A People's Theology

Like Batman and Robin and peanut butter and jelly, David Congdon and David Roberts are the dynamic duo your life needs. In this first part of a two-part episode, we all talk about what the church post-emergent looks like. Guests Info/Bio: David Congdon is an author, speaker, and scholar working in the area of theology and culture. He hails originally from Portland, Oregon, completed a B.A. in English at Wheaton College, acquired an M.Div. and Ph.D. in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, and has since worked in the publishing industry as an academic editor. Find David Congdon here: dwcongdon.com Twitter: @dwcongdon David Roberts is the youth pastor at Watershed, a progressive non-denominational church in Charlotte, NC. He is also a student at Fuller Theological Seminary. Find David Roberts here: davidmrobertsblog.wordpress.com Twitter: @DRob87 Special music by Ellie Schmidly: ellieschmidly.com Twitter: @ellieschmidly Instagram: @ellieschmidly Spotify: Ellie Schmidly 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

Drop your D string, because this episode features the one and only, Garrett Russell, the frontman for Silent Planet. Garrett and I talk about Silent Planet’s new album and the theology that informs it. We also talk about the theology of hardcore music in general. There may even be a The Chariot reference and new Silent Planet tunes inserted at some points in the episode. Guest Info/Bio: Garrett Russell is the frontman for the post-hardcore band, Silent Planet. Silent Planet’s new album, When the End Began, releases on November 2nd, 2018. Find Garrett here: Twitter: @SilentGarrett Instagram: @silentgarrett Special music by Silent Planet: silentplanetband.com Twitter: @SLNTPLNT Instagram: @silentplanetband Facebook: facebook.com/silentplanetmusic 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

Pause Tupac for a moment and tune into this episode where Daniel White Hodge and I talk about his new book, Homeland Insecurity: A Hip Hop Missiology for the Post-Civil Rights Context. We talk about the intersection of theology and hip-hop and Hip-Hop Jesus. Guest Bio/Info: Dr. Daniel White Hodge is the Associate Professor of Intercultural Communications at North Park University in Chicago, author, and podcaster. His research interests are the intersections of faith, Hip Hop culture, race/ethnicity, & young adult ethnic-minority emerging generations. Find Daniel here: whitehodge.com Twitter: @danwhitehodge Instagram: @drdan Facebook: facebook.com/DanielWhiteHodge Special music by Freshbrook: Twitter: @freshbrook 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

Put down the Communist Manifesto and take a listen to Tylor Standley talk about his newest book, The Separation of Church and Estate: Capitalism and the Christian Conscience. We discuss a Christian response that is resistive to capitalism. We also explore other non-capitalist systems that may be more faithful to human flourishing. Guest Bio/Info: Tylor Standley is an author, podcaster, and co-founder of Patristica Press. His most recent book is The Separation of Church and Estate: Capitalism and the Christian Conscience. Find Tylor here: The Separation of Church and Estate: Capitalism and the Christian Conscience Twitter: @tylorstandley Special music by The Chairman Dances: thechairmandances.com Spotify: The Chairman Dances Facebook: facebook.com/thechairmandances Twitter: @chairmandances Instagram: @thechairmandances 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

Turn your bass settings down because Bo Sanders and his sports announcer voice is here. Bo talks about his interest in practical theology and how it informs his church. He also talks about a concept he calls Church 2.0. Guest Bio/Info: Bo Sanders is a pastor of Vermont Hills United Methodist church, a practical theologian, and a podcaster. Find Bo here: bosanders.wordpress.com Twitter: @bocsanders Facebook: facebook.com/BoCSanders Special music by Workman Song: workmansong.com Patreon: patreon.com/seanmcmahon Twitter: @workmansong Facebook: facebook.com/workmansong Instagram: @workmansong Spotify: Workman Song 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

Finish up your lectio divina and venture into my conversation with Dann Wigner about his newest book, A Sociology of Mystic Practices: Use and Adaptation in the Emergent Church. We discuss the ways mystic practices are used in emergent churches. Guest Bio/Info: Dann Wigner is a professor and scholar of Christian spirituality. His most recent book is A Sociology of Mystic Practices: Use and Adaptation in the Emergent Church. Find Dann here: dannwigner.com Special music by Dee-Em: Spotify: Dee-Em Instagram: @dee_em_pnw 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

Get your clever protest signs ready, because we are about to hit the streets with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. In this episode Robyn talks about Activist Theology and decolonizing theology and academia. We also talk about Robyn's upcoming book. Guest Bio/Info: Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is a queer activist, Latinx scholar, and public theologian. Robyn also is the creator of Activist Theology, a project aimed at taking theology to the streets for social healing. Find Robyn here: irobyn.com Twitter: @irobyn Instagram: irobyn Special music by Jacob Nolen: Twitter: @jakenolen Instagram: @jacobnolenofficial 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

Nothing but sacredness here as Kaitlin Curtice talks about her most recent book, Glory Happening: Finding the Divine in Everyday Places. We talk about the sacredness in the ordinary and how her indigenous tradition subverts white supremacy in the Christian faith. Guest Bio/Info: Kaitlin Curtice is a Potawatomi Christian activist and author. She has also written for On Being, Relevant Magazine, and Sojourners. Find Kaitlin here: kaitlincurtice.com Twitter: @KaitlinCurtice Instagram: @kaitlincurtice Facebook: facebook.com/kaitlincurticewriter Special music by Hawkboy: Spotify 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

Wes is the name and "reformed and always reforming" is the game. Wes is here to talk about his newest book, Future Faith: Ten Challenges for Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century. We talk about how Christianity is not only changing in American but globally and how the shift of Christianity to the Global South will change American Christianity. Guest Bio/Info: Wes Granberg-Michaelson is an author, speaker, and former General Secretary of the Reformed Church of America. Wes has also been active in ecumenical initiatives such as the Global Christian Forum and Christian Churches Together. Find Wes here: Twitter: @WesWgm Facebook: facebook.com/wgranbergmichaelson Special music by Weathered: weatheredmn.bandcamp.com Twitter: @WeatheredMN Instagram: @weatheredmn Facebook: facebook.com/WeatheredMN 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

Bonnie Kristian is here to talk about a faith that bends but doesn't break. She recently released her first book, A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today; therefore, we talk about the multiplicity of Christian and what that means for its followers today. Guest Info/Bio: Bonnie Kristian is a writer who mainly thinks about theology, politics, and guinea pigs—not necessarily in that order. Her writing has appeared in Time, CNN, Politico, The Hill, and Relevant Magazine. Find Bonnie here: bonniekristian.com Special music by Brittany McQuinn: fanlink.to/BrittanyMcQuinn Instagram: @brittanymcquinn Twitter: @brittanymcquinn 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