Logos(ish)

Comics, films, and television all have a lot of fun with superheroes. We figured we'd get some friends together and have some fun too. Shannon Mullen is back, along with our friends Katherine and Rusty, to talk about the ever present theme of redemptive violence in art, mostly art involving superheroes. Share in the controversy! Who's excited for the Snydercut? Who is Jon's Batman? Was Iron Man right in Civil War (several of our hosts think yes but our editorial staff may disagree)? Can't we all just get along and be friends? How does Christianity appear to have influenced our favorite characters? We answer all this and more on this episode of LOGOSISH!

Philosopher Dwight Lewis, the host of Larger, Freer, More Loving, joins us this week as we unpack some thoughts on the riot at the US Capitol and the BLM protests from the summer of 2019. The discussion ranges from silly fun to sober consideration about the intersections between wealth, faith, and race.

Check out Dwight here: https://rss.com/podcasts/largerfreermoreloving/

We are back for a brand new season 2! Our kickoff episode features author Catherine McNiel talking about her most recent book All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God's Presence in This Messy Abundant World.

You can find Catherine on social media @CatherineMcNiel and her book wherever books are sold. Check it out here:

https://www.amazon.com/All-Shall-Be-Well-Awakening-ebook/dp/B07KML1NT9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TZ7PUI91H7YJ&dchild=1&keywords=all+shall+be+well+catherine+mcniel&qid=1611000986&sprefix=all+shall+be%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1

We are back for one last episode this year. Come hang out with us as we talk in way too serious tones about Muppets. Also, learn about the circumstances behind the Irish Potato Famine, and find out which of our hosts hates the song Christmas Shoes (hint: it's all of them).

Thanks so much for listening this year! This podcast has been a bright spot during a tough year, and we can't wait for more in 2021.

It's not too late to leave us a year end review on all your favorite podcast platforms!

Happy Holidays!

Hope is an anchor. Hope is a risk. What can we learn from Taylor Swift's breakups? This week we talk to Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim about her new book Hope in Disarray: Piecing Our Lives Together in Faith. Also, Jon has controversial opinions about New Girl. Will Sara and Garrett kick him off the podcast?

Find Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim here:

https://gracejisunkim.wordpress.com/about/

Buy the Book:

https://www.thepilgrimpress.com/products/hope-in-disarray-piecing-our-lives-together-in-faith-kim

Author and pastor Lee Ann Pomrenke joins us today to talk about her book Embodied: Clergy Women and the Solidarity of a Mothering God. Discover the limits and benefits of family and mothering metaphors in spiritual life, the best place to find cookie infused espresso drinks in Decatur, Georgia, and more! This week on Logos(ish).

Find Lee Ann here:

https://leeannpomrenke.com/

You can buy the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Embodied-Clergy-Women-Solidarity-Mothering/dp/1640653090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=130G8KCUZRQKW&dchild=1&keywords=lee+ann+pomrenke&qid=1605542741&sprefix=leeann+pom%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1

Theologian Thomas Jay Oord joins us to talk about his book God Can't, the problem of evil, Open & Relational Theology, and God's character.

If you'd like to buy the book or check out Thomas Jay Oord's other work, check out his website or find him on social media:

http://thomasjayoord.com/

@ThomasJayOord

Today, Sara and Garrett discuss Luther and Lutherans with Rev. Dr. Justin Nickel of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary at Lenoir-Rhyne. Discover the wonders of justification by faith alone! Revel at the potential for a gritty HBO max reboot of a dramatization of  Luther's life! Contemplate the mysteries of the unknown here on Logos(ish).

A quick note defining some terms:

Justification is a theological idea having to do with God's work in the world. God seeks to be in right relationship with humanity and works through the experience of faith to be so. It relates to legal terminology in which the individual is considered to be righteous before the law rather than guilty of a crime or trespass.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_(theology)

Indulgences were an act one could perform, or an item one could purchase, in the 16th century Christian church in the hopes of assuaging a person's time spent in purgatory, a sort of afterlife space that was believed to purify souls prior to resurrection. At one point, the purchase of indulgences formed a large portion of the church's economic base, and they were a point of contention between papal loyalists and protestant reformers who split with the church; though, it should be noted the reform movements that stayed in the church also took issue with the practice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence

Youth pastor JJ Gibbs joins us from his mountain hideaway in the wilds of North Carolina to talk about youth ministry in the United Methodist Church.

We'll be off the week of Thanksgiving. So look for us again in the first week of December.

On today's episode, we explore the uses of acorn flour, discuss being a Whole Foods Willy Wonka, and talk about practicing one's spirituality at an interfaith ashram. Permaculture design may also briefly feature as well. As always, the mustache does come up, and Maruti may have Brian beaten in the facial hair department.

To connect with Maruti and get some of that sweet acorn flour, check him out on Instagram @maruti_jaya.