The Theology Mill
Philosophy of Fatherhood – A Crossover Episode with Careful Thinking
A crossover episode in which Zech swaps seats and appears as a guest on Martin Robb’s care ethics podcast, Careful Thinking . Zech shares about his book, The Unthinkable Sacrifice: An Essay on Fatherhood , and discusses his own experience as a father and the ways French phenomenology has helped him ...
Pilgrimage Between the Sacred and the Secular — with Colby Dickinson
In this episode, Zech talks with Colby Dickinson about his many pilgrim journeys in the city of Rome. Together they ask: how does religious identity—or lack thereof—shape one’s experience of places with historically thick spiritual meaning? What might it look like to encounter something beyond ourse...
The Mother’s Smile and Natal Philosophy — with Esther Lightcap Meek
Dr. Meek on the mother’s smile as a form of philosophical formation and a form of epistemic access to reality, why it’s important to see oneself being seen (as beloved), and how modernity operates as a barrier to such interpersoned philosophy. BIO: Esther Lightcap Meek is Professor of Philosophy e...
M. Wolff / Body Problems, "Problem Bodies"
TOPICS: – Sally Gross – intersex embodiment – religious belonging – Foucault – the “medical gaze” – activism BIO: M. Wolff is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College and author of Body Problems: What Intersex Priest Sally Gross Teaches Us About Embodiment, Justice, and Belonging (2025...
Corneliu Simuț / Reformation Doctrine
KEYWORDS: – Reformation – confessionalization – law-gospel dialectic – doctrine of justification – sacramental theology – preaching – Reformation myths BIO: Corneliu Simuț is Professor of Theology at Aurel Vlaicu University in Arad, Romania. He is the author of numerous books, including Reading Doct...