Tripp Fuller: Jesus and Process Theology

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November 25, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Tori Williams Douglass: A Spirituality of Anti-Racism

Mason chats with Tori Williams Douglass about her anti-racism project, White Homework. We chat about anti-racism, the spirituality behind it, and why white people need to get outside more.

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Tori Williams Douglass is anti-racist educator, podcaster, writer, and creator of White Homework, an anti-racism resource.

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November 11, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Trey Pearson: Coming Out in the Christian Music Industry

In this episode I chat with Trey Pearson about his journey of coming out as gay in the Christian music industry. We chat all about his story and his faith in the midst of it all.

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Trey Pearson is singer-songwriter and Christian LGBTQ activist. He has been featured on the View, the Human Rights Campaign, and has sold hundreds of thousands of records.

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October 21, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Megan Westra: Salvation as Liberation

In this episode I chat with Megan Westra about her new book, Born Again and Again: Jesus’ Call to Radical Transformation. We chat all about how Jesus saves us for the world and following Jesus means we are to denounce our power in the ways we hold power.

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Megan Westra is a chaplain and writer. She most recently wrote Born Again and Again: Jesus’ Call to Radical Transformation.

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October 07, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Evan Kuehn and Kyle Trowbridge: Theology Compromised

In this episode I chat with Evan Kuehn and Kyle Trowbridge about Evan’s book, Theology Compromised: Schleiermacher, Troeltsch, and the Possibility of a Sociological Theology. We talk all about the importance of how social context plays in theology.

Guests Bio/Info:

Evan F. Kuehn is theological librarian and theologian. He has published Theology Compromised: Schleiermacher, Troeltsch, and the Possibility of a Sociological Theology and Troeltsch's Eschatological Absolute.

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Kyle Trowbridge is a Master of Theological Studies student at Christian Theological Seminary. His interests include Protestant theology and political theology.

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September 23, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Kaitlin Curtice: Indigenous Spirituality

In this episode I chat with Kaitlin Curtice about her new book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God. We chat all about her story, her journey of faith, and decolonization.

Guest Bio/Info:

Kaitlin Curtice is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation as well as a Christian, public speaker, and poet. She travels around the country speaking on faith and justice within the church as it relates to Indigenous peoples and has been a featured speaker at Why Christian, Evolving Faith, Wild Goose Festival, and more.

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September 09, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Drew Hart: Activism and Christianity

In this episode I chat with Dr. Drew Hart about his brand new book, Who Will be A Witness?: Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance. We chat all about recent social movements and how the church can partner with these movements to participate in God’s work for justice.

Guest Bio/Info:

Drew Hart is a public theologian and professor of theology at Messiah University. He has written two books, Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism, and most recently, Who Will be A Witness?: Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance.

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August 26, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Jeff Chu: Being Christian and LGBTQ+

In this episode Jeff Chu chats about his book, Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. He chats all about his journey in Christianity as a gay man, why Reformed theology matters to him, and his work in farming.

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Jeff Chu is a writer and Reformed Church of America minister. He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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August 12, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Matthias Roberts: A Theology of Healthy Sex

In this episode I chat with Matthias Roberts about his new book, Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms. We talk about creating a healthy sexuality and the theology it takes to create such a sexuality.

Guest Bio/Info:

Matthias Roberts is a licensed mental-health counselor associate and host of Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being.

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July 29, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Chanequa Walker-Barnes: Womanism and Racial Reconciliation

In this episode Chanequa Walker-Barnes chats with me about her new book, I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation. We chat about the history of the racial reconciliation movement, the need for a womanist perspective in the movement, and way forward in racial justice.

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Chanequa Walker-Barnes was born in Atlanta, Georgia. A theologian and psychologist, her mission is to serve as a catalyst for healing, justice, and reconciliation.

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July 15, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Dustin Kensrue: Thrice and Process Theology

In this episode I am joined by wise and talented Dustin Kensrue. We chat about his band Thrice, his interest in process theology, and his new podcast Carry the Fire.

