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Gospel Conversations podcastA Christmas gift from Sarah on teaching and the incarnationThis is our last podcast for the year and it is almost Christmas. It is a short piece by our daughter Sarah which has just been published on the ABC website - in the Religion and Ethics section. Here is the link https://www.abc.net.au/religion/sarah-golsby-smith-teaching-incarnation-christmas-end-of-school/104758846In this piece, Sarah reflects on her year of teaching and finds in that experience a touch of wonder - wonder at the privilege of helping young human beings flourish. She sees these young students as vessels of grace, made in God’s image and at Christmas, as ec...2024-12-2413 min
Gospel Conversations podcastPaul and the introspective conscienceDid Paul have an introspective conscience over sin? The answer is “no”’according to a classic article and Tony explains the reasoning in this podcast. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2024-02-1124 min
Gospel Conversations podcastCross and Creation 8 - Is penal substitution trying to answer the wrong question?In our last talk Andrew took us deeper into various metaphors for atonement – and asked which best fits scripture and gospel. In this talk, Tony supplements that deep dive by zooming back out and asking, ‘what is the real question, for which the cross and salvation is the answer?’ He concludes that Penal Substitution is the answer to the wrong question and explains why. He then refines the better question – a question for which adoption is a better answer. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-12-1837 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #21 - Circle of GloryIn this talk Tony amplifies the intriguing phrase ‘Circle of Glory’ which David Bentley Hart mentioned in his final talk in our recent GC series. The phrase was coined by Gregory of Nyssa and Tony explores the extraordinary vision of the Trinity bound up in the term – and how it reveals our participation in the ‘circle of glory’. Tony does this by a detailed commentary on the original treatise of Gregory’s where ‘circle of glory’ is the climax to a transcendent vision of God and creation. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-11-1536 min
Gospel Conversations podcastGC Conference - Session 5 - An Incarnational CosmosSession 5 - What is humanity’s destiny and purpose? Is heaven more like a marriage or a motel visit?In this final talk, David advocates the age-old vision of the Patristics that ‘God became human in order that humanity may become God’. This breathtaking vision is at once completely orthodox, but almost sounds blasphemous. Together Tony and David explore this vision of ‘deification’ through the work of Gregory of Nyssa and his touching homily on marriage as the culminating picture of the union between God and humanity.There are a set of notes that have...2023-10-171h 27
Gospel Conversations podcastGC Conference - Session 4 - A Divine AnthropologySession 4 - Is the Incarnation a master plan or a rescue plan?David builds on his epic book ‘YOU ARE GODS’ in this session, and widens our view of the incarnation from being a one-off rescue plan, to the master plan for all humanity. Clearly this is an intriguing thought, but it takes some deep conceptual shifts to absorb and that is what Tony and David dive into in the latter half of this fascinating topic.There are a set of notes that have been written to assist the listener to engage with this...2023-10-1754 min
Gospel Conversations podcastGC Conference - Session 3 - A Cosmic AnthropologySession 3 - Has the ‘supernatural/natural’ dualism messed up our view of creation? David explains how both religious and secular thinking share a common dualism that distorts our view of reality. For the religious mind, the supernatural God becomes totally separate from the world of nature which it sees as material and fallen. So David and Tony turn to the mesmerising thought of Maximus the Confessor to find a more integrated view of God and creation in the wondrous vision of a ‘cosmic liturgy’. And they argue that God has placed humanity at the centre of this cosmi...2023-10-1759 min
Gospel Conversations podcastGC Conference - Session 2 - The Religious View of SinnersSession 2 - Has ‘original sin’ distorted the Christian view of humanity?Augustine’s doctrine of original sin eventually became ‘total depravity’ and it assumes that humans are intrinsically bad and cannot desire the good. It has become the pervasive anthropology of much of Christianity – but is it right? David and Tony explore the alternative view through the theology of the great Nicholas of Cusa who declared that at heart all humans desire the good – and thus they desire God.There are a set of notes that have been written to assist the listener to engage with...2023-10-1752 min
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Cross and Creation - Part 6 - MetaphorsIn this latest edition in the Cross and Creation series, Tony and Andrew explore some of the metaphors for what happened at Calvary. None of them really fit the Penal Substitution metaphor. They range over several metaphors like reconciliation, and redemption, but focus in on adoption and dominion; Calvary was the great battle for dominion of the cosmos, and we are adopted into that kingship won at Calvary. The episode begins with a recap of our journey thus far. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-10-111h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastIndigenous spirituality and the gospel; surprising connections. With David Bentley Hart.In this panel discussion, two Christian indigenous leaders explain some of their spiritual heritage and how they have found deep resonances with the creation gospel in them. David Hart joins in, and explains that, far from being heretical, their views are close to the original views on creation developed by the church Fathers – and in particular the brilliant 7th century theologian Maximus the Confessor.The panel consisted of Australian First Nations Pastors Ray Minniecon and Gabriel Bani with David Benley Hart. Moderated by Tony Golsby Smith.Recorded at St Johns, Glebe, Sydney on Au...2023-09-121h 30
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #20 - Ezekiel and the Ubiquitous GodTony opens up the wild, imagery laden world of Ezekiel 1 in this talk. He views it through the lens of literature and imagery in particular. And he explains how it is among the most innovative and paradigm shifting chapters in the history of the Old Testament – as Ezekiel discovers the ‘ubiquitous God’ who operates far beyond the tidy religious confines of Jerusalem – a Jerusalem that is about to be destroyed anyway. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-08-1038 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #19 - Ezekiel and the Grand Inquisitor 2The Grand Inquisitor (2) on Miracles as a counterfeit for faithTony gives us a second talk on the Grand Inquisitor and his assault on God and the re-vitalised Christ. In this talk Tony explains why the Inquisitor sees the human desire for miracles as false religion – and something that denies God what he wants. God wants his presence on earth not spectacular invasions of normalcy – which miracles are. So they cannot be the staple diet of a faithful life. Instead we must recognise the sacred space of the natural world we live in… and this theme will ta...2023-07-2719 min
