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In this episode I talk with chaplain and author Joon Park about his journey into chaplaincy, how he maintains a non-anxious and non-judgmental presence when faced with all types of people and all types of suffering, and how he carries the stories of his patients with him as a way to honor them. 

Resources: 

J.S. Park's Blog: https://jsparkblog.com/

An article by CNN on his work: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/health/hospital-chaplain-lessons-wellness-cec/index.html

J.S. Park's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jspark3000

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jspark3000/

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In this episode of  Called to be Bad, scholar Jessie Knippel takes us through the history of colonial witch trials, why certain people groups were targeted as “witches", and the role Christianity played in these hunts. Then we move to the modern day and how cycles of religious, political, and economic control continue to police women and other marginalized peoples. 

*Also I apologize for the mis-matched and bad audio--I couldn't figure out how to fix it.*

Jessie’s Full Bio: 
Jessi Knippel-academic, writer, artist who recently moved from the promised land of Southern California to the wilds of the American South with her partner and children. She holds a BA in Theatre and in Religious Studies, as well as three MAs at the intersections of Religion, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Media and Art. She is currently in the early dissertation phase of an interdisciplinary PhD in Religion, Gender Studies and Media at Claremont Graduate School. She also is an adjunct instructor at Mercer University. Her research includes European Witchcraft/Witch trials, Religion of the Atlantic world, Post/Ex-Evangelicals and Religious Deconstruction, Evangelicalism in the US,  High Control Groups/Emerging Religions (ie cults), Deviant Sex Cults, syncretism and folk practices in religion, as well as pop culture and religion.

Jessie’s Socials: 
Website: https://www.jessiknippel.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seattlerainartist/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jknippel1

Jessie’s book list: 
The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic Owen Davies

Witchcraft in Early North America Alison Games

Thinking with Demons: The Idea of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Stuart Clark

Devil in the Shape of a Woman Carol Karlsen

Entertaining Satan John Demos

Malevolent Nurture: Witch hunting and Maternal Power in early modern England -Deborah Willis

Witch-hunts in Europe and America an Encyclopedia -William Burns
Witchcraze -Anne Barstow
Witches, Midwives and Nurses- Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English (this is one of the books I mentioned)

Obeah, Race and Racism:Caribbean Witchcraft in the English imagination- Eugenia O’Neal

Tituba Reluctant Witch of Salem - Elaine Breslaw

Witches of the Atlantic World Reader- Elaine Breslaw editor

Caliban and The Witch: Women the Body and Primative Accumulation- Silvia Federici

Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route- Saniya Hartman

Hartman, Saidiya. Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America

Natural Rebels: A Slave History of Enslaved Women in Barbados- Hilary McD Beckles

 (Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics) Kameelah 
Martin

Sacred Possessions: Vodou, Santeria, Obeah and the Caribbean Margarite Fernandez Olmos &. Lizbeth. Paravismini- Gerbert ed.

Rituals of Resistance; African Atlantic Religion in Kongo and the low country of the South in the Era of Slavery Jason R Young

The Sexual Demon of Colonial Power Greg Thomas

Every Tongue Got to Confess Zora Neale Hurston
Mules and Men Zora Neale Huston
Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica Zora Neale Hurston

Sorcery in the Black Atlantic Word Edited by Luis Nicolau Pares & Roger Sansi

Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition Yvonne P Chireau

The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourse
Oyeronke Oyewumi

The History of Barbados: From Amerindian Settlement to Nation-State
 
The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture

Boyer, Paul and Stephen Nissenbaum. Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974. Print.

Bush, Barbara. Slave Women in Caribbean Society. Bloomingt

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"I feel like black women have been, and always will be, the closest approximation of Jesus Christ's salvific work, in our lives." 

Shantell Hinton Hill is an engineer, pastor, and poet that centers her justice work around Black Feminism(s) and Womanism. She tells stories of finding her voice and the way black women in her life have uplifted, empowered, and resurrected her. Now it is her goal to live out this empowering work and way of life. Shantell connects this work with the women of the Bible who were unnamed, voiceless, yet acted in faith and power. She describes how Black feminism(s) and Womanism point out the way intersectional oppressions may be operating throughout scripture. We hear one of her breathtaking poems from her book, “Black girl magic and other elixirs,” which problematizes how Christians think of suffering, death, and crucifixion. We finish by hearing about the voices who have shaped Shantell’s Black feminism(s), her faith, and her writing, as well as encouragement for those who don’t know what to do with their faith in the face of all the suffering in our world. 

