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Theology in the Raw

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Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.

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She Left Islam for Jesus: Fariza Gulomikova

Join the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Fariza Gulomikova grew up in a Shia Ismaili family in Tajikistan. As a child, she saw how much a per

Sep 24
1 h 00 min

Comparing the Quran to the Bible: Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds

Join the Theology in the Raw community to hear Preston’s Extra Innings response to this conversation. How does the Qur’an compare to the Bible? Do Muslims read it the wa

Sep 21
1 h 02 min

The Quran, Sharia, Violence, and Women. Understanding Islam, Part 1

Join the Theology in the Raw community to listen to my "Extra Innings" response to my conversation with Javad. What do Christians misunderstand about Islam? Is it inhere

Sep 17
1 h 33 min

Venus, Purity Culture, and the Ideal Christian Woman | Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt

Who decided what a “good woman” should look like? Long before social media, paintings, sculptures, religious images, and other forms of visual culture were shaping our e

Sep 14
1 h 06 min

Are We Making Our Kids More Anxious? Dr. Chinwé Williams

Are parents accidentally making their kids more anxious by protecting them from discomfort? Dr. Chinwé Williams joins Preston to explain why anxiety, depression, lonelin

Sep 10
57 min

Bonus Preview: Patreon Q & A

Hey friends, Check out the top voted questions from my September Q & A! For the full episode, join the Theology in the Raw Patreon Community at https://www.patreon.com/

Sep 9
16 min

When Christian Unity Becomes Forced Agreement, with Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez

What if Christian unity doesn’t mean agreeing about everything? Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez joins Preston to discuss the difference between genuine Christian unity and t

Sep 7
46 min

Does the Church Get Modesty Wrong? Dr. Sandra Richter & Noël Tsoukalas

What does the Bible really mean by modesty, and why have Christian conversations about clothing so often produced shame, especially for women and teenage girls? Dr. Sand

Sep 3
1 h 17 min

When Church Hurts: Spiritual Trauma and Rebuilding Your Faith: Colleen Ramser

Colleen Ramser is an EMDR-certified licensed professional counselor (LPC) who specializes in trauma, particularly the effects of spiritual abuse, domestic abuse, and comp

Aug 31
1 h 05 min

Faithful and Courageous Women in the Bible: Dr. Sandra Glahn

To listen to or watch our extra innings conversation, become a member of the Theology in the Raw community at https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw. Dr Sandra Glahn h

Aug 27
55 min

Engaging the Race Conversation and Lessons from Elijah for our Chaotic World: Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a pastor with decades of ministry experience and one of the most bestselling Christian authors of all time, who’s written more than 40 books that have sold

Aug 24
1 h 02 min

Engaging the Race Conversation and Lessons from Elijah for our Chaotic World: Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a pastor with decades of ministry experience and one of the most bestselling Christian authors of all time, who’s written more than 40 books that have sold

Aug 24
1 h 02 min

Is the Old Testament Law Filled with Punishment, Legalism, and Arbitrary Rules? Dr. Dru Johnson

Be sure to check out our “Extra Innings” conversation where we discuss what the Old Testament actually says about sex outside of marriage. Surprisingly, there’s no explic

Aug 20
1 h 07 min

How Attachment Theory Helps Us Understand Ourselves: Dr. Alison Cook

To listen to our extra innings conversation, head over to patreon.com/theologyintheraw and become a member of the TITR community and get access to all of my extra innings

Aug 17
59 min

Christian Zionism, Gaza, and the Cost of Silence: Dr. Daniel Bannoura

Dr. Daniel Bannoura (Ph.D. Notre Dame University) is a Palestinian theologian and Director of Public Engagement at the Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice. Daniel rec

Aug 13
1 h 06 min

Dr. Zach Wagner: What Is Biblical Masculinity? Part 2

If you want to listen to our "Extra Innings" conversation about whether marriage is necessary for men to be truly masculine, head over to patreon.com/theologyintheraw and

Aug 10
1 h 01 min

Seth Troutt: What Is Biblical Masculinity? Part 1

Join the Theology in the Raw Community on Patreon to listen to our Extra Innings Segment about whether or not you need to be married to truly be masculine. You’ll also ge

Aug 6
1 h 07 min

Bonus Q & A Preview

Join the Theology in the Raw Patreon community to watch the full episode! For as little as $5 per month, you'll get these bonus Q&A's, as well as Extra Innings segments,

Aug 5
18 min

Partnering with Indigenous Leaders in Global Missions: Janice Allen

Janice Rosser Allen is CEO and President of International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), the global ministry founded by her father, Dois Rosser, which celebrates its 40th

Aug 3
59 min

Living Well in a Chaotic World: Dr. Alan Noble

Dr. O. Alan Noble is Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and author of four books, including his

Jul 30
59 min

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#15
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness, curiosity, and willingness to lean in on tough conversations. This podcast has helped me pastor people in my local church with both compassion and conviction!

Kasper1263 · Jun 2025

If you can’t handle hearing opinions you may disagree with occasionally, Preston isn’t for you. If you enjoy hearing different opinions and coming to your own conclusions, this is a good podcast.

Morgan5x5 · Apr 2025

So grateful for these conversations. They challenge me, encourage me and convict me. They force me to think deeply and love widely like no one else. Thank you TITR team!

Gman Jr. · Mar 2025

I’ve appreciated every episode and the variety of the subject matter. The podcast on Rock and Roll is my favorite. We are in the midst of worship wars at church and I love all kinds of music. I was a little kid when my dad played Larry Norman in our house - it was the late 60’s and it was such a juxtaposition to our church which had no musical instruments and sober singing. Loved the line that The Devil Has no Music. Thanks Mavis Staples! Keep it up!

Janet Bean · Jan 2025

Preston, I’m really increasingly disappointed that you have mostly been presenting information and opinion from one side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You have barely had one Jewish voice on the podcast. Yes, you had the Jewish rabbi who is a settler. But I’m sorry, the settler movement is the worst Judaism and Zionism has to offer. My family are secular Jewish Israelis and they detest the settlers. Talk about straw-manning arguments. Speaking of debunked facts, you also uncritically repeated the Lancet “claim” that 186,000 people are projected to die in Gaza. That was in a letter to the Lancet, it was someone’s opinion. It was NOT peer-reviewed fact, but pro-Palestinian media reported it as such. I urge you to go to the Honestly podcast by Bari Weiss and listen to the most recent episode about the Palestinian “traitor.” And then, I urge you to listen to some Iranian, secular Israeli, and liberal Zionist voices for some much-needed balance in your view.

jv73017 · Aug 2024

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