Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Gilson

We were saddened to learn of the recent loss of our friend and colleague Tom Gilson. You may have heard Tom occasionally hosting episodes of the podcast. And if you're a long-time listener, you've been listening to his work regularly. For several years, Tom sound engineered this podcast, taking raw audio files and producing a polished finished product. His reliable, professional work, coupled with his extensive knowledge of the arguments for intelligent design, made him an ideal candidate to work with. On this ID the Future from the archive, Tom offers honest advice to opponents of intelligent design on how to improve their persuasive strategy. Source

On today's ID the Future from the archive, Tom Gilson--author, senior editor with The Stream, and occasional contributor to Evolution News & Science Today--tackles the question of how best to discuss intelligent design (ID) with friends and associates skeptical of the theory. There is so much misinformation about the theory of ID that many well-intended people reject not the actual theory but a silly caricature, a straw man. They don't realize that ID is not an argument from ignorance but an inference to the best explanation based on positive evidence for design and negative evidence against competing materialistic explanations. It involves abductive reasoning, a standard mode of reasoning in the historical sciences. When in conversation with someone who understands none of this, Gilson suggests using the Socratic method and, in particular, three questions designed to turn down the heat, promote dialogue, and draw the other person into a discovery of the actual theory of intelligent design. Try it with friends, colleagues, and family members! Source

On today's ID the Future, Tom Gilson, a writer and editor for The Stream, shares his experiences in high school biology. Important mysteries (i.e., major problems) with evolutionary theory were hurried past and papered over, and yet his biology teacher could take an entire class period to tell Charles Darwin's life story, and then repeat the same class, virtually verbatim, five more times that same semester. Tune in to hear how the class put Tom Gilson off of biology, but how he now finds the subject fascinating, thanks to the work of intelligent design researchers and the larger community of life scientists. Gilson’s commentary is taken from, and builds on, a recent essay of his, available at Evolution News. Source

This week's episode features an interview with Anna Kijas, Head of Lilly Music Library at Tufts University, and Quinn Dombrowski, Academic Technology Specialist in the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, and in the Library at Stanford University. The interview was conducted by Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub and Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain. Anna and Quinn are two of the three co-founders of the SUCHO initiative: Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online. SUCHO is a group of more than 1,300 cultural heritage professionals – librarians, archivists, researchers, programmers – working together to identify and archive at-risk sites, digital content, and data in Ukrainian cultural heritage institutions while the country is under attack. Join us to hear about the origins of the project, recent updates, and plans moving forward. Links: SUCHO: https://www.sucho.org/ SUCHO Gallery: https://gallery.sucho.org/ Nimble Tents and Bunkers: Safeguarding Digital Cultural Heritage - A presentation by Quinn Dombrowski at the 2022 Fiesole Retreat: https://youtu.be/woOwXva0Yfs In the News: Ukraine - A panel presentation including Quinn Dombrowski at the 2022 Charleston In Between virtual conference: https://youtu.be/_HhbYRqHAqA Social Media: Twitter: Quinn Dombrowski: @quinnanya Anna Kijas: @anna_kijas SUCHO: @sucho_org

Thursday, June 16, 2022 Today on Point of View, Kerby welcomes Matthew Dominguez who has a book to share: Inklings on Philosophy and Worldview. Kerby's next guest is Tom Gilson, senior editor of The Stream. They'll be talking about Tom's new book, “Too Good to be False.” Please call us at 800-351-1212 or contact us […]

Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Oklahoma, reacts to the House of Representatives vote on the Democrats' gun control bill and the Republican Study Committee's pro-family budget proposal. Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator from Iowa, shares how the Senate is addressing the nation's epidemic of violence and why House Democrats are blocking a proposal to increase security for U.S. Supreme Court justices, in light of a threat on Justice Brett Kavanaugh's life. Brent Keilen, Vice President for FRC Action, offers his analysis of the most recent midterm primary election results. Tom Gilson, Senior Editor for The Stream, shares key takeaways from the Southern Baptist Convention's vote on how to respond to sexual abuse allegations. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

On today's program: Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Oklahoma, reacts to the House of Representatives vote on the Democrats' gun control bill and the Republican Study Committee's pro-family budget proposal. Chuck Grassley,

