Beeson Divinity Podcast

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Beeson's Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement Joshua Chatraw to talk about Beeson's new concentration in apologetics, which launches in January 2026.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with this semester's commencement speaker, Phil Ryken, who serves as the president of Wheaton College.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with this year's Biblical Studies lecturer, Sandra Richter, the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Beeson professor Mark Gignilliat and Heath Thomas, president and professor of Old Testament at Oklahoma Baptist University to discuss their new book, "Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey."

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Mohammad Sanavi, this year's World Christianity Focus Week speaker.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with this year's Conger Preaching Lectures speaker, Vaughan Roberts, rector of St. Ebbe's Church in Oxford.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with research professor Gerald Bray about his two new books: "Athens and Jerusalem" and "A History of Christian Theology: A Trinitarian Approach."

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Gordon Bals, who leads Beeson's Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, and MACC student Jeffrey Heine, who earned both an MDiv and DMin at Beeson prior to coming back for MACC studies.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Associate Dean Tom Fuller and Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement Joshua Chatraw to talk about Beeson's upcoming summer preaching conference, featuring Alister McGrath and more.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Global Center director David Parks for a conversation about upcoming events at the center.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson professor Frank Thielman to discuss his new book on Paul, which releases in March 2025.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson alumnus Cam Thomas, assistant vice president and Dean of Chapel at Talladega College and the pastor of Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Josh Chatraw, Beeson's Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement, to talk about his new book, "Augustine of Hippo: The Doubter Who Became a Church Father."

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with our new Methodist Chair of Divinity Timothy Tennent to talk about his arrival at Beeson.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Vince Bacote, director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics and professor of theology at Wheaton College.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Vince Bacote, director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics and professor of theology at Wheaton College.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with this term's commencement speaker, Chris Morgan.

In this week's episode, Dean Doug Sweeney sits down to talk with Beeson student Josiah Trombley and his wife, Callie, who serves as program assistant in Beeson's Global Center!

In this week's episode, Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with this year's Reformation Heritage Lectures speaker, Mickey Mattox, Flack Family Foundation Chair and professor of theology at Hillsdale College.

In this week's episode, Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with Hannah King, priest in residence at The Vine Anglican Church in Western North Carolina.

Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with acclaimed author Rod Dreher to discuss his latest book, "Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age."

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with renowned author and speaker Karen Swallow Prior.

Guest host David Parks joins this year's Go Global lecturer Jolene Erlacher for a conversation about missions and ministry.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Beeson's 2024 Alumna of the Year, Cecelia Walker.

Guest host Mark Gignilliat joins Beeson PhD students Buck Poole and Ryan Martin to talk about their experience in Beeson's new PhD in Theology for the Church.

This week's episode features Dean Doug Sweeney talking with Beeson alumnus and Dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University Ed Stetzer.

This week's episode of the Beeson podcast features Beeson professor Osvaldo Padilla, who discusses his latest book, "The New Testament in Color."

In this week's episode, Dean Doug Sweeney sits down with our two newest faculty members, Chip Hardy and Alex Kirk.

Our first podcast of the fall 2024 semester features Brady Graves, director of the Spirit and Power Project, as he discusses exciting new events coming up at Beeson!

This week's episode looks back at a previous episode of the Beeson podcast, as Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. introduce Daven Watkin's sermon on 1 Kings 17. The full sermon follows their discussion.

This week's historic episode of the Beeson podcast features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing E.K. Bailey's sermon, "Facing an Uncertain Future."

This week's historic Beeson podcast episode features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing C. M. Ward's sermon, "Victory in the Valley." The full sermon follows their discussion.

This week's look at an older episode of the podcast features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing David Platt's sermon on Luke 9: 57-62, preached at the Convergence Conference of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in 2010. The full sermon follows their comments.

This week's "From the Archives" episode features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing Barry Black's sermon on Daniel 5. The sermon follows their discussion.

In this week's episode, we revisit a previous episode of the Beeson podcast featuring Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing Smith's sermon on Jeremiah 1. The sermon follows their discussion.

This week's episode features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing and listening to former Beeson professor Lyle Dorsett's testimony sermon.

Continuing our look at past Beeson podcast episodes, this week's episode features Drs. Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing and listening to a sermon delivered by John Piper titled, "Sustained by Sovereign Grace: The Ground of Assurance."

Continuing our look at previous Beeson podcasts, this week's episode features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing Ralph West's sermon on Titus 2 preached at the Beeson Pastors School. This episode originally aired June 25, 2013.

Continuing our look at past Beeson podcast episode, this week's episode features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing Richard Mouw's sermon on the second coming from Titus 2:11-15.

Continuing our look at historic Beeson podcasts, this episode, first published in 2012, includes Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon on Luke 11, "A Knock at Midnight," delivered at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1962.

In this episode, originally aired Feb. 28, 2012, Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discuss Bishop Jerry Macklin's sermon on Isaiah 51, “Watchman, What of the Night?" which was delivered at the Beeson Pastors School. The full sermon follows their discussion.

Continuing our summer flashback series, this podcast, which originally aired March 29, 2011, features Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. discussing James Earl Massey's sermon "A Thorn in the Flesh," which they consider an excellent example of the use of personal illustration in preaching. The full sermon follows their discussion.

This podcast originally aired Feb. 22, 2011, and is the second in a series of helpful sermons we are resharing this summer. Part of the series, "Great Preachers, Past and Present," founding dean Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr., discuss the message, "What Will Last," preached by Howard Edington just a week after the tragic accidental death of his only son. The sermon in its entirety follows their discussion.

For our summer podcast series, we'll be examining previous episodes of the Beeson podcast focused on preaching. In this episode, first published in 2011, founding dean Timothy George and longtime professor Robert Smith Jr. analyze Haddon Robinson's sermon "A Good Snake Gone Bad." This sermon on 2 Kings 18:4 was preached at the Beeson Pastors School.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson student Sandon Ward and his wife, Megan, about their medical missions work.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Beeson professor Doug Webster to talk about his new book, "More than a Sermon."

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Jesse Carr, this term's recipient of the James Earl Massey Student Preaching Award.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Timothy Tennent, this year's speaker for our World Christianity Focus Week.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with this year's commencement speaker, Justin Hardin, vice president for academic affairs at Ouachita Baptist University.

Beeson professor Jonathan Linebaugh sits down with Susan Eastman, this year's speaker for our Biblical Studies Lectures, about her life and ministry, as well as this year's lectures.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down for a conversation with Nik and Ruth Ripken about their life on the mission field and work with the persecuted church.