By Andy Hale
This week on the CBF Podcast Conversation, Andy welcomes Dr. Hanna Reichel, Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, for a profound and timely conversation about faith in seasons of disruption. Drawing from their global and interdisciplinary journey—from grassroots communities in Argentina to academic 
theology in Europe and the U.S.—Reichel invites listeners to see theology not as abstract theory, but as a practical, shared tool for navigating real life.
Centered on their new book, For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional, this episode explores what it means to live faithfully in moments that feel like collapse. Reichel challenges the assumption that our current crisis is unprecedented, reminding us that “many worlds have ended”—and that history offers both warning and wisdom. Through rich metaphors and grounded reflection, they guide readers toward practices of hope, not as a fleeting emotion, but as a discipline shaped by memory, community and spiritual imagination.
At its core, this conversation is an invitation to resist despair without denying reality. Reichel offers a vision of faith that is honest about grief, attentive to the past and open to new possibilities emerging from brokenness. For anyone feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of our time, this episode provides not easy answers, but something far more enduring: a way to remain rooted, faithful and hopeful in the midst of it all.
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Andy Hale is the creator and host of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Podcast. Hale is the Associate Executive Coordinator of CBF North Carolina. He’s also served as CBF’s Church Start Specialist, the founding pastor of Mosaic Church of Clayton, and the senior pastor of University Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. Follow on Twitter @haleandy.