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The McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastPart 5 - Scots Confession, History & Theology (final installment)This is the 5th and final part in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer.  Part 5 continues exploring the background of the Scots Confession. It deals with life and times of John Knox, the principal author of the Scots Confession, cover his departure from England in 1554 to avoid the reign of "Bloody Mary" Tudor, his time in Geneva and Frankfurt, his return t...2022-09-1154 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastKarl Barth: Spiritual Writings - A conversation with the editorsJoin me for a conversation with Dr. Ash Cocksworth (Twitter, University of Roehampton) as we talk about our recently released co-edited volume, Karl Barth: Spiritual Writings, in the Paulist Press Classics of Western Spirituality series. We discuss how Ash and I got to know each other and came to work together on this volume, what our favorite things about the book are, who should read the book, how politics relates to spirituality, and much more. Marmite even comes up at one point and a brilliant bit of wordplay by yours truly falls totally flat. It was a fun conversation. ...2022-06-301h 20The McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastReflecting on the Lectionary Texts for the Third Sunday in Lent (RCL Year C)This is the third of what has been a three part series of adult spiritual formation / education (Sunday School) classes that I recently finished teaching at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA), here in March of 2022. The date for this particular recording was March 20, 2022. During this series, I lead discussion of the Revised Common Lectionary texts for these Sundays in Lent. Many thanks to my sisters and brothers who joined in the conversation.  This Sunday's readings were: Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-81 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 You can access these readings here. We discussed things l...2022-03-2047 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastReflecting on the Lectionary Texts for the Second Sunday in Lent (RCL Year C)This is the second of what should be a three part series of adult spiritual formation / education (Sunday School) classes that I'm currently teaching at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA), here in March of 2022. The date for this particular recording was March 13, 2022. During this series, I will be leading discussion of the Revised Common Lectionary texts for these Sundays in Lent. Many thanks to my sisters and brothers who joined in the conversation.  This Sunday's readings were: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 You can access these readings here. We discussed t...2022-03-1347 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastReflecting on the Lectionary Texts for the First Sunday in Lent (RCL Year C)This is the first of what should be a three part series of adult spiritual formation / education (Sunday School) classes that I'm currently teaching at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA), here in March of 2022. The date for this particular recording was March 6, 2022. During this series, I will be leading discussion of the Revised Common Lectionary texts for these Sundays in Lent. Many thanks to my sisters and brothers who joined in the conversation.  This Sunday's readings were: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 You can access these readings here. We d...2022-03-0749 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastPart 4 - Scots Confession, History & TheologyThis is Part 4 in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer.  Part 4 continues exploring the background of the Scots Confession. It deals with life and times of John Knox, the principal author of the Scots Confession, from the history of Scotland leading up to his birth to Knox's departure from England in 1554 to avoid the reign of "Bloody Mary" Tudor. It also e...2022-02-2056 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBrief Reflections on Christian AtheismThis content lived on Youtube behind a privacy wall for a couple of years, but now I've released it into the wild. If you want to enjoy the video version, just click here. I talk about the martyrdom of Polycarp, an interview I once saw on TV between Stephen Colbert and Ricky Gervais, and why Christians need to have well-developed atheist muscles.   ========================= I write books. I run a blog. I have a YouTube channel. I teach.      2021-06-2216 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastPart 3 - Scots Confession, History & TheologyThis is Part 3 in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer.  Part 3 continues exploring the background of the Scots Confession. It deals with John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, including Calvin's teachings on the knowledge of God, as well as providing a very brief overview of the English Reformation. It also explores chapters 11 - 15 in the confession itself, addressing topics like Christ's i...2021-04-0155 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarth's "Göttingen Dogmatics" - §4: Man and His QuestionThe androcentric nature of Barth's language notwithstanding, in this section he addresses the human condition and the "contradiction" at the heart of our existence, as well as reflecting on how it can be that God encounters us in the midst of that contradiction as "the answer to our question" (Diktatsatz). This is part 5 of a multi-part series. You can find the series index here. Click here for the blog post corresponding to this episode, and click here to access this content on YouTube. I begin the audio recordings by reading Barth’s Diktatsatz, so I wi...2021-01-2747 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastPart 2 - Scots Confession, History & TheologyThis is Part 2 in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer.  Part 2 gets into the background of the Scots Confession. It surveys the state of the late medieval Christian Church as well as a number of reform movements (Francis of Assisi, Wycliffe, Hus, etc.) and gives a brief overview of Martin Luther's reformation and theology. It also explores chapters 6 - 10 in the c...2020-12-2256 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastPart 1 - Scots Confession, History & TheologyThis is Part 1 in a series of adult education (Sunday School) classes that I taught at St. Charles Presbyterian Church (USA) in the early months of 2020. It provides a fairly thorough discussion of the Scots Confession's history and theology targeted (hopefully, effectively so) at the generally educated churchgoer.  Part 1 tries to answer the question of what a confession actually is in different Christian traditions, talks about the context and character of the Scots Confession, and explores chapters 1 - 5 in the confession itself. This is Part 1 in a 5-part series. You can find the series index her...2020-09-0749 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarth's "Göttingen Dogmatics" - §3: Deus Dixit (“God has spoken”)We return to Barth’s first dogmatics lectures, and to the elaboration of one of his key theological concepts – both in this earlier period as well as throughout his later Church Dogmatics, although there it recedes into the background a bit despite continuing to be of foundational importance: Deus dixit, God has spoken. This is part 4 of a multi-part series. You can find the series index here. Click here for the blog post corresponding to this episode, and click here to access this content on YouTube. I begin the audio recordings by reading Barth’s Diktat...2020-05-2639 minLove Rinse RepeatLove Rinse RepeatEp50.7 Seven Last Words: ”Father, into your hands...” with W. Travis McMakenTo celebrate 50 episodes of the Love Rinse Repeat podcast, Liam Miller interviewed seven guests about Jesus' seven last words from the cross. Here, Travis McMaken discusses the final words, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit". This commendation signifies the climax of the relationship between the Spirit and Jesus throughout Luke, and the shift to the ongoing role of the Spirit in the lives of those who follow after. W. Travis McMaken is Associate Professor of Religion, Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies program, and Assistant Dean of Humanities in the School of Humanities at...2020-04-0924 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastThe Belhar Confession: An IntroductionThe Belhar Confession is about speaking the gospel in a time of rampant racial oppression. Those currents continue to run strongly in the USA, and the current COVID-19 crisis has only fanned the flames. The PC(USA)’s newest confession has much for us to hear in this moment lest the temporary social distancing necessary for physical help ultimately result in exacerbating white supremacism's harmful social distancing from racial and otherwise minority communities. The PC(USA) adopted the Belhar Confession as part of its Book of Confessions at the 222nd General Assembly in 2016. Presbyteries and loca...2020-03-2040 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarth's "Göttingen Dogmatics" - §2: Preaching as the Starting Point and Goal of DogmaticsMore on Barth’s first dogmatics lectures! This episode addresses the relationship between dogmatics and preaching. We get a number of Barth “greatest hits” – like an early form of his approach to the three-fold Word of God (revelation, scripture, and preaching), and his distinction between regular and irregular dogmatics. But the central issue is the relationship between God’s word and the human word of preaching. Also, I use the idea of Sachkritik to expand on Barth’s definition of theology. This is part 3 of a multi-part series, and you can find the series index here. It is also avai...2020-01-1434 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastMy Top 5 Books of 2019I read a lot of books in 2019. Here are my top 5. Featured Books:  Balmer, Evangelicalism in America Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence Hunsinger, Karl Barth and Radical Politics, 2nd edition Marable, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention  Weinberg & Bealer, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug Also available on Youtube. =========================  I write books. I run a blog. I have a YouTube channel. I teach. 2019-12-1829 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastWomen of the ReformationYou're bored of hearing about the men of the Reformation. Get the scoop on some of the key Reformation women! Click here to access written and video versions of this content.  ========================= I write books. I run a blog. I have a YouTube channel. I teach.  2019-09-0316 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarth's "Göttingen Dogmatics" - §1: The Word of God as the Problem of DogmaticsContinuing our dive into Karl Barth's first attempt at writing a dogmatics, this episode tackles the first section: The Word of God as the Problem of Dogmatics. He discusses what it means to think of dogmatics as a science, and we also encounter an early version of his doctrine of the three-fold Word of God (revelation, Scripture, and preaching). Barth also reflects on why he thinks a prolegomena is necessary when doing theology, and I riff a bit on his recommendations for how to go about studying theology.  This is part 2 of a multi-part series, and you can find th...2019-08-1433 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarth's "Göttingen Dogmatics" - IntroductionTravel with me back to the early 1920s and Karl Barth's first attempt at writing a dogmatics. Launched while teaching at the University of Göttingen, this was the genesis of the material that would become Church Dogmatics approximately a decade later. What we call the Göttingen Dogmatics in English is especially interesting to me because it is much closer to Barth's work as pastor-cum-socialist organizer.  This is the first of a multi-part series, and it is the first series that I have produced primarily for the podcast medium. It is also available on YouTube. Make sure to subscr...2019-07-1831 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarthian and Process Theologians in Dialogue (Part 3)Dr. W. Travis McMaken and Rev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky (both of the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program) discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles Hartshorne - "Becoming and Being" - in an effort to help Barthian and Process theologians understand each other better. This is part 3 of a multi-part series. Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion department: https://www.lindenwood.edu/academics/academic-schools/school-of-humanities/philosophy-and-religion/ McMaken's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken Torbitzky's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ntorbitzky Torbitzky's LU profile: http://www.lindenwood.edu/about/directories/faculty-staff-directory/details/ntorbitzky/ ...2019-07-0127 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastHelmut Gollwitzer on Karl Barth and Socialism: An ExcerptThis is an excerpt from an essay by Helmut Gollwitzer about Karl Barth and socialism. Available in video format. ========================== I write books! Check them out here. I run a blog! Check it out here. ========================== Excerpt source: Helmut Gollwitzer, "Kingdom of God and Socialism in the Theology of Karl Barth," in George Hunsinger (ed., trans.), Karl Barth and Radical Politics, 2nd ed. (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017), 83-85. Image source and attribution: Stiftung Haus der Geschichte [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]. 2019-06-2808 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastJohn Calvin's Central Doctrine?This is the third in a three-part series that I have done on How I Read John Calvin. Truth in advertising: Karl Barth makes an appearance (yes, again), but so does Francis Turretin! Hint: it's not predestination.  You can access this content in video format. 2019-06-2440 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastMy Top 5 books of 2018I read a lot of books in 2018. Here are my top 5. The original tweet: https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/1079844334571347970 Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JnJypQXwqEc  Featured books: Taylor, “From BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/03/what-am-i-reading-keeanga-yamahtta.html  Cone, “Martin & Malcolm & America” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/05/brief-book-note-james-cones-martin.html  Niebuhr, “Moral Man and Immoral Society” - https://www.amazon.com/Reinhold-Niebuhr-Immoral-Society-Politics/dp/B00HTK2CQ4/  Brown, “Ransom of the Soul” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2019/01/brief-book-note-peter-browns-ransom-of.html  Pedersen, “The Eternal...2019-06-1735 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastCongdon & McMaken - The Torres InterviewFor this recording, David Congdon and I sat down (metaphorically) with Juan Torres for a wide-ranging interview about Dialectical Theology, universalism, religion and politics, and more.  Juan Torres on Twitter David Congdon on Twitter Travis McMaken on Twitter Order Congdon's The God Who Saves Order McMaken's Our God Loves Justice This content is also available in video format on YouTube. 2019-06-101h 39The McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastReformers in the Wings - Book ReviewIn this installment I review David Steinmetz's book, Reformers in the Wings, and talk a bit about Reformation history and some of its lesser known figures. This content is also available in video, if you prefer.  If you'd like to learn more about the Reformation, there's lots of material waiting for you at at DET (the theology blog that I run).    2019-06-0417 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastReflections on Schleiermacher's 5th Speech on ReligionFriedrich Schleiermacher is awesome. Lots of folks love to hate him, but I'm here to tell you that you should read him. In this recording, I discuss the 5th of Schleiermacher's speeches from On Religion. I've re-purposed a recording that I made for a class that I no longer teach. I hope you find it helpful or at least entertaining. This content appeared first on YouTube. 