What does justice really mean, and how does faith shape our response to injustice? In this debut episode of Just Stories, hosts Rob Brenneman and Regina Shands Stoltzfus share the experiences that shaped their work, from Central America and refugee camps to classrooms and local jails. Through honest stories about faith, dignity, and our shared humanity, they explore how listening can become the first step toward justice.
Learn more at: juststoriespodcast.org
Credits
Host: Rob Brenneman & Regina Shands Stoltzfus
Senior Producer: Yebu Ji
Sound Engineering: Alex Dugger
Research Assistance: Alaina Wolfe
Illustrator: Senna Duan
Marketing Manager: Melissa Troyer
Audience Engagement Manager: Courtney Dobrzykowski
Directed by: Duane Stoltzfus
Music
Theme Music: Umbilical Moonrise by Lotus
Mint Martini by Blue Dot Sessions
Liptis by Blue Dot Sessions
Basic Curiosity by Blue Dot Sessions
Driptape by Blue Dot Sessions
Cheap Red by Blue Dot Sessions
Cloud Cannon by Blue Dot Sessions
Just Stories is a collaboration of the Religion, Justice and Society Department and the Communication Department at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, part of the More Than Just Stories project, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Links
Regina’s Published Works:
- Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love: Reflections on Blackness and Teaching Peace, Tehom Center Publishing, 2025.
- Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality, Herald Press, 2021. (co-authored with Tobin Miller Shearer)
Rob’s Published Works:
- Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America
- "Organized Crime, Disorganized Responses: New Research on Gangs and Organized Crime in Latin America,"
- Building Faith: A Sociology of Religious Structures
- Rob’s Personal Website
