Best Duke Theology Podcasts (2024)

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David Bahnsen, Founder & Managing Partner of The Bahnsen Group 43:28

4M ago43:28

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David Bahnsen has built a career over the past 20+ years in finance and investment, having previously worked for Morgan Stanley, he then formed The Bahnsen Group which now oversees over 5 billion in assets. David has written several books, including his latest, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life. In today’s conversation, Dan and David talk abo…

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Tom Gibbs, President of Covenant Theological Seminary 40:08

4M ago40:08

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Tom Gibbs joins Dan in today’s episode to discuss the unique challenges of ministry leadership. Tom began his career planting a chapter of RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) on Baylor University's campus, and then a few years later planted Redeemer Presbyterian Church, a multicultural church in the heart of San Antonio. Redeemer blossomed under T…

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Mike Duke, Former CEO of Walmart 36:57

4M ago36:57

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Mike Duke spent years in senior leadership for Walmart, ultimately serving as CEO from 2009-2013. At the moment he took over the global economy was in the midst of significant upheaval, and rapid change was affecting the retail industry. In the early years, he pioneered a push for more online sales, bringing Walmart into a new era of growth and pro…

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Alan Barnhardt, CEO Barnhardt Crain & Rigging 34:21

5M ago34:21

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Alan Barnhart inherited his family's business and, alongside his brother, has grown a relatively small regional business into a nationwide one. Over the past 34 years, he developed several principles that are at the core of how they operate. They give away nearly half their yearly profit, and they task their employees with helping determine where t…

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Joel Salatin, Farmer, Activist. 42:50

5M ago42:50

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Season 9 episode 1 Joel Salatin gained national purchase through his appearance in the 2006 book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Joel had been known for years prior due to his pioneering work in regenerative farming. Joel has been at the forefront of a unique movement in American farming and husbandry that sought to bring sustainability …

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84. Trinitarians Made Me Cry (And It's Not What You Think) - Kassie Woodard 1:01:20

5M ago1:01:20

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After leaving The Way International, their first experience left them shocked. Reflections on life within a high-control bubble. RESOURCES 83. Trinitarian Cultic Authority The Way International - https://www.theway.org/ 313 Questioning Way International Doctrines (William Barlow) - Restitutio 18. Rex’s Legacy / Music of Grace / The Loaf - Laura Var…

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83. Trinitarian Cultic Authority 51:07

5M ago51:07

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What do cults and Trinitarianism have in common? A hermeneutical analysis, plus audio comic, and bi-personarianism. RESOURCES Restorationist Manifesto, Restitutio James White and Dale Tuggy debate: “Is Jesus YHWH?” 13. An Absolute Distrust of Unitarians - Kevin George (Part 1) 14. An Astounding Disappointment in Experts - Kevin George (Part 2) Jeho…

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82. Experiencing the Tuggy/White Debate, Street Interviews, and Post-debate Roundtable 1:02:05

6M ago1:02:05

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Experience the James White / Dale Tuggy debate ("Is Jesus YHWH?") first hand, with "man on the street" interviews and a next-day roundtable discussion. RESOURCES Dale Tuggy and James White debate: "Is Jesus YHWH?" (best quality, with slides) Curious Christianity (YouTube channel) Curious Christianity - Discussion with Dr. Tuggy on Intellectual Hone…

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Jim Fiala and Mike Duffy, Restaurateurs 48:35

7M ago48:35

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We are fascinated by restaurant culture; from celebrity chef’s, to cooking competitions, to fancy food photography, or finding out the latest hottest place to open in our neighborhood. But behind the facade is the hard day to day work of running a restaurant, managing people, and perhaps most importantly offering true hospitality. Today, Dan talks …

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81. Reconstructing to Relationship - Josiah Wright (Part 2) 45:04

7M ago45:04

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Josiah's reemergence from agnosticism blossomed into a relationship with God beyond his expectations. RESOURCES 1. The Perilous Trinity Deep Dive 20. The Good, the Bad, and the Boys Home - Josiah Wright 80. Deconstrucing to Agnostic - Josiah Wright (Part 1) Matthew 16 - The Pharisees demanding a sign UCA Conference UCA Events Page Crowdsourced shor…

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Brent Harriman, Pastor, Former Campus Minister 55:01

7M ago55:01

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What is work life balance? Is it something to strive for, or is it merely something we have been inculturated to? In today’s podcast, Dan talks with Brent Harriman, the founding pastor of Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Knoxville and former campus minister with RUF about the specific challenges of ministry life. What are the expectations toward…

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Matt Darr, Owner of Darr Tutors and Peggy Demetri, Executive Director 31:51

8M ago31:51

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Building and maintaining work culture is one of the most challenging, yet important, facets of running a successful business. Both today’s guests, Matt Darr and Peggy Demetri have years of experience in doing exactly that. They share insights and lessons learned on how best to cultivate the kind of healthy work environment that allows employees to …

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80. Deconstructing to Agnostic - Josiah Wright (Part 1) 43:33

