Episodes

Aug. 12, 2020

Matthias Roberts: A Theology of Healthy Sex

In this episode I chat with Matthias Roberts about his new book, Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms. We talk about creating a healthy sexuality and the theology it takes to create such a sexuality. G…
July 29, 2020

Chanequa Walker-Barnes: Womanism and Racial Reconciliation

In this episode Chanequa Walker-Barnes chats with me about her new book, I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation. We chat about the history of the racial reconciliation movement, the need…
July 15, 2020

Dustin Kensrue: Thrice and Process Theology

In this episode I am joined by wise and talented Dustin Kensrue. We chat about his band Thrice, his interest in process theology, and his new podcast Carry the Fire. Guest Bio/Info: Dustin Kensrue is a musician and songwrite…
May 27, 2020

David Finnegan-Hosey: Mental Health and Christianity

In this episode David Finnegan-Hosey chats about his new book, Grace Is a Pre-Existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare. We chat all about the American healthcare system and how faith can help us re-imagined …
May 14, 2020

Kelley Nikondeha: Women of the Exodus

In this episode Kelley Nikondeha talks about her new book, Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom. She talks all about the women in the story of the Exodus and how their stories can inspire liberation in ou…
April 29, 2020

Wil Gafney: Womanism and the Hebrew Bible

Dr. Wil Gafney is here to chat all about her book Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction To The Women Of The Torah And The Throne. We chat about the liberating power of the stories of women in the Hebrew Bible and much more! Gue…
April 15, 2020

Eric Atcheson: Christianity and Economic Justice

Join the 99% and listen to Eric Atcheson talk about his new book, On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Faith-Based Toolkit for Economic Justice. We chat all things about Christianity and what it offers to seeking economic justice.…
April 8, 2020

David Congdon and David Roberts: Did Jesus Really Resurrect?

David Congdon and David Roberts are here again to talk about the resurrection of Jesus. Did it literally happen or is it a metaphor? Guests Info/Bio: David Congdon is an author, speaker, and scholar working in the area of th…
March 16, 2020

Kerry Connelly: Anti-Racist Theology

My good friend Kerry Connelly joins me to share about her brand new book, Good White Racist: Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice. We talk all about how white people need to confront racism and what a white liberation t…
March 4, 2020

Linn Marie Tonstad: Queer Theology

Get your dancing shoes on, because Linn Marie Tonstad is here to throw us onto the queer theology dance floor. She talks all about her recent book, Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics. Guest Bio/Info: Linn Marie Tonstad is As…
Feb. 19, 2020

Wess Daniels: Resistance in Revelation

Wess Daniels is here to set the record straight on the book of Revelation. He talks his book Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance and all about the resistive and liberative themes in the book. Guest Bio/Inf…
Feb. 5, 2020

Christy Bauman: Theology of the Womb

In this episode Christy Bauman talks about her new book, Theology of The Womb: Knowing God through the Body of a Woman. She talks about all the ways in which we can learn about God from the the experience of being a woman. G…
Jan. 22, 2020

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza: Activist Theology Pt. II

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is here to talk about their newest book, Activist Theology. They talk all things about taking theology to the streets and how activist theology can make theology a meaningful conduit for social chang…
Jan. 8, 2020

Brian McLaren: Theology of the Earth

In all his wisdom and generosity, Brian McLaren is here to talk about his most recent book, The Galápagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey. He talks all about his journey to the Galápagos Islands and the spiritual and theologica…
Dec. 25, 2019

Emmy Kegler: Theology from the Margins

On this Christmas special, Emmy Kegler talks about her recent book, One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins. She also chats about her relationship with the Bible and her faith journey. Guest Bio/Info: Emmy Ke…
Dec. 11, 2019

Kutter Callaway: Radical Theology and Culture

Get radical with Kutter Callaway and I as he talks about his newest book with Barry Taylor, The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture. We chat all things radical theology, culture, and (a)th…
Nov. 27, 2019

Michael Vazquez: Queering Theology

Michael Vazquez bursts in to share how theology ought to not simply affirm LGBTQ+ people but to queer theology itself. We also chat about Michael’s faith journey and Marcella Althaus-Reid. Guest Bio/Info: Michael Vazquez is …
Nov. 13, 2019

Crystal Cheatham: Our Bible App and LGBTQ+ Activism

In this episode Crystal Cheatham chats with me about Our Bible App, a progressive Christian app consisting of devotionals, podcasts, and other resources for progressive Christians. She also chats with me about her work in LG…
Oct. 30, 2019

Rob Saler: Radiohead and Theology

Radiohead and theology: the crossover you didn’t know you wanted! In this episode Rob Saler talks with me about his newest book, All These Things into Position: What Theology Can Learn from Radiohead. Guest Bio/Info: Robert …
Oct. 16, 2019

Lenny Duncan: A Black Preacher in the Whitest Denomination

Lenny Duncan is the first guest on the newly rebranded, A People’s Theology. He chats about being a black preacher in the whitest denomination in America. He also talks about how Lutheran theology is important to his faith. …
Oct. 2, 2019

Melissa Florer-Bixler: Fire by Night and the Old Testament

Torah-pen those Bibles (#BibleJokeFail), because Melissa Florer-Bixler is here to talk all about her book Fire By Night. We chat all things Old Testament, including how Christians ought to read the Old Testament and how it c…
Sept. 18, 2019

Tim Burnette and Dan Rosado: Transpantheism

Be prepared to pick up brain matter, because your mind is about to be blown. Tim Burnette and Dan Rosado chat with me about transpantheism. What is it and why does it matter? Guests Bio/Info: Tim Burnette is a graduat…
Sept. 4, 2019

Laura Beth Buchleiter: Being Trans and Christian

I hope your fragile heart is ready, because you’re about to fall in love with Laura Beth Buchleiter. In this episode Laura Beth talks about what it means for her to be both transgender and Christian. We also talk about her t…
Aug. 21, 2019

Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros: Theopoetics and Decolonizing Theology

Take a bow before the 2019 Rubem Alves Award winner, Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, as she talks about theopoetics, decolonizing theology, and her most recent chapbook, Becoming Coztōtōtl. It’s a delightful conversation with an…