286. What’s Your Spiritual Story?: Dr. Stephen Spector on the Bible as Literature and the Nature of God

About this episode

Jerry L. Martin speaks with Dr. Stephen Spector about spiritual experiences and the nature of God.

Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this deeply personal installment of What’s Your Spiritual Story, Jerry L. Martin speaks with Dr. Stephen Spector, professor of English, scholar of religion and literature, and author, for a profound conversation about spiritual experience, suffering, miracles, the Bible, and the changing nature of God. Spector recounts the moment that transformed his life forever. At fifteen years old, after his mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only weeks to...

People in this episode

Host: Jerry L. Martin

Guest: Dr. Stephen Spector

Topics covered

• spiritual experience
• suffering
• miracles
• Bible as literature
• nature of God

Keywords

• spiritual story
• Bible
• literature
• God
• suffering
• miracles
• transformation

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Books & works: the Bible

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