The Deconstructionists

Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove! Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School. In 2003, Jonathan and his wife Leah founded the Rutba House, a house of hospitality where the formerly homeless are welcomed into a community that eats, prays, and shares life together. Jonathan directs the School for Conversion, a nonprofit that has grown out of the life of Rutba House to pursue beloved community with kids in their neighborhood, through classes in North Carolina prisons, and in community-based education around the country. Jonathan is also an Associate Minister at the historically black St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church. An evangelical Christian who connects with the broad spiritual tradition and its monastic witnesses, Jonathan is a leader in the New Monasticism movement. He speaks often about emerging Christianity to churches and conferences across the denominational spectrum and has given lectures at dozens of universities, including Calvin College, Bethel University, Duke University, Swarthmore College, St. John’s University, DePaul University, and Baylor University. Guest Published Works: Jonathan is a co-complier of the celebrated Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, and is the author of several books on Christian spirituality, including Strangers at My Door, The Awakening of Hope, The Wisdom of Stability, and The New Monasticism. Most recently, he is the co-author, with Reverend Dr. William Barber II, of The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement. Guest Social Media: jonathanwilsonhartgrove.com/ https://twitter.com/wilsonhartgrove https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.wilsonhartgrove/ Special guest music on this episode provided by: Kina Grannis https://www.kinagrannis.com/ https://twitter.com/kinagrannis https://www.facebook.com/kinagrannis Instagram: @kinagrannis Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Oh, Father; Forever Blue; and The Fire” from the album, Elements. “When will I learn & History” from the new album, In The Waiting. Kina’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere good music is found! The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, check out our sweet t-shirt designs, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Jared Boyd! Jared Patrick Boyd is a pastor (Vineyard USA ), spiritual director, teacher, and founder of The Order of Sustainable Faith, a missional monastic order for the 21st Century. He is the author of Invitations & Commitments: A Rule of Life. He and his wife have four daughters, and are planting Franklinton Abbey, a new faith community on the west side of Columbus, OH. Guest Published Works: Invitations & Commitments: A Rule of Life : The Order of Sustainable Faith; Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation. Guest Social Media: https://www.imaginativeprayer.com http://www.franklintonabbey.org https://www.facebook.com/jaredpatrickboyd Special guest music on this episode provided by: Motherfolk http://www.motherfolk.com https://motherfolkmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/MotherfolkMusic https://www.facebook.com/Motherfolk/ Instagram: @motherfolkmusic.com Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Fold I, Fold II, All That’s Left, Wreck of a Man (Alternative Version), and The Only Fire” off the album Fold (Deluxe). Motherfolk’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, BandCamp, and anywhere good music is found! The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, check out our sweet t-shirt designs, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week’s guest: This week we welcome the return of one of our biggest influences! Father Richard Rohr returns to the podcast to take us to school in Rohr 101. What does it mean when we talk about the perennial tradition? What is mysticism? What is the Cosmic Christ? We get into all things Rohr! Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian Mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and found of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard’s teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy - practices of contemplation and self-emptying, expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the social marginalized. Fr. Richard is academic Dean of the Living School for Action and Contemplation. Drawing upon Christianity’s place within the Perennial Tradition, the mission of the Living School is to produce compassionate and powerfully learned individuals who will work for positive change in the world based on awareness of our common union with God and all beings. Guest Links: www.cac.org/richard-rohr Twitter: @RichardRohrOFM Facebook: @CenterforActionandContemplation (Selected) Guest Published Works: Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self; Falling Upward: Spirituality for the Two Halves of Live; The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See; The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation (with Mike Morrell). Special Guest Music on this episode provided by: Message To Bears http://messagetobears.com/ Twitter: @MessageToBears Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/messagetobears/ Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Breathe, I’ll Lead You There (feat. Will Samson), When You’re Gone, and Hold On” from the album, Carved from Tides. “Moonlight” from the album, Maps. The Deconstructionists Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we are thrilled to bring you our interview with Dr. Michio Kaku! Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory. He received a B.S. (summa cum laude) from Harvard University in 1968 where he came first in his physics class. He went on to the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley and received a Ph.D. in 1972. In 1973, he held a lectureship at Princeton University. Michio continues Einstein’s search for a “Theory of Everything,” seeking to unify the four fundamental forces of the universe—the strong force, the weak force, gravity and electromagnetism. He is the author of several scholarly, Ph.D. level textbooks and has had more than 70 articles published in physics journals, covering topics such as superstring theory, supergravity, supersymmetry, and hadronic physics. He holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York (CUNY), where he has taught for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, as well as New York University (NYU). Kaku has starred in a myriad of science programming for television including Discovery, Science Channel, BBC, ABC, and History Channel. Beyond his numerous bestselling books, he has also been a featured columnist for top popular science publications such as Popular Mechanics, Discover, COSMOS, WIRED, New Scientist, Newsweek, and many others. Dr. Kaku was also one of the subjects of the award-winning documentary, ME & ISAAC NEWTON by Michael Apted. He is a news contributor to