As one might expect, there's a great deal of speculation and false narratives about Jesus Christ. But how can we know Jesus's true identity? In this episode, Jason and author, Tom Gilson, work through some false claims about Jesus and bring biblical clarity to his uniqueness as the Son of God

Jesus got marriage right. Really right, and right in ways the rest of us can really appreciate, if we think about it in the right context. So His teaching provides a good introduction to biblical teaching on all sexual morality, for those who aren’t so sure the Bible gets it right. This sermon accompanies a Pastors’ Corner article at The Stream, where I’m a writer and senior editor. It’s in the Practical Ministry Explainer series, and it’s titled “How to Begin Teaching the Truth About Homosexuality.” It’s for pastors who want to begin teaching especially on homosexuality but aren’t sure where to start or what fireworks they may set off. This is the first in a series of steps toward complete and open teaching on sex, sexuality, and gender. And it’s got a couple of creative twists in it that I think you’ll enjoy. We’d love to get pastors’ feedback on the Pastors’ Corner, both here and at The Stream. We’re asking you help us help you by filling out a short questionnaire to let us know how we’re doing and how we can serve you better. We invite you to use this message not just as information but as a sample sermon. We do ask that in your bulletin and online postings you give credit to Tom Gilson and to The Stream, with whom this work is being done in cooperation, with links both to The Stream and to this podcast page. Download the transcript for a written form of this sermon as well. If you're not a pastor, please consider yourself a member of the congregation listening and learning. You're most welcome here! And then do please send this podcast to your pastor. There'll be more like it to come!

In this episode, Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain, enjoy a conversation with Jay Flynn, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Research, at Wiley and Sven Fund, Managing Director at Knowledge Unlatched. Their talk includes topics surrounding the recent acquisition of KU by Wiley: their shared dedication to open access, how KU will fit operationally into the existing structure at Wiley, opportunities and challenges created by the acquisition, and what libraries can expect moving forward. Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayflynn/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenfund/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowledge-unlatched https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-wiley-and-sons/ Twitter: @KUnlatched, @WileyinResearch

I had the privilege of speaking with Tom Gilson–Christian apologist, senior editor at the news and commentary website The Stream, and author of numerous books […]

In this episode, Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associate Director of Against the Grain, interview Lauren Kane, who is the incoming President and CEO of BioOne. Topics of conversation run from Lauren's background and previous experience, early plans and goals for her new role, the issues and challenges facing small, non-profit scholarly publishers, and much more.  After today's episode, ATG The Podcast! will be taking a break, with new episodes resuming on January 10.  We wish you all a very happy holiday season! Thanks for listening!

Christians aren’t supposed to say we have the one truth. That’s the word around our culture, anyway. We’re supposed to be “humble” about our beliefs; to give equal worth and respect to all other beliefs. That’s what culture tells us, but what does God say? Clearly Jesus claims to be the one way, the one truth, and the one life, through whom alone we can come to the Father. But how does that square with Christian humility? How do we live that out without arrogance? And why isn’t God like an elephant? You weren’t expecting that last question, I’m sure! That’s okay, it’s just a teaser to a fun part of this sample sermon on Christian Exclusivism vs. Religious Pluralism. I present this early in December, with a Christmas theme as part of it, but you can easily extract that part out and use the rest of it any time of the year. This comes to you in cooperation with The Stream, where you'll find a wealth of accompanying information, in the form of a one-page summary “explainer” article covering this material and more, with links in it to all the supporting documentation you could want in order to make sure you're representing the truth in this message if you use it. Also here at Thinking Christian, find a written version of this sample sermon. We invite you to use this, not just as information but as a sample sermon. We do ask that in your bulletin and online postings you give credit to Tom Gilson and to The Stream, with whom this work is being done in cooperation, with links both to The Stream and to this podcast page. Check out the Thinking Christian blog for a written form of this sample sermon as well. If you're not a pastor, please consider yourself a member of the congregation listening and learning. You're most welcome here! And then do please send this podcast to your pastor. There'll be more like it to come!

