[ad hoc] Christianity

More and more Christians are coming to love Eastern Orthodox theology–so why isn’t everyone converting? The [ad hoc] gang has been extremely friendly to Orthodoxy, but we have nonetheless remained unaffiliated. This week we ask Orthodox Christian and returning guest Gambleor to field some of our hard questions.

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It’s our first ever discussion panel, with blogger Arni Zachariassen and adhocpodcast.com contributor Peter Smith! Our topic of discussion is Arni’s recent blog post, “How to Survive College with Your Faith Intact“.

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This week we got to chat with filmmaker Kevin Miller about Hellbound?, his current film exploring the varied understandings of hell among Christians today.

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The gang sits down to have a chat with Orthodox Christian and fellow YouTuber gambleor (view his channel here) about morality, atheism, feminism, and lots more.

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Announcing [ad hoc] Christianity Podcast 2.0: [ad hoc] Hangouts!

We’re back–for real this time, or Matthew will eat Travis’s dirty socks!

Don’t worry: you’ll be able to remain subscribed to an mp3 version through this site’s old RSS feed…if you want to be all early-2000′s about it. We’re not currently planning on publishing the videos from this site, but you can subscribe to our YouTube channel to get all the new stuff.

We’re excited about our new format and can’t wait to get into some great discussions, bridging the familiar and the fringe of our faith.

Here’s our first episode in the new format. We discuss the new format, what’s been going on with us in the time since our last show, and some of our plans for the future.

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We’re back…again! Well, Travis and Steve, anyway. Steve discusses the effect of the show’s summer hiatus on his theological interests (or lack thereof). We also discuss the cardinal virtue that is the true opposite of fundamentalism.

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Today’s very special guest is the Paragon of Biblioblogging himself, Clarence L. Goodwin Chair of New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, and the answer to the question “Doctor Who?”…Dr. James McGrath!

James is the author of the important blog, Exploring Our Matrix. Join us for a fun conversation about various factors in his own theological revolution, the impact learning from other cultures has on our understanding of the Bible, and the value of the biblioblogosphere. We also talk with him about the book he recently edited called Religion and Science Fiction, and his always entertaining and enlightening toe-to-toes bouts with vociferous mythicists. It’s a great discussion we guarantee you’ll enjoy. Or your money back!

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Missions! What are they good for?

This week we have a discussion about the value of Christian missions activity. We address both the positives and the pitfalls of different methods of missions. In addition, Travis encourages illegal behavior, Steve plays lots of devil’s advocate, and (last but not least) Matthew tries out his new microphone.

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David Withun is the author of the popular blog Pious Fabrications, dedicated to a scholarly discussion of church history. He joins us this week to discuss his colorful history with (and without) religion (as described in this blog post) before settling upon his current Eastern Orthodox commitments. We chat about differences in Eastern and Western modes of thinking, the role of the Body of Christ within Orthodoxy, and his view on the nature and value of Scripture.

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There’s not much that drives the dissent among Christians like differences in political opinion. This week, Travis, Matthew, and Steve begin to analyze the causes, the shortcomings of politics, the possible good of government, and what it means to love even our political enemies — wrong though they undoubtedly are!

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