The Afterword: A Conversation on Books, Reading, and the Church
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
In this series from the Westminster Bookstore our good friend, the author, parent, theologian, and Westminster Professor Jonathan Gibson, will be talking with some of the Bookstore's favorite authors. We hope you'll join us in learning more about why books are so important to the life and health of the church. We also hope to learn more about the lives of those authors we admire - what inspires them, what books on their shelves are worn from many years of reading, and what they do when writer's block hits.
In this series from the Westminster Bookstore our good friend, the author, parent, theologian, and Westminster Professor Jonathan Gibson, will be talking with some of the Bookstore's favorite authors. We hope you'll join us in learning more about why books are so important to the life and health of the church. We also hope to learn more about the lives of those authors we admire - what inspires them, what books on their shelves are worn from many years of reading, and what they do when writer's block hits.
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In this series from the Westminster Bookstore our good friend, the author, parent, theologian, and Westminster Professor Jonathan Gibson, will be talking with some of the Bookstore's favorite authors. We hope you'll join us in learning more about why books are so important to the life and health of the church. We also hope to learn more about the lives of those authors we admire - what inspires them, what books on their shelves are worn from many years of reading, and what they do when writer's block hits.
Twitter:
@wtsbooks
Language:
English
Email:
afterword@wtsbooks.com
Episodes
Faith in the Time of Plague - Dr. Stephen Coleman and Dr. Todd Rester
10/19/2021
Tune in for a very special episode of The Afterword!
We sat down for a live special book launch event celebrating the release of Westminster Seminary Press' new title, Faith in the Time of Plague with Westminster faculty and co-editors, Dr. Stephen Coleman and Dr. Todd Rester.
Our episode includes a Q&A segment at the end.
Learn more about the book Faith in the Time of Plague.
Watch the interview on The Afterword site.
Duration:01:19:49
Mike Emlet
8/24/2021
In Episode 14 of the Afterword, CCEF’s Mike Emlet joins Jonny Gibson for a conversation about hobbies, biblical counseling, science, vaccines, psychiatric diagnoses, identity and Mike’s latest book Saints, Sufferers & Sinners.
Duration:01:05:27
Jonty Rhodes
7/1/2021
Our guest today is Jonty Rhodes. who is the head pastor of Christ Church, a congregation of the International Presbyterian Church in Leeds, England. Jonty has spent the last ten years planting churches in the UK and is the author of the newly released Man of Sorrows, King of Glory.
This is really our favorite kind of book, which takes a foundational but perhaps neglected aspect of our Reformed faith and applies it to our lives today in a way that is fresh, devotional, and understandable....
Duration:00:55:18
Gavin Peacock [Part 2]
5/27/2021
To kick off our second season of the Afterword, Jonny is joined by Gavin Peacock— a former professional soccer player in the English Premier League and current pastor and author. During his 18-year professional soccer career, Gavin played in over 600 games, including an FA Cup final with Chelsea, and scored 135 goals along the way. He played alongside some of the all-time greats at some of the biggest clubs, including QPR, Gillingham, AFC Bournemouth, Newcastle, Chelsea, and Charlton.
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Duration:00:43:30
Gavin Peacock [Part 1]
5/26/2021
To kick off our second season of The Afterword, Jonny is joined by Gavin Peacock— a former professional soccer player in the English Premier League and current pastor and author. During his 18-year professional soccer career, Gavin played in over 600 games, including an FA Cup final with Chelsea, and scored 135 goals along the way. He played alongside some of the all-time greats at some of the biggest clubs, including QPR, Gillingham, AFC Bournemouth, Newcastle, Chelsea, and Charlton.
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Duration:00:52:22
Kevin DeYoung
2/23/2021
In Episode 10 of the Afterword, our host Jonny Gibson talks with special guest Kevin DeYoung.
