Latest Episodes
Oral Traditions and the Dates of Our Gospels
A pair of interesting sidebars from an interesting textbook... Read by Ken Teutsch.
Why Can't Hard Problems Have Simple Answers?
Read by Ken Teutsch.
Suffering. Is It Really Worth Talking About? Doesn't the Bible Give the Right Answer?
Is there any point to even wondering about why suffering exists? Read by Ken Teutsch.
Doesn't "Free Will" Explain Suffering?
Bart considers why free will isn't enough of an answer to explain why God allows suffering in the world. Read by Steve McCabe.
The Problem of Suffering? So What's the Problem?
Bart recalls teaching a class at Rutgers in which he challenged students to analyse biblical authors' responses to suffering. Read by Steve McCabe.
How Can We Imagine That God is Active in Our World? (A genuine, not rhetorical, question)
Bart reflects on a moment, long after he was a believer, when he was floored by the problem of suffering in the world. Read...