This episode features Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associate Editor for Against the Grain, as they interview  Steve Fallon, Vice President, Americas and Strategic Partnerships at De Gruyter. The conversation follows topics surrounding the University Press Library Collaborative, a meeting with the purpose of providing stakeholders a platform to discuss common issues and challenges, as well as the De Gruyter University Press Library product.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Today's program is hosted by Kerby Anderson. Kerby's first guest is Tom Gilson, senior editor of The Stream. They'll be talking about Tom's new book, “Too Good to be False.” Then Kerby welcomes Iain Murray. Iain is director of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. […]

The Christian Outlook – November 6, 2021 Dr. Albert Mohler talks about Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory and how it now falls to him to forge the future, not only for Virginia, but in some sense for the future of the Republican Party. Virginia Lt. Governor-elect Winsome Sears, the first black woman to be elected to a statewide office, addresses her supporters in her acceptance speech following the election. Georgene Rice turns to Lois Anderson, Executive Director of Oregon Right for Life, to talk about Portland, Oregon providing bereavement leave for women who had an abortion. Bob Lepine talks with Collin Hansen, of the Gospel Coalition, who encourages churches to turn off their “live stream” and get back to meeting together regularly. Eric Metaxas talks with Tom Gilson about his book, “Too Good To Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faith vs. Science: It feels like David approaching Goliath, with no sling and no stones. Or at least, that’s the way a lot of people want us to feel it. As pastor, you know there’s pressure on Christians to deny the faith in favor “almighty science.” With this podcast we offer you a sample sermon you can use (see below) to begin preaching the truth, that faith has nothing to hide and nothing to fear from science. With Christmas approaching — and possibly some final sermon prep still waiting to be done — we present this with with a special emphasis on Advent and the Virgin Birth. Skeptics say it’s got to be a fable, because “Science shows that’s impossible.” Christians typically know a good first answer, which is, “With God all things are possible.” I’m not sure that always comes across as strong with skeptics as it could. Their charge against us there has a whole lot worse problems than they realize. They’re probably the ones believing fables. Provable to be fables, I mean; provable in ways even they would have trouble denying. This comes to you in cooperation with The Stream, where you’ll find a wealth of accompanying information, in the form of a one-page summary “explainer” article covering this material and more, with links in it to all the supporting documentation you could want in order to make sure you’re representing the truth in this message if you use it. Also here at Thinking Christian, find a written version of this sample sermon. We invite you to use this, not just as information but as a sample sermon. We do ask that in your bulletin and online postings you give credit to Tom Gilson and to The Stream, with whom this work is being done in cooperation, with links both to The Stream and to this podcast page. This isn't all we have to offer on the topic. Check out the Thinking Christian blog for a written form of this sample sermon, and visit The Stream on or after the evening of October 1 for a one-page pastors' explainer article on critical race theory, with loads of links to additional information you can use. (I'll update these program notes with a link there as soon as it's ready.) If you're not a pastor, please consider yourself a member of the congregation listening and learning. You're most welcome here! And then do please send this podcast to your pastor. There'll be more like it to come!

Eric Metaxas invites Tom Gilson, Senior Editor for Stream.org to explain the truth behind his encouraging new book, Too Good to Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Gilson explains the truth behind his encouraging new book, "Too Good To Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Gilson joins me to talk about his book, "Too Good to Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality." We talk about some insights into the character of Christ and what that can mean for our worship of and obedience to him.

Updated: See the summary explainer article at The Stream! Critical race theory: Could you preach on it in church? Teach it in a small group? How would you approach it? Should you even address it in church? That last question calls for a definite answer yes. It’s too influential, and too much of a false gospel, to let your congregation try to sort it out on their own. Still, though, how would you preach on it? This podcast gives you a sample of teaching you can use, not just as information but as a sample sermon. You’re free to use it; that’s what it’s for. We do ask that in your bulletin and online postings you give credit to Tom Gilson and to The Stream, with whom this work is being done in cooperation, with links both to The Stream and to this podcast page. This isn’t all we have to offer on the topic. Check out the Thinking Christian blog for a written form of this sample sermon, and visit The Stream on or after the evening of October 1 for a one-page pastors’ explainer article on critical race theory, with loads of links to additional information you can use. (I’ll update these program notes with a link there as soon as it’s ready.) If you’re not a pastor, please consider yourself a member of the congregation listening and learning. You’re most welcome here! And then do please send this podcast to your pastor. There’ll be more like it to come!

