Best InterVarsity Press Podcasts (2025)

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Wafik W. Wahba, "Global Christianity and Islam: Exploring History, Politics, and Beliefs" (InterVarsity Press, 2025) 1:03:54

29d ago1:03:54

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Together, the adherents of Christianity and Islam make up over half of the world's population, and their numbers are expected to keep growing. The influence of these two faiths—and their relations with each other—is seen in politics, economics, and social interactions. Religious identity and aspirations remain powerful and appealing to people aroun…

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Day 118 | The Believer's Relationship to the Holy Spirit (2025) 18:09

7h ago18:09

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Today’s Scripture passages are Psalm 44 | Deuteronomy 6 | Romans 8. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and …

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Day 117 | The Believer's Relationship to the Law (2025) 15:07

1d ago15:07

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Today’s Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 5 | Deuteronomy 23 - Deuteronomy 24:5 | Romans 7. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible St…

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Day 116 | Freedom from Sin and Slaves to Righteousness (2025) 21:20

2d ago21:20

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Today’s Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 4:15-49 | Deuteronomy 19:1-13 | Deuteronomy 21:1-21 | Romans 6. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is …

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Mehrdad Alipour, "Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse" (Brill, 2024) 1:43:47

3d ago1:43:47

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What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,”…

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Day 115 | God Denies Moses Entry to the Promised Land (2025) 18:44

3d ago18:44

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Today’s Scripture passages are Psalm 32 | Psalm 103 | Deuteronomy 3:12 - 4:14 | Romans 4 - 5. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible S…

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Las G. Newman, "To Die in Africa’s Dust: West Indian Missionaries in Western Africa in the Nineteenth Century" (Langham, 2024) 1:32:52

4d ago1:32:52

1:32:52

Christian mission in the modern era has generally been conceptualized as a Western endeavor: “from the West to the rest.” The rise and explosive growth of world Christianity has challenged this narrative, emphasizing Christian mission as “from everywhere to everywhere.” Dr. Las Newman contributes to this revitalized perspective, interrogating our u…

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Day 114 | Israel Defeats King Og of Bashan (2025) 21:04

4d ago21:04

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Today’s Scripture passages are Psalm 5 | Psalm 10 | Psalm 14 | Psalm 36 | Psalm 53 | Psalm 140 | Deuteronomy 3:1-11 | Romans 3:9-31. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. …

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Day 113 | Laws Concerning Preservation of Life (2025) 16:03

5d ago16:03

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Today’s Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 22 | Deuteronomy 24:6 - Deuteronomy 25. (*Please note that today's reading includes a reference to an incidence of sexual violence.*) Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for th…

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Crucifying Influence to Pursue an Eternal Reward with Christine Caine 56:56

5d ago56:56

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What if the influence you’re chasing is costing you a more valuable, eternal reward? In a culture obsessed with instant likes, applause, and relevance, many leaders are settling for temporary honor instead of eagerly seeking God’s praise. In this episode of The Disrupters podcast, host Nicole Martin sits down with Christine Caine—speaker, author, a…

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Day 112 | The Israelites Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab (2025) 20:51

6d ago20:51

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Today’s Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 1:26 - 2 | Deuteronomy 10:12-22 | Romans 2:17 - 3:8. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted fro…

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Day 111 | Condemnation for the Unrighteous and the Moralist (2025) 16:14

7d ago16:14

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Today’s Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 1:19-25 | Psalm 28 | Psalm 62 | Psalm 81 | Psalm 128 | Romans 1:18 - Romans 2:16. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible readi…

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Day 110 | Moses Assigns Levitical Cities (2025) 18:50

8d ago18:50

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 35 - 36 | Deuteronomy 1:1-18 | Romans 1:1-17. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Stu…

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Samuel Ross, "Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn: A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text" (de Gruyter, 2024) 1:26:58

9d ago1:26:58

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Quran Commentary and the Biblical Turn (de Gruyter, 2024) examines the exegetical relationship between the Quran and the Bible in Islamic intellectual history. As the two have been called "intertwined scriptures" due to the Quran’s frequent invocation of biblical narratives and figures, a question is raised: what is the history of Muslims’ exegetic…

