A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

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  • An Open Door w/ Ed Loring

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    Special Guest:
    Ed Loring, co-founder of The Open Door Community

    This week, we spend time with Ed Loring, founder of the Open Door Community. Ed tells us about the founding of the Open Door, his journey toward a life of discipleship rooted in activism, and how we may learn from those activists that came before us. 

    https://opendoorcommunity.org/

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    1 hr
  • Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness w/ Robert G. Callahan, II

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    Special Guest:
    Robert G. Callahan, II, Author of: Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

    Question of the Week:
    White Christians struggle with truly acknowledging complicity in perpetuating systems of racism and oppression. This is problematic in terms of accountability and also is very damaging to Black and African Americans in our country. How are we as Christians supposed to break free from this system while acknowledging the anger and fear that it has created?

    Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

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    50 min
  • The Intersection of Racism and the Law w/ Ian Haney López

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    Special Guest:
    Professor Ian Haney López, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law and Distinguished Professor, University of California, Berkeley | Author of Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America; Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class

    Question of the Week:
    How are we to understand the intersection of racism and the law? Especially when legal definitions of race or ethnicity are not even always accurate or fully inclusive of one’s identity?

    Professor Ian Haney López's website

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    59 min
  • The Historic Resurrection of Jesus w/ Dale Allison

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    Special Guest:
    Dr. Dale Allison, Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary

    Question of the Week:
    Does belief in the historic resurrection of Jesus as traditionally maintained as a primary Christian dogma promote the social and moral concerns of progressive Protestants, or detract from them?

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    53 min
  • Creating Community and Housing Our Neighbors w/ John Cleghorn

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    Special Guest:
    Rev. John Cleghorn, Author of Building Belonging: The Church's Call to Create Community and House Our Neighbors, & Pastor of Caldwell Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC

    Question of the Week:
    What can churches do to address issues of affordable housing? How can we leverage the resources we have to make in impact in our communities?

    Building Belonging:The Church's Call to Create Community and House Our Neighbors

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    49 min
  • Visio Divina with the Saints and Mystics w/ Kreg Yingst

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    Special Guest:
    Kreg Yingst, Author of Everything Could be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and Mystics

    Question of the Week:
    Many people close their eyes when they pray. But there other types of prayer and reflection that involve looking at something. What is “visio divina” and how does it invite us into a unique form of prayer?

    Everything Could be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and Mystics

    Follow Kreg on Instagram @psalmprayers

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    46 min
  • Una Cuestión de Fe: Reunión de Asamblea General PC(USA) con Co Moderadora Vilmarie Cintrón Olivieri

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    Breve reseña de la 226ava. Reunión de Asamblea General PC(USA)
    Co Moderadora Vilmarie Cintrón Olivieri

    Confronting Christian Zionism webinars.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQcQBuKwWhE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqnTnEj162w

     

    226th General Assembly in Brief

    https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/ga226_inbrief_lettersized.pdf

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    39 min
  • Community Engagement & Solidarity Circles w/ Larissa Romero, Francisco Herrera, and Darren Utley

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    Special Guests:
    Rev. Larissa Romero, Dr. Francisco Herrera, Rev. Darren Utley

    Question of the Week:
    Why is the work of community engagement so hard? If I am a Christian in building power and capacity in my congregation and community, particularly for those that are marginalized, where do I start?

    Vanderbilt Divinity School's Solidarity Circles Program

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    58 min
  • Interfaith Families and Interfaith Work w/ Samantha Gonzalez-Block

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    Special Guest:
    Rev. Samantha Gonzalez-Block, Christian Spiritual Leader, Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington (IFFP)

    Question of the Week:
    Tell us about your experience in interfaith work, particularly related to multifaith and multicultural families. What are the challenges and blessings you have seen people encounter in navigating these dynamics?

    Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington (IFFP)

    Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family

    The Interfaith Family Journal

    Interfaithing: Why families can embrace two faiths under one roof

    Interfaith Community (New York)

    The Family School (Chicago)

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    51 min

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