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We interview authors and other interesting people with expert knowledge or experience. Our topics range from confronting terrorism to determining why people are quitting churches. Our guests are scientists, historians, theologians, journalists, lawyers and others who have done their homework and carefully thought about issues that affect us all. Then, after the interview, each show concludes with a Biblical reflection and challenge. Our programs, now heard from eastern Canada down to the Carolinas, have earned the praise of both Christian and secular broadcast professionals. |
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Click on the links below to hear the interviews. Each broadcast is separated into two parts. Part one is an in-depth interview with a person of interest and part two is a Biblical reflection on the topic. The audio will start in a new window. You will be able to continue to navigate the Centered web site in the original window if you
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| March 7, 2010 - Professor James Houston, a former colleague of C.S. Lewis, describes essential Christian mentoring-with others, and with God Himself.
Dr. James Houston is one of the original founders and first principal of Regent College, an international graduate school of Christian studies, in Vancouver, Canada. A native of Scotland and a Senior Fellow with the C.S. Lewis Institute in Washington, D.C., Professor Houston is an acclaimed scholar and pioneer in the field of evangelical spirituality. His book, The Disciple: Following the True Mentor (David C. Cook, 2007) is the fifth in his series on developing greater intimacy with God. |
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| February 28, 2010 - Author Jay Richards disputes common (mis)understandings of economic reality and what the Bible teaches about financial responsibility.
Jay W. Richards is a rising star among Christian apologists, scholars, and economists. He's held leadership positions at the Discovery Institute and the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and he's the executive producer of two documentaries, "The Call of the Entrepreneur" (broadcast on PBS and FOX Business News) and "The Birth of Freedom." Jay's been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he's appeared on "Larry King Live." His book, Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem was published by HarperOne just last year. |
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| February 21, 2010 - Attorney Dean L. Overman presents the case for the divinity of Jesus.
Dean L. Overman is a successful attorney and an accomplished scholar. He's been a White House Fellow, an advisor to Vice-President Rockefeller and President Ford, a Templeton Scholar at Oxford University, and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. He taught at the University of Virginia Law School and also did graduate work at the University of Chicago and Princeton Theological Seminary. His most recent book, A Case for the Divinity of Jesus: Examining the Earliest Evidence was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2009. |
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| February 14, 2010 - Old Testament scholar John Sailhamer outlines the tremendous importance of the first five books of the Bible.
Dr. John Sailhamer teaches Old Testament Studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in the San Francisco area. He's the author of several widely admired books including the commentary on Genesis in the Expositor's Bible Commentary series. His most recent book is The Meaning of the Pentateuch (IVP Academic, 2009). |
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| February 7, 2010 - Historian Mark Noll discusses the influence of American Christianity in the developing world.
Dr. Mark Noll is Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the author of several books which have become standards on the shelves of religious historians. His new book, The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith was published by Inter-Varsity Press in 2009. |
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| January 31, 2010 - Literature professor Louis Markos defends study of the "pagan" classics by Christian students.
Dr. Louis A. Markos is Professor of English, Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities, and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. His recent book is From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics (Inter-Varsity, 2007). |
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| January 24, 2010 - New Testament historian Graham Twelftree outlines the development of Christian exorcism in the early Church.
Graham H. Twelftree is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Regent University's School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A native of Australia, he wrote his doctoral dissertation on the topic of: "Jesus, the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus." Prior to teaching at Regent University he was pastor of a Vineyard church in Adelaide, Australia. His book, In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism Among Early Christians was published by Baker in 2007. |
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| January 17, 2010 - Author and philosopher Jamie Smith describes the "liturgical" connections that form our human desires.
Dr. James K.A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Congregational and Ministry Studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. He also serves as Executive Director of the Society of Christian Philosophers. He's an award-winning writer and lecturer and, most recently, the author of Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Baker, 2009). |
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| January 10, 2010 - Historian Scott Billingsley reflects on the life and work of Oral Roberts.
Dr. Scott C. Billingsley is Assistant Professor of History and Program Director of Graduate Social Studies Education at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He's also the author of It's a New Day: Race and Gender in the Modern Charismatic Movement and a second-time guest on our program. |
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| January 3, 2010 - Episcopal priest and author Frank Kirkpatrick outlines the current crisis in the American Episcopal Church.
Professor Frank Kirkpatrick teaches at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut and specializes in the philosophy of religion, Christian social ethics, and the history of Christian thought in the West. His book, The Episcopal Church in Crisis: How Sex, the Bible, and Authority Are Dividing the Faithful was published by Greenwood/Praeger in 2008. In the interest of fairness and full disclosure, it is important to note that Professor Kirkpatrick characterizes himself as tending to a more "liberal" position on the issues addressed in his book. |
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