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Dustin Kensrue is a musician and songwriter. He fronts the rock band Thrice, as well as a solo artist.

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David Finnegan-Hosey: Mental Health and Christianity

May 27, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

In this episode David Finnegan-Hosey chats about his new book, Grace Is a Pre-Existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare. We chat all about the American healthcare system and how faith can help us re-imagined a new healthcare system that works for everyone!

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David Finnegan-Hosey is College Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministries at Barton College. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a series of hospitalizations in 2011, Finnegan-Hosey writes and speaks on the intersections between mental illness, faith, and the process of healing.

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Kelley Nikondeha: Women of the Exodus

May 13, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

In this episode Kelley Nikondeha talks about her new book, Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom. She talks all about the women in the story of the Exodus and how their stories can inspire liberation in our world.

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Kelley Nikondeha is the co-director and chief storyteller for Communities of Hope, a community development enterprise in Burundi. She is also the author of the recent book, Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom.

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April 29, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Wil Gafney: Womanism and the Hebrew Bible

Dr. Wil Gafney is here to chat all about her book Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction To The Women Of The Torah And The Throne. We chat about the liberating power of the stories of women in the Hebrew Bible and much more!

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Dr. Gafney is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School. She is also the author of Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction To The Women Of The Torah And The Throne.

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April 15, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Eric Atcheson: Christianity and Economic Justice

Join the 99% and listen to Eric Atcheson talk about his new book, On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Faith-Based Toolkit for Economic Justice. We chat all things about Christianity and what it offers to seeking economic justice.

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Eric Atcheson is an ordained minister in the Disciples of Christ. He most recently published On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Faith-Based Toolkit for Economic Justice. His work has also been published by The Christian Century, Christianity Today, and Sojourners.

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April 08, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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David Congdon and David Roberts: Did Jesus Really Resurrect?

David Congdon and David Roberts are here again to talk about the resurrection of Jesus. Did it literally happen or is it a metaphor?

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David Congdon is an author, speaker, and scholar working in the area of theology and culture. He hails originally from Portland, Oregon, completed a B.A. in English at Wheaton College, acquired an M.Div. and Ph.D. in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, and has since worked in the publishing industry as an academic editor.

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David Roberts is the youth pastor at Watershed, a progressive non-denominational church in Charlotte, NC. He is also a recent graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary.

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March 15, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Kerry Connelly: Anti-Racist Theology

My good friend Kerry Connelly joins me to share about her brand new book, Good White Racist: Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice. We talk all about how white people need to confront racism and what a white liberation theology may look like.

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Kerry Connelly is a writer; Certified Life Coach; author of the blog Jerseygirl, JESUS; and host of the podcast White on White, which reimagines white identity apart from pseudo-supremacy. She is currently pursuing an MDiv at Christian Theological Seminary.

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Twitter: @sheselevated

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March 04, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Linn Marie Tonstad: Queer Theology

Get your dancing shoes on, because Linn Marie Tonstad is here to throw us onto the queer theology dance floor. She talks all about her recent book, Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics.

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Linn Marie Tonstad is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School. She is the author of God and Difference and Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics.

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February 19, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Wess Daniels: Resistance in Revelation

Wess Daniels is here to set the record straight on the book of Revelation. He talks his book Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance and all about the resistive and liberative themes in the book.

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C. Wess Daniels is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in the School of Intercultural Studies on the subject of the renewal of faith traditions within participatory culture.

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February 05, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Christy Bauman: Theology of the Womb

In this episode Christy Bauman talks about her new book, Theology of The Womb: Knowing God through the Body of a Woman. She talks about all the ways in which we can learn about God from the the experience of being a woman.

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Dr. Christy Vidrine Bauman is the author of three books: Theology of the Womb, A Brave Lament, and Coming Home. She is a psychotherapist, supervisor, and professor who focuses on the female body, sexuality, and theology.

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