Dr. Steven Félix-Jäger is an artist and academic whose work deals primarily with the intersection of faith and culture. Steven is currently an associate professor of theology & worship and director of academic research at Life Pacific University. In this conversation, we discuss his latest book, The Problem and Promise of Freedom: A Public Theology for the Church.
Our conversation begins with discussing how Christian public engagement is often undergirded by certain eschatological systems; as Richard Middleton has famously said, “Ethics is lived eschatology”.1 From there, we explore the implications for 21st-century Christians before briefly touching on some of the most difficult topics related to ethics and handling sacred texts.
You can learn more about Dr Félix-Jäger on his website, where you can find links to his art, music, podcasting, and books.
For anyone interested in my reflections on war movies that are mentioned in the interview, see: What do we do in times of war?
If you have never seen the photos from Nagasaki, I encourage you to visit: Atomic Bombing in Nagasaki and the Urakami Cathedral, where 10,000 Christians out of 15,000 lost their lives.
For anyone interested in Marius Nel’s book that is mentioned, see Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa: A new hermeneutic for nonviolence
Middleton, J. Richard. A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014. ISBN: 9780801048685
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