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Episode 24: Liturgist Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh
A conversation with Black liturgist and author Cole Arthur Riley about Black Liturgies, White male God, community, and more
Episode 23: Activist Otis Moss III, author of Dancing in the Darkness
A conversation with activist and filmmaker Otis Moss III about his film Otis’ Dream, retribution, spirituality, and more
Episode 22: Canon theologian Kelly Brown Douglas, author of Resurrection Hope
A conversation with dean and canon theologian Kelly Brown Douglas about anti-Blackness, just communities, Black Lives Matter, and more
Episode 21: Activist and scholar Jemar Tisby, author of How to Fight Racism: Young Reader's Edition
A conversation with activist and New York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby about racism, the concept of race, how to work for racial justice, and more
Episode 20: Activist Liz Theoharis, author of We Cry Justice
A conversation with activist and scholar Liz Theoharis about the Poor People’s Campaign, Paul’s letters, jubilee, and more
Episode 19: Public Theologian, Brian D. McLaren, author of Do I Stay Christian?
A conversation with public theologian and popular author Brian D. McLaren about White Christianity, heresy, The Doctrine of Discovery and more
Episode 18: Journalist Chris Hedges, author of Our Class
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges about his ordination and prison ministry, White liberals in the church, Jesus and insurrection, and more
Episode 17: Activist Lisa Sharon Harper, author of Fortune
A conversation with public theologian and author Lisa Sharon Harper about enslavement and indentured servants, race laws, ubuntu, and more
Episode 16: Theologian Mitri Raheb, author of The Politics of Persecution
A conversation with theologian Mitri Raheb about the Ottoman, British, and French empires, persecution and resilience, the White Jesus, and more
Episode 15: Public theologian Christena Cleveland, author of God is a Black Woman
A conversation with public theologian Christena Cleveland about whitemalegod, fatherskygod, her pilgrimage in France, and more
Episode 14: Poet and writer Kaitlin Curtice, author of Native
A conversation with author Kaitlin Curtice about poetry, women as water protectors, baptism, land acknowledgments, and more
Episode 13: Community developer and editor Chris Smith, author of How the Body of Christ Talks
A conversation with community developer and editor Chris Smith about the Englewood Review of Books, spirituality for the journey, the messiness of life, and more
Episode 12: Pastor and activist Jacqui Lewis, author of Fierce Love
A conversation with pastor and activist Jacqui Lewis about love and pain, self-love, White nationalism, breaking boundaries, and more
Episode 11: Biblical scholar Wil Gafney, author of A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year A and Year W
A conversation with biblical scholar Wil Gafney on using Twitter in the classroom, Jesus and Hagar, the problem with racialized binaries, gender expansive language, and more
Episode 10: Theologian and podcaster Tripp Fuller, author of Divine Self-Investment
A conversation with theologian and podcaster Tripp Fuller about the Homebrewed Christianity podcast, open and relational theology, han and suffering, and more
Episode 9: Historian Kristin Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne
A conversation with historian Kristin Du Mez about motherhood and writing, Christian Nationalism, masculinity and patriarchy in evangelicalism, and more
Episode 8: Pastor and activist Melissa Florer-Bixler, author of How to Have an Enemy
A conversation with pastor and activist Melissa Florer-Bixler about about L’Arche North Carolina, anti-Black racism, defunding the police, holy anger, Mary the first priest, Whiteness, and more
Episode 7: Pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of In Defense of Kindness
A conversation with pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow about #AAPIHeritageMonth, family life, pastoring, living with difficult people, Rosanne Barr trolling him on Twitter, kindness, and more
Episode 6: Gender studies professor Susan Shaw, coauthor of Intersectional Theology
A conversation with gender studies professor Susan Shaw about her Southern Baptist upbringing, how we met and wrote a book together, her Baptist News Global article that went viral, and more
Episode 5: Pastor and activist Al Sharpton, author of Rise Up
A conversation with pastor and activist Al Sharpton about the George Floyd trial, Sharpton's upbringing in poverty, his relationship to James Brown, and more