Formed Now

Formed Now

17 Seasons

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  • Evangelizing Millennials (Part 1)

    Episode 1

    "Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Taylor Kemp, former professional soccer player, graduate of the Augustine Institute Graduate School, and current FORMED Platform Manager, to discuss evangelizing millennials. Taylor discusses some principles he has learned through evangelizing athletes and his millen...

  • The Gospel and Freedom

    Episode 2

    Taylor Kemp sits down with Dr. James Prothro, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to discuss freedom—specifically in relation to the Bible. What is freedom? How has the understanding of freedom changed over the centuries? Is there a purpose to freedom?

  • Evangelizing Millennials (Part 2)

    Episode 3

    Taylor Kemp sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Klein, Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to continue the discussion of evangelizing millennials. On this episode the emphasis is on the need to present the Gospel in a compelling way and as a competing vision to the reality ...

  • Evangelizing Millennials (Part 3)

    Episode 4

    Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Taylor Kemp, former professional soccer player, graduate of the Augustine Institute Graduate School, and current FORMED Platform Manager, to discuss evangelizing millennials. Taylor discusses some principles he has learned through evangelizing athletes and his millenn...

  • Evangelizing Millennials (Part 4)

    Episode 5

    Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Taylor Kemp, former professional soccer player, graduate of the Augustine Institute Graduate School, and current FORMED Platform Manager, to discuss evangelizing millennials. Taylor discusses some principles he has learned through evangelizing athletes and his millenn...

  • [OLD CONTENT] Prison Ministry and Beauty

    Episode 6

    Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Eric Genuis—a composer and performer who brings music and beauty to prisons around the world—to talk about music, prison ministry, and the power of beauty.

    You can learn more about Eric and his ministry by visiting ericgenuis.com/

  • A Catholic Take on Star Wars

    Episode 7

    Join a Biblical scholar and a moral theologian as they discuss Star Wars! Dr. Michael Barber and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger, professors at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, dive into the famous series of Star Wars created by George Lucas. These two Star Wars enthusiasts look into the various th...

  • The Jeweler's Shop: Act One

    Episode 8

    Pope St. John Paul II is known as a great theologian, philosopher, and pastor. However, he was not only a great thinker but was also a man in tune with the arts, as demonstrated by his poetry and his work as a playwright. In this four-part series, Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger explore o...

  • The Jeweler's Shop: Introduction

    Episode 9

    Pope St. John Paul II is known as a great theologian, philosopher, and pastor. However, he was not only a great thinker but was also a man in tune with the arts, as demonstrated by his poetry and his work as a playwright. In this four-part series, Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger explore o...

  • The Jeweler's Shop: Act Two

    Episode 10

    Pope St. John Paul II is known as a great theologian, philosopher, and pastor. However, he was not only a great thinker but was also a man in tune with the arts, as demonstrated by his poetry and his work as a playwright. In this four-part series, Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger explore o...

  • The Jeweler's Shop: Act Three

    Episode 11

    Pope St. John Paul II is known as a great theologian, philosopher, and pastor. However, he was not only a great thinker but was also a man in tune with the arts, as demonstrated by his poetry and his work as a playwright. In this four-part series, Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger explore o...