In today's episode, Tom Gilson, Associate Editor for Against the Grain, talks with Erika Valenti, North American Regional Director, Executive Vice President, Emerald Publishing as part of the "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series for the 2020 Charleston Library Conference. Erika Valenti is Executive Vice President, North America for Emerald Publishing where she directs all aspects of the company's development in the region, including sales, product introduction, brand presence, and corporate strategy. Prior to Emerald, Erika was Global Sales Director for Publishers Communication Group working with clients including BioOne, American Society for Microbiology, the Royal Society, Geological Society of London, and Canadian Science Publishing; and she previously spent ten years in international sales and marketing roles at the MIT Press. She has considerable experience with sales management for books, journals and databases, emerging market entry strategies, library negotiations, and consortia relationships in the US, Canada, Europe, Brazil, India, China, and Southeast Asia. In her current position, she endeavors to focus and balance Emerald's product, author, librarian, and user needs within the US and Canadian market. Link to the video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4VBxJzhc0

Every major world religion is based on a set of principles or truths. Adhering to these bodies of wisdom is the essence of following that religion. However, Christianity is unique in that the essence of biblical belief is centered upon a person—Jesus Christ. My guest on this episode argues that if we see the greatness of Jesus' character, then we can't help but follow him. His name is Tom Gilson and he has written a book called Too Good to be False. We discuss the book and what it means for belief, apologetics, and everyday life. Tom Gilson is a senior editor with The Stream, and the author or editor of six books, including most recently Too Good to be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality (Deward Publishing, 2020). Other books of his include A Christian Mind: Thoughts on Life and Truth in Jesus Christ and Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents' Guide to Discussing Homosexuality With Teens. He was chief editor of the anthology True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism, and he's the author/host of the Thinking Christian blog. Tom lives near Dayton, Ohio with his wife, Sara. They're the proud grandparents of two grand-dogs, a grand-cat and a grand-bunny, by way of their twenty-something son and daughter and their respective spouses. He received a B.Mus. in Music Education with a specialty in performance from Michigan State University and an M.S. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Central Florida. When he's not writing he loves drinking coffee, canoeing, walking in the woods, and playing his trombones. Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/tom-gilson SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US Venmo: @AaronShamp Cash App: $AaronShamp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30​Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance​––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Tom Gilson, the Senior Editor and Ministry Coordinator at The Stream. They discuss his book Too Good To Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.0:30 - The Dukes of Hazzard intro1:30 - Intro to Tom Gilson5:01 - About Tom and his work and background7:25 - Where did the idea for this book come from?10:47 - A brief summary of the book12:43 - Jesus didn't have faith?16:53 - You can't make this stuff up17:42 - What the argument is NOT and what it is21:37 - Arguing for the best explanation23:56 - The most common misconceptions and misunderstandings26:27 - How would Bertrand Russell respond?30:35 - The Facebook objection34:13 - The book's focus on Jesus and his character34:36 - Positive feedback from readers37:07 - Where to download a free chapter: thinkingchristian.netTom's resources:www.thinkingchristian.netwww.stream.orgThe book:https://www.amazon.com/Too-Good-False-Incomparable-Character-ebook/dp/B0979QLJXJIf you have a question for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

This week, ATG the Podcast interviews Mitchell Davis, CEO and Founder of BiblioLabs, and Robert Miller, CEO of Lyrasis, about the recent purchase of BiblioLabs by Lyrasis. The interview is conducted by Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associated Editor of Against the Grain. Topics range from the acquisition, to potential changes in corporate culture, the future of existing projects, how they both see the future of ebooks, and more. Special Announcement The Charleston Conference is planning a very special “In Between” half-day virtual mini-conference event to explore important late-breaking developments that can't wait til November for discussion! Our first panel will cover the Clarivate acquisition of ProQuest, and will be moderated by Roger Schonfeld of Ithaka S+R. The second panel is called “Exiting the Tunnel” and will feature reflections from savvy executives on what the bright lights of a post-Covid world offers to them. We hope you'll join us on July 28 at 10:30 AM EST.  Registration is open now on our website.  Registration Link for "Charleston In Between:"  https://charlestonconference.regfox.com/charleston-in-between Visit Charleston-Hub.com for more info.

