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Nov 29, 2022

The creeds of Christianity summarize the most paradoxical and surprising story the world has ever known. So why do so many find them boring? This week, Shane welcomes Trevin Wax to explain why the core truths of our faith are an invitation to adventure, using his book, The Thrill of Orthodoxy.


Nov 28, 2022

Tim Padgett joins Shane to think more deeply about the role Puritan beliefs played in the American project, why a value-neutral government is impossible, and why we’re right to give thanks for our complicated national history.


Nov 22, 2022

The early colonists in New England had an audacious vision to build a “city on a hill”—a vision so audacious that some now call it utopian. This week Shane welcomes Dr. Glenn Sunshine to explore the theology that drove these thankful Pilgrims, and what their beliefs have to do with us today.


Nov 15, 2022

Catholic opposition to abortion is well known, but what about Protestants and evangelicals? Shane welcomes Steven Wedgeworth, contributor to the new book, “Protestant Social Teaching,” to tell the complicated and surprising story of the Reformation and unborn life.


Nov 11, 2022

Do the differences between men and women go deeper than physical strength? Shane welcomes Tim Padgett to reflect on the conversation with Anthony Esolen, and to ask how our culture’s assumptions make it tough for us to see what people throughout history have seen.