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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411 episodes
Updated July 24

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May 3, 2018 · 1 hr 31 min
Rachel Held Evans - Loving the Bible Again (N172)
was brought up in the 'buckle of the Bible Belt' and inherited a conservative evangelical faith. But shaken by the realities of our broken world, cracks began to form, and questions turned to doubts, doubts to cynicism and cynicism to despair. But...
Apr 23, 2018 · 1 hr 44 min
Stephen Backhouse - For God and Country? (N171)
Political theologian believes that the earliest Christians tended to see patriotism as a vice – a temptation to guard against. Now it seems most Christians assume it is a virtue. Many of us, for example, don't think twice about asking God to Save...
Apr 9, 2018 · 1 hr 27 min
Danielle Shroyer - Original Blessing (N170)
believes that more than any other idea, the doctrine of original sin has "slowly eroded our understanding of our relationship with God". Not only that, she believes it is unbiblical, and was rejected by Judaism and many Christian traditions, such...
Mar 27, 2018 · 30 min
Malcolm Guite - Poems on the Passion (169)
Poet and priest Malcolm Guite helps us mark the death and resurrection of Jesus with poems from his series on the stations of the cross, and with his reflections on the Messianic Event. Nomad's David Blower responds to Malcolm’s poetry and thought...
Mar 1, 2018 · 1 hr 28 min
Thomas Oord - The Uncontrolling Love of God (N168)
Professor has spent years wrestling with the problem of evil. Why, if God is all powerful and all loving, is there so much evil in the world? This question has brought Thomas to the edge of his faith. In recent years, though, he has begun to consider...
Feb 22, 2018 · 1 hr 24 min
Georgia May - Can Radical Hospitality be Too Radical? (N167)
Georgia May's parents had an open-door policy. Literally. Most of the time the front door of their home was left open, so that people would feel welcome at any time. Consequently, Georgia grew up with a house full of people who's didn't feel they had...
Feb 9, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
Jayme Reaves - Safeguarding the Stranger (N166)
grew up in a home and a church that weren't safe environments. This later led to a passion to study and experience true hospitality. Through her study of church history and her experiences in the former Yugoslavia and...
Jan 24, 2018 · 1 hr 35 min
Brad Jersak - The Orthodox Way (N165)
was in town recently, so we took the opportunity to quiz him about why his faith journey led him to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Despite many Western Christians being only vaguely aware of this ancient Christian tradition, it is...
Jan 9, 2018 · 1 hr 17 min
John Swinton - Becoming Friends of Time (N164)
is a Scottish theologian and founder of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability. After years of work as a mental health nurse, John became an academic in order to process all that he'd learnt. And...
Dec 22, 2017 · 17 min
Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - At the Margins (N163)
Here's the final part of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian reflects on Advent in the context of those on the margins. Former Archbishop of Canterbury finishes the Advent readings, and closes...
Dec 15, 2017 · 16 min
Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Good News to the Poor (N162)
It's week three of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian considers how Advent might be Good News to the Poor. Former Archbishop of Canterbury continues to work his way through the Advent readings, with...
Dec 9, 2017 · 16 min
Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Peace Across Borders (N161)
Here's the second part of our four-part Advent Devotional series. This time philosopher and theologian bases her reflection around the idea of Peace Across Borders. Former Archbishop of Canterbury again brings the readings along with...
Dec 2, 2017 · 16 min
Elaine Storkey & Rowan Williams - Liberation (N160)
If you're one of our supporters, you'll already be familiar with our Nomad Devotionals. Every month we ask a guest to reflect on a topic, and we unpack it with music, song, readings, and prayers. For Advent we thought we produce a...
Nov 23, 2017 · 1 hr 41 min
Dave Randall - Songs that Change Society (N159)
has played guitar for some huge acts, including , and . As he's reflected on his career and the industry he's been a part of, he has begun to see the huge potential of music to change society. This prompted him to write...
Nov 9, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
Muhanad Al Qaisy - Palestinians and Ploughshares (N158)
Muhanad Al Qaisy's grandfather, grandmother and seven children were driven from their home in Palestine and into a refugee camp in 1948. Nearly 70 years later, the family is still struggling to make a life in the same camp. So we ask Muhanad what...
Oct 23, 2017 · 1 hr 14 min
Nick Spencer - Doing Good: The Future of the Church? (N157)
Well, this is it, Dave Ward's final episode. After six years of podcasting, he's decided to go on to other things (probably something to do with horses...). In his final episode, we're chatting with , the Director of Research at Theos Think...
Oct 9, 2017 · 1 hr 24 min
Ruth Dearnley, Julia Pugh and Hannah Flint - Stop the Traffik (N156)
A recent report into human trafficking revealed that the problem is significantly worse than previously thought. In fact, it is believed that in the UK alone, every large town and city will have trafficked people in it who are effectively enslaved,...
Sep 22, 2017 · 1 hr 16 min
Elizabeth Edman - Queer Virtue (N155)
believes she has learnt more from the LGBTQ community about what it means to be a Christian, than she has from the Church. Why? Well, she believes the church has forgotten what it means to be scandalous, to struggle for identity...
Sep 8, 2017 · 1 hr 30 min
Malcolm Guite - Finding God with the Poetic Imagination (N154)
is a poet, priest and theologian. Years of inhabiting these roles has led him to the belief that we're relying far too much on reason and thought in the formation of our faith, and are overlooking the significance of the 'poetic...
Aug 23, 2017 · 1 hr 29 min
Walter Brueggemann - Kingdom vs. Cash? (N153)
I know, we only just interviewed ! But he's just brought a book out entitled and we've still got unresolved questions after our chat with on that subject. So why not spend another hour in the digital...