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Cross and Creation - Part 5 - AnselmIn this session they Tony and Andrew look at some of the alternative theories of atonement over the history of the church – and how they have led to the dominance of the ‘penal substitutionary atonement’ theory of today. As always, our spirit is one of inquiry and discovery not dogma – so Andrew and Tony will continue to examine different perspectives around this theory that is so central to our faith. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-07-171h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastIntroducing the Gospel Conversations 2023 conference with David Bentley HartTony Golsby-Smith introduces the upcoming Gospel Conversations conference to be held in Sydney on the 25/26th August. He expresses the excitement that we all hold in anticipation of his visit. He also explains that Gospel Conversations is not just inviting a big name but rather a speaker who can help us to put the Lord Jesus Christ on a much higher pedestal than traditional Protestantism has done in the past. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-07-0905 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #18 - Ezekiel and the Grand InquisitorTony continues looking at Ezekiel 12 - 14, this time through the lens of Dostoievsky’s ‘Grand Inquisitor’. Tony takes us into Dostoievsky’s famous imaginary confrontation where the Inquisitor berates Jesus for ‘overestimating’ humanity and wanting too much from them - love rather than servility. He draws a deep comparison between this and the idolatrous mindset. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-06-2133 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #17 - Idolatry in the OTTony looks to the passage Ezekiel 12 - 14 to address the subject of ‘Idolatry in the OT and how modern Christians get it wrong’. “Getting rid of idols in our hearts” is a common refrain in lots of preaching. But is it true to scripture - both in the NT and the OT? Tony dives into the worldview behind idolatry and the real challenge it presented to the Mosaic vision of the one true God. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-06-1328 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #16 - Ezekiel and the angry GodEzekiel chapter 6 - Ezekiel and the ‘angry God’ of the OT. In this BWJ episode Tony confronts the question of the so-called ‘angry God’ or ‘just God’ of the Old Testament and whether this picture contradicts the loving and ‘broken’ God revealed in Jesus. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-06-0623 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #15 - Ezekiel, IntroductionIntroduction; Breakfast with Jesus kicks off again after a short break with a series of meditations on Ezekiel. Tony begins with a big picture introduction in which he compares Jeremiah and Ezekiel, their overlapping lives, and the way Ezekiel pioneers apocalyptic thinking and the hope of resurrection. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-06-0116 min
Gospel Conversations podcastCross and Creation part 3 - DominionIn this episode, Andrew and Tony explore a radical alternative view of the Fall – as ‘lost dominion’. To do this they go back to the creation account and expand the concept of our being made in the image of God, and the implications of God calling humanity to have ‘dominion’. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-05-171h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Cross and Creation - Part 2 - What are the challenges in creation?This is the second conversation with Andrew Baartz in our series on the increasingly controversial doctrine of ‘penal substitution’.The title of our series is ‘The Cross and Creation; can atonement combine both?’This week Tony and Andrew explore the question - ‘What are the challenges in creation for which the cross was the solution?’ Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-04-211h 07
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #14 - Allegory; were the Patristics right or badly wrong?In this latest BwJ talk of Jeremiah Tony investigates ‘allegory’ as a way to read the OT in particular. Is it an outdated, and fanciful method – or were the Patristics really onto something in their attraction to allegory as a legitimate way to read the OT stories and prophets? Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-03-1638 min
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Cross and Creation - Part 1 - What are the questions?This is the first conversation with Andrew Baartz in our series on the increasingly controversial doctrine of ‘penal subsititution’.The title of our series is ‘The Cross and Creation; can atonement combine both?’True to our approach at GC, we want to explore the topic rather than wading into the blow by blow debate. Our guest is Andrew Baartz. Andrew and Tony talk about the big picture – what are the questions for which atonement is the answer? And what are the assumptions behind those questions? The discussion stretches our conceptual landscape to allow for some b...2023-03-151h 10
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #13 - Bad ways (and better ways) to read JeremiahJeremiah 17:9 is often taken as a proof text for ‘original sin’ and “total depravity”. But is that a correct reading and is the human heart indeed ‘desperately wicked’?In this talk Tony explores this question and along the way uses the text – and its typical mishandling – as a starting point to explore smarter and more authentic ways to read Jeremiah – and indeed the Old Testament. This is pretty important as it unlocks the text from its cage of assumptions and lets it speak for itself – and so challenge and transform us. Get full access to Gospel Conve...2023-02-2730 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #12 - Jesus, Jeremiah and GehennaTony takes an extensive look at the way Jeremiah uses the image of the ‘Valley of Hinnom’ (or Gehenna) in his prophecies about Jerusalem and its impending doom. He then looks at how the gospels, Matthew in particular, deliberately position Jesus as the modern ‘Jeremiah’ or ‘prophet’. This positioning shines a new light on what Jesus may have meant by his use of the metaphor of ‘Gehenna’ (the Aramaic for ‘Valley of Hinnom’). Finally Tony looks at the neglected high point of the new covenant in Jeremiah – which is the apparent redemption of the Valley of Hinnom as ‘sacred to the Lord’…. All of this...2023-02-1629 min
