What Does Christmas Mean to You? Join the hosts of Irenicast as they ponder the birth narrative, and the multiple ways that the story of Jesus' birth has been told and understood over the years.   Jeff invites the team to consider what Christmas means to them this year. The conversation begins with each of the cohosts pondering what it has been like to try to find Christmas cheer in 2020. The conversation slowly moves from finding cheer into a discussion about how each cohost interprets the story of Jesus' birth.  Bonnie invites the team to recognize the importance of birth narratives and the centering of children and women's voices. Before the episode finished the team shares some news about the future of the podcast.  Irenicast will be taking a short hiatus to focus on the next phase of the show.  But not before leaving you with some Christmas cheer via a brand new virtual mix tape in the closing segment, Playlist. Conversation What Christmas Means To You (02:52) State of the Podcast Special Announcement (46:03) Segment Top Three Christmas Songs of 2020 (57:43) ANNOUNCEMENTS Irenicast is going on a break for the first few months of 2021.  Please make sure you stay up to date on what we’re preparing upon our return!  The best way to do that is to sign up to our email list. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on What Does Christmas Mean to You? American Gods (STARZ TV Show) Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55 NRSV Christopher Nolan (American Film Maker) Batman Begins (2005 Film) The Dark Knight (2008 Film) The Dark Knight Rises (2012 Film) Australia Fires Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Above All by Michael W. Smith Literary Criticism Sojourner Truth (American abolitionist and women's rights activist) Neo-Calvinism From Our State of the Podcast Update and Upcoming Break Sign Up for Our Email List Haystacks The Queerly Faithful Pastor Divine Cinema From Our Playlist Segment Playlists from Past Episodes An Angry Journey (Irenicast Playlist) Protest Songs (Irenicast Playlist) Irenicast Christmas 2020 Playlist on Spotify All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey Blue Christmas by Elvis A Charlie Brown Christmas - O Tannenbaum O Holy Night by Patti LaBelle Home Alone Theme by August Burns Red White Christmas by Bing Crosby Hippopotamus for Christmas by Gayla Peevey The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole O Come O Come Emmanual by the Civil Wars I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Cheap Trick Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by *NSYNC Christmas in Hollis RUN DMC The Season’s Upon Us by Dropkick Murphys Waltz of the Flowers What Child is This by Yolanda Adams Christmas Blues Traveler A Song From SNL: I Wish It Was Christmas Today - SNL (YouTube Video) Home Alone (1990 Film) Christmas Shoes Bit by Patton Oswalt SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen “The Mouse King” O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MDiv, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

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What Does Christmas Mean to You? - The Great Birth Narrative Debate - 181

Discovering your authentic self is something that can seem like a vague or cliche notion.  Is there a balance between authentic inner life and authentic communal life?  Where are the tensions?  What does it even mean to be your authentic self?  These are some of the questions explored in this episode as Allen, Bonnie, Jeff & Rajeev discuss the difficult task of figuring out our place in this insane world. Self awareness and our relation to one another become prominent talking points during this conversation.  Self reflection, along with a solid community, can be powerful allies in our journeys toward peace about who we are and what we are becoming. The episode closed with a new segment called One of These Things IS Like The Other.  A game where two things are compared to a completely different thing.  Don’t worry, when you listen it’ll make a lot more sense. Conversation on Your Authentic Self (00:51) Segment (47:39) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation Your Authentic Self Keeping It Real Can Go Very Wrong - Chappelle’s Show (YouTube Video) A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker Palmer (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Brene Brown (Research Professor, Author, Podcaster) Pema Chödrön (American Tibetan Buddhist) Parenting – Simple Word, Infinite Implications – 173 (Irenicast Episode) Be Right Back (Black Mirror Episode) Maslow's hierarchy of needs The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi (Poem) Lojong (Mind Training Practice in the Tibetan Buddhist) Spiral Dynamics From Our One of These Things IS Like the Other Segment Taylor Swift (Pop Artist) Six Flags Magic Mountain SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

