A People&#8217;s Theology

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Diana Butler Bass: Grateful and the Subversion of Gratitude Jun 13, 2018

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Let us all be grateful for the wisdom of Diana Butler Bass. In this episode she talks about her new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks, and how gratitude subverts the hostility of current-day American political and religious life.

Guest Bio/Info:

Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture.

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Twitter: @dianabutlerbass

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Brandan Robertson: Our Witness and LGBTQ+ Spirituality May 30, 2018

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Brandan Robertson is here to talk about his new book, Our Witness: The Unheard Stories of LGBT+ Christians. We also touch on his own spiritual journey, the inspiration behind the book, and the ways in which LGBTQ+ Christians are faithfully changing the institution of the church.

Guest Bio/Info:

Brandan Robertson is an author, pastor, thought-leader, and contemplative activist working at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal.

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Twitter: @BrandanJR

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Tori Williams Douglass: Anti-Racism, Science, and Spirituality May 16, 2018

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Check your whiteness at the door and join Tori and I, as she talks about the intersection of anti-racism, spirituality, and science. She talks about the work she does at a neuroscience lab in Oregon and how their research equips people in the work of anti-racism. She also talks about her spiritual journey and how it relates to her passion for anti-racism and science.

Guest Bio/Info:

Tori is a writer, an anti-racist activist and educator, neuroscience research assistant, history nerd, and an ex-evangelical. She uses neuroscience to re-frame the way culture engages with mental health, race, racism, spiritual abuse, sexuality, and the legal system.

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Twitter: @ToriGlass

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Drew Moser: Ready or Not and #twentysomethings in the Church May 02, 2018

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Christian higher education has never been so religionless! In this episode, Drew Moser and Mason talk about Drew's new book, Ready or Not: Leaning in Life in Our Twenties. They talk about the ways in which millennials are engaging with the church and spirituality.

Guest Bio/Info:

Drew Moser is a Dean and Professor at Taylor University in Indiana. He’s also a writer, speaker, and consultant on twentysomethings and vocation.

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Twitter: @drewmoser

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Facebook: facebook.com/drewmoserauthor

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Jason Chesnut: #SlateSpeak and Online Spiritual Community Apr 18, 2018

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Jason Chesnut joins us to subvert institutionalized Christianity! Jason and Mason talk about #SlateSpeak, an online spiritual community. He talks about the ways in which people foster their faith online and how this medium of faith fostering subverts institutionalized Christianity.

Guest Info/Bio: Jason is an organizer, filmmaker, and co-curator of The Slate Project. Find Jason here: Twitter: @crazypastor

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Hannah Paasch: #millenneagram, #churchtoo, and Twitter Spirituality Apr 04, 2018

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Garbage Oprah is here and the only thing they are giving away to you is snark, Enneagram wisdom, and spirituality on Twitter. They bestow upon us mere peasants the wisdom of the Enneagram for millennials, their spiritual journey, the #churchtoo movement, and their sense of spirituality formed on Twitter.

Guest Bio/Info:

Hannah Paasch is a writer and trauma researcher.

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Twitter: @hannahpaasch

Instagram: hannahpaasch & garbageoprah

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David Congdon: The God Who Saves and the Ecclesiastical Future Mar 21, 2018

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Theology nerds rejoice, David Congdon is here! David and I talk about his most recent book The God Who Saves and its contribution to the way soteriology informs our ecclesiology. Speaking of which, David and I also get all up in your ecclesiastical business talking about technology’s impact on the future of the church, finding “church” outside of church, and religionless Christianity.

Guest Bio/Info:

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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Twitter: @dwcongdon

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Brian McLaren: The Great Spiritual Migration and Upcoming Projects Mar 07, 2018

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Brian McLaren. Yes, you read that correctly. We have Brian McLaren here today on Religionless Church. Brian and I talk about his book The Great Spiritual Migration as it relates to religionless Christianity and upcoming projects on which he’s working.

Guest Bio/Info:

Brian D. 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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Twitter: @brianmclaren

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Tim Burnette: The Way Collective and Process Ecclesiology Feb 21, 2018

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Tim Burnette is in the house! Tim and I have an ecclesiastical rich conversation that convalesces to topics of process theology, process ecclesiology, and The Way Collective.

Guest Info/Bio:

Tim Burnette is a Doctor of Ministry student at 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.

Find Tim here:

Twitter: @tdburnette

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