Gospel Conversations podcastMatt Clarke and Disrupting MercyTony Golsby-Smith interviews, Matt Clarke, on the subject of slavery in the 21st century – and how the normal Christian model of retribution and justice can get in the way of innovative solutions. Matt has worked in this field for years and became frustrated at the short sighted interventions of many Not-for-profits in this space. He has just written a great book, called ‘Disrupting Mercy’ about the topic which argues that we don’t just need a more holistic approach – we need a new paradigm of mercy. This interview is a prelude to our upcoming series on ‘The Cross and Creation’ wh...2023-02-131h 02
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #11 - Jeremiah Buys a Field, part twoThis is Tony’s follow up talk on Jeremiah 32 – the story of Jeremiah buying a field. In this talk he dives into the analogy and explores just what insight it offers us as to how to live in the present through the lens of hope. He argues that the lens of ‘self denial’ is not what the analogy really is teaching us about the way our hope for the future influences our lives in the present. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-01-2327 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #10 - Jeremiah Buys a Field, part oneWelcome to 2023 and our first Breakfast with Jesus talk for the year. in this talk Tony discusses the famous story of Jeremiah buying a field in the face of Jerusalem’s doom – a very stupid thing to do – and how this shines a light on how we might act in our lives according to the logic of hope. I position this talk inside a hot topic of modern Christendom; the ‘end times’ and how our fascination with predicting the future has obscured the eschatological dimensions of the gospel. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.co2023-01-1230 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #9 - Jeremiah and Hebrews 8Tony builds on his recent talk on the new covenant in Jeremiah by exploring how the Epistle of Hebrews uses this new covenant promise in the NT. Hebrews 8 quotes the Jeremiah passage in full – the longest OT quotation in the NT. What is interesting is how the writer uses the Jeremiah passage and takes it further by explaining how the contract based law of Moses failed to deliver what God wanted. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-12-2220 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #8 - The Problems of Performance based Christianity – and the Covenant without ConditionsIn this talk Tony explores the extraordinary declaration of the ‘new covenant’ in Jeremiah 31 and asks “What is ‘new’ about this new covenant?” He argues that is far more ‘new’ than most Christians assume: it is a paradigm shift that overturns the very nature of contract and conditions. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-11-2635 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #7 - Knowledge of God as the goal of lifeLots of Christian preaching frames ‘forgiveness of sins’ as the big offer of the gospel. But this does not lead us far enough. It also implies holiness and wrath as the key attributes of God. Jeremiah 9 takes us somewhere else – the knowledge of God and his work on the earth is the end game of the gospel. Tony unpacks these epic verses in this latest Breakfast with Jesus talk. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-10-2130 min
Gospel Conversations podcast2022 Conference - Sarah Golsby-Smith - Romanticism and KnowingThe 2022 Gospel Conversations conference has been considered a great success. This is the first talk to be released; an introductory talk by Dr Sarah Golsby-Smith on Romanticism and Knowing. As always Sarah’s talk is inspiring and offers a fresh look at theology through the lens of literature. In particular she argues that the Romantic era led the charge against ‘scientism’ in the 19th century and advocated ways of knowing that Esther argues are central to all real knowing. Sarah finishes with a wondrous unfolding of Coleridge’s epic poem on the imagination – ‘Frost at Midnight’
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Gospel Conversations podcastBWJ #6 - What is the worst translation in the bible?Tony argues that the word ‘hell’ is not only a mistranslation – which nobody can deny – but he goes on to explain how the medieval choice of this word has distorted the gospel and its impact. He takes us to Jeremiah to get closer to the real meanings of what Jesus may have meant by his use of the original word (Gehenna) that was mistranslated as ‘hell’. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-09-2731 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #5 - What God Really WantsIn this latest BWJ talk Tony looks at an intriguing mistranslation by the NIV of a key verse in Jeremiah 7 – and unpacks how that ‘mistranslation’ actually shines a light on the big current debate over the ‘holiness’ of God versus the ‘mercy of God’. He puts forward this controversial claim: “if you start with the ‘holiness’ of God as his primary attribute, you can’t find your way to the true gospel.” So where do we start? Listen and enjoy. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-09-1225 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #4 - Jeremiah and Homer; a Surprising contrastTony takes us on an intriguing literary journey in this short talk. He compares Old Testament literature to Homer and Greek literature and explains how they offer contrasting views of reality. He then turns this contrast onto Jeremiah and explains how Jeremiah offers the climax and the resolution to much of Kings and the anger of God in the histories. In all of this he uses the great literary text Mimesis by Eric Auerbach, who famously compared Homer and the Old Testament Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-08-2923 min
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #3 - Jeremiah and the Angry God?In this latest Breakfast with Jesus talk Tony addresses the question of the ‘angry’ God. No prophet captured God’s wrath quite as eloquently as Jeremiah – so we would expect the themes of retribution and judgment to dominate his views. But Tony looks closely at the text and finds a very different view to this…. A God made vulnerable by love. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-08-1122 min
Gospel Conversations podcastHabbakkuk: Exodus as an alternative paradigm on redemptionThis is the third talk in our Habakkuk series, and in it Tony dives into the Exodus as an alternative paradigm on redemption. He contrasts the very significant differences in emphasis that the Exodus paradigm of redemption introduces when compared to the Penal Substitution model. Then he opens up the grand cosmic sweep that the Exodus model opens up – and he finishes with a very different picture of God’s wrath that Habakkuk leaves with us. In the contemporary debate over the meaning of the cross, this topic is timely and quite exciting. Get full access to Gos...2022-07-291h 08
Gospel Conversations podcastBWJ #2 - The Social Impacts of Evangelical theology on modern AmericaIn this second talk for Breakfast with Jesus Tony summarises the devastating critique by Michael Sandel on the way that Calvinism has laid the groundwork for inequality and a ‘winner/loser’ society in modern America.Tony connects this idea to the prophet Jeremiah – strangely enough – and to the previous talk on the ‘first fruits’ model as an alternative to the included/excluded model implicit in Calvinism. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-2719 min
