religionSep 12, 202248:23pending

Episode 217: Jonathan Jong - How Scientists Study Religion

About this episode

Hold onto your thinking cap, because this episode of The Bible for Normal People is going to get really, really nerdy. Pete and Jared are joined by psychologist, professor, and priest Jonathan Jong to talk about the psychology of religious experiences, how scientists approach truth, and how engaging the Bible is an inherently communal experience. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get every episode summarized

Each time The Bible For Normal People publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

Hosts & guests

No transcript yet

This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.

More episodes

Episode 217: Jonathan Jong - How Scientists Study Religion

About this episode

Get every episode summarized

Hosts & guests

More from The Bible For Normal People

[Bible] Episode 335: Phillip Lasater - The Self & Personal Agency in the Hebrew...

[Bible] Episode 334: Rony Kozman - The Weird Ways the NT Interprets the OT

[Faith] Episode 73: Ciarra Jones - Who Gets to Decide What The Bible Means?

[Bible] Episode 333: Nathan MacDonald - The Messy History of the Priesthood