Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 163

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 163

FEATURED GUESTS: Andrew Youngblood, R. J. Snell, Nicholas Denysenko, Nigel Biggar, Robert McNamara, and David Cayley
Cleansing sea breezes

Cleansing sea breezes

Thomas C. Oden argues that rather than being conformed to contemporary ideological trends, we should be informed by 2000 years of the Church’s wisdom. And Darrell Amundsen corrects some false claims about the early Church’s views on suicide. (27 minutes)
The early Church on asceticism and almsgiving

The early Church on asceticism and almsgiving

FROM VOL. 118
Historian Peter Brown explains that in spite of having had access for centuries to the Church fathers’ numerous writings, only recently have we come to understand the social and material context within which they lived. (18 minutes)
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine

Church historian Robert Wilken describes how the early Church’s witness about the nature of truth challenged the assumptions of the surrounding culture. (15 minutes)
Welcoming one another

Welcoming one another

Christine Pohl describes the practice of hospitality in Church history and the particular challenges to hospitality we face in our era. (30 minutes)
Religious pluralism & the calling of Christian intellectuals

Religious pluralism & the calling of Christian intellectuals

From our archives, Robert Wilken talks about religious pluralism in Christian history, and Robert Jenson discusses his essay on the calling of Christian intellectuals. (25 minutes)
The Cross in artistic expression

The Cross in artistic expression

Richard Viladesau examines how the Passion of the Christ has been depicted artistically and aesthetically throughout Church history. (21 minutes)
History of the Church in 100 objects

History of the Church in 100 objects

The Cave of the Nativity, the Holy Grail, and the Wittenberg Door: all objects representing a chapter in the history of the Church. (16 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 124

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 124

FEATURED GUESTS: John Fea, Robert F. Rea, John C. Pinheiro, R. J. Snell, Duncan G. Stroik, Kate Tamarkin, and Fiona Hughes
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 88

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 88

FEATURED GUESTS: Diana Pavlov Glyer, Michael J. Lewis, Steve Talbott, Darryl Tippens, Everett Ferguson, Alexander Lingas, and Calvin Stapert
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 79

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 79

FEATURED GUESTS: Carson Holloway, Peter Augustine Lawler, Hadley Arkes, Ben Witherington, III, Christopher Shannon, and Roger Lundin
Sources of Ancient Wisdom

Sources of Ancient Wisdom

Excerpts from two books about pre-modern Christian understanding: Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, by Christopher A. Hall, and Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants, by D. H. Williams. (95 minutes)