Nomad Podcast

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

10 Apr 2014
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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
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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
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Sharon Baker is a theologian and author of the controversial Razing Hell. Sharon takes issue with the traditional understanding of a violent atonement and hell, and instead holds to universal reconciliation where all people are refined by God's love....

Pete Rollins - In God We Doubt (N69)

9 Jan 2014
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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! “Often the.....

Paul Kerensa - What Would Jesus Laugh at? (N68)

20 Dec 2013
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Paul Kerensa is a stand-up comedian and BBC scriptwriter for shows like Miranda and Not Going Out. So he seemed like just the chap to talk to about the relationship between humour and religion, and to ask 'What would Jesus laugh at?' “You’ve got...

Michael Hardin - Was the Cross Cosmic Child Abuse? (N67)

10 Dec 2013
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Michael Hardin is a theologian, founder of Preaching Peace, and author of The Jesus Driven Life. He's got a rather colourful background and doesn't mince his words, which always makes for an interesting interview. So we asked him whether God is reall...

Tom Wright - Paul and the Faithfulness of God (N66)

11 Oct 2013
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We've somehow managed to persuade Tom Wright, one of the world's leading New Testament theologians, to come on the show for a third time! We ask Tom to summarise his 1680 page 'Paul and the Faithfulness of God', and ponder whether if he met him...

Pippa Evans - Worshipping at the Atheist Church (N65)

9 Oct 2013
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We at Nomad recently had a revelation, perhaps we can learn from non-Christians as well as Christians. So we headed down to London and visited the Sunday Assembly, or The Atheist Church as it's become known. After 'worshipping' with 300 atheists,...

Steve Chalke - Gay Marriage: Abomination or Blessing? (N64)

24 Sep 2013
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Steve Chalke is one of the UK's most influential evangelicals and he recently blessed a same-sex civil partnership. Needless to say, this caused a bit of a stir! So we caught up with him and asked him what led him to take this controversial step....

Mark Wakeling - Shopping with a Conscience (N63)

9 Sep 2013
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Mark Wakeling is a man with a conscience and a man that's got the energy and creativity to follow it. He's a social entrepreneur who has founded Global SeeSaw, which sells ethical and Fair Trade products made by women in India exploited by human...

Scot McKnight - What Exactly is the Good News? (N62)

9 Aug 2013
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Scot McKnight is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, Illinois, a prolific author and founder of the hugely popular Jesus Creed blog. Scot recently wrote a book called The King Jesus Gospel, so he seemed like the man to help us understand...

Bruce Stanley - Finding God in the Forest (N61)

9 Jul 2013
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As well as life coaching, creative project management, tea making, and helping run the popular ReJesus website, Bruce Stanley has also helped pioneer the Forest Church movement. Forest Church is an experiential community group that helps people...

Stuart Murray - Anabaptist Spirituality for a Post-Christendom World (N60)

10 Jun 2013
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Stuart Murray is chair of the Anabaptist Network in the UK and author of The Naked Anabaptist. So we ask him what's so special about the Anabaptists tradition, and what the it has to say to our post-Christendom culture. “The table is a place of...

Brian McLaren - Finding God in the Religion of Others (N59)

10 May 2013
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Brian McLaren is an internationally recognised and sort after author, speaker and activist. In this episode we're chatting with Brian about his latest challenging and provocative book that explores the vital topic of Christianity's...

Carl Medearis - Jesus vs. Christianity? (N58)

10 Apr 2013
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Carl Medearis worked as a missionary for many years in Beirut, Lebanon and as a result is recognised as an international expert in Muslim-Christian relations. Carl has some fascinating insights into cross-cultural mission from his years of working...

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