8M ago43:33

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A journey from Christianity into agnosticism, a first-hand perspective of a young man born in the era of limitless information. RESOURCES 20. The Good, the Bad, and the Boys Home - Josiah Wright Allegience to the King (A2K) 75. Ready to Go, Young Adults Roundtable #UCAcon2023 UCA Events Page 79. UCA UK International Conference Roundtable - Daisy Jo…

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Tyler Stephens and Sarah Doriani, Architect, Designer 52:20

8M ago52:20

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Can the shape of a building, the design, use of materials, even the play of light in its corridors and rooms actually shape us as people? Can it influence our mood? Can it create a sense of awe? Point us toward worship? In today’s conversation with Tyler and Sarah, Dan explores how architecture and design can express personality, advance cultural g…

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Rico Tice, Anglican Clergyman, Evangelist 38:24

8M ago38:24

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In today’s podcast Dan interviews Rico Tice, an Anglican evangelist and perhaps best known for his book, Christianity Explored. Mr. Tice was born in Chile, raised in Uganda, and educated in England. He joined All Souls church in London, under the leadership of John Stott in 1994. Dan and Rico discuss why evangelism is so hard, the courage it takes …

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79. UCA UK International Conference Roundtable - Daisy Jones, David Fenton 46:16

8M ago46:16

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Excitement, laughter, and plans for the first ever international UCA conference from two of the brilliant team members helping make it happen. RESOURCES Christadelphians Bill and Stephanie Schlegel testimony video URC Christ Church, Windsor, UK Jeremiah 29:12 - Come and pray to me Dynamic Monarchianism: The Earliest Christology? from Theophilus Pre…

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78. Success, Hubris, and the Titanic - Rex Cain 53:07

9M ago53:07

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Responding to success and to difficulty demands a humble heart. Host Mark Cain shares a historical lesson on the Titanic from his dad (1938-2017). RESOURCES 521 The Deity of Christ from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Restitutio Podcast) 521 The Deity of Christ from a Greco-Roman Perspective (YouTube presentation) 67. Why Is the Trinity Mainstream? Atla…

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77. Four Views Panel Debrief, Evangelical Theological Society - Dale Tuggy, Brandon Duke 57:41

10M ago57:41

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Reflections from Dale and Brandon on their experience at ETS (unitarians in a sea of trinitarians), where Dale sat on a panel before 200+ Evangelicals. RESOURCES 4 views on the Trinity - William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Beau Branson, William Hasker TruthBorn.org Divine Deception and Monotheism, paper by Dale Tuggy William Lane Craig William Hasker T…

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Steven Garber, former Professor of Marketplace Theology and Leadership, Regent College 53:42

11M ago53:42

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Mentorship is much like planting a seed and nurturing it’s growth, tending to it until it bears fruit. As Steven Garber says, mentorship is the act of bringing one into vocation over the course of their life. As part of the burden of mentorship there is a deeper recognition that all of life falls under the Lordship of Christ. Dan and Steven acknowl…

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Katherine Alsdorf, Author, Former Executive Director of Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work 40:01

11M ago40:01

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Katherine Alsdorf has been at the forefront of the Faith and Work movement since she joined Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work in 2002. Prior to her work for Redeemer, she spent years leading various firms in tech and entrepreneurial spaces in Silicon Valley and New York City. She co-authored Every Good Endeavor with Tim Keller in 2012. In today’…

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Elliott Kellner, Research Scientist 55:58

11M ago55:58

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Elliot Kellner was “gifted” a love of the outdoors by a childhood spent exploring his family’s Appalachian farm with siblings and cousins. Those early impactful years shaped him into an adult with a profound love of creation, and also for the people who inhabit creation. Dr. Kellner has been a youth pastor, a professor at the University of West Vir…

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Jen Pollack Michel, Author 43:04

12M ago43:04

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To be human is to desire, and that capacity can be directed toward things both sinful and holy. Jen Pollack Michel says desire “can bring us most honestly and vulnerably into the presence of God, and He is the one who rightly orders our desires.” In this wonderfully vulnerable discussion, Dan and guest host Abby Karsten discuss the nature of desire…

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Russ Ramsey, Pastor, Author 54:47

12M ago54:47

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It thrills us, challenges us, moves us, frightens us, fills us with awe, wonder and hope: art. The creative impulse is a vibrant and wonderful thing, fully mysterious in the ways in which it has inhabited individuals throughout human history. On this week’s episode of Working w. Dan Doriani, Dan talks with pastor and noted author Russ Ramsey about …

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Collin Hansen, Journalist, Author, Biographer. 39:30

12M ago39:30

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Collin Hansen has been chronicling the modern evangelical church for the better part of the last two decades. He is perhaps best known for his 2008 work on New Calvinism, entitled Young, Restless and Reformed. Collin most recently published a biography of the late Tim Keller, and currently is vice president for content and editor in chief for the G…

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76. Reiki, New Age Mysticism, and the Purge - Heather Bonsall 1:07:29

