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New Books in Christian Studies

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert, Revised Second Edition (Brill, 2025) revises the first edition of this book (2004) which is long overdue. Many segments needed revision due in large part to the verit... more

Can creative writing become a form of biblical interpretation?

That is the provocative question at the heart of my conversation with Sarah Rosenson about her new book, Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Wri... more

New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812-1929 (Routledge, 2024) focuses on Princeton

Theological Seminary and the theologians who taught there from the time

of its founding in 1812 to the time of its reorganization in 1929. It

confronts the standar... more

Why has the Catholic Church in India become so engaged in environmental initiatives? And what does the wider Indian political context defined by an assertive Hindu nationalism mean for the ability of church actors to pursue environmental agendas? In ... more

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Sarah Rosenson
Author of Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis, a guide to close reading of and creative writing on the Bible
Academic Studies Press / Academic Studies Prize (publisher)
Episode: Sarah Rosenson, "Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Writing on the Bible" (Cherry Orchard Books, 2026)
Paul Helseth
Editor of New Perspectives on Old Princeton
University of Northwestern – St. Paul
Episode: Paul Helseth and David P. Smith eds., "New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812-1929" (Routledge, 2024)
David Smith
Editor of New Perspectives on Old Princeton
Covenant Seminary / ARP Greensboro
Episode: Paul Helseth and David P. Smith eds., "New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812-1929" (Routledge, 2024)
Kenneth Bo Nielsen
Co-author of the study discussed in the episode
Unknown (scholar)
Episode: Christian Environmentalism in a Hindu Majoritarian Context
Nihar Gokhale
Co-author of the study discussed in the episode
Unknown (scholar)
Episode: Christian Environmentalism in a Hindu Majoritarian Context
Colin McCulloch
Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; pastor
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Reformation Heritage Books (publisher)
Episode: Colin R. McCulloch, "Sanctified by the Spirit: John Owen, Habits of Grace, and Biblical Counseling" (Reformation Heritage Books, 2024)
Brook Wilensky-Lanford
Author of A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America
Grove Atlantic (publisher)
Episode: Brook Wilensky-Lanford, "A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America" (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2026)
Marinus De Jong
Author of A Church for a Secular World, associate professor at the Neo-Calvinism Research Institute
Theological University of Utrecht
Episode: Marinus De Jong, "A Church for a Secular World: The Development of Klaas Schilder's Ecclesiology" (Brill, 2025)
Susanna Drake
Professor of Religious Studies at Macalester College
Macalester College
Episode: Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Michael Morales
Repeated host across biblical studies content within network.

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Paul Helseth and David P. Smith eds., "New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812-1929" (Routledge, 2024)
Q: What is the core argument of your essay on Warfield's views of science and knowledge?
Warfield's view centers on knowledge as a theological enterprise grounded in God as Creator and providential governor, where epistemology is shaped by biblical revelation and the living God's activity in creation, rather than a purely rationalistic or empiricist framework.
Paul Helseth and David P. Smith eds., "New Perspectives on Old Princeton, 1812-1929" (Routledge, 2024)
Q: David, maybe briefly explain what is Old Princeton and where the term comes from.
Old Princeton refers to the Princeton Seminary period from 1812 to 1929, characterized by a Calvinistic Reformed framework and figures like Hodge, Warfield, and Machen; the discussion clarifies its relation to Enlightenment thought and how the new volume reinterprets that tradition.
Brook Wilensky-Lanford, "A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America" (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2026)
Q: How did your two forms of training—an MFA in nonfiction and a PhD in Religion in the Americas—shape the writing?
The MFA trained her in narrative storytelling and depth of detail, while the PhD provided critical historiographic training and audience awareness, leading to a form that blends engaging storytelling with rigorous historical analysis.
Marinus De Jong, "A Church for a Secular World: The Development of Klaas Schilder's Ecclesiology" (Brill, 2025)
Q: Should the church withdraw entirely or engage with culture, and how does Schilder's abstinence option fit into that debate?
Schilder's view allows for discernment in extreme circumstances, suggesting that withdrawal or abstinence can be temporarily appropriate, but the overarching aim remains to keep the church engaged with the world and its calling.
Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Q: How does the book handle Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 11 in light of other sources?
The book resists reducing Paul to the sole arbiter of veiling meaning, arguing that there were many concurrent meanings and practices; later Church Fathers and Pauline readers used Paul to shore up their own agendas, but veiling remained a fluid, multivalent practice across communities.

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Scholarly interviews cover a range of religious studies, biblical criticism, late antiquity, and the social impact of religion. Episodes typically center on freshly published books, translated works, and manuscript studies, often featuring historians, theologians, and academics who bring methodological depth to topics like textual criticism, ancient Christianity, secularism in Africa, and the reception of canonical texts. The show frequently explores how evidence, translation, and historical context shape modern understanding, sometimes tracing the interplay between religion, culture, and politics. Notable strengths include high-level scholarly rigor paired with accessible discussion, diverse subfields within religion and antiquity, and gue... more

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