About Zachary McCulley

Zach McCulley (@zamccull) is a historian of religion and literary cultures in early modern England and PhD candidate in History at Queen's University Belfast

Zach McCulley (@zamccull) is a historian of religion and literary cultures in early modern England and PhD candidate in History at Queen's University Belfast.

NBN Episodes hosted by Zachary:

Andreas J. Köstenberger and Greg Goswell, "Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach" (Crossway, 2023)

April 26, 2023

Biblical Theology

Andreas J. Köstenberger and Greg Goswell
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Pastors, thoughtful Christians, and students of Scripture must learn how to carefully read and understand the Bible, but it can be difficult to know w…

D. G. Hart, "Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant" (Oxford UP, 2021)

June 28, 2022

Benjamin Franklin

D. G. Hart
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Benjamin Franklin grew up in a devout Protestant family with limited prospects for wealth and fame. By hard work, limitless curiosity, native intellig…

Sally Michael, "More Than a Story: Exploring the Message of the Bible with Children (New Testament)" (Truth78, 2021)

February 9, 2022

More Than a Story

Sally Michael
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

In More Than a Story: Exploring the Message of the Bible with Children (New Testament)" (Truth78, 2021), Sally Michael offers a new kind of Bible reso…

Thomas Schmidt, "The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators: Making the New Testament in the Early Christian World" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

January 3, 2022

The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators

Thomas Schmidt
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

In The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators (Cambridge UP, 2021), T. C. Schmidt offers a new perspective on the formation of the New Testam…

Bruce Gordon, "Zwingli: God's Armed Prophet" (Yale UP, 2021)

December 22, 2021

Zwingli

Bruce Gordon
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Zwingli: God's Armed Prophet (Yale, 2021) is a major new biography of Huldrych Zwingli--the warrior preacher who shaped the early Reformation. Zwingli…

Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, "Reformed Systematic Theology. Volume 3: Spirit and Salvation" (Crossway, 2021)

December 17, 2021

Reformed Systematic Theology

Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The aim of systematic theology is to engage not only the head but also the heart and hands. Only recently has the church compartmentalized these aspec…

Jen Wilkin, "Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands" (Crossway, 2021)

November 3, 2021

Ten Words to Live By

Jen Wilkin
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Christianity isn’t about following rules, it’s about a relationship. The rise in popularity of this phrase coincides with a growing disinterest and mi…

Guy Prentiss Waters, "Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives" (Crossway Books, 2020)

October 13, 2021

Covenant Theology

Guy Prentiss Waters
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives (Crossway Books, 2020) explores the biblical covenants and how they form the str…

Christopher Gehrz, "Charles Lindbergh: A Religious Biography of America's Most Infamous Pilot" (William B. Eerdmans, 2021)

August 25, 2021

Charles Lindbergh: A Religious Biography of America's Most Infamous Pilot

Christopher Gehrz
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The narrative surrounding Charles Lindbergh's life has been as varying and complex as the man himself. Once best known as an aviator--the first to com…

John Coffey, "The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions: The Post-Reformation Era, 1559-1689" (Oxford UP, 2020)

August 23, 2021

The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume I

John Coffey
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions: The Post-Reformation Era, 1559-1689 (Oxford UP, 2020) traces the emergence of Anglophone Prote…

K. J. Drake, "The Flesh of the Word: The Extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to Early Orthodoxy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

July 19, 2021

The Flesh of the Word

K. J. Drake
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The extra Calvinisticum, that the eternal Son maintains his existence beyond the flesh during his earthly ministry and perpetually, divided the Luther…

Young Richard Kim, "The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

July 8, 2021

The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea

Young Richard Kim
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Every Sunday, Christians all over the world recite the Nicene Creed as a confession of faith. While most do not know the details of the controversy th…

Lyle D. Bierma, "Font of Pardon and New Life: John Calvin and the Efficacy of Baptism" (Oxford UP, 2021)

July 7, 2021

Font of Pardon and New Life

Lyle D Bierma
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Lyle D. Bierma's Font of Pardon and New Life: John Calvin and the Efficacy of Baptism (Oxford UP, 2021) is a study of the historical development and i…

Gary Lee Steward, "Justifying Revolution: The Early American Clergy and Political Resistance" (Oxford UP, 2021)

June 23, 2021

Justifying Revolution

Gary Lee Steward
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Gary Lee Steward's Justifying Revolution: The Early American Clergy and Political Resistance (Oxford University Press, 2021) explores the patriot cler…

R. Ward Holder, "John Calvin in Context" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

June 23, 2021

John Calvin in Context

R. Ward Holder
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

John Calvin in Context (Cambridge UP, 2019) offers a comprehensive overview of Calvin's world. Including essays from social, cultural, feminist, and i…

Christopher Ocker, "Luther, Conflict, and Christendom: Reformation Europe and Christianity in the West" (Cambridge UP, 2018)

June 4, 2021

Luther, Conflict, and Christendom

Christopher Ocker
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Martin Luther - monk, priest, intellectual, or revolutionary - has been a controversial figure since the sixteenth century. Most studies of Luther str…

Christiane Tietz, "Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict" (Oxford UP, 2021)

May 26, 2021

Karl Barth

Christiane Tietz
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

From the beginning of his career, Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) was often in conflict with the spirit of his times. While during the First W…

Ronald C. White, "Lincoln in Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President" (Random House, 2021)

May 25, 2021

Lincoln in Private

Ronald C. White
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses, a revelatory glimpse into the mind and soul of our sixteenth president …

Andrew T. Walker, "Liberty for All: Defending Everyone's Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age" (Brazos Press, 2021)

May 13, 2021

Liberty for All

Andrew T. Walker
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Christians are often thought of as defending only their own religious interests in the public square. They are viewed as worrying exclusively about th…

Barbara Pitkin, "Calvin, the Bible, and History" (Oxford UP, 2020)

May 5, 2021

Calvin, the Bible, and History

Barbara Pitkin
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

John Calvin was known foremost for his powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism, and his biblical interpretation continues to att…

Ritchie Robertson, "The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790" (Harper, 2021)

April 27, 2021

The Enlightenment

Ritchie Robertson
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790 (Harper, 2021) is a magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely c…

Michael J. Kruger, "Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College" (Crossway, 2021)

April 21, 2021

Surviving Religion 101

Michael J. Kruger
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

For many young adults, the college years are an exciting period of self-discovery full of new relationships, new independence, and new experiences. Ye…

Phillip Lopate, "The Golden Age of the American Essay: 1945-1970" (Anchor Books, 2021)

April 16, 2021

The Golden Age of the American Essay

Phillip Lopate
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

The three decades that followed World War II were an exceptionally fertile period for American essays. The explosion of journals and magazines, the ri…

Richard Stearns, "Lead Like It Matters to God: Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World" (InterVarsity Press, 2021)

March 31, 2021

Lead Like It Matters to God

Richard Stearns
Hosted by Zachary McCulley

Sharing the principles he has learned over a remarkable corporate and ministry career, Richard Stearns offers seventeen crucial values that equip godl…