Rethinking Faith

Holy Runaways - With Matthias Roberts

This week I am joined by Matthias Roberts to discuss his new book "Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion". This is a book for anybody who is feeling ignored, oppressed, or rejected by their religious community or the church. 

Matthias is a psychotherapist who has brought together his own story, research on religious trauma, and new interpretations of popular Christian parables to offer a book that is deeply empathetic and compassionate. 

I had a great time hanging out with Matthias and really enjoyed our conversation. I hope you find it as helpful as I did! Enjoy.

Resources:
Holy Run Aways (Book) 

MatthiasRoberts.com

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Unblaming God - With Deanna M. Young

This week, I am joined by Deanna M. Young to discuss her new book "Umblaming God: Interpreting the Old Testament Through the Lens of Jesus Christ." 

The Old Testament is filled with stories that depict God as one who demands and even commits horrifying acts of violence. The New Testament tells us that when we’ve seen Jesus, we’ve seen God—and yet Jesus never demands or commits acts of violence. How do we make sense of this?

Using Open and Relational Theology, Deanna presents alternative in- interpretations to four Old Testament stories—Noah and the Flood, God “telling” Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, Canaanite genocide, and the book of Job. These new interpretations better reflect God as love, not as a God of control. Enjoy!

Resources:

Unblaming God (book) 

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A Process Philosopher & A Neoplatonist Walk Into A Bar - With Jared Morningstar

This week Jared Morningstar joins me for some metaphysical musings... Oh yeah, it's nerdy all right! What would happen if a process philosopher walked into a bar with a Neoplatonist? I'm not entirely sure, to be honest... but maybe it could look something like this? Enjoy!

Resources:

JaredMorningstar.com

Center For Process Studies

And the Survey Says... - With Tripp Fuller

This week, Tripp Fuller joined me for a 'surprise' conversation... I literally had no idea what we were going to talk about or what Tripp wanted to tell me. Turns out, he wanted to reveal the top 8 most frequently asked "God" questions from a survey of 3,500 non-theologically trained people. We had a blast! Enjoy. 

Resources:

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Jesus: Mystic, Healer, & Prophet - With Bruce Epperly

This week Dr. Bruce Epperly joins the podcast once again for a fun and wide-ranging conversation about Jesus. Bruce offers a beautiful vision of Jesus of Nazareth the mystic, healer, and prophet who is always more than we can imagine. This Jesus embraces all times, places, and people with his mystical union with God, his healing presence, and his transforming prophetic witness. Enjoy!

Resources:

Jesus: Mystic, Healer, Prophet 

Reiki Healing Touch: And the Way of Jesus

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The Transformative Power of Tears - With Benjamin Perry

This week I was joined by Benjamin Perry to discuss ideas from his new book, "Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter". We take a deep dive into the transformative power of tears, explore how crying is an act of resistance, and ask how can our tears build a more beautiful world. Enjoy!

Resources:

Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter (Book)

Middle Church Website

BenjaminPerry.com

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An Invitation to Stravage - With Dr. Royce Fitts

This week I am joined by my new friend Dr. Royce Fitts to discuss his new book, "The Geography of the Soul: Dreams, Reality, and the Journey of a Life Time.". Royce shares his own spiritual journey, his own stravage, and invites us to join him. Enjoy!

Resources:

RoyceFitts.com

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Father, Son, and Holy Chi? - With Grace Ji-Sun Kim

This week Grace Ji-Sun Kim joins the show to talk about the Holy Spirit. This was a fun conversation and we approached the Holy Spirit a bit differently than your average Sunday School teacher. Enjoy! 

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Resources:

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Jewish Perspectives on the Problem of Evil - With Rabbi Wayne Allen

This week, I had the pleasure of being joined by Rabbi Wayne Allen to discuss his book "Thinking about Good and Evil: Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity". What have been some of the approaches to the problem of evil from within the Jewish tradition? Rabbi Allen's book offers 35 different answers to the problem of evil... we discuss a few of them. Enjoy!

RESOURCES:

Thinking About Good and Evil (Book)

RabbiWayneAllen.ca

20ish Q’s - With Jason Micheli

This week, Jason Micheli from the Crackers and Grape Juice Podcast joins me for 20ish Q's. We had a fun time playing my silly game and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking. Enjoy!

Resources:

Crackers and Grape Juice 

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