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Day 109 | God Assigns Borders for the Israelites' Inheritance (2025) 11:25

9d ago11:25

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 33:29 - Numbers 34 | Matthew 15:21-28. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, a…

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Radio ReOrient Season 12: A Wrap Up and Round Up 33:33

10d ago33:33

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In this episode the Radio ReOrient hosts – Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward – reflect back on this season on ReOrienting History. They ask why history plays such a large role in post-orientalist approaches, and think about the role that history plays in the world around us. That’s all from us this season, but join us again for…

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Day 108 | Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman's Faith (2025) 17:23

10d ago17:23

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 32 - Numbers 33:28 | Mark 7:1-30. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together,…

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Day 107 | Many Disciples Desert Jesus (2025) 14:31

11d ago14:31

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 31 | John 6:60-71 | Matthew 15:1-20. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and…

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Crucifying Ego to Receive God’s Praise with Chrishan Jeyaratnam 46:33

12d ago46:33

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Have you ever caught yourself craving applause more than God’s praise? In a culture that thrives on followers, likes, and platforms, it’s dangerously easy to let our egos take the lead. But what if leadership was never meant to be about who sees you, but about how you radically serve others? What if true authority isn’t marked by the applause you r…

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Day 106 | Moses Commissions Joshua (2025) 16:30

12d ago16:30

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Today's Scripture passage is Numbers 26:19 - 27:23. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the Bible versio…

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Day 105 | Jesus Is the Bread of Life (2025) 17:29

13d ago17:29

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 25 - Numbers 26:18 | Proverbs 7 | John 6:16-59 | Mark 6:53-56 | Matthew 14:34-36. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading p…

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Day 104 | Jesus Walks on Water (2025) 17:55

14d ago17:55

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 23 - Numbers 24 | John 6:1-15 | Mark 6:45-52 | Matthew 14:22-33. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is ada…

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Day 103 | Jesus Feeds Five Thousand with Five Loaves and Two Fish (2025) 16:57

15d ago16:57

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 21 - Numbers 22 | Mark 6:30-44 | Luke 9:10-17. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Tog…

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Day 102 | Aaron's Staff Sprouts Almond Blossoms (2025) 15:36

16d ago15:36

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 16:36 - 17:13 | Numbers 20 | Jude 1:17-25. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study …

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Ðermana Kuric on Muslimness in Bosnia 55:23

17d ago55:23

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In this episode, Hizer Mir and Chella Ward talked to Ðermana Kuric about Bosnia and Muslimness, focussing on the ways the history of Muslimness in Bosnia interacts with current identities and practices. Ðermana is a researcher whose work concerns hate crime and discrimination in relation to Muslims in Europe. This episode is one of our ‘Forgotten U…

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Day 101 | Korah Rebels Against Moses (2025) 18:30

17d ago18:30

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 14:13-45 | Numbers 16:1-35 | Matthew 14:1-21 | Jude 1:1-16. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bi…

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Day 100 | Herod Holds a Birthday Banquet (2025) 19:09

18d ago19:09

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 12 - Numbers 14:12 | Mark 6:14-29 | Luke 9:1-9. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible S…

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Day 99 | The Israelites Leave Sinai (2025) 13:55

19d ago13:55

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Today’s Scripture passage is Numbers 10 - Numbers 11. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the Bible version is …

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Crucifying Power to Lead in Your Weakness with Hosanna Wong 49:55

19d ago49:55

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True power isn’t about control—it’s about surrender. When the world demands dominance, Jesus calls us to be servants, people who are a witness to God’s power by the way we live in “with-ness” with others. In this first episode of the sixth season of The Disrupters podcast, Hosanna Wong joins host Nicole Martin to tackle one of the most common leade…

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Day 98 | The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit (2025) 19:10

20d ago19:10

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Today’s Scripture passages are Proverbs 22 | Leviticus 19 | Galatians 5:16 - Galatians 6. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bibl…

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Day 97 | Paul Declares Freedom in Christ (2025) 17:50

21d ago17:50

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Today’s Scripture passages are Leviticus 12 | Leviticus 23 | Galatians 4:8 - Galatians 5:15. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible St…