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In response to a listener question about God’s immutability, all five co-hosts discuss a changing God. The conversation begins with the God of the bible before it turns toward the God of human experience. Co-hosts reflect on the groups that might benefit from a fixed or static God and those groups that might benefit from a God who is impacted (and therefore changed) by a relational life with creation. Rajeev wonders about God ideas as connected to the ego. The conversation includes an exploration of various God narratives and systems. Are there “right” ideas about God? To close, Bonnie proposes consideration of how a changing God opens up an uncertain future. Now what? Co-hosts agree. They may need to follow-up with another episode. If you can take in a few other calamities (real and unreal) to round out 2020, listen to the end to hear the segment: Church Signs. It turns out coming up with a creative church sign is harder than it sounds. Conversation on Changing God (00:51) Church Signs Segment (48:20) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Changing God? Open & Relational Theology Irenicast Roundtable – The Art of Oversharing – 135 (Irenicast Episode) Creeds Ontological Argument was proposed by St. Anselm of Canterbury Augustine of Hippo Martin Luther John Calvin Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 (Irenciast Episode) Gnostic Gospels The Truth Series (Irenicast Episodes) What Is Truth? – Spilling the Capital Tea – 165 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #165 – What is Truth – 165b Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 Continuing the Conversation on Moral Truth – 166b Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 Continuing the Conversation on Who Tells the Truth – 167b Changing Truth – An Ever Evolving Journey – 168 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #168 - An Ever Evolving Truth - 168b Alfred North Whitehead Carl Jung Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 (Irenicast Episode) From Our Church Signs Segment The End of the World As We Know It? – Arma-gettin’ It On – 045 (Irenicast Episode) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Changing God - A Way Out of Omni-imperial Theology - 179

The episode begins by framing some language around stages of spiritual development. Co-hosts take a trip down memory lane as they dig up developmental language from their former faith communities and from broader American culture. The conversation continues with the inclusion of helpful models as well as critiques of developmental theory. While discussing spiral dynamics and various approaches to understanding development, co-hosts agree - no approach to human or spiritual development is universal. The conversation turns to the ways we internalize shame in relation to our interpretation of the progress we are making toward some idealized goal. Allen brings in Sam Keen’s model of growth stages outlined in his book The Passionate Life. This leads to further insights on levels of consciousness, moving forward and backward, existential crisis, individual versus communal movement and how it all may be related to an acceptance of finitude. In the final stage of this episode, co-hosts play a lively game of Classy and Trashy. Because, you know, that’s how we shake our booties. (It will make sense if you listen to the end.)  Conversation on (00:00:50) Segment (01:03:43) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Stages of Spiritual Development 1 Corinthians 3:2 NRSV (Meat & Milk Passage) Spiral Dynamics Eugenics Enneagram Charles Hartshorne (American Philosopher) Erik Homburger Erikson (German-American Developmental Psychologist and Psychoanalyst) St John of the Cross St Teresa of Avila The Passionate Life: Stages of Loving by Sam Keen (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Before a fatal shooting, teenage Kenosha suspect idolized the police (Article) Bundy Stand Off On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity In Process by Catherine Keller  (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Death of the Mythic God: The Rise of Evolutionary Spirituality by Jim Marion (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Kenneth Earl Wilber II (American Philosopher) Robert Kegan (American Developmental Psychologist, Author, and Consultant) From Our Classy or Trashy Segment Austin Channing Brown (Author) Author Austin Channing Brown – I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness – 118 (Irenicast Episode) U2 (Band) Coldplay (Band) Mumford and Sons (Band) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 Film) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links:   Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Stages of Spiritual Development - Movement Over Evolution - 178

All five co-hosts grab some tea, full of compassion for one another, to talk about awakening compassion. The conversation begins with definitions and connections to spirituality. Since everyone thinks compassion is a good thing, co-hosts wonder how we become more compassionate. By awakening? By watering a seed inside of ourselves? Through training?  The conversation turns to a Christianity informed by compassion. Allen brings Tibetan Buddhism and tonglen breathing practice into the space. Bonnie brings in an Orthodox Christian breathing practice. Connecting breath and compassion, co-hosts discuss the possibility of a compassion-centered Christianity. It turns out compassion is a rather divisive, controversial idea within Christianity. Co-hosts’ formation and evolving Christian identity become exposed in interesting ways. Co-hosts realize the effects of being formed within Christianity communities that disavow Christ’s vulnerability and woundedness are still present in them. The episode closes with a rousing round of Sound Charades. It’s obvious the cups of tea (and perhaps, compassion) have grown cold as co-hosts compete to the bitter, disputed end.     Conversation on Awakening Compassion (00:59) Sound Charades Segment (55:12) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation, Awakening Compassion The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Saint Francis of Assisi (Wiki) Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Tonglen Matthew 25:31-46 NRSV - The Sheep and the Goats Park J Palmer (American author, educator, and activist) Wage Peace by Judyth Hill (Poem) Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) From Our Sound Charades Segment Word Generator SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Awakening Compassion - Why Was It Ever Asleep? - 177

