{"podcast":{"title":"Theology in the Raw","slug":"theology-in-the-raw-4659902","podcast_index_feed_id":4659902,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/theology-in-the-raw","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/09/d5/d3/07/09d5d307-8967-46c5-884b-8d2cc288d2dd/ee709f0c93dca2a0a3748560d1b93ac4e60523bcae3ffc1846daabcb9f97e9a2cfecf0f8f5cae3de5eccb063e7afe9503b42005f32bc42750ce52e4e45d37f76.jpeg","author":"Theology in the Raw","episode_count":825,"summary":"Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:59.071418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902"},"episode":{"title":"Sexuality, Celibacy, Marriage, and Gay Identity with Dr. David Bennett","slug":"sexuality-celibacy-marriage-and-gay-identity-with-dr-david-bennett","published_at":"2026-06-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/sexuality-celibacy-marriage-and-gay-identity-with-dr-david-bennett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902","url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/285f76ca-40e9-4089-bdb0-d1e161d20d5e","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/285f76ca-40e9-4089-bdb0-d1e161d20d5e.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"To listen to the extra innings portion of this episode, where David discusses why it's okay for faithful Christians to identify as gay, head over to https://patreon.com/theologyintheraw to become a member of the Theology in the Raw community. Dr. David Bennett (DPhil, Oxford) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at the University of Oxford and Associate Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall. He is the author of the bestselling memoir A War of Loves --the story of his journey from atheistic gay activist in Sydney to celibate gay Christian—and a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s College of Evangelists. His Oxford doctoral thesis, Queering the Queer in Contemporary Theology: An Augustinian Ethics of Same-Sex Desire and Gay Celibacy, is in press with T&T Clark/Bloomsbury (2027), as is his second popular-level book, Beyond Compromise: Reclaiming a Biblical Vision of Love, Sexuality, and the Kingdom of God (Tyndale House). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"To listen to the extra innings portion of this episode, where David discusses why it's okay for faithful Christians to identify as gay, head over to https…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/episodes/sexuality-celibacy-marriage-and-gay-identity-with-dr-david-bennett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/sexuality-celibacy-marriage-and-gay-identity-with-dr-david-bennett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}