In this episode,  Brandi is joined by Erna Kim Hackett (@liberatedtogether) to explore the concept of virginity, its cultural implications, its theological roots and how it separates us from ourselves, others, and inhibits our relationship with God...maybe just not how we thought it would.

Erna Kim Hackett is the founder and leader of Liberated Together where she creates community for Women of Color, Queer WOC, and non-binary folks who have been shaped by Christianity to explore liberated and embodied theology, decolonized approaches to social justice, and radical solidarities across ethnic lines.


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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

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*note- due to a technical glitch, Brandi's audio clips and cuts a bit, our apologies for the technical issues and thank you for your patience.

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In this episode Brandi is joined by author, theologian, and poet Camille Hernandez to talk about the ways that military metaphors and ideologies shape how we are taught to engage with our own bodies, romance, and sex. They discuss the ways that violence is folded into the core of how many of us were taught to think about these things. 

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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. 
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In this episode, Brandi is joined by E Kole to talk about consent- what it is, how we learn it, and the places in out spirituality that keep us from being able to do it well. 

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If you have comments, questions, or requests please contact us at [email protected] or through the contact page at reclaimingmytheology.org.

Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress.
@reclaimingmytheology

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. 
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In this episode Brandi is joined by psychologist, professor, and preacher Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to talk about Sacred Self Care. They discuss the ways that our distorted views of God and self prevent us from being able to create spaces of care and groundedness in out lives. They specifically talk about the ways that purity culture create and perpetuates narratives that make it deeply challenging to care for our holistic selves.

*Explicit designator for strong language 

You can find Dr. Chanequa podcast Meditating with Dr. Chanequa here and can find her recently released book Sacred Self- Care where ever books are sold. 

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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

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In this episode Brandi is joined by artist and creative Jenny Hall to talk about the role that symbols and images play in our conception of purity culture/ ourselves in it. They explore images, new and old, and ask how engaging with new or new to us images in and our of the scriptures might contribute to our healing.

You can find Jenny's work and sign up for her Creative Spirituality class here.

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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

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In this episode the tables are turned as Erna Kim Hackett (@liberatedtogether) dialouges with Brandi, the host of Reclaiming My Theology about what the last three years of this work have meant, what we have learned together, how Creator has shown up, and where we are going. 

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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, edited, and produced by Brandi Miller- our music is by Sanchez Fair 

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In this episode, Brandi is joined by Bianca Mabute-Louie (@beyonkz) to talk about fetishization. They discuss the ways that this particular form of reducing people to singular attributes creates the context for violence, assimilation, and ultimately a separation from self, others, and God. 

If you want to support Reclaiming My Theology you can rate and review the podcast, it goes a long way to helping others find the podcast. You can also join us on patreon at patreon.com/reclaimingmytheology. 

Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, edited and produced by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair.

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress.
@reclaimingmytheology

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. 
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In this episode, Brandi is joined by Elizabeth Moraff to talk about the intersection of purity culture and privacy. They talk about the theologies used to violate privacy as well as the role of privacy in out holistic becoming. 

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Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, mixed, and edited by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair.

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In this episode, Brandi (she/her) is joined by Tamice Spencer-Helms (she/they) to talk about partner violence. They discuss the ways that Evangelical Christian theolgoy both creates the context for and a limit to the pathways out of partner and domestic violence. They talk about redemptive views of God that center survivors and provide frameworks for those in the midst it it and those who want to be of support.

If you are currently unsafe and in need of resources, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a solid place to start a journey toward getting help.

You can find Tamice's work at  Sub:Culture,  her personal website,  or on IG at @tamicenamaespeaks. You can find her book Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin and George Floyd  here!

If you want to support Reclaiming My Theology you can rate and review the podcast, it goes a long way to helping others find the podcast. You can also join us on patreon at patreon.com/reclaimingmytheology. 

Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, edited and produced by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair.

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In this episode, Brandi is joined by Ben and Andrea Emerson to talk about the impacts of purity culture on relationships- marriage in particular. They talk about the expectations given about and before marriage and the ways that the tools we are often given in our faith experiences fail to set us up for health and enjoyment in our relationships. 

If you want to support the show, you can by following, rating, reviewing, or joining us on patreon at patreon.com/reclaimingmytheology.

Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, edited, and produced by Brandi Miller, our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

Taking our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. 
@reclaimingmytheology