

You Have Permission
Dan Koch
So many of us have been given bad answers to good questions -- questions about God, suffering, prayer, fate, science, justice, and more -- often by people with pure intentions. But we needn't stop with those pat answers. You have permission to take both Christianity and the modern world very seriously, and this podcast will introduce you to people from across the Christian spectrum engaging these timeless and difficult questions in various ways.
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Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 43min
New Scandals: Bruxy Cavey, Christianity Today & Hillsong (#147)
Today we respond to three recent scandals in the Evangelical world. This episode is a modified version of our patron-exclusive Generation Gap Culture Hour (GGCH) episodes with Tony Jones. Also joining us is former guest Josh Patterson (Rethinking Faith Podcast), who provides context, having worked with Bruxy as part of the Jesus Collective. Tony also provides context for Bray’s story as well as the Christianity Today / Mark Galli allegations.Bruxy Cavey article: https://julieroys.com/bruxy-cavey-confesses-misconduct-not-abuse/Christianity Today article: https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/march/sexual-harassment-ct-guidepost-assessment-galli-olawoye.htmlBrian Houston article: https://religionnews.com/2022/03/18/brian-houston-hillsong-board-blame-prescription-pills-alcohol-for-landing-him-in-a-womans-hotel-room/(Re)thinking Faith Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-faith/id1438696524Jean Vanier - YHP Episode (#76): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000486949689Josh Patterson - YHP Episode (#71): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000480264328Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 19min
Doubt, Intellectual Humility & Uncertainty Tolerance (#146)
Today, Dr. Elizabeth Hall, Professor of Psychology (Biola University), joins me to talk about doubt, intellectual humility, and uncertainty tolerance. While offering pushback on the term 'Deconstruction,' Liz frames doubt as "an opportunity for growth, development, and greater intimacy with God." We also cover finitude, lament, plausibility structures, and "spiritual struggles."Liz’s Faculty Page:https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/elizabeth-hallLiz’s Christian Scholar’s Review Article:https://christianscholars.com/teaching-students-to-doubt-well-the-roles-of-intellectual-humility-and-uncertainty-tolerance/Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 22min
Mike Cosper of "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" (#145)
Today Tony Jones and I interview Mike Cosper, the host of "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" podcast, diving into the detailed aspects of the widely successful show. We cover its underlying themes while also challenging some of Cosper's choices and methodology. We also touch on broader topics like narcissism in church leadership, journalistic responsibilities, and attempting to redeem evangelicalism.Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/id1569401963Responding to "The Rise & Fall of Marse Hill" (Episodes 1 & 2): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000531466861Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 32min
Denying & Embracing Emotions (#144)
Today Becky Castle Miller joins me to discuss the emotionality of Jesus and how emotions are understood in Evangelicalism. Becky has a master's in New Testament (Northern Seminary), and her books include "Following King Jesus," co-authored by Scot McKnight. We start with some of Becky's background before highlighting anti-emotionalism within Evangelicalism. We also touch on Jesus's humanity, spiritual bypassing, and emotional vocabulary/granularity.Becky's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Becky-Castle-Miller/e/B07PRD392K%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareEmotion wheels: https://humansystems.co/emotionwheels/The Four Spiritual Laws: http://www.4laws.com/laws/englishkgp/default.htmThe circumplex model of affect: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367156/Other books mentioned:How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/The Wisdom of Your Heart by Marc Alan Schelske: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Your-Heart-Discovering-God-Given/dp/0781414512Faithful Feelings by Matthew Elliott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Feelings-Rethinking-Emotion-Testament/dp/0825425425Jesus' Emotions in the Gospels by Stephen Voorwinde: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Emotions-Gospels-Stephen-Voorwinde/dp/0567430618The Spirit Controlled Temperament by Tim LaHaye: https://www.scribd.com/book/250526442/Spirit-Controlled-Temperament?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_search&utm_campaign=3Q_Google_DSA_NB_US&utm_device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgP6PBhDmARIsAPWMq6lv_9UFYEoQP_M0yBFtwQsPscaiyzNWMzP_MP7IkkWQk-jm0_Me414aAt3TEALw_wcBEmotions: Can You Trust Them? by James Dobson: https://www.amazon.com/Emotions-Best-Selling-Understanding-Managing-Self-Awareness/dp/0800724879#:~:text=James%20Dobson%20provides%20practical%20guidelines,can%20improve%20interaction%20with%20others.&text=The%20sound%20teaching%20of%20this,thinking%20from%20the%20real%20thing.Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2022 • 11min
Patreon Teaser: Gospel of Matthew with Trans Regret Snoopy
This is a clip from the first of 4 patron-exclusive episodes with Ariel of Trans Regret Snoopy Presents the Bible. To hear the full episode, as well as the upcoming 3 episodes, become a patron!patreon.com/DanKochAriel's previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000516790529 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 30min
The Church of the Future? (#143)
Today my guest, Dr. Elaine Heath, joins me to discuss her five principles of 'What the Church of the Future Needs to Contain". Dr. Heath was the first woman dean of Duke Divinity School and is an author, speaker, pastor, and consultant. Along with her five principles, we cover the value of wisdom traditions, socio-political identity, and more. Elaine says, "Christianity is losing its swagger" and "the Church's mission [towards people] should be to go to Hell for them."Elaine's Website: https://www.elaineaheath.org/Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys:https://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Gospel-Cowboys-American-Expression/dp/0830844236Braiding Sweetgrass:https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643003297&sr=1-1Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 22min
