Nomad Podcast

Nomad

For more than 15 years, Nomad Podcast has been an independent, listener-supported space for open-hearted conversations about faith, doubt, and belonging, offering a British perspective shaped by voices from across and beyond the Christian story.

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Updated July 24

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Mar 26, 2019 · 1 hr 50 min
Timothy Gorringe - The End of the World as We Know It? (N193)
On this episode we speak with theology professor and climate change activist Timothy Gorringe about the climate crisis. Towards the end of last year the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change released a pretty bleak report. In summary, the report...
Mar 7, 2019 · 1 hr 36 min
Chine McDonald & Azariah France Williams - In Our Own Skin, In Our Own Words (N192)
Rather than our usual interview format, in this episode we’re hosting a conversation. We’ll be listening in on Chine McDonald and Azariah France Wiliiams as they discuss their understanding and experience of blackness and how that has shaped their...
Feb 22, 2019 · 1 hr 45 min
Janet Williams - Seeking the God Beyond (N191)
Janet Williams joins us to discuss apophatic theology and spirituality. I know, it doesn’t sound like the most riveting topic. But trust me, it’s essential listening for anyone who’s been through some kind of deconstruction, faith evolution or...
Feb 8, 2019 · 3 hr 40 min
10th Anniversary Q&A Marathon (N190)
It was 10 years ago that Nomad first uploaded an episode. 10 years!! So to celebrate we’d like to give you a gift as a thank you for all your support and encouragement. But what to give the beloved listener to mark such a special occasion? How about...
Jan 21, 2019 · 1 hr 39 min
Edwina Gateley - Missionaries, Mystics and Mother God (N189)
is a mystic, and a social activist. Her life has been a rhythm of extended periods of prayer and solitude (including 9 months of silence in a caravan in a forest!) and activism (including establishing a mission agency that has sent hundreds of people...
Jan 4, 2019 · 1 hr 48 min
Brian Zahnd - Christians in the Age of Trump (N188)
is back on the show. This time we’re chatting with him about the themes raised in his soon to be released book . In it he takes aim at the toxic relationship between Church and Empire, and the religion that has emerged from it, which he calls...
Dec 19, 2018 · 31 min
Danielle Wilson & Brad Jersak - Nativity at the Edges (N187)
It's that time of the year again! So we thought we'd offer up a Christmas themed Devotional for you all. talks a bit about how the Nativity is understood in the Eastern Church, we reflect on the feminine in the salvation story, and Danielle...
Dec 5, 2018 · 1 hr 55 min
Brad Jersak - On Charismatics and Contemplation (N186)
For many of us, the charismatic movement has been a mixed bag of bonkers and blessing. The danger is, of course, that we throw the blessed baby out with the bonkers bathwater! Especially for those of us who have been through some kind of...
Nov 23, 2018 · 1 hr 31 min
Liz West - The Enneagram: 9 Pathways for Spiritual Growth (N185)
Enneagram trainer Liz West joins us on the show to talk about this ancient tool for transformation. You may have seen the rather "dodgy" looking enneagram symbol, but don’t be put off. This is an ancient treasure that goes right back to the fourth...
Nov 8, 2018 · 1 hr 47 min
James Alison - Scapegoat: How Civilisation Harms and How the Cross Heals (N184)
Catholic theologian and priest, joins us on the show to discuss scapegoating. It's a word we're all familiar with, but as James explains, it's through the violence of the scapegoating mechanism that civilisations are built. And, it is through...
Oct 23, 2018 · 1 hr 27 min
Elaine Heath - Pioneers, Lightning Rods and Anxious Churches (N183)
is the perfect person to speak to about the emergence of new expressions of Church. She's one of those rare people who understands and can navigate the institution (she's former Dean of Duke Divinity School and an ordained Elder in the United...
Sep 19, 2018 · 1 hr 30 min
Tom Wright - The Reconstruction of Paul (N181)
Professor Tom Wright has got another book out! If you found the 1800 page tome that was Paul and the Faithfulness of God a little intimidating, then perhaps try his mere 500 page Paul: A Biography. Or failing that, how about a 50 minute...
Sep 7, 2018 · 1 hr 13 min
Paula Gooder - Phoebe, Patriarchy and Faithful Improvisation (N180)
From just two verses at the end of Romans, has gleaned some fascinating insights about Phoebe. She was likely a freed slave, who became wealthy and influential. And she was a deacon who carried Paul's letter to the Church in Rome, and most...
Aug 20, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
Steve Aisthorpe - The Invisible Church (N179)
You're no doubt aware that the Church has been in steady decline in the West for a number of decades now. In the UK for example, Church attendance has roughly halved in the last thirty five years. But what do we know about all the people who left? Why...
Aug 3, 2018 · 38 min
Elaine Heath - Spiritual Practices (N178)
It's summer and we're feeling generous, so with thought we'd share this month's Nomad Devotional with everyone. If you're a of nomad you'll be very familiar with our Devotionals. Each month we ask a guest to offer us a reflection. And then...
Jul 21, 2018 · 40 min
David Benjamin Blower - Hymns for Nomads (N177)
For those of you who support us on , you’ll already be familiar with David Benjamin Blower’s music. Each month he responds to a guest’s reflection with music and song. And out of these Devotionals has emerged the album Hymns for Nomads, a...
Jun 26, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min
John Philip Newell - The Spirit, the Earth and the Soul (N176)
Christianity in the West is collapsing. Poet, peacemaker and scholar believes we can either deny it’s happening, try to shore up the foundations of the old thing, or we can radically reorientate our vision and ask what new thing is trying to be...
Jun 22, 2018 · 1 hr 17 min
Vicky Beeching - From Shame to Pride (N175)
was the darling of the Christian worship scene. For a decade she wrote hit albums and toured American mega-churches, leading worship for thousands of people every week. Her songs become some of the most sung around the world. But from the age of 13...
May 24, 2018 · 1 hr 33 min
Sarah Corbett - The Art of Gentle Protest (N174)
"If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, then should'nt our activism be beautiful, kind and fair?" It's obvious when you hear someone say it. So why is so much activism loud and aggressive? burnt out on just this kind of...
May 21, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min
Kallistos Ware - The Jesus Prayer (N173)
Metropolitan Kallistos Ware is considered by many to be the leading theologian today in the Orthodox Church. He is perhaps best known as the author of the book The Orthodox Church, and more recently the companion volume, The Orthodox Way....