HeyJaredGET UP & GO BREAKFAST - PROF DION FORSTER
Prof Dion Forster is a leading theologian, educator, and director of the Beyers Naudé Center for Public Theology. As an expert in Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, he is passionate about making deep theological concepts accessible and relevant to everyday life.
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The God Who Sees: Professor Dion Foster on Hagar, Impatience, and Finding Hope in the Desert (opens the original)
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In this episode on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Anton Brink welcomes Professor Dion Foster from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the University of Stellenbosch for a thought-provoking discussion on Genesis 16, the story of Hagar. Professor Foster shares how a devotional reading from Lectio 365 sparked fresh insight into this ancient narrative, which he describes as surprisingly contemporary. He reflects on the themes of impatience and disappointment, noting how Abram and Sarai tried to take contr
The Neighbours We Cannot Avoid – The Good Samaritan and Loving Those Who Differ From Us (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Get Up and Go Breakfast program on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Anton Brink speaks with Professor Dion Forster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University) about a challenging and deeply relevant topic: "The Neighbours We Cannot Avoid" – based on Luke 10:25-37, the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Prof. Forster shares that the theme comes from his PhD student, Tiago Domelo Novais from Brazil, whose doctoral thesis is titled "The Neighbours We Cannot Avoid." Tiago's
Spring, New Birth, and the Renewal of the Holy Spirit – A Message with Prof. Dion Forster (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Get Up and Go Breakfast program on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Anton Brink speaks with Professor Dion Forster – holder of the University Research Chair in Public Theology and Ethics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, extraordinary professor at Stellenbosch University, and ordained Methodist minister – about the theme of spring, new birth, and spiritual renewal. Speaking from Šibenik, Croatia, where he is teaching (with his wife Megan joining him), Prof. Forster reflects on the a
Seeing the Familiar Through Strange Eyes – A Biblical Perspective with Prof. Dion Forster (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Get Up and Go Breakfast program on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Anton Brink speaks with Professor Dion Forster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University) about the theme: "Seeing the familiar through strange eyes" – a concept drawn from theologian Jamie Smith (Desiring the Kingdom). Prof. Forster explains that we often become so shaped by our culture, relationships, language, and experiences that we stop seeing things as they truly are – and especially, we stop
Do Not Become Weary in Doing Good – Galatians 6:9 with Prof. Dion Forster (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Get Up and Go Breakfast program on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Anton Brink speaks with Professor Dion Forster – extraordinary professor of systematic theology at Stellenbosch University and ordained minister in the Methodist Church of South Africa – about Galatians 6:9: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Prof. Forster shares the powerful story of a missionary in the Polynesian Islands – a sixth or sevent
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