather surprisingly found herself getting baptized at the front of a large evange…

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BONUS | Aminah Al-Attas Bradford on Feeding your Microbes 8:27

4M ago8:27

8:27

A bonus clip from an interview with Aminah Al-Attas Bradford for our series The Gift of Food.By BioLogos

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BONUS | Steven McMullen on Food and Thankfulness 7:41

4M ago7:41

7:41

A bonus clip from an interview with Steven McMullen for our series The Gift of Food.By BioLogos

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BONUS | Shauna Niequist on Gathering around Food 11:49

4M ago11:49

11:49

A bonus clip from an interview with Shauna Niequist for our series The Gift of Food.By BioLogos

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BONUS | Derrick Weston on Food not Lawns 9:48

4M ago9:48

9:48

A bonus clip from an interview with Derrick Weston for our series The Gift of Food.By BioLogos

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165. The Gift of Food | Economics, Justice, Fellowship (part 5) 48:48

4M ago48:48

48:48

In the last episode of the series we ask several related questions: How does the idea of food as a gift fit with the fact that food is also an economic commodity? How does food play into issues of justice? And how can food, instead of dividing us, bring us together? Finally, we end by discussing what all this means about how we should eat. When we …

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164. The Gift of Food | Eating Meat (part 4) 55:03

5M ago55:03

55:03

As creatures that must eat to live, human life is dependent on taking the lives of other creatures. In this episode, we explore ethics, science, and theology behind taking the lives of animals who become our food. In the process, we meet some of the animals and some of the people who raise them. We end up with at least as many questions as when we …

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163. The Gift of Food | The Science of Food (Part 3) 47:29

5M ago47:29

47:29

Taste is a sense that sometimes gets overshadowed by sight and sound, but it has played a crucial role in the development of our species. Some expert guides help us understand what is happening in our brains when we eat. We also talk about food and cooking and the roles they have played in making humans what we are today. This is part three of a fi…

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162. The Gift of Food | God’s Love Made Delectable (Part 2) 48:06

5M ago48:06

48:06

The idea of food as a gift is one that comes to us frequently in scripture. In this episode we look to the Bible and see if we can better understand God’s intended relationship to food. Beginning with the Old Testament, we explore how ancient Israelites might have thought about food. In the New Testament we see Jesus continually gathering around a …

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161. The Gift of Food | Sacred Morsels (Part 1) 46:12

5M ago46:12

46:12

Food is a great connector. It can connect us to the ground and the soil that produces food, to the plants and animals that turn into food, and to one another. It also has the possibility of connecting us better to God. In part one of the series we talk about some of these connections, eventually leading us to the idea that food is a gift. In the re…

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160. David Brooks | To See and Be Seen 50:19

7M ago50:19

50:19

Talking about any hard topic—science and faith included—requires first recognizing the person on the other end of the conversation. That’s what David Brooks set out to do and is the result of his most recent book, How to Know a Person, The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. He draws on neuroscience in order to understand how to see …

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159. Andrew Davison | Cosmic Incarnation 1:03:07

7M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

In the last couple of decades, we have solved the question of whether there are other earth-like planets in the universe by finding evidence of billions of them. But while we don’t know whether there could be life on those planets—or what it would be like if there was—we can still explore the theological questions that might arise if we did find li…

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158. Emily Smith | Science & Neighborliness 51:53

8M ago51:53

51:53

Being a good neighbor in a wide and complicated world can be challenging. Emily Smith has attempted to share her scientific knowledge with the hopes that it can contribute to neighborliness and even help to identify those who are most in need of the caring that can come from medical help. Emily is known to many as the Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologi…

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157. Jessica Moerman | No Act Too Small 1:00:53

8M ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Jessica Moerman’s scientific research has included the study of stalagmites in Bornean caves and digging up ancient lakes in Africa. Through this work, she and other paleoclimatologists—those who study the climate of the past—have started to piece together the puzzle of how earth’s climate has changed in the past, which helps us to understand how i…

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156. Joanna Ng | Data, Truth, & AI 58:57

8M ago58:57

58:57

Joanna Ng has worked on many projects which have been turned into tools we use everyday. In the episode she talks about the journey to become a Master Inventor and some of the highlights of her career and then discusses some of the risks that come from putting too much trust in computers and artificial intelligence. Glossary of Terms: Groundtruth: …

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155. Sy Montgomery | Soul Deep Sameness 56:00

8M ago56:00

56:00

Sy Montgomery has been writing about animals for over 30 years and has befriended many fascinating creatures in those years. Both turtles and octopuses, subjects of two of her books, are ancient relatives of ours, separated from humans by millions of years of evolution. That hasn’t stopped Sy from connecting with individuals of each of these specie…

