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KLC Podcast

Welcome to Christianity for the Everyday, a podcast of the Kirby Laing Centre.

Public theology is about how the very good news of Jesus relates to all of life. We like to quote Gerard Manley Hopkins’ statement that “Christ plays in ten thousand places.” In our podcast we aim to find those myriad ways in which Christ plays in our lives, so that we can play alongside him. Join our team and invited guests as we explore Christianity and the everyday from the most mundane aspects of our lives with their hidden glory, to geo-political issues that impact upon them.

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Learning from the Chinese Church Today with Hannah Nation

In this episode of the podcast we have an inspiring and insightful conversation with Hannah Nation. She introduces her recent book, Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement, helping us to better understand, among other things, the extraordinary story of the Church in China, the current experience of Chinese Christians, the central importance of Scripture, the empowering of the Spirit, and prayer in their life and witness, as well as the role persecution has played in the strengthening and growth of the Chinese Church. All throughout our conversation you will find vital lessons that we as Christians in the West can learn from the Church in China today, as well as many other points of encouragement, inspiration and challenge.

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The Riches of Neo-Calvinism with Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Sutanto

In this episode of the podcast we have a brilliant conversation with Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto about their new book, Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction. In our discussion we are introduced to Neo-Calvinism and some it’s main exponents, as well as to some of the wonderful ways it speaks to how we are to live as citizens of God’s kingdom and in his world amidst our secular societies today.

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ChatGPT and the rise of AI with Derek Schuurman

In this episode of the podcast we have a ranging and informative conversation with Dr Derek C. Schuurman about ChatGPT and the rise of AI in the modern world. Dr Schuurman is a professor of computer science at Calvin University who teaches and writes extensively on computer science, AI, engineering, and the theology and philosophy of technology. During the interview he helps us understand ChatGPT, what it does and how it works, and helps us to approach and think about it and AI more broadly within a humane and Christian framework.

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