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Barney

@bjaspray.bsky.social

Trainee philosopher, theologian & teacher. Trying my best to live a faith that seeks understanding & to help others do the same. Podcast at http://faithatthefrontiers.com

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What counts as "real matters of faith" dictated by polarized American politics.

23.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#91 AI’s true potential beyond the myths - with Josh Lawman β€” Faith at the Frontiers

New episode just dropped! I loved interviewing someone who really knows AI from the inside. Bursting with insights!

09.02.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Barnabas Aspray: Christianity and Immigration Policy - Regent College Podcast This week, we're talking with Regent alum and professor of systematic theology, Dr Barnabas Aspray, about his new book On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy, co-written with Dr David E...

It was a huge honour to appear on the Regent College podcast talking about my latest book!

30.01.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What does God think of Immigration? Borders, Faith, & America
YouTube video by JD Lyonhart What does God think of Immigration? Borders, Faith, & America

It was an hono(u)r to be on my friend Jonathan Lyonhart's channel talking about my latest book on immigration, along with my coauthor!

28.01.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#90 AI & Society - with Ruth Okediji β€” Faith at the Frontiers

Can AI teach you wisdom?

First episode in a new series !

19.01.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never signed up to be martyrs? ???? Have they read the New Testament?

19.01.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When politics borrows a pew | Seen & Unseen

Nationalism & Immigration in the UK!

www.seenandunseen.com/when-politic...

12.01.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Special Themed Issue: β€œTranscendence and Hermeneutics: Toward a Synthesis”: Modern Theology: Vol 42, No 1 Click on the title to browse this issue

Very excited about this special issue of Modern Theology - the fruit of a long collaborative project that began in 2021! I greatly enjoyed working with the team to make this happen!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680025...

15.12.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#88 Faith, Nationalism & Immigration - Barney’s (& David’s) new book! β€” Faith at the Frontiers Barney’s new book is out, coauthored with Professor David Elcott! It’s called On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy . You can ⁠buy the book here⁠ or ⁠download it free here⁠ . T...

The authors discuss our new book together!

01.12.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big conference in philosophical theology / philosophy of religion!

www.eventbrite.com/e/revelation...

25.11.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#87 β€˜A Gift to be Shared’ - Faith & National Identity with Rowan Williams β€” Faith at the Frontiers In this episode, Barney and Austin interview the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams for his views on Christian nationalism. He offers us wisdom that seeks what is good about both sides of the debate and aims to ...

Great wisdom from this man.

faithatthefrontiers.com/episodes/87

17.11.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy - The Regent Vine Migration has reached record levels, yet debates are polarized. This article explores how Christian faith transcends politics, calling believers to welcome the stranger, bring compassion together with...

Taster from my recent book!

www.regent-college.edu/resources/20...

17.11.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy | Barnabas Aspra The pervasive role religion plays in immigration policy is universally acknowledged but not well understood. On the Significance of Religion in Immigration

Friends, I'm excited to announce that my latest book is published Open Access and can be downloaded FREE on the publisher's page!

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

21.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RicΕ“ur at the Limits of Philosophy | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

My book is suddenly a LOT cheaper now it's in paperback!

12.09.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#82 Cruciform Political Power - with Mike Gorman β€” Faith at the Frontiers The power of the cross is weakness, according to the apostle Paul. How does that idea translate into the dog-eat-dog world of politics? In this episode we interview ⁠Dr. Mike Gorman, Raymond E. Bro...

A challenging episode about how to pursue political power in a cruciform manner:
faithatthefrontiers.com/episodes/82

11.08.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is hermeneutics the only way?

Delighted to see my article appear in Modern Theology (only 2 years after I wrote it)!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

21.07.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
80 Christian Patriotism is not Nationalism - with James Walters
YouTube video by Faith at the Frontiers 80 Christian Patriotism is not Nationalism - with James Walters

Really interesting episode with someone who's thought about this a lot!

01.07.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy The pervasive role religion plays in immigration policy is universally acknowledged but not well understood. On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy explores the ways in which religion ...

My new book has a page! (that's not the cover though - must be some kind of holding image)

25.06.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science β€” Faith at the Frontiers Partnered with ECLA S , this series explores the history of the supposed conflict between Christianity and science, the diverse range of perspectives from different cultures and ethnicities, and we ...

I recently made a page with EVERY episode of the past series produced with @eclasproject.bsky.social on Christian leadership in a scientific age!

faithatthefrontiers.com/series/chris...

19.06.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Series #1: Refugees β€” Faith at the Frontiers This series asks global experts from a range of political perspectives this question: how should Christians respond to the growing number of refugees and forced migrants in the world? We interview e...

I've created a page for my first ever podcast series on refugees. It has lost NONE of its relevance in the 4 years since it was made!

12.06.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#79 Whose Christianity? Which Nationalism? - with Elizabeth Bruenig β€” Faith at the Frontiers Not every Christian agrees on what a β€œChristian government” should look like. Whoever is in power will have to decide what form of Christianity to implement, and they are likely to claim it is the onl...

Elizabeth Bruenig on Christian nationalism!

faithatthefrontiers.com/episodes/79

02.06.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love is not an executive order: what Christian Nationalism gets wrong | Seen & Unseen

Hot take on Christian Nationalism

27.05.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#78 Nationalism is its own religion - with William Cavanaugh by Faith at the Frontiers Professor William Cavanaugh, author of Migrations of the Holy and The Uses of Idolatry, weighs in on the topic of nationalism. He argues that nationalism is a religion that rivals Christianity and is ...

Listen to William Cavanaugh on Christian nationalism - a banger of an episode!

14.05.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#77 European Nationalism & Constitutions - with Marietta van der Tol β€” Faith at the Frontiers How can national constitutions persecute religious minorities? What would motivate them to do so, and is this motivation really Christian? These questions and others are addressed by Marietta van der...

Here's a podcast about my book and my thoughts on Christian nationalism! Thanks to Barnabas Aspray and Austin Stevenson for a great chat - have a listen if you have a free hour.
faithatthefrontiers.com/episodes/77

23.04.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I proudly boast a top viewed article in Modern Theology!

16.04.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I buy and sell PDFs

26.03.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

insanity.

26.03.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#75 The E(x)vangelical Imagination - with Karen Swallow Prior β€” Faith at the Frontiers Next up in our Exvangelicalism series, Karen Swallow Prior outlines some of the images that have shaped the social imaginary of evangelicalsβ€”for good and illβ€”and how that has impacted the experiences ...

New episode! "The E(x)vangelical Imagination" - with Karen Swallow Prior

10.03.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come work with me!

And don't be put off by the "ideally a priest" bit - it said that on my job ad too πŸ˜‰

30.01.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#73 What is EXvangelicalism - with Emma Feyas β€” Faith at the Frontiers The second in our mini-series on Exvangelicalism. Emma Feyas is a PhD candidate researching exvangelicalism. She tells us about the history of the movement and provides insights both from scholarship ...

New podcast episode: What is EXvangelicalism? faithatthefrontiers.com/episodes/73

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