{"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 #326 - Baal and the gods of More with Prof. Andrew Root","slug":"episode-326-baal-and-the-gods-of-more-with-prof-andrew-root","published_at":"2026-04-22T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-326-baal-and-the-gods-of-more-with-prof-andrew-root","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetwocitiespodcast/episodes/episode-326-baal-and-the-gods-of-more-with-prof-andrew-root","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/e/69e7b96517df632b85f6d892/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Andrew Root, who is Professor and Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, MN. He’s the author of several books, including: Baal and the gods of More: Rescuing Church Growth from Idolatry (published by Baker Academic). In our conversation, we discuss how capitalism has co-opted church growth discussions and turned it into a fertility idol. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Dr. Josh Carroll, 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 Andrew Root, who is Professor and Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-cities-359870/episodes/episode-326-baal-and-the-gods-of-more-with-prof-andrew-root/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-326-baal-and-the-gods-of-more-with-prof-andrew-root.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}