Kevin has 3 books coming out in the next year or so, and as you might expect from him, they cover an incredibly diverse range of topics. The first one, “Men and Women in the Church” is essentially his “complementarianism 101 for a new generation.” It releases in April, but you can pre-order it today on our website for 50% off. His second book is a 400-page storybook bible illustrated by Don Clark...
Duration:00:59:13
Peter Williams
1/7/2021
For our ninth episode, we are excited to welcome Dr. Peter J. Williams.
Peter J. Williams (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the principal of Tyndale House and the consulting editor and coordinator of this project. He is also chair of the International Greek New Testament Project, which is producing the largest scholarly edition ever attempted of a single book of the New Testament, namely the Editio Critica Maior of John's Gospel. He is the author of Early Syriac Translation Technique and...
Duration:00:49:27
David Mathis
11/20/2020
For our eighth episode, we are excited to welcome David Mathis.
In this episode, Jonny talks with David Mathis about why they love Christmas and about David's new advent devotional, The Christmas We Didn't Expect.
David serves as executive editor at desiringGod.org, pastor at Cities Church, and adjunct professor at Bethlehem College and Seminary.
For more information about the book and to order copies, visit https://www.wtsbooks.com/advent
Duration:00:52:59
Mark Dever
11/2/2020
For our seventh episode, we are joining Westminster Theological Seminary in celebrating their annual Preaching Conference. We are excited to welcome Mark Dever.
Mark is the senior pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in DC, and the president of 9Marks Ministry. He holds an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University. He is a teacher and author of numerous books,...
Duration:00:50:21
Nancy Guthrie
10/6/2020
For our sixth episode, we are honored to welcome Nancy Guthrie as our guest.
Nancy is a speaker, Bible teacher, and acclaimed author of numerous books. She is a regular contributor to The Gospel Coalition and hosts their podcast, Help Me Teach the Bible. Nancy is passionate about women studying theology and the Bible and will be sharing more about her most recent book God Does His Best Work with Empty.
Duration:00:57:31
Ed Welch and Darby Strickland
9/15/2020
For our fifth episode, we are elated to welcome two of our favorite CCEF faculty members, Darby Strickland and Ed Welch.
Darby Strickland is a Christian counselor who has an M. Div from Westminster Theological Seminary and specializes in issues that surround domestic abuse. Her newest book, Is It Abuse?, is being released on September 16th. She is a blogger and speaker, and frequently publishes articles and booklets for CCEF.
Ed Welch is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF. He has a...
Duration:00:36:30
Melissa Kruger
8/24/2020
For our fourth episode, we are delighted to welcome Melissa Kruger as our guest. Melissa is the Director of Women's Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition and is also a blogger, speaker, and author of numerous titles. Her newest children's book, Wherever You Go, I Want You To Know, reminds children that their greatest aspiration in life should be to love and follow Jesus.
Duration:00:59:04
Mark Vroegop and Trillia Newbell
7/28/2020
For our third episode, we are excited to welcome Mark Vroegop and Trillia Newbell as our guests.
Mark is the Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis and is the author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament, which was named the 2020 ECPA Book of the Year. Most recently, he has published Weep with Me: How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation.
Trillia has published several books, including the children's book God's Very Good Idea: A True Story About...
Duration:00:54:04
David Murray
7/7/2020
For our second episode, we are delighted to welcome David Murray as our guest. David is a pastor who has published over a dozen books, including Meeting with Jesus: A Daily Bible Reading Plan for Kids. He is also a Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. We are looking forward to hearing how raising five children with his wife Shona has influenced and inspired his writing.
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In this series our good friend, the...
Duration:01:02:30
Dane Ortlund
6/5/2020
For our inaugural episode, we’re thrilled to have Dane Ortlund as our guest. Dane is the VP of Bible Publishing at Crossway, and the author of the wonderful new release, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. If you only read one book from 2020, make it this one–it’s that good.
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In this series our good friend, the author, parent, theologian, and Westminster Professor Jonathan Gibson, will be talking with some of the Bookstore's favorite...
Duration:00:57:19