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 24, 2022 · 1 hr 57 min
Faith Van Horne - Healing Pentecostalism (N273)
Faith Van Horne left the fundamentalist Pentecostal tradition that she’d grown up in as a young person. Years later, after exploring various spiritualities, she was surprised to find herself drawn back to her Pentecostal roots, allbeit on very...
May 11, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Karen Rooms and Jay Hulme - The Gayest Church in the City (N272)
Priest Karen Rooms and transgender poet, author and educator Jay Hulme describe what it's like for them to be part of an ancient and LGBTQ+ affirming church. As they recall the story of their developing friendship, their conversation guides us through...
Apr 22, 2022 · 1 hr 59 min
Erin Burnett - Religious Not Spiritual: An Autistic Perspective on Faith (N271)
We chat with author of , Erin Burnett about her personal experience and research into autism and the unique ways Christians with autism understand and experience God. We ask her why she was initially attracted to more fundamentalist expressions of...
Apr 11, 2022 · 31 min
Richard Beck - Hope in a World on Fire (N270)
In this Devotional podcast, psychologist and theologian explores what it means to take sides without becoming hardened, and how he remains hopeful in a world on fire. The creation of Nomad’s thoughtful, ad-free content is entirely funded by our...
Mar 25, 2022 · 1 hr 13 min
Anna Robinson and Joy Brooks - Hosting Deconstruction Spaces (N269)
Nomad hosts Anna Robinson and Joy Brooks have a conversation about the challenges of joys of experiencing a shifting faith, their ambivalence to the word deconstruction, the deconstruction groups they’ve been hosting and what they’ve learnt from...
Mar 10, 2022 · 1 hr 57 min
Christena Cleveland - God Is a Black Woman (N268)
In this episode we speak with social psychologist, theologian, activist and author of , . Christena speaks with us about her journey of unmasking the white male image of God and the hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression it has caused. ...
Feb 24, 2022 · 1 hr 47 min
Terry Wildman - Walking the Good Road (N267)
In this episode we chat with native American, author, songwriter and storyteller, Terry Wildman. Terry was also the lead translator and general editor of the , a fascinating project that produced a translation of the New Testament that reflects the...
Feb 10, 2022 · 1 hr 50 min
Sophfronia Scott - Merton, Monks and Mystics (N266)
In this episode we speak with author and director of creative writing at Alma College, . We speak with Sophfronia about how her faith has been shaped by the author, monk and mystic, Thomas Merton. Having struggled to connect with Merton through...
Jan 24, 2022 · 1 hr 54 min
Brian Peck - Church Trauma (N265)
In this episode we chat with clinical social worker and a trauma-informed coach, . Brian grew up in a fundamentalist Christian church and upon leaving he began to realise the trauma this had caused, which triggered his faith deconstrcution. He now...
Jan 9, 2022 · 1 hr 53 min
Keith Giles - Ending the End Times (N264)
In this episode we speak with former church pastor, author and teacher . Like many evangelicals, Keith inherited a dispensational understanding of the End Times. If you’re not sure what that is, think anti-Christ, mark of the Beast, the rapture,...
Dec 20, 2021 · 24 min
Azariah France-Williams - A Displaced Christmas (N263)
Merry Christmas to One and All from Nomad Podcast. In this devotional episode, Fr Azariah France Williams recalls the story of , who sought sanctuary in the UK from Sri Lanka. He lived for several years in a room in the Church of the...
Dec 6, 2021 · 2 hr 8 min
Rowan Williams - Becoming Natural (N262)
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams carries a lifelong love for the theology and practice of the Eastern Church. His recent book, Looking East in Winter gives a window into the beautiful contemplative practices of the Eastern...
Nov 24, 2021 · 2 hr 12 min
Hannah Malcolm - Words for a Dying World (N261)
When Hannah Malcolm was approached to write a book on climate grief, she chose, instead, to edit a book compiling voices from across the global church. The resulting picture is an extraordinary collage of very different experiences, all of which begin...
Nov 10, 2021 · 1 hr 41 min
Claire Gilbert - Letters on Dying and Living (N260)
Claire Gilbert is a theologian, writer, and founding director of Westminster Abbey Institute. When she discovered that she had Myeloma - terminal cancer in the blood - she began her way by writing letters to a circle of trusted friends. The journey...
Oct 24, 2021 · 2 hr 12 min
Rachel Mander - Pilgrims to Cop26 (N259)
Cop26 is a gathering of world leaders, meeting this November in Glasgow to review agreements to reduce carbon emissions. While the meeting was being confirmed, the Young Christian Climate Network planned a relay pilgrimage from Cornwall to...
Oct 11, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Alex Clare-Young & Sarah Hobbs - Trans. Christian. Human. (N258)
In this episode we listen in on a conversation between Alex Clare-Young and Sarah Hobbs about their trans experience. Alex is a transmasculine non-binary minister with the United Reformed Church, currently completing doctoral research into trans...
Sep 24, 2021 · 2 hr 3 min
Diana Butler Bass - Freeing Jesus (N257)
In this episode we’re joined by religion and contemporary spirituality commentator, Diana Butler Bass. Diana talks about her latest book , in which she tracks the evolution of her understanding and experience of Jesus. From liberal Methodist...
Sep 10, 2021 · 1 hr 40 min
Robin Parry - A Hope in Hell? [Revisited] (N256)
Every month we produce a podcast for our supporters called Nomad Revisited. In each episode Tim Nash and Nick Thorley enter the Nomad archive and chose an episode from the last 12 years, and spend an hour or so reflecting on how their faith has...
Aug 24, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Emma Moreton & Lyn Baylis - When Christians and Pagans Make Friends (N255)
This episode is a conversation between good friends Emma Morton and Lyn Baylis. Emma is a former pastor, art therapist and activist, whose faith led her towards pagan spirituality and community. Lyn has practiced her pagan spirituality all of her...
Aug 9, 2021 · 2 hr 24 min
Natalia-Nana - Decolonising Faith (N254)
Natalia-Nana is a teacher, trainer, and coach in Equity, Diversity, and Liberation. In this episode we talk about what it means to decolonise our faith, why it is important and how we can go about it. Jemimah and Natalia-Nana explore the relationship...