Gospel Conversations podcastHabakkuk and Redemption: An Alternative ParadigmIn Tony’s second talk on Habakkuk he opens up the topic of ‘penal substitution’ which is increasingly controversial today. For many it is the bedrock of the gospel but for a growing number it is an uneasy doctrine that suggests a nasty picture of God. Where do we go with this? And why on earth is Habakkuk in any way relevant to the issue? In this talk Tony pursues a multi-perspectival approach to the topic. He explains how it is based on a metaphor, and begins by diagnosing some of the metaphor’s strengths and weaknesses. He then suggests a di...2022-06-201h 10
Gospel Conversations podcastBreakfast with Jesus - #1 - First Fruits in JeremiahThis is the first talk on our new ‘Breakfast with Jesus’ channel. We have decided to publish the first few talks on our regular channel so that you can get a feel for what Tony is intending to deliver. In due course we will move these talks to a separate podcast channel and to a separate section of the Gospel Conversations website. In this very first talk Tony dwells on the significance of the phrase "firstfruits of his harvest" in Jeremiah. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/s...2022-06-1327 min
Gospel Conversations podcastHabakkuk- Hope in Dark TimesThis is our latest talk from Gospel conversations. it was also our first face to face forum in a couple of years. Tony took us through the great minor prophet Habakkuk whom he calls the ‘Hamlet’ of the Old Testament. Habakkuk is like Hamlet, because the whole book, all three chapters, is an extended inner dialogue between the prophet and God. It is thus not so much a book about prophecies, but a book about the mind of the prophet. In particular it is a book about hope – and hope in dark times since Habakkuk was commenting in the dark last...2022-05-2458 min
Gospel Conversations podcastDavid Bentley Hart in conversation with Tony Golsby-Smith - Part 3, Why did the wrong guy win?Why did the wrong guy win? The Disastrous results of the rivalry between two visions of GodGospel Conversations welcomes you to the third talk on Gregory of Nyssa between Tony Golsby-Smith and David Bentley Hart. The towering genius of Augustine casts a long and too often dark shadow over western Christianity. What would Christianity have looked like if the equal genius of Gregory had achieved such dominance? Why did the wrong guy win? Tony and David rove over these questions in a riveting conversation.Don't forget to engage with us through our w...2021-09-171h 29
Gospel Conversations podcastDavid Bentley Hart in conversation with Tony Golsby-Smith - Part 2, on Gregory & his Sister MacrinaWelcome to the second conversation between David and Tony on Gregory of Nyssa. ‘Gregory and his Sister on the Resurrection of all Humanity’ How a woman’s mind framed the gospel around the resurrection. In a sense that is the topic of David and Tony’s second conversation on Gregory of Nyssa. In this chat they discuss Gregory’s epic “On the Soul and the Resurrection’ which is structured as a dialogue between Gregory and his influential sister Macrina. In this dialogue Macrina is the teacher and Gregory is the dull and doubting learner. The context is poignant and personal as it...2021-08-071h 00
Gospel Conversations podcastDavid Bentley Hart in Conversation with Tony Golsby-Smith - Part 1, on Gregory of NyssaPeople all over the world are rediscovering the great 4th century theologian, Gregory of Nyssa. David Bentley Hart is an unabashed admirer of the great Cappadocian Father calling him the most innovative theologian of the early church. In this first of three interviews on Gregory’s thought and influence, David introduces us to Gregory and explains why he was the so-called ‘pillar of orthodoxy’ and yet was also a thinker who took the gospel into the widest realm of any of the church fathers. Along the way, Tony and David compare Gregory with Coleridge, and explore the poetic eloquence which di...2021-06-111h 15
Gospel Conversations podcastKnowledge is not facts, it’s a Person: Faith, hope and love in 1 CorinthiansIn this third talk Mark and Tony continue to explore the theme that true knowledge must be framed by faith, hope and love. In this talk, Mark applies the new framework to 1 Corinthians, and explains how the topic of ‘knowledge’ shapes the whole book – and how the incarnation reframed knowledge around the transcendent qualities of ‘faith, hope and love’. But this reframing challenged both the Jews and the Greeks and was in fact offensive to them both (although in different ways). Furthermore, applying this framework to practical situations, (which Paul does throughout the book) demands innovative thinking – innovative thinking that does not...2021-03-091h 00
Gospel Conversations podcastMark Strom: Knowledge as Faith, Hope and Love – not data & informationWe are excited to welcome back to Gospel Conversations one of our old friends, Mark Strom. Mark has blessed all of us over the years with his unique grasp of big picture holistic thinking coupled with his easy accessible way of explaining all of that: in particular Mark has been a leader in taking the gospel out of its religious box and putting it into the whole framework of reality – particularly in his work on Paul where he argues that Paul was not just a great theologian but a great philosopher who changed the way the world thinks whether th...2020-11-241h 01
Gospel Conversations podcastJohn Walton: Order not sin - part 2In their second discussion John and Tony explore the theme of ‘order’ in more depth. They agree that ‘order’ is a bigger paradigm than the ‘sin/salvation’ paradigm – and that it cannot be separated from the presence of God. Anyone who tastes or yearns for ‘order’ is in fact tasting and yearning for God himself. John then develops order into three manifestations; rest, peace and coherence. In John’s own words, “these all come about through God’s presence in the world (not really having much to do with salvation). The gospel that we are to preach certainly involved Jesus died for us and our s...2020-07-0247 min
Gospel Conversations podcastWhy ‘order’ not ‘sin’ frames genesisTony interviews John Walton about his theory that ‘order’ not ‘sin’ is the dominant theme of the early chapters of Genesis – and that we have in fact ‘over emphasised’ sin as the major problem that the Bible and Genesis confront. In this free ranging conversation, Tony and John explore this new idea in some depth. John explains how the concept of ‘order’ is anchored in Ancient Near Eastern cosmology, and Tony jumps straight across to the twenty first century and links the concept of order with design and our role as sub-creators. This interview will be very stimulating for everybody – it does...2020-05-2644 min
