Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse


Latest Episodes

David A. Ritchie on the origins of nationalism and naming our idols
August 23, 2022

David A. Ritchie is a pastor from Amarillo, Texas and the author of Why Do the Nations Rage: the demonic origin of nationalism and he joins us in the tent to discuss how nationalismin whatever form i

Jemar Tisby, the greater work of racial justice for children, adults and everyone in between
August 16, 2022

Dr. Jemar Tisby is an historian, speaker and author (amongst other books) of "How to Fight Racism: Young Readers Edition". He talks with Chris Marchand about his ongoing work confronting racial injust

14. Sermon on the Mount : False prophets, happy hometowns and shifting sands, Matthew 7:15-23
August 09, 2022

The fourteenth and final episode in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:15-23. False prophets, happy hometowns and shifting sands!

Louise Davies, party politics without partisan puerility
August 02, 2022

Louise Davies is the Director of Christians on the Left, a network primarily for the support and resourcing of Christians involved on the left of politics in the UK, but who now also has members all o

13. Sermon on the Mount : Golden Rules, Broad Ways and Narrow Paths in Matthew 7:12-14
July 26, 2022

The thirteenth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:12-14. Christians are trained to think of salvation and destruction in terms of spiritual places we go when we die. But what if th

Eve Poole, the s**t we taught at business school
July 19, 2022

"The research on this is quite clear: doing an MBA diminishes your morality." Dr Eve Poole is a powerhouse of good ideas. She taught leadership for Ashridge Business School, and was the first female C

12. Sermon on the Mount : Ask and it shall be given. Really? (Matthew 7:7-12)
July 12, 2022

The twelfth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:7-12. Is it true? Are we really to be asking God for everything we want all the time? And what does it mean if those prayers aren't a

Preview: Guns, God, America
July 08, 2022

A preview of a conversation between Tent co-hosts and colleagues Natasha Beckles, Chris Marchand and Sean McCoy about their personal experiences with racism, god, guns and patriotism. The full convers

Christena Cleveland, sacred black female spaces and liberty from whitemalegod
July 05, 2022

Join Natasha Beckles and Natalia Nana in conversation with Christena Cleveland. Dr Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the C

Re-release: Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome Part 2
June 29, 2022

In light of current events, we are re-releasing the conversation Stephen had with Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke in August 2021 about Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome. This is the second of a t