{"podcast":{"title":"The Two Cities","slug":"the-two-cities-359870","podcast_index_feed_id":359870,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/1703702577225-b28c3cb76edbe865a85316d615d0ada8.jpeg","author":"The Two Cities Podcast","episode_count":337,"summary":"The Two Cities is a podcast dedicated to Theology, Culture, and Discipleship. Originally beginning as a blog back in 2011 (thetwocities.com), we have extended our eclectic array of theological integration to the world of podcasting. Co-hosts and contributors include: Dr. Amber Bowen, Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Grace Emmett, Jennifer Guo, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert, Stephanie Kate Judd, Dr. Grace Sangalang Ng, Stanley Ng, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, Rev. Daniel Parham, Dr. Madison Pierce, Dr. Kris Song, Dr. Sydney Tooth, Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Warne, and Dr. Logan Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:17:58.308418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #322 - Beyond Deconstruction with Professor James McGrath","slug":"episode-322-beyond-deconstruction-with-professor-james-mcgrath","published_at":"2026-03-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-322-beyond-deconstruction-with-professor-james-mcgrath","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetwocitiespodcast/episodes/episode-322-beyond-deconstruction-with-professor-james-mcgra","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/e/69ba0767efe096304c9e06b7/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode we're joined by Professor, James F. McGrath, who is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, and the author of the book that we're discussing in this episode, Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith (published by Eerdmans). In our conversation, Prof. McGrath says about his own journey of deconstruction and how he wanted to write this book to leave behind \"bread crumbs\" to help people navigate faith on the other side towards a faith that is more expansive. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Grace Sangalang Ng. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode we're joined by Professor, James F. McGrath, who is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler Universit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3513,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-cities-359870/episodes/episode-322-beyond-deconstruction-with-professor-james-mcgrath/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-322-beyond-deconstruction-with-professor-james-mcgrath.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}