Irenicast - A Progressive Christian Podcast

Irenicast - A Progressive Christian Podcast

By Rev. Bonnie Rambob, Pastor Casey Tinnin, Jeff Manildi and, Rev. Rajeev RambReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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  • Does Prayer Work? - Name It, Claim It or Reframe It - 081

    Does pray work? How is it possible that a post-evangelical podcast like ours has had over 80 episodes without ever talking about prayer? This episode reconciles this quandary. Jeff, Mona and Allen ultimately agree to disagree about how prayer causes God to act, or not act. However, they all agree that prayer is a worthwhile spiritual practice that is beneficial for a person's well being and connection to something beyond themselves. We close our episode with our mashup of Balderdash and Apples 2 Apples called Appledash.

    'Does Prayer Work' Conversation (00:28)

    Appledash Segment (51:55)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From Our Conversation on 'Does Prayer Work?'

    • 1 Samuel 1 NRSV - The Story of Hannah
    • Matthew 6:9–13 NRSV - The Lord's Prayer
    • 2 Chronicles 7:12 NRSV - Humble Yourself, Turn from Your Wicked Ways
    • 5 Scientifically Supported Benefits of Prayer (Psychology Today Article)
    • Meditation, Prayer and Spiritual Healing: The Evidence (Article)
    • A Little Exercise for Young Theologians by Helmut Thielicke (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Reiki (Form of Alternative Medicine)
    • Acts 5:1-11 NRSV - Ananias and Sapphira
    • Romans 9:19-21 NRSV - The Pot and the Potter
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Show)

    From Our Appledash Segment - This segment also appeared on Irenicast Episode #024

    • NEQUIENT - not being able; incapable (adj)
    • HALFPACE - a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight (n)
    • JENTACULAR - pertaining to breakfast (adj)
    • MUSCAE VOLITANTES - Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. (n)
    • DOODLESACK - old English word for bagpipe (n)
    • ULOTRICHOUS - having wooly or crispy hair (adj)

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Does God Laugh?- Divine Emotions and Change - 080

    Does God laugh? Is God affected by creation and the affairs of people? Despite getting trapped in a theological hamster wheel of logic, Jeff, Mona and Allen set out to tackle these questions head on. Recognizing that, though we may never have definitive proof either way, our opinions about divine emotion have implications for the way we live and/or practice faith. To further add to the confusion we close our episode out with impossible questions in a round of "Would You Rather."

    Our 'Does God Laugh?' Conversation (00:45)

    Would You Rather Segment (50:49)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From Our 'Does Goes Laugh' Conversation

    • Getting Intelligent About Emotions – A Review of Inside Out – 058 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Open Theism
    • Stoicism
    • Mary Daly (Feminist Theologian)
    • Deism
    • Process Theology
    • Liberation Theology
    • Is Donald Trump a Modern-Day Cyrus? (article)
    • Jesus Heals a Blind Man Luke 9:1-12
    • Determinism
    • John Zizioulas (Theologian)
    • Paul Tillich
    • Scandal of Particularity
    • Patripassianism

    From Our Would You Rather Segment - This segment has also been done on Irenicast episodes 011 and 053

    • The Contest (Seinfeld Episode)
    • The Serenity Now (Seinfeld Episode)
    • Synesthesia

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Simply Simplicity - With Returning Guest Host Adam Loveridge - 079

    Joining us this week for a conversation on simply simplicity is second-time guest Adam Loveridge, who steps into an empty co-host chair while Mona is on vacation. He joins Jeff and Allen as they think aloud about the nature of our relationship with the stuff we own, what it might be like to transform that relationship, and what we stand to gain in doing so (Allen thinks it's "everything"). We know that we want to live simpler lives - lives free from distraction, stress, and worry. But it isn't always easy. How do we navigate the tension between enjoying the things we own and the driving desire to have more? After exploring all this, in an act of self-aware irony, we close our episode with a good ol' fashioned round of Desert Island.

