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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Jan 24, 2024 · 1 hr 38 min
Bethany Sollereder - Animal Suffering and the Love of God (N313)
In this podcast theologian and author Bethany Sollereder explores the complex intersection of animal suffering, the evolutionary process and divine love. She reflects on God's role in the face of suffering, the possibility of redemption for non-human...
Jan 8, 2024 · 1 hr 49 min
Rachel Held Evans - Losing My Evangelical Religion [Revisited] (N312)
To kick off 2024 we thought we’d share a Nomad Revisited episode with you. Each month on Revisited Tim and Nick raid the Nomad archives, dust off an old interview, and ponder where their faith was then, where it is now, and what influences shaped...
Dec 20, 2023 · 48 min
Christena Cleveland - A Spirituality of the Womb (N311)
In this Christmas devotional podcast, explores the symbolism of the Black Madonna. In times of dysregulation and uncertainty, the Black Madonna has provided Christena a powerful symbol of love, nurture and connection, allowing her to move from a...
Dec 8, 2023 · 1 hr 49 min
Christmas Q&A (N310)
In this special seasonal episode, all the Nomad hosts come together for a Q&A to infuse your holidays with festive cheer. As a thank you to our beloved listeners whose financial support made this year's 24 Nomad episodes possible, we've gathered...
Nov 24, 2023 · 1 hr 55 min
Jay Hulme - A Queer Journey of Saints and Sanctuaries (N309)
Author and poet joins us to talk about his literal and metaphorical search to connect with a variety of ancient and eccentric saintly figures. Weaving together themes of wilderness, faith, sexuality and decay, Jay speaks of the connections he...
Nov 9, 2023 · 1 hr 36 min
Dana Hicks - Reimagining Marriage (N308)
In this episode former pastor guides us through the evolving landscape of marriage and relationships. Dana explores how our cultural perceptions of marriage are shifting and challenging established norms, and ponders the relevance of biblical images...
Oct 24, 2023 · 1 hr 37 min
Ilia Delio - The Primacy of Love (N307)
In this episode we’re joined by Franciscan sister and theologian Ilia Delio. Ilia guides us through the intersection of science, spirituality, and love. We explore the concept of God's love as a fundamental force in the cosmos, existing at the heart...
Oct 10, 2023 · 2 hr 29 min
Lindsay Munroe - Sexuality After Purity Culture (N306)
As part of her personal spiritual journey and theological master's research, invited a group of women to explore the impact of purity culture on their sexuality. We invite her to discuss what she discovered, about the harm inflicted by this ideology...
Sep 22, 2023 · 2 hr 33 min
ChatGPT - In AI We Trust? (N305)
In this episode we speak with a non-human guest: the AI chatbot, ChatGPT. We quiz ChatGPT on the ethical complexities and moral implications of weaving AI into our lives and spiritual journeys. We discuss what safeguards need to be in place to ensure...
Sep 10, 2023 · 1 hr 39 min
Nicola Slee - Abba Amma: Improvisations on the Lord's Prayer (N304)
Reflecting on the Lord's Prayer, theologian, writer, and poet Nicola Slee delves into some of it’s problematic language, and through a process of improvisation reimagines the prayer as one that brings a universal message of hope in a world marred by...
Aug 24, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
David Blower - Farewell and Godspeed (N303)
Well, this is it. After over six years of hosting, interviewing, music and creativity, David Blower is bowing out. In his final episode Tim and David reflect on David’s nomad journey, answer listener questions, and listen to some music. And,...
Aug 10, 2023 · 2 hr 14 min
Michael Frost - Deconstructing the Christian Narrative of Power (N302)
Host of the podcast is a researcher, writer and theologian. In this episode he shares from his own experience of faith and church, as he unpicks the language that has so often been co-opted in Christian spaces to enforce power and perpetuate...
Jul 24, 2023 · 2 hr 7 min
Sam Ewell - A Convivial Faith (N301)
Theologian and community gardener Sam Ewell reflects on his years as a missionary and a neighbour, and how a radical priest called Ivan Illich led him back to the soil. After the interview, Nomad hosts David Blower and Anna Robinson ponder how the...
Jul 10, 2023 · 1 hr 49 min
Claire Gilbert - Revelations of Divine Love (N300)
During two and a half years of cancer treatment, Claire Gilbert found a spiritual companion in Julian of Norwich. We speak to Claire about her experience of writing Julian's fictional autobiography. She considers the tensions between Julian's visions...
Jun 23, 2023 · 1 hr 58 min
Doug King - Spiral Dynamics, Deconstruction and the Future of Faith (N299)
We speak with about the evolution of his faith, progressing from Christian fundamentalism to a post-Christian identity. At the heart of Doug’s understanding of this journey is the historical framework of Spiral Dynamics, a model that illuminates...
Jun 9, 2023 · 2 hr
Sally Mann - Encountering the Neighbourhood (N298)
Sally Mann has lived on the same road in East Ham that her family have lived on since the 1800s. She and Dave have worked and played with their neighbours to form all kinds of shared spaces for common life: community halls, gardens, sports fields and...
May 24, 2023 · 55 min
Rachel and Simon Jay - Complex Families (N297)
Over the last 20 years Rachel and Simon Jay have been parents to many children through fostering and adoption as well as raising their own biological children. In this conversational episode, we listen in as they reflect on their experiences, discuss...
May 10, 2023 · 1 hr 50 min
Brad Jersak - The Great Deconstruction (N296)
We speak with author and teacher about his book , and how his dark night of the soul led him to a 12 Step program, the Eastern Orthodox Church and to a new kind of faith. Brad also reflects on the roots of what he refers to as The Great...
Apr 20, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min
Olivia Jackson - Stories of Deconstructing Faith (N295)
Frustrated at the lack of literature on faith deconstruction, carried out her own research as she sought to provide hope and solidarity to others on a similar journey. Here she talks about her own story, alongside the impact of receiving hundreds of...
Apr 6, 2023 · 1 hr
Ched Myers - Easter and Empire (N294)
In this Easter special we interviewed the theologian about the politics of the passion narratives, exploring what the cross and its religious atonement ideas have to do with colonialism, capitalism and the power structures we live in today. The...