Nomad Podcast

Phyllis Tickle - Why a New Church is Emerging (N83)

23 Sep 2014
01:05:12

Phyllis Tickle has her finger on the pulse of the emerging church like no one else. So if you're interested in why the emergence of a new kind of church is both inevitable and necessary, and the vital role of the Holy Spirit in this, then tune in. If...

Sara Miles - Whose Table? (N82)

17 Sep 2014
59:20

Sara Miles was an atheist. Then one day, out of idle curiosity, she wandered into a church, had a bite of bread and a sip of wine and God came crashing into her life. Her response was to take the principles of communion and set up a food distribution...

Dave Andrews - How Not to be a Great Man of God (N81)

10 Sep 2014
50:56

Dave Andrews has committed his life to serving the poorest and most marginalised people through small, local Christian communities. He's clearly a man who knows Jesus intimately, and has gained tremendous experience and wisdom. So why doesn't he...

Bex Lewis - How to Live Well in a Digital World (N80)

25 Aug 2014
48:50

Dr. Bex Lewis is a research fellow in social media at Durham University and author of the popular book Raising Children in the Digital Age. So we thought we'd have a chat with her about what it means to live well in a digital world. If...

Robin Parry - A Hope in Hell? (N79)

8 Aug 2014
50:26

Robin Parry is an evangelical, but unlike the majority of evangelicals he doesn't believe that Hell and death is the end of the story for the majority of humanity. Instead he believes the Bible teaches that we will all ultimately be reconciled to God...

Krista Tippett - The Lost Art of Listening (N78)

9 Jul 2014
01:04:42

Krista Tippett has built a career on listening. Through her award-winning public radio show and podcast, On Being, she listens to people from all religious and spiritual traditions, learning about what it means to be human and how to live life. So sh...

David Benjamin Blower - Songs of Prayer and Resistance (N77)

24 Jun 2014
01:07:30

David Benjamin Blower is a prophet in the Old Testament tradition. Using music and the written word, he creatively and insightfully points the finger at himself and the world around him railing at the injustices he sees.  If you want more...

Gail Dines - Make Love Not Porn (N76)

5 Jun 2014
41:32

Gail Dines is a professor of sociology and women's studies. She has been studying porn and its effects on society for over 20 years, and has become one of the world's leading anti-porn activists. Why has she dedicated so much of her life to this...

Richard Wilkinson - Is Inequality the Root of all Evil? (N75)

23 May 2014
56:33

Richard Wilkinson is professor of social epidemiology (that's the distribution of disease within a society, in case you were wondering!). His book, The Spirit Level has caused quite a stir, because he believes he's answered a very long-standing...

Nadia Bolz Weber - How Not to Be a Boring Christian (N74)

9 May 2014
56:30

Nadia Bolz Weber is anything but boring, Raised in a fundamentalist church, she rebelled, immersed herself in a hedonistic lifestyle, found faith again, and now leads House for all Sinners and Saints. Tune in for a fascinating interview, full of...

Bob Ekblad - Social Action or Spirit Anointing? (N73)

24 Apr 2014
43:12

Bob Ekblad serves immigrants, inmates, homeless people and people struggling with addiction in the US. What's even more interesting about Bob though is how he seamlessly combines social justice with a miraculous healing ministry! If you want more...

Elaine Heath - How to be a Christian Mystic (N72)

10 Apr 2014
58:31

Lecturer in evangelism, theology and Chrisitan spirituality and author of The Mystic Way of Evangelism, Elaine Heath joins us on the show. We chat with Elaine about contemplative prayer, and the healing and outreach that naturally flows from it. So.....

Greg Boyd - Is Meat Murder? (N71)

10 Mar 2014
40:59

Theologian, church leader, and author Greg Boyd is back on the show. Greg believes a call to non-violence is at the heart of the gospel. He also believes this call impacts how we relate to animals. That's right, Greg's a vegetarian. Check out the...

Sharon Baker - For the Love of God, Can We Believe in Hell? (N70)

7 Feb 2014
49:36

Sharon Baker is a theologian and author of the controversial Razing Hell. Sharon takes issue with the traditional understanding of hell, and instead holds to a 'Christian Universalism' where all people are refined by God's purifying fire after their....

Pete Rollins - In God We Doubt (N69)

9 Jan 2014
45:03

Pete Rollins is a philosopher, writer and founder of the Ikon community. Pete believes that unless we die to certainty and embrace doubt then God becomes just another consumer product. God, in effect, becomes an idol. Sounds interesting! If you want....