Guest’s Full Bio: 

Shantell Hinton Hill is the ultimate Renaissance woman. An engineer turned pastor, Shantell situates her work at the intersections of social justice, public theology, and Black feminism/womanism. A native of Conway, Arkansas, Shantell is married to Rev. Jeremy Hill. They recently welcomed their first child, Sophie June, to their growing family. Shantell obtained a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the National Society of Black Engineers. She is also an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Her vocational experiences include work as a Process Control Engineer, a Bible teacher, and as Assistant University Chaplain at Vanderbilt University. 

Shantell’s Book: “Black girl magic and other elixirs”: https://www.shantellhhill.com/shop

Shantell’s Website: https://www.shantellhhill.com/

Shantell’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shantellhhill/ and Love, Auntie: https://www.instagram.com/love_auntie.co/

Shantell’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shantell.hinton

Shantell’s list of voices who have shaped her: 

-Toni Morrison
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/toni-morrison 

-Octavia Butler
https://www.octaviabutler.com/
 Parable of the Sower: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/parable-of-the-sower_octavia-e-butler/249524/#edition=2395233&idiq=4296788

-Emile M. Townes
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/gdr/people/bio/emiliem-townes
 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: https://www.amazon.com/Womanist-Cultural-Production-Religion-Thought/dp/1403972737

-Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas
https://btpbase.org/resources/dr-stacey-floyd-thomas-blackchurchherstory/

-Audre Lord
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde

-bell hooks 
https://www.berea.edu/centers/the-bell-hooks-center/about-bell

-Patricia Hill Collins
https://socy.umd.edu/facultyprofile/collins/patricia-hill

-Kimberlé W. Crenshaw
https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/kimberle-w-crenshaw

-Angela Davis
https://nmaahc.si.edu/angela-davis

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“In a sense, partisan politics, uncompromising politics are seen as, ‘Well that’s the real problem,’ and I think that moderate politics often does take a side, I just don’t think it has the courage to say it.”

In this episode of Called to be Bad–Jonny Rashid, pastor, and author of the book, “Jesus Takes A Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel,” shares his experience of living as an Arab-American during political upheaval in the United States, and his realization that politics are always personal. We discuss the dangers of moderate politics and how polarization may not be as “bad” as people often think they are. Jonny also breaks down aspects of the devastation ripping apart Gaza right now–and how you can hold two true things together at the same time. 

Connect with Jonny’s work:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnyrashid/?hl=en

Substack: https://jonnyrashid.substack.com/

His book, “Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel”: https://www.mennomedia.org/9781513810430/jesus-takes-a-side

The article Jonny references: 

https://jonnyrashid.substack.com/p/when-it-comes-to-israel-palestine

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“Transitioning gave me back my body, which is what I expected, right, I expected to have this new relationship with my body and that will be great. What I didn’t also expect, was that transitioning gave me back my faith.” 

In this episode of CTBB I talk with ordained priest, playwright/screenwriter, and theologian Shannon TL Kearns about body theology through a trans lens. Shannon is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of stories. We begin by hearing Shannon’s story of how he discovered his queerness and transness, and how that impacted his relationship with his body and faith. We touch on body dysmorphia and the complicated relationship everyone has with their bodies then Shannon provides examples of biblical characters who are defying gender norms. We end with Shannon’s advice for trans folx and their friends/families.

Guest Bio:
Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of stories. He is an ordained priest, a playwright/screenwriter, and a theologian. He’s been a Humanitas New Voices Fellow, a Lambda Literary Fellow, a Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellow, and a Finnovation Fellow. His first book, “In the Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture” was published by Eerdmans. He’s the co-founder of QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community.

Resources:
Queer Theology Website: https://www.queertheology.com/

Shannon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shannontlkearns

Shannon's Book  “In the Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802879489/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_MEQKADN0RGH9CMP0B9V4

Shannon's Website: https://www.shannontlkearns.com/

Shannon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannontlkearns/

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Help pray and fight for Oak Flat--resources below: 

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Or if you want to support the coalition, that is always welcome. Various ways to donate are described on their website: dismantlediscovery.org/donate

Videos to learn more about Oak Flat and Apache Stronghold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OeHDgL6tlM&ab_channel=TheGuardian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh68xOn0B_8&ab_channel=Becket

So That We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus  in Confronting the Climate Crisis by Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler

https://www.mennomedia.org/9781513812946/so-we-and-our-children-may-live/

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Wondering where the podcast has been? Check out this mini-episode where I catch you all up on life and ALL the exciting episodes and guests to come in Season 3!!!

