"Unwrathing God" with Brad Jersak

”Worship as Intimacy” with Brian Doerksen

Award-winning songwriter, recording artist, speaker, and songwriting instructor Brian Doerksen joins us on the show to process his perspectives on Christian worship through the lens of divine intimacy—considering the implications of this for the songwriting, liturgical practices, organizing metaphors, and grief rituals of the Canadian Church.   SHOW NOTES   Connect with Brian Doerksen * https://www.briandoerksen.com/ [https://www.briandoerksen.com/] * https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pWpQhmg5KRsyo2Y6QRtc7?si=pTVmR2RiTc6dBy6zMPJcAw&dl_branch=1 [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pWpQhmg5KRsyo2Y6QRtc7?si=pTVmR2RiTc6dBy6zMPJcAw&dl_branch=1] * https://www.instagram.com/briandoerksen/ [https://www.instagram.com/briandoerksen/] * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRobfRFsZFS3Z-A3JEVISFg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRobfRFsZFS3Z-A3JEVISFg] * https://twitter.com/briandoerksen [https://twitter.com/briandoerksen]   Production Notes * Produced and edited by Tim Harder on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. * Theme music: "The Size of Grace" - Beautiful Eulogy, licensed through Marmoset Music * Additional featured tracks: "Refiners Fire" - Brian Doerksen, "Faithful One" - Brian Doerksen. Samples procured from www.briandoerksen.com/presskit * Follow @i.am [http://i.am].timotheos on Instagram to stay updated on announcements and upcoming episodes. instagram.com/i.am.timotheos [http://www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos] * Support this show on Patreon by going to patreon.com/timharder [http://www.patreon.com/timharder]

"Unwrathing God" Pt. II (Roundtable Reflections)

In this episode, Chris, Doug, and I sat down to discuss our previous interview with Brad Jersak—taking some time to explore and reflect on some of the ideas that came up in the conversation, including questions of aesthetics, the Bible, possibilities for Christian formation, and hope in a theology of liberation.   SHOW NOTES * St. John Climacus "The Ladder of Divine Descent" PDF http://www.prudencetrue.com/images/TheLadderofDivineAscent.pdf [http://www.prudencetrue.com/images/TheLadderofDivineAscent.pdf] * "The Ladder of Divine Descent" Iconography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent#/media/File:The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent_Monastery_of_St_Catherine_Sinai_12th_century.jpg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent#/media/File:The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent_Monastery_of_St_Catherine_Sinai_12th_century.jpg] * F. Michael Oleksa "Orthodox Alaska" https://svspress.com/orthodox-alaska/ [https://svspress.com/orthodox-alaska/] * F. Michael Oleksa "Orthodox Missiological Education for the Twenty-First Century" PDF https://www.fatheroleksa.org/resources/OrthodoxMissiological.doc [https://www.fatheroleksa.org/resources/OrthodoxMissiological.doc] * Abraham Heschel "God in Search of Man" https://www.amazon.ca/God-Search-Man-Philosophy-Judaism/dp/0374513317 [https://www.amazon.ca/God-Search-Man-Philosophy-Judaism/dp/0374513317]   Production notes: * Produced and edited by Tim Harder on Treaty 7 Territory * Music by Beautiful Eulogy, licensed through Marmoset Music * Follow @i.am.timotheos on Instagram to stay updated on announcements and upcoming episodes. instagram.com/i.am.timotheos [http://www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos] * Support this show on Patreon by going to patreon.com/timharder [http://www.patreon.com/timharder]

"Unwrathing God" with Brad Jersak

In this episode, we spoke with author and teacher Brad Jersak about the idea of "unwrathing" from his 2015 book "A More Christlike God, exploring some of the implications of this idea in topics such as a cruciform image of God, the reading of the scriptures, salvation, judgement, ultimate reconciliation,  and the cultivated imagination of the church.   To access more resources from Brad including books, lectures and more, you can connect with him on social media and through his website via the links in the show notes. * https://bradjersak.com/ [https://bradjersak.com/] * https://www.instagram.com/ [https://www.instagram.com/] * https://twitter.com/bradjersak [https://twitter.com/bradjersak] * https://www.facebook.com/BradJersak/ [https://www.facebook.com/BradJersak/] * https://www.youtube.com/user/bmjersak [https://www.youtube.com/user/bmjersak]   Pre Order "A More Christlike Word" available July 20, 2021 https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/9781641236522-item.html?s_campaign=goo-Shopping_Smart_Books&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgtWDBhDZARIsADEKwgP6EBemQyxQWOMgwf9YgtNZjR3_FIz26bPFAScXlQeU_aq1AwQPvqwaAhYwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&fbclid=IwAR3YQPEqjTHwTtI24BgDvN9kgKNUW3uLHTyOEaUNJrDUiVhXR1Q8RartQBI [https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/9781641236522-item.html?s_campaign=goo-Shopping_Smart_Books&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgtWDBhDZARIsADEKwgP6EBemQyxQWOMgwf9YgtNZjR3_FIz26bPFAScXlQeU_aq1AwQPvqwaAhYwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&fbclid=IwAR3YQPEqjTHwTtI24BgDvN9kgKNUW3uLHTyOEaUNJrDUiVhXR1Q8RartQBI]   Production notes: * Produced and edited by Tim Harder on Treaty 7 Territory * Music by Beautiful Eulogy, licensed through Marmoset Music * Follow @i.am.timotheos on Instagram to stay updated on announcements and upcoming episodes. instagram.com/i.am.timotheos [http://www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos] * Support this show on Patreon by going to patreon.com/timharder [http://www.patreon.com/timharder]

Reading Girard Pt. II (Roundtable Reflections)

In this episode, Chris, Doug, and I sat down to reflect on some of the ideas that stood out to us in our previous interview with Jeremy Duncan regarding the late French thinker René Girard—diving into a few rabbit holes on the understanding of history, meta-narrative, and temporality along the way!   Production Notes: * Episode produced and edited by Tim Harder on Treaty 7 Territory * Music: "The Size of Grace" by Beautiful Eulogy, licensed through Marmoset Music. "Six" by Lex Villeva (Creative Commons) * Follow @i.am.timotheos on Instagram to stay updated on announcements and upcoming episodes. www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos [http://www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos] * Support this show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/timharder [http://www.patreon.com/timharder]

Reading Girard with Jeremy Duncan

In this episode, we spoke with Jeremy Duncan of Kensington Commons about the late French thinker René Girard and the significance of his work for the life and thought of the Canadian church in the 21st C.   To learn more about Jeremy Duncan: * www.jeremyduncan.ca [http://www.jeremyduncan.ca/] * www.instagram.com/jeremyduncan [http://www.instagram.com/jeremyduncan] * https://twitter.com/duncanjeremy [https://twitter.com/duncanjeremy] * https://www.youtube.com/user/commonschurch [https://www.youtube.com/user/commonschurch] * https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/commons-church-podcast/id160178986?mt=2 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/commons-church-podcast/id160178986?mt=2] "A GIRARDIAN READING OF VIOLENT IMAGERY IN REVELATION"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d0ebdbe00edf100013e3d3c/t/5f2dee1fc2cc2678da16387b/1596845602609/A_GIRARDIAN_READING_OF_VIOLENT_IMAGERY_I.pdf [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d0ebdbe00edf100013e3d3c/t/5f2dee1fc2cc2678da16387b/1596845602609/A_GIRARDIAN_READING_OF_VIOLENT_IMAGERY_I.pdf]   Production notes: * Produced and edited by Tim Harder * Music by Beautiful Eulogy, licensed through Marmoset Music * Follow @i.am.timotheos on Instagram to stay updated on announcements and upcoming episodes. www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos [http://www.instagram.com/i.am.timotheos]