
The Deconstructionists
A podcast about building new faith. Its all about construction, but sometimes that means you have to deconstruct a little. Questions, exploration, mystery...
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Jan 1, 2018 • 15min
Adam’s ”New Years Irresolutions”
Adam brings you some thoughts on the New Year as we step into 2018 and beyond. Thank you to everyone who has made and continues to make this podcast what it is! We will be back in February and look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in person this year! Big thanks to: Nicholas Rowe for his amazing production and friendship skills; Ryan Battles for his incredible work on our website; Joe Ernest, Jason Turner, and Chad Flannagan for the killer designs; Jared Hevron for all of the amazing photography and videos; huge thanks to all of the incredible musicians who have contributed music to the show; massive thanks to all of the amazing guests for their giving a little of their time and sharing their gifts; and a HUGE thank-you too all of you who listen week after week. We could not do this without you! Your emails, stories, suggestions, etc mean the world to us! 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Dec 28, 2017 • 1h 26min
Ep 68 - Adam & John ”Year end wrap-up”
The year end wrap-up episode that was a year in the making! Adam and John take a look back at how it all began, what they’ve learned, where they find themselves now, what they’re reading, and what they’re working on for 2018! All new content starting February 2018!!! Special music provided by Nicholas Rowe & Friends “Holly Jolly Christmas” and The Undeserving “The Grinch” https://nicholasrowe.bandcamp.com www.nicholasrowemusic.com Twitter: @_NicholasRowe_ Facebook: @nicholasrowemusic Instagram: @_nicholasrowe_ https://theundeserving.bandcamp.com Twitter: @TheUndeserving Instagram: @TheUndeserving 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Dec 24, 2017 • 14min
A Christmas Message from John
A special Christmas message from John. John talks about the differences in the birth accounts in the Gospel’s of Matthew and Luke, and why Luke’s Gospel still challenges us now. Merry Christmas and see you all in February! 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Dec 20, 2017 • 1h 19min
Ep 67 - Dr. Alexander Shaia ”Radiance within the Darkness”
Guest Info/Bio: This week we bring you a Christmas treat! The return of our dear friend Dr. Alexander Shaia just in time for Christmas. Dr. Alexander Shaia is an international speaker, author, and teacher. He studied cultural anthropology at Notre Dame University, and also has a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Alexander is the author of the revolutionary book, “Heart and Mind: The Four-Gospel Journey for Radical Transformation” which is now available in its 2nd Edition. Grab a copy on Amazon now! (Selected) Guest Publications: Heart and Mind: The Four-Gospel Journey for Radical Transformation Guest Website/Social Media: www.quadratos.com Facebook: @walkwithheartandmind Special guest music on this episode provided by: Nicholas Rowe https://nicholasrowe.bandcamp.com www.nicholasrowemusic.com Twitter: @_NicholasRowe_ Facebook: @nicholasrowemusic Instagram: @_nicholasrowe_ AND Clay Kirchenbauer https://claykmusic.bandcamp.com Twitter: @ clay_k Facebook: @ClayKmusic Instagram: @theclay_k Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “It’s Christmastime Again, It Feels Like Christmas, & Silent Night” from the E.P. “It’s Christmastime Again” by Nicholas Rowe & Friends AND the “Telling the Story” single by Clay Kirchenbauer available everywhere music is sold! Nick and Clay’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, BandCamp, etc. Pick up their music anywhere good music is sold! 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Dec 13, 2017 • 1h 34min
Ep 66 - Dr. Pauline Boss ”Ambiguous Loss”
Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Dr. Pauline Boss. Pauline is an educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss. All losses are touched with ambiguity. Yet, Dr. Boss’s research and practice have revealed that those who suffer ambiguous loss, losses without finality or resolution, bear a particular and challenging burden. Whether it is the experience of caring for a parent who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, or waiting to learn the fate of a spouse or family member who has disappeared in a disastrous event like 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina, the experience of loss is magnified and is more significantly challenging to overcome because the loss is linked to a lack of closure. People who experience and live with an ambiguous loss find it hard to understand their situation, difficult to cope and almost impossible to move ahead with their lives without professional counseling, love and support. Since 1973, Dr. Boss has studied ambiguous loss, and trained and worked with psychologists and counselors to help individuals and families who have experienced a life-altering ambiguous loss, often described as a frozen grief, recover their resiliency despite the on-going ambiguity. Drawing on her research and clinical experience, Dr. Boss is committed to working with families to develop meaningful strategies that help them cushion the pain, cope with ambiguous loss and move forward to live productive lives. Pauline Boss received her Ph.D. in Child Development and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975. From 1975 to 1981, Dr. Boss was an assistant and then associate professor with tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1981, she joined the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota and continued to work in that position until 2005. In 1995-96, Dr. Boss was appointed Visiting Professor at the Harvard Medical School, and in 2004-2005, she was the Moses Distinguished Professor at the Hunter School of Social Work in New York City. (Selected) Guest Publications: Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief; Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief; Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous Loss Guest Website/Social Media: www.ambiguousloss.com Special guest music on this episode provided by: Tyson Motsenbocker www.tysonmotsenbocker.com Twitter: @tmotsenbocker Facebook: @tysonmotsenbockermusic Instagram: @japhyrider Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “In Your Name, I Still Have To Go, & Always” from the album, “Letter to Lost Loves.” & “Don’t Be Late” and “Talk at night for nothing” from the E.P. “A Kind Invitation.” Tyson’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, & Apple Music. Pick up his music anywhere good music is sold! 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Dec 6, 2017 • 1h 18min
Ep 65 - Andrew Schwab (of Project 86)
Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Andrew Schwab! Andrew is the lead singer of the band Project 86, an author, speaker, and graphic artist. We talk with him about what it’s like within the “Christian” music industry (and music industry in general), the unique dynamics of being in a band, fame, and much much more! Andrew is celebrating 20 years with Project 86 by releasing their 10th studio album, “Sheep Among Wolves” available now! (Selected) Guest Publications: We Caught You Plotting Murder, Do Not Disturb, It’s All Downhill From Here: On The Road With Project 86, Fame Is Infamy, & The Tin Soliders Guest Website/Social Media: www.project86.com Twitter: @project86band & @theandrewschwab Facebook: @project86 Instagram: @theproject86 Special guest music on this episode provided by: Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Fall, Goliath, Fall” from the album, Wait For The Siren. “Ambigram” & “Pale Rider” from the album, Knives To The Future. “Mhs” & “Freebooter” from the album, Sheep Among Wolves. Project 86’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, & Apple Music. Pick up their music anywhere good music is sold! If you want to support the artist consider purchasing directly from the band at www.project86.com 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Nov 29, 2017 • 1h 39min
Ep 64 - Peter Rollins ”An Experiment in Criticism”
Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with our friend the good Dr. Peter Rollins. Dr. Rollins is a provocative writer, philosopher, storyteller, and public speaker who has gained an international reputation for overturning traditional notions of religion and forming “churches” that preach the Good News that we can’t be satisfied, that life is difficult, and that we don’t know the secret. Peter gained his higher education from Queens University, Belfast and has earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory (MA) and Post-Structural thought (PhD). (Selected) Guest Publications: How (Not) to Speak of God; Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine; The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction; The Orthodox Heretic: And Other Impossible Tales; & The Divine Magician: The Disappearance of Religion and the Discovery of Faith. Guest Website/Social Media: www.peterrollins.net Twitter: @PeterRollins Facebook: OrthodoxHeretic Special guest music on this episode provided by: Eddie Berman www.eddiebermanmusic.com Facebook: @eddiebermanmusic Twitter: @_eddieberman Instagram: @_eddieberman Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Along The Way, Not Enough, Sparrow, Untamed, & Running” from the album, “Before the Bridge.” Eddie Berman’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, & Apple Music. Pick up Eddie’s music anywhere good music is sold! 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 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing, consider becoming part of our Patreon family. We have some really great ways for you to be a part of what we’re doing and some really cool reward packages! Check us out at our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to join, listen to all of our episodes, subscribe to make sure you never miss a new episode, 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
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Nov 23, 2017 • 1h 38min
Ep 63 - Kent Dobson ”Bitten by a Camel”
Guest Bio: This week we talk with our kindred spirit Kent Dobson! Kent is a scholar and (former) pastor. He guides wilderness based programs designed to cultivate human wholeness and raise questions of the soul. He also leads pilgrimage adventures to Israel, and he is the editor of the NIV First Century Study Bible. (Selected) Published Works: NIV First Century Study Bible & Bitten by a Camel: Leaving Church, Finding God. Guest Links: www.kentdobson.com Twitter: @KentDobson Facebook: @KentDobson Instagram: @kentdobson Special guest music provided by: Jon Bryant www.jonbryantmusic.com Facebook: @jonbryantmusic Twitter: @jonrbryant Instagram: @jonrbryant Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Don’t Wait, Light, Love and War, Make it or Break it, and Trenches and Charms” from the album “Twenty Something.” Jon Bryant’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is sold! Get a copy of his latest release, “Twenty Something” - Available now! 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
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Nov 15, 2017 • 1h 2min
Ep 62 - Kaitlin Curtice ”Glory Happening”
Guest Bio: This week week we talk with Kaitlin Curtice! We chat with her about what it’s like to embrace your Native American heritage, Christianity in the modern era, and her brand new book. Kaitlin is a Native American Christian writer, speaker, and worship leader. She is an author with Paraclete Press and writes at www.kailincurtice.com, on the intersection of culture and spirituality. (Selected) Published Works: Glory Happening: Finding the Divine in Everyday Places Special guest music provided by: Eisley http://www.eisley.com/ Facebook: @eisley Twitter: @eisley Instagram: @eisley Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Shelter” & “Currents” from the album, Currents; “Ambulance” from the Fire Kite EP; and “Louder Than a Lion” from the album, I’m Only Dreaming. Eisley’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is sold! Get a copy of their latest release, I’m Only Dreaming - Available now! 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
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Nov 8, 2017 • 1h 30min
Ep 61 - Brian Zahnd ”Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God”
Guest Bio: This week week we have the incredible Brian Zahnd. We cover a whole host of topics from Brian’s amazing new book, “Sinner in the hands of Loving God.” This was a really fun conversation that we think you’ll enjoy! Brian is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational congregation in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is a passionate reader of theology and philosophy, an avid hiker, moutain climber, and authority on all things Bob Dylon. (Selected) Published Works: Water to Wine: Some of my story; A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor’s Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace; Beauty will save the world: Rediscovering the Allure and Mystery of Christianity; Unconditional?: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness; What To Do on the Worst Day of Your Life; and Sinner in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News. Special guest music provided by: Stephen Christian/Anchor & Braille Facebook: @anchorandbraille & @christianmusic Twitter: @anchorbraille & @christianmusic Instagram: @anchorbraille & @christianmusic Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Goes without saying, Hymn for Her, & Knew Then Know Now” off the album, The Quiet Life. “Nightfall & Watch You Burn” from the album, Songs for the Late Night Drive Home. Anchor & Braille’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is sold! Get a copy of these records and Stephen’s new record out now 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 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
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