Punk Theology

By Russ Shaw

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality

What's Punk Theology about?

The loud, encouragingly troublesome, rebellious, colorful artistry of what one really, actually believes.
In a world of people addicted to some piece of certainty on "faith-based" reason. Punk Theology exists to explore some hopeful, uncomfortable questions on growth, peace, well-being, recovering what's lost, understanding the shit of "the other", faith, fear and being alive.
An examination of the misfit's awakening spirit. So, how do we refine of what really is meaning, beauty and truth?

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Punk Theology episodes:

05.01.2019 S02E27 Divorce, Jesus And Gay Sex Addressing the lack of critical thinking in evangelical circles when it comes "Being a city on the hill" to marginalized people. Would Jesus have more of a "woe to you" attitude when it comes to the actions of actually loving, ...
04.23.2019 S02E26 HOPE HOPE Dictionary.com 1, the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. 2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. 3. to look forward to with desire and ...
03.26.2019 S02E25 Future Tripping Out of all the things we are wanting for, nice house, fulfilling job, money, spouse, kids? What if underlying all of that is the ability to be present? Is it Punk to today to even talk about the desire to ...
03.19.2019 S02E24 Empthy For The Grind Are we trying to escape from the work a day life? Is the solution to feeling STUCK some outside force that will rescue us from our work a day life? Is it true that we need some kind of purpose ...
03.12.2019 S02E23 A Curse Called Fame Has there been a cultural tide change with societies relationship with fame? Is it because over the last few years icons have rapidly fallen to scandals that they may have kept hidden a decade ago? Is that due to changes ...
02.28.2019 S02E22 Familiarity Breeds... Is it contempt? Or could it be (with a little emotional trigger discipline) curiosity instead of contempt? And does social media advocacy really work? I mean for normal people not celebrities and not the news media. Does anyone really give ...
02.09.2019 S02E21 Healthy Anarchy Can we agree that dismantling groupthink could be considered healthy anarchy? Russ works to get the other punks to understand why groupthink is a good topic and how letting everyone have a voice is really actually is healthy anarchy.
01.31.2019 3 Punks do Psychedelic Shrooms as 3 Observe Three punks go on a voyage. Three punks trip sit, why?! Three punks got curious about the healing effects of psychedelic mushrooms.
01.22.2019 S02E19 Rage Against the Inferiority! Do people places and situations make Individuals feel inferior? Does inferiority start with value statements about ourselves or judgments towards others around us? What does it mean to push back against, no to RAGE against the feeling of inferiority living ...
12.27.2018 S02E018 The Punk Philosophy of Self Parenting Punks are on holiday this week. So it’s up to us machines to intro the show. The Christmas holiday has had the guys Reminiscing, ruminating and talking about... The punk philosophy of self parenting. You’re listening to Punk Theology, closing ...
12.21.2018 S02E17 Handeling Ones Sh#t We covered the importance of dealing with Ones sh#t. But what about handling Ones sh#t? Doing day-to-day life. Getting up in the morning, working a job, having relationships, paying bills. Dealing with Ones sh#t usually happens when life becomes unmanageable, ...
12.03.2018 S02E16 Attachments The questions we ask today; How good is self-help if we keep giving up when the emotional attachment malware has us thort our own plans from the inside out? And how fearful are aware of actually knowing our emotional attachments ...
11.11.2018 S02E15 Good News Does how one defines good news insure a certain level of happiness in life? When do safe places and safe spaces get invaded? Do we grow up and start questioning if good news is really good news? Are there areas ...
10.25.2018 S02E14 Monster Child What scares our inner kids? Ghosts, vampires and zombies? What a great metaphor for how people and families can be haunted with relational issues and unfinished business. Blurs the lines between the supernatural and our fearful childhood selves.
10.19.2018 S02E13 Good Grief S02E13 Good Grief At Punk Theology we aren’t big on saying things like "there's a right way to do this and the right way to do that" Having said that the question arises... Is there a way to grieve that ...
10.11.2018 S02E12 The god of Nice? Is there a god of happy thoughts, sunshine, unicorns and puppy dogs that is sold to a large chunk of the populist during developmental defining moments in life? And what happens in the midst of such god if we experience ...
10.04.2018 S02E11 Nathan Sutton Ripping off the mask with Nathan Sutton. Russ Shawâ€™s one on one interview with VA hospitals homeless veterans out reach coordinator among many of his endeavors.
09.21.2018 S02E10 John's Anxiety S02E10 Johnâ€™s Anxiety. Not being owned by anxiety? Is that a choice? Is dealing with oneâ€™s sh** taking on the demon of anxiety? A demon that has come to roost in ones mind and has its talents sunk into oneâ€™s ...
09.13.2018 S02E09 FEAR 1 Fearfully Punk The punks are addressing thoughts of fear and how it functions in our lives. What is the purpose of fear? is respect a positive reflection of fear? And what about fearing the apocalypse? Why are there so many movies and ...
09.04.2018 S02E08 The Body / Interview with Lena Armstrong When it comes to behavior we tend to focus on the head. When pain is in the body then we tend to focus on the body. Are the two mutually exclusive? Derek and Misha introduce you to Lena Armstrong. The ...
08.30.2018 S02E07 Demons S02E01 Demons, letâ€™s face it we all have them. No one gets through this life without having to deal with them. And if we donâ€™t deal with them isnâ€™t it inevitable that they will deal with us? Chuck talks about ...
08.22.2018 S02E06 Losing Faith in Church Losing faith in politics? Institutional Religion? Religious organizations? Call it what it is, losing faith in church!
08.22.2018 S02E06 Losing Faith in Church Losing faith in politics? Institutional Religion? Religious organizations? Call it what it is, losing faith in church!
08.15.2018 S02E05 Rick Thiessen and Why the GLS?! S02E05 Willow creek networked pastor Rick Theissen from AC3, a follow up to the church protest episode. Why shouldnâ€™t Rick have a say in having his church protested? Good question! Here on Punk Theology we value great questions over answers. ...
08.08.2018 S02E04 imÂ·agÂ·iÂ·naÂ·tion S02E04 Imagine a world!? How does Imagination really shape our every day lives? How we move forward? Our dreams and aspirations? Our fears of what may come in the future?
07.24.2018 S02E03 Is Religion Cosplay? E3 Is religion cosplay? Itâ€™s the way I know, costumes are kind of a cultural norm but we focus specifically religion. And... Derek and I react to our last guest an atheist church protester protesting our church. Hey BTW Donâ€™t ...
07.06.2018 S02E02 Go Protest our Church! With Ben Wheeler! S02E02 Go Protest our Church! With Ben Wheeler!
06.27.2018 S02E01 Genetically Fu$%ed?! In the first episode of Season 2, the Punks ask: How many of our problems just come down to bad genes? How "fixable" are we? Were you doomed to fail from the minute you were born? Is there good news ...
06.15.2018 S01E52 Fathers Day with Punks?! Our relationship with our dadâ€™s. The good, bad and the grace of it all. How is your relationship with your dad? We talk about the building up and the damage, the joy and the peace... and yes the devastation. How ...
05.31.2018 S01E51 Sharing is Caring Raw Release Time heals all wounds, such BS! Time heals some wounds, and then some just faster over time. Like a heavy secret an infection grows in the dark under the skin because thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the best environment for it to grow. So ...
05.18.2018 S01E50 Loneliness S01E50 Loneliness by Russ Shaw
05.15.2018 S01E49 Just Think Positive?! The Mosh of Life 2?! Positive thinking... is it really that simple? Or is it like putting frosting on a turd and calling it a cookie?! If we could just think more positive would the world be a better place? ...
05.07.2018 Episode 48 Faith Vs. Religion In the immortal words of The late great George Michael "you gotta have faith". Is there a difference between religion and faith? In context sure there is isn't there? We get into it on episode 48 of punk theology.
04.29.2018 S06E47 Honor and Respect Can you honor and respect someone deeply if they are completely naked human, flaws and all in front of you? Can deep respect and authenticity really coexist? John, Derek, Chuck and Russ tackle episode.
04.16.2018 S01E46 How We Trigger Each Other That's What I hate about you?! Let's be honest in human relationships were going to get on one another's nerves. In this episode we talk about triggers, what triggers me about you? How we trigger each other. That's right we ...
04.10.2018 S01 Episode 45 Promises I PROMISE, honestly how did those words feel when they hit your ears? How do we keep promises why do we break promises why do we make promises? We talk about all of it here on punk theology! Punk Theology ...
04.04.2018 S01E44 Mosh of Life 1 Scars and Wounds The Mosh of Life 1?! The MoL episodes are when the topic develops kind of on its own. Here on Punk Theology we value great questions over answers. One great question in our view is far more valuable than 10,000 ...
03.26.2018 S01E43 Talkin About Violence "(viÂ·oÂ·lence) behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something." bing,com And... the punks Talkin About Violence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Oo28HXYzY the background punk tune in this episode
03.20.2018 S01E42 Jeff Bettger of DRYBNZ Side B Jeff and I sit down over beers and pizza at the Tin Dog Brewery in the South Park the neighborhood of Seattle Wa USA. We talk about 90 Pound Wuss, Suffering And The Hideous Thieves, Raft of dead Monkeys, Life, ...
03.08.2018 S01E41 Jeff Bettger of 90 Pound Wuss S01E41 Jeff Bettger of 90 Pound Wuss by Russ Shaw
02.20.2018 Episode 40 ENERGY Because what if the energy of punk rock is working to understanding conflict? Define energy...? The capacity for vigorous activity; available power. (Dictionary.com)"All natural and technological processes Proceed in such a way that the availability Of the remaining energy decreases ...
02.12.2018 S06E039 Peter Rollins on Punk Theology Peter Rollins is a Northern Irish writer, public speaker, philosopher and theologian who has gained an international reputation for overturning traditional notions of religion. He joins 4 of the 6 punks over beers in an awesome tavern. Moving forward in ...
02.01.2018 S01E38 S.A.D. The Blues and Depression The punks talk about S.A.D. the blues and depression. Derek shares a story about his own suffering and the season he is working through. Russ breaks his phobia when it comes to having no faith in medicine. Chuck is missing ...
01.28.2018 S01E37 Unselfishly Benevolent with Kyle Reynolds Russ meets with Kyle Reynolds of the Union Gospel Mission's Service Seattle. The largest organization in the Seattle area taking on the homeless crisis as well as boots on the ground for the opiate epidemic in our city. We raise ...
01.23.2018 Triggered Season 1 Episode 36 The Shotgun Six talk about what gets em Triggered... nown and verb 3rd person present: triggers 1. cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a ...
01.16.2018 S01E35 Inner Freedom Unlocked with Rev Wendy Wolf Rev Wendy Wolf and I, Russ Shaw. Moving forward in 2018 bringing you more punk provoking conversations like this one. We ask, are we searching for something we already possess? Is real freedom and transformation Something we must learn? Does ...
01.09.2018 S01E34 Punk Resolution 2018 2018 I time changes on the calender and... Do we not start to realize the grind in to what we really wanna belive? Russ speakin here, Since recovering from some of my craziness the New Year for me has always ...
12.25.2017 S01E33 Christmas With Some Punks of Talk! The Punk theology 2017 Christmas episode. Due to the magic of editing all seven punks are present! Ahh, well kind of. Russ asks some funny, light and serious questions about the Christmas holiday and what that was like for the ...
12.19.2017 S01E32 #WokeAC Woke as Chuck Punk theologist Chuck talks about his transformation over the last six months. Chuck lets listeners behind the curtain in to his journey of gettin woke! Woke, consciousness, enlightenment, revival and who could forget the amplified #WokeAF? What is the big ...
12.11.2017 S01E31 #WOKEAF Woke, consciousness, enlightenment, revival and who could forget the amplified WokeAF? What is the big idea when we are talking about consciousness? And is consciousness another way of judging others or saying, we are better or more awake than the ...

