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May 31, 2016

Interpreting the Bible Part 3 - Irenicast Episode #065 - Conversations on Faith and Culture - An Irenicon

Bridging the gap between culture and language are two of the biggest hurdles in approaching scripture.  For the final installment of our interpreting the Bible series Jeff, Mona and Allen talk about ways we can accomplish this sometimes overwhelming task.  How do we read the bible in and out of its original...


May 23, 2016

Interpreting the Bible Part 2 - Irenicast Episode #064 - Conversations on Faith and Culture - An Irenicon

Week two of our interpreting the Bible series centers around a conversation on the editing of the Biblical texts.  How was the Bible written over time?  Jeff, Mona & Allen discuss the progression of the Biblical text over time through the lense of Source and Redaction criticism.  The episode finished with a fun round...


May 17, 2016

Interpreting the Bible Part 1 - Irenicast Episode #063 - Conversations on Faith and Culture - An Irenicon

Part one of a new series on interpreting the Bible starts this week.  Throughout the course of the next three episodes we will be answering the questions: How do we read the Bible as literature? How was the Bible written over time?  How do we read the Bible in and out of context?  Jeff, Mona and Allen kick everything...


May 10, 2016

In this episode Allen interviews author Mark Van Steenwyk whose works include That Unholy Anarchist, The UnKingdom of God, and most recently the children’s book A Wolf at the Gate.  He is a co-founder of Mennonite Worker and co-producer of Iconocast.  In discussing his new book, Mark touches on topics like anarchist...


May 3, 2016

Gender Inclusive Bathrooms - Irenciast Episode #061 - Conversations on Faith and Culture - An Irenicon

North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” HB2 is at the center of a national conversation over gender inclusive bathrooms, gender discrimination and public safety. States are facing economic retaliation, people are getting ejected from restrooms, and it seems doing our“business” is quickly becoming everyone’s...