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154. Janet Kellogg Ray | Science Denial and Christian Culture 1:02:17

9M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

Janet Kellogg Ray is a Christian science educator and author. In the episode, she shares her personal journey of reconciling her faith with the science of evolution and discusses the challenges faced by Christians in accepting scientific evidence. She explores the connection between the denial of evolution, climate change, and COVID vaccines, highl…

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153. BioLogos Book Club | Braiding Sweetgrass 1:10:39

9M ago1:10:39

1:10:39

In our second ever BioLogos book club, we bring you a discussion on the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Our expert guests include Carol Bremer-Bennett, the Executive Director of World Renew; Rick Lindroth, a retired professor of ecology; and Debra Rienstra, a Professor of English. They discuss various themes from the book, includin…

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66. Agustín Fuentes | To Believe is Human 58:09

9M ago58:09

58:09

The question, what does it mean to be human, demands answers from many fields of study. Agustín Fuentes has looked to anthropology for answers to this question but the answers he has found speak to something that is bigger than science. He proposes that one of the things that make us human is our ability to believe. Fuentes teaches anthropology and…

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152. Lee C. Camp | Opening the Door to Faith and Flourishing 55:57

10M ago55:57

55:57

As the host of his own podcast, No Small Endeavor, Lee C. Camp is well-practiced at conversations that explore what human flourishing could look like. In this conversation, he looks back to his own experiences in which doors were opened to him in his thinking about faith. He tells about his journey from preaching sermons against the theory of evolu…

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151. Joe Vukov | Navigating the Technological Divide 1:00:26

10M ago1:00:26

1:00:26

For some technology offers humanity a path into perfection. For others it is the means of our downfall. Somewhere in between there is Joe Vukov. In the episode, Joe helps to explain the pitfalls of both extremes—on one side, the transhumanists (who embrace technology as a way to become more human) and on the other, the neoLuddites (who shun certain…

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150. Trees | Living Symbols of Praise 49:54

10M ago49:54

49:54

Trees are often seen merely as backdrops or immovable scenery. When we start to learn about the physical realities of trees, their names and histories and the ways they interact with the world around them, we start to wonder if we’ve gotten the wrong idea about what trees are. In this episode, Jim and Colin go on a journey to see trees more complet…

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149. Kate Boyd | Science and the Messy Middle 56:46

11M ago56:46

56:46

Kate Boyd has been learning to live out her faith in the messy middle in a culture that rewards picking a side. While her journey didn’t begin with a conflict between science and religion, her story explores the complexities of understanding the Bible in today’s context and anyone who has struggled with issues of science and faith will resonate wit…

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28. Alister McGrath | Journey of Science, Story of Faith 46:10

11M ago46:10

46:10

Alister McGrath is one of the iconic voices in the dialogue between science and faith. In this episode, Jim Stump talks to him about two of his more recent books: A Theory of Everything (that Matters) and Narrative Apologetics. The conversation ranges from talking about Einstein’s religious beliefs and how they open a door for exploring the relatio…

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148. New Genes | A Science Explainer with Dennis Venema 22:26

12M ago22:26

22:26

In a recent article in the journal Science, researchers described a process where new genes come about from parts of DNA that were thought to be useless and led to bigger brains in humans. Jim and Colin, along with Dennis Venema, discuss what’s going on and describe some of the basic science that reveals why this discovery is an exciting new develo…

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147. Curtis Chang | Anxiety & the Doorway to Resurrection 53:46

1y ago53:46

53:46

Anxiety disorders are extremely common. Curtis Chang knows firsthand how anxiety can be extremely disruptive to the healthy and happy lives we all strive for. In this episode Curtis, who is a theologian, host of the Good Faith podcast and executive director of Redeeming Babel, tells the story of his own struggles and the peace he found when he refr…

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146. Sally Bingham | Churches Leading Change 36:20

1y ago36:20

36:20

Sally Bingham, the founder of Interfaith Power & Light (IPL), and the Canon of the Environment for the Diocese of California, shares the story of the inception of IPL and discusses the influential role that churches and faith communities can play in the effort to reduce climate change impacts. Learn more about Interfaith Power & Light Join a conver…

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145. Dawn Wright | A Divine Abyss 53:08

1y ago53:08

53:08

In the summer of 2022 Dawn Wright became only the 27th person ever, the fifth woman, and the first Black person to descend into the deepest part of the ocean, a place called Challenger Deep. As a scientist, Dawn has been studying and helping to map the depths of the ocean, but being there in person uncovered a new dimension and deepened her connect…

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144. Francis Collins & Deb Liu | Live from Silicon Valley 53:04