    Simply Simplicity Conversation (02:45)

    Desert Island Segment (46:06)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From our Simply Simplicity Conversation

    • Deconstructing Your Faith – Guest Host Adam Loveridge – 020 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Challenging Consumer Culture – All-Consuming Buyer – 005 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Nuclear Weapons: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (YouTube Video)
    • Fact Sheet: Who Has Nuclear Weapons, And How Many Do They Have? (Article)
    • 2016: Obama's America (Conservative Propaganda Documentary)

    From our Desert Island Segment

    • Stranger Things (Netflix Series)
    • Stranger Things Soundtrack (Amazon Affiliate Link)

    THANK YOU

    Thank you Adam Loveridge for returning to the show once again for a great conversation on simply simplicity.

    Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.

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    59 min
  • Pilgrimage - Meaningful Movement - 078

    Guess who's back, back again? Allen's back, tell a friend. That's right, our illustrious co-host Allen is back for another conversation on faith and culture. In this episode, each host reflects on their personal pilgrimage experiences while discussing the larger concept of pilgrimage itself. We close our time together with a Knowin' Jemonen segment highlighting each host's top 3 favorite veggies.

    Pilgrimage Conversation (01:06)

    Knowin' Jemonen Segment (51:27)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    Our Pilgrimage Journey Conversation

    • Psych (TV Show - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • A Rose Without Thorns in Assisi
    • The Story of Gentle Thursday – Loss, Language and Feminist Theology – Guest Hosts Kat & Dr. Debbie – 072 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • The God of Place and Time by Allen O'Brien (Irenicon Blog Post)
    • Fanboys (FIlm - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Casa Bonita (Restaurant in Denver)
    • Casa Bonita (South Park Episode)
    • In Other Words (Feminist Bookstore and Community Center in Portland, OR)
    • Portlandia (TV Show - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (Book - Amazon Affialite Link)
    • Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

    Knowin' Jemonen Segment - this segment has also appeared on Episodes 005, 021, 025, 036, 038, 044, 046, 056, 067

    • Veggetti Pro (Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Corn swings all ways

    THANK YOU

    Thanks to Maddy Hunt for use of her song. For more from Maddy find her on BandCamp.

    Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Anti-Intellectualism - Separation of Church and Scholarship - 077

    Maintaining status quo can be a strong motivation for people in power to suppress questioning and intellectual exploration. Often in church communities we can feel isolated for asking hard questions. Especially questions that challenge long standing ideas and methods. This week Jeff and Mona discuss the many layers surrounding the topic of anti-intellectualism within the church and christianity. They also discuss the polarity created around intellectualism and emotionalism between conservatives and progressives. Closing out the show Jeff and Mona conduct an old fashioned check in.

    Anti Intellectualism Conversation (00:37)

    Host Check In Segment (51:43)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From our Anti-Intellectual Conversation

    • Millennialism (Theology)
    • C. I. Scofield (Theologian)
    • Christian Apologetics
    • The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Leaving Evangelicalism – BONUS Episode – 001.5 (Irenicast Bonus Episode)
    • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Sermon)
    • George Whitefield (Theologian)
    • First Great Awakening
    • Manifest Destiny
    • Progressive Era
    • Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

    From our Host Check In Segment

    • Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64 Game)
    • The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 Game)
    • GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64 Game)

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Homelessness - Where Do You Go When There Is No Place to Go? - 076

    Many times it is difficult to really understand the plight of any group of people without insight into what life is really like for them. Inspired by conversation Mona overheard on a city bus, this week's episode explores the issue of homelessness. Jeff and Mona discuss attempt to provide a new perspectives on stereotypes and false rhetoric associated with homelessness. They also touch on social services like welfare. This episode closes out with a round of 10 questions.

