Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse

Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse


Latest Episodes

7. Sermon on the Mount : Be perfect? Matthew 5:48-6:9, 16-18
April 26, 2022

The seventh of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. The call to perfection in Matthew 5:48-6:9 and 6:16-18 is often taught as impossible, thus giving licence to Christians to ignore and even despise t

Rotten Institutions, A YoHo Journal Symposium
April 21, 2022

Stephen hosts the launch event for "Rotten Institutions", the new YoHo Journal written by Dr Linda Woodhead. Join Linda and Dr Eve Poole as they discuss the matter, and listen in on the excellent wide

Stephanie Drury, shadowbanned by theobros
April 19, 2022

Stephanie Drury is the founder of stuffchristianculturelikes, the go-to site for anyone who if they did not laugh would rage. Underneath the wicked humour and sharp insight is the deeper work of bindi

6. Sermon on the Mount : Turning the Other Cheek and Loving Our Enemies. Matthew 5:38-48
April 12, 2022

The sixth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Stephen discusses how turning the other cheek is not "doing nothing," but is instead a way of resisting violence and giving the violent a new way to s

Sara Billups, courage for orphaned believers
April 05, 2022

Sara Billups is a breath of fresh air. She is smart, funny and kind, and has lived a varied and interesting life. She is a Seattle-based writer seeking a deeper faith in our complicated world. She's b

5. Sermon on the Mount : Swearing Oaths, Telling Truths, Killing Kids and Flying Flags. Matthew 5:33-37
March 29, 2022

The fifth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Should followers of Jesus swear oaths and pledges of allegiance? What if it is to the Queen or to the bishop as an act of obedience? Stephen weighs in

Chris Marchand, guest of the century
March 22, 2022

We celebrate episode 100 with Chris Marchand, musician, priest, author, teacher and podcast producer! Because he works on the frontlines of religion, culture and education, Chris brings a much-needed

Lisa Sharon Harper on Fortune, a book thirty years in the making
January 11, 2022

Lisa Sharon Harper was named by the Huffington Post as one of the 50 most powerful women religious leaders. She is a speaker, advocate and the author of several books, including Evangelical Does Not E

Mark Charles: you cannot discover what was not lost
January 04, 2022

Mark Charles is the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother. He is an activist, speaker, and author on Native American issues. In 2019, Mark published "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehum

What Child is This?
December 31, 2021

Here is a song from Christopher Marchand's Christmas EP. Have a happy Christmas and a glorious New Year!