<description>&lt;div&gt;Gregory Coles is the author of &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Single-Gay-Christian-Personal-Identity/dp/0830845127/ref=pd_bxgy_img_d_sccl_1/141-5690195-3335950?pd_rd_w=RW1vQ&amp;amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=5X7JXVXQHSX398BW31FA&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=N4iFi&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=3e33a5dc-dd6e-4554-b5bc-f8585a434d5d&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=0830845127&amp;amp;psc=1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Single, Gay, Christian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Strangers-Belonging-Alienation/dp/0830847901/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/141-5690195-3335950?pd_rd_w=8VoT0&amp;amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&amp;amp;pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=YFR7EGJFVKEKP9R9XTYY&amp;amp;pd_rd_wg=46UQ6&amp;amp;pd_rd_r=3d33bfd8-b427-4e2c-9f09-c438bdf4b2ca&amp;amp;pd_rd_i=0830847901&amp;amp;psc=1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Longer Strangers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and the recently released dystopian-ish novel, &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Limits-My-World-novel/dp/1939953200"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Limits of My World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. He holds a PhD in English from Penn State and lives in Boise, Idaho, where he works as a writer and speaker. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Faith, Sexuality &amp;amp; Gender. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; In this podcast conversation, we talk about his book &lt;em&gt;The Limits of My World&lt;/em&gt;, which includes themes around the philosophy of language, anthropology, gender, and the nature of reality. This leads to a broader conversation around fiction vs. nonfiction literature (including the Bible), the role of genre for determining meaning, and the possibility that fiction helps us see the truth more than non-fiction. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </description>

Theology in the Raw

Preston Sprinkle

S2 Ep1153: The Truth of Fiction and the Limits of My World: Dr. Greg Coles

FEB 15, 202458 MIN
Theology in the Raw

S2 Ep1153: The Truth of Fiction and the Limits of My World: Dr. Greg Coles

FEB 15, 202458 MIN

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<div>Gregory Coles is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Single-Gay-Christian-Personal-Identity/dp/0830845127/ref=pd_bxgy_img_d_sccl_1/141-5690195-3335950?pd_rd_w=RW1vQ&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&amp;pf_rd_p=839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&amp;pf_rd_r=5X7JXVXQHSX398BW31FA&amp;pd_rd_wg=N4iFi&amp;pd_rd_r=3e33a5dc-dd6e-4554-b5bc-f8585a434d5d&amp;pd_rd_i=0830845127&amp;psc=1"><em>Single, Gay, Christian</em></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Strangers-Belonging-Alienation/dp/0830847901/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/141-5690195-3335950?pd_rd_w=8VoT0&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&amp;pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&amp;pf_rd_r=YFR7EGJFVKEKP9R9XTYY&amp;pd_rd_wg=46UQ6&amp;pd_rd_r=3d33bfd8-b427-4e2c-9f09-c438bdf4b2ca&amp;pd_rd_i=0830847901&amp;psc=1"><em>No Longer Strangers</em></a>, and the recently released dystopian-ish novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Limits-My-World-novel/dp/1939953200"><em>The Limits of My World</em></a>. He holds a PhD in English from Penn State and lives in Boise, Idaho, where he works as a writer and speaker. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Faith, Sexuality &amp; Gender. <br> <br> In this podcast conversation, we talk about his book <em>The Limits of My World</em>, which includes themes around the philosophy of language, anthropology, gender, and the nature of reality. This leads to a broader conversation around fiction vs. nonfiction literature (including the Bible), the role of genre for determining meaning, and the possibility that fiction helps us see the truth more than non-fiction. <br> <br> Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw">https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw</a> </div>