Carol Swain joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the forthcoming book, "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They discuss white nationalism, the new racism and identity politics.

Race and Covenant: Racial Supremacy and Covenantal Reconciliation

Derryck Green joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the forthcoming book "Race and Covenant: Recovering the Religious Roots for American Reconciliation." They talk about the idea of the national covenant and the Black Church's role in reconciliation, past and present.

Race and Covenant: The Black Churches and the National Covenant

Archbishop Foley Beach joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about his chapter in the new Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book. They discuss what neo-pagan Anglicanism is, where it comes from, and the challenges it poses for the church today.

The Future of Orthodox Anglicanism: Neo-Pagan Anglicanism

Barbara Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about her chapter in the newly-released Future of Orthodox Anglicanism book.

The Future of Orthodox Anglicanism: Reformed Catholicism

Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the current coronavirus situation.

God, Liturgy, and the Coronavirus

Jerry Walls joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about purgatory. They discuss a Protestant understanding of purgatory, whether there is any scriptural warrant for the idea, and what C.S. Lewis had to say about it in his writings.

Eschatology: Purgatory

Michael McClymond joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about hell. They talk about his recent book The Devil's Redemption, touching on universalism and the strong biblical evidence for hell.

Eschatology: Hell

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about heaven. They discuss its pastoral significance and the ways that western literature has depicted it.

Eschatology: Heaven

Alister McGrath joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about Natural Theology. They discuss his book, The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, how natural theology has been downplayed and even outright rejected in the 20th century, and why it needs to be recovered for the 21st century.

Creation: Natural Theology

Mark DeVine sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the created world. They talk about Devine's new book, Shalom: Yesterday, Today, and Forever, in which the Baptist theologian discusses the importance of the material world, the prosperity gospel, and economics.

Creation in God's Crosshairs

A podcast exploring the religious and theological worlds from an Anglican perspective. Hosted by Gerald McDermott of The Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University.

I love this podcast. Especially the Anglican basics series. I learn a handful of things with every episode. He chooses really knowledgeable and insightful people to interview.

Great Interviews!

Fr Gerry McDermott is a true scholar and son of the Church who regularly exemplifies the principle of “faith seeking understanding.” His devotion to the Lord and love for His Body, the Church, animates all his endeavors, which is clearly exhibited in the cleverly titled “Via Media.” Fr Gerry keeps his finger on the pulse of pressing issues, not only in Anglicanism, but throughout the global Church, and consistently brings in experts in the field and on the front line of the matter at hand. From Bishop Mouneer Anis of Egypt to ACNA’s Canon for Church Planting, Dan Alger, to Alastair Roberts and others, Fr Gerry consistently brings in key individuals and holds their feet to the fire on the matter at hand! It is impossible to overstate the value this resources provides to clergy and laity throughout the world, in light of its accessibility and studied distillation of complex issues. Fr Gerry, we are in your debt!

A Gem among Anglican Podcasts

Via Media

N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss Anglicanism, his life as a bishop, and current challenges for global Anglicanism.

The Anglicanism of N.T. Wright

Ben Jefferies joins Gerald McDermott to consider the place of the 2019 Prayer Book within the Prayer Book tradition and to suggest how parishes might best use the book.

The 2019 Book of Common Prayer

Beeson alumnus Steven Breedlove joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation about the Dominical Sacraments, including discussion on infant baptism and the Real Presence in the Eucharist.

Anglican Basics: The Dominical Sacraments

N.T. Wright sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss his challenge of Rudolf Bultmann, the biblical doctrine of justification, natural theology, and his latest book on Paul.

The Biblical Scholarship of N.T. Wright

Alastair Roberts joins Gerald McDermott to discuss how the study of Scripture and nature should shape our views on masculinity and femininity.

Theology of the Sexes

Lyle Dorsett sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss C. S. Lewis' views of prayer, the Eucharist, and spiritual direction, and to share how Lewis' writings have shaped Dorsett's own faith.

The Spiritual Life of C.S. Lewis

Stephen Gauthier joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church, including discussion of apostolic succession, the role of the bishop, and the church as a sacramental reality.

Anglican Basics: The Church

Sean McDermott joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Priesthood, including discussion of the life of a priest, pastoral direction, and the significance of ordination.

Anglican Basics: The Priest

Julie Roys joins Gerald McDermott to discuss feminism, motherhood, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman.

Redeeming the Feminine Soul

Dan Alger talks with Gerald McDermott about how Anglicans plant churches and offers practical advice for discerning a call to church planting and getting started.

How to Plant an Anglican Church

Matthew Olver joins Gerald McDermott to discuss worship, sacrifice, and the new ACNA Eucharistic liturgies.

Sacrifice and Christian Worship

Beeson alumnus Myles Hixson joins Gerald McDermott for a conversation on the Church Sacraments. They highlight confirmation and its relation to baptism plus the importance of understanding marriage sacramentally.

Anglican Basics: The Church Sacraments

Michael Pasquarello sits down with Gerald McDermott to survey different styles of preaching in the Anglican tradition.

Preaching in the Anglican Tradition

Carl Beckwith sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss sola scriptura and the role of the church in biblical interpretation.

Sola Scriptura and the Church

Greg Peters sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss the monkhood of all believers and to give some practical guidance on how Christians can practice asceticism in the modern world.

The Monkhood of All Believers

Guest host Mark DeVine sits down with Via Media podcast host Gerald McDermott to talk about God's glory, natural revelation, and typology in all of reality as they discuss McDermott's latest book, Everyday Glory: The Revelation of God in All of Reality.

A Typological Vision of the Cosmos

Stefana Dan Laing sits down with Gerald McDermott to discuss how the Church Fathers read Scripture and what they thought of doctrines such as inspiration and illumination.

Scripture and the Church Fathers

Alastair Roberts joins Gerald McDermott to discuss the public reading of Scripture, interconnections between diverse parts of Scripture, and reading Christologically.

How to Read the Bible

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