In Conversation With..... An Ideos Institute/ (Re)union Project Podcast

About In Conversation With..... An Ideos Institute/ (Re)union Project Podcast

Cruciform Conversations is a space where we pursue wholeness and healing through the self-giving love of Christ. This podcast features both independent conversations and seasons hosted in partnership with like-minded organizations. drgregarthur.substack.com (https://drgregarthur.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Greg Arthur

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2024

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Trauma in the Pews

   (To stay up to date on the podcast, you can subscribe here on Substack or find us over on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/30O13fMayaKIL7KfFx1v18?si=5CjnMeAoSNq0Ru1TFkwB5A), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruciform-conversations/id1766638594), or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@cruciformconversations). Please subscribe and leave a review!) What happens if our theology doesn’t take trauma seriously? When we fail to pay attention to, learn about, and take seriously the trauma that we and others experience, we not only limit healing that is taking place, but we run a serious risk of perpetuating trauma and re-traumatizing those we claim to love. We must take trauma seriously if we are going to participate in the good news of God’s reconciling work! To that end, I was delighted to be joined for this week’s podcast by the Rev. Dr. Christine Young Hung. In our conversation, Christine shares some of her own story of learning to make sense of trauma and her work helping churches reckon with their own trauma and create ministries that are trauma-informed. We dive into neuroscience, how trauma lives in our bodies, how the incarnation informs our theology of trauma, and practices to create safe spaces for others. As always I would love to hear your thoughts, reflections, and insights from the conversation. Resources Mentioned: Trauma in the Pews by Jayne McConnaughey (https://www.janyne.org/traumainthepews) The Body Keeps the Score (https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score) Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining (https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Trauma-Remaining-Shelly-Rambo/dp/0664235034/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZMCROO290GHE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EcBWebeSULjpuESNOVpgi-y9mRgb1QvYo9QTeFNzaZz9HoJwlulilNO5I2BOzofI.nMhR4dHKabIHZmVok-93jfdBou__ZQ8xrb3mK8XaJrQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=spirit+and+trauma+shelly+rambo&qid=1788372462&sprefix=Spirit+and+trauma%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1) Trauma-Informed Ministry Conference at NTS (https://www.ntspraxis.org/event-details/2026-preachers-conference-trauma-informed-ministry-preaching-care-in-our-churches-communities) Connect with Dr. Christine Youn Hung christine.youn(at)gmail.com Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Christine.Youn.Hung) The NOW Movement (https://www.facebook.com/NOWNazMovement) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drgregarthur.substack.com (https://drgregarthur.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   21 Jul 2026

   The End of Evangelicalism

   (To stay up to date on the podcast, you can subscribe here on Substack or find us over on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/30O13fMayaKIL7KfFx1v18?si=5CjnMeAoSNq0Ru1TFkwB5A), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruciform-conversations/id1766638594), or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@cruciformconversations). Please subscribe and leave a review!) When was the moment you discovered that Evangelicalism, as an ideology, is empty? Ideology is indeed empty at its core. All political systems are founded upon an inaugural (primordial) trauma that establishes what ‘we’ are for versus what ‘we’ are against. Playing off the fears and insecurities of people, an antagonism is created that sustains the System. For Zizek (to oversimplify), this is what is real, this is ‘the Real’ that drives the System. American democracy, for instance, does not embody any transcendent ideal such as the inalienable rights of each person to pursue, ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ Instead, this ideology is driven by the antagonism between those who wish to accumulate wealth in freedom and disadvantaged people who are victims of this wealth accumulation. This antagonism, covered over by the idea of ‘freedom’, founded the American system of democracy as it rebelled against the monarch of the British Commonwealth at the time of the American Revolution.” - David Fitch, The End of Evangelicalism, p. 25 This week’s podcast is a great conversation with my friend Gino Curcuruto (https://substack.com/profile/56204806-gino-curcuruto), who, like me, is a pastor and contextual theologian. We dive into our decades of journeying inside of evangelicalism, the moments when the ideologies at work became apparent to us, and how contextual theology is making us hopeful and helping us love our neighbors better. You can connect with Gino on Substack (https://substack.com/profile/56204806-gino-curcuruto), where he has been working his way through the book we discussed, The End of Evangelicalism by Dr. David Fitch. (https://www.amazon.com/Evangelicalism-Discerning-Faithfulness-Mission-Theopolitical/dp/1606086847) His latest post in the series is really helpful! (https://substack.com/home/post/p-203862941) Also, make sure to check out his podcast for Northern Seminary called For Context (https://forcontextpod.substack.com/)! On a humorous note, you will also notice immediately that Gino and I are twinning! We are so alike, both in our work and in our middle-aged white guy pastor appearances, that we are meme-worthy. As always, please share your thoughts and reflections! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drgregarthur.substack.com (https://drgregarthur.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Understanding the Cruciform God

