This week we talk to Dr. Phillip Nikao!

He tells his story of life as an Amish boy who left, became homeless, then became a word of faith preacher who then walked the road of the heretic.....How he broke church and then went on to get a doctorate in psychology and masters in Neuroscience.


We talk about how to navigate through the loss of "God."

"God" and Neuroscience

Alternative Theology for Spiritual Misfits from a guy who once pastored in the Evangelical Church setting.

Religion & Spirituality

Other

Spirituality

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

     While my personal life is between me, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, here are some highlights from my professional life: I was born on April 26, 1951 and circumcised eight days later. (OK, that was personal.) I earned rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in 1981, and a PH.D. in religion from Union Graduate School in 1985. Over the past forty years I’ve been a USAF chaplain, a congregational rabbi, a business consultant, a university professor, and an author of three dozen books on religion and spirituality. In 2010 I was initiated into the Ramakrishna Order of Vedanta Hinduism by Swami Swahananda, and became a 32° Scottish Rite Mason (KCCH). Several years later I founded the Order of the Holy Rascal, and joined another secret society, The Grand Lodge of All Beings.           I currently co-direct the One River Foundation (oneriverfoundation.org), write the “Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler” column for Spirituality & Health Magazine and host the magazine’s podcast “Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami (spiritualityhealth.com). And through it all I have wrestled with my addiction to food. (Ah, again with the personal. http://www.rabbirami.com/ twitter.com/rabbirami   CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THE HOLY HERETICS      DONATE www.patreon.com/holyheretics  FOLLOW THE HOLY HERETICS... www.twitter.com/holyheretics www.instagram.com/theholyheretics Email: theholyheretics@gmail.com   DON'T FORGET... Rate, Review, and Subscribe     

Episode 8 Season 4 with Rabbi Rami Shapiro

We welcome Lauren Burba (The Church Witch) back to our show today to talk about planets, stars, Jupiter, and Mars. Oh yeah and.... Witch Craft as well as modern paganism. What it is and what it isn't.   www.facebook.com/thechurchwitc www.themysticandmundane.com/my-stor www.instagram.com/thechurchwitch www.themysticandmundane.com   Check out our friends at www.wildfoods.co   CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THE HOLY HERETICS      DONATE www.patreon.com/holyheretics  FOLLOW THE HOLY HERETICS... www.twitter.com/holyheretics www.instagram.com/theholyheretics Email: theholyheretics@gmail.com   DON'T FORGET... Rate, Review, and Subscrib

Season 4 Ep 6 "Interview with the Church Witch" Lauren Burba

We have Father Bob Fabey on the show today to talk the struggling artist from centuries ago. JESUS!! He's the author of the book "Not My Jesus" (Embracing our sacred role in a changing world.) When not practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, traveling, or having coffee with his wife; Bob loves to speak about Dignity in keynotes, conferences, workshops and retreats. He draws upon 20 years of experience with a variety of organizations working with teams and leaders to increase effectiveness. www.bobfabey.com   This pod is brought to you in part by www.wildfood.co Go check out their real wild food products.   CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THE HOLY HERETICS    DONATE www.patreon.com/holyheretics  FOLLOW THE HOLY HERETICS... www.twitter.com/holyheretics www.instagram.com/theholyheretics Email: theholyheretics@gmail.com   DON'T FORGET... Rate, Review, and Subscrib

Season 4 Ep 3 "Not My Jesus Not Your Jesus" with Bob Fabey

We are back for SEASON 4!!! Boom!! and we have our friend and Queer Activist Theologian Dr Robyn Espinoza with us. Dr Robyn is Visiting Professor | Duke Divinity School, Durham North Carolina Visiting Scholar | Vanderbilt University Divinity School Activist Theology Project | Founder Currently located in Nashville, TN We are talking about what it means to truly be an activist and sharing in Dr Robyn's background that informs the passion for activist theology. https://irobyn.com/ http://activistheology.co   This Pod is brought to you in part by www.wildfoods.co    CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THE HOLY HERETICS      DONATE www.patreon.com/holyheretics  FOLLOW THE HOLY HERETICS... www.twitter.com/holyheretics www.instagram.com/theholyheretics Email: theholyheretics@gmail.com   DON'T FORGET... Rate, Review, and Subscribe   

Season 4 Episode 1 "Activating your activism" with Dr Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

We're getting extra wild with the wild man himself!  Spiritual Teacher, Coach, and Author   Rainier Wylde, MA is a teacher, coach, podcaster, and author who creates the conditions for deep change in peoples lives. He has studied under leading Western psychologists, Eastern mystics, and contemplative teachers. He lived for over a decade in intentional proximity community, took monastic vows, traveled the world searching for ascended masters, earned a graduate degree in Community Counseling, worked as a clinical psychotherapist with chronically suicidal and self-harming clients, a spiritual director, taught grad school in eco-therapy and evolutionary psychology, and has been certified in CBT life coaching and am a certified vocational specialist. Rainier has co-authored several books, have been published in professional journals around the effects of civilization, spirituality, ecology and men’s issues. He and his partner live in the Cascadia Bio-Region with their four children and two dogs.   https://rewilder.net/    CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THE HOLY HERETICS      DONATE www.patreon.com/holyheretics  FOLLOW THE HOLY HERETICS... www.twitter.com/holyheretics www.instagram.com/theholyheretics Email: theholyheretics@gmail.com   DON'T FORGET... Rate, Review, and Subscribe   

"God" and Neuroscience

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