Westar Institute/Jesus Seminar
Westar Institute — home of the Jesus Seminar — is dedicated to fostering and communicating the results of cutting-edge scholarship on the history and evolution of the Christian tradition, thereby raising the level of public discourse about questions that matter in society and culture.
Westar is a non-profit, public-benefit research and educational organization that bridges the gap between scholarship about religion and the perception of religion in popular culture. In pursuit of its mission:
Westar conducts collaborative, cumulative research in the academic study of religion, addressing issues, questions, and controversies that are important both to the academic community and to the general public.
Westar communicates the results of its research in non-technical terms, equipping the general public with tools to critically evaluate competing claims in the public discussion of religion.
Humanism and the Death of God w/David Galston
Martin Luther: Beyond Saint or Sinner
Who was Martin Luther? Part 1
Doing Theology in the Age of Trump: The Christian Nationalist Hustle
Interview w/Steve Hassan- Cult Expert
Steve Ross "Blinded" Podcast
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Westar Conference 2025- Power and Idolatry
Infancy Gospel of James
Are the letters of Paul authentic? An Interview with Nina Livesey
Interview with Steve Ross, illustrator and author of the Jesus graphic novel "Marked".
The Christmas Stories, not the Christmas Story
Jesus the Fraud: The Writings of Celsus
Jack Caputo Interview on Radical Theology
Interview with Dr. Robert Van Voorst, author of "Jesus Outside the New Testament"
2024 09 25 Q&A with John Dominic Crossan on Paul the Pharisee 720p
Is Jesus Found in the Writings of Tacitus?
Is Jesus found in the writings of Josephus?
John Dominic Crossan Interview Part 2- Paul the Pharisee
Christianity and Abortion with author Brandon Scott
Paul the Pharisee- An Interview with John Dominic Crossan
2022 04 20 Bible Search & Rescue Launch! Westar's new website.
A Tale of Two Centuries by John Dominic Crossan: The Roman Empire and the American Empire
2021 08 05 Black First Ladies of the Church
The Grounding with Julia Khan
2020 10 07 Praxis Gods & Kings: The Presence of Empire from the Bible to Today Rev. Winnie Varghese
2020 03 10 Demystifying the Gospels: Does it matter what the Bible says?
2020 01 28 Roundtable: Beyond Christ: Before (and after) Constantine
Birth Narratives Roundtable