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Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard, "Spanish National Identity, Colonial Power, and the Portrayal of Muslims and Jews During the Rif War (1909-27)" (Boydell & Brewer, 2021) 48:42

22d ago48:42

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How were Moroccan Muslim and Jewish cultures depicted in Spanish literature, journalism, and photography during the Rif War and what did this portrayal reveal about conflicting visions of Spanish identity? Runner-up for the 2017-18 AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize Spanish National Identity, Colonial Power, and the Portrayal of Muslims and Je…

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Day 96 | Commandments for Taking Vows (2025) 17:03

22d ago17:03

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 29 - Numbers 30 | Galatians 3:15 - Galatians 4:7. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible…

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"Queer Jews, Queer Muslims" with Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah 1:08:43

23d ago1:08:43

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward spoke to Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah. They discussed the recent publication of the book Queer Muslims, Queer Jews: Race, Religion, and Representation (Wayne State UP, 2024) that Adi edited and Shannon contributed a chapter. Adi is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan …

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Day 95 | God Gives Instructions for Offerings (2025) 15:13

23d ago15:13

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Today’s Scripture passages are Leviticus 18 | Deuteronomy 21:22-23 | Numbers 28 | Galatians 3:1-14. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from B…

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Atiya Husain, "No God But Man: On Race, Knowledge, and Terrorism" (Duke UP, 2025) 1:09:08

24d ago1:09:08

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Atiya Husain’s No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descrip…

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Day 94 | Paul Recounts His Acceptance by the Apostles (2025) 16:12

24d ago16:12

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Today’s Scripture passages are Psalm 143 | Numbers 15 | Galatians 2. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and…

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Day 93 | God Gives Instructions for the Nazirite (2025) 16:18

25d ago16:18

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 5 - Numbers 6 | Galatians 1. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the Bib…

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Season 6 Trailer: Disrupting Leadership Practices 1:52

26d ago1:52

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The world is undergoing a crisis of leadership. Traditional models of leadership are no longer serving institutions and their constituents well. Leaders need new, innovative paradigms to counter the status quo and to serve their organizations. In season six of The Disrupters, host Nicole Massie Martin, IVP author and chief operating officer at Chri…

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Day 92 | Moses and Aaron Count Additional Clans (2025) 15:01

26d ago15:01

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Today’s Scripture passage is Numbers 3:33 - Numbers 4. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the Bible ver…

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Day 91 | Jesus Sends Out the Twelve (2025) 17:14

27d ago17:14

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 2 - Numbers 3:32 | Matthew 10. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and the B…

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Sinem Arcak Casale, "Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500–1639" (U Chicago Press, 2023) 1:11:28

28d ago1:11:28

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When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a state that championed Iranian identity and Twelver Shi’ism, it prompted the more established Ottoman Empire to align itself definitively with Sunni legalism. The political, religious, and military conflicts that arose have since been widely studied, but little attention has been paid to their diplo…

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Day 90 | Moses and Aaron Conduct a Census (2025) 14:28

28d ago14:28

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Today’s Scripture passages are Numbers 1 | Matthew 9:35-38 | Matthew 13:53-58 | Mark 6:1-13. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from B…

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Day 89 | Instructions for Redeeming What Is the Lord's (2025) 13:54

29d ago13:54

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Today’s Scripture passages are Leviticus 25:35-55 | Leviticus 27 | Matthew 9:27-34. Read by Ekemini Uwan. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Toget…

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Wafik W. Wahba, "Global Christianity and Islam: Exploring History, Politics, and Beliefs" (InterVarsity Press, 2025) 1:03:54

1M ago1:03:54

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Together, the adherents of Christianity and Islam make up over half of the world's population, and their numbers are expected to keep growing. The influence of these two faiths—and their relations with each other—is seen in politics, economics, and social interactions. Religious identity and aspirations remain powerful and appealing to people aroun…

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Letizia Osti, "History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature" (I. B. Tauris, 2024) 51:55

1M ago51:55

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Abu Bakr al-Suli was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. He was perhaps best known for his work on poetry and chancery, which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature. His decades of service at the court of at least three caliphs give him a unique perspective as an historian of his own time,…

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