Religion on the Mind

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To Resist the Mob (on the Left and Right) (#11) Mar 04, 2019

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(This episode is appearing on both the You Have Permission and Depolarize! Podcast feeds.) How do we know that we aren't caught up in a "mob mentality" on social, political, or theological issues? Can universities be places where we teach young people to think critically? Can an openly gay woman and her conservative "marriage-is-between-one-man-and-one-woman" sister stay close friends? The answer to the last one is yes: Dr. Elizabeth Corey (Baylor University, First Things Magazine) and her sister Mary wrote a joint op-ed in the Atlantic in 2015 proving as much (Elizabeth is the conservative one). Dr. Corey helps Dan break down why things have gotten so mob-like, and what we can do to stay out of it.Elizabeth and Mary’s Essay: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/i-choose-at-once-to-love-my-sister-and-disagree-with-her-on-gay-marriage/392279/Other writings by Elizabeth: https://www.baylor.edu/great_texts/index.php?id=100039The Coddling of American Mind: https://smile.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24RMCD9777FMY&keywords=coddling+american+mind&qid=1551469414&s=gateway&sprefix=coddling+ameri%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-1How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds: https://smile.amazon.com/How-Think-Survival-Guide-World/dp/0451499603/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=how+to+think&qid=1551469424&s=gateway&sr=8-2Join the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comEmail Dan: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Be Gay Affirming (#10) Feb 25, 2019

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This is a tricky one, especially for those who have a genuine desire to take the Bible seriously. The argument for inclusion that J. R. Daniel Kirk presents, however, is one that I find convincing, and it is the best one of the many that I have read or heard (including by Matthew Vines, Gene Robinson, and others). Richard Hay's compassionate argument against affirmation is also presented. Many podcasts on this topic tend to focus on the emotional aspect of the issue, on the increased risk of suicide among queer teens, etc. I think those have their place, but for many Christians, we simply NEED a good argument about what to do with this stubborn text -- the Bible -- that really does seem to stand against homosexual activity. Daniel presents such an argument.

Find an open & affirming church: gaychurch.org

Margaret Farley 60 Minutes clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASG5kii-rI

James Brownson’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Gender-Sexuality-Reframing-Relationships/dp/0802868630https://twitter.com/jrdkirk

Seth Roberts playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/dankoch/playlist/43QDpk1CQ098K2PpFcFVUy?si=BDa2luwVTC-GwdJpnXg85Q

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To Think Seriously About (Biblical) Patriarchy (#9) Feb 18, 2019

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Does the Bible teach a soft, "kind" version of patriarchy, or was patriarchy the unquestioned cultural backdrop of the Biblical text? Does God proscribe a loving patriarchal system, or is God against it? What does God call his daughters to be and do in the world? Author Carolyn Custis James joins Dan to talk through her work in this area, which has massive implications for the Egalitarian vs. Complementarian debate.https://carolyncustisjames.com/Seth Roberts playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/dankoch/playlist/43QDpk1CQ098K2PpFcFVUy?si=BDa2luwVTC-GwdJpnXg85QJoin the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comEmail Dan: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Be Theologically Progressive (#8) Feb 11, 2019

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This week (partly since I will be out of town next weekend) we are getting a doozy of an episode with Dr. Kyle Roberts (Dean of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities) about progressive Christianity. What is it? Can we get a 30,000 ft view of what it looks like to be in this world? Can a progressive Christian still affirm the Trinity, Christ’s resurrection, and more? How might a progressive Christian think about atonement, Biblical inerrancy, the meaning of salvation, sexual inclusion? Kyle is here to help us out, and my friend Ben Keeney is also here to help, playing the role of a low-grade skeptic of this particular understanding of Christianity.Kyle’s Book “A Complicated Pregnancy”: https://smile.amazon.com/Complicated-Pregnancy-Whether-Virgin-Matters/dp/1506406246/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kyle+roberts&qid=1549857844&s=gateway&sr=8-1Kyle’s co-written Matthew commentary: https://smile.amazon.com/Matthew-Two-Horizons-Testament-Commentary/dp/0802825664/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=kyle+roberts&qid=1549857870&s=gateway&sr=8-2A good progressive Christian podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/homebrewed-christianity-podcast/id276269040?mt=2BC Con, Dallas, Feb 15-17: badchristiancon.comJoin the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comEmail Dan: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Change Your Mind: Healing Prayer (Thomas Jay Oord) (#7) Feb 04, 2019

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The first in an ongoing occasional "to change your mind" series. Thomas Jay Oord is one of the leading theologians in the world of Open & Relational Theology (which includes Open Theism, Process Theology and more), and his beliefs about God's healing, and whether or not we should pray for healing, have changed multiple times throughout his life.Reconstruct episode with Tom: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thomas-oord-the-uncontrolling-love-of-god-s01e06/id1230794548?i=1000385677181&mt=2Open & Relational Reading Group with Tom & Tripp Fuller: http://openandrelationaltheology.com/"God Can't": https://smile.amazon.com/God-Cant-Believe-after-Tragedy/dp/1948609126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549081254&sr=8-1&keywords=thomas+jay+oord"The Uncontrolling Love of God": The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of ProvidenceBC Con, Dallas, Feb 15-17: badchristiancon.comJoin the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comEmail Dan: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comEpisode edited by Scott CangemiArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6) Jan 28, 2019

