Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture
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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

by Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

A weekly podcast that offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell — professors at Biola University's Talbot School of Theology — draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.

100 episodes
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1
Cultural Update: American Support for Israel; Researchers Uncover Evil AI; Wealth of Nations; Talarico's New Style
58:56 Mar 13, 2026
2
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Torment or Annihilation? (with Paul Copan and Chris Date)
2:09:07 Mar 10, 2026
3
Cultural Update: Talarico's Progressive Christianity; Epstein Files and Moral Unity; Supreme Court Backs Parental Rights
59:36 Mar 6, 2026
4
The Virtues of Capitalism, Part 2 of 2
39:36 Mar 3, 2026
5
Cultural Update: AI Date Cafe; Skincare for Toddlers; Questions on Youth Gender Treatment: Iranian Doctors and Nurses on Massacre
1:00:18 Feb 27, 2026
6
Why Christians Should Not Be Leftists, Part 1 of 2
1:00:05 Feb 24, 2026
7
Cultural Update: The Monetization of Loneliness; Hospital Ends Youth Gender Treatment; Alarming U.K. Abortion Data
59:16 Feb 20, 2026
8
Finding Freedom in Jesus (with JP Foster)
52:16 Feb 17, 2026
9
Cultural Update: Social Network for Bots; AI Revolution in Jobs; Science of Happiness
1:00:19 Feb 13, 2026
10
Suffering and our Spiritual Lives (with Craig Keener)
32:05 Feb 10, 2026
11
Cultural Update: $2 Million Gender Medicine Verdict; AI Boyfriends; Politics at the Grammys
1:00:48 Feb 6, 2026
12
A Psychologist Watches "The Chosen" (with Liz Hall)
33:31 Feb 3, 2026
13
Cultural Update: UK Revival Questioned; Child Safety on Social Media; Posthumous Sperm Retrieval
58:44 Jan 30, 2026
14
Serving God Under Siege
28:25 Jan 27, 2026
15
Cultural Update: "Looksmaxxing"; Grok's Sexual AI-Generated Images; Crime in Decline
1:03:22 Jan 23, 2026
16
Why We are Protestants (with Fred Sanders)
47:54 Jan 20, 2026
17
Cultural Update: Is 2026 the year of AI slop?; Iran protests; Transgender athlete bans
1:01:36 Jan 16, 2026
18
Why The Church Still Matters Today (with Carmen Imes)
32:38 Jan 13, 2026
19
Cultural Update: Religious Trends Ahead in 2026; Is Killing Organ Donors OK?; Near-Death Experiences
1:00:23 Jan 9, 2026
20
What to Make of Alternative Medicine? (with Donal O'Mathuna)
34:25 Jan 6, 2026
21
The Bible and The Use of Alcohol (with John Anthony Dunne)
34:12 Dec 30, 2025
22
The American Religious Landscape (with Ryan Burge)
34:32 Dec 23, 2025
23
Cultural Update: Disobeying Unlawful Orders; The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore; Rightward Shift Among Young Men
58:18 Dec 19, 2025
24
The AI Revolution: Expert Roundtable
1:29:07 Dec 16, 2025
25
Cultural update: Australia's Social Media Ban; Marijuana and Youth Health; Study on Charlie Kirk Death
1:01:07 Dec 12, 2025
26
The Remarkable and Influential Life of Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop
40:26 Dec 10, 2025
27
Cultural Update: Jesus Bots; UCSD Education Crisis; The New Singlehood Dilemma; Guns in Church
59:58 Dec 6, 2025
28
Biola's Commitment to Biblical Truth: A Conversation with President Corey
50:34 Dec 5, 2025
29
Seeing Good in the World (with Tim Muehlhoff)
47:43 Dec 2, 2025
30
The Cost of Ambition (with Miroslav Volf)
47:44 Nov 25, 2025
31
Cultural Update: The Loneliness Epidemic; Tesla’s Robot Army; Why Orthodoxy is Surging in the U.S.
1:02:01 Nov 21, 2025
32
The Long Term Impact of the Sexual Revolution (with Jennifer Morse)
37:15 Nov 18, 2025
33
Cultural Update: Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson; Animal to Human Organ Transplants; Abortion Access
57:23 Nov 14, 2025
34
Godly Ambition (with Ruslan KD)
1:15:56 Nov 11, 2025
35
Cultural Update: Zohran Mamdani; AI Erotica; Surrogacy in Crisis
59:31 Nov 7, 2025
36
Tim Tebow: Behind the Scenes
1:35:39 Nov 4, 2025
37
Cultural Update: Gambling and Sports; Growing Discontent in Relationships
1:02:17 Oct 31, 2025
38
Common Ground on Women in the Church and Home (with Gregg Allison)
31:42 Oct 28, 2025
39
Answering Your Questions
57:10 Oct 24, 2025
40
How the Intricacy of the Human Body Points to a Designer (with Rick Zimmerman)
30:48 Oct 21, 2025
41
Cultural Update: Hostages Released; Gen Z Christianity and Suicide; Nigerian Persecutions
1:02:26 Oct 17, 2025
42
Unearthing Colossae: Excavation of Paul’s Ancient City (with Clint Arnold)
33:56 Oct 14, 2025
43
Cultural Update: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire; Conversion Therapy and Free Speech
56:27 Oct 10, 2025
44
Dangerous Devices? (with Trevor Sutton)
37:29 Oct 7, 2025
45
Cultural Update: Faith and Politics after Charlie Kirk; Human Eggs from Skin Cells; Pregnancy Robots
59:52 Oct 3, 2025
46
A Christian Response to Physician Assisted Suicide — Perspective from Canada (with Ewan Goligher)
39:48 Sep 30, 2025
47
Cultural Update: What About Those Rapture Promises?; Charlie Kirk and Faith in Politics
1:00:30 Sep 26, 2025
48
Can Christlikeness and Competitiveness Go Together? (with Erik Thoennes)
46:25 Sep 23, 2025
49
Cultural Update: Cancel Culture Resurfaces; Surveillance State in New York
58:52 Sep 19, 2025
50
"Dad Deprivation" and the Importance of Fathers (with Anthony Bradley)
41:01 Sep 16, 2025
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