Trinity Forum Conversations

Hope in the Darkness with Curt Thompson

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As we continue our journey through the season of Lent, we’re offering a series to help each of us prepare the way of the Lord. As we go deeper in ou...

Affirming God's Goodness Amidst Suffering, with Alan Noble

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Trinity Forum Conversations podcast. As we move through the season of Lent, we’re offering a series to help each of us prepare the w...

Habits of the Way with John Mark Comer

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As we move into the season of Lent, we’re offering a series to help each of us prepare the way of the Lord. It’s a good time to take stock of our ...

America's Vanishing Church, with Ryan Burge

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have been grieved by the polarization we see rending so many churches. What role has this played in America’s growing secularization and ...

Charisma in Leaders: The Hidden Dynamic with Molly Worthen

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Take our listener survey by clicking hereCharisma in leaders is a mysterious phenomenon. Maybe even baffling, if you’re the one left cold by a leade...

On Epic Beginnings with Malcolm Guite

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As we celebrate the new year, there’s no better guide than the poet, Anglican priest, and scholar, Malcolm Guite. Through the years, Malcolm has wri...

Singing at Christmas and how it forms us

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singing during Christmastime—and at all times—has deep formative power, shaping our minds and our spirits. In times of distraction and anxiety, ho...

The Duty of the Writer: A conversation from the Michael J. Gerson Memorial Prize event

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This special episode is taken from the launch of the inaugural Michael J. Gerson Prize for Excellence in Writing on Faith and Public Life. Through thi...

Thanksgiving is a Practice, with Cornelius Plantinga

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving is much more than a holiday. The practice of gratitude is a biblical command, it’s a Christian virtue, and it’s even one of the best ...

Remembering Michael Gerson: Who Is My Neighbor?

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode in memory of Michael Gerson. Michael J. Gerson was a White House speechwriter and senior policy adviser, a Washington Post ...

Can Character Be Taught? with William Inboden

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does character matter? In the last century, our society shifted away from teaching character in schools in order to focus on different forms of learni...

Blaise Pascal as a Modern Guide with Graham Tomlin

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore the life and mind of whom historian Tom Holland calls “17th century Europe’s supreme polymath": Blaise Pascal. Our gu...

Leading for the Kingdom with Nicole Massie Martin

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does redemptive leadership mean? As Christians, we have a unique calling: not just to lead, but to serve. What does this look like in today’s c...

Walking as a Spiritual Practice with Mark Buchanan

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to walk with God? The spiritual life is so often described as a walk, journey, or pilgrimage that it can be easy to dismiss the prac...

Beth Moore: Untangling Our Knotted-Up Lives

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our theme for this episode is “Untangling Our Knotted-Up Lives,” and our guest is the author and speaker Beth Moore. Drawing from her bestselling...

Story, Culture, & the Common Good with Marilynne Robinson

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

Creativity, Reconciliation, and Flourishing

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

Words Against Despair with Christian Wiman

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

Spiritual Formation Through our Imaginations

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Trinity Forum Conversation, author Lanta Davis, along with special guest host and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Jessica Hooten Wilson, delve int...

Beauty, Music, and Spiritual Formation with Keith and Kristyn Getty

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

Reading Jane Austen: A Novel Approach to Virtue

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

The Inklings, Creativity, and Community with Diana Glyer

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi Floyd

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Summer 2025 series, Beside Still Waters, focuses on the places where creativity brings life into a world fatigued by brokenness and division. From...

The Cost of Ambition with Miroslav Volf

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we’re joined by theologian and bestselling author Miroslav Volf of Yale Divinity School. His latest book is The Cost of Ambition: Ho...

Living Well and Dying Well with Lydia Dugdale

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation is on the practical wisdom the Christian tradition offers for something that affects all of us: matters of life and death. Dr. Lydia...

Reason and Belief with Ross Douthat

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, author Ross Douthat draws from the tradition to tackle a foundational question: Why believe?Amid evidence that America’s long ...

Our Souls on Technology with Andy Crouch and Jonathan Haidt

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We were made for relationship — to be seen, loved, known, and committed to others. And yet we increasingly find ourselves, in the words of sociologi...

