Religion on the Mind

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Horror, Exorcisms & the Fear of God (#232) Jan 22, 2024

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Does interaction with scary media "open us up to spiritual influence?" What do professional exorcists think that exorcism is actually "doing" for the possessed? Is there a legitimate role for "the fear of the Lord"? What are the benefits of telling and re-telling horrifying stories? Fuller Seminary's Kutter Callaway joins Dan this week to discuss questions like this and they discuss his podcast Be Afraid.

Kutter’s website:

https://www.kuttercallaway.com/

Be Afraid Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-afraid/id1704761081

Kutter’s Devotional “Don’t Look Away: The Horrors of Holy Scripture”: https://www.alabasterco.com/products/dont-look-away-the-horrors-of-holy-scripture

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Trump 2024 Anxiety (#231) Jan 15, 2024

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Speaking as much to himself as to listeners, Dan goes through three common thinking errors, known in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as “cognitive distortions,” that he sees in news coverage around the possibility of a Donald Trump victory in 2024. Recognizing these distortions in the media as well as our own thoughts about the election and its results can 1) reduce our anxiety and 2) align our thoughts more fully with the reality that the future is uncertain but unlikely to be as catastrophic as we often assume. More episodes should come and will focus on additional cognitive distortions, as well as acceptance work.

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I Don't Believe in That God: Joy Vetterlein (#230) Jan 08, 2024

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Dan continues the series by talking with former worship director and pastor's kid Joy Vetterlein.

Joy’s Website:

https://www.joyvetterlein.com/

Joy’s Instagram @joyvetterlein

Christian Smith’s Book “The Bible Made Impossible”:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+bible+made+impossible&hvadid=174278255243&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019667&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10981934186039507283&hvtargid=kwd-28154002665&hydadcr=24629_9648897&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8ixu62s481_e

Lisa Miller’s Book “The Spiritual Child”:

https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Child-Parenting-Lifelong-Thriving/dp/1250033837/ref=asc_df_1250033837/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312681615521&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7860483979626910626&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019667&hvtargid=pla-490869632576&psc=1&mcid=814a73c070cb34248a207f9bdfbd0336&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkeSsBhDUARIsAK3tiedxjquhk1AKP60qkSkQB76cAxQI-xqtiqQYfUENdfI4_IXKqo0yZHEaAgp2EALw_wcB

Molly Lacroix’s Episode “Un-Shaming Each Part of Ourselves”:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000620549641

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When Religion Hurts You (#229) Jan 02, 2024

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Dan is joined by Dr. Laura Anderson, a fellow spiritual abuse/religious trauma researcher whose new book When Religion Hurts You is a pretty great and concise summary of what is known today about religious trauma and its effects on humans. They define terms like “religious trauma” and “spiritual abuse” and talk about the benefits of religion, the failures of pop psychology, the difference between PTSD and Complex PTSD, and more.

Laura’s Book “When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion”:

https://drlauraeanderson.com/book

Laura’s Website: https://drlauraeanderson.com/

https://www.traumaresolutionandrecovery.com/

Laura’s Podcast - Sunday School Dropouts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunday-school-dropouts/id1689312239

The Varieties of Religious & Spiritual Abuse Episode with Paula Swindle (#90):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000498837671

Saved By the City Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saved-by-the-city/id1557930520

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The Quagmire of Modern Missions (#70) (Re-broadcast) Dec 26, 2023

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*Re-broadcast* - The Quagmire of Modern Missions (#70)

Original Description:

I interview Jim and Breanna Randall, missionaries (if you want to call them that) in Myanmar. We talk about the various pitfalls that are present in modern day missions work (bad actors, psychologists breaking their oaths to do no harm, donor fragility, American/White Exceptionalism, and more), as well as some more hopeful potential ways forward.

CORRECTION: I said Jamie Lee Finch was the “Worst Missionary,” but that is actually Jamie Wright

Breanna’s Francis Chan piece: https://faithfullymagazine.com/myanmar-francis-chan-ministry/

Desmond Tutu Children’s Bible: https://smile.amazon.com/Children-Storybook-Bible-Archbishop-Desmond/dp/0310719127/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=desmond+tutu+bible&qid=1592798668&s=books&sr=1-1Unsettling Truths: https://smile.amazon.com/Unsettling-Truths-Dehumanizing-Doctrine-Discovery/dp/0830845259/ref=sr_1_2dchild=1&keywords=unsettling+truths&qid=1592798645&s=books&sr=1-2

Dangerous Territory: https://smile.amazon.com/Dangerous-Territory-Misguided-Quest-World/dp/1627075976/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dangerous+territory&qid=1592798554&sr=8-1

