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July 15, 2020

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. Guest Bio/Info: Dustin Kensrue is a musician and songwriter. He fronts the rock band Thr...

May 27, 2020

David Finnegan-Hosey: Mental Health and Christianity

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 w...

May 14, 2020

Kelley Nikondeha: Women of the Exodus

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. Guest Bio/Info: Kelle...

April 29, 2020

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! Guest Bio/Info: Dr. Gafney is Ass...

April 15, 2020

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. Guest Bio/Info: Eric Atcheson...

April 8, 2020

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? Guests Info/Bio: David Congdon is an author, speaker, and scholar working in the area of theology and culture. He hails o...

March 16, 2020

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. Guest B...

March 4, 2020

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. Guest Bio/Info: Linn Marie Tonstad is Associate Professor of Systemati...

Feb. 19, 2020

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. Guest Bio/Info: C. Wess Daniels is the Will...

Feb. 5, 2020

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. Guest Bio/Info: Dr. Christy Vid...

Jan. 22, 2020

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza: Activist Theology Pt. II

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is here to talk about their newest book, Activist Theology. They talk all things about taking theology to the streets and how activist theology can make theology a meaningful conduit for social change. Guest Bio/Info: Robyn Hende...

Jan. 8, 2020

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. Guest ...

Dec. 25, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Emmy Kegler is pastor of Grace Luther...

Dec. 11, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Kutter C...

Nov. 27, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Michael Vazquez is a founder of Brave Commons, a ...

Nov. 13, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info:...

Oct. 30, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Robert Saler is Associate Dean at Chr...

Oct. 16, 2019

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...

Oct. 2, 2019

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 ...

Sept. 18, 2019

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? Guests Bio/Info: Tim Burnette is a graduate of Claremont School of The...

Sept. 4, 2019

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. ...

Aug. 21, 2019

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 ...

Aug. 7, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Anthony Mak...

July 24, 2019

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 thin...