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Creation Gospel: Part 1. What and Why?Do we need a new ‘Reformation’ to reshape the gospel for the 21st century? Some people think so. In this talk, Tony gives some shape to the ‘ creation gospel’ – as the shorthand term for these new approaches to the old story. He does this by contrasting it with the ‘redemption’ gospel – the traditional evangelical framework that puts sin and forgiveness at the centre. Importantly Tony is not claiming we have an either/or choice between these two frameworks, but rather we must choose where the Gospel should begin – in Genesis one or Genesis three? He covers lots of this conceptual territor...2020-04-0336 min
Gospel Conversations podcastMy journey into Christ's Cosmic Redemption—Tony Golsby-SmithHow broad are God's plans? Tony shares his life story: from his childhood in Fiji to becoming a teacher and then, to everyone's surprise, a strategy consultant to some of Australia's largest corporations. He began to see God working everywhere and this led him to ultimately discover Christ's Cosmic Redemption—which is good news for the entire cosmos!Video:https://youtu.be/8fq7xvqQoHQSlides:https://www.slideshare.net/gospelconversations/my-journey-into-christs-cosmic-redemptiontony-golsbysmith-217420845iTunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud:https://GospelConversations.com/podcastSocial Media:https://Fa...2020-01-1238 min
Gospel Conversations podcastKnowing and Mystery speakers and talksBrad Jersak (Feb 14th), Esther Lightcap Meek, Rikk Watts, Tony Golsby-Smith, Ron Winestock, & Leisa Aitken will help us explore "Knowing and Mystery"—2020 theme. Talks will include: —Is Design the new theology? —What is the Gospel's offer of hope to a postmodern world?—Will Artificial Intelligence save humanity or make us obsolete? —Loving to Know —Mystery in the Quantum world —What were Maximus the Confessor and Origen's views on Mystery? Video:https://youtu.be/_w2BkOKbWdk iTunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud:https://GospelCon...2019-12-3008 min
Gospel Conversations podcastGerard Manley Hopkins: Inscape & the Glory of GodGerard Manley Hopkins only lived a short life and he never published a single poem during his lifetime. However, this intense and brilliant Jesuit priest revolutionised forever how poetry was written and laid the foundations for twentieth-century poetry. He is arguably the greatest religious poet of all time, and yet some psychiatrists also believe that nobody wrote about depression with such penetrating insight as he did. He was a true manic genius. The theory of ‘inscape’ underpinned lots of his poetic philosophy and inspired such greats as Tolkien. In this talk, Tony will open up the wondrous world of Hopk...2019-11-2155 min
Gospel Conversations podcastUniversal Salvation: A Whistle-Stop Introduction—Robin ParryTony introduces Rev Dr Robin Parry by explaining what Gospel Conversations is all about—expanding our view of God and that means inquiring into mystery. One of the best ways to inquire is to map out the landscape of a debate—and that is exactly what Robin does in this marvellous talk. He gives us a birds-eye view of the long debate over universalism. But he goes further—and he gives us a map to navigate the territory. He defines what universalism is and is not. He explains the different pathways that have led many orthodox Christians to consider it ser...2019-09-201h 10
Gospel Conversations podcastIncarnation: How the Incarnation Defines Humanity (Part 2)This is the second talk on the incarnation in which Tony develops the expansive picture of how the incarnation defines and secures the ultimate destiny of humanity. This expansive vision only makes sense in a big picture of the cosmos so that is where Tony begins. He finishes with a summary of probably the most sophisticated framework of the incarnation that the church has developed—Irenaeus' theory of recapitulation. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2019-05-1658 min
Gospel Conversations podcastIncarnation: How Descartes shrank our view of Humanity (Part 1)Tony’s latest series of talks will position Ron’s talks on Mind over Matter in a biblical context. Ron’s talks have humanised creation and reintroduced mystery to nature. In this talk, Tony's asks how does this apply to our theology of: Creation?The relationship between man and God?God and the natural world?All of these questions come to a head in our view of the Incarnation—was it a ‘detour’ or was it actually necessary as defining the destiny of all creation? Was Irenaeus right when he said that the Incarnatio...2019-05-011h 05
Gospel Conversations podcastJames On First FruitsThis short talk climaxes our investigation of apokatastasis from a very unusual source—the book of James. James is not noted for his audacity or profundity as. theologian compared to Paul or John, but here we find possibly the most succinct summary of both the doctrine—and its consequences. Tony connects the passage to our psychology—and he does this by telling a story of his visit to the dark historical site of Port Arthur in Tasmania. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2019-01-2418 min
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: The Panel (Part 7)Our Hope & Hell series has raised a lot of interest; people like the ideas a lot but everyone has questions. We created a panel of three to address eight of these questions that our listeners sent in. In this talk, Ron, Andrew, and Tony give their responses in a free-flowing, exploratory, and honest dialogue. Mark Ridgway facilitates the dialogue. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-09-161h 43
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: Apokatastasis—So What for Gospel and Evangelism? (Part 6)As we continue to ponder the hope of 'apokatastasis', we confront some of the 'so what's' beginning with evangelism. At face value, it looks like a doctrine of 'universal salvation' makes evangelism unnecessary—why preach if everybody gets saved eventually anyway? Tony addresses this question by first changing the question—and then building a far bigger picture of 'salvation' into which we can place 'evangelism'. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-08-311h 25
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: Good News or Bad News—Who wins? (Part 5)Tony finally confronts the scary verses in this talk—the passages that at face value talk about hell, judgment, and wrath. Traditionally they have so gripped the dark imaginations of the church that they have totally overshadowed the even clearer verses that declare universal hope. But we need to answer the question—What do the 'Bad News' verses really say about eternal hell? What do they really tell us? Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-07-181h 06
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: St Augustine's Code Errors (Part 4)St Augustine laid the foundations for the doctrine of Hell in his epic tome the City of God. But did he get it right? Tony gives a penetrating diagnosis of where Augustine's thinking had 'code errors' that distorted the gospel and predisposed him to the idea of hell as never-ending torment. Unfortunately, the church of Rome validated his thinking and excluded the broader eschatology that we are now beginning to realise was the orthodoxy of the Patristic Fathers. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-06-121h 04
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: Gregory's Vision of World Reformation (Part 3)In this talk, Tony advances Gregory of Nyssa's picture of the Restitution of all things. The question of 'universal salvation' needs to fall onto a big eschatological landscape not onto a narrow one. Only then does it make sense. That is what Gregory does. Tony gives us a detailed summary of his epic eschatological vision of creation in 'On the Making of Man', which explores the profound implications of being made in the image of God. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-05-161h 42
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: Judgment—punishment or reform? (Part 2)Our second talk builds a richer view of 'judgment'. What house is God building? is a better question—and it immediately opens up a new view of judgment. Architects judge as part of their creative process. This positions 'judgment' out of the penal system and inside a creation system. Tony explores this new perspective in this talk. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-04-231h 20
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: (Part 1) Q and AWe recorded the questions and discussions that followed Tony's first talk. We have not done this before, so we hope that some of you will find it valuable to hear the inquiries and comments that followed the talk. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-03-2125 min
Gospel Conversations podcastHope & Hell: Is 'hell' the answer to the wrong question? (Part 1)Hell is the question we all avoid but it is the corollary of hope. How do we fit the two together? Is the traditional model of hell right? Or scriptural? Could everyone get saved in the end? Tony begins to address these vexed questions by first examining the landscape of the debate—the language and assumptions, the possibilities, the history and the problems of all the usual positions. He ends by suggesting a better question to frame our thinking. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2018-03-211h 04
Gospel Conversations podcastWhere does the Sabbath fit into Moses' social system?Moses was the most innovative designer of a social system in world history. The ten commandments sit at the heart of this design. But where does the Sabbath fit? It is the only ritualistic member of the ten words, and it seems out of date in today's world. Tony claims that in fact the Sabbath is the linchpin of the whole design, and is vitally relevant to today's world. Discover why in this talk. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2017-05-0352 min
Gospel Conversations podcastMoses was a Social ArchitectTony looks at Moses as a social designer—which is a modern way of describing his role as prophet and king/leader. And not just any designer, but arguably the most innovative social designer in history. For in fundamental ways, he laid the foundation for the modern world. How did he do it, and what can we learn from him about how we might act, out of faith, in the public space? Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2017-04-031h 02
Gospel Conversations podcastHope and DesignIn this talk, Tony introduces our theme for the year—the theology of Hope lays the foundation for action in the world. But Hope has not been well understood or developed by the church over the centuries, so we have narrowed this foundation down to a mere 'return of Jesus'. Tony explains that Hope in the Bible reframes how we look at everything in reality. It thus becomes the grounds for reform, optimism, and design. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2017-03-021h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Creation based GospelIf the traditional evangelical gospel does not work for the postmodern world, what is the alternative? This is the question that Tony explores on this talk. His answer is to shift our framing of the argument from sin to creation. This does not deny sin, but it starts with a far bigger picture of the issues and one that is much more relevant to the hearts and minds of the postmodern generation. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-12-311h 26
Gospel Conversations podcastGod at Work: Tony MorganTony Morgan describes how he found God in Insurance. For years he was stuck in a dual carriage pathway that separated his faith from his work, but then he discovered that ‘insurance’ was not just the context for expressing his faith—it was co-working with God and thus it was true worship. Insurance also brought him face to face with one of the most imponderable areas of God at work—i.e. areas of huge natural loss. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-11-291h 10
Gospel Conversations podcastGod at WorkTony begins our Faith at Work series by stretching the scope from 'Faith at work' to 'God at work'. This immediately opens up the topic beyond the normal approaches of evangelism and ethics, to the role and nature of faith in the public space—indeed to the broad question of the relationship between the individual and the state. He gives us a broad framework with which to think about this important area in a fresh and expansive way. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-11-011h 13
Gospel Conversations podcastGod at Work: Mark ScottTony interviews Mark Scott about his experience of leading large organisations as a 'follower of Jesus'. Mark ran the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Australia's equivalent of the BBC) and helped it transform into the digital era. He now leads the NSW Dept of Education. How does a believer lead such large 'secular' organisations? Mark talks with remarkable candour and authenticity about how his worldviews framed his leadership and how his inner journey is fed by his highly personal walk with Jesus. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-11-011h 07
Gospel Conversations podcastOriginal Sin: Did Augustine lead us up the wrong path?Almost no doctrine is more controversial than 'original sin'. It has branded the Gospel as a dark message in the minds of many people—but most Christians just have a foggy notion of what it might mean. In this important talk, Tony challenges the mental models behind 'original sin' and then gives us a much richer model for sin—its beginnings and its imputation. Tony uses Romans 5 and the 'two Adams' to shine a better light on the topic, and then leaves us with suggestions as to how we might frame the Gospel differently in the light of these insi...2016-05-261h 52
