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Guns and God

Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence

24 episodes

8 months ago

In this episode, Helen speaks with Revd Dr Simon Woodman. Simon is minister at Bloomsbury Baptist Church London, and formerly New Testament lecturer at Cardiff University. He is the author of a number of books and articles including two which are under discussion here: The Book of Revelation (SCM core texts) and a chapter entitled “Fire from heaven” in a book he co-edited: The Book of Revelation. Currents in British research on the apocalypse. We discuss the ancient context of the book, wheth...

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In this episode, Helen speaks with Revd Dr Simon Woodman. Simon is minister at Bloomsbury Baptist Church London, and formerly New Testament lecturer at Cardiff University. He is the author of a number of books and articles including two which are under discussion here: The Book of Revelation (SCM core texts) and a chapter entitled “Fire from heaven” in a book he co-edited: The Book of Revelation. Currents in British research on the apocalypse. We discuss the ancient context of the book, wheth...

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Episodes (20/24)

Guns and God

The book of Revelation and violence ancient and modern - with guest Simon Woodman

In this episode, Helen speaks with Revd Dr Simon Woodman. Simon is minister at Bloomsbury Baptist Church London, and formerly New Testament lecturer at Cardiff University. He is the author of a number of books and articles including two which are under discussion here: The Book of Revelation (SCM core texts) and a chapter entitled “Fire from heaven” in a book he co-edited: The Book of Revelation. Currents in British research on the apocalypse. We discuss the ancient context of the book, wheth...

4 years ago

50 minutes

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Modern appropriation of the book of Joshua - with guest Rachel Havrelock

In this episode, Helen speaks with Dr Rachel Havrelock about her new book The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible. Rachel is Professor of English at the University of Illinois. In our conversation we discuss how the first Israeli prime minister David Ben Gurion used the conquest of Joshua to assist him in state-building; and the resources which the book itself offers to readers who wish to resist such nationalism.

4 years ago

1 hour

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Baptists Across Europe - challenges and priorities. With guest Tony Peck

In this episode Helen talks with Revd Anthony Peck, General Secretary of the European Baptist Federation. In the light of current challenges such as migration, the Crimean conflict, and the rise of far right populism, they discuss the challenges that Baptists face, and the distinctives that they can offer to their societies. During the conversation, Tony and Helen make reference to this paper on Christian nationalism.

4 years ago

38 minutes

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Catholic Social Theology in Northern Ireland - with new co-presenter Maria Power

In this episode Michael and Helen interview Dr Maria Power. Maria is a Catholic social historian, and Senior Research Fellow in Human Dignity at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice. We discuss the role of Cardinal Cahal Daly in Northern Ireland, and his pursuit of a peaceable kingdom. Our discussion is focussed around Maria's new book Catholic Social Teaching and Theologies of Peace in Northern Ireland.

4 years ago

48 minutes

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The kingship of God and the Hebrew Bible - with guest Sam Brody

In this episode Michael and Helen talk with Dr Samuel Brody about Martin Buber's theology of the kingship of God, and how this might influence modern politics. Sam is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. We discuss his latest book Marbin Buber's Theopolitics , and also - briefly - this blog post.

4 years ago

51 minutes

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Being evangelical and non-violent, with guest Ron Sider

In this episode, Michael Spalione and Helen Paynter talk with Dr Ron Sider about non-violence, with particular reference to his recent book If Jesus is Lord: Loving our enemies in an age of violence. Ron is Emeritus Professor of Theology, Holistic Ministry, and Public Policy at Palmer Theologial Seminary.

4 years ago

51 minutes

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Human rights and dealing with difference - with guest David Montgomery

Helen and Matthew talk with Dr David Montgomery, Associate Research Professor at the Centre for International Development at the University of Maryland, and Director of CEDAR. Among other works, he is the co-author of Living with Difference: How to Build Community in a Divided World. We discuss the usefulness of the language of human rights, in this blog post co-authored by David Montgomery and Adam Seligman, and this follow-up by David. We also discuss community building between indivi...

4 years ago

44 minutes

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Prosperity gospel or good news to the poor? - with guest Danielle Mayfield

In this episode, Michael Spalione and Helen Paynter speak with Danielle (D.L.) Mayfield, author of The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power. Danielle tells how her own experience of living with the 'exiled' changed her view of how her Christian faith should be expressed. This conversation takes place 'within' the (broadly) evangelical Christian tradition, and Helen even talks a bit about the Old Testament.

4 years ago

48 minutes

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Evangelical Christianity and liberal politics in the USA - with new co-presenter Michael Spalione

In this episode we introduce Dr Michael Spalione, who will be co-hosting some future episodes. Michael has recently gained his PhD in political theology from Durham University (UK), although he is a native and resident of the USA. He is also one of the Research Associates of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Helen and Michael talk about the role of the church, Christian nationalism and the evangelical label, and music. The episode was recorded at the end of 2020.

