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Austen Hartke: What Does the Bible Say About Trans People? Mar 15, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Austen Hartke about his book, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians. They chat about what the Bible says about transgender people and what gifts transgender people bring to Christianity.

Guest Bio/Info:

Austen Hartke is the founder and director of Transmission Ministry Collective and the author of the book, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians.

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austenhartke.com

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Lenny Duncan: Why the Church Needs Revolution, Not Reform Mar 01, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Lenny Duncan about their new book, Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church. They chat about why the church needs revolution, not reform and why if we actually loved our neighbors we wouldn't need police.

Guest Bio/Info:

Lenny Duncan is a writer, speaker, and scholar working at the forefront of racial justice in America. Lenny is also the author of the recent book, Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church.

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lennyduncan.com

Twitter: @lennyaduncan

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Randy Woodley: How to Reconnect with Sacred Earth Feb 15, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Randy Woodley about how to reconnect with sacred Earth. They chat about how our understanding of the Earth has been colonized, practices to reconnect with sacred Earth, and much more.

Guest Bio/Info:

Randy Woodley is an Indigenous theologian, activist, and author of many books including most recently Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth.

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Instagram: eloheheagleswings

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Pete Enns: What To Do When You Doubt Your Faith Feb 01, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Pete Enns about his new book, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming. They talk about what you should do when you begin to question your faith and how his theology has changed over the years.

Guest Bio/Info:

Pete Enns is a professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University and host of The Bible for Normal People podcast. He is also the author of many books, including most recently Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming.

Find Pete here:

Bible for Normal People: thebiblefornormalpeople.com

Twitter: @peteenns

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Sarah Lane Ritchie: Can Psychedelics Make You Believe in God? Jan 18, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Sarah Lane Ritchie about how psychedelics can shape our religious experiences and theology. We also chat about if psychedelics can help you believe in God.

Guest Bio/Info:

Sarah is a scholar of science and religion and has done extensive work on psychedelics and religious experiences.

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Twitter: @slaneritchie

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Brad Onishi: Why Christian Nationalism is Dangerous Jan 04, 2023

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Brad Onishi about his new book, Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism: and What Comes Next. They talk about the history of white Christian nationalism in America, the theology of American white Christian nationalism, and what American white Christian nationalists are doing next.

Guest Bio/Info:

Brad Onishi is ascholar of religion and cohost of the Straight White American Jesus podcast. He is also the author of the recent book, Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism: and What Comes Next.

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bradonishi.com

Twitter: @BradleyOnishi

Instagram: bbonishi

Facebook: facebook.com/straightwhitejc

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Diana Butler Bass, Tom Oord, and Andrew Davis: Who is God in Process Theology? Dec 22, 2022

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason is live at 2022 Theology Beer Camp with his friends Diana Butler Bass, Tom Oord, and Andrew Davis where they talk about God in process theology. They talk about the different understandings of God in process theology, how one can experience God, and much more.

If you would like to listen and watch to more presentations from the 2022 Theology Beer Camp, you can go to http://experiencinggod.net to signup and get the videos of all the keynotes.

Find Diana here:

dianabutlerbass.com

Twitter: @dianabutlerbass

Facebook: facebook.com/d.butler.bass

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thomasjayoord.com

Twitter: @ThomasJayOord

Instagram: thomasjayoord

Facebook: facebook.com/thomas.oord

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andrewmdavis.info

Facebook: facebook.com/adventuredavis

Instagram: adventure_davis

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Adam Clark: Why Black Theology Matters Dec 08, 2022

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason is live at 2022 Theology Beer Camp with his friend Tim Whitaker from The New Evangelicals and they chat with Adam Clark about Black theology. They talk about the different understandings of God in Black theology, why Black theology matters, and much more.

If you would like to listen and watch to more presentations from the 2022 Theology Beer Camp, you can go to http://experiencinggod.net to signup and get the videos of all the keynotes.

Guest Bios/Info:

Adam Clark is Associate Professor at Xavier University.

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Facebook: facebook.com/adam.clark.1884

Twitter: @admclark

Tim Whitaker is the founder of The New Evangelicals.

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Instagram: thenewevangelicals

Twitter: @newvangelicals

TikTok: @thenewevangelicals

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Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff: What is Christian Communism? Nov 24, 2022

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff from the podcast, The Magnificast. They chat about what communism and capitalism are and why Christians should be communists.

Guests Bio/Info:

Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff are the hosts of the podcast, The Magnificast.

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Twitter: @Matt_Bernico

Find Dean here:

Twitter: @DeanDettloff

Find The Magnificast here: themagnificast.com

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D.L. Mayfield: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision for the World Nov 09, 2022

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This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:

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Mason chats with D.L. Mayfield about her new book, Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for Our Times. They chat about Dorothy Day and how her life and work can inspire us to change the world.

Guest Bio/Info:

D.L. Mayfield is a writer, activist, and the author of the recent book, Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for Our Times.

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dlmayfield.com

Twitter: @d_l_mayfield

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