Scripture Untangled

Season 13: Episode 1 | Amy Orr-Ewing | How Can We Learn to Forgive?

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In this episode, Amy and Lorna discuss:

• The weaponizing of forgiveness against victims, and what healing actually looks like.
• The distinction between forgiveness and reconciliation in Scripture.
• Where science and the Bible intersect regarding trauma recovery.
• How trauma impacts the nervous system and how healing involves emotional, spiritual, and physical restoration.
• The suffering of Jesus reveals how seriously God takes human pain and wrongdoing while making forgiveness possible.
• How repentance and God’s grace offer forgiveness even when reconciliation with others is seemingly impossible.
• Amy’s hope that the church can rediscover forgiveness as a transformative and life-giving practice rooted in the Gospel.

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. She is the author of multiple books including bestsellers ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’, ‘Mary’s Voice’, and her latest ‘Forgiveness Reclaiming its Power in a Culture of Outrage and Fear’ releases in 2026.

Over the last twenty five years, Amy has spoken in more than 40 countries as a public advocate for the Christian faith including public lectures and open forums on university campuses, and addressing Politicians and Parliamentarians in the UK Parliament and staffers on Capitol Hill, the Senate and the West Wing of The White House. Amy speaks at conferences, businesses, banks, and churches about how theology connects with the deepest questions of life.

In 2023, Amy was awarded the Alphege Medal for Evangelism and Witness by the Archbishop of Canterbury. She holds a DPhil (doctorate) from the University of Oxford and is Honorary Lecturer at the School of Divinity, University of Aberdeen, Distinguished Scholar at Wheaton College Illinois and Founder of Advocate Collective. Amy is married to Frog and they have three wonderful sons.

Lorna Dueck has explored the intersection of journalism and Christianity for over 30 years. Her most recent full-time role was as CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc. and the show, “Context with Lorna Dueck”.

Lorna was a regular commentary writer on faith and public life in Canada’s leading national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and is a frequent media commentator. She has travelled the world reporting on church-led response to humanitarian crisis.

Lorna earned a Master of Arts in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Trinity, Tyndale, Briercrest and Wycliffe Universities. Lorna has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canadian society.

Learn more about Lorna Dueck:

Instagram: instagram.com/lornadueck
Website: lornadueckcreative.com