Elliot was raised in a Charasmatic Christian household by parents who met in Bible School. For fifteen years, he worked as media director for a nondenominational Evangelical church, where his role included developing and teaching Bible studies, occasional preaching, and facilitating classes for children and youth. Throughout his life, Elliot has maintained an interest in theology, church history and religious studies.
Elliot Toman has hosted 40 Episodes.
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153: 153: Flipping the Script(ures)
March 15th, 2025 | Season 9 | 58 mins 43 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this conversation, Elliot begins by asking John: "What is compelling about the Muslim depiction of Jesus?"
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148: 148: Archetypes, agendas and interference
January 6th, 2025 | Season 9 | 51 mins 57 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot engage in a conversation about the archetypal influences behind Star Wars that eventually leads to an examination of how ideological agendas can reduce the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention.
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147: 147: Good News for Me, but Not for Thee?
December 23rd, 2024 | Season 9 | 35 mins 56 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John pushes back against Elliot's suggestion that the Gospel is the cornerstone of Western Civilization by asking: Who's Gospel?
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146: Dinosaurs in Ordinary Time
December 16th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 4 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot discuss the function of religion in superimposing meaning over apparent meaninglessness.
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145: 145: Sharia Law in the Wild West
December 9th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 2 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics.
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144: 144: Laurence Stephenson
November 25th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 18 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Elliot Toman, speakings to Laurence Stephenson, who has recently published a unique work of Christian fiction told from the perspective of one of the thieves who was crucified alongside Jesus.
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142: 142: A Conversation about the 2024 US Presidential Election
November 4th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 2 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, John and Elliot chat about the presidential election.
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135: 135: Troy Gramling
September 23rd, 2024 | Season 9 | 43 mins 42 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Troy Gramling is pastor of Potential Church, a fast-growing church based in the Fort Lauderdale area with over 20,000 members. He recently released his new book, the title of which is "Potential: The Uncontainable Power of God Within You."
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130: 130: Jeff Mitchell: Putting the LORD on Trial
August 19th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 38 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Jeff Mitchell is a deconstructionist—someone who was raised in and fully embraced a religious tradition, but over time came to question and ultimately reject that faith. What makes Jeff especially interesting is that he's written a couple books about his journey. In his latest book, Jeff makes the provocative case that Jesus is a mythical figure created for purposes of propaganda.
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122: What About Barabbas?
June 17th, 2024 | Season 9 | 34 mins 40 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In this episode, John and Elliot discuss the Biblical figure, Barabbas. John poses an interesting question: Was Barabbas the first recipient of Jesus' salvation?
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117: 117: Luke Higuchi - The Unification Church
May 6th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 1 min
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In this episode, Elliot interviews Luke Higuchi, pastor of the Unification Church in Atlanta Georgia. Luke shares his story of forced confinement in Japan and discusses his work ministering to Japanese-speaking members of the Unification Church in America and abroad.
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113: 113: There's No Islam in Easter!
March 30th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 26 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. In this episode, Elliot and John engage in a lively Easter-themed discussion when Elliot starts by posing the question: What to Muslims believe about the Resurrection?