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The Theopolis Podcast

The Theopolis Podcast

Theopolis Institute 500 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

The Theopolis Podcast comes from the Theopolis Institute, an organization dedicated to teaching men and women to lead cultural renewal by renewing the church. Episodes explore theology, biblical studies, and cultural issues from a Christian perspective. The show often features lectures, interviews, and discussions aimed at equipping listeners for faithful engagement with contemporary society. It seeks to connect serious theological reflection with practical church renewal.

Episodes

Episode 901:  Jael and the Fall of Sisera (Judges 4:17–24)
Episode 901: Jael and the Fall of Sisera (Judges 4:17–24) Oct 14, 2026 00:51:16 Peter Leithart, Jeff Myers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts conclude their discussion of Judges 4, exploring Jael’s welcome of Sisera and her decisive victory with a tent peg and hammer. They trace connections with Rahab, Samson and Delilah, and the Levite’s concubine, considering hospitality, deception, and loyalty to God’s people. Along the way, they examine Jael and Deborah as figures of fait
Episode 900: AI and the Future of Humanity - A Discussion between Jonathan Barlow and Philip Bunn
Episode 900: AI and the Future of Humanity - A Discussion between Jonathan Barlow and Philip Bunn Oct 7, 2026 01:38:07 How should Christians think about artificial intelligence? How can we receive its benefits with gratitude while considering the ways it shapes our habits, relationships, and understanding of what it means to be human? Jonathan Barlow of Mississippi State University’s Data Science Program and Philip Bunn of Covenant College join Theopolis for a public conversation on AI, technology, and Christian
Episode 899: The Lord Fights at the Kishon (Judges 4:9–16)
Episode 899: The Lord Fights at the Kishon (Judges 4:9–16) Sep 23, 2026 00:42:24 Peter Leithart, Jeff Myers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 4, following Deborah and Barak from the summons to battle through Sisera’s defeat at the Kishon. They explore the story’s echoes of the Exodus, the significance of Barak’s name, and the return of Zebulun and Naphtali to the fight after their earlier failures in Judges. Along the way they consider Hebe
Episode 898: Deborah, Mother in Israel (Judges 4:1–10)
Episode 898: Deborah, Mother in Israel (Judges 4:1–10) Sep 16, 2026 00:56:00 Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and Alastair Roberts begin their discussion of Judges 4 by considering Deborah’s judgeship and her commissioning of Barak. They challenge the common assumption that Deborah’s leadership should be understood merely as a consequence of male failure, instead presenting Deborah and Jael as heroic women who employ distinctively feminine weapons in Israel’s holy
Episode 897: Ehud, Shamgar, and Strange Deliverers (Judges 3:24–31)
Episode 897: Ehud, Shamgar, and Strange Deliverers (Judges 3:24–31) Sep 9, 2026 00:46:51 Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 3 by finishing the story of Ehud and turning to the brief account of Shamgar. They explore the aftermath of Eglon’s death, Ehud’s escape, the trapping and slaughter of the Moabites at the Jordan, and the Exodus and conquest patterns running through the episode. Along the way they discuss Eglon’s fall as a parody
Episode 896:  Ehud and the Fat King (Judges 3:12–31)
Episode 896: Ehud and the Fat King (Judges 3:12–31) Sep 2, 2026 00:53:26 Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Alastair Roberts, and Jeff Meyers continue their discussion of Judges 3 by examining Ehud’s deliverance of Israel from Eglon, king of Moab. They explore the grotesque birth imagery running through Judges, the Exodus and conquest patterns embedded in Ehud’s story, the significance of Ehud’s left-handedness, and the priestly and sacrificial dimensions of Eglon’s death. A
Episode 895: Learning War -  Othniel and the First Judge (Judges 3:1–11)
Episode 895: Learning War - Othniel and the First Judge (Judges 3:1–11) Aug 26, 2026 00:50:03 Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts move into Judges 3, where the nations remaining in the land become instruments for testing Israel and the book introduces Othniel, its first major judge. They discuss what it means for Israel to “learn war,” why warfare in Judges is inseparable from covenant faithfulness and dependence upon Yahweh, and how divine testing makes God’s knowledge of His p
Episode 894: The Cycle of Judges (Judges 2:6–23)
Episode 894: The Cycle of Judges (Judges 2:6–23) Aug 19, 2026 00:46:29 Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue through Judges 2, where the death of Joshua gives way to the recurring pattern of Israel’s apostasy, oppression, and deliverance that will structure the rest of the book. They discuss the generation that arose without knowing Yahweh or His works, the importance of passing covenant memory from one generation to the next, and why the cycles of
Episode 893: Israel’s Failure in the Land (Judges 1:27–2:10)
Episode 893: Israel’s Failure in the Land (Judges 1:27–2:10) Aug 12, 2026 00:45:03 Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Alastair Roberts, and Jeff Meyers finish Judges 1 and move into the opening of Judges 2, where Israel’s incomplete conquest gives way to the angel of the Lord’s covenant lawsuit at Bochim. They explore the increasing failure of the northern tribes to drive out the Canaanites, the contrast between Israel dwelling among the Canaanites and the Canaanites dwelling among Is
Episode 892: Fractured Tribes and an Unfinished Conquest (Judges 1:16–26)
Episode 892: Fractured Tribes and an Unfinished Conquest (Judges 1:16–26) Aug 5, 2026 00:47:57 Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Alastair Roberts, and Jeff Meyers continue their discussion of Judges 1 by examining Israel’s partial conquest of the land and the tribal fractures already beginning to emerge. They explore how differing levels of faithfulness, compromise with the Canaanites, and the geography of the land anticipate the later division of Israel, as well as the role of common worship in
Episode 891: The Thoughtful Craftsman - Restoring the Dignity of the Trades, with Jonathan Sedlak
Episode 891: The Thoughtful Craftsman - Restoring the Dignity of the Trades, with Jonathan Sedlak Jul 29, 2026 00:40:59 Jon Sedlak calls Christians to recover the dignity of the skilled trades and to recognize craftsmanship as a vital form of Christian vocation. Drawing on his experience as a master electrician, he argues that the trades cultivate embodied wisdom, genuine competence, humility, endurance, excellence, and face-to-face service within local communities. Sedlak challenges churches, parents, and educato
Episode 890: Artificial Intelligence in the City of God, with Jonathan Barlow
Episode 890: Artificial Intelligence in the City of God, with Jonathan Barlow Jul 22, 2026 00:41:57 In this episode, we feature Jonathan Barlow’s lecture from the 2026 Theopolitan Ministry Conference. Barlow examines several common anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence: the fear that technology will reduce human beings to measurable outputs, the temptation to treat AI as an oracle, and the concern that intelligent machines will become rivals to human labor and creativity. Against the as

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