1y ago1:07:29

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Heather practiced reiki and new age mysticism, then saw the light and in isolated study, launched a journey into truth and peace. RESOURCES James 1:13 - Lured by desire Mark 12:29 - Jesus quotes the Shema Matthew 16:16 - The confession of who Jesus is Restitutio Podcast - Sean Finnegan Some famliar spirit passages: Leviticus 19:31, Isaiah 8:19, Isa…

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75. Ready to Go, Young Adults Roundtable #UCAcon2023 1:02:41

1y ago1:02:41

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Four young adults talk about their plans for the 2023 Unitarian Christian Alliance conference, and a Kegan Chandler bonus about UCA publishing and UFOs. RESOURCES UCA Conference, Oct. 19-21, 2023 registration 74. Prayer Station - Mark & Sandy DeYoung Living Hope International Ministries Cedarville University 47. Be My Secret Heretic - Hannah Deane …

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John Swinton, BD, PhD, RMN, RMND: “Can a Pill Do What the Holy Spirit Could Not?” 56:16

1y ago56:16

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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on October 21, 2022 with John Swinton, BD, PhD, RMN, RMND titled “Can a Pill Do What the Holy Spirit Could Not?: Psychiatric Medication, Personhood, and Living Faithfully with Menta…

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Kristin Collier, MD: "Reimagining a Theology of Medicine" 59:25

1y ago59:25

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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on October 7, 2022 with Kristin Collier, MD titled "Reimagining a Theology of Medicine." Dr. Collier is an Associate Professor and Associate Residency Program Director of Internal M…

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Brett McCarty, ThD: "Churches Promoting Recovery: Faith-Based Responses to Substance Use Issues" 55:01

1y ago55:01

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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on September 9, 2022 with Brett McCarty, ThD titled “Churches Promoting Recovery: Faith-Based Responses to Substance Use Issues.” Dr. McCarty is an Assistant Research Professor of T…

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74. Prayer Station - Mark & Sandy DeYoung 53:38

1+ y ago53:38

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Two people, a love for ministry, and an intersection come together to make a difference in a small community. RESOURCES Goldilock’s zone Tree of Life Fellowship (website) Tree of Life Fellowship (Facebook) treeoflifefellowspickens@gmail.com Bob Jones University Joy Fellowship (website) (Facebook) Atlanta Bible College Psalm 55:22 - Cast your burden…

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73. Do You Pray to the Father or the Son? 54:49

1+ y ago54:49

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Does a non-trinitarian view of God impact how we pray? Mark's insights on interacting with two heavenly individuals. RESOURCES John 17:3 - The Father is the only true God 1. The Perilous Trinity Deep Dive 2. Mother Disrupted - Hildy Chandler (Part 1) 3. Scripture vs. Scales - Hildy Chandler (Part 2) 4. Reemergence - Hildy Chandler (Part 3) Does it …

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Sandra McCracken, singer/songwriter 35:27

1+ y ago35:27

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Music has the ability to comfort, to inspire, to bring us to a place of worship. Sandra McCracken has been making music that does all of that for several decades. Sandra has had a successful solo career and has been a member of several influential and well-known groups. Perhaps best known for her recent work crafting songs from the Psalms intended …

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Kelly Kapic, professor of Theology at Covenant College, author 39:29

1+ y ago39:29

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“Our creativity is better with seasons of rest,” says Kelly Kapic, author of You’re Only Human: How your limits reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News and today's guest on Working with Dan Doriani. Rest is a reflection of our limitations, and limitations are more broadly a sign of our humanness. God made us finite, with boundaries to what we…

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Tim Challies, author, book reviewer 41:26

1+ y ago41:26

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Suffering is at the core of the Christian story, yet our experience of suffering as Christians creates all kinds of cognitive, spiritual, and emotional dissonance. Tim Challies, Dan's guest on this episode of Working with Dan Doriani, explicitly identifies this tension when he asks: "When we faced this time of tragedy, it was the time to ask: what …

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72. Milk Without Manure? The Conflict Scooper - Alan Cain (Part 2) 1:04:16

1+ y ago1:04:16

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Conflict as fuel for spiritual growth. Lessons from decades of church leadership. RESOURCES Romans 5:12ff - By one man came life Luke 24:25 - First suffer and then glory You Can't Have Milk Without Manure - Handout (pdf file) Regional UCA Conferences Conference team contact: conference@unitarianchristianalliance.org 2. Mother Disrupted - Hildy Chan…

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Lisa Nichols, CEO and co-owner of Technology Partners 48:23

1+ y ago48:23

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What are the challenges that female executives face in today's business climate? What is the likelihood of female entrepreneurs finding the funding they need to start their businesses? Is it possible to lead a business when your partner is also your spouse? Lisa Nichols, Dan's guest on Working with Dan Doriani, addresses these questions and more. H…

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Michael Kruger, Scholar, professor, author, and president of Charlotte RTS 39:52

1+ y ago39:52

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The stories always come out afterward: churches fall apart, ministries fail, and congregants carry hurt with them for years. The issue of spiritual abuse in the church is both deeply painful but also relevant. We have heard the stories, listened to the podcasts, and seen or experienced the damage ourselves. In this episode of Working with Dan Doria…

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