The Common Good Podcast

These four sessions were recorded during a live, interactive webinar in April 2021 and explore a faithful response to the rise of Christian Nationalism in America. 

Session 1 is hosted by Doug Pagitt and Rev. Dr. Stephany Spaulding and features Rev. Dr. Michael Waters as well as Katherine Stewart, author of THE POWER WORSHIPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.

Rev. Dr. Michael Waters is founding pastor of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Dallas, Texas. As a pastor, professor, award-winning author, activist, and social commentator, Waters’ words of hope and empowerment inspire national and international audiences. michaelwwaters.com

Katherine Stewart is an investigative reporter and author who has covered religious liberty, politics, policy, and education for over a decade. Her latest book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, is a rare look inside the machinery of the movement that brought Donald Trump to power. Stewart’s journalism appears in the New York Timesop ed, NBC, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books.

Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).

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Doug Pagitt is a pastor, author, activist and the Executive Director of Vote Common Good.  @pagitt

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Hosts Stephany Spaulding, Dominique Gilliard and producer Daniel Deitrich reflect on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder and the upcoming 100-year anniversary of the massacre and burning of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Eyewitness Account of the Burning of Black Wall Street

Why Juneteenth Should Be a National Holiday

My Anger, God's Righteous Indignation - Willie Jennings response to the murder of George Floyd

Critical Race Theory, Explained

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press and was named Outreach Magazine’s 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. Gilliard also serves as an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. In 2015, the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” Gilliard’s forthcoming book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilegewill be released on August 24, 2021.

Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) and former U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Colorado. She holds a B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University, as well as a M.A. in American Literature and a Ph. D. in American Studies both from Purdue University. She is the author of Recovering from Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness (2014).

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The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Host Robb Ryerse and Producer Dan Deitrich look at how a person's faith can transform their politics. Dan shares about his song Hymn for the 81% and how he followed Jesus from a conservative republican evangelical upbringing into more progressive faith and politics. Robb talks about his similar journey and book: Fundamorphosis: How I Left Fundamentalism but Didn't Lose My Faith.

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Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives  @RobbRyerse

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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How worried should we be about extinction-level asteroids hurling toward us in space? And can we really trust science in general? Doug Pagitt and resident astrophysicist Paul Wallace discuss these questions and more on today's episode of Common Good Science.

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Paul Wallace is an astrophysicist, professor, pastor, and avid birder. H writes and speaks at the intersection of faith and science and holds a PhD in physics from Duke University and an MDiv from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director of Vote Common Good and is a pastor, author, and social activist.    

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The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

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Today the state of Texas is scheduled to execute Quentin Jones after spending over 20 years on death row.

Our host Doug Pagitt is on location in Texas where he is protesting the death penalty and demanding a stay of execution for Quentin. Doug is joined by Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians, Karen Clifton who is a local Catholic death penalty abolitionist, and Abe Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action.

What does our faith have to say about the death penalty and the justice system in America? Let’s listen in.

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Robb and Dan discuss the proposed January 6 Insurrection Commission and why Republicans are so reluctant to get on board. Later in the show we're joined by John McGuigan of Pennsylvania who is running for US Senate.

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Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and Political Organizer at Vote Common Good. You can find his book about running for congress as a Progressive Republican in Arkansas here: Running For Our Lives  @RobbRyerse

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Doug and Dan cover the stories that have been dominating the headlines, as well as some stories that may have flown under your radar.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Hosts Doug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich discuss the new CDC mask guidelines and hear the story of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, one of the main scientists behind the Covid-19 vaccine.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Pastor, artist, and writer Vanessa Ryerse joins us to talk about her journey from conservative, fundamentalist republican to hopping on a bus for three months to stop the re-election of Donald Trump. She contributed a chapter to the upcoming book, How To Heal Our Divides: A Practical Guidebook, which releases May 18.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist.  @pagitt

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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Our hosts, Dominique Gilliard, Laura Truax and Doug Pagitt discuss how and why Christian leaders should engage with their counterparts of other faith traditions.

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press and was named Outreach Magazine’s 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. Gilliard also serves as an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. In 2015, the Huffington Post named him one of the “Black Christian Leaders Changing the World.” Gilliard’s forthcoming book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege will be released on August 24, 2021.

Rev. Dr. Laura Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago and serves on the Seminary Advisory Board at the University of Dubuque. Dr. Truax holds a master of divinity degree from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the joint program of North Park Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of Undone: When coming apart puts you back together (2013) and Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the real world (2017) and is part of the Red Letter Christians. 

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Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich

Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic

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