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Carol Swain joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the forthcoming book, "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They discuss white nationalism, the new racism and identity politics.

Derryck Green joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the forthcoming book "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They talk about the idea of the national covenant and the Black Church's role in reconciliation, past and present.

Archbishop Foley Beach joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the new Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book. They discuss what neo-pagan Anglicanism is, where it comes from, and the challenges it poses for the church today.

Barbara Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the newly-released Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book.

Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the current coronavirus situation.

Jerry Walls joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about purgatory. They discuss a Protestant understanding of purgatory, whether there is any scriptural warrant for the idea, and what C.S. Lewis had to say about it in his writings.

Michael McClymond joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about hell. They talk about his recent book The Devil's Redemption, touching on universalism and the strong biblical evidence for hell.

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about heaven. They discuss its pastoral significance and the ways that western literature has depicted it.

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Theology. They discuss his book, The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, how natural theology has been downplayed and even outright rejected in the 20th century, and why it needs to be recovered for the 21st century.

Mark DeVine sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the created world. They talk about Devine's new book, Shalom: Yesterday, Today, and Forever, in which the Baptist theologian discusses the importance of the material world, the prosperity gospel, and economics.

Adam MacLeod joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Law.

Chip Edgar joins Gerald McDermott for a final summary conversation on the Anglican Basics series.

Ben Jefferies sits down with Gerald McDermott for a conversation about liturgy. They discuss its history, the ACNA's new 2019 prayer book and how the liturgy is helpful for the Christian.

Lee Nelson joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on catechesis, including the history of catechesis and why it is important for the church today.

Beeson alumnus Myles Hixson joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church Sacraments. They highlight confirmation and its relation to baptism plus the importance of understanding marriage sacramentally.

Beeson alumnus Steven Breedlove joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the Dominical Sacraments, including discussion on infant baptism and the Real Presence in the Eucharist.

Sean McDermott joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Priesthood, including discussion of the life of a priest, pastoral direction, and the significance of ordination.

Stephen Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church, including discussion of apostolic succession, the role of the bishop, and the church as a sacramental reality.

N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss Anglicanism, his life as a bishop, and current challenges for global Anglicanism.

N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss his challenge of Rudolf Bultmann, the biblical doctrine of justification, natural theology, and his latest book on Paul.

Gerald McDermott sits down with guest-host Rabbi Rob Willis to discuss whether Christians, Muslims, and Jews worship the same God.

Carl Beckwith sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss sola scriptura and the role of the church in biblical interpretation.

Alastair Roberts joins Gerald McDermott to discuss the public reading of Scripture, interconnections between diverse parts of Scripture, and reading Christologically.

Stefana Dan Laing sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss how the Church Fathers read Scripture and what they thought of doctrines such as inspiration and illumination.

Beeson Professor Osvaldo Padilla sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the presuppositions of higher biblical criticism, the role of doctrine in biblical interpretation, and the impact of Anglicanism on his reading of the Bible.

Gerald McDermott discusses what Anglicans can learn from Jonathan Edwards: beauty, the work of the Holy Spirit, and more. He also explains why so many different kinds of Christians find Edwards so intriguing.

Gerald McDermott discusses insights from Jonathan Edwards on difficult issues concerning the world religions such as the fate of the unevangelized, the justice of God, and degrees of truth found in non-Judeo-Christian religions.

Guest host Mark DeVine sits down with Via Media podcast host Gerald McDermott to talk about God's glory, natural revelation, and typology in all of reality as they discuss McDermott's latest book, Everyday Glory: The Revelation of God in All of Reality.

Michael Pasquarello sits down with Gerald McDermott to survey different styles of preaching in the Anglican tradition.

Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott to consider the place of the 2019 Prayer Book within the Prayer Book tradition and to suggest how parishes might best use the book.

Lyle Dorsett sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss C. S. Lewis' views of prayer, the Eucharist, and spiritual direction, and to share how Lewis' writings have shaped Dorsett's own faith.

Matthew Olver joins Gerald McDermott to discuss worship, sacrifice, and the new ACNA Eucharistic liturgies.

Darrell Bock joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the significance of the Law and the Jewish people in the Gospels and Paul.

Messianic Jewish theologian Daniel Juster joins Gerald McDermott to discuss a variety of topics including mutual blessing between Israel and the nations, the power of words, and the Jewish roots of sacraments.

Greg Peters sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the monkhood of all believers and to give some practical guidance on how Christians can practice asceticism in the modern world.

Alastair Roberts joins Gerald McDermott to discuss how the study of Scripture and nature should shape our views on masculinity and femininity.

Julie Roys joins Gerald McDermott to discuss feminism, motherhood, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman.

Nathan White joins Gerald McDermott to discuss how Julian of Norwich can help us to deepen our faith in the midst of our suffering.

Phil Ashey joins Gerald McDermott to discuss the significance of conciliarism in the history of the Church, its important role in Anglican ecclesiology, and how the movement away from conciliarism has led to departure from orthodox doctrine.

Dan Alger talks with Gerald McDermott about how Anglicans plant churches and offers practical advice for discerning a call to church planting and getting started.

Bishop Mouneer Anis talks to Gerald McDermott about his Coptic upbringing, the Anglican church in Egypt, and the relationship between GAFCON and the Global South.

Dr. Michael McClymond joins Dr. Gerald McDermott to discuss his book, The Devil's Redemption. The conversation centers on the biblical teaching on hell, the growing popularity of the doctrine of universalism, and the influence of Reformed theologian Karl Barth.

Dr. Gerald McDermott sits down with Dean Timothy George to discuss what Anglicans and Baptists can learn from one another. Dean George also talks about his appreciation for Anglicanism and details a new movement called Baptist Catholicity.