Theology and Theologians

Theology is the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; the study of God and God’s relation to the world. Theologians lead this study, and many significant theologians and scholars of the church have been recorded while teaching at seminaries and speaking at church gatherings. Their thoughts and wisdom has been preserved on these recordings.

One of the programs in these areas is selected randomly on the right side of this page. On this site, you’ll find dozens of key theologians represented, speaking to classes or auditorium audiences.

To find all the theological programs, go to our Audio Programs page and use the search system drop-downs:

Subject: look for Theology, Bible, or any other subject you wish.

Selected Speakers: find theologians and religion scholars like Bernard Anderson, Walter Brueggemann, Martin Buber, Fritz Buri, Eva Burroughs, Van Bogard Dunn, Gerhard Ebeling, Elisabeth Fiorenza, Delton Franz, Carter Heyward, Hans Küng, Nathaniel L. Lacy, Jr., Carl Michalson, Reinhold Niebuhr, Heinrich Ott, Krister Stendahl, Elton Trueblood, Claus Westermann, and Delores Williams.

Randomly-chosen Theology and Theologians Program:

Description: This is a presentation at Boston University. After Kung speaks, there is a response by Dr. Leroy S. Rouner of the Boston University Intitute for Philosophy and Religion. Kung studied theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained in 1954. He continued his education in various European cities, including the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1960, Kung was appointed professor of theology at Eberhard Karls University, Tubingen, Germany. In the late 1960s, Kung became the first major Roman Catholic theologian after the late 19th century Old Catholic Church schism to reject the doctrine of papal infallibility. In September 2005 he had a friendly discussion about Catholic theology over dinner with Pope Benedict XVI, surprising some observers. In 2007, he received a Masonic award for his entire life's work. (Note: the one second break at 45:46 is where the original cassette tape was turned over.)

Length: 1:25:52
Recording Date: 10/8/1986
Recorded at: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts