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• The "Over the Counter Abortion"

  with Donna Harrison

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 06, 2021

  With the advent of abortion inducing drugs such as RU-486 and others, abortion has become increasingly private and available to anyone without a...

• Surviving Religion 101

  with Michael Kruger

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 27, 2021

  How can young people survive the challenges of religion classes in secular colleges? Dr. Michael Kruger is the author of the recent book Surviving...

• Climate Change in Christian Perspective

  with Brent Waters

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 19, 2021

  Climate change has been one of the most debated subjects around the world in recent years, with various opinions about its reality, origins and...

• Messy Truth

  with Caleb Kaltenbach

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 16, 2021

  Bringing the truth of Scripture into discussions of marriage and sexuality can be messy, to say the least. Navigating these potentially messy...

• Religious Liberty for All

  with Andrew Walker

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 05, 2021

  Is religious liberty important for all people, including Jews, Muslims, and Hindus, or just Christians? How do we make a public case for the...

• Fighting for Life

  with Lila Rose

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 29, 2021

  How do we truly make a difference in the world? How can we fight for justice in a broken world? Lila Rose is the author of the recent book Fighting...

• Immigration, Islam and Women's Rights

  with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 22, 2021

  Since mass migration from Africa and the Middle East into Europe since 2015, there has been a marked increase in the sexual assault and harassment...

• Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible

  with Michael Bird

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 17, 2021

  What are the most common mistakes Christians make when approaching the Bible? Seasoned biblical scholar Michael Bird takes on seven of the biggest...

• [Bonus] Latest Research on Gen Z

  with Jonathan Morrow

  Sean McDowell — July 08, 2021

  In partnership with the Barna Research Group, Impact 360 has commissioned a massive new study on Gen Z. It focuses on caring for young people, and...

• [Bonus] What Purity Culture Got Right and Wrong

  with Rachel Joy Welcher

  Sean McDowell — July 06, 2021

  "Purity culture" has a complicated legacy. Some is positive and some needs biblical correction. Rachel Joy Welcher has written an excellent book...

• New Data On Same Sex Parenting

  with Walter Schumm

  Scott Rae — July 01, 2021

  The conventional wisdom concerning same sex parenting is that it is not substantively different from oppoosite sex parenting-the notion that...

• [Bonus] How Archaeology Supports the Bible

  with Joel Kramer

  Sean McDowell — June 29, 2021

  Is there actually good archaeological evidence supporting the Bible? Sean interviews archaeologist Joel Kramer about his recent book Where God Came...

• The Anatomy of Deconversion

  with John Marriott

  John Marriott, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 27, 2021

  We hear an increasing number of stories — tragic ones — of recognizable Christian leaders abandoning their faith. What contributes to these...

• Why You Matter

  with Mike Sherrard

  Sean McDowell — June 21, 2021

  Does life really have any meaning? Are all human beings actually equal? These are some of the big questions of life, which we wrestle with in this...

• The Return of the God Hypothesis

  with Stephen Meyer

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 17, 2021

  Is the scientific data pointing towards a universe of design or towards a universe that needs no supernatural explanation? In this interview, Sean...

• Them Before Us

  with Katy Faust

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 10, 2021

  From certain reproductive technologies to divorce and to same-sex marriages, our culture focuses far more on the desires of adults than the rights...

• Where Prayer Becomes Real

  with Kyle Strobel

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Kyle Strobel — June 01, 2021

  Prayer is often a hard subject to talk about, and one reason for that is the guilt that it induces as people inevitably face up to the challenges...

• Critical/Cynical Theories

  with Helen Pluckrose

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 20, 2021

  Since the summer of 2020, Critical Race Theory, and Critical Theory in general, have come out from the academic world and moved into popular...

• Cultural Intelligence

  with Darrell Bock

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 13, 2021

  The people of God are called to engage with the issues of the culture, which can involve at times, some difficult and challenging conversations....

• Another Gospel?

  with Alisa Childers

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 30, 2021

  What is "progressive Christianity" and why is it so important to understand today? In this interview, we talk with Alisa Childers about her latest...

• Transgender Sports Policy

  with Gabe Higerd

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 23, 2021

  The intersection of the transgender movement and sport is at the forefront of sport policy discussions. Dr. Higerd recently finished his doctoral...

• Embodied: Transgender Identities and the Church

  with Preston Sprinkle

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 15, 2021

  Is there a difference between sex and gender? What does it mean to be transgender? And what about intersex? In this interview, Sean and Scott talk...

• [Bonus] The Equality Act

  with Caleb Kaltenbach

  Sean McDowell — April 12, 2021

  Many consider the Equality Act the most serious threat to religious liberty in our lifetime. What is it? And how should Christians respond? Sean...

• Unhindered Abundance

  with Ken Baugh

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 09, 2021

  What does it mean to truly live the abundant life that Jesus described? And why are so many Christians not experiencing it? Ken Baugh is a longtime...

• Taking the Vaccine: Right or Wrong?

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 07, 2021

  Is it wrong for pro-lifers to get the vaccine when it was developed through cell lines that come from aborted fetuses? Are Christians obligated to...

51ÂÜÀò the Podcast

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a weekly podcast that offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell — professors at 51ÂÜÀò's Talbot School of Theology — draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.

Contact Us

To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at thinkbiblically@biola.edu.

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