Podcast: Ask NT Wright Anything

#195 Pain and suffering Part 1 (Replay)

From the archives: Tom shares his thoughts on the difficult questions listeners have around issues such as dementia, death, the global pandemic and whether God himself suffers. NT Wright speaking with Miroslaf Volf on weeping, waiting and working with God in the pandemic https://faith.yale.edu/media/n-t-wright-on-weeping-waiting-and-working-with-god-in-the-pandemic • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows,…

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#194 Icons, praying to saints & dividing over sexuality (Replay)

From the archives: Tom answers listener questions around whether shrines are pagan, infant baptism is biblical and how we can live in unity with theological differences around sexuality. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live…

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#193 Should women preach and lead in church? What about marriage? (Replay)

From the archives: Tom answers listener questions around gender, women in leadership and the dynamics of family life. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us…

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#192 Big questions from and about children (Replay)

From 2020: Tom answers listener questions on how to talk to children about tricky things like suffering and hell. Plus, we talk about parenting and discipling children and young people For more on developing children’s faith at home: https://www.youthandchildrens.work/Faith-at-Home For resources to help you answer young people’s big questions: https://www.youthandchildrens.work/Apologetics • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright…

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#191 Donald Trump, gay cakes and white privilege (Replay)

Tom answers listener questions on the upcoming US election, religious freedom in the case of Christian cake makers, and the concept of ‘white privilege’ in current debates on racial justice. For Tom’s full talk on ‘Undermining Racism’:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwohWaJHOp0 For Esau McCaulley’s book ‘Reading While Black’: https://esaumccaulley.com/reading-while-black/ • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192…

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#190 Ananias and Sapphira and more tricky theological questions (Replay)

From the archives: How do we reconcile the New Testament account of Ananias and Sapphira being struck dead with the cross-shaped vision of a God of love? These and other tricky theological questions on original sin, Open Theism and why God considers us ‘worthy’ of his love are answered by Tom. • Subscribe to the…

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#189 Brexit, Abortion, Race and Critical Theory (Replay)

From the archives: Tom tackles a variety of questions on ‘hot button’ political issues that have been sent in, including the place of faith in politics, abortion, racism and ‘critical theory’. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com…

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#188 Jean Vanier and when leaders let us down (Replay)

From 2020: In the wake of the news that L’Arche founder Jean Vanier was responsible for sexual abuse of women during his ministry, Tom Wright responded to questions from listeners let down by leaders and the church. Be part of the Ask NT Wright Anything live show in London at Unbelievable? • Subscribe to the…

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#187 NT Wright livestream Q&A (Replay)

From 2020: Tom Wright talks about his new book ‘God and the Pandemic’ and takes a variety of live listener questions in this livestream edition of the show. Justin and Lucy Brierley ask Tom questions on racism, other religions, the problem of suffering, heaven and the Gospels, all submitted during the show via Facebook live….

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#186 Has the resurrection been debunked? (Replay)

From 2020: It’s Eastertide so Tom is answering questions on the resurrection, including one listener who believes that the evidence of the women at the empty tomb has been debunked by modern scholarship. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your…

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