4 years ago

36 minutes

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The myth of Islamisation in Central Asia - with guest John Heathershaw

In this episode, Helen and Matthew speak with Dr John Heathershaw, professor in the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at Exeter University. Is Central Asia really a crucible for Islamic terrorism? And how are such myths instrumentalised by others? In our conversation, we refer to two briefing papers. This one was written for Chatham House in 2014, and this one was published three years later by Open Democracy.

4 years ago

53 minutes

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The image of God and human violence - with guest Richard Middleton

In this episode, Helen and Matthew speak with Dr Richard Middleton, Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary, Rochester. Our conversation centres on ideas discussed in Richard's book The Liberating Image. We discuss the extent to which the biblical creation myths endorse or challenge violence in the ancient and modern world.

4 years ago

44 minutes

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Religion and Colonialism in Ireland and Rhodesia with guest Donal Lowry

In this episode Helen and Matthew speak with historian Dr Donal Lowry, senior member of Regents Park College, Oxford. Donal is an expert on the British Empire, particularly Rhodesia and Northern Ireland, and in our conversation he traces fascinating links between the situation in 1920s Ireland and Britain's colonial history in Rhodesia. The chapter we discussed is in the book The Break-up of Greater Britain, which will be published in 2021, edited by Stuart Ward and Christian Pedersen.

4 years ago

46 minutes

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The German Church and the Confessing Church in the lead-up to World War II - with guest Frank McDonough

In this episode, Helen and Matthew speak with historian Frank McDonough, about the crackdown on the Confessing Church in Germany in the year 1937. Dr McDonough is Professor of International History at Liverpool John Moores University. The new volume of his book The Hitler Years is available here

4 years ago

41 minutes

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Religious language in the 'secular' mainstream - with guest Valerie Hobbs

In this episode, Helen and Matthew talk with Dr. Valerie Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Sheffield. We talk about the way that religious language pervades and influences mainstream political discourse. Valerie's book, An Introduction to Religious Language, was released on 14th January, 2021. Listeners may also be interested to read this blog post which Helen and Valerie co-wrote about the use of religious apocalytic language by QAnon.

4 years ago

54 minutes

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Political Islam and interfaith conversations - with guest Hifsa Haroon Iqbal

Matthew and Helen talk with Muslim community leader Hifsa Haroon Iqbal, MBE, about political elements of Islam, violence within the Q'ran and the Bible, dialogue between Jewish and Muslim women, and Christmas. Hifsa is trustee of the Islamic-Jewish women's network Nisa-Nashim. Hifsa's website is here and the blog post we discuss is here. We finish the year on an optimistic note!

4 years ago

40 minutes

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The myth of redemptive violence and gun culture - with guest Steve Harmon

Can we defeat the dragon without becoming the dragon? In this episode, Helen and Matthew talk with Revd Dr Steve Harmon, Professor of Historical Theology at Gardner-Webb University, North Carolina. Steve is the author of a number of books, most recently co-editor of Sources of Light: Resources for Baptist Churches Practicing Theology. We begin our discussion with reference to this blog post which he wrote.

4 years ago

50 minutes

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Should Christians have a privileged voice in society? - with guest Paul Lusk

In this episode Helen and Matthew talk with Paul Lusk about the role that the church should occupy within the public square. Paul is the author of The Jesus Candidate: Political Religion in a Secular Age, and this blog post on the origins of the Religious Right.

4 years ago

57 minutes

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Islamist extremism and the mainstream - with guest David Toube

Helen and Matthew talk with David Toube, director of policy at Quilliam, the counter-extremism organisation. Based on this briefing paper, written by Quilliam for the British government, we discuss the mainstreaming of Islamism, and the benefits and challenges of a liberal society.

4 years ago

47 minutes

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The Manosphere and the Radical Right - with guest Julia DeCook

Helen and Matthew talk with Dr Julia DeCook, assistant professor at the School of Communication, Loyola University, and Research Associate of the Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right. Julia is a specialist on online extremist movements, specifically male supremacist groups. In this episode, we begin with a discussion about a blog post she wrote on the connections between the manosphere and the radical right. This episode was recorded on 11th September 2020.

4 years ago

50 minutes

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The Moot: seeking a way out of fascism - with guest Jonas Kurlberg

In this episode, Helen and Matthew talk with Dr Jonas Kurlberg, about his book Christian Modernism in an Age of Totalitarianism. In the book Jonas explores 'The Moot', an informal think-tank composed of a wide diversity of intellectuals, which met in Britain before, during and after the Second World War. The Moot was committed to trying to help Britain find its way out of the mire of the political crisis of its day. What surprising conclusion did they come to, and what relevance might t...

5 years ago

45 minutes