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Punk Theology episodes:

S02E27 Divorce, Jesus And Gay Sex

S02E26 HOPE

S02E25 Future Tripping

S02E24 Empthy For The Grind

S02E23 A Curse Called Fame

S02E22 Familiarity Breeds...

S02E21 Healthy Anarchy

3 Punks do Psychedelic Shrooms as 3 Observe

S02E19 Rage Against the Inferiority!

S02E018 The Punk Philosophy of Self Parenting

S02E17 Handeling Ones Sh#t

S02E16 Attachments

S02E15 Good News

S02E14 Monster Child

S02E13 Good Grief

S02E12 The god of Nice?

S02E11 Nathan Sutton

S02E10 John's Anxiety

S02E09 FEAR 1 Fearfully Punk

S02E08 The Body / Interview with Lena Armstrong

S02E07 Demons

S02E06 Losing Faith in Church

S02E06 Losing Faith in Church

S02E05 Rick Thiessen and Why the GLS?!

S02E04 imÂ·agÂ·iÂ·naÂ·tion

S02E03 Is Religion Cosplay?

S02E02 Go Protest our Church! With Ben Wheeler!

S02E01 Genetically Fu$%ed?!

S01E52 Fathers Day with Punks?!

S01E51 Sharing is Caring Raw Release

S01E50 Loneliness

S01E49 Just Think Positive?!

Episode 48 Faith Vs. Religion

S06E47 Honor and Respect

S01E46 How We Trigger Each Other

S01 Episode 45 Promises

S01E44 Mosh of Life 1 Scars and Wounds

S01E43 Talkin About Violence

S01E42 Jeff Bettger of DRYBNZ Side B

S01E41 Jeff Bettger of 90 Pound Wuss

Episode 40 ENERGY

S06E039 Peter Rollins on Punk Theology

S01E38 S.A.D. The Blues and Depression

S01E37 Unselfishly Benevolent with Kyle Reynolds

Triggered Season 1 Episode 36

S01E35 Inner Freedom Unlocked with Rev Wendy Wolf

S01E34 Punk Resolution 2018

S01E33 Christmas With Some Punks of Talk!

S01E32 #WokeAC Woke as Chuck

S01E31 #WOKEAF

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