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*How exactly* does Christ's death and resurrection make people right with God? Author and journalist Bonnie Kristian walks Dan through 5 of the most popular and historic answers to that question. Many of us (especially Baptist/Calvinist/Reformed Christians) have been told there is only one such Atonement theory -- Penal Substitution -- but that isn't the case. Bonnie and Dan discuss Christus Victor, Satisfaction Theory, Moral Exemplar, Penal Substitution, and Scapegoat Theory.Concentric Circles Image: https://stuarthoughton.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/greg-boyd-concentric-circles.png"A Flexible Faith" (on sale): https://smile.amazon.com/Flexible-Faith-Rethinking-Means-Follow/dp/1478992093/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548661564&sr=8-1&keywords=a+flexible+faithOpen Relational Reading Group - http://openandrelationaltheology.com/BadChristian Con, February 15-17 in Dallas - badchristiancon.comDiscussion Questions:- What theory of the atonement is most familiar to you? Which one did your Sunday school teachers tell you?- Which do you find most appealing and why? Which do you find most convincing and why? (If those aren’t the same, why?)- How would you explain to someone totally unfamiliar with Christianity how Jesus is dying means that we can be saved?- Which theory makes the most sense in our current culture?Join the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Wonder If "Unreached Peoples" Should Be Reached (the John Chau Incident) (#5) Jan 21, 2019

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John Chau was a 26 year old American missionary who managed to get himself smuggled to North Sentinel Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal, between India and Mayanmar, home of somewhere between 20 and 200 members of a completely unreached people group. He was killed back in November, by the islanders' spears thrown from a distance. His story is not unique in the history of Christian missions, but it brings important questions back to the surface of Christian worldwide dialogue. Today's guests are Calvary Chapel pastor Andy Hirschman and Dr. David Leong, missiologist and author at Seattle Pacific University.Dreher blog post: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/death-of-a-missionary-john-allen-chau/Ruth Graham post: https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/12/john-allen-chau-missionary-death-christian-north-sentinel-island.htmlDavid Leong: https://spu.edu/academics/seattle-pacific-seminary/seminary-faculty/leong-davidBadchristiancon.comJoin the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/

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To Reject Predestination (An Alternative to TULIP) (#4) Jan 14, 2019

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Many Christians have been taught that in order to truly submit to God's sovereignty and God's word, it is necessary to believe that God predetermines who will go to Heaven, and who will to Hell, before they are born. Dr. Don Thorsen (Azusa Pacific University) argues that this is a false dichotomy, and that in fact, most Christians over time have not held the doctrine of predestination, commonly known in Calvinist circles by it's acrostic "TULIP". Don argues that most Christians actually believe something closer to his alternate acrostic: ACURA.T - Total depravityU - Unconditional electionL - Limited atonementI - Irresistible graceP - Perseverance of the saintsA - All are sinfulC - Conditional electionU - Unlimited atonementR - Resistible graceA - Assurance of salvationCalvin vs. Wesley: https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-vs-Wesley-Bringing-Practice/dp/1426743351Everything you Know About Evangelicals...: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080107097X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i7Join the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochWebsite: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by sprungle.co

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To Think Theologically About Aliens (Seriously) (#3) Jan 14, 2019

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Astrophysicists discover new planets almost daily; might there be intelligent life on one of these planets? Even if not, the number of planets that must exist universe-wide is probably in the billions, or higher. Given God's creativity, it seems plausible, even likely, that there are other species somewhere in the universe who can communicate with their Creator. What consequences does this have for Christian theology? Two main areas are explored: the Trinity (specifically the Incarnation), and people in other religious traditions (on Earth). Guests: astrophysicist and minister David Wilkinson, theologian and philosopher Keith Ward.David: https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/staff/profile/?id=2006Keith: https://www.keithward.org.uk/Join the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankochWebsite: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comEdited by Chris Keene & Scott CangemiArtwork by sprungle.co

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To Accept Theistic Evolution (#2) Jan 14, 2019

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Many Christians are erroneously taught that either 1) Darwinian Evolution is true or 2) the Bible / the Gospel is true, but not both. In fact, thousands of respected scientists are committed Christians, and thousands more are leaving their churches due to perceived conflicts between science and Christianity, especially in Evangelical Protestant circles. In this episode, we hear from Amy, an Evangelical who is skeptical of some aspects of Darwinian theory, and we hear Adrian Wyard's story, how he went from devout young-earth creationist evangelist to accepting theistic evolution (and a whole lot of evidence and arguments along the way).

Biologos.org

Counterbalance.org

The Language of God: https://www.amazon.com/Language-God-Scientist-Presents-Evidence/dp/1416542744/ref=asc_df_1416542744/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312115051380&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14652014232710692716&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033333&hvtargid=pla-433853721827&psc=1

Finding Darwin's God: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Darwins-God-Scientists-Evolution/dp/0061233501/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547254356&sr=1-2&keywords=finding+darwin%27s+god

BARNA research: https://www.barna.com/research/six-reasons-young-christians-leave-church/

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