Called to be Prophets: Erin Law, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Steed Davidson, and Brian McLaren

Oct 25, 2019

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Steed Davidson

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Brian McLaren

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Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

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Erin Law

In this enlightening conversation, Erin Law, a somatics expert, joins activists Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Steed Davidson, and Brian McLaren. They delve into the intersection of somatics and spiritual activism, discussing the implications of gender, sexuality, and the need for resistance against oppressive structures. Davidson and McLaren explore post-colonial narratives in biblical interpretation and challenge traditional views on salvation, advocating for community-focused transformations. Together, they question the church's role in restoring dignity amidst today's technological challenges.

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Intro

00:00 • 6min

A Toast to Change and Reflection

06:00 • 2min

Navigating Identity and Activism

07:31 • 24min

Embodied Connections: The Power of Relationality

31:11 • 10min

Journey of Faith and Academia

41:02 • 7min

Exploring Post-Colonial Narratives in Biblical Interpretation

48:09 • 2min

Questioning Foundations: Theology and History

50:19 • 15min

Rethinking Salvation: From Individualism to Community

01:05:02 • 22min

Empowerment Through the Paraclete

01:26:41 • 6min

Restoring Dignity in a Technologically Driven World

01:32:31 • 4min

Faith and Community in a Modern Matrix

01:36:38 • 6min

In this podcast Erin Law joins Tripp and Robyn to talk about her work in Somatics. They discuss...

Why Erin Law is awesome.
"Gender Trouble" as the Sermon on the Mount for humanity degrees... also Judith Butler is sometimes called J Buts.
the nature of gender and sexuality
what's the deal with Christianity and bodies?
how friendship can become the place of resistance
the oppressive technology of separation
you should get Activist Theology -there is now an AUDIO version.

Then Steed Davidson and Brian McLaren join the fun as we discuss...

Dr. Steed Davidson is a post-colonial scholar of the Hebrew Bible at McCormick Theological Seminary.
Tripp takes advice from a Homebrewed Community Member and gets Brian to talk to Steed about the role of post-colonial thought for the future of the church.
the role of politics and empire in the Reformation translations of scripture
King James... of the authorized version KJV Bible translation was gay
the language of 'slavery' is used in expanding Protestantism as a spiritualized metaphor for everything but actual slavery
"if what you are saying is true... the next thing you are gonna tell me is that Jesus didn't preach the Roman Road."
the prophetic persona is a political persona
the forgotten prophetic power and possibility within the church
what's up with the word 'God' and does it have a future?
God is like the world's greatest tee-ball coach
the problematic nature of our culture of anxiety creation and management

If you are wise you will get inspired to check out Robyn’s new book. If you do… we got a bunch of goodies from Robyn to send you when you pre-order their new book Activist Theology. That’s right, when you pre-order the book just forward the receipt to goactivistheology [at] gmail [dot] com and we will send you our class Theologies of Resistance and Robyn’s lecture from Theology Beer Camp.

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