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Taking Degrowth to Church Aug 13, 2022

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We've already talked about degrowth a bit on the podcast, but why not talk about it some more. In this episode we talk about the book The Future is Degrowth, discuss what growth is and why it's bad, what degrowth is, and how you can bring some of these ideas to church.

You can find the Future is Degrowth here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3989-the-future-is-degrowth

You can read Matt's article about degrowth here: https://sojo.net/articles/creation-care-isn-t-enough-we-need-degrowth

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African Cry Aug 06, 2022

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In this episode, we get back into the conversation about African Liberation Theology by reading Jean-Marc Ela's book African Cry. We meant to talk about an essay he wrote about the Eucharist and the Exodus story, but we got kind of stuck on the Eucharist. We'll be back with more from Ela in the coming weeks!

Read along with us here: https://archive.org/details/africancry0000elaj/page/n3/mode/2up

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The US is a Christian Nation, But That's Bad! Jul 31, 2022

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Recently everyone's been talking about Christian nationalism. This week we're offering a definitive take that the US is a Christian nation and that's really bad! Christianity isn't our best hopes we have for it, but instead, what it does and produces!

Here's the article by Diana Butler Bass we mention. https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/christian-nationalism-everywhere?r=45vbf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct

Here's the article from CNN we talk about.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/opinions/christian-nationalism-marjorie-taylor-greene-tyler

Liberation Theology in South Africa Jul 23, 2022

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You know us; we love learning things about liberation theology. We've talked a lot about liberation theology in the context of Latin America, but we're completely clueless about liberation theology in Africa. In this episode, we read a bit of Emmanuel Martey's African theology: inculturation and liberation to learn something about what liberation theology looks like in South Africa.
You can read the book along with us here: https://archive.org/details/africantheologyi0000mart/page/130/mode/2up

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Rules-Based International Order Jul 16, 2022

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We love to talk about imperialism on this show and what better time to rehash imperialism in light of John Bolton's admission to planning Coups on TV! This week we talk about John Bolton, coups, imperialism, and the farce of rules-based international order.

Here's the essay from the Monthly Review we mention in the ep - https://monthlyreview.org/2021/07/01/the-new-cold-war-on-china/

Reality Can Be Worse Than We Think Jul 10, 2022

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This week we talk about the EPA decision passed down by SCOTUS and the larger context of ecological guidance in the IPCC report. It all seems pretty hopeless, but Leonardo Boff once again tells us what to do! Tune in and find out!

The Jubilee House Update w/ Ryan Cagle Jul 02, 2022

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Ryan Cagle is back on the show to give us an update about Jubilee House, organizing, spiritual direction, and RPGs! Put on your robe and wizard hat and get ready for this banger of an episode.

Check out Ryan's project at jubileehouse.co

Hope In Colombia with Hector Acero Ferrer Jun 26, 2022

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After an extremely long break, we've got a guest! This week, we're talking with Hector Acero Ferrer to talk about the recent election of Gustavo Petro & Francia Marquez in Colombia, liberation theology, democracy, and hope!

The Vacation Lock-in Jun 19, 2022

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Well, folks, we're just getting back to it after a long vacation, so we're taking it easy on ourselves and doing a prolonged lock-in episode full of reddit goofs and news updates. We'll be back next week with a more substantive episode!

God Isn't an Investment Capitalist (that's right it's parable of the talents time) Jun 06, 2022

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We're still out here doing this Bible study, and this time we're doing a classic, the parable of the talents! You might think God wants you to invest the gifts he's given you so you can grow his kingdom, but guess what, if you knew a ton of extremely niche information about the first century you'd find out you're wrong!

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