    Homelessness Conversation (00:31)

    10 (15) Questions Segment (51:10)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From Our Homelessness Conversation

    • Asking Strangers For Food VS Asking The Homeless For Food! - Social Experiment (YouTube Video)
    • Homelessness Demographic Stats (interactive report)
    • Causes Of Homelessness
    • Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How (Article)
    • Your Assumptions About Welfare Recipients Are Wrong (article)
    • 7 Lies About Welfare That Many People Believe Are Fact (article)
    • A Christian Response to War – Finding A Third Way – 002 (Irenicast Episode)
    • The Daily Show - Jon Stewart Returns to Shame Congress (YouTube Clip)
    • Morality v Working Hard (article)
    • Hunger in America – Interview with Allison Bovell – 035 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Rishi Manchanda: What makes us get sick? (TED Talk)
    • The Magic Bureaucrat and His Riverside Miracle (99% Invisible Podcast Episode on Welfare)
    • The Stories Behind the Rhetoric – An Interview with Immigration Lawyer Amber Heffner – 051 (Irenicast Episode)

    Our 10 Questions was also played in Irenicast Episode #009

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    Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Beer Church - With Guest Co-Host Jeff - 075

    Life, God, community and beer. These are the pillars of a different type of church model, beer church, introduced to us by guest co-host Jeff, aka Jeff 2. Jeff 2 shares with us the great value he places on gatherings of corporate worship. That the sacred nature of gathering together is in itself the divine, not necessarily the method or space in which we worship. His preferred method of corporate worship just happens to be beer and conversation. It is even suggested in this episode that perhaps Jesus turned water into beer and not wine. Jeff 2 joins Jeff and Mona to close out the episode with a round of Jesus Juke.

    Beer Church Conversation with Jeff (00:31)

    Jesus Juke Segment (42:37)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From Our Beer Church Conversation

    • Farm to Communion Table – A Conversation with Zachary & Christy of Simple Church – 070 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Paul Tillich (Author Page - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • 1001 New Worshiping Communities
    • Fresh Expressions (Anglican Church Movement)
    • Priest: Jesus 'Would Have Turned Water Into Beer' Today (Article and Video)
    • Spencer Brewery (A Trappist Monk brewery)
    • Linden Street Brewery in Oakland
    • Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas & Alpacas
    • 6 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health

    For Our Jesus Juke Segment - Jesus Juke also appears in Irenicast episodes #003 and #039

    • Sous-vide (Cooking Method)
    • BeastFeast in Chattanooga
    • Create-A-Cult Segment from Irenicast episode #073

    THANK YOU

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    1 hr
  • Experiencing Anger - Blowing a Fuse and Singing the Blues - 074

    Experiencing anger in a life-giving way for some may seem like a paradox. However, every emotion has the potential for good if we seek to understand where it is coming from and are able to control where we take it. Sometimes we can figure out the best way to express anger within ourselves or our community. Other times we need to seek professional help. It is only when we deny or dismiss people's emotions that we create toxic expressions. In addition to these ideas Jeff and Mona also discuss their personal feelings of anger and how it has manifested in their own lives. This episode closes out with a round of Judging a Book by its Cover.

    Experiencing Anger Conversation (00:38)

    Judging a Book by Its Cover Segment (44:07)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From our Experiencing Anger Conversation

    • Differentiating Anger from Aggression (Psychology Today Article)
    • Acts 17:16-34 (NASB)
    • Paroxýnō - Greek word for 'provoked' in Acts 17:16 and hebrew equivalents
    • 'A Riot Is the Language of the Unheard': 9 MLK Quotes the Mainstream Media Won't Cite - The words of the real MLK were far more radical than today's cherry-picked lines.
    • Fight-or-flight response (Wikipedia Article)

    From our Judging a Book by Its Cover Segment - This segment was also played in Irenicast episodes #007 and #020

    • If God Loves Me Why Can't I Get My Locker Open (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Anyone Can Be Cool… But Awesome Takes Practice (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

    • Does God Ever Speak Through Cats? (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Inspirational Poster Kitten Falls To Death After 17 Years (Onion Article)
    • The Muffin Muncher (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Scouts in Bondage (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

    THANK YOU

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Forgiving is NOT Forgetting - Doing Wholly Work - 073

    Inspired by a listener comment on a past episode, Jeff and Mona have a conversation about forgiveness. Forgiveness is not forgetting. It is all about remembering, reframing and creating healthy space. But what else is it? How do we practice it? Our attempts to answer these questions lead us into topics like justice, trauma and reconciliation. For our segment the theme of forgiveness continues as Jeff and Mona may give you reason to forgive by declaring themselves prophets of the 42nd dimension.