Assimilate or Go Home: https://smile.amazon.com/Assimilate-Go-Home-Missionary-Rediscovering/dp/0062388800/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=assimilate+or+go+home&qid=1592798542&sr=8-1

Decolonizing Wealth: https://www.decolonizingwealth.com/

Breanna‘s twitter: @randallbreanna

Breanna’s Instagram: @br_randall

Kaitlin Curtice: https://kaitlincurtice.com/

Christina Cleveland: http://www.christenacleveland.com/

No White Saviors: https://nowhitesaviors.org/

Support the Randalls: https://burmachronicle.com/blog/

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Good News! The Bible Disagrees With Itself (#228) Dec 18, 2023

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As Dan has wrestled with his understanding of the Bible over the years, one issue has taken center stage in his mind: the multivocality of Scripture. In other words: if we take the Bible as we find it, it becomes clear that voices of biblical writers are in disagreement and conversation with each other, across and even within books of the Bible. And, it turns out, many listeners are also curious about this topic. So what better focus for this conversation with New Testament scholar James F. McGrath. They get fairly nerdy and deep into biblical scholarship on this one, so fair warning!

James’ Book “The A to Z of the New Testament: Things Experts Know That Everyone Else Should Too”:

https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Things-Experts-Everyone/dp/0802882307

James’ Blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/

James’s Twitter - @ReligionProf

“The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture”:

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Made-Impossible-Biblicism-Evangelical/dp/158743329X

Keith Ward’s Book “What the Bible Really Teaches: A Challenge to Fundamentalists”:

https://www.amazon.com/What-Bible-Really-Teaches-Fundamentalists/dp/0281056803

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Deconstruction for Baby Boomers (#227) Dec 14, 2023

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Dan continues his (occasional) focus on Faith deconstruction amid Baby Boomers by talking with Southern Californian Dan Gross. For the second half of this conversation, join the Patreon @ patreon.com/dankoch

Episodes Mentioned:

To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories #6:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000428619214

The Argument for Universal Salvation #43 with Brad Jersak:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000455888818

Baby Boomer Deconstruction #158:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000568871042

Brian McLaren #170:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000589883284

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Has Self-Care Replaced Taking Up Your Cross? Part 2 (#226) Dec 12, 2023

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Those of us who grew up with the Gospel's exhortation to “lay down your life” and “take up your cross” find modern culture constantly encouraging “self-care.” Is this helpful, like putting on our own oxygen masks before helping someone else, or mere selfishness in disguise? Are there limits to self-care or self-sacrifice? In today’s episode (Part 2) Matt Wright gets into this topic by way of discussing his diagnosis of Bipolar disorder.

Matt's Spotify Artist Page:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4B4Remkbm9pHdBjZSeNfGC?si=API5fMyaSPWlBMtmNJI_vQ

Matt's Band "Telephone Friends" Artist Page:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/765e7kZUsgfGp40uxNCxE9?si=a7KdANkmT5abDEvCcYspfA

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Has Self-Care Replaced Taking Up Your Cross? (#225) Part 1 Dec 11, 2023

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Those of us who grew up with the Gospels exhortation to “lay down your life” and “take up your cross” find modern culture constantly encouraging “self-care.” Is this helpful, like putting on our own oxygen masks before helping someone else, or mere selfishness in disguise? Are there limits to self-care or self-sacrifice? In today’s episode (Part 1), returning guest Andy Squires expresses some concern. Part 2 (featuring Matt Wright) drops tomorrow!

Andy’s “Worries About Progressive Christianity” Episode:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000617706730

Andy’s Website:

andysquyres.com

Andy’s Instagram: @andysquyres

Andy’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/andysquyres

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Hell is a Psychological Construct (#224) Dec 04, 2023

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Derek Kubilus, a Methodist minister, was surprised to find so much pain around the concept of Hell among his parishioners despite serving in a progressive denomination. This led him to write the new book “Holy Hell: A Case against Eternal Damnation” and to explore the concept and history of “Hell” without the baggage it is often accompanied by in more conservative spaces. Over time, humans seem to have come up with a maximally terrifying vision of Hell that goes well beyond anything in the Bible. Why? What role does it play? What does it accomplish?

Derek’s Book “Holy Hell: A Case against Eternal Damnation”:

https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Hell-against-Eternal-Damnation/dp/0802883176

Derek’s Podcast “Cross Over Q”:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cross-over-q/id1551387779

Episode’s Mentioned:

To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000428619214

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