A People's Theology
Exploring theologies that inspire and liberate. Formerly known as Religionless Church.masonmennenga.com
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Sep 1, 2021 • 45min
Melissa Florer-Bixler: How to Have an Enemy
Mason chats with Melissa Florer-Bixler about her new book How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace. We chat about who are enemies, how we are to love them, and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Melissa Florer-Bixler is a Mennonite pastor and writer.
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melissaflorerbixler.com
Twitter: @MelissaFloBix
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Aug 19, 2021 • 42min
Keegan Osinski: What The Church Can Learn from Queer People
Mason chats with his friend Keegan Osinski about her new book, Queering Wesley, Queering the Church. We chat about what the church can learn from queer people, circumcision, how process theology is super queer, and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Keegan is a librarian and author of the recent book Queering Wesley, Queering the Church.
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Twitter: @keegzzz
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Aug 4, 2021 • 43min
Jarel Robinson Brown: Why Black, Queer, Christian Lives Matter
Mason chats with Jarel Robinson-Brown about his new book, Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer: The Church and the Famine of Grace. We chat about why Black, queer, Christian lives matter and Jarel even admits that he's a process theologian.
Guest Bio/Info:
Jarel Robinson-Brown is a liberation theologian and Anglican priest.
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Jul 21, 2021 • 43min
Kat Armas: Abuelita Theology
Mason chats with Kat Armas about her new book, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about. We chat about what she has learned theologically from the abuelitas in her life and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Kat Armas is a Cuban-American writer and speaker and podcast host of The Protagonistas. She is also the author of Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength.
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Twitter: @kat_armas
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Jul 7, 2021 • 1h 9min
Mark Charles: An Indigenous Liberation Theology
Mason chats with Mark Charles about his book, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. We chat all about the Doctrine of Discovery, Mark's theology of land and water, and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Mark Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, and author of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery.
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wirelesshogan.com
Twitter: @wirelesshogan
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Facebook: facebook.com/MarkCharlesWirelesshogan
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Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 2min
John Thatamanil: Can You Be A Christian and Buddhist?
Mason chats with John Thatamanil about multi-religious participation, what it means to think theologically about participating in multiple religious traditions, and his book about religious diversity.
Guest Bio/Info:
John Thatamanil is Associate Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity.
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Twitter: @jjt1
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Jun 9, 2021 • 44min
Arielle Estoria: Why Is Poetry Important to Theology?
Mason chats with Arielle Estoria about why poetry is so important to theology. They also chat about poetry as an embodied theological act and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Arielle Estoria is an accomplished poet, author, and activist.
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May 26, 2021 • 51min
Alicia Crosby: How Can Theology Change the World?
Mason chats with Alicia Crosby about the work she's up to in the world. They chat all about how theology can change the world, why digital activism is important in our day and age, and how our bodies inform our theology.
Guest Bio/Info:
Alicia Crosby is a justice educator, activist, and minister.
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Twitter: @aliciatcrosby
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May 12, 2021 • 51min
Micky ScottBey Jones: Womanism, Activism, and Chaplaincy
Mason chats with Micky ScottBey Jones about her work as womanist caring for the souls of people in activist movements. They chat about movement chaplaincy, womanism, and much more.
Guest Bio/Info:
Micky ScottBey Jones is a womanist, justice doula, author, speaker, and director of Healing and Resilience Initiatives at Faith Matters Network.
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faithmattersnetwork.org
Twitter: @iammickyjones
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Apr 28, 2021 • 44min
Abby Norman: Why You Should Cuss At God
Mason chats with Abby Norman about her new book, You Can Talk To God Like That: The Surprising Power of Lament to Save Your Faith. We chat about the importance of lament and how it can change the world.
Guest Bio/Info:
Abby Norman is a writer, blogger, speaker, and licensed local pastor in the United Methodist Church.
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abbynorman.net
Twitter: @abbynormansays
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