A House on Fire—Podcast Series

Dr. Maury Jackson and Nathan Brown recently edited the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism, which brings together a number of writers to analyze these critical themes.

Adventist Peace Radio, the podcast of the Adventist Peace Fellowship, is excited to bring you this special series based on the book, highlighting a number of the authors who contributed to it. We are also excited to be co-producing and distributing the series with Adventist Voices, the podcast run by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist Forum.

Purchase to Follow the Series

We hope you’ll read the book as you listen to the series. A House on Fire is available at Amazon and the Adventist Book Center.

The Editors

Maury D. Jackson is Chair of the Pastoral Studies Department and Associate Professor of Practical Theology for the HMS Richards Divinity School at La Sierra University. He is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastor with 15 years of experience in pastoral leadership, serving in congregations in the Southern California area. He holds a DMin degree from Claremont School of Theology in interdisciplinary studies of Theology, Ethics, and Culture. He formerly taught for the philosophy department of Antelope Valley College. He has authored multiple articles and book chapters on a range of topics: racism, ethics, environmental justice, hermeneutics, black church studies, and preaching.

Nathan Brown is Book Editor at Signs Publishing Company, the Seventh-day Adventist publishing house for the South Pacific. He is a continuing student in a Master’s program in Human Rights, having previous degrees in law, literature, English, writing, and theology and justice. Nathan is the author/editor of 18 books, including Advent, Of Falafels and Following Jesus, and For the Least of These, and has written for magazines and websites around the world. He is married to Angela, and they live in a small rural community near Melbourne, Australia.

Series Episodes

Episode 1: Maury Jackson, Nathan Brown & Lisa Diller (4 May 2023)

Episode 2: Matthew E. Burdette, Maury Jackson & Nathan Brown (13 May 2023)

Episode 3: Claudia Allen, Maury Jackson & Nathan Brown (18 May 2023)

Episode 4: Matthew Korpman, Claudia Allen & Nathan Brown (30 May 2023)

Episode 5: Yi Shen Ma & Nathan Brown (6 June 2023)

Episode 6: Maury Jackson, Lisa Diller & Nathan Brown (11 June 2023)

Episode 7: Kayle de Waal & Nathan Brown (15 June 2023)

Episode 8: Angela Li, Lisa Diller & Nathan Brown (25 June 2023)

Episode 9: Michael Campbell & Nathan Brown (14 July 2023)

Episode 10: Janice De-Whyte, Lisa Diller & Nathan Brown (28 July 2023)

Episode 11: Greg Hoenes, Maury Jackson & Nathan Brown (11 Sept 2023)

Episode 12: Mark Carr, Maury Jackson & Nathan Brown (26 Sept 2023)

Episode 13: Andy Lampkin, Maury Jackson & Nathan Brown (20 Mar 2024)

Episode 14: Marlene Ferreras (29 Mar 2024)

Episode 15: John Webster. (1 June 2024)