Gospel Conversations podcastPredestination: Where Calvin got it wrongOne of the great stumbling blocks to evangelism and faith is the doctrine of predestination. Calvin was the most vociferous advocate of it, and he built it around his belief in total depravity. But was he right. In this talk, Tony explains where Calvin went wrong because his frame was limited. Tony turns to Ephesians 1 and builds a much grander picture of what predestination means. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-05-041h 33
Gospel Conversations podcastTony Golsby-Smith: Prayers of RevelationTony looks at the prayers of the church in Revelation and compares them to the prayers of the angels. The difference shines the light on a radical humanism—because the church (i.e. humanity) sees so much more than the angels do, and is closer to the heart of God. This opens the door to a radical humanism based on the incarnation of Jesus. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2016-03-291h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastHebrews: Resurrection and Responsibility (Part 6)Tony keeps exploring how 'resurrection' reframes 'judgment'. In this talk, he focuses on 'inheritance' as the dominant motif for the latter part of Hebrews and develops the theme that this is a double-edged sword. It expands our vision of God's plans for us, but it also sobers us as God is trusting us with an awesome responsibility. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-11-031h 09
Gospel Conversations podcastHebrews: Jesus and the Reverse Incarnation (Part 4)In this fourth talk Tony explores Hebrews 7-10 where Apollos brushes aside Moses' law as 'useless' and in its place paints an epic picture of Christ's grand entrance to the heaven of heavens after his ascension and his establishment of a new covenant between God and humanity, and his building of a true eternal tabernacle—a new created order in which matter and physicality can finally contain glory and thus commune with God freely. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-08-121h 26
Gospel Conversations podcastHebrews: Jesus and the Rule of Humanity (Part 2)Hebrews opens with two very important chapters that take Jesus out of the religious box, lifting him to the Maker of the Universe. From that lofty position, Apollos makes his biggest move and uses Psalm 8 to put humanity right there beside Jesus—ruling the cosmos. Through his explorations, Tony will translate these rich theological themes into in language that speaks to our world today. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-05-191h 34
Gospel Conversations podcastSarah Golsby-Smith: Reading GenesisDr Sarah Golsby-Smith will be giving her second talk on "Reading the Bible as Literature". In her first talk, she introduced us to the rich resources that a literary reading brings to the Bible. In this talk, she will take a deeper dive in Genesis and give us a more detailed picture of these exciting tools at work in a major book. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-04-0756 min
Gospel Conversations podcastSarah Golsby-Smith: The Bible As LiteratureDr Sarah Golsby-Smith takes us on a journey to discover the riches of reading the Bible using the toolkits and methods of literary analysis. She argues that Christians tend to read the Bible as an instruction manual—not literature—and this narrows its richness and indeed our view of God. Instead, she opens up the more living and vast world of reading the Bible literature. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-03-161h 28
Gospel Conversations podcastTony Golsby-Smith: Is the Bible the Word of God?What do we mean when we say "The Bible is the Word of God"? Does the Bible itself make this claim? In today's postmodern world we cannot afford to make glib claims like this—we need to think through what we mean. In this talk, Tony goes back to literary and rhetorical theory to lay a much stronger foundation for how we should treat the Bible, and interpret it. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2015-02-011h 27
Gospel Conversations podcastTony Golsby-Smith: Q and ATo wrap up the year we structured this event differently. Instead of a talk, we had a time of dialogue structured by the question, “What areas of interest and questions have Gospel Conversations raised for you this year?”We push the boundaries in Gospel Conversations, but often don’t have the time to explore the ideas further on the nights after the talks. We didn't aim to always arrive at clear cut answers since some topics may simply be too complex for us to come to easy conclusions about. Get full access to Gospel...2014-12-081h 37
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts and Tony Golsby-Smith Dialogue (Part 4)Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-08-1938 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts and Tony Golsby-Smith Dialogue (Part 3)Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-08-1945 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts and Tony Golsby-Smith Dialogue (Part 2)Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-08-1947 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts and Tony Golsby-Smith (Part 1) Q and AGet full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-08-1914 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts and Tony Golsby-Smith Dialogue (Part 1)Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-08-1957 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts: Mark's Gospel (Part 4)This month we welcome Rikk Watts from Regent College, Canada to talk on Mark's Gospel. In Gospel Conversations, we like to peel back the layers and get close to the core of what we believe. You can’t get closer to the core than Mark’s Gospel—the shortest and the first of the four biographies of Jesus. It used to be viewed as the simplest and least sophisticated of the gospels but that has changed in recent times, and now Mark is viewed more and more as a great literary text in its own right. Rikk Watts is one key...2014-07-1644 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts: Mark's Gospel (Part 3) Q and AThis month we welcome Rikk Watts from Regent College, Canada to talk on Mark's Gospel. In Gospel Conversations, we like to peel back the layers and get close to the core of what we believe. You can’t get closer to the core than Mark’s Gospel—the shortest and the first of the four biographies of Jesus. It used to be viewed as the simplest and least sophisticated of the gospels but that has changed in recent times, and now Mark is viewed more and more as a great literary text in its own right. Rikk Watts is one key...2014-07-1645 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts: Mark's Gospel (Part 3)This month we welcome Rikk Watts from Regent College, Canada to talk on Mark's Gospel. In Gospel Conversations, we like to peel back the layers and get close to the core of what we believe. You can’t get closer to the core than Mark’s Gospel—the shortest and the first of the four biographies of Jesus. It used to be viewed as the simplest and least sophisticated of the gospels but that has changed in recent times, and now Mark is viewed more and more as a great literary text in its own right. Rikk Watts is one key...2014-07-1659 min