    Forgiving is Not Forgetting Conversation (01:04)

    Create-a-Cult Segment (44:57)

    RELEVANT LINKS

    From our Conversation on Forgiveness

    • Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad, Beirut and Paris – When Peace Eludes Us – 037 (Irenciast Episode)
    • Dignity - Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Forgiveness for Sandy Hook and Other Unthinkable Acts (Article)
    • 'I forgive you.' Relatives of Charleston church shooting victims address Dylann Roof (Article)
    • Series of Podcast episodes from Rob Bell on forgiveness
      • Episode 38 | The Forgiving Flow - Part 1 - What it is
      • Episode 39 | The Forgiving Flow - Part 2 - Drop the Jawbone
      • Episode 40 | The Forgiving Flow - Part 3 - The Dog and its Vomit
      • Episode 41 | The Forgiving Flow - Part 4 - Sending it Away
      • Episode 42 | The Forgiving Flow - Part 5 - Power, Presence, Control and Surprises
    • The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms: How Trauma Changes The Brain By Michele Rosenthal (Article)
    • A Christian Response to War – Finding A Third Way – 002 (Irenicast Episode)
    • Matthew 5:38-48 ("Turn the Other Cheek" passage)
    • The Moral Imagination - The Art and Soul of Building Peace by John Paul Lederach (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Spotlight (Film - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Megan's Law (Wikipedia Article)
    • No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Desmond Tutu, a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop (Wikipedia Article)

    From our Create-a-Cult Segment

    • Epigenetics (Wikipedia Article)
    • 42 (Wikipedia Article)
    • Gattaca (film)
    • The Irenicast Super-Sized Holiday Extravaganza – Magic, Media and Mistranslation – 042 (Irenicast Episode)

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    1 hr 2 min
  • The Story of Gentle Thursday - Loss, Language and Feminist Theology - Guest Hosts Kat & Dr. Debbie - 072

    This week we discover the story behind the story: the feminist theology foundations of Irenicast. Mona welcomes to the show Kat, Jeff's wife (whom you may remember from our family reunion episode), and a feminist theologian named Dr. Debbie Blades. Debbie has played in significant role in walking with both Mona and Kat during uneasy and challenging times of spiritual de- and re- construction. Mona, Kat, and Debbie share with listeners personal and poignant story of their feminist theology group called Gentle Thursday. They offer their understanding of the foundations of feminist theology and its significance to their lives; they also discuss the importance of language and why language has played such a central role in their work with women who don't fit the typical mold in religious spaces.

    RELEVANT LINKS

    • Kat's first appearance on Irencast was for Irenicast Family Reunion – Welcome to Our Living Room – 043
    • Kat mentions an episode in which Jeff discusses a profoundly impactful gift they received after their miscarriage. That was on Charitable Giving – With My Mind on Minding My Money – 067 at 56:42.
    • Hope Deferred: Heart-Healing Reflections on Reproductive Loss by Nadine Pence Frantz (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
      • This book was incorrectly mentioned as being by Serene Jones, however she did write a similar article called Hope Deferred: Theological Reflections on Reproductive Loss (Infertility, Stillbirth, Miscarriage). Both resources are absolutely worth checking out.
    • Feminist Theology
    • Womanist Theology
    • When Women Were Priests: Women's Leadership in the Early Church and the Scandal of Their Subordination in the Rise of Christianity by Karen J. Torjesen (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
    • Battered Love (Overtures to Biblical Theology) by Renita Weems (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

    THANK YOU

    Thank you to Kat and Dr. Debbie for joining us this week and sharing your journeys and understanding of feminist theology.

    Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.

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    1 hr 1 min

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