Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture
by Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae
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- 🇨🇦CA · Christianity#1065K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Christianity#1495K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Christianity#1545K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Christianity#1761K to 10K
- 🇯🇵JP · Christianity#1841K to 10K
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The Vanishing Church (With Ryan Burge)
Jun 23, 2026
39m 07s
Cultural Update: World Cup Faith; When Faith is Just an App; The No-Human Future
Jun 19, 2026
58m 43s
Billie Jean's Daughter: How God's Grace Redeemed My Story (With La Nej Garrison)
Jun 16, 2026
1h 16m 13s
Weekly Cultural Update: Peter Singer critiques the Pope; The Neurobiology of Fatherhood; Gene Editing; Gen Z Men Resisting Temptation
Jun 12, 2026
1h 00m 31s
The Desecration of Man (With Carl Trueman)
Jun 9, 2026
47m 34s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | The Vanishing Church (With Ryan Burge) | Is it true that the moderates are a vanishing breed, both in the culture and the church? Who are the religious moderates and what are the implications of their disappearance? How has religion shifted from a faith journey to a tribal identity? We’ll answer these questions and more with our guest, Dr Ryan Burge, from his new book, The Vanishing Church. Ryan Burge is professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the aut... | 39m 07s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Cultural Update: World Cup Faith; When Faith is Just an App; The No-Human Future | Scott is joined by Greg Ganssle, Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, to discuss: World Cup Faith Goes Public: World Cup stars from the U.S., Brazil, England, Belgium, and beyond bring Christian faith into the public spotlight with unusual openness and confidence.American Christianity Faces Its History: A New Yorker essay sparks a wide-ranging look at how revivalism, evangelicalism, politics, and cultural engagement shaped the church in America.When Faith is Just an App... | 58m 43s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | Billie Jean's Daughter: How God's Grace Redeemed My Story (With La Nej Garrison) | Most people recognize Michael Jackson’s 1983 mega-hit “Billie Jean,” but few know the human story behind the headlines. In this episode of Think Biblically, Sean sits down with Biola and Talbot graduate and educator La Nej Garrison, whose mother was a partial real-life inspiration behind the famous song. La Nej Garrison is a dedicated family woman, editor, senior writer, and minister deeply passionate about her faith, family, and fostering meaningful conversations around religion and ethics. ... | 1h 16m 13s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Weekly Cultural Update: Peter Singer critiques the Pope; The Neurobiology of Fatherhood; Gene Editing; Gen Z Men Resisting Temptation✨ | human dignityfatherhood+4 | Erik | New York TimesBiola University+1 | — | Peter SingerPope+6 | — | 1h 00m 31s | |
| 6/9/26 | The Desecration of Man (With Carl Trueman)✨ | Western culturedehumanization+3 | Carl Trueman | Talbot School of Theology at Biola University | — | desecrationWestern culture+4 | — | 47m 34s | |
| 6/5/26 | Cultural Update: Rethinking Just War; Screen-Free Summer; Separation of Church and State✨ | Just War TheoryChristian Ethics+4 | — | Talbot School of TheologyBiola University+2 | — | Just WarPope Francis+5 | — | 1h 00m 37s | |
| 6/2/26 | Moral Choices (With Scott Rae)✨ | moralitypolitics+4 | Scott Rae | Moral Choices | — | moral choicesreligious views+3 | — | 42m 42s | |
| 5/29/26 | Cultural Update: Pope's Encyclical on AI; Research on Politics in Church; Texas Creates Clinic for De-transitioners✨ | artificial intelligenceCatholic faith+3 | — | Pew Research | — | Pope Leo XIVAI encyclical+5 | — | 59m 19s | |
| 5/26/26 | When God Seems Distant (With Kyle Strobel)✨ | spiritual growthGod's presence+4 | Kyle Strobel | Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation and Marriage and Family TherapyBiola University+2 | — | spiritual growthGod+5 | — | 42m 32s | |
| 5/22/26 | Cultural Update: The Threat to Christian Colleges; Harvard's Reparations Collapse; Turning the Page on Campus Coddling; A Lesson in Political Shrewdness✨ | Christian collegesfederal regulation+4 | — | Harvard University | — | Christian collegesfederal regulation+4 | — | 1h 03m 11s | |
| 5/19/26 | The Devil Reads Nietzsche (With Greg Ganssle)✨ | faith in a post-Christian ageimpact of Nietzsche+3 | Greg Ganssle | Talbot School of TheologyBiola University+1 | — | NietzscheChristianity+5 | — | 49m 57s | |
| 5/15/26 | Cultural Update: China Rewrites the Bible; Going "No Contact"; AI Tests Academic Honor✨ | AI and academic integrityChina and religious freedom+3 | Thaddeus Williams | PrincetonChinese Communist Party+1 | — | AIacademic honor+8 | — | 58m 59s | |
| 5/12/26 | The Unseen Spiritual Battle (With Joel Muddamalle)✨ | spiritual warfarecosmic worldview+3 | Joel Muddamalle | Proverbs 31 | — | spiritual warfaredemonic exorcisms+3 | — | 1h 28m 55s | |
| 5/8/26 | Cultural Update: Smartphone Ban Outcomes; The Rise of Teen Takeovers; Abortion Pills & Access; The Speed of the Expanding Universe✨ | Smartphone bansTeen gatherings+5 | — | Abortion PillsBiola University+1 | — | smartphone banteen takeovers+5 | — | 58m 07s | |
| 5/5/26 | The Gospel and My Black Skin (With JP Foster)✨ | Christianity and racegospel distortion+3 | JP Foster | Faithful Central ChurchTalbot/Biola+2 | — | Christianityracial reconciliation+5 | — | 41m 27s | |
| 5/1/26 | Cultural Update: Silicon Valley and the Catholic Church; The Ethics of Microlooting; High IQ Political Attackers; Rising Belief in the Afterlife✨ | AI ethicsCatholic Church+3 | — | Catholic ChurchSilicon Valley | — | AI ethicsCatholic Church+4 | — | 58m 58s | |
| 4/28/26 | Transformed: A Detransitioner Speaks Out (With Kyla Gillespie)✨ | detransitionfaith+4 | Kyla Gillespie | Talbot School of Theology | BC, Canada | detransitionChristian faith+5 | — | 34m 50s | |
| 4/24/26 | Cultural Update: Supreme Court Religious Liberty Case; The Ethics of Consensual Non-Monogamy; Virtuous AI Chatbots; Policy Shifts on Psychedelics✨ | Supreme Courtreligious liberty+5 | — | Catholic preschools | Colorado | Supreme Courtreligious liberty+5 | — | 1h 00m 13s | |
| 4/21/26 | Suffering Used for Our Good? (with Clay Jones)✨ | sufferingGod+2 | Clay Jones | How Does God Use our Suffering for our Good?Biola University+1 | — | suffering for goodhonoring God+1 | — | 35m 35s | |
| 4/17/26 | Cultural Update: Rise of Religiosity in Men; Trump's Messianic Imagery; The Ethics of Sports Gambling; Awareness in Vegetative Patients✨ | Rise of Religiosity in MenTrump's Messianic Imagery+2 | — | Gallup | — | Gallup surveyyoung men+3 | — | 59m 50s | |
| 4/14/26 | The Body God Gives (With Robert S. Smith)✨ | transgender theorysex and gender+2 | Robert S. Smith | The Body God Gives | — | biblical convictioncompassion+2 | — | 33m 25s | |
| 4/10/26 | Cultural Update: Fertility Rates Drop in the US; Canada's "Online Harms" Bill; Finland Pushes Back on Gender Affirming Care; The Ethics of Parents Using Their Kids for Clicks✨ | fertility ratesCanada's Online Harms Bill+2 | — | — | USCanada+2 | U.S. fertility rateeconomic pressures+3 | — | 59m 57s | |
| 4/7/26 | The New Pornocracy and Why It Matters✨ | pornographysexual violence+2 | — | new book on pornocracyThe New Pornocracy and Why It Matters | — | pornocracyeconomic power+2 | — | 50m 03s | |
| 4/3/26 | Cultural Update: The Pope Speaks on War; Supreme Court Rules on Conversion Therapy; Christian Crypto Culture✨ | Pope Franciswar+6 | — | Supreme CourtSCOTUS | Colorado | Christianityfaith+1 | — | 58m 27s | |
| 3/31/26 | The Jewish Roots of American Liberty (with Stuart Halpern)✨ | JudaismHebrew Bible+3 | Stuart Halpern | The Jewish Roots of American LibertyJudaism+1 | Israel | libertyAmerican founders+2 | — | 30m 31s | |
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18 placements across 14 markets.
Chart Positions
18 placements across 14 markets.