On this special episode of Voices of Renewal, we hear from Dr. Carl R. Trueman on his new book Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity. Dr. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College and previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. Join us as we discuss how creeds and confessions of the historic Church can foster renewal today.

In today’s episode of Voices of Renewal, we are speaking with Robert Elmer on two of his recent books, Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church and Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans. Robert is the author of dozens of books ranging from children’s books to apologetics to devotional classics and collections of prayers. Robert is passionate about making the goodness of God known!

Thomas Helwys (1575-1616) an English minister, was one of the joint founders, with John Smyth, of the General Baptist denomination. Helwys founded the first Baptist church in England and advocated for full religious liberty. To learn more about his life and renewal legacy, hear from Dr. Malcolm Yarnell, Research Professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In this special episode of Voices of Renewal, we speak with Dr. Gerald McDermott on the topic “How Christians Should Respond to Religious Pluralism.” Dr. McDermott is the retired Anglican Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL. He is the author of dozens of books, the most recent being A New History of Redemption: The Work of the Jewish Messiah Through the Millennia (Baker Academic, 2024).

Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an English Baptist theologian, minister, and missionary. During his life, Fuller combated the ideas of hyper-Calvinism by applying the ideas of Jonathan Edwards. However, today, Fuller is most known for his instrumental role in founding the Baptist Missionary Society. To learn more about his life and renewal legacy, hear from Dr. Nathan Finn, Professor of Faith and Culture and Director of the Institute for Transformational Leadership at North Greenville University.

In this episode of Voices of Renewal, guest host Dr. Joan Pi, Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities at Regent University, speaks with Dr. Melanie Ross on the topic of “Renewing Evangelical Worship”. Dr. Ross is an Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity School and the author of Evangelical Worship: An American Mosaic (Oxford University Press, 2021). Join us for an engaging conversation on the history, nature, and renewal of evangelical worship today. 

Today on Voices of Renewal, Dr. Mark Noll, one of the world’s leading historians of American Church History and Evangelicalism, speaks to us about Renewing our Commitment to the Bible. Dr. Noll is an emeritus professor of history at Wheaton College and the University of Notre Dame and is currently the Research Professor of History at Regent College. It is truly an honor to have such a distinguished guest. 

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a missionary and a critically acclaimed author and speaker. For over half a century, her life of obedience, timeless teachings, and best-selling books have influenced both believers and seekers of the Christian faith. For thirteen years, Elliot opened her daily radio program “Gateway to Joy” with these words: “You are loved with an everlasting love, that’s what the Bible says, and underneath are the everlasting arms. This is your friend, Elisabeth Elliot.” Hear more about Elisabeth’s life and legacy from Lucy S. R. Austen, author of Elisabeth Elliot: A Lifeand teacher who has spent over a decade studying source materials on Elisabeth Elliot.