A Theology of Mental Illness (#142)
Today I am joined by Dr. Marcia Webb, Professor at Seattle Pacific University and author of “Toward a Theology of Psychological Disorder.” Well suited for the show, Dr. Webb’s work focuses on the intersection of theology and mental health and how we make sense of those two together. Along with discussing her book, we cover some of Christianity’s various explanations for mental illness, demonic possession, and the like. We also get into topics like anxiety & depression, human suffering, and projecting one’s idea of God.Dr. Webb’s Faculty Page: https://spu.edu/academics/school-of-psychology-family-community/faculty-and-staff/marcia-webb-profileToward a Theology of Psychological Disorder: https://www.amazon.com/Toward-Theology-Psychological-Disorder-Marcia/dp/149820211X/ref=asc_df_149820211X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312142103956&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10940079895597588520&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019667&hvtargid=pla-494856882457&psc=1Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.htmlJoin Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/Artwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 2021 • 1h 41min
Evangelicalism is Deconstructing Itself (#141)
I’m joined today by Dr. David P. Gushee (University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University) to discuss the emerging scholarship coming from within Evangelicalism. We focus our conversation on a series of books that challenge the classic Bebbington Quadrilateral’s self-definition of evangelicalism, including Jesus and John Wayne, the Color of Compromise, David’s own book After Evangelicalism, and more. We cover topics like Christian worldview, whiteness, Americanism, and the intellectual underpinnings of Evangelicalism. David offers his picture of Jesus: “Apocalyptic prophet, lynched Son of God, and risen Lord”.David’s Website:https://davidpgushee.com/
David’s Books:https://davidpgushee.com/books/
Deconstruction of American Evangelicalism Article:https://davidpgushee.com/the-deconstruction-of-american-evangelicalism/
Baptist News Global Article:https://baptistnews.com/article/a-conservative-resurgence-in-u-s-catholicism/#.YcYu4hPMLOQ
Other Books:Jesus and John Wayne:https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-John-Wayne-Evangelicals-Corrupted/dp/1631495739/ref=asc_df_1631495739/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509032833991&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2979242115882482512&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023209&hvtargid=pla-920120626796&psc=1The Making of Biblical Womanhood:https://www.amazon.com/Making-Biblical-Womanhood-Subjugation-Became/dp/1587434709/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+making+of+biblical+womanhood&qid=1640546128&s=books&sprefix=making+of+bi%2Cstripbooks%2C107&sr=1-1The Color of Compromise:https://www.amazon.com/Color-Compromise-American-Churchs-Complicity/dp/0310113601/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=color+of+compromise+by+jemar+tisby&qid=1640546165&s=books&sprefix=color+of+com%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1Taking America Back For God:https://www.amazon.com/Taking-America-Back-God-Nationalism/dp/0190057882/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=taking+america+back+for+god+whitehead&qid=1640546200&s=books&sprefix=taking+amer%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-2After Christianity (David’s Book):https://davidpgushee.com/book/after-evangelicalism-the-path-to-a-new-christianity/Worldview Theory, Whiteness, and the Future of Evangelical Faith:https://www.amazon.com/Worldview-Theory-Whiteness-Future-Evangelical/dp/197870819X?asin=197870819X&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: soyouredeconstructing.comEdited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 14min
The Virgin Birth (#140)
Today I’m joined by Kyle Roberts (United Seminary) to talk about his book “A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was a Virgin and Why it Matters”. We talk about Kyle’s research around virginal conception, including various views about it and their implications throughout Christian history. We hit on biology and DNA, differing depictions in each gospel, original sin, and the incarnation.Kyle's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Complicated-Pregnancy-Whether-Virgin-Matters/dp/1506406246Episode 8(with Kyle): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000429620895Follow Dan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: soyouredeconstructing.comEdited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 2021 • 1h 18min
Christian Heavy Music: Theology, Attachment, Power (#139)
Today I’m joined by Matt Carter and Krispin Mayfield to talk about the culture and psycology of Christian heavy music. Our conversation dissects the lyrics and theologies portrayed in an evangelical underground scene of the late 90s and 00s. We touch on topics of collective effervescence, attachment styles and lyrical themes motivated by purity culture.Krispin’s Website: https://www.krispinmayfield.com/Prophetic Imagination Station Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prophetic-imagination-station/id1205800127Knucklebreakers Website: https://www.knucklebreakers.co/Labelled Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/labeled-the-stories-rumors-legends-of-tooth-nail-records/id1224741037Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKochFaith deconstruction resources: soyouredeconstructing.comEdited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!)Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochEmail about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comYHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by sprungle.co/“ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices