Theological Healing with Dr. Marty Folsom

Theological Healing with Dr. Marty Folsom

From Rector’s Cupboard Podcast by Rector’s Cupboard

March 6, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 141

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of theological healing through the insights of Dr. Marty Folsom and Karl Barth's theology.

In this episode, the phrase “theology matters” is not a slogan but a warning. The ways we imagine God shape the ways we live in the world, how we see the world around, how we see the people around us. At the moment, political leaders are explaining a real military conflict in theological language. One side denounces religious fanaticism while, at the same time, voices within its own ranks speak about war as part of God’s plan for Armageddon. It raises an unsettling question: what kind of theology leads people to speak about violence this way? In this conversation we explore a different theological path. Our guest is Dr. Marty Folsom, whose writing makes the work of Karl Barth more accessible to modern readers. Through Barth’s theology, Folsom points toward what might be called theological healing. Instead of beginning with fear, separation, and the need to draw hard lines between insiders and outsiders, Barth begins with something else; the hospitality of God. Creation, in this vision, is not the act of a distant ruler but the act of a host who makes space for relationship. Humanity exists not primarily as isolated individuals but as people created for connection, with God and…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Marty Folsom

Topics covered

  • theology
  • healing
  • God
  • relationship
  • violence
  • hospitality

Keywords

  • theology
  • healing
  • God
  • relationship
  • violence
  • hospitality
  • Karl Barth

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