Episodes

July 10, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Edward Vidaurre is the 2018-2019 McAllen, Texas Po...

June 26, 2019

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. Guest Bio/Info: Karen González is a ...

June 12, 2019

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. Guest ...

May 29, 2019

Michael Wright: Faith and Art

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 c...

May 15, 2019

Jamie Lee Finch: You Are Your Own

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 em...

May 1, 2019

Danielle Shroyer: Original Blessing and the Emergent Church

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 move...

April 17, 2019

Michael Gungor: This

Michael Gungor is here to share his spiritual journey. Michael and I chat about his new book, This, and his spiritual journey from conservative Christianity to his present spiritual life. Guest Bio/Info: Michael Gungor is a Grammy nominated musi...

April 4, 2019

Kat Armas: Finding Theology from Heritage

Find your family’s genealogy book, because Kat Armas is here to talk about how her Cuban heritage influences her theology. We also chat a bit about her story that led her to seminary and what her current seminary experience is like. Guest Bio/In...

March 20, 2019

Casper ter Kuile: Spiritual But Not Religious

Finish your SoulCycle class and tune in to Casper ter Kuile and I chatting about the spirituality bubbling up in America. Casper talks about his work with How We Gather, the spiritual but not religious movement, and the rise of the nones. Guest ...

March 6, 2019

Andre Henry: A Theology of Social Change

Andre Henry is here, so that means you better take your daily hard-to-swallow pills. Andre talks about his work in theology and social change. We chat about how whiteness infects theology, how ordinary people are leading the charge for social change, a...

Feb. 20, 2019

Silas Krabbe: An Introduction to Theopoetics

Get your notebooks and pencils ready, because Silas Krabbe is here to take us all to school on the subject of theopoetics. Silas and I chat about his book A Beautiful Bricolage: Theopoetics as God-Talk for Our Time and other topics concerning theopoeti...

Feb. 6, 2019

Danielle Lynch: Music as Theology

Pause Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and tune into Danielle Lynch dive into the world of theology and music. Danielle and I chat about her recent book God in Sound and Silence: Music as Theology and how music can be a source of theological reflection. ...

Jan. 23, 2019

Ashon Crawley: Blackpentecostal Breath and the Aesthetics of Possibility

Get that Hammond B3 organ primed, because Ashon Crawley is here to talk about the aesthetic practices of Black Pentecostalism. Ashon talks about his book Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility and how the aesthetic practices of Black Pe...

Jan. 9, 2019

Thomas Oord: God Can't and the Problem of Evil

Burn your John Piper book collection, because Thomas Oord is here to reconfigure everything you’ve thought about God. In this episode Thomas chats about his newly released book, God Can’t: How to Believe in God and Love After Abuse, Tragedy, and Other ...

Dec. 26, 2018

Eric Atcheson: Millennials and Christianity

You’ve died of dysentery, so you might as well now listen to Eric Atcheson chat about his new book, Oregon Trail Theology: The Frontier Millennial Christians Face-And How We're Ready. We talk about the experience of Millennials with Christianity and th...

Dec. 13, 2018

Tuhina Verma Rasche: Theopoetics and Decolonization

Put the chapbook away for now as Tuhina Verma Rasche talks about theopoetics and decolonizing Christianity. There may even be a Dr. Strangelove reference in the episode… Guest Bio/Info: Tuhina Verma Rasche is a blogger, ordained ELCA minister, a...

Nov. 28, 2018

David Congdon and David Roberts: Beyond the Emergent Church Pt. II

The Batman and Robin and peanut butter and jelly of theology, David Congdon and David Roberts, are back! In this second part of a two-part episode, we all talk about what the church post-emergent looks like. Guests Info/Bio: David Congdon is an ...

Nov. 14, 2018

David Congdon and David Roberts: Beyond the Emergent Church Pt. I

Like Batman and Robin and peanut butter and jelly, David Congdon and David Roberts are the dynamic duo your life needs. In this first part of a two-part episode, we all talk about what the church post-emergent looks like. Guests Info/Bio: David ...

Oct. 31, 2018

Garrett Russell: Silent Planet and The Theology of Hardcore Music

Drop your D string, because this episode features the one and only, Garrett Russell, the frontman for Silent Planet. Garrett and I talk about Silent Planet’s new album and the theology that informs it. We also talk about the theology of hardcore music ...

Oct. 17, 2018

Daniel White Hodge: Hip-Hop Theology and Protest

Pause Tupac for a moment and tune into this episode where Daniel White Hodge and I talk about his new book, Homeland Insecurity: A Hip Hop Missiology for the Post-Civil Rights Context. We talk about the intersection of theology and hip-hop and Hip-Hop ...

Oct. 3, 2018

Tylor Standley: Anti-Capitalism and Christianity

Put down the Communist Manifesto and take a listen to Tylor Standley talk about his newest book, The Separation of Church and Estate: Capitalism and the Christian Conscience. We discuss a Christian response that is resistive to capitalism. We also expl...

Sept. 19, 2018