Pete Goulding
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Careful theology under real pressure.
Theology for the Curious takes difficult Christian claims and gives them room to be argued rather than merely asserted. Recent episodes test questions about Calvinism, hell, judgment, sanctification, sexuality, and the uniqueness of Jesus through long-form conversation.
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Theology for the Curious is a Christian theology show built around long, searching conversations rather than quick devotional takeaways. It works best when a doctrine is disputed. Recent episodes in the “Are You Having a Laugh?” series take deliberately sharp questions and then slow them down. Is Adam historical? Is Jesus uniquely the way to God? Does hell exist? Is Christian growth straightforward? Do works matter at final judgment? Is Calvinism biblical? Can queer people be affirmed within Christian theology? The show gives these questions room to breathe. Pete Golding often frames the issue with plainspoken challenge, then turns the conversation toward definitions, texts, objections, and consequences. The rhythm is cumulative. A point is stated, qualified, challenged, and returned to from another angle until the terms become clearer. Guests are not decorative. Professor Tom Schreiner is given space to address justification, faith, works, original sin, and the meaning of Reformed or Calvinist language. Curt Parton’s episodes on hell and universal reconciliation press the difference between inherited assumptions, historical support, and biblical argument. Stephen Wellum’s appearance centers the uniqueness and saving work of Christ against pluralist objections. Brandan Robertson’s conversation brings sexuality, biblical interpretation, eunuchs, and queer readings of Scripture into direct theological dispute. The show is not afraid of tension. It can sound friendly and conversational, but the subject matter is often severe. Listeners hear disagreement handled as a necessary part of thinking, not as a failure of faith. That makes the show useful for Christians who want more than settled formulas, and for curious skeptics who want to hear how believers reason when the easy phrases are removed. Its editorial center is clarity. It asks what a claim means, where it comes from, what Scripture is being used to support it, and what kind of life it produces. The result is a patient, sometimes forceful, discussion space for doctrine under pressure.
Made for: For Christians, theology students, and spiritually curious listeners who want difficult doctrines argued in ordinary language. It especially suits people comfortable with disagreement, Scripture-heavy reasoning, and long-form conversation.
What sets it apart: The show sets provocative contemporary and doctrinal claims inside patient theological debate, rather than treating them as shorthand. Its best episodes combine guest expertise, blunt objections, biblical texts, and consequences in the same conversation.
Debating theology that makes sense of life and faith. A team of regular people discuss issues of theology, faith and life. Uncovering bible thinking from cutting edge, to conservative, to all things in-between. A lively debate show that gets you thinking, challenging the relevance of God, scripture and faith to today's contemporary outlook.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Theology for the Curious turns contested Christian claims into sustained, scripture-led conversations where guests and hosts must explain how their interpretations hold together.
A disputed Christian claim becomes a question that Pete Golding and his fellow speakers keep pressing from several directions. Theology for the Curious moves between guest interviews and group discussion, testing positions on hell, final judgment, Calvinism and sexuality against…
This is where hell, Calvinism, and the English Reformation get cross-examined without anyone reaching for the eject button.
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A serious, text-first argument about queer inclusion, biblical silence, and what counts as faithful reading.
This episode returns to a long-running Christian question: whether queer people can be affirmed without flattening Scripture. It begins with Genesis 1 and 2, then moves into the harder issue of what the Bible is for, and whether its silence on queer identity should count as a…
A serious doctrinal discussion about faith, works, Calvinism, and the meaning of Reformed.
Tom Schreiner's discussion keeps the focus on justification by faith alone, then follows the thread into works, antinomianism, Calvinism, human sin, and Adam's guilt.
A steady argument about works, judgment, and what genuine faith looks like in practice.
This discussion weighs where works belong in the final judgment and how to tell mental agreement apart from a life that has actually been changed.
A careful, candid episode on hell, restoration, and promises made for those presumed lost.
This single-episode review frames universal reconciliation against the hard stop of death, then lets the question press on several vulnerable points: people in hell, outright rejection of God, Sodom, Egypt, and passages about God reconciling all creation to himself.
A clear, sober walk through the English Reformation, its leading figures, and the cost of belief.
This review treats the English Reformation as a story of conviction meeting consequence. William Tyndale, Anne Boleyn, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, John Jewell, and John Fox all get their due, with Tyndale's Bible work and the burning of Latimer and Ridley carrying most of the…
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Theology for the Curious brings Brandon Robertson, a preacher, pastor, writer, theologian, and TikTok creator, into a discussion of LGBTQIA+ people, Genesis 1–2, and the place of sexuality in Christian ethics.
This episode continues a discussion with Professor Tom Schreiner on Calvinism, addressing theological questions about predestination, evangelism, and biblical interpretation.
Tom Schreiner explains justification by faith alone as a forensic declaration, not a process, and contrasts that with Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox understandings of transformation.
Pete Golding and Nigel Byrne discuss where works fit in the final judgment.
This episode explores the complexities of Christian sanctification and growth, challenging the notion that it's a straightforward process, as part of a series examining traditional beliefs with a humorous twist.
Theology for the Curious returns with Kurt Parton to examine whether biblical judgment can be punitive while still ultimately restorative.
A panel debates the theological concept of Christian universalism, questioning whether hell exists and if all will be saved.
A panel discusses the controversial claim of Jesus being the only way to God, defending Christian exclusivism against common objections.
A panel discusses the literalness of Adam and Eve and the theological implications of an actual fall.
A roundtable discussion on reconnecting with God through prayer and silence, moving from religious performance to genuine relationship.
A panel debates Christian theology on marriage, sexuality, and church inclusivity, featuring a guest author.
A theological debate show discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of faith and scripture.
A panel discusses the experience of God's presence and absence in faith, comparing theological perspectives.
William Tyndale turned a banned English New Testament into the first English Bible smuggled across Europe.
A panel discusses the English Reformation, focusing on Elizabeth I's reign and its religious and political impacts.
A panel discusses the letter to the church of Thyatira from the Book of Revelation, exploring its meaning and relevance.
A team discusses the seven churches of Revelation, focusing on the letter to Pergamum and the importance of correct belief.
A panel discusses the church at Smyrna from Revelation, focusing on suffering and faithfulness.