Category: Social Justice
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Exploring Faith Perspectives, Theological Camps & Queer Theology – Dr. Hanna Reichel
We’re honored to learn from Dr. Hanna Reichel, an associate professor of Reformed Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, about their journey of faith, academic research on reformed theology, and their new book: After Method: Queer Grace, Conceptual Design, and the Possibility of Theology. You can get this full episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or YouTube. You can also download or listen…
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Prophetic Literature, Social Ethics & Politicized Religion – M. Daniel Carroll R.
We’re honored to learn from Dr. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) about the key ethical concerns and social critiques of Amos, Isaiah, and Micah. It’s the topic of his book: The Lord Roars: Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today. You can get this episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or YouTube. You can also download or listen to the full podcast episode…
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Disability Justice, Church Accessibility & Our Disabled God – Dr. Amy Kenny
In this week’s podcast, we learn from Dr. Amy Kenny about her important and brilliant new book entitled “My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church.” It’s a book that describes her experiences as a disabled Christian in the church – and the unintentional ableism occurring regularly in religious communities. She…
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Autism, Disability & The Church: A Vision for Diversity & Inclusion – Dr. Lamar Hardwick
What can we do to make our churches more inclusive for our disabled and neurodiverse communities? Dr. Lamar Hardwick’s fantastic book “Disability And The Church: A Vision For Diversity And Inclusion” provides insights into the life of a pastor with autism and ways that churches can begin removing barriers for people on the autism spectrum…
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A Christian Case for Reparations & Dismantling White Supremacy – Duke L. Kwon & Dr. Gregory Thompson
Are you curious on how to better love and support our hurting Black communities? Pastors Duke L. Kwon and Dr. Gregory Thompson build a historical and theological case for reparations — and address the various thefts of white supremacy that continue to hurt our Black communities in their latest book: Reparations: A Christian Call for…
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Ancient African Christianity, The Black Church & Dismantling White Supremacy – Dr. Vince Bantu
Most of the theology and church history that I’ve studied (and been exposed to) was passed along from the Western church tradition. And I’ve been blessed to learn a lot from various theologians and thinkers like Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, and N.T. Wright. However, I never knew about…
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God’s Heart for Immigrants & Refugees: A Biblical Ethic of Kinship – Dr. Mark & Dr. Luke Glanville
The topic of immigration is a huge theme in our Hebrew Bible & New Testament scriptures. Think about the story of Abraham being a foreigner in Egypt and Canaan, or Jacob moving his family to Egypt to reunite with Joseph, or the story of Israel being strangers in Egypt (and then being a displaced people wandering in the desert).…
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Asian American Identity, Theology & Racial Justice – Dr. Russell Jeung
We’ve been examining the ways our theology and personal faith evolves — and how oppression, disability, trauma and racism can shift the way we understand God, our scriptures and ourselves. Today, we’re going to be focused specifically on addressing the marginalization and oppression of our Asian American communities — and how living in a liminal space (sometimes…
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Social Justice, Latina/o Theology & The Brown Church – Dr. Robert Chao Romero
As you know, we’ve been living in a tragic time in our country amid COVID-19, political turmoil, friends and family members losing jobs, domestic violence increasing, and we’re seeing more violent examples of xenophobia, racism, and white supremacy around us. A few weeks ago, we witnessed domestic terrorists invade our U.S. Capitol, people waving confederate flags…