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Stephen Yuille ed., "The Works of John Cotton, Volumes 1-5" (Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2025)

This episode features Dr. J. Stephen Yuille, Professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Director of Puritan Publishing at Reformation Heritage Books. Yuille shares with the NBN about his new f... more

7 Nov 2025 • 45 min

Naomi Baker, "Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century" (Reaktion Books, 2025)

Naomi Bakes joins Jana Byars to talk about Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century (Reaktion Books, 2025), a book that explores the stories of early modern Protestant women, including Rose Thurgood, Anna Trapnel, and Jan... more

7 Nov 2025 • 50 min

Hugo Méndez, "The Gospel of John: A New History" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Throughout the centuries and into the present day, the Gospel of John has indelibly shaped Christian theology and thinkers in significant ways, but major new questions are being raised about the genesis of that gospel, its relationship to other Chris... more

4 Nov 2025 • 1 hr 31 min

Kenneth G. Appold, "Luther and the Peasants: Religion, Ritual, and the Revolt Of 1525" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Kenneth G. Appold joins Jana Byars to talk about his new book, Luther and the Peasants: Religion, Ritual, and the Revolt of 1525 (Oxford UP, 2025). The German Peasants' Revolts of 1525 were a defining moment both for the Protestant Reformation and t... more

27 Oct 2025 • 49 min

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J. Stephen Yuille

Editor of The Works of John Cotton and professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Episode: Stephen Yuille ed., "The Works of John Cotton, Volumes 1-5" (Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2025)

Hugo Méndez

Associate professor in ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Episode: Hugo Méndez, "The Gospel of John: A New History" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Father Francis L. Sampson

A veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War, and a chaplain with the 101st Airborne Division.

Catholic University of America Press

Episode: Francis L. Sampson, "Look Out Below!: A Story of the Airborne by a Paratrooper Padre" (Catholic U of America Press, 2023)

Melissa M. Matthes

Professor of government at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Episode: Melissa M. Matthes, "When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter" (Harvard UP, 2021)

Aram Sarkisian

Historian of religion, immigration, and labor

NYU Press

Episode: Aram G. Sarkisian, "Orthodoxy on the Line: Russian Orthodox Christians and Labor Migration in the Progressive Era" (NYU Press, 2025)

Vincent Pak

Assistant Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

Episode: Vincent Pak, "Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Dr. Clara Joseph

Professor of English and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary

University of Calgary

Episode: Clara A. B. Joseph, "India's Non-violent Freedom Struggle: The Thomas Christians (1599-1799)" (Routledge, 2023)

Mehari Korcho

Dr. Mehari Korcho is part of the Ethiopian Diaspora and focuses on diaspora missions.

Langham Academic

Episode: Mehari Tedla Korcho, "Ethiopian Diaspora Churches on Mission: An Intergenerational Perspective on Ethiopian Churches in the United States" (Langham Academic, 2024)

Jennifer Barry

Professor of early Christianity focusing on gender and gender violence.

Episode: Jennifer Barry, "Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination" (U California Press, 2025)

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Naomi Baker, "Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century" (Reaktion Books, 2025)

Q: What do you think the lasting significance of these women's voices is?

Baker believes these women challenged social hierarchies and had a lasting impact by contesting forms of oppression, which is relevant for understanding historical and contemporary issues regarding women's voices and rights.

Naomi Baker, "Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century" (Reaktion Books, 2025)

Q: How did you come to write the book?

Baker shares her academic background in Quaker women's writing and how her PhD work led her to return to studying radical religious women, finding a thematic link in her research about identity.

Stephen Yuille ed., "The Works of John Cotton, Volumes 1-5" (Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2025)

Q: What were John Cotton's eschatological views?

Cotton interpreted apocalyptic texts to position England and Congregationalism at the center of theological history, predicting significant events in 1655.

Stephen Yuille ed., "The Works of John Cotton, Volumes 1-5" (Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2025)

Q: How did Cotton contribute to the development of Congregationalism?

Cotton argued for the authority of the local church in his writings, which influenced the development and acceptance of Congregationalism during his time.

Stephen Yuille ed., "The Works of John Cotton, Volumes 1-5" (Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2025)

Q: What was Cotton's role in the Antinomian controversy?

Cotton was accused of being antinomian for downplaying certain theological nuances, leading to a significant period of opposition and personal difficulty in his pastoral ministry, ultimately resulting in his exoneration.

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