Episodes 191
Avg. Duration 41m
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Apple Rating 4.7 (352)
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Gospelbound, hosted by Collin Hansen for The Gospel Coalition, is a podcast for those searching for firm faith in an anxious age. Each week, Collin talks with insightful guests about books, ideas, and how to navigate life by the gospel of Jesus Christ in a post-Christian culture.

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C. S. Lewis, the New Atheists, and the Failure to Disprove God with Alister McGrath

Jun 02, 2026 50m

Alister McGrath remembers life as an atheist back in the late 1960s. He believed only what could be proven to be true. And he judged religious believers for trusting in an irrational fantasy. Looking…

How to Save Western Civilization with Allen Guelzo

May 19, 2026 1h

Is there a fate worse than condemnation?  Yes, say Allen Guelzo and James Hankins in their new textbook, The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition: Volume II: The Modern and Contemporary…

Why Therapy Can’t Replace the Church

May 05, 2026 57m

You will find many books on the biblical and practical importance of the local church. I wrote one myself a few years ago with Jonathan Leeman called Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is…

On Losing Tim and Why Kathy Keller Published a Book of His Sermons on Sin

Apr 21, 2026 42m

Tim Keller preached a series of sermons in the 1990s called “The Faces of Sin.” It did not go over well in New York. Angered by the liturgical confession of sin, one woman waited until after the…

What Keeps Carl Trueman Awake at Night

Apr 07, 2026 56m

Western culture today largely lacks a sense of consecration, of setting apart the ordinary as holy. Yet somehow we still have a strong impulse toward desecration, of turning the holy into the…

Top 10 Theology Stories Since 2000: Part 2

Mar 24, 2026 1h 14m

Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham, and Sarah Zylstra as they continue to look back on the top theology stories from the last 25 years. In part 1, they counted down stories #10 to #6. Now in part 2,…

Top 10 Theology Stories Since 2000: Part 1

Mar 10, 2026 53m

Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham, and Sarah Zylstra as they look back on the top theology stories from the last 25 years. In part 1 of this two-part series, Graham and Zylstra walk with Hansen…

How Your Church Witnesses to the World

Feb 24, 2026 45m

When we receive applications for fellows at The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, we ask them to answer the question, “What one thing should Christians do right now to introduce their neighbors…

How Your Investing Could Change the World

Feb 10, 2026 37m

“Do any of us really want to be in the position where our retirement account grows in sync with the cancer ward?”That’s the question posed by Robin John about tobacco, responsible for 100 million…

A Tool for Spiritual Formation in a Secular Age

Jan 27, 2026 37m

At the end of the class on cultural apologetics I teach at Beeson Divinity School, I assign a group exercise. The students need to compose 10 questions and answers from a modern-day catechism.…

What We Learn from the Black Church About the Culture War

Jan 13, 2026 49m

Here in Birmingham, Alabama, I often teach about the civil-rights movement as the most effective faith-based movement for social change in American history. We have a bitter heritage of violent…

Work and the Meaning of Life

Dec 30, 2025 56m

Work is the meaning of life.Got your attention?Your identity is tied to what you do.I bet I have it now.So argues David Bahnsen in his book Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life. Bahnsen is the…

Top Theology Stories of 2025

Dec 16, 2025 1h 42m

Join Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger for their annual discussion as they look back on the top theology stories of 2025 and look towards the year to come. They also share their favorite interviews…

Why We Should Recover Cultural Apologetics

Dec 02, 2025 52m

For many, apologetics is associated with arguments over rational, philosophical proofs. It’s a matter of the head instead of the heart, a debate over facts instead of feelings. But no matter what…

A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory

Nov 18, 2025 1h 9m

If gender is constructed, it can be deconstructed. Think about it: if we built it, we can tear it down. Now you know why some activists have been so determined to convince us that gender is something…

3 Threats to Secularism in the West

Nov 04, 2025 56m

In this commentary, I reflect on my recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and the broader implications of living in the post-Christendom West. Walking the ancient streets and talking to seasoned church…

Church Could (Literally) Save Your Life

Oct 21, 2025 55m

Imagine you could save your life through one simple, regular act. You wouldn’t always want to do it. Every week you’d come up with multiple excuses. The night before would often be a struggle. Same…

How To Exit Tech

Oct 07, 2025 49m

When I see whiffle ball, and I hear the piano, I know we’re probably doing ok as a family. And when I turn on the news and see what Meta has been programming AI to engage in sensual conversations…

Why Everything Never Feels Like Enough

Sep 23, 2025 40m

“Does it feel like you should be happy, you want to be happy, and you try to be happy, but somehow you can’t?” What a simple, common, yet poignant question. It’s in the preface to the new book…

Sing with Getty and Other Greats in This New Hymnal

Sep 09, 2025 42m

Music and family have always been connected for me. My grandfather taught me the Christian faith largely through our Welsh heritage of signing. Shortly before he died, our family gathered around the…

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