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Here you can find audio and video recordings of Chris’s broadcasts, podcasts, talks, seminars and training sessions related to Christianity, culture and worldview.
This panel, held to explore themes raised in Christopher Watkin’s book Biblical Critical Theory, was held at the 2023 conference of the Society for Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, in San Antonio, Texas. The session was the Kirby Laing Centre’s Scripture and University Seminar. Welcome: Dr. Jonathan Arnold, (Cedarville University) Panelists:
This panel, held to explore themes raised in my book Biblical Critical Theory, was held at the 2023 conference of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Antonio, Texas. Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt (Wheaton College) Panelists: Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson (Western Theological Seminary) Dr. Malcolm Foley (Baylor University) Dr. Greg Forster (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)
Spotify | Apple Christopher Watkin (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a scholar with an international reputation in the area of modern and contemporary European thought, atheism, and the relationship between the Bible and philosophy. His most recent work, “Biblical Critical Theory”, forwarded by the late Timothy Keller, was awarded the 2023 SparkLit Christian Book of
In this interview, Dr. Michael Bird talks to Dr. Chris Watkin about critical theory and the Book of Revelation. Discussion covers: Augustine and Paganism (00:48) Critical Theory as a Christian Invention (05:34) Revelation as Critical Theory (14:27) Conclusion (24:50)
In August 2023 I had the pleasure of giving a public lecture at Wheaton College, IL, with the title “Why, Despite Everything, the Bible Still Makes Sense (of Everything)”. I talk about Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, the possibility of normative critique, biblical asymmetry, and the politics of coffee sachets in communal kitchens.
In August 2023 I had the pleasure of delivering a 3-hour masterclass to graduate students at Wheaton College on material from Biblical Critical Theory. The sessions were recorded, and they are now up on YouTube. Hour 1: Hour 2: Hour 3:
In this interview Dominic Steele and I discuss themes from the second of my New College lectures on the theme of “Identity”.
A record number of Americans are leaving their churches, deconstructing their faith, and experiencing division in their communities. The influence of contemporary cults and alternative theologies is on the rise. American Evangelicalism is becoming more political than theological. Why? In this series of TED Talk-style presentations, Zondervan authors will address why so many people are
Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Collin Hansen takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that formed Keller’s spiritual life and ministry priorities. Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham (The Great Dechurching), and Christopher Watkin (Biblical Critical Theory) for a wide-ranging discussion of Keller’s vision for cultural engagement
In this episode, Nate and Ben discuss the onset of their respective PhD programs and the value of reading tough texts in community. They discuss how this led to developing a Commissioned Community around reading Christopher Watkin’s Biblical Critical Theory. They discuss how Watkin’s book isn’t about spoon-feeding answers; instead, it’s about equipping us all