   “You sure use the word cruciform a lot, Greg. Why? And also, what does it mean?” If you’ve ever had that thought as a reader of this Substack or podcast listener, here is a conversation for you! It was such a delight to sit down with Dr. Michael Gorman recently. Dr. Gorman’s work first introduced me to the idea of cruciformity (inspiring the name of this Substack and podcast), and his biblical scholarship continues to prove incredibly valuable to my understanding of God's nature and what it means for us to participate in God's life and mission. Our conversation begins with a basic exploration of what cruciform means, and then we wander through scripture, diving into a biblical theology of cruciformity. “But staying with John, the word became flesh and dwelt among us. Well, who is that word? So the word is Jesus Christ. Well, where was that word? That word was with the Father, that word reveals the Father. No one has ever seen the Father. The Son, who is the eternally begotten one, who’s with the Father from the beginning, he has revealed him. And in John 1:18, there is a really interesting word there. God’s son has explained God, and the Greek word there is the word from which we get the word exegesis. So, in other words, exegesis is the word for the explanation of a text, right? God’s son, Christ, is the self-exegesis, the self-manifestation, the self-explanation of God. So when we see Christ. We need to see Christ’s love as God’s love, Christ’s self-giving character as the character of God. Dr. Gorman helps us understand how cruciformity, as a framework, invites us to grasp the empathic and self-giving nature of God, develop a beautiful theology of atonement, and consider how we live out our faith in community and ministry to the world. As always, I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback! Resources that we mentioned in the conversation: Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross (https://www.amazon.com/Cruciformity-Pauls-Narrative-Spirituality-Anniversary/dp/0802879128/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3E7J4K8AFZUZV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r87tPktzpoJOx165zoQcSvwo6bqgEfO6BJOu-qFG9JrW5IYbunQvNt-FvcpLdE3K46GlehxN_Mf-ACQHYF5CXwmxc2s8gNd83UAJbBnaI_-Rp-D2YqHXY8I_AyDMQE2VHA1GsARxyS1VHI1TOm55hkNWaDSZaNqFX3QQE6a_rwXIB6spNm1V8jK2Cuht6qz1pkjFJbMBvFCGyx3dfSpEIAWLHxmE3ByFqxLJ0JiuJ9gblig8NtsftnTmFrPgrULcqG2rXJDwxFg_ZTR9dAVq1z75jM4PwLHtN8a7K-2LXuQ.rzxdPQNVUfSpEIHIvhabQRthU5uyj5ZB3sUyKbWQNzI&dib_tag=se&keywords=michael+gorman+books&qid=1783427368&sprefix=michael+gorman%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-2) Reading Revelation Responsibly (https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Revelation-Responsibly-Followingthe-Creation-ebook/dp/B01MTC8L5P/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=jU8cx&content-id=amzn1.sym.9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&pf_rd_p=9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&pf_rd_r=147-2712412-9591218&pd_rd_wg=a1VXv&pd_rd_r=489af952-a4fa-4342-9bc2-0510c674f592) Inhabiting the Cruciform God (https://www.amazon.com/Inhabiting-Cruciform-God-Justification-Soteriology-ebook/dp/B0039808FM/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_0?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=jU8cx&pd_rd_wg=a1VXv&pd_rd_r=489af952-a4fa-4342-9bc2-0510c674f592&content-id=amzn1.sym.9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200) Paul and John in Harmony (https://www.amazon.com/Paul-John-Harmony-Theological-Explorations/dp/1540969894/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=jU8cx&content-id=amzn1.sym.9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&pf_rd_p=9c9a049f-252a-49d9-a8c2-e300a1663200&pf_rd_r=147-2712412-9591218&pd_rd_wg=a1VXv&pd_rd_r=489af952-a4fa-4342-9bc2-0510c674f592) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drgregarthur.substack.com (https://drgregarthur.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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