CBS:This Morning and is a regular guest on news programs around the world including CBS, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, RT. He has also made guest appearances on all major talk shows including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan on TBS, and others. (Selected) Published Works: Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension; Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos; Physics of the Impossible; The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind; The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth. Guest Website/Social Media: http://mkaku.org http://bigthink.com/experts/michiokaku Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michiokaku/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michiokaku Special Guest Music Provided by: Aqualung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AqualungOfficial Twiter: https://twitter.com/aqualungmusic iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/memory-man/499389350 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/10-futures/941780895 Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Cinderella, Pressure Suit, & Something to Believe in” from the album, Memory Man. “Seventeens” & “To The Wonder” ft. Kina Grannis from the album, 10 Futures. Aqualung’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is sold! DECONSTRUCTIONISTS LIVE! We have a live event coming up this week in Denver, Colorado! Saturday, April 28th at The Savoy at Curtis Park at 7pm. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events Donate/Patreon: Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirt designs or pint glasses. Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we welcome back one of our favorite guests Dr. Diana Butler Bass! Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University. Diana regularly speaks at conferences, consults with religious organizations, leads educational events for religious leaders, and teaches and preaches in a variety of venues. She writes at The Huffington Post and The Washington Post and comments on religion, politics, and culture in the media including USA TODAY, Time, Newsweek, CBS, CNN, FOX, PBS, and NPR. (Selected) Published Works: Grounded: Finding God in the World - A Spiritual Revolution; Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening; A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story; Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith; and Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. Guest Website/Social Media: www.dianabutlerbass.com Facebook: @d.butlerbass Twitter: @dianbutlerbass Special Guest Music Provide by: Bo Baskoro twitter: https://twitter.com/bobaskoro Facebook: https://facebook.com/bobaskoromusic/ instagram: https://instagram.com/bobaskoro SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bo-baskoro Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “This Time” & “The Light” from the Architecture EP. “Other Side” from the I Keep My Eyes Closed EP and the singles, “The Woman” and “High (Keep Up).” Bo Baskoro’s music is available on: iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, and anywhere good music is found! https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bo-baskoro/883122926 DECONSTRUCTIONISTS LIVE!!! We have a live event in Denver on April the 28th! Grab your tickets here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events/ or at www.eventbright.com (search deconstructionists podcast live) Donate/Patreon: Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we have the great honor of speaking with the legendary John Dominic Crossan! Dr. Crossan is one of the preeminent New Testament scholars and historian of early Christianity. He is known for his contemporary historical Jesus research and he has written both popular and academic books on an array of topics. Dr. Crossan received his Doctor of Divinity at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, the Irish national seminary and completed two additional years of study in biblical languages at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He completed two additional years of study in archeology at the Ecole Biblique in Jordanian East Jerusalem. He served as co-chair of the Jesus Seminar and also served as president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research from 1978-1979, and as president of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2012. (Selected) Published Works: The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant; Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography; Who Killed Jesus? Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus; In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom; God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now; The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon; The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus; How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation; and Resurrecting Easter: How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision. Guest Website/Social Media: www.johndominiccrossan.com Facebook: @johndominiccrossan Special Guest Music Provide by: Findlay Brown twitter: @findlaybrown Facebook: @findlaybrown instagram: @findlaybrownofficial Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “All is Love, Born of the Stars, & Mountain Falls for the Sea” from the album, Slow Light. “Home & When the Lights Go Out” from the forthcoming album, Not Everything Beautiful is Good (Available May 18, 2018). Findlay Brown’s music is available on: iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, and anywhere good music is found! DECONSTRUCTIONISTS LIVE!!! We have a live event in Denver on April the 28th! Grab your tickets here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events/ or at www.eventbright.com (search deconstructionists podcast live) Donate/Patreon: Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we speak with Kester Brewin! Kester is a mathematics teacher known as one of the leading thinkers in philosophy of religion and technology. The power of his work lies in the synthesis of ideas from disparate fields, playing the history of piracy off a psychotherapeutic reading of Star Wars, or pushing Harry Potter to play alongside both Batman and Shakespeare’s Prospero. Accessible, challenging and richly rewarding, his work has been hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as some of the most courageous and unflinching theological writing of recent years, charting his own path from the orthodox belief of his childhood to a radical death-of-God reading of Christian atheism. He is a sought-after speaker, and has presented at festivals throughout mainland Europe, the UK and the US. In 2013 he presented at the prestigious TEDx Exeter event on his work exploring our enduring fascination with pirates. He has also written and presented for BBC Radio 4, and is a regular contributor on technology in the Huffington Post. He has also written for