Casey and Bonnie have a heart to heart on the topic of abortion. They begin by sharing their experiences with abortion, planned parenthood, anti-choice protestors and sexuality education. Casey shares his mom’s story. Bonnie shares her own. Co-hosts take an incredulous look back in time at the attitudes about abortion they inherited from their formative evangelical and fundamentalist Christian communities. Bonnie and Casey consider the opportunistic way the oppressive forces of male supremacy and patriarchy infused with American evangelical Christianity after Roe v. Wade.  Using biblical references, co-hosts propose a basic moral framework to ground an actual “pro-life” stance rather than an “anti-choice” stance when deciding whether or not to continue a pregnancy. Bonnie insists that it is safe for society to trust women with their own uteruses. Casey agrees. To close the episode, co-hosts lament the legacy of shame so many women who chose abortion continue to live with. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Abortion Donald Trump's Track Record with Reproductive Rights John 4 NRSV (Woman at the Well) John 8:1-11 NRSV (Woman Caught in Adultery) The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Power Worshippers: A look inside the American religious right Governor Reagan Signs Liberal California Abortion Law Equal Rights Amendment Jesus Camp The Strange Bedfellows of the Anti-Contraception Alliance (article) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Abortion - Uteruses and Moral Agency - 176

At the terrific suggestion of a listener, the Irenicast crew takes up the Atonement Doctrine for round 2 in Atonement Theology Revisited. The episode begins with each co-host picking up from where we left off in Episode #59 - Why Did Jesus Die? The conversation does not last long before the question of Sin enters the room. Then co-hosts explore how Jesus’ death on the cross fits into the theological categories of Sin and Atonement. The conversation meanders through the lineage of Western Christianity which dealt us the inheritance of a particular understanding of Atonement in which violence becomes sanctified. Co-hosts continue by connecting White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Militarism, and Policing to a neat and tidy, albeit violent, vision of one bloody sacrifice for all. Co-hosts reconstruct the Passion story sans Atonement doctrine before each describing the evolution of their own Atonement Theologies.   The episode closes by bringing back the segment: Sort of Scattergories. You might be surprised at how lint finds its way into the darndest places.    Intersections Announcement (00:39) Conversation on Atonement Theology Revisited (02:07) Sorta-Scattergories Segment (57:58) INTERSECTIONS - Registration Opens Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Intersections is brave space where ex-vangelicals and unfundies come together to have spiritual conversations about their experiences of unraveling faith.  Intersections is facilitated by Irenicast co-hosts, Bonnie Rambob, Casey Tinnin and Allen O’Brien, who have been there and get it. In community, participants will process, evaluate, feel, support and be supported.   Session 1 -- My Story Meets Your Story  Session 2 -- God and the Bible  Session 3 – Me, Myself and I: Relationship with Self  Session 4 -- Purity Culture and Sexuality  Session 5 -- Spiritual Trauma and Grief  Session 6 -- Gratitude for the Journey  New Intersections Group forming now: Thursdays, October 8 – November 12, 5:00-6:30 PM, PST. Space is limited. $120 for the whole series. (If that is a hardship, please let us know.)  You can REGISTER HERE, starting Wednesday, September 16, 2020 RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation Atonement Theology Revisited Why Did Jesus Die? – Standing at the Foot of Atonement Theology – 059 (Irenicast Episode) Don’t Understand This Sean Feucht Controversy? Stop Talking & Listen (Article) What is Sin ? – Dun Dun Duuunn – 015 (Irenicast Episode) Alfred North Whitehead (Process Theologian) The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)  Matthew Shephard Call and Consequences: A Womanist Reading of Mark by Raquel Annette St. Clair (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Satisfaction Theory of Atonement (Made Popular by Anselm of Canterbury) Ruby Nell Sales (African-American Social Justice Activist) Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 (Irenicast Episode) From Our Sorta-Scattergories Segment Kim's Convenience (Netflix Show) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).   MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Atonement Theology Revisited - What’s the Cross Got to Do with It? - 175

In this interview Casey draws out wisdom carried by his friend Tenneson Woolf. Tenneson is a consultant, facilitator, workshop leader, coach, teacher, and writer. Keeping an eye on our collective global pandemic experience, Casey and Tenneson talk religion, human spirituality, and questions of who we are and who we want to be. They acknowledge profound challenges stirred up by the novel coronavirus and wonder about the gifts those challenges, courtesy of the virus, might have to offer us.  The conversation includes an indepth look into the formation of Tenneson’s most recent book, A Cadence of Despair: Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Loss and Renewal. Together Casey and Tenneson explore the contours of despair and its close cousin: shame.  Tenneson offers insights, lessons and liberation found within the courageous descent into dark, closed, fearful interior spaces. As Tenneson says, “Humans find medicine there.” The episode ends with a beautiful, honest and resonant poem from Tenneson’s book along with Tenneson’s reflection.  This is an episode that will feed you as well as require something of you… all of it reaching toward our deepest spiritual yearnings. THANK YOU TENNESON WOOLF Tenneson Woolf is a consultant, facilitator, workshop leader, coach, teacher, and writer. His work over 20+ years has been to design and lead meetings in participative formats. From strategic visioning with boards to large conference design to communities just learning to listen again to one another. His education background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology and a graduate degree in organizational behavior. His work lineages include The Berkana Institute with Margaret Wheatley, The Circle Way with Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea, and The Art of Hosting with Toke Moeller and Monica Nissen. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Tenneson now lives in a small town where urban meets rural, Lindon, Utah, on the traditional lands of the Utes and Goshutes, in a high desert valley at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. To learn more about Tenneson Woolf and his work check out his website, TennsonWoolf.com.  You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Tenneson Woolf Tenneson Woolf’s Website Human to Human Podcast with Casey Tinnin — Pastor, Community Activist, Friend (Casey’s appearance on Tenneson’s podcast) Quanita Roberson – Grief, Healing and Hope – 169 (Irenicast Episode) The Fire and Water Podcast (Tenneson Wolf and Quaninta Roberson’s podcast) A Cadence of Despair: Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Loss and Renewal by Tenneson Woolf (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage by Brené Brown PhD (Amazon Affiliate Link) CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION As a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity to give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

A Cadence of Despair with Tenneson Wolf - 174

In this episode, Jeff, Bonnie and Rajeev take on the topic of parenting. They begin with their definitions of parenting before moving into the struggles of parenting. Co-hosts notice how parenting children often triggers a return to the parent’s own process of growing up. They reflect on the grief involved in the transitions from one stage of the child’s development to another. Co-hosts consider the influence their parents’ parenting-style has had on their own, for better or for worse. They discuss the need to shed expectations of their kids as well as themselves as parents. Because... mistake-making is classic parenting, and yet because we love our truly amazing kids, we trust they will be okay. The episode includes a deeper dive into the stage of parenting through adolescence. Of course adolescence cannot be discussed without talking about youth group and all the axillary parents -- pastors, teachers, coaches, aunties, uncles and others -- that primary parents rely upon as collaborative parenting partners. As with adolescence, co-hosts observe parenting as a time for significant theological/spiritual growth and discovery. In keeping with the times, co-hosts share their thoughts about schooling during a time of pandemic. The pandemic lens seems to shine brightly on the many ways the American education system could use reform. On the other side of the music, Jeff, Bonnie and Rajeev share their all-time favorite family TV shows. Gather up the kiddos. Pop the popcorn. We got your next family show viewing experience covered. Conversation on Parenting (01:15) Top 3 Segment (53:23) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Parenting Deconstructing with Kids – Two Young Adults Tell Their Parents What’s Up – 142 (Irenicast Episode) Defund the Police? How About Defunding the Schools Instead? From Top 3 Our Segment Bob's Burgers (Fox Animated Sitcom) Little House on the Prairie Married with Children The Best Sitcom of the Past 30 Years, Round One: The Cosby Show vs. The Simpsons Ugly Betty Smallville Good Times One Day at a Time Remake Community Black-ish Gentefied All in the Family Transparent The Carmichael Show CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION As a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity to give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings.   AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Parenting - Simple Word, Infinite Implications - 173

