The Communitas Podcast with Guest Andrew Perriman

On this episode of the Communitas Podcast, Geoff speaks with author, New Testament theologian, and blogger Andrew Perriman in Bobbio Pellice, Italy. Topics include communicating the Gospel in a post-Christian culture, the theology of mission, and comparisons/differences in the church in Europe and North America.

You can connect with Andrew through his blog: https://www.postost.net

Andrew's books are available on Andrew Perriman on Amazon.

About Andrew

My name is Andrew Perriman. My wife, Belinda, and I have lived in various parts of the world over the last 30 years: the Far East, Africa, the Middle East, the Netherlands, and now London.

I’ve combined theological studies and writing with pastoral and missional work in a wide range of contexts. I have a degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford and an MPhil and PhD from the London School of Theology, of which I am an Associate Research Fellow. I teach New Testament occasionally, and I am an extension studies tutor and examiner for LST’s MA in Aspects and Implications of Biblical Interpretation.

My overriding theological interest at the moment is in how we retell the biblical story as we negotiate the difficult transition from the centre to the margins of our culture following the collapse of Western Christendom.

For an introduction to this site see The narrative premise of a post-Christendom theology.

In addition to some articles in academic journals, I have written Speaking of Women: Interpreting Paul (IVP, 1998); Faith, Health and Prosperity: A Report on “Word of Faith” and “Positive Confession” Theologies (Paternoster, 2003); The Coming of the Son of Man: New Testament Eschatology for an Emerging Church(Paternoster, 2005; reprinted by Wipf & Stock); Re: Mission: A Vision of Hope for a Post-Eschatological Church (Paternoster, 2008); The Future of the People of God: Reading Romans Before and After Western Christendom (Wipf & Stock, 2010); and End of Story: Same-Sex Relationships and the Narratives of Evangelical Mission (Wipf & Stock, 2019). I also published a collection of blog posts on hell and heaven called Hell and Heaven in Narrative Perspective (2012).

I am involved with Communitas International, a wonderful organization that seeks to develop open, passionate, creative communities of missional faith. I should stress, though, that the views expressed on this blog do not necessarily coincide with the position of Communitas International on the matters discussed.