Trauma, Justice, and The Power of Christian Forgiveness with Dr. Amy L. Orr-Ewing

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions of our day with meaningful answers found in the Christian Faith. Travelling internationally Amy is a regular speaker across university campuses, businesses, parliaments, churches and conferences as well as on TV, radio and podcasts. She is the author of multiple books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ (runner up Michael Ramsay Prize, 2023), bestselling ‘Why Trust the Bible?’ and the forthcoming 'Forgiveness: Reclaiming Its Power in a Culture of Outrage and Fear' which you can pre-order now (releases 4/20/26)

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0:00.0	Only in Christ and only in the Christian faith, do you have the possibility both of forgiveness and justice?
0:08.0	Without Jesus, you can never have both of those.
0:10.0	You either live with this desire for vengeance, and that's what we're saying politically.
0:15.0	So you've got all these hopeless young people marching to the beat of identity politics or being drawn into kind of
0:24.0	extreme right-wing ideology and aggression. And the answer to what is beating in their hearts
0:31.0	is the cross.
0:37.2	Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology and around my guest today is Dr. Amy or Ewing, who is a public theologian with over 25 years of experience in Christian apologetics.
0:48.9	Amy has a doctorate from Oxford University and has spoken in more than 40 countries making the case for the Christian faith in universities, parliaments, businesses, and public forums.
0:59.4	Amy is founder of Advocate Collective and is the author of the recent book, which I hold in my hands right here, if you're watching on YouTube,
1:07.4	forgiveness, reclaiming its power in a culture of outrage and fear. This was a fascinating
1:14.6	conversation. I've wrestled with the topic of forgiveness, its relationship to reconciliation,
1:20.6	its relationship to justice, and how do you know when you've actually forgiven somebody?
1:25.5	Is it emotion? Is it an action? Can you forgive somebody and still
1:29.1	desire justice? So we talk about all those things. And as you'll see, Amy is absolutely brilliant and
1:34.5	has thought through this, both on a practical level and also from a scholarly standpoint.
1:40.8	Many thanks to those of you who are supporting the podcast. This podcast would not exist,
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2:02.0	Okay, please welcome to the show for the first time, the one and only Dr. Amy or Amy. It's so
2:09.9	good to meet you. Really been enjoying your latest book on forgiveness, which I want to get into.
2:18.5	I told you offline. I wasn't excited to read it.
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