Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson (D.Phil., Oxford) is Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Concordia University, Irvine. He is a popular speaker, podcaster, and writer. His specialty is the history of ideas, especially as they shed light on the ways in which religious and philosophical ideas can both emancipate and enslave individuals. In addition to several scholarly book chapters and articles, he is the author of Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times (ViW Books, 2017), (ViW Books, 2017), Faith, Reason, and Revelation in Theodore Beza (Oxford University Press, 2003), and associate editor of The Encyclopedia of Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).
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“That You May Believe”
Life beyond death? It’s a bold claim. Granted, it’s a doctrine confessed without much hesitation each week by Christians worldwide. And even the spiritual but not religious crowd often appeals to our deceased loved ones going to a better place. This is because many of us want to believe that we don’t go into oblivion […]
What It Means for a Church to Be Spiritual
What makes a church “spiritual?” Can a church be more or less “spiritual?”
The Triumphal Entry
What is the significance of the fact that Christ made his triumphal procession into Jerusalem in humility, riding on a donkey? What do Jesus’ actions on this occasion tell us about himself and the kingdom he came to inaugurate? Also, what Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in this important scene? Join us as the hosts […]
Jesus’ Death Foretold
After Lazarus has been raised from the dead, many people begin to believe that Jesus may actually be the Messiah. But this does not sit well with the Jerusalem authorities who begin to fear how the Romans might respond to all this. So Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, argued that it would actually […]
I Am the Resurrection & the Life
Because the resurrection of Lazarus is not recorded in any of the other Gospels, some have argued that it should be rejected as a kind of fictional element that John has included in his account of the Jesus story. But is this a reasonable hypothesis? On this program, the hosts will discuss some of the […]
