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The Ask a Theologian Podcast

We are trying to make theology approachable for people who aren't theologians. Hoping to bridge the gap between theology and life.

Podcast · By Dave Olson · American English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 15, 2026

    The Joy and Discipline of Liturgical Worship: with Reverend Dr. Sam Hole (opens the original)

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    In this episode, I talk with Reverend Dr. Sam Hole from Durham University about theology, liturgy, and why he wrote Nourishing Prayer: A Handbook on Holy Communion. He explains liturgy as a structured, sensory, often repetitive way of worship, and notes even “non-liturgical” churches have patterns. His book aims to help newcomers understand what’s happening in Anglican services—like “The Lord be with you / And also with you”—and to see communion as a whole act of prayer that can feel different a

  2. Episode · Aug 1, 2026

    Exploring the Weird and Wonderful World of Ezekiel: With Dr. Rick Wadholm Jr (opens the original)

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    We had some unknown technical issues in today's show and some of the audio is garbled but I think you will still enjoy it. I talk with Dr. Rick Wadholm Jr. about why Christians shouldn’t avoid Ezekiel, even though it’s weird, graphic, and theologically challenging. We explore how Ezekiel opens with God’s glory showing up with the exiles in Babylon, then leaving the temple on a mobile throne and moving toward the displaced, which becomes a powerful message that God hasn’t abandoned people under j

  3. Episode · Jul 15, 2026

    A Journey from Trauma to Renewal with Dr. Aizaiah Yong (opens the original)

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    In this Ask a Theologian podcast episode, I talk with practical theologian Dr. Aizaiah Yong, executive director of the Collegeville Institute at a Benedictine monastery in central Minnesota, about his book Trauma and Renewal, co-written with his parents. He shares how a near-death motorcycle accident in 2018 led him—after a chaplain friend’s urging—to write a spiritual memoir, healing guide, and theological argument that emphasizes trauma as relational and healing as communal rather than individ

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