Author & professor Leah Payne and public theologian Ekemini Uwan talk about formative Christian music, podcast controversy, and doing theology in the public eye. As co-host of the Truth’s Table podcast, Ekemini has faced a measure of resistance; Leah asks how she has faced backlash and continued in her work.

Check out Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation

Ekemini is co-host of Truth's Table podcast

God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music

Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and author.

Dr. Leah Payne is an award-winning historian and Associate Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary.

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Why is it so hard to write a novel about Jesus that reveres His deity while honestly reckoning with His humanity? Dr. Jay Miller & Dr. Jessica Hughes unpack some of the problems authors have faced while trying to portray Jesus through literature.

Dr. Jay David Miller teaches English at George Fox University and serves as an associate editor for the journal Quaker Religious Thought.

Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes teaches classes like Faith and Story, which asks how stories (and especially the Biblical story) might redeem the past and shape the future.
Check out her book, Jesus in the Victorian Novel: Reimagining Christ.

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Professor Brian Doak shares the brutal details of his severe shoulder fracture - and his long, trying path to recovery through surgery and physical therapy. Dr. Jaydee Romick offers some more-than-physical tips for reclaiming wellness after a major injury.

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Professor Brian Doak talks with the Director of the Center for Study Abroad at George Fox University, David Martínez, about travel strategies: spontaneity or careful planning? Overpacking or minimalism? Frequent moving or putting down deep roots? David advocates for slowness in both travel and living, and Brian shares his most recent "travel miracle".

Matthew 10:9-10
“Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick."

Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

Wendell Berry

A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros

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Former CEO of Intel Pat Gelsinger and Professor Brian Doak talk about our current technological moment. How does the advancement of generative AI compare to the arrival of the internet? What brand new possibilities does quantum computing unlock? Are Christians meeting the challenge of shaping these developments—as forces for good?

Check out Gloo.

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Why have the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis remained so relevant and present in Christian thought through the 20th century and well into the 21st? Old Testament scholar Brian Doak joins president Robin Baker, theology & literature professor Jason Lepojärvi, and English professor Gary Tandy to examine their friendship, their broad appeal, and the themes of their writings.

C.S. Lewis on reading old books.

Check out The Portland C.S. Lewis Society

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Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds and biblical scholar Brian Doak talk about the making and viewing of photographs. How do photos shape the narratives we hold about the world around us, and how can they be used to subvert those narratives? What does it mean to tell a story with a picture—and what would it mean to tell a lie with a camera?

Kieran Dodds is a Scottish non-fiction photographer known for his research-driven photo stories and portraiture.

Check out Kieran's Gingers photo series.

Dr. Brian Doak is an Old Testament scholar and professor.

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Christian activist Jason Fileta and Biblical scholar Brian Doak talk about the state of Christianity in the United States in light of the Trump administration’s emerging policies. How are Christians responding to the current political climate? What is it like to be a "DEI" professional in a Christian environment right now?

Atlantic article: Is This What Cancel Culture Achieved?

We Have Never Been Woke by Musa al-Gharbi.

The February 14th Dear Colleague letter.

More politics content with Jason:
HOW Christians need to prepare for the new phase of American politics

Does Trump Believe God actually SAVED him?

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Ekemini and Brian dig into the reparations conversation, advocating for a spiritual category for both racial evil and restitution. What is the formal definition of the term reparations? How can we know who the process of reparations might apply to? Can every person of a given color be considered either equally liable or equally entitled?

The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History by Ana Lucia Araujo

Six times victims have received reparations — including four in the US by Dylan Matthews

Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation By Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, and Michelle Higgins

Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and author.

Dr. Brian Doak is an Old Testament scholar and professor.

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Debrianna and Ekemini talk singleness - what is it like to be a single black woman in the United States? Why does physical attractiveness so often turn out to be a scam? If you're single and lonely, should you be asking God for marriage?

Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and author.

Check out Ekemini's book: Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation

Debrianna DeBolt serves as University Pastor for Chapel and Creative Liturgies at George Fox University.

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