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The kind of tumors my mom has: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor or IMT with an ALK Marker (a rare sarcoma)

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"In 2020, with all the civil unrest, we reached a tipping point of there being more guns than people." 

In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk all things guns with  Mennonite pastor, adrenaline junkie, and "aspiring pacifist" Matthew Yoder.  We discuss how the stories we tell ourselves about power, privilege, and politics all affect gun sales. This is a lengthy episode that is only part one of a two-part series. In part two, we dive deeper into the gun problem in America. How can we bridge the liberal/conservative divide in order to save lives?

Resources: 

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Beto O'Rourke on guns in America:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brave-leadership/

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Anand Giridharadas part 1 of 2 on the importance of persuasion:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/the-persuaders-part-1-of-2/

Two great episodes from "Living Myth" featuring Michael Meade on guns and gun violence:

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-225-backfire-the-strange-origins-of-guns-and-gun-culture

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-282-standing-at-the-river-of-sorrow

For what I'm referring to when I say 'spiritual', see the work of Michael Meade, Richard Rohr and especially Walter Wink. Wink's "The Powers that Be" is a great introduction:

https://www.amazon.com/Powers-That-Be-Theology-Millennium/dp/0385487525#:~:text=The%20Powers%20That%20Be%20reclaims,light%20of%20our%20modern%20experience.

For the preparedness-minded among us, this video lists minimum essential equipment that everyone living in a society with a gun problem like ours should carry with them at all times, and excellent instruction on how to use it. I carry most of these items on my person all day every day (in my man-purse). CW: contains brief descriptions of physical trauma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pQV-CE4Fw

Regular training is a necessary companion to the right equipment. I recommend participating in a "Stop the Bleed" training annually at minimum, quarterly or more if possible. CW: website contains some content related to physical trauma. 

https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/

One additional resource I would like to provide your listeners on the gun episode:

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_van_uhm_why_i_chose_a_gun?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

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"Part of the gun problem in America--the proliferation of guns--has as much to do with policy making approches by Democratic officials as it does pro-gun Republicans..."

In part two of this two-part series on guns, I talk with Matt Yoder further about gun ownership and the spiritual issues behind the gun problem in America. We talk about "protecting" vs. "connecting" and SO MUCH MORE. Enjoy this long, chatty,  

Resources: 

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Beto O'Rourke on guns in America:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brave-leadership/

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Anand Giridharadas part 1 of 2 on the importance of persuasion:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/the-persuaders-part-1-of-2/

Two great episodes from "Living Myth" featuring Michael Meade on guns and gun violence:

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-225-backfire-the-strange-origins-of-guns-and-gun-culture

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-282-standing-at-the-river-of-sorrow

For what I'm referring to when I say 'spiritual', see the work of Michael Meade, Richard Rohr and especially Walter Wink. Wink's "The Powers that Be" is a great introduction:

https://www.amazon.com/Powers-That-Be-Theology-Millennium/dp/0385487525#:~:text=The%20Powers%20That%20Be%20reclaims,light%20of%20our%20modern%20experience.

For the preparedness-minded among us, this video lists minimum essential equipment that everyone living in a society with a gun problem like ours should carry with them at all times, and excellent instruction on how to use it. I carry most of these items on my person all day every day (in my man-purse). CW: contains brief descriptions of physical trauma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pQV-CE4Fw

Regular training is a necessary companion to the right equipment. I recommend participating in a "Stop the Bleed" training annually at minimum, quarterly or more if possible. CW: website contains some content related to physical trauma. 

https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/

One additional resource I would like to provide your listeners on the gun episode:

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_van_uhm_why_i_chose_a_gun?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

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Hey baddies, we are back! After a bit of a break, we are diving in the deep end with an episode on Liberation Theology, Jesus as a protester, Marxism, and more! It was a delight to have Damon Garcia on to talk about his book, "The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus." Enjoy!

Resources:

Books:
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

A Theology of Liberation by Gustavo Gutίerrez

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?  by Mark Fisher

The War of Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America by Michael Löwy

Damon Garcia:
The God who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus

Damon's Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/whoisdamon/

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