On today's ID the Future, host Tom Gilson and guest Casey Luskin discuss a new book Luskin recently reviewed at Evolution News, Three Views on Christianity and Science. Luskin, associate director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, summarizes the three views covered in the book: the independence view presented by Michael Ruse, the […]

On today's ID the Future, host Tom Gilson and guest Casey Luskin discuss a new book Luskin recently reviewed at Evolution News, Three Views on Christianity and Science. Luskin, associate director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, summarizes the three views covered in the book: the independence view presented by Michael Ruse, the dialogue view presented by Alister McGrath, and the constrained integration view presented by Bruce Gordon. Luskin critiques the first two and argues that the dialogue view, in practice, quickly devolves into a monologue where religion is supposed to sit down and shut up the moment there is a point of difference between religion and consensus science. He says this is doubly problematic because (a) scientists Read More › Source

In today's episode we will feature an interview with John Palfrey, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. This interview is part of the popular "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series and was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor, Against the Grain, and Ann Okerson, Senior Advisor, Center for Research Libraries.  In this episode, John talks about his keynote presentation at the 2020 Charleston Conference titled "Do Librarians Matter and What Might Matter to Librarians?"   He discusses the need for a digital public infrastructure, and how librarians can play a major role in the development of such an infrastructure.  He says radical collaboration is needed among collection specialists,  and librarians should pool efforts to fund the Digital Public Library of America and help set standards.  He says collective, well coordinated action will give more power to librarians.  John also discusses how librarians can use their well earned position of trust to combat misinformation. John talks with us about his book Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google.  He says a reform of the Copyright Act is needed to make it easier for collection librarians to handle the digital side more effectively.  He also gives his take on what libraries can do to better receive funding and support from large foundations for new ideas or projects. Video of the Presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV2uK1t8yzA

This week's episode features an interview with Greg Eow, President of the Center for Research Libraries. The interview is conducted by Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain. Topics range from the background and function of CRL in the research community, Greg's tenure there and his transition from MIT Libraries, the role of digital and print collections, to the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research and scholarship with a look forward to decolonizing collections. Before being named president of CRL, Mr. Eow was the Associate Director of Collections at MIT Libraries. Over the past two decades, Greg has worked as an archivist, librarian, historian, and library administrator at Harvard, Yale, Rice, and the DeKalb History Center. He has an M.L.I.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in U.S. History from Rice University.  

On today’s ID the Future Tom Gilson–author, senior editor with The Stream, and occasional contributor to Evolution News & Science Today–tackles the question of how best to discuss intelligent design with friends and associates skeptical of ID. There is so much misinformation about the theory of intelligent design that many well-intended people reject not the actual theory but a silly caricature, a straw man. They don’t realize that ID is not an argument from ignorance but an inference to the best explanation based on positive evidence for design and negative evidence against competing materialistic explanations. It involves what is known as abductive reasoning, a standard mode of reasoning in the historical sciences. When in conversation with someone who understands none Read More › Source

We’re pleased to feature a conversation and interview with Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, University Librarian and economics professor at UC Berkeley, and co-chair of UC’s publisher negotiation team, and Ivy Anderson, Associate Executive Director of the California Digital Library and co-chair of UC’s publisher negotiation team about the University of California’s recent pioneering open access agreement with Elsevier. The interview is conducted by Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, and Tom Gilson, Associate Editor of Against the Grain. Link to full press release about the agreement: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-news-uc-secures-landmark-open-access-deal-world-s-largest-scientific-publisher

Someone’s brought the heat of cultural conflict into your home or your church. Maybe it’s their own dispute with Christianity, or maybe they need your guidance on an issue they’re dealing with elsewhere. Either way, it’s got potential to be difficult, possibly even to turn hot. Heat-to-light transformations depend on keeping Christ at the center and knowing what to say about the issues, but not just that. They also require that we approach them according to the character of Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit. John 1:14 and 1:17 tell us Jesus was “full of grace and truth.” It says it twice, for emphasis, I believe. This is the way we must approach all our relationships, but especially interactions that have potential to turn hot. Today’s podcast is about walking in grace and truth, and how that looks in practice. There’s more to be found on Jesus Christ in a free download. It’s an entire chapter of Tom Gilson’s Too Good to be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality. Find it here! And if you’re enjoying this Season 2 of the Thinking Christian Podcast, on “Heat to Light: Nurturing Spiritual Growth Out of Cultural Conflict,” please give it a great rating on your podcast app of choice, and click the “Follow” or “Subscribe” button there, too. Thank you!