Faith and Foreign Aid

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US foreign aid is unexpectedly in the news in 2025 as never before. What do Christians need to know, to help us be part of the dialogue?America's hist...

Finding God in the Garden with Andrew Peterson

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we emerge from the Lenten season, freshly renewed by the triumph of the Resurrection, beauty and wonder are particularly present for Christians. In...

Waiting for Good News with N.T. Wright

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout Lent, we've been releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices.In the final episode of the series, this Holy Week we're consider...

Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices.If at the center of reality is a God whose love is a gen...

The Blessing of Limitations with Kelly Kapic

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices.We live in an age of speed and overwhelm, where we often...

Pursuing Humility with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda QuinnThroughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices.I...

Reading as a Spiritual Practice with Jessica Hooten Wilson

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the season of Lent, we'll be releasing weekly episodes focused on themes of reflection, prayer, and contemplation. As you listen to this ep...

Silence and Solitude with Ruth Haley Barton

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of our weekly Lenten series, we invite you to take a moment to slow down, quiet your heart, and hear what God may be saying to yo...

How Christianity Remade the World with Tom Holland

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How Christianity Remade the WorldIn the context of the pagan classical world, the Christian faith was a shocking, even unfathomable inversion of the v...

Suffering, Wayfaring & Hope: A Conversation on Faith and Mental Health

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Suffering, Wayfaring & Hope with Curt Thompson and Warren KinghornAnxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges are surging among both y...

The Strangest Story in the World: G.K. Chesterton & the Incarnation

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Strangest Story in the World: G.K. Chesterton & the IncarnationC.S. Lewis famously credited G.K. Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man as a key s...

Perfectly Human with Amy Julia Becker

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfectly Human with Amy Julia BeckerWe live in a time when our value is often assessed and affirmed largely in terms of our productivity. Entire indu...

Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Practicing the Way with John Mark ComerThe start of a new year prompts the reflection that if we are not intentionally modeling our life after Jesus, ...

Waiting on the Word with Malcolm Guite

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, December 18, 2020, in partnership with Regent College, The Rabbit Room, and The C.S. Lewis Foundation we were delighted to host the renowne...

Heaven & Nature Sing with Hannah Anderson

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heaven & Nature Sing with Hannah AndersonAdvent invites us to enter into the joy of the season through rhythms of remembrance, renewal, and waitin...

Abraham Kuyper's Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent Bacote

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Abraham Kuyper’s Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent BacoteIn this episode of the Trinity Forum Conversations podcast, host Brian Daskam and guest Dr. V...

Democracy & Solidarity with James Davison Hunter and David Brooks

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Democracy & Solidarity with James Davison Hunter and David BrooksOne of the biggest questions in the Christian life is what it means to love one's...

Extremism and the Path Back to Peace

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Extremism and the Path Back to Peace with Elizabeth NeumannThe appropriation of Christian images and language by extremists who advocate violence has ...

The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent Bacote

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteAs the lines between faith, politics, and patriotism have become, in some quar...

Truth & Trust with Francis Collins

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does wisdom mean for Christians in an age of polarization, cynicism, and distrust? In confronting the unique concerns of our time, what can help ...

Hope Beyond Tribalism with James Mumford

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hope Beyond Tribalism with James MumfordAmidst a culture of political tribalism and personal loneliness, how can we more clearly, creatively, charitab...

Words Against Despair with Christian Wiman

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Words Against Despair with Christian WimanAs poet Christian Wiman explains on our podcast, despair is part of the human condition: “I deal with desp...

Faith, Fear & Conspiracy with David French

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In his book, Divided We Fall, author David French explores not only the rise of conspiracy thinking, but also the tribalism and alienation that has di...

The Fall, the Founding, and the Future of American Democracy

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Fall, the Founding, and the Future of American DemocracyWhat did America’s founders believe about human nature? How might a deeper understanding...

Life, Death, Poetry & Peace with Philip Yancey

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Life, Death, Poetry & Peace with Philip YanceyLife has changed dramatically in the 400 years since John Donne wrote his Devotions. Yet despite the...

How to be a Patriotic Christian

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How to be a Patriotic ChristianThe topic of Christian nationalism takes us into deep questions of how we understand and live out our allegiances to bo...

Scripture and the Public Square

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The language of the Bible has often been invoked in American political discourse through the centuries. Quoted by suffragists and secessionists, invok...

What Really Matters with Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What Really Matters with Charlie Peacock and Andi AshworthOurs is an age that values and valorizes productivity, speed, and scale, and emphasizes prec...

Christian Pluralism: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Pluralism: Living Faithfully in a World of DifferenceThe term ‘pluralism’ has been subject to misunderstanding – even misuse – over ...

Towards a Better Christian Politics

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The relentless pull and pressure of partisan antagonisms and tribalism have fractured friendships, families, communities — and churches. In a time o...

A Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Life Worth LivingWhat makes a good life? What habits of attention, reflection, and action orient us towards knowing, desiring, and doing what is goo...

The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory with Tim Alberta

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory with Tim AlbertaAmerican Christians are certainly not immune to the anger, division, and fear that characterize ...

Connecting Spiritual Formation and Public Life with Michael Wear

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Connecting Spiritual Formation and Public Life with Michael WearIn the midst of what is proving to be a frustrating, fractious, and even frightening e...

Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto FujimuraIf at the center of reality is a God whose love is a generative, creative force, how do humans made...

Walking as a Spiritual Practice with Mark Buchanan

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to walk with God? The spiritual life is so often described as a walk, journey, or pilgrimage that it can be easy to dismiss the prac...

Reading as a Spiritual Practice Jessica Hooten Wilson

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but as a spiritual practice that deepens our faith?In her book, Rea...

Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda QuinnIn an age when self-promotion is often celebrated as a sign of leadership and strength, humilit...

Word Beneath the Words with Malcolm Guite

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Word Beneath the Words with Malcolm GuiteWe’re joined on our podcast by poet, priest and songwriter, Malcolm Guite. With grace and insight, Malcolm ...

Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi Floyd

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi FloydHow should we think about work within, and live faithfully within a world that was called and cre...

Tolkien, Lewis, and the Realities of War with Joe Loconte

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learning in Wartime with Lewis and Tolkien and Joe LaconteTrinity Forum Senior Fellow Joe Loconte joins our podcast to discuss the friendship and lega...

Hope in an Age of Anxiety

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are in an anxious age. By some estimates, a third of all Americans will struggle with anxiety in their lives, and nearly 20% currently suffer from ...

Caroling Christmas and Christian Formation with Keith Getty

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

During Advent and Christmastide–and at all times–how can we understand and fully experience the formative power of music? And amid distraction and...

Advent: The Season of Hope with Tish Harrison Warren

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The season of Advent calls us to remember the incarnation of Christ into our world while anticipating his future return. Yet what does Advent have to ...

How to Know a Person with David Brooks

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a society where so many feel unseen and unknown, how do we become the kind of people who deeply see and know those around us? The conflict and divi...

After Babel with Jonathan Haidt and Andy Crouch

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We were made for relationship — to be seen, loved, known, and committed to others. And yet we increasingly find ourselves, in the words of sociologi...

Trust, Truth, and the Knowledge Crisis

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The question “How do I know what’s true?” comes up with increasing frequency and urgency in our time of angry polarization, deliberately-stoked ...

Healing a Divided Culture with Arthur Brooks

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Healing a Divided Culture with Arthur BrooksIn his book, Love Your Enemies best-selling author, thought leader, and professor Arthur Brooks blends cut...

Justice, Mercy, and Overcoming Racial Division

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Justice, Mercy, and Overcoming Racial Division with Claude Alexander and Mac PierA recent Gallup poll found that over 70% of Americans are both worrie...

Beyond Ideology with Peter Kreeft and Eugene Rivers

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is ideology? What are the consequences of an era when seemingly every human issue is viewed through an ideological lens?In October of 2021, the T...

The Decadent Society with Ross Douthat

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Decadence isn’t a word most of us use on a daily basis, and yet author and columnist Ross Douthat believes that it perfectly captures the state of a...

The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent Bacote

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent BacoteAs the lines between faith, politics, and patriotism have become, in some quar...

Rebuilding our Common Life with Yuval Levin

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rebuilding our Common life with Yuval LevinOne of the greatest problems in our civic life is that our institutions are weak. And they're weak not mere...

All the Lonely People with Ryan Streeter and Francie Broghammer

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All the Lonely People with Ryan Streeter and Francie BroghammerWhy is it, in the midst of relative peace and prosperity, we are increasingly alienated...

The Burden of Living and the Goodness of God with Alan Noble

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Burden of Living and the Goodness of God with Alan NobleWe don’t often talk about the courage required to face ordinary life. Such common human ...

Blessings for Imperfect Days with Kate Bowler

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blessing of Imperfect Days with Kate BowlerIt’s easy to be caught in the trap of perfectionism, especially when those around us seem to have it ...

Being, Living, and Dying Well with Lydia Dugdale

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Being, Living, and Dying Well with Lydia DugdaleIn the wake of the Black Plague of the middle ages, people cried out for help to die well. What develo...

Cultivating a Life of Learning with Zena Hitz

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cultivating a Life of Learning with Zena Hitz How can we cultivate the habits and discipline required for a life of learning, especially in an age of...

Strength to Strength with Arthur Brooks

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we start to approach middle age (or beyond), how do we think about our vocation and purpose? Should our sense of mission change? What should we do ...

The Soul of Desire with Curt Thompson

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all long to be fully known. Yet so often this desire for true connection and community is impaired by trauma, shame, and suffering. In October of 2...

Public Faith in Polarized Times

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Public Faith in Polarized Times with Mark Labberton, Claude Alexander, Walter KimIn a public square increasingly riven by tribalism, identity politics...

Character, Virtue, and Leadership with Michael Lamb

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Character, Virtue, and Leadership with Michael LambThe increasing conflict, chaos, and moral confusion of our time has made leadership more challengin...

Redeeming Power with Diane Langberg

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Redeeming Power with Diane LangbergPsychologist and author Dr. Diane Langberg joins our podcast to discuss the themes in her book, Redeeming Power: Un...

Crisis Ready Leadership

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crisis Ready Leadership with Justin Giboney, Russell Moore, Shirley Hoogstra, Walter KimWhat does it take to listen, respond, learn, and lead? How do ...

Lincoln in Private: Leadership Behind Closed Doors with Ron C. White

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lincoln in Private: Leadership Behind Closed Doors with Ron WhiteLincoln did not keep a diary but he developed the habit of writing reflections and ru...

The Blessing of Limitations with Kelly Kapic

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Blessing of Limitations with Kelly Kapic We live in an age of speed and overwhelm, where we often feel we are constantly expected to do more, mov...

Beauty from Darkness with Curt Thompson

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beauty from Darkness with Curt ThompsonHow do we seek, find and share hope and healing in hard times? In this fourth episode of our Advent Series, ps...

Time and Hope James. K.A. Smith

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Time and Hope with James K.A. SmithIn this third episode of our Advent Series, philosopher and author James K.A. Smith helps us consider what it means...

Beauty and Wonder with Andrew Peterson

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beauty and Wonder with Andrew PetersonIn this second episode of our Advent Series, celebrated author and songwriter Andrew Peterson shares his insight...

Practicing Gratitude with Diana Butler Bass

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is an edited version of our Online Conversation from November 2021. You can access the full conversation with transcript here. Learn more...

Waiting With Wisdom

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With Thanksgiving and the season of Advent approaching, The Trinity Forum is offering a new podcast series to help you think more deeply about ideas a...

Reading Poetry

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our series on Reading & The Common Good concludes with this episode on the importance of reading poetry. Trinity Forum President, Cherie Harder sp...

Reading and Community

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Christians have been called a “people of the book,” yet how often do we spend time gathering together to read deeply? In a fast-paced technologica...

Reading for Virtue

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cherie Harder speaks with author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior about her own history of reading as well as the challenges and possibili...