1y ago53:04

53:04

Deb Liu, the CEO of Ancestry, and Francis Collins, the previous director of the NIH and leader of the Human Genome project, delve into the fascinating world of genetic science, exploring its implications on our understanding of human identity, ancestry and health. Throughout the conversation they also share stories and reflections on how their Chri…

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91. Jason Fileta | Faith, Justice, Climate 59:04

1y ago59:04

59:04

Jason Fileta didn’t start out as an environmental activist. His first passion was to alleviate the suffering of the poor and hungry. As he met and heard the stories from those struggling with poverty and hunger he often asked them the question: if we could get a million Christians in North America to raise their voices on an issue that impacts your…

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143. The Ocean Declares | Horseshoe Crabs, Hospitality & Creatureliness 48:25

1y ago48:25

48:25

When the wind is just right, on a small beach in Titusville, Florida, horseshoe crabs crawl out of the water and onto the beach to lay their eggs. Jim and Colin joined up with two marine biologists—Bob Sluka who works with A Rocha, a Christian conservation organization and Margaret Miller, a coral biologist who works with SECORE International—and t…

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142. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap | Environmental Evangelism 55:12

1y ago55:12

55:12

When Kyle Meyaard-Schaap joins a climate march or calls a senator to talk about his concerns about climate change, he sees it as an act of evangelism. His new book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action tells the story of how he came to understand that acting on climate is necessary and urgent and that it fits within…

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141. Gayle Boss | Let Compassion Take Root 47:29

1y ago47:29

47:29

Over the season of lent we’ve been reading excerpts from Gayle Boss’ Book Wild Hope. In this episode we talk to Gayle about where the book came from and about how the stories of wild and imperiled creatures can help us into the story of Christ and his journey to the cross. Find out More about Wild Hope and Gayle's other books. Thanks to Paraclete P…

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140. Brandon Vaidyanathan | Beauty in Science 51:27

1y ago51:27

51:27

As a sociologist, Brandon Vaidyanathan has been studying what scientists think about beauty. Some people might be surprised that scientists think much about beauty at all, but for many scientists, beauty is an important reason for why they do the work that they do. Brandon talks about his research and the different ways scientists understand beauty…

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LENT | Reflections from Wild Hope: The Hawksbill Turtle 8:57

1+ y ago8:57

8:57

This Lent we’re reading reflections from Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, by Gayle Boss. We’ll end with an interview with Gayle Boss in the last week of Lent. The reflections from Wild Hope are grouped into five different weeks, with four creatures in each week, through the season of Lent and four more during Holy Week. Week five is …

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139. BioLogos Book Club | Transcendent Kingdom 54:06

1+ y ago54:06

54:06

In the debut of a new podcast Book Club feature we take on the novel Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi about a young PhD candidate in neuroscience struggling with questions about mental health, the problem of evil, and how to reconcile the evangelical faith she grew up with and her career in science. We asked three guests to join us to discuss the …

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LENT | Reflections from Wild Hope: The Olm 11:08

1+ y ago11:08

11:08

This Lent we’re reading reflections from Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, by Gayle Boss. We’ll end with an interview with Gayle Boss in the last week of Lent. The reflections from Wild Hope are grouped into five different weeks, with four creatures in each week, through the season of Lent and four more during Holy Week. Week four is …

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LENT | Reflections from Wild Hope: The North Atlantic Right Whale 10:10

1+ y ago10:10

10:10

This Lent we’re reading reflections from Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, by Gayle Boss. We’ll end with an interview with Gayle Boss in the last week of Lent. The reflections from Wild Hope are grouped into five different weeks, with four creatures in each week, through the season of Lent and four more during Holy Week. Week three is…

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138. Sarah Augustine | Ever Present Every Moment 56:15

1+ y ago56:15

56:15

We have a lot to learn from Indigenous ways of thinking and knowledge about the world, particularly as it relates to the climate and environmental crisis and the place of humans in creation. And in learning about Indigenous knowledge we learn also that Christianity has played a role in the displacement of Indigenous People. Sarah Augustine shares t…

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LENT | Reflections from Wild Hope: The Indiana Bat 9:56

1+ y ago9:56

9:56

This Lent we’re reading reflections from Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, by Gayle Boss. We’ll end with an interview with Gayle Boss in the last week of Lent. The reflections from Wild Hope are grouped into five different weeks, with four creatures in each week, through the season of Lent and four more during Holy Week. Week two is "…

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137. ChatGPT | AI on Faith and Science 42:09

1+ y ago42:09

42:09

We welcome our first non-human guest to the podcast, the language model ChatGPT. The chatbot joins us to answer questions about science and faith. ChatGPT draws on extensive digital information to answer the same kinds of questions we have been asking our human guests over the past few years. The results are…interesting. Jim and Colin reconvene aft…

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