Interview: Brian Zahnd, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God (Part 1)

Brian Zahnd joins me the podcast to discuss his new book, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. In Part 1, we focus on Brian’s story and the nature of the Bible. 

Video Breakdown

• Brian’s work with Word of Life Church in St. Joseph’s, Missouri. (1:09)
• Writing theology at a pastoral level. (4:39)
• The artwork on the cover of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. (9:21)
  
• Brian’s fascination with the infamous sermon of Jonathan Edward, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, including how that sermon is not representative of Edward’s ministry. (12:59)
• Why we should not see God as angry, spiteful and abhorring of sinners. (22:50)
• How we got to this place where the Bible is understood the way it is. (29:26)
• Interpreting the Transfiguration. (37:20)
• What the Bible is, if it isn’t an end in itself. (44:44)