A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

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Special Guest:
Peter Carlson, Editor of A Queer Lectionary: (Im)Proper Readings from the Margins - Year A & B; Associate Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University

Question of the Week:
Why (and how) does inclusive biblical interpretation matter even (or especially) for straight/cis Christians?

A Queer Lectionary: (Im)Proper Readings from the Margins - Year B

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Special Guest:
Varina Buntin Willse, Author of Beneath and Between: And Other Overlooked Words That Illuminate God 

Question of the Week:
There are a lot of “go to phrases” that we use to describe God. What are some phrases or descriptions that you would say are underused? How can less utilized language and descriptions help expand our understanding of God?

Beneath and Between: And Other Overlooked Words That Illuminate God

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Special Guest:
Megan DeMatteo, Author of Emotionally Sober and Unimaginably Good:
The Adult Child's Guide to Living a Happy Life

Question of the Week:
We hear about the impacts and challenges of having a parent that struggles with addiction or dysfunctional behavior. In your experience, how did spiritual and emotional growth play a role (or not) in your recovery?

Emotionally Sober and Unimaginably Good: The Adult Child's Guide to Living a Happy Life

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Special Guest:
Michael Heyes, Author of Devils of Democracy: America's Love Affair with Political Demons from the Revolution to Today & Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at Lycoming College

Question of the Week:
How do theologies based on fear shape the way Christians understand power, enemies, and democracy? Why are fear and demonization such persuasive and powerful tools in religion and politics?

Devils of Democracy: America's Love Affair with Political Demons from the Revolution to Today

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Special Guest:
Sarah Stankorb, Author of Disobedient Women & Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion, reporter on the intersection of religion, politics, and gender

Question of the Week:
Why are women leaving the church and Christianity? Beyond simply loss of membership, what is the greater impact and significance of women leaving the Church? Is it possible for progressive faith communities to do the hard work to recognize the harms women have experienced at the hands of the Church and restore their trust in church as an institution?

Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion

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Special Guest:
Chelsea Kim Long, Author of Faithfully Dissident Daughters: Reclaiming Christian Womanhood beyond Patriarchy; Neighborhood Pastor and Lay Theologian

Question of the Week:
How do patriarchal views of Christianity undermine women and womanhood? How can progressive faith communities help empower women to reimagine their faith and relationship with God?

Faithfully Dissident Daughters: Reclaiming Christian Womanhood beyond Patriarchy

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Special Guest:
Will Brown, Author of No Longer Male and Female: A Biblical Guide for Our Questions about Gender & Hospital Chaplain

Question of the Week:
How can faith communities invite people who see gender as only “male and female” to have a wider understanding of human experience and what it means to be made in the image of God?

No Longer Male and Female: A Biblical Guide for Our Questions about Gender 

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Special Guest:
Rabbi Caryn Broitman, Author of The Torah is an Open Book: Radical Readings for the Seeker and the Skeptic and rabbi of the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center 

Question of the Week:
We’ve talked a lot on the podcast recently about Biblical literalism and Christian nationalism and how the Bible has been used to shame and exclude people. But those conversations have been rooted in a Christian perspective. Drawing from your own Jewish faith and tradition, how would you recommend we interpret and engage with Scripture?

The Torah is an Open Book: Radical Readings for the Seeker and the Skeptic

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Special Guest:
Kimberly Knowle-Zeller, Author of Small Steps: Blessings to Lift Your Soul on the Pilgrimage of Life & ELCA Pastor

Question of the Week:
What does it mean to view our everyday lives as pilgrimages? How does that impact the way we understand our lives?

Small Steps:Blessings to Lift Your Soul on the Pilgrimage of Life

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Special Guest:
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, J. Roy Davis Family Chair of Theology and History, Director of Doctorate of Ministry Program at Union Presbyterian Seminary; Member of Charlotte Presbytery

Question of the Week:
A major challenge for churches is that they are both religious institutions and also non-profit organizations. How can faith communities navigate the relationship between economics/business and faith and theology to authentically live into our calling as Christians in this context?

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