Listen to The Saint John’s Bible: Five Podcasts to Listen to on Your Morning Commute
From the 299 Heritage Editions around the world, the digital version of the Bible, and the hundreds of online articles and books written about The Saint John’s Bible, there are no shortage of ways to engage with the work of sacred art and scripture.
Now, there’s a new one. A handful of podcast episodes that explore The Saint John’s Bible from a variety of different angles, including the creation of the work, how it lives today, and the project’s significance to current conversations about democracy, artistry, and more, are available on streaming platforms like Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and YouTube.
Here are five podcast episodes that feature The Saint John’s Bible to add to your queue:
The Leader’s Way: Yale University’s Leadership and Spirituality Podcast
Listen to The Leader’s Way here.
The Leader’s Way features conversations with intellectual entrepreneurs at the intersection of leadership, spirituality, and theology. This podcast is hosted by Executive Director of Leadership Dr. Brandon Nappi ’01 MDiv, and guest hosts Misty Krasawski (’26 MDiv) and Whitney Kimball Coe (’26 MDiv). It is brought to you by Berkeley Divinity School, the Episcopal seminary at Yale.
In this episode of The Leader’s Way, Brandon Nappi asks Rev. Dr. Ross to tell the story of how this artistic and beautiful Bible came to be, from the early inspirations of renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to the Bible’s commissioning by a Benedictine monastery and its subsequent travels across the world.
Crossroads Podcast by Washington National Cathedral
What do we find at the intersection of sacred and civic? Crossroads explores this question with the expertise of guests from varied fields and backgrounds. From science and innovation to art and architecture to civic discourse and everything in between, the Cathedral’s podcast is a safe space for meaningful conversation as listeners seek to live faithfully in a challenging world.
Hosted by Cathedral clergy and staff, including The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith and others, this episode explores these themes through a discussion about its rare Apostles Edition of The Saint John’s Bible, of which there are only 12 in the world.
In Good Faith by BYURadio
In Good Faith by BYURadio exists to celebrate commonality and honor difference as believers share the wisdom and sacred stories, faith journeys, and life experiences that connect them to the Divine. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—to share their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. In this episode, Rev. Dr. John F. Ross, executive director of The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program, discusses The Saint John’s Bible, sacred art, and religious imagination.
A More Perfect Fellowship: Faith, Democracy, and Difficult Conversations
Listen to A More Perfect Fellowship here.
A More Perfect Fellowship, hosted by Dakota Wesleyan University’s McGovern Center, is a podcast that explores the crossroads of faith, patriotism, democracy, and difficult conversations. In an era when churches have too often become polarizing forces of extremism, this podcast challenges and resources church leaders to serve communities for civic renewal. Host Joel Allen, Ph.D., examines how worshiping communities can overcome incivility and build social capital that underlies democratic norms.
This episode explores these themes through the lens of the astounding creation of human genius and perseverance in The Saint John’s Bible – the first hand-scribed, illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in more than 500 years.
The Regent College Podcast
Listen to the Regent College Podcast here.
Faith, life, and theology come together in this bi-weekly look into the people and ideas that shape Regent College. In this conversation with Rev. Dr. John Ross and Colton Whelpton, learn about the Bible’s history and craftsmanship, where you can find facsimiles, the ways communities engage with it, and how it is used in the life and rhythms of Regent College. The two consider the artfulness of corrections, the power of reading in community, and how the interweaving of art with scripture can inspire us to experience the Word in a new way.
The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program: Ignite the Spiritual Imagination
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