Robyn Henderson-Espinoza: Activist Theology Pt. II

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January 08, 2020 / Mason Mennenga

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Brian McLaren: Theology of the Earth

In all his wisdom and generosity, Brian McLaren is here to talk about his most recent book, The Galápagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey. He talks all about his journey to the Galápagos Islands and the spiritual and theological effect it had on him.

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Brian McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good.

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December 25, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Emmy Kegler: Theology from the Margins

On this Christmas special, Emmy Kegler talks about her recent book, One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins. She also chats about her relationship with the Bible and her faith journey.

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Emmy Kegler is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis. She is the coordinator and editor of Queer Grace, an online encyclopedia for LGBTQ and Christian life, and a sought-after speaker.

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December 11, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Kutter Callaway: Radical Theology and Culture

Get radical with Kutter Callaway and I as he talks about his newest book with Barry Taylor, The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture. We chat all things radical theology, culture, and (a)theism.

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Kutter Callaway is Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also co-director of the Reel Spirituality Institute, where he serves as a consultant and advisory board member for various film and TV studios.

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November 27, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Michael Vazquez: Queering Theology

Michael Vazquez bursts in to share how theology ought to not simply affirm LGBTQ+ people but to queer theology itself. We also chat about Michael’s faith journey and Marcella Althaus-Reid.

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Michael Vazquez is a founder of Brave Commons, a Master of Theological Studies student, and queer public theologian.

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November 13, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Crystal Cheatham: Our Bible App and LGBTQ+ Activism

In this episode Crystal Cheatham chats with me about Our Bible App, a progressive Christian app consisting of devotionals, podcasts, and other resources for progressive Christians. She also chats with me about her work in LGBTQ+ activism.

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Crystal Cheatham is an LGBTQ+ activist, podcaster, and founder of Our Bible App.

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October 30, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Rob Saler: Radiohead and Theology

Radiohead and theology: the crossover you didn’t know you wanted! In this episode Rob Saler talks with me about his newest book, All These Things into Position: What Theology Can Learn from Radiohead.

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Robert Saler is Associate Dean at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where he also serves as Research Professor of Lutheran Studies and Executive Director of the Center for Pastoral Excellence. He has written widely on theology and cultural criticism.

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October 16, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Lenny Duncan: A Black Preacher in the Whitest Denomination

Lenny Duncan is the first guest on the newly rebranded, A People’s Theology. He chats about being a black preacher in the whitest denomination in America. He also talks about how Lutheran theology is important to his faith.

Lenny Duncan is pastor of Jehu's Table, a church in the heart of Brooklyn. Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, and formerly unchurched, Duncan is now a sought-after speaker and writer on topics of racial justice and the role of the church in the twenty-first century.

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October 02, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Melissa Florer-Bixler: Fire by Night and the Old Testament

Torah-pen those Bibles (#BibleJokeFail), because Melissa Florer-Bixler is here to talk all about her book Fire By Night. We chat all things Old Testament, including how Christians ought to read the Old Testament and how it can transform how we live in the world.

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Melissa Florer-Bixler is a writer and pastor with degrees from Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Her ministry has been featured in The Atlantic and Sojourners. She writes for Geez Magazine, Christian Century, Mennonite World Review, and The Mennonite, among others.

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September 18, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Tim Burnette and Dan Rosado: Transpantheism

Be prepared to pick up brain matter, because your mind is about to be blown. Tim Burnette and Dan Rosado chat with me about transpantheism. What is it and why does it matter?

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Tim Burnette is a graduated of Claremont School of Theology and pastor of The Way Collective, a new movement in Santa Barbara, CA, and is a community for people looking to unite by living well for the common good in an increasingly divisive world.

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Dan Rosado is an electrical engineer by day and process theology purveyor by night. He also is a part of Brew Theology and is an all around great guy.

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September 04, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Laura Beth Buchleiter: Being Trans and Christian

I hope your fragile heart is ready, because you’re about to fall in love with Laura Beth Buchleiter. In this episode Laura Beth talks about what it means for her to be both transgender and Christian. We also talk about her trans journey and much more.

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Laura Beth Buchleiter is a trans Christian, author, speaker, and seminarian.

