Theology Lab Podcast Episodes

Welcome to the Theology Lab podcast archive, where each episode invites you into honest conversations about faith, theology and questions that animate a curious, courageous kind of faith. Browse recent episodes below, including resources from guests and episode transcripts.

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Stanley Hauerwas & Jonathan Tran: Is Christian Faith Political?

How should Christians engage politics without losing their witness? In this thought-provoking conversation, theologians Stanley Hauerwas and Jonathan Tran challenge modern assumptions about faith, democracy, Christian nationalism, voting, and the role of the church in public life. Is politics only about elections, parties, and power, or is the church itself a political community shaped by baptism, truth-telling, and trust? Can Christians remain faithful while navigating polarization, abortion debates, racial injustice, and American history? Why does nonviolence matter in civic life? This discussion explores whether the church offers a radically different vision of politics rooted in Jesus Christ today.

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