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts: Mark's Gospel (Part 2)This month we welcome Rikk Watts from Regent College, Canada to talk on Mark's Gospel. In Gospel Conversations, we like to peel back the layers and get close to the core of what we believe. You can’t get closer to the core than Mark’s Gospel—the shortest and the first of the four biographies of Jesus. It used to be viewed as the simplest and least sophisticated of the gospels but that has changed in recent times, and now Mark is viewed more and more as a great literary text in its own right. Rikk Watts is one key...2014-07-161h 06
Gospel Conversations podcastRikk Watts: Mark's Gospel (Part 1)This month we welcome Rikk Watts from Regent College, Canada to talk on Mark's Gospel. In Gospel Conversations, we like to peel back the layers and get close to the core of what we believe. You can’t get closer to the core than Mark’s Gospel—the shortest and the first of the four biographies of Jesus. It used to be viewed as the simplest and least sophisticated of the gospels but that has changed in recent times, and now Mark is viewed more and more as a great literary text in its own right. Rikk Watts is one key...2014-07-161h 20
Gospel Conversations podcastThe Open Heart: How Jesus influenced what it means to be a human beingEdwin Judge interviewed by Tony-Golsby-Smith:What does it mean to be a human being?What does it mean to be a good human being?Edwin will challenge some of our basic assumptions around these 2 central questions. He will challenge the view that the immortality of the soul is a basic Christian belief and the view that all values are much the same and arise from mere common sense. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-06-171h 12
Gospel Conversations podcastCompulsory Freedom? The Gospel's impact on societyDr Tony Golsby-Smith interviews Professor Edwin Judge on the history of the open society that we take for granted. He argues that without understanding the origin of our freedom, we are in danger of losing it. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2014-05-131h 53
Gospel Conversations podcastScience and Faith: How the Gospel shifted our view of realityThis month Tony Golsby-Smith interviews Edwin Judge. As one of Australia’s most admired History professors, Edwin offers us an invaluable perspective on one of the most important and misunderstood topics of our time—the fraught relationship between science and faith. He turns the tables upside down on the commonly accepted view that the Greeks gave us science but Christianity screwed that up with the myths of faith. This rich philosophical talk is a must for anyone who suspects that you can believe without losing your mind… but would like some more facts to be sure. Get fu...2014-04-011h 25
Gospel Conversations podcastTzimtzum: Mystery Revealed (Part 2)Ron continues his talk on Tzimtzum. With an introduction from Tony, we look for an articulation of the wonder of what Christ has done with a logic that is not rooted in sin and redemption. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2013-12-061h 24
Gospel Conversations podcastBible as Word of GodWhat do we mean by calling the Bible 'The Word of God'? In this talk, Tony addresses this question from first principles. He steps right back and begins with God's intention to communicate. From there he builds a model of revelation that begins with history and the great Jewish belief that their God participates in this narrative of life. From there he explains the second layer—people commenting on the history in the form of texts. And all of this is in pursuit of the third layer—the knowledge of God for the purpose of relating to him. Having cons...2013-09-201h 23
Gospel Conversations podcastTrinity and Personal Growth: The Heart and the Inner JourneyIn this talk, we look at the existential aspect of Trinitarian growth—the inner journey. We get quite practical and offer a structured meditation technique based on learning from experience, not on confession and sin. Tony gives personal examples of the way he has used journal writing for many years to stimulate the inner journey. So many of our models for growth are based on defeating sin—but in this important talk, we offer a new paradigm for inner growth that is not based on sin but grace and growth.
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Gospel Conversations podcastTrinity and Personal Growth: The Mind and the GospelIn this talk, we look at the 'normative' aspect of Trinity thinking. Our learning goal is to have our minds transformed to God's agenda rather than ours. We look at the typical evangelical interpretation of the gospel and reveal its shortcomings. Tony does that by synthesising the four spiritual laws onto a one-page architecture which reveals its shortcomings. He then asks, "Is there a better way?" and finishes by offering an alternative framing of the gospel that blows open the scope of Christ's achievement and lifts our thinking to awesome heights. A must listen talk!! Get...2013-03-241h 13
Gospel Conversations podcastTrinity and Personal Growth: IntroductionTony argues that we have narrowed Christian growth by framing it as a religious effort. He spends the first part of this talk, diagnosing the religious mindset and explaining how it distorts the gospel. But the question becomes, "Is there a better way to frame our growth journey?" Tony turns to the structure of the Trinity as the architecture for what makes us truly human and thus truly Christlike. He offers a simple but powerful Trinitarian model to guide our growth agenda—as a life agenda rather than a religious agenda. Get full access to Gospel Co...2013-02-251h 21
Gospel Conversations podcastIntroducing the Trinity: Humanity, the Imagination, and the Rule of GodIn this talk, Tony opens up how the doctrine of the Trinity frames our whole role in creation. The creating God has mandated that we humans will continue his expansive work in creation. We can only do this, by sharing his nature, which equips us to be Trinitarian agents. This culminates in the rule of God. Tony then suggests how this stupendous framework challenges the agenda for sin-based Christianity. He declares that we need to reframe the agenda of the Christian life away from religion towards co-creation. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack...2012-09-291h 02
Gospel Conversations podcastTrinity and Creation: Human Creativity and the Two Roads to TruthTony builds a breathtaking theory of human creativity in this talk. He begins by critiquing the dominance of the scientific method as the only road to truth. He points out that this dominance has been hostile to faith, and has patronised faith as anti-intellectual. But he points out the limitations of scientific logic, and in particular, its anti-humanistic assumptions. Then he offers an alternative thinking methodology whose origins he finds in Aristotle, whose ultimate manifestation he finds in all of human creativity (including strategy) - and whose mandate he finds in Genesis 1 and 2 and the command to rule creation...2012-08-1258 min