I always think I know what Romans is about, and then I reread Romans. I don’t fault the Reformed for fixating on the formulas that confirm Calvin, and I don’t blame Lutherans for taking “law” as consistently a term of abuse when it seems more fluid to my eyes, but I do wonder at the confidence with which so many read this confounding epistle–how are people so convinced that they know what Romans teaches? Today Christian Humanist Profiles welcomes Dr. Beverly Gaventa to talk about her book Readings in Romans: Interpreting Paul’s Apocalyptic Gospel from Baylor University Press, and perhaps she can tell me either to read more confidently or perhaps to continue in my caution, but either way, we welcome Dr. Gaventa to the show.
David Grubbs talks with Derek Olsen about his recent book "Reading Matthew with Monks."
Talk to an American Protestant about her spiritual life, and you’re as likely as not to hear about reading a printed Bible, usually in...
To honor the life and work of Wheaton Professor of English Roger Lundin, who died on Thursday, 12 November 2015, Christian Humanist Profiles presents...