2019-05-3117 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarthian and Process Theologians in Dialogue (Part 2), with Nichole TorbitzkyRev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky, one of my colleagues in the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program, joins me to discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles Hartshorne - Becoming and Being - in an effort to help Barthian and Process theologians understand each other better. This is part 1 of a multi-part series. Follow Nichole on Twitter: @ntorbitzky 2019-04-2523 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastJohn Calvin and the Natural Knowledge of God (How I Read John Calvin, part 2)This is part two in a three-part series on How I Read John Calvin. It tackles the issue of whether it is possible - within the context of Calvin's theology - to know God on the basis of human rationality and observation of the world. Truth in advertising: Karl Barth makes an appearance. 2019-04-2548 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastHelmut Gollwitzer: Forgotten Left-Wing BarthianThis is the live recording of my presentation to the Karl Barth Society of North America at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Boston (2017), with a brief, informal introduction by George Hunsinger. Get my book on Gollwitzer here! 2019-04-2525 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBiography of a Calvin Reader (How I Read John Calvin, part 1)This is the first in a three-part series on How I Read John Calvin. Thanks to Joshua Torrey (Twitter: @JoshuaTorrey) for sparking the idea. At one point I say that McNeill published a selection of the Institutes; I should have said that Donald McKim did so. Elsie McKee's book is entitled, The Pastoral Ministry and Worship in Calvin’s Geneva (Geneva: Droz, 2016). 2019-04-2424 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastBarthian and Process Theologians in Dialogue (Part 1), with Nichole TorbitzkyRev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky, one of my colleagues in the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program, joins me to discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles Hartshorne - Becoming and Being - in an effort to help Barthian and Process theologians understand each other better. This is part 1 of a multi-part series. Follow Nichole on Twitter: @ntorbitzky 2019-04-2423 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastOn Julian of Norwich, with Kate HanchThis is my interview with Rev. Kate Hanch about Julian of Norwich. We discuss Dame Julian's sociohistorical context, her doctrine of the Trinity, the metaphors that she uses for God and for Jesus, what texts you should read to get to know her better, and more. We also talk a little about what it means to be a Cooperative Baptist. Follow Kate on Twitter: @KateHanch 2019-04-2427 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastIntroducing Dialectical Theology, with David CongdonDavid Congdon joins me as we provide an introduction to dialectical theology and announce the launch of the new Society for Dialectical Theology. If you would like to join the Society for Dialectical Theology, follow this link: http://bit.ly/2gbBblH Follow David on Twitter: @dwcongdon 2019-04-2346 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastQuestions & Answers about John CalvinJohn Calvin was the leading Protestant reformer in Geneva, Switzerland, during the second generation of the Reformation. One of the founders of the Reformed / Presbyterian tradition, his theology remains highly influential for many people still today. In this episode, I answer some questions about all that.  2019-04-2317 minThe McKrakenCastThe McKrakenCastTop 5 Books I Read in 2017I read a lot of books in 2017. Here are my top 5. Featured books: (#OGLJ) McMaken, Our God Loves Justice  Ch’en, Buddhism in China  Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree  Van Buren, Christ in Context Tillich, The Socialist Decision Prum, The Evolution of Beauty    2019-04-2314 minThinking with Sam HarrelsonThinking with Sam Harrelson"The last thing I would consider myself is a theologian."Thomas and Sam celebrate 100 episodes and discuss Thomas' bent towards Process Theology. Show Notes: Knick Knack 2 (https://thisisground.com/collections/atoz/products/knickknacknacho2?variant=28164555913) | This Is Ground Bullet Journal (http://bulletjournal.com/) Follow Up: Pacifism and Karl Barth (https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/839568192267816966) | W. Travis McMaken Spiritual Abuse (http://merianna.net/category/spiritual-abuse/) | Merianna Neely Harrelson Molly Worthen on Christianity in American History (http://www.theroadtonow.com/episodes/e47) | Road to Now2017-03-1000 minHomebrewed ChristianityHomebrewed ChristianityWhy Go Barthian? with Travis McMakenThis episode of The Theology Nerd podcast is the Why Go Barthian? Webinar with Travis McMaken. This is another installment of our ongoing Why Go? series. In this episode you will get 5 reasons why you should go Barthian, plus: What does it mean to be Barthian? Barth didn't want people to be Barthians, he wanted people to be theologians who spoke critically and carefully about Jesus. The three phases of Barth's career Being a Barthian does not mean being neo-Orthodox. Barth was not a lone ranger, but was part of a broader dialectical theology movement. It's i...2017-02-161h 30Theology Nerd ThrowdownTheology Nerd ThrowdownWhy Go Barthian? with Travis McMakenThis episode of The Theology Nerd podcast is the Why Go Barthian? Webinar with Travis McMaken. This is another installment of our ongoing Why Go? series. In this episode you will get 5 reasons why you should go Barthian, plus: What does it mean to be Barthian? Barth didn’t want people to be Barthians, he wanted people to be theologians who spoke critically and carefully about Jesus. The three phases of Barth’s career Being a Barthian does not mean being neo-Orthodox. Barth was not a lone ranger, but was part of a broader dialectical theology movem...2017-02-161h 30