Heat to Light: Moving from Cultural Conflict to Spiritual Transformation That's the theme of Season 2 of the Thinking Christian podcast, opening on Easter weekend with a focus on Jesus, not only his death but with surprising relevance, even his birth! See the accompanying blog post here: "From Heat to Light: Transforming the Heat of Cultural Conflict Into the Light of Spiritual Growth." And along with it, download this new preview chapter from Tom Gilson's Too Good to be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality. It's free here for all new followers of the Thinking Christian blog.

Tom Gilson shared about the mystery of the Bible's longest chapter. Denyse O'Leary explained Mind Matters News. Adam Macleod talked about the equality act.

In today's episode we feature an interview with Stephen Barr, President of SAGE International. This interview is part of the popular "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series and was conducted by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor, Against the Grain, and Matthew Ismail, Director of Collection Development, University of Central Michigan.  In the interview, Stephen talks about his presentation at the 2020 Charleston Conference titled "What Would It Really Take to Achieve The OA transition: An Open Take from a Publisher, a Librarian and a Funder." Stephen gives his take on the Open Access Transition and what this could mean for the scholarly communications system as a whole, and whether a massive, systemic change is inevitable.  Stephen discusses his view of transformative agreements, the potential benefits and limitations involved and what may happen to those who don't do transformative agreements in the future, whether by choice or due to funding restrictions. In a space which can be quite polarized, Stephen says it is important to think of how we got here (the focus on journals) and how do we move forward? How do we change a system where publishers are perceived as restrictive, reluctant and self-seeking? He likens the current state to "changing the engines on a plane as it is flying.  None of us wants to sort of stop the system, land, slow down and do a big transformation and then take off again. We're trying to re-engineer the whole process mid-flight."  Stephen gives his take on the actions that librarians and publishers can take to help the industry moving forward with OA transition and transformative agreements.   Stephen says it is important to not just represent your own interests, and he feels that his position at SAGE, a distinctive player in the scholarly communications space, enables him to do this as their primary goal is dissemination of knowledge.  Stephen is also on the Board of Directors at Manchester University Press in the UK. This allows him to view the issues and challenges through the lenses of both a large publisher and a small university press.   Video of the Presentation is available at:  https://youtu.be/luC7JVAnpcc  

In today's episode we will feature an interview with Dr. Earl Lewis, University of Michigan, Director of Center for Social Solutions. This interview is part of the popular "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series and was introduced by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor, Against the Grain, and conducted by Jim O'Donnell, University Librarian, Arizona State University.  Two weeks ago we featured Dr. Lewis' keynote presentation from the 2020 Charleston Conference where he showed us how leading requires more than managing change, it requires a focus on building a community of grace during such turbulent times. What a wonderful kickoff to the Conference and our new podcast season it was! Tom and Jim caught up with Dr. Lewis after his keynote to speak with him. He talked with them about his experience with libraries growing up in Norfolk, Virginia in the 1960's. He says the library, even in a segregated city at that time, became a more desegregated space for him. He recalls barriers being moved and the "opening up" as laws were changed and the impacts it had on him and his family. He also reflects how his background shapes his view of where we are as a society now and how to handle the tasks ahead of us all. Video of the Presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpzHf5jFoX8

On this ID the Future author and blogger Tom Gilson offers advice to ID opponents on how to improve their persuasive strategy. Getting ID theory right instead of criticizing a made-up straw man would be a good start, he says. He then offers several additional suggestions, all of which have the incidental effect of highlighting the many suspect rhetorical strategies commonly employed by prominent opponents of ID. Gilson is the author of six books on faith, culture, and philosophy, and has a background in organizational strategy and organizational psychology. He is a blogger, a senior editor at The Stream, and the sound editor of this podcast. Source

Thanksgiving in 2020? You're not the first to wonder about that! I'm right there with you. And without using the year 2020 as the reason, one of the psalmists was, too. Psalm 89 begins with praise and promise, recalling gladly God's covenant to keep the seed of David on the throne of Israel. A great opening! But then takes an abrupt turn to, "But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with your anointed. You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground." The psalmist is actually charging God with breaking his own promises — and he keeps that charge going all the way to the end of the psalm. No return to praise there. Maybe that was the end of it all? But no, it wasn't. The psalmist asked (vs. 46-48), "how long, Lord?" He even reminded God he was running out of time, as if he were saying, "Look God, if you're going to keep your promise, you'd better start soon!" Sounds familiar, if you ask me. It's hard to hold on, even to the end of 2020, much less until we see God fulfill all we're praying for. How long until we can really give him thanks? The answer, of course, is you can give thanks as soon as you're convinced he's still a faithful God. We see how God answered this psalmist's prayer: Not during the author's lifetime, but that's okay: He knew what he was doing, and the answer he gave is truly magnificent. The Covenant Song snippet in this podcast episode came from a YouTube video by Dale's Bible Week. The song was written by Karen Barrie. If you like the podcast, you'll love A Christian Mind: Thoughts on Life and Truth in Jesus Christ, by Tom Gilson.

