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Gospel Conversations podcastDavid Bentley Hart on the real meaning of 'sin'What exactly does the word ‘amartia’ (usually translated as ‘sin’) mean in the New Testament? This is where my conversation with David begins in this podcast. I asked him this question because when he was in Australia, David told me that he was uncomfortable using the modern word ‘sin’ to translate ‘amartia’. This is obviously pretty important as the idea of ‘sin’ is at the foundation of the. gospel. What was going to be a limited conversation about translation soon developed into a fascinating tour through the thinking of the early church about the ‘gospel’ and what it means - all built on...2025-06-2352 min
Gospel Conversations podcastMaximus and participation; What does 'We become gods' mean?This Camino talk captures a great conversation on our walk that began with a great question. Great questions are often the pathway to growth – and this is because they usually lift the lid on a topic that we really don’t understand, but skip over with cliches to cover our ignorance up. Anne is not the kind of person who happily just skips over things… I can remember many years ago when she asked Mark Strom after a sermon of his – “When God so loved the world…what does that mean? Does he love ALL the world, or just the Christian...2024-08-1335 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 podcastPLC - Pamela Nutt Address - David Bentley HartThe 2023 Pamela Nutt lecture, sponsored by PLC, Sydney.David Bentley Hart addresses the subject, "What does Beauty tell us about God?" Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-10-121h 10
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 podcastDavid Bentley Hart on SufferingDavid Bentley Hart on Suffering This is the first talk from David Bentley Hart during his visit to Australia. He addresses the vexed topic of suffering based on his book ‘The Doors of the Sea’. This talk is followed by a long series of questions which take the topic – and David’s views – deeper and more personal. Get full access to Gospel Conversations at gospelconversations.substack.com/subscribe2023-08-281h 30
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 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