Rajeev and the Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre converse about belonging, sexism, racism, pluralism, immigration, internal integrations and synthesis, violence, hope and hopelessness, the climate of Trump’s America and more in this packed episode that is right on time! Rajeev and Miguel close out the conversation with Over/Under that leads to more gems of insight and personal story.  Conversation with Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre (01:55) Over/Under Segment (50:11) MORE ON REV. DR. MIGUEL DE LA TORRE Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.  He has served as the elected 2012 President of the Society of Christian Ethics and served as the Executive Officer for the Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (2012-17). Dr. De La Torre is a recognized international Fulbright scholar who has taught courses at the Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development (Mexico), Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (Indonesia), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany). Additionally, he has lectured at Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana (Costa Rica), The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (Thailand) and the Council of World Mission (Mexico and Taiwan). Advocating for an ethics of place, De La Torre has taken students on immersion classes to Cuba and the Mexico/U.S. border to walk the migrant trails. Among multiple yearly speaking engagements, he has also been a week-long speaker at the Chautauqua Institute, and the plenary address at the Parliament of World Religions De La Torre has received several national book awards and is a frequent speaker at national and international scholarly religious events and meetings. He also speaks at churches and nonprofit organizations on topics concerning the intersection of race, class,  gender, and sexuality with religion. Stay up to date on De La Torre’s work by checking out his website: DrMiguelDeLaTorre.com RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre Sublime - Santeria (Official Video) Elegua, African Trickster Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting a Badass Christianity by Miguel A. De La Torre (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Spirit of Hope: Theology for a World in Peril by Jürgen Moltmann (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) From Our Over/Under Segment Muhammad Ali ¡Coño! (But With A Swing) by La Cocodrila (De La Torre’s Wife’s Jazz Album) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).   MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

The Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre - Racism, Sexism and Trickster Ethics - 172

This is the audio from our Continuing the Conversation on White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity on Facebook and YouTube Live.  Jeff and Rajeev take thoughts and questions from listeners about episode #171.  Catch these conversations the Monday’s after each regular episode at 5pm PST. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Continuing the Conversation on White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity Multiracial Congregations May Not Bridge Racial Divide (Article) Celeste Williams (Congressional Candidate in Arkansas) IRENCAST FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live and YouTube Live. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff is going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).   MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Continuing the Conversation White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity - 171b

The conversation begins with co-hosts’ varying views on white supremacy in progressive Christianity. From there the talk turns to progressive Christian purity codes, boundary training and other forms of white-centeredness. Co-hosts take an honest look at the average progressive white Christian’s struggle with following POC leaders though they say they want to. There is discussion on the evangelical and progressive Christian responses to the Black Lives Matter movement with speculation about the future. Toward the end of the conversation, co-hosts wonder about the impact of white supremacy on white people’s souls. Does progressive Christianity have a framework for understanding a suffering soul? How do white progressive Christians #BreakUpWithWhiteJesus? Co-hosts offer some thoughts on ways to disrupt white supremacy in progressive Christian circles. Listeners, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. We’d love to hear your ideas on co-creating a racially-just church and world. For those who make it all the way through, you will hear co-hosts’ curate a playlist of protest songs.  Jeff agrees to take the song selections and craft a musical journey.  His inner elitist gets the better of him and he mansplains that there is a *right* way to make a playlist.   Conversation on White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity (00:01:26) Playlist Segment (01:00:36) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity The Reformation at 500: Grappling with Martin Luther's anti-Semitic legacy Irenicast Episodes about Whiteness Continuing the Conversation of White Supremacy in Evangelicalism – 170b White Supremacy in Evangelicalism – Hidden in Plain Sight – 170 Conversation on Race – A Kick in the Walls – 134 Evangelicals Shift Progressive in Proximity to Whiteness – With Special Guest Joey Torres – 121 Robert’s Rules of Order Minneapolis City Council Votes To Abolish Police Force White Guy Jesus Meme From Facebook Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) This city disbanded its police department 7 years ago. Here's what happened next (Article) Holy Post - Race in America (YouTube Video by Veggie Tales Creator, Phil Vischer, on Race) Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002 Film) The Diversity of Christian Theologies – What Straight Old White Guys Don't Tell You – 136 (Irenicast Episode)   From Our Playlist Segment Anger Playlist from Episode #164 (Spotify) Poor People’s Campaign Songbook Koolulam | One Day - Matisyahu | Haifa | Feb. 14th, 2018 (YouTube Video) Protest Songs Playlist (Spotify)  Honorable Mentions Just a Girl by No Doubt (Bonnie) IRENCAST FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast On Thursdays, Casey will be popping on to share his thoughts on the week and let you know about what else might be happening with the show.  He is calling this time Thoughtful Thursdays. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff and Rajeev are going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).  MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings.   AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

