Nomad Podcast

David Blower - We Really Existed and We Really Did This (N197)

21 May 2019
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Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Jemimah McAlpine sit down with fellow host David Benjamin Blower to talk through his new album - . It's a conversation in which David wrestles with faith and theology, and searches for signs of hope in the increasingly...

Natalie Collins - Power, Privilege and Patriarchy (N196)

8 May 2019
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is a gender justice specialist, who speaks, writes and trains on issues of violence against women and wider gender injustice. In trying to make sense of her own experience of domestic abuse - and the fact that over the course of a lifetime over a...

Ruth Wilde & John Philip Newell - Getting in the Way (N195)

19 Apr 2019
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Rather than based around an interview, this episode is in the style of our Nomad Devotionals, which our patrons enjoy each month. Ruth Wilde of reflects on the practice of "getting in the way", and John-Philip Newell reflects on a spiritua...

Martin Newell - When Not to Obey the Rulers and Authorities (N194)

12 Apr 2019
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Martin Newell is a catholic priest who has been arrested over twenty times. His crimes range from  criminal damage, trespass, and burglary, for which he has been to prison several times. All of this has been the result of Martin’s non-violent...

Timothy Gorringe - The End of the World as We Know It? (N193)

26 Mar 2019
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On this episode we speak with theology professor and climate change activist Timothy Gorringe about the climate crisis. Towards the end of last year the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change released a pretty bleak report. In summary, the report...

Chine McDonald & Azariah France Williams - In Our Own Skin, In Our Own Words (N192)

7 Mar 2019
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Rather than our usual interview format, in this episode we’re hosting a conversation. We’ll be listening in on Chine McDonald and Azariah France Wiliiams as they discuss their understanding and experience of blackness and how that has shaped their...

Janet Williams - Seeking the God Beyond (N191)

22 Feb 2019
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Janet Williams joins us to discuss apophatic theology and spirituality. I know, it doesn’t sound like the most riveting topic. But trust me, it’s essential listening for anyone who’s been through some kind of deconstruction, faith evolution or...

10th Anniversary Q&A Marathon (N190)

8 Feb 2019
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It was 10 years ago that Nomad first uploaded an episode. 10 years!! So to celebrate we’d like to give you a gift as a thank you for all your support and encouragement. But what to give the beloved listener to mark such a special occasion? How about....

Edwina Gateley - Missionaries, Mystics and Mother God (N189)

21 Jan 2019
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is a mystic, and a social activist. Her life has been a rhythm of extended periods of prayer and solitude (including 9 months of silence in a caravan in a forest!) and activism (including establishing a mission agency that has sent hundreds of people...

Brian Zahnd - Christians in the Age of Trump (N188)

4 Jan 2019
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is back on the show. This time we’re chatting with him about the themes raised in his soon to be released book . In it he takes aim at the toxic relationship between Church and Empire, and the religion that has emerged from it, which he calls...

Danielle Wilson & Brad Jersak - Nativity at the Edges (N187)

19 Dec 2018
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It's that time of the year again! So we thought we'd offer up a Christmas themed Devotional for you all. talks a bit about how the Nativity is understood in the Eastern Church, we reflect on the feminine in the salvation story, and Danielle...

Brad Jersak - On Charismatics and Contemplation (N186)

5 Dec 2018
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For many of us, the charismatic movement has been a mixed bag of bonkers and blessing. The danger is, of course, that we throw the blessed baby out with the bonkers bathwater! Especially for those of us who have been through some kind of...

Liz West - The Enneagram: 9 Pathways for Spiritual Growth (N185)

23 Nov 2018
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Enneagram trainer Liz West joins us on the show to talk about this ancient tool for transformation. You may have seen the rather "dodgy" looking enneagram symbol, but don’t be put off. This is an ancient treasure that goes right back to the...

James Alison - Scapegoat: How Civilisation Harms and How the Cross Heals (N184)

8 Nov 2018
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Catholic theologian and priest, joins us on the show to discuss scapegoating. It's a word we're all familiar with, but as James explains, it's through the violence of the scapegoating mechanism that civilisations are built. And, it is through...

Elaine Heath - Pioneers, Lightning Rods and Anxious Churches (N183)

23 Oct 2018
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is the perfect person to speak to about the emergence of new expressions of Church. She's one of those rare people who understands and can navigate the institution (she's former Dean of Duke Divinity School and an ordained Elder in the United...

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