Adbusters Magazine and the national education press in the UK. (Selected) Published Works: The Complex Christ; Other: Embracing Difference in a Fractured World; Mutiny! Why We Love Pirates and How They Can Save Us; After Magic: Moves Beyond Super-nature, from Batman to Shakespeare; and Getting Hight: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of Flight. Guest Website/Social Media: http://www.kesterbrewin.com Twitter: @kesterbrewin Facebook: @kesterbrewin Instagram: @kesterbrewin Special Guest Music Provide by: Workman Song www.workmansong.com https://workmansong.bandcamp.com twitter: @workmansong Facebook: @workmansong instagram: @workmansong Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Rock and Roll” and “Lavender Tea” from the album, The Secret World of Ruben Smiley, Vol. 1. “No, It’s Not”, “Eden”, and “Patient Like a Lamb” from the album, Lamb. Workman Song’s music is available on: Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and anywhere good music is found! DECONSTRUCTIONISTS LIVE!!! We have a live event in Denver on April the 28th! Grab your tickets here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events/ or at www.eventbright.com (search deconstructionists podcast live) Donate/Patreon: Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we bring you a real special treat. We were honored and privileged to speak with Dr. Paul F. Knitter. Dr. Knitter is Paul Tillich Professor Emeritus of Theology, World Religions and Culture at Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan, until he retired in June 2013. He holds a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate from the University of Marburg, Germany. Dr. Knitter is one of the driving forces within the study of theologies of religions. (Selected) Published Works: Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian; No Other Name?; Life After Death in World Religions; Faith, Religion & Theology: A Contemporary Introduction; Jesus & Buddha: Friends in Conversation; Jesus and the Other Names: Christian Mission and Global Responsibility; One Earth Many Religions: Multifaith Dialogue and Global Responsibility; Introducing Theologies of Religions. Special Guest Music Provide by: Anadel www.anadeland.com https:anadel.bandcamp.com twitter: @anadelband Facebook: @anadelband instagram: @anadelband Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Lights, Master Misery, Reprieve, & The Well” from the album, Well and the Wild. You also heard the new single, “Cosmic Creatures.” Anadel’s music is available on: Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, and anywhere good music is found! We have a live event in Denver on April the 28th! Grab your tickets here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events/ or at www.eventbright.com (search deconstructionists podcast live) Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we bring back one of our favorite guests from our first season! Dr. Tad DeLay! Tad is interested in the intersections of continental philosophy, theology, psychoanalysis, critical theory, and politics. He also holds a Ph.D. Religion as well as an M.A. Philosophy, an M.A. Theology, and B.A. Psychology. He lives, writes, and teaches in Denver, and I aims to make theory public. (Selected) Published Works: The Cynic & the Fool: The Unconscious in Theology & Politics and God Is Unconscious: Psychoanalysis & Theology. Guest Links: www.taddelay.com Facebook: @taddelayauthor Twitter: @taddelay Special Guest Music Provide by: Noah and the Whale www.noahandthewhale.com twitter: @noahandthewhale Facebook: @noahandthewhale Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “The First Days of Spring, I Have Nothing, & Blue Skies” from the album, The First Days of Spring. “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” from the album, Last Night on Earth. “All Through the Night” from the album, Heart of Nowhere. Noah and the Whale’s music is available on: Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, and anywhere good music is found! Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Guest Bio: This week we talk with one of our new favorite human beings, Carol Howard Merritt! Rev. Carol Howard Merritt (@CarolHoward) is a minister whose writing, speaking, and teaching is anchored in theological wisdom and sociological insight. She’s a sought-after keynote speaker, especially on the topic of ministering in a new generation. After being raised as a conservative Baptist and attending a fundamentalist Bible college, Carol studied at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Texas and became a Presbyterian (USA) Minister. She’s known for serving growing Presbyterian (USA) churches, especially those with a deep commitment to serving the poor and disenfranchised. A pastor for almost two decades, Carol has served Presbyterian (USA) churches in the swamps of Cajun Louisiana, a bayside village in Rhode Island, and an urban neighborhood of Washington, DC. Her committee and board work with the church includes serving as Moderator of the Special General Assembly Committee on the Nature of the Church in the 21st Century. This breadth and depth of practical experience informs her consultations with denominational governing bodies, seminaries, and local churches. Carol is an Adjunct Faculty member at Dubuque Theological Seminary and a Senior Consultant at Center for Progressive Renewal. She is a founder and host of UNCO, an open-space “unconference” that attracts church leaders across denominations and generations. Since 2011, a growing community of participants meets to generate ideas and develop plans for ministry. She co-hosts the thought-provoking podcast, God Complex Radio, with Rev. Derrick Weston. (Selected) Published Works: The award-winning author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation, Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation, and Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting with a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church. Carol is a frequent contributor to books, websites, magazines, and journals. She is a regular writer at the Christian Century where her blog is hosted. Guest Links: www.carolhowardmerritt.org Twitter: @carolhoward Facebook: @carolhowardmerritt Special guest music provided by: J.R. Richards www.jrrichardsmusic.com Facebook: @jrrichardsmusic Twitter: @jrrichards Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Walls” & “A Hope for Better Days (Cold War)” from the album, Honore Et Amore. “A Beautiful End” from the album, A Beautiful End. “Collide” & “Mad Life” from the album, “Stripped.” J.R.’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is sold! Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to help be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages as well! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to future shows, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses. Website design by @ryanbattles. The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy