Ask NT Wright Anything

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The weekly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Produced by Premier Unbelievable and hosted by Mike Bird.

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Apr 1, 2021 · 22 min
#59 Evangelism and sharing the gospel
How do you explain the gospel to someone who thinks they haven’t done anything needing forgiveness? How do we answer those who say Christianity is irrelevant? How do we help those who believe but don’t live out their faith? · Book for the Unbelievable? & Ask NT Wright Anything conference on Sat 15 May · Support the show and receive a free book – give from the USA or Rest of the world · For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com · Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online · Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 25, 2021 · 27 min
#58 Genesis, 6-day creation and the first humans
Does Tom believe in 6-day creation? When did the first humans ‘made in God’s image’ appear? These and other questions on creation and evolution are tackled by Tom. Plus a bonus song on the end of the episode! Tom and geneticist Francis Collins perform a duet of their song ‘Genesis’. To hear their conversation on the BioLogos podcast: https://biologos.org/podcast-episodes/n-t-wright-francis-collins-a-christian-response-to-coronavirus · Book for the Unbelievable? & Ask NT Wright Anything conference on Sat 15 May · Support the show and receive a free book – give from the USA or Rest of the world · For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com · Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online · Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 18, 2021 · 26 min
#57 The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
Tom responds to questions on why the Roman Catholic bible includes more books than Protestant versions, what he makes of the Eastern Orthodox tradition and a listener who is thinking of ‘crossing the Tiber’.There’s also a sneak preview of our forthcoming CS Lewis podcast with Alister McGrath. Register here for more details: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Weekday/The-CS-Lewis-podcast · Book for the Unbelievable? & Ask NT Wright Anything conference on Sat 15 May· Support the show and receive a free book – give from the USA or Rest of the world· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up atwww.askntwright.com· Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 11, 2021 · 28 min
#56 Fasting, resting and worship
Is fasting a practice that Christians should take up? How does Tom balance work and rest? Has Sunday worship become just a musical event? Tom answers listener questions on Christian practices.· Book for the Unbelievable? & Ask NT Wright Anything conference on Sat 15 May· Support the show and receive a free book – give from the USA or Rest of the world· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 4, 2021 · 24 min
#55 Ravi, Carl Lentz & the fall of Christian leaders
Tom responds to listeners concerned about recent scandals among Christian leaders. Is restoration possible or appropriate? What does the Bible tell us about leadership, authority and accountability?· Book for the Unbelievable? & Ask NT Wright Anything conference on Sat 15 May http://www.unbelievable.live· Support the show and receive NT Wright’s show E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/ntwrightREST OF THE WORLD: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 25, 2021 · 26 min
#54 Veganism, ethics and activism
Tom answers listener questions around if we should eat meat, whether we’ll all be vegan in the new creation and if violent protest is ever acceptable.· USA: Support the show from the USA at our new website and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ : http://www.premierinsight.org/ntwright· REST OF THE WORLD: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 18, 2021 · 28 min
#53 US politics, conspiracy theories and prophecy
Tom answers listener questions on the prevalence of conspiracy theories, US church support for Trump and the failed prophecies of his returning to power.· USA: Support the show from the USA at our new website and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ : http://www.premierinsight.org/ntwright· REST OF THE WORLD: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 4, 2021 · 29 min
#52 ‘I wish I didn’t exist’. Pain and suffering Part 2
Tom shares his thoughts on heart-breaking pastoral questions from listeners around how to respond to grief and mental health. You can listen to part one of the podcast here.Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/ For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 21, 2021 · 33 min
#51 Pain and suffering Part 1
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-pandemicSupport the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 7, 2021 · 48 min
#50 Icons, praying to saints & dividing over sexuality
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.Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2020 · 43 min
#49 Other faiths, Judaism and Gnosticism
Tom answers listener questions, such as will Jews be in heaven? What about religious experiences in other faiths? And is Gnosticism the prevailing world view in America? Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 3, 2020 · 38 min
#48 Broken Signposts and questions on forgiveness and salvation
Tom talks about his latest book and answers listener questions around how God forgives, conversion and how you can be sure you’re saved.Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 19, 2020 · 39 min
#47 Should women preach and lead in church? What about marriage?
In this special episode of the podcast, Tom answers listener questions around gender, women in leadership and the dynamics of family life.Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/su...
Nov 5, 2020 · 37 min
#46 Big questions from and about children
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 peopleFor more on developing children’s faith at home: https://www.youthandchildrens.work/Faith-at-HomeFor resources to help you answer young people’s big questions: https://www.youthandchildrens.work/ApologeticsSupport the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 21, 2020 · 38 min
#45 Worship in the age of Covid-19
Tom answers listener questions on how the church will be changed by Coronavirus, online communion and the challenges of worshipping in a socially-distanced way.For Tom's book God and the Pandemic: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/god-and-the-pandemic Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 7, 2020 · 44 min
#44 Donald Trump, gay cakes and white privilege
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=gwohWaJHOp0For Esau McCaulley’s book ‘Reading While Black’: https://esaumccaulley.com/reading-while-black/Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 17, 2020 · 32 min
#43 Tom on his life and faith and the meaning of the cross
NT Wright talks to Justin about his early life and how his faith developed over the years, before turning to the question of what the atonement means, as laid out in his book The Day The Revolution Began. This interview was first broadcast on The Profile podcast https://www.premierchristianradio.com/theprofile· Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2020 · 46 min
#42 Ananias and Sapphira and more tricky theological questions
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 in the latest episode.Support the showand receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 5, 2020 · 40 min
#41 Brexit, Abortion, Race and Critical Theory
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’.· Support the show and receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/· For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com· For a Tom’s latest books from SPCK: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/tom-wright· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2020 · 37 min
#40 Do I have to agree with St. Paul?
Tom answers listener questions on the life of the Apostle Paul, whether he wrote all the letters attributed to him, and whether contemporary Christians need to agree with all the views he gives.Support the showand receive NT Wright’s brand new E-book ‘12 Answers to questions about the Bible, Life and Faith’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportntwright/For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.comFor a free e-book on Acts 15 by Tom visit www.ntwrightonline.org/askntwrightSubscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunesor RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices