Intersections

Where Faith, Ideas and Life Meet

Intersections: Where Faith, Ideas and Life Meet is produced in partnership with the Center for Spiritual Life & Wholeness at Loma Linda University. The program features a discussion panel of regular hosts and guest participants who discuss important faith-based issues relevant to contemporary living. The show’s aim is to confront these issues in a discussion forum that encourages free-thinking to spark conversations about important themes in life.

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ABOUT THE HOSTS...

Carla Gober, PhD, MS, MPH - Dr. Gober is Director of the Center for Spiritual Life & Wholeness at Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, where she is an Assistant Professor of Relational Studies in the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. She received her undergraduate education in nursing and religious studies from Southern Adventist University, two master’s degrees from Loma Linda University in public health education and marriage and family studies, and a doctor of philosophy degree in religious studies from Emory University.  In her free time Dr. Gober enjoys several recreational activities, including biking, woodworking, and spending time in her orchard.

Julius Nam, PhD – Dr. Julius Nam is an associate professor at the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. Dr. Nam brings with him a passion for causes related to social equalities and their impact on the church. Dr. Nam and his wife Iris have two teenage boys, Sherwin and Ansel. In his free time Dr. Nam enjoys blogging, watching film, and praying for the success of the Chicago Bears.

Leigh Aveling, DMin, LMFT - Dr. Aveling is a chaplain at the Loma Linda University Medical Center and associate professor of religious studies at the LLU School of Religion. He has been a chaplain at LLUMC for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience in counseling areas of marriage and family therapy, divorce and grief therapy, and pastoral care. Dr. Aveling and his wife Tiffany have four young boys whom they home school. In his free time Dr. Aveling and his wife also raise Australian Labradoodles.

Roy Branson, PhD - Dr. Branson is the Associate Dean of the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. Raised within an Adventist minister’s home in Cairo, Egypt, Beirut, Lebanon, and New York City, he graduated from Atlantic Union College before receiving his master’s in religion from Andrews University and in English from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in religious ethics from Harvard University. A published author, he is the founder of the Adventist journal Spectrum, the Center for Law and Public Policy at Columbia Union College, and the ethics program at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University.

 

Production associate/alternate host:

Jeremy Hubbard –Jeremy Hubbard is Manager of the Center for Spiritual Life & Wholeness at Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center. Jeremy graduated from Pacific Union College with a bachelor’s in religious studies with an emphasis in philosophy and ethics and business administration. Jeremy joined the Center in 2007 and has since worked with Dr. Gober as the show’s production associate by arranging the show’s topics and guests. In his free time Jeremy enjoys watching and playing several sports, and increasing his ever-growing enthusiasm for automobiles.