Nomad Podcast

With the dust just beginning to settle after Britain's decision to leave the European Union, we thought we'd take the opportunity to look at our relationship with politics. Was Jesus political? Should Christians engage in party politics, or be a...

Is faith based purely on belief, and a strong faith holding to those beliefs with certainty? If so, what happens when our beliefs evolve and shift? Prof.  - author of -  believes that we've misunderstood the nature of faith, and it is...

The question 'who is God?' used to be the starting point for religious reflection, but increasingly spiritual seekers are concerning themselves with the question 'where is God?'. We ask historian, religious commentator and author of , , about her...

Why in our multicultural society is the Church still predominantly led by, and our theology predominantly written by, white men? We head to Birmingham to meet up with one of the UK's leading black theologians, . We ask him if the Church is racist...

We have a humanitarian disaster unfolding on our doorstep. Many of us feel frustrated at our government's half-hearted response, yet we feel overwhelmed and powerless to do anything ourselves.  In this episode we hear from Adel Hamad,...

Why is the Church divided into over 40,000 denominations? Why do Churches in the same town often have very little to do with each other? Why are Christians always fighting on social media? It doesn't seem much like the one new humanity Jesus came to....

Professor joins us on the podcast to help us get our heads round the complexities of Israel/Palestine. Gary was a student at the university of Beirut, he now lecturers in the US on the New Testament and the Theology of the Promised Land. He...

Apparently the vast majority of us feel uncomfortable talking about death, and haven't spoken to anyone about our end of life wishes. thinks this is having a profoundly negative effect on society. So he pioneered the movement where people...

- author of - was a successful pastor. But as his disillusionment with the institutional nature of church grew, he decided to walk away and begin to search for the church Jesus was building. 20 years later he says this was one of the best decisions....

With Pentecost almost upon us, we offer you our 7th and final refection. Associate Professor of Psychology, and , has the privilege of closing our this series. We hope you've found these reflections helpful. See you later on in the Church calendar....

In our sixth instalment of our Pentecost for Progressives series, we bring you . Roger teaches political theology at  and has pioneered a movement around the idea of Kenarchy, by which he means ‘self emptying power’. You can read...

brings us our fifth Pentecost for Progressives reflection. Rachel is a Church of England priest, and is poet in Residence at Manchester Cathedral. She's also transgender, and brings something of her experience of wrestling with identity and faith...

Our Pentecost series continues with a jazz inspired reflection from Sharon Putt. Sharon is a theologian, and author of Razing Hell and Executing God.  If you want more from Nomad, check out our , and follow us on and If you're looking for other...

Our journey towards Pentecost continues. This week's refection comes from freelance community theologian and author, Ann has researched and written on everything from the spirituality of public transport, through to the spirituality of ageing. But.....

Here's our second Pentecost reflection for you. This time Alastair McIntosh reflects on how his understanding of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit has changed and evolved, from one of judgement to one of spiritual activism.  If you want more from...