Student Christian Movement Podcast

In this special episode William interviews theologian Thomas Jay Oord at our live supporters and members event which happened in Leeds in August this year. They discuss Tom's recent trial in the Church of the Nazarene for his advocating for full LGBTQ+ inclusion as well as aspects of open and relational theology.

You can find out more about Thomas Jay Oord and his work here.

This is William's last episode with SCM as he moves on to begin his training for ministry in the Church of Scotland alongside his PhD at the University of Glasgow. Stay up to date with William's journey on Instagram, TikTok, and X.

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In this episode William is joined by Dean Detloff and Matt Bernico, hosts of the Magnificast. They discuss Christianity and leftist politics, the concept and place of solidarity, the relationship between theory and action and more.

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In this episode William speaks with Nic Tall from together for the CofE about Church governance and politics within the Church of England, the importance of voting, living in love and faith and more.

Find out more about together for the CofE here.

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In this episode William speaks with Liddy Buswell from the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND). They discuss the history of CCND, why faith should inspire us to campaign against nuclear weapons, and more.

Find out more about CCND here.

Join us this weekend at our national gathering (22nd of June) in London.

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In this episode William is joined by Holly-Anna Petersen from Christian Climate Action to discuss the power and place of non-violent direct action in Christian political action. Additionally they discuss prayer as protest, the need for action on climate, engaging in democracy and politics beyond the ballot box and more.

Find out more about CCA here.

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In this episode William speaks with Liam Purcell from Church Action on Poverty about their work, what it means to be a Church of the poor, the power of solidarity and more.

You can find out more about Church Action on Poverty here.

Proletariat Christ with Adam Spiers mentioned in this episode.

The Gospel in Solentiname by Ernesto Cardenal.

Let's End Poverty Campaign.

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In this episode William speaks with Rev. Luke Larner about his work as a priest in the Church of England, how faith relates to politics, the relevance of theology to politics, trade unions and more.

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For season 3 each episode is accompanied by a blog, this week's blog will release next Monday and can be found with all our SCM blogs ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

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In this episode William speaks with Dorothy Day's granddaughters Martha and Kate Hennessy. Dorothy Day was one of the founders of the Catholic Worker Movement (CWM) alongside Peter Maurin. The CWM was based on the principles of personalism and sought to "live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ" through houses of hospitality, the Catholic Worker newspaper, and the establishment of farming communes. In this episode Martha and Kate share some of their experience in the Catholic Worker, its work today, and discuss political theology and practice.

Find out more about the CWM here.

For season 3 each episode is accompanied by a blog, this week's blog will release next Monday and can be found with all our SCM blogs ⁠here⁠.

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Welcome to the first episode of SCM's new series on Christian Political Action. In this episode Faith in Action worker William talks to Rev. Dr. Doug Gay, a minister in the Church of Scotland, and senior lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow. William and Doug discuss everything from what we mean by political theology, to some of the history of the interaction between theology and politics.

For season 3 each episode is accompanied by a blog, this week's blog will release next Monday and can be found with all our SCM blogs here.

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In this episode Phoebe documents the Pilgrimage for Palestinians that took place on Sunday 28th of April in London which was hosted by Christian Aid Collective. CA Collective are a community of 18-30 year-old Christians who care about dignity, equality, justice and love. The Pilgrimage for Palestinians journeyed from Lambeth Place to Westminster stopping at various arms manufacturers to be a witness to peace through prayerful protest.

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this episode are those of the individuals involved and not necessarily the organisations mentioned.

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