White Supremacy in Progressive Christianity - The Soul of The Church Organ - 171

This is the audio from our Continuing the Conversation on White Supremacy in Evangelicalism on Facebook and YouTube live on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 5pm PST.  For this conversation Bonnie and Casey are on assignment and Rajeev, Jeff and Allen field listeners' questions and thoughts.  You can watch the video by going to our Facebook page or YouTube channel. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Continuing the Conversation on White Supremacy in Evangelicalism Haystacks (Bonnie and Rajeev’s new podcast for fringe, questioning, ex or former Seventh-Day Adventists)  Miss America (Netflix) Southern Baptist Convention The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The life and death of John Chau, the man who tried to convert his killers (Article about a missionary attempting to convert the inhabitants of an island in the Indian Ocean.  Rajeev mentioned this story in our conversation) The 1619 Project Freedom for Immigrants (Organization) IRENCAST FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff is going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity to give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Continuing the Conversation of White Supremacy in Evangelicalism - 170b

Co-hosts begin this raw and real conversation about white supremacy in Evangelicalism by reflecting on their experiences of white supremacy in their formative churches. Memories arise from Awana, mission trips, seminary and other church settings. Co-hosts recall witnessing the pervasive project to marginalize people of color across all aspects of their formative church life. The white co-hosts marvel that with all the talk of sin, never did that talk include racism. The conversation dips into topics like colonialism, school/church integration and the invisibility of whiteness. Rajeev shares his immigrant experience of being taught to master the white code so that he might be ready for opportunity. Co-hosts wonder (in the tradition of Maya Angelou) - when we know better, how do we do better? The discussion includes a variety of responses including breaking up with white Jesus, sinking into deep grief, questioning the space of church and American Christianity’s potential for redemption. At Jeff’s suggestion, the Irenicast crew agrees to extend the conversation for another episode by taking it into an arena a little closer to home: white supremacy in progressive Christianity. Listen through the segment to hear what co-hosts would… but. Then join the movement to get Casey on Queer Eye. Conversation on White Supremacy in Evangelicalism (00:59) I Would But Segment (59:28) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on White Supremacy in Evangelicalism Martin Luther and Antisemitism (Wiki) Election Night - SNL Sketch w/ Dave Chapelle (YouTube Video) School Integration in the United States (Wiki) Bob Jones University Drops Interracial Dating Ban Ellen G. White (7th Day Adventism Founder) Southern Baptist Convention (Wiki) Frederick Douglass (American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman) Quanita Roberson – Grief, Healing and Hope – 169 (Irenicast Episode) From Our ‘I Would But’ Segment Loving Day IRENCAST FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast On Thursdays, Casey will be popping on to share his thoughts on the week and let you know about what else might be happening with the show.  He is calling this time Thoughtful Thursdays. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff and Rajeev are going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).   MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

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In our continuing the conversation on Quanita Roberson’s episode the full cast reflects on the firehose of wisdom in episode #169.  The Irenicast team specifically centers their conversation on collective grief and the value in calling on our ancestors.  If you’d like to see the video replay of this conversation you can do that on Facebook and YouTube. MORE ON QUANITA ROBERSON Quanita Roberson is a facilitator dedicated to addressing embedded trauma. She is a spiritual teacher, speaker, author, life coach, and a storyteller. Her work over the past 20 years has been focused in the areas of healing, initiation, grief, leadership, diversity, and inclusion. Recent work has included work with The Kellogg Foundation’s, Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation Program and People’s Action’s Heartland Initiative: A Listening Tour of Rural and Small Town America. She has a background in Organizational Management and Development with a concentration in Integral Theory which has supported her in looking at the world in a more holistic way.  ​She lives in Cincinnati, OH with Her two children. She is inspired by the Ohio River and the stories of freedom that were birth from here. Check out all of Quanita’s work on her website, nzuzu.com.  You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram RELEVANT LINKS From Our Continuing the Conversation on Quanita Roberson Facebook Replay YouTube Replay Quanita Roberson – Grief, Healing and Hope – 169 (Irenicast Episode) Quanita Roberson Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 Film) IRENCAST FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast On Thursdays, Casey will be popping on to share his thoughts on the week and let you know about what else might be happening with the show.  He is calling this time Thoughtful Thursdays. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff and Rajeev are going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

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