What if we consider Jesus to be just what many claim He is- a fictional character! What if we consider the biographies of His life, called the Gospels, as just mere fiction? Where does that lead us? Tom Gilson does exactly this in his latest book ‘Too Good To Be False' which has taken the arena by storm. Tom goes on to show comprehensively that even if Jesus was mere fiction, He is so unlike any other on so many levels that it beggars belief why someone would make up such a fiction. In this most exciting interview Tom and Jacob attempt to unpack for the audience the argumentation of the book which according to J P Moreland “fills a big hole in contemporary apologetics”.Links and Citation:Get the book 'Too Good To Be False' now!Check out Tom's website ‘Thinking Christian'Check out 'The Stream'Watch the video podcast on our YouTube channel.Equipping the believer defend their faith anytime, anywhere. Our vision is to do so beyond all language barriers in India and beyond!SAFT Apologetics stands for Seeking Answers Finding Truth and was formed off inspiration from the late Nabeel Qureshi's autobiography that captured his life journey where he followed truth where it led him. We too aim to be a beacon emulating his life's commitment towards following truth wherever it leads us.Check out our website, support us on Patreon and follow us on our Instagram page and Facebook page.Is there a question that you would like to share with us?Reach us at: saftpodcast@saftapologetics.com Send us your questions, suggestions and queries at: info@saftapologetics.com

This week’s episode is a flashback to the 2019 Charleston Conference, where Tom Gilson and Leah Hinds interviewed Jasmin Lange, Chief Publishing Officer at Brill, for the ATG Penthouse Suite Interview series. Conversation topics include Jasmin’s background and current role at Brill, Brill’s open access initiatives, a humanities and social sciences perspective on Plan S, and more. Link to the video of this interview: https://youtu.be/fE0kzCT3xog

Are you skeptical that anyone could present fresh insights about Jesus after two thousand years? Tom Gilson thinks he has done just that in his new book Too Good to Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality. Tom attempts this by highlighting what Jesus didn’t say and do, which he thinks is almost as shocking as what Jesus did say and do. Tom joined Frank Turek to reveal these new insights about Jesus.Too Good to be False with Tom Gilsonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwPcFTxNmo(David Wood) Countering Muslim Claims, Episode 2: The Literary Miracle of the Quranhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2XVbpIfEkASupport Paulogia athttp://www.patreon.com/paulogiahttp://www.paypal.me/paulogiahttps://teespring.com/stores/paulogiaPaulogia Audio-Only-Version Podcasthttps://paulogia.buzzsprout.comFollow Paulogia athttp://www.twitter.com/paulogia0http://www.facebook.com/paulogia0https://discord.gg/BXbv7DSSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/paulogia)

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In 2013, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a blogger on the Today Show's “Moms” site, described watching Beyonce's Super Bowl half time performance as a “parenting challenge.” The hyper-sensual show's half-dressed performers had left her kids with quizzical looks on their faces. Her eight-year-old simply said, “She looks weird.” I wish all of our kids were as confused by seeing something like that, but unfortunately, sexuality packaged as music and performance is an all-too-familiar part of our culture. After Beyonce's version in 2013, Campos-Duffy snarkily commented, “I half-expected a stripper pole to pop out of the platform...” Well this past Sunday, that's exactly what happened. A stripper pole. Sunday's Super Bowl Halftime performance featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, and was by far the raciest halftime since Beyonce. For the last several years, there's been a notable de-sensualization of not only Super Bowl halftimes but also Super Bowl commercials. Even Lady Gaga was comparatively modest in her 2017 performance. It's almost as if the NFL and its network producers got the message from Campos-Duffy and millions of moms who complained about the visual assault on their children and families. Well, until Sunday, that is, when the Super Bowl became yet another chapter in the ongoing sexualization of American culture, of women, and of kids. In the midst of our culture's ubiquitous calls to protect kids and women from abuse and harassment, especially in this #metoo era, we pretend that as long as we call it “art” or “female empowerment,” that this sort of overt sexualization will magically have none of the consequences we now complain about. From the beginning, the sexual revolution has promised women that aggressively flaunting skin and sexuality was empowerment, and that divorcing sex from marriage and procreation would be a means to freedom. In reality, it was men that got what they wanted, sexual pleasure without the burden of commitment or requirement of chivalry. For a brief moment a few years ago, it was almost as if that lie had been exposed. More and more women bravely came forward revealing how they'd been treated horrifically as “sexual objects” and such. But if Sunday's performance is any indication, we have not learned our lesson. It's not only women who are victims of these bad ideas. Years ago, British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed a special adviser on the commercialization and sexualization of childhood because, “Our children are growing up in a very sexualized world.” That was an understatement even then. A far-more accurate description is that this is an out-of-control social experiment, and the guinea pigs are primarily our children. In addition to the predatory, hardcore pornography that haunts their devices and online lives, experimental theories about gender and sexuality haunt their education, and, as we saw Sunday, stripper poles and outfits haunt their so-called “art” and “entertainment.” Of course, JLo and Shakira were a throw-back to a couple decades ago, more for the Xers and Millennials than for the Gen Z'ers. Even so, remember that this performance was on prime-time network television. And check out the lyrics of Billie Ellish or Roddy or Lizzo to see if anything has changed. As my friend Tom Gilson wrote years ago on BreakPoint.org, ethics require that subjects of social experimentation give informed consent. But in our culture, adults force young people, who have no say in the matter, to go along with their fantasies, theories, and so-called expressions of empowerment and freedom. It's child abuse. Just as with Beyonce back in 2013, there will be progressive voices, even so-called Christian ones, that will celebrate Sunday's performance as “empowering women and Latinas” (particularly the child-in-cages part). But using sexuality for power is a triumph for men, not for women, and certainly not for children—it only leads to their objectification and victimization. After all, I doubt there were very many wives watching their husbands watch, or moms trying to keep their children from watching, Sunday's performance who felt empowered in any way.

Don Kroah and Tom Gilson from The Stream talks about his column “Stunned and Hurting in Dayton — Again”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian Outlook – May 25, 2019 Kevin McCullough and Joy Pullmann, executive editor of The Federalist discuss grade deflation for political reasons on college campuses. Lee Michaels talks to David Wheaton about his book, “University of Destruction,” detailing how liberal professors seek to change the hearts of believers. Don Kroah and Pastor Tom Gilson discuss the challenges faced by churches due to same-sex couples attending and gender identity issues. Bill Bunkley and Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo, American economics professor at Loyola University, respond to the new Gallop poll which determined that four out of ten Americans embrace some form of Socialism. Dr. DiLorenzo has also written a book on the subject, entitled "The Problem with Socialism." John and Kathy talk with Rebecca McLaughlin about her book, “Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion.” Don Kroah and Candice Duggar discuss helping the bullied and abused through the “Bullied, Broken and Redeemed” Foundation. Bob Burney looks and the science of gender identity and how it can adversely affect medical treatment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don Kroah and Tom Gilson discuss the challenges facing the Church when it comes to the subject of homosexuality and how to minister to those caught in it. For more, check out Gilson's recent article from Stream.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don Kroah, along with Tom Gilson of The Stream look at some Biblical issues that are truly difficult to nail down, like how old, really, is the Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian Outlook – July 14, 2018 Kevin McCullough turns to Gayle Trotter of the Judicial Crisis Network to talk about the U.S. Supreme Court nomination. Georgene Rice and Hans Von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation examine the future of the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade. Kevin McCullough speaks with Gordon Chang on the dangerous world of dictators. Mark Elfstrand and Dr. Richard Land, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary look at the spiritual side of immigration. Georgene Rice and Bruce Riley Ashford ask if believers should be involved in politics. Don Kroah, along with Tom Gilson of The Stream look at some Biblical issues that are truly difficult to nail down, like how old, really, is the Earth. Bob Burney takes on Supreme Court nominee protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.