Lewis House Podcast

Nick sits down with Dr. Matthew Lee Anderson to discuss his book “Called Into Questions: Cultivating the Love of Learning Within the Life of Faith.” In this episode we discuss how good questions contribute to a strong faith, and how questioning is different from doubting and deconstructing.

In this podcast, Dr. Julie Canlis discusses her book "A Theology of the Ordinary”. Julie helps us see that a life can be beautifully and powerfully lived amongst the seemingly mundane and menial tasks and routines of life. Raising children. Growing a crop. Working in a factory. All spheres of life are ripe with providential possibilities where we can interact with God and grow in his likeness. Julie Canlis has her PhD in Theology from the University of St. Andrews and is currently a Sessional Lecturer at Regent College in Vancouver. She has also received a Templeton Prize and Christianity Today Award of Merit for her work on John Calvin.

In this podcast, Abigail Favale discusses her book Genesis of Gender and contemporary gender studies and theory. Dr. Favale is a Professor of the Practice at Notre Dame. She spent years teaching classes in gender theory and completed a Ph.D. and a Masters degree in gender studies. But during her conversion to Roman Catholicism, she re-evaluated what she was and had taught. She discusses this transformation in this podcast, and the standard views of modern gender theory and feminism.

Nick sits down with Dr. King on his up and coming book on attention and to talk about his lecture on Why Attention Matters More Than We Think.

Nick sits down with Russ Ramsey to talk about the intersection of art and the Christian faith.

Should a Christian vote for Harris? Trump? Neither? Following up on Lewis House's 2024 "Politics Panel," three Christian academics (and Kentuckians) sit down to talk about who they vote for, and why.Guests: Dr. Gary Houchens, Dr. Kevin Kinghorn, Dr. Sydney Penner(Dr. Gary Gregg, the fourth on our politics panel, sadly couldn't join us!)

Nick and Dan sit down with our September lecture guest Dr. Nadya Williams to discuss Cultural Christianity in the Early Church. Along with some of her most recent books.

Ben Meyers is here with the Lewis House crew to dive in to three topics: Literature, Tradition, and Bluey.

Dr. Felicia Wu Song on Restless Devices and Technological Exhaustion: Trying to Think and Live Christianly in Our Digital Ecology

Dr. Bradshaw is a Philosophy Professor here at UK. He closes out the 2023 year for us by talking about some of the books he wrote and Why We Need Faith

Nick and Brian sit down with Dr. Patrick Deneen and talk about the shortcomings of Liberalism and the Modern University.

Nick and Brian sit down with Dr James K. A. Smith to talk in depth about two of his books. You are what you love and How (Not) to Be Secular.

Sports betting has become an enormous issue in our culture, including going live in Kentucky just this week. Some of the Lewis House staff and one of our students sit down for a conversation with thoughts about how to begin to think about these matters. This isn't meant as any sort of final word on the subject but hopefully helps you begin to think about this growing phenomenon in our culture. Here's an article we mentioned in the talk. It's not meant as an exact statement of what we believe or think in our ministry. It's written by a former student of ours who is now a pastor. We offer it here as an interesting voice worth considering but does not represent our official position in any way. https://firebrandmag.com/articles/against-sports-betting-resisting-a-materialist-worldview

Brian Marshall and Nick Grounds sit down with Dr. Kevin Brown, the president of Asbury University….Dr. Kevin Brown is the President of Asbury University In this talk, he suggests that while the popular aphorism “be true to yourself” is frequently used and ubiquitously advertised—the advice is difficult, if not impossible, to follow. Alternatively, he wants to suggest a more faithful and fruitful aim for followers of Christ.

Kate and Nick Grounds sit down with Dr. Swallow Prior and dive deep into her book on Evangelical Imagination

Brian Marshall sits down with Dr. Jerry Walls who is the Professor of Philosophy and Scholar-in-Residence at Houston Baptist University. Drawing from several academic and popular works on the topic, he examines the topic of hell.

Brian Marshall sits down with Dr. Carl Trueman to talk about the cultural currents beneath the sexual ideology of today's culture.

Brian Marshall sits down with Dr. Pennington to talk more about the claim that Jesus himself is a philosopher. Christianity, he argues, is a kind of philosophy by which we must shape our lives.

In this Lewis House Lecture, N. T. “Tom” Wright is interviewed about his book Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World. Through the lens of the Gospel of John, Wright discusses the “signposts” of Justice, Love, Spirituality, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power. The lecture was attended by 875 people on Monday, November 14th, 2022. N. T. Wright is a Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. His former posts include Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Bishop of Durham in the Anglican Church. He is one of the most influential Biblical scholars and theologians in the world.

Science and Scientism: Science is great until it oversteps boundaries.  Brian sits down with Dr.Leithart to dig deeper into his lecture he gave and explores the perils of “scientism,” or a philosophy that incorrectly elevates science beyond science's own intentions and aims.

Brian sits down with Dr. Frey to dive deeper about friendship and practical applications from her lecture.

Brian sits down with Dr. DeYoung and dives deeper into the lecture she gave about the seven deadly sins.