Synopsis
This podcast explores topics of race, ethnicity, and culture from a Christian perspective. One of the podcast's major goals to help facilitate conciliation between various ethnic groups.
Episodes
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Christian Unity and Our Testimony
25/01/2021 Duration: 11minIn this episode, Dr. Akers explains that racial reconciliation is integral to the testimony of Christians.
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Pressing Onward
18/01/2021 Duration: 08minIn this episode, Dr. Akers urges listeners to press onward in their pursuit of a sustained racial reconciliation.
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The Insufficiency of Good Intentions
11/01/2021 Duration: 08minIn this episode, Dr. Akers insists that we must move beyond good intentions if we ever hope to accomplish racial reconciliation.
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Growing Pains: What the 21st Century Church Can Learn from the Jerusalem Conference (Acts 15)
14/12/2020 Duration: 14minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses what the 21st century church can learn from the ethnic reconciliation that resulted from the far-reaching decisions of the Jerusalem Conference in Acts 15.
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Growing Pains: The Early Church Learns to Reconcile
07/12/2020 Duration: 11minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses how the early church's growing pains at the Jerusalem Conference led to ethnic reconciliation.
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What Might Reconciliation among American Christians Accomplish?
30/11/2020 Duration: 05minIn this episode, Dr. Akers considers what might happen if American Christians took seriously God's command to reconcile.
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Why were Believers First Called Christians at Antioch?
23/11/2020 Duration: 05minIn this episode, Dr. Akers argues that the ethnocultural unity that believers enjoyed at the church of Antioch is the reason why they were the first to be called Christians.
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Racial Reconciliation is a Theological Topic
16/11/2020 Duration: 05minIn this episode, Dr. Akers makes the argument that racial reconciliation is a theological topic that we must not ignore.
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Christians' Role in Racial Reconciliation
09/11/2020 Duration: 07minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses Christians' role in racial reconciliation.
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The Holy Spirit’s Role in Racial Reconciliation
02/11/2020 Duration: 11minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses the Holy Spirit's role in racial reconciliation.
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Myths about Racial Reconciliation: Part 3
26/10/2020 Duration: 10minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses the myth of "just preaching the gospel."
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Myths about Racial Reconciliation: Part 2
19/10/2020 Duration: 08minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses the myth of the insignificance of cultural differences.
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Myths about Racial Reconciliation: Part 1
12/10/2020 Duration: 07minIn this episode, Dr. Akers begins a series that focuses on myths related to the topic of racial reconciliation. This episode focuses on the myth of colorblindness.
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What Divides Us: Part 4
28/09/2020 Duration: 09minIn this episode, Dr. Akers discusses how the church's identity as the anti-Babylon should encourage Christians to seek reconciliation with one another.
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What Divides Us: Part 3
21/09/2020 Duration: 10minIf we desire to have racial reconciliation, first we must work to reconcile our existing social circles. In this episode, Dr. Akers continues a multipart series that surveys some of the most common issues that divide churches. This episode focuses on cultural differences and sports affiliations.
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What Divides Us: Part 2
14/09/2020 Duration: 09minIf we desire to have racial reconciliation, first we must work to reconcile our existing social circles. In this episode, Dr. Akers continues a multipart series that surveys some of the most common issues that divide churches. This episode focuses on generational divides and political disagreement.
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What Divides Us: Part 1
07/09/2020 Duration: 11minIf we desire to have racial reconciliation, first we must work to reconcile our existing social circles. In this episode, Dr. Akers begins a multipart series that surveys some of the most common issues that divide churches. This episode focuses on the issue of ignoring problems as well as worship preferences.
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The Persecution of African American Christians for Their Faith in American History
31/08/2020 Duration: 09minIn this episode, Dr. Akers examines a little known historical reality of American history: the persecution of African American Christians for their faith.
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Our 50th Episode!
03/08/2020 Duration: 20minIn this special episode, Dr. Akers looks back on the first 50 episodes of the Salmerica podcast, shares some exciting news, and thanks listeners for a successful year. Here's to another 50 episodes!
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Pressing Forward
27/07/2020 Duration: 08minIn this episode, Dr. Akers emphasizes the importance of the need for continual reconciliation.