Nomad Podcast

For more than 15 years Nomad Podcast has been hosting conversations with theologians, activists and contemplatives from across the Christian spectrum and beyond. Reflecting on our evangelical heritage we explore the possibilities of a more inclusive, generous and hopeful faith.

Karen O’Donnell - The Dark Womb (N275)

24 Jun 2022
02:05:18

Feminist and trauma theologian Karen O’Donnell shares her experiences of repeated reproductive loss. Describing the physical, emotional and spiritual impact, she explores the complexity of faith from the perspective of the miscarrying person. Karen.....

Philip Carr-Gomm - The Druid Way (N274)

10 Jun 2022
01:40:29

is a Druid, psychologist and writer, who has a particular interest in combining psychological understanding with spiritual perspectives to help people lead richer, more fulfilled lives. Although his spiritual practice is rooted in Druidry, he believe...

Faith Van Horne - Healing Pentecostalism (N273)

24 May 2022
01:57:58

Faith Van Horne left the fundamentalist Pentecostal tradition that she’d grown up in as a young person. Years later, after exploring various spiritualities, she was surprised to find herself drawn back to her Pentecostal roots, allbeit on very...

Karen Rooms and Jay Hulme - The Gayest Church in the City (N272)

11 May 2022
01:15:51

Priest Karen Rooms and transgender poet, author and educator Jay Hulme describe what it's like for them to be part of an ancient and LGBTQ+ affirming church. As they recall the story of their developing friendship, their conversation guides us throug...

Erin Burnett - Religious Not Spiritual: An Autistic Perspective on Faith (N271)

22 Apr 2022
01:59:00

We chat with author of , Erin Burnett about her personal experience and research into autism and the unique ways Christians with autism understand and experience God. We ask her why she was initially attracted to more fundamentalist expressions of...

Richard Beck - Hope in a World on Fire (N270)

11 Apr 2022
31:30

In this Devotional podcast, psychologist and theologian explores what it means to take sides without becoming hardened, and how he remains hopeful in a world on fire. → Nomad produces devotional podcasts like this one every month. To access them...

Anna Robinson and Joy Brooks - Hosting Deconstruction Spaces (N269)

25 Mar 2022
01:13:27

Nomad hosts Anna Robinson and Joy Brooks have a conversation about the challenges of joys of experiencing a shifting faith, their ambivalence to the word deconstruction, the deconstruction groups they’ve been hosting and what they’ve learnt from...

Christena Cleveland - God Is a Black Woman (N268)

10 Mar 2022
01:57:36

In this episode we speak with social psychologist, theologian, activist and author of , . Christena speaks with us about her journey of unmasking the white male image of God and the hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression it has caused....

Terry Wildman - Walking the Good Road (N267)

24 Feb 2022
01:47:23

In this episode we chat with native American, author, songwriter and storyteller, Terry Wildman. Terry was also the lead translator and general editor of the , a fascinating project that produced a translation of the New Testament that reflects the.....

Sophfronia Scott - Merton, Monks and Mystics (N266)

10 Feb 2022
01:50:06

In this episode we speak with author and director of creative writing at Alma College, . We speak with Sophfronia about how her faith has been shaped by the author, monk and mystic, Thomas Merton.  Having struggled to connect with Merton through...

Brian Peck - Church Trauma (N265)

24 Jan 2022
01:54:41

In this episode we chat with clinical social worker and a trauma-informed coach, . Brian grew up in a fundamentalist Christian church and upon leaving he began to realise the trauma this had caused, which triggered his faith deconstrcution. He now...

Keith Giles - Ending the End Times (N264)

9 Jan 2022
01:53:32

In this episode we speak with former church pastor, author and teacher . Like many evangelicals, Keith inherited a dispensational understanding of the End Times. If you’re not sure what that is, think anti-Christ, mark of the Beast, the rapture,...

Azariah France-Williams - A Displaced Christmas (N263)

20 Dec 2021
24:15

Merry Christmas to One and All from Nomad Podcast.  In this devotional episode, Fr Azariah France Williams recalls the story of , who sought sanctuary in the UK from Sri Lanka. He lived for several years in a room in the Church of the...

Rowan Williams - Becoming Natural (N262)

6 Dec 2021
02:08:54

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams carries a lifelong love for the theology and practice of the Eastern Church. His recent book, Looking East in Winter gives a window into the beautiful contemplative practices of the Eastern...

Hannah Malcolm - Words for a Dying World (N261)

24 Nov 2021
02:12:16

When Hannah Malcolm was approached to write a book on climate grief, she chose, instead, to edit a book compiling voices from across the global church. The resulting picture is an extraordinary collage of very different experiences, all of which begi...

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