A People's Theology

Take a bow before the 2019 Rubem Alves Award winner, Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, as she talks about theopoetics, decolonizing theology, and her most recent chapbook, Becoming Coztōtōtl. It’s a delightful conversation with an even more delightful human being! Guest Bio/Info: Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros is a Tejana poet, freelance writer, and speaker. She is also the 2019 Rubem Alves Award winner. Her most recent chapbook, Becoming Coztōtōtl, was released February of 2019. cisneroscafe.org Twitter: @CisnerosCafe Instagram: cisneroscafe Facebook: www.facebook.com/cisneroscafe Special music by The Bluebird Two: thebluebirdtwo.bandcamp.com Instagram: thebluebirdtwo Facebook: facebook.com/thebluebirdtwo Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did someone say deconstruction? In this episode I chat with Anthony Mako about his podcasting and writing project, Postmodern Liturgy. We also chat about the emergent church, all things postmodernism, and The Sandlot. Guest Bio/Info: Anthony Mako is a musician and theologian interested in being a curator of experiences which reveal beauty. His major interests are in music, rethinking worship practices, Christian history, Eco-theology and Postmodern Theology. postmodernliturgy.com Instagram: postmodernliturgy Facebook: facebook.com/postmodernliturgy Twitter: @pmliturgy Special music by They Drove Us from The Garden: theydroveusfromthegarden.bandcamp.com Instagram: theydroveusfromthegarden Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dinner’s ready and so is this episode with Dr. Shelley Yael Dennis. In this episode Dr. Dennis talks about her new book, Edible Entanglements: On a Political Theology of Food. We talk about how our theology and climate change crisis affects how we think about food. Guest Bio/Info: Shelley Yael Dennis, MD, PhD, is Faculty Chair of Health Sciences and Sustainability at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Dennis earned her medical degree at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she witnessed the public-health impacts of food-system disparities. Intrigued by the theological implications of systemic inequalities, she went on to earn her doctorate from Drew University. Buy her book here Special music by Issadora: Spotify: Issadora Instagram: issadoraava Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wordsmiths commence! Edward Vidaurre is here to talk about his newest poetry collection, JAZzHOUSE. We also talk about location and liberation as impetuses for poetic expression. Guest Bio/Info: Edward Vidaurre is the 2018-2019 McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate and author of six collections of poetry with JAZzHOUSE being his latest. He writes from the front lines of the Mexican-American borderlands of El Valle in south Tejas and is a publisher and editor of FlowerSong Books. Find Edward here: Facebook: facebook.com/vidaurre.poet Twitter: @EdwardVidaurre Instagram: edward_vidaurre Special music by Beka: Spotify: Beka Instagram: bekapek Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Gonzalez is here to talk about her newest book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. She talks about her story as an immigrant and the stories of immigration in the Bible. Guest Bio/Info: Karen González is a speaker, writer, and immigrant advocate who works as director of human resources for World Relief. An immigrant from Guatemala, González studied at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has worked in the nonprofit world for more than ten years and is a former public school teacher. González, who lives in Baltimore, has written about spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race, gender, the Enneagram, and immigration. Her work has been published in Sojourners, Christ and Pop Culture, Faithfully Magazine, and Mutuality Magazine. Find Karen here: karen-gonzalez.com Twitter: @_karengonzalez Instagram: _karengonzalez Special music by Jelani: Spotify: Jelani Instagram: iamjelani Twitter: @iamjelani Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepared to be descended upon, because Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim is here to chat about the Spirit. We chat about her book, The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost and all things pneumatology. Guest Bio/Info: Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean American theologian. Her many books include The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost (2018), Mother Daughter Speak (2017), and Embracing the Other (2015). She holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Toronto and is an associate professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Find Grace here: Twitter: @Gracejisunkim Instagram: gracejisunkim Facebook: facebook.com/gracejisunkim Special music by Jack Droppers and the Best Intentions: jackdroppersandthebestintentions.bandcamp.com Spotify: Jack Droppers and the Best Intentions Facebook: facebook.com/JDandTBI Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a swig of your creative juice, because Michael Wright is here to chat about the intersection of faith and art. Michael and I converse about how art can foster theological formation, the relationship the church has with the art world, and how art can be a liberating force in the world. Guest Bio/Info: Michael Wright is the content developer of the Brehm Center and creator of the newsletter, Still Life. He also lectures on spirituality, facilitates poetry spiritual formation groups, and has taught courses on faith and art. Find Michael here: Twitter: @mjeffreywright Still Life newsletter: tinyletter.com/still-life Special music by: Naïvety naivety.bandcamp.com Instagram: naivetymn Facebook: facebook.com/naivetymn Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disappoint your mother by listening to Jamie Lee Finch chat about her newest book, You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity. We converse about how Evangelicalism traumatizes, the healing from trauma through embodiment, and Jamie’s present spirituality. Guest Bio/Info: Jamie Lee Finch is a relationship coach between humans and their bodies and writer. She recently released her book You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity. jamieleefinch.com Twitter: @jamieleefinch Instagram: iamjamieleefinch Facebook: facebook.com/jamieleefinchpoet Special music by Qajaq: qajaqmusic.com Twitter: @qajaqband Instagram: qajaqband Facebook: facebook.com/Qajaqmusic Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was #blessed to have a conversation with Danielle Shroyer about her latest book, Original Blessing: Putting Sin in Its Rightful Place. We chat about original sin, her understanding of original blessing, and her involvement in the emergent church movement. Guest Bio/Info: Danielle Shroyer is a sought-after speaker, respected pastor, and a founding member of the emerging church movement. She holds a BA from Baylor University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and is the author of Original Blessing: Putting Sin in its Rightful Place and Where Jesus Prayed. Find Danielle here: Twitter: @DGShroyer Facebook: facebook.com/DGShroyer Special music by Opensee: opensee.bandcamp.com Instagram: openseemusic Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Gungor is here to share his spiritual journey. Michael and I chat about his new book, This, and his spiritual journey from conservative Christianity to his present spiritual life. Guest Bio/Info: Michael Gungor is a Grammy nominated musician and composer. He led the musical collective Gungor with his wife Lisa Gungor, is a co-founder of The Liturgists, and the podcast host of This. michaelgungor.com Twitter: @michaelgungor Instagram: michaelgungor Facebook: facebook.com/michaelgungorofficial Special music by i.e. kokoro: iekokoro.com Twitter: @iekokoro Instagram: iekokoro Facebook: facebook.com/iekokoro Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices