The Priest & the Prof is a conversation about faith, culture, and what it means to be a progressive Christian in the 21st century – without all the fire and brimstone.
Currently, new episodes are posted every three weeks on Thursday nights.
Episode 50 – Not That Kind of Baptist
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and the Rev. Dr. Dan Brockway from Brockport First Baptist discuss the Baptist tradition.
Episode 49 – Virtual Church
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss virtual/hybrid church.
Episode 48 – A Rhetorician’s Faith, II
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe returns to exploring her faith through rhetoric.
Episode 47 – Brother Jacob, Part 2
Rev. Deborah concludes her interview with Brother Jacob.
Episode 46 – Brother Jacob
Rev. Deborah interviews Brother Jacob about his spiritual journey to monastic life.
Episode 45 – A Farewell from Rev. Deborah
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May says farewell to The Priest & The Prof.
Episode 44 – A Journey of Empathy
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Linda Ketchum and Paul Pompili about “A Journey of Empathy.”
Episode 43 – Armageddon
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Armageddon.
Episode 42 – A Rhetorician’s Faith
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe talks about faith and rhetorical history.
Episode 41 – God Goes to School
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss prayer and the Bible in public schools.
Episode 40 – The God Problem
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe debunks the claim that America is a Christian nation.
Easter Break
The Priest & The Prof team take a production break over Holy Week and the week after Easter.
Episode 39 – Anger
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe talk about anger.
Episode 38 – Place
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss their relationship to place,
Episode 37 – Texts About the Queer Community
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May talk about Biblical and other texts that address and represent the LGBTQ community.