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August 21, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros: Theopoetics and Decolonizing Theology

Take a bow before the 2019 Rubem Alves Award winner, Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, as she talks about theopoetics, decolonizing theology, and her most recent chapbook, Becoming Coztōtōtl. It’s a delightful conversation with an even more delightful human being!

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Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros is a Tejana poet, freelance writer, and speaker. She is also the 2019 Rubem Alves Award winner. Her most recent chapbook, Becoming Coztōtōtl, was released February of 2019.

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August 07, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Anthony Mako: Postmodern Liturgy

Did someone say deconstruction? In this episode I chat with Anthony Mako about his podcasting and writing project, Postmodern Liturgy. We also chat about the emergent church, all things postmodernism, and The Sandlot.

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Anthony Mako is a musician and theologian interested in being a curator of experiences which reveal beauty. His major interests are in music, rethinking worship practices, Christian history, Eco-theology and Postmodern Theology.

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July 24, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Shelley Yael Dennis: A Political Theology of Food

Dinner’s ready and so is this episode with Dr. Shelley Yael Dennis. In this episode Dr. Dennis talks about her new book, Edible Entanglements: On a Political Theology of Food. We talk about how our theology and climate change crisis affects how we think about food.

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Shelley Yael Dennis, MD, PhD, is Faculty Chair of Health Sciences and Sustainability at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Dennis earned her medical degree at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she witnessed the public-health impacts of food-system disparities. Intrigued by the theological implications of systemic inequalities, she went on to earn her doctorate from Drew University.

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July 10, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Edward Vidaurre: Poetry and Liberation

Wordsmiths commence! Edward Vidaurre is here to talk about his newest poetry collection, JAZzHOUSE. We also talk about location and liberation as impetuses for poetic expression.

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Edward Vidaurre is the 2018-2019 McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate and author of six collections of poetry with JAZzHOUSE being his latest. He writes from the front lines of the Mexican-American borderlands of El Valle in south Tejas and is a publisher and editor of FlowerSong Books.

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June 26, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Karen Gonzalez: Immigration and the Bible

Karen Gonzalez is here to talk about her newest book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. She talks about her story as an immigrant and the stories of immigration in the Bible.

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Karen González is a speaker, writer, and immigrant advocate who works as director of human resources for World Relief. An immigrant from Guatemala, González studied at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has worked in the nonprofit world for more than ten years and is a former public school teacher. González, who lives in Baltimore, has written about spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race, gender, the Enneagram, and immigration. Her work has been published in Sojourners, Christ and Pop Culture, Faithfully Magazine, and Mutuality Magazine.

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June 12, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

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Grace Ji-Sun Kim: The Holy Spirit

Prepared to be descended upon, because Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim is here to chat about the Spirit. We chat about her book, The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost and all things pneumatology.

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Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean American theologian. Her many books include The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost (2018), Mother Daughter Speak (2017), and Embracing the Other (2015). She holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Toronto and is an associate professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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Michael Wright: Faith and Art

May 29, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

Take a swig of your creative juice, because Michael Wright is here to chat about the intersection of faith and art. Michael and I converse about how art can foster theological formation, the relationship the church has with the art world, and how art can be a liberating force in the world.

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Michael Wright is the content developer of the Brehm Center and creator of the newsletter, Still Life. He also lectures on spirituality, facilitates poetry spiritual formation groups, and has taught courses on faith and art.

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Twitter: @mjeffreywright

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Jamie Lee Finch: You Are Your Own

May 15, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

Disappoint your mother by listening to Jamie Lee Finch chat about her newest book, You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity. We converse about how Evangelicalism traumatizes, the healing from trauma through embodiment, and Jamie’s present spirituality.

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Jamie Lee Finch is a relationship coach between humans and their bodies and writer. She recently released her book You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity.

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Danielle Shroyer: Original Blessing and the Emergent Church

May 01, 2019 / Mason Mennenga

I was #blessed to have a conversation with Danielle Shroyer about her latest book, Original Blessing: Putting Sin in Its Rightful Place. We chat about original sin, her understanding of original blessing, and her involvement in the emergent church movement.

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Danielle Shroyer is a sought-after speaker, respected pastor, and a founding member of the emerging church movement. She holds a BA from Baylor University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and is the author of Original Blessing: Putting Sin in its Rightful Place and Where Jesus Prayed.

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