The Deconstructionists

By John Williamson

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Christianity Buddhism Hinduism Judaism Islam

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A podcast about building new faith. Its all about construction, but sometimes that means you have to deconstruct a little. Questions, exploration, mystery...

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09.22.2023 Introducing: From The Void Season 4! All new season of From the Void coming in October! Subscribe now! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-void-podcast/id1572325461 Our Sponsors: * Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
08.08.2023 Rabbi Brad Hirschfield "Finding Faith without Fanaticism" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is the amazing Rabbi Brad Hirschfield and part 2 of our conversion. Listed for many years in Newsweek as one of America’s “50 Most Influential Rabbis,” and recognized as one of our nation’s leading “Preachers ...
08.03.2023 Rabbi Brad Hirschfield "Finding Faith without Fanaticism" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is the amazing Rabbi Brad Hirschfield! Listed for many years in Newsweek as one of America’s “50 Most Influential Rabbis,” and recognized as one of our nation’s leading “Preachers & Teachers,” by Beliefnet.com, Fox News ...
07.17.2023 Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe "Native American Spirituality & The Bible" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe! Chris serves as both an assistant professor of Classics at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in his capacity of teaching courses on Christianity and world religions , and as director ...
07.11.2023 Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe "Native American Spirituality & The Bible" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe! Chris serves as both an assistant professor of Classics at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in his capacity of teaching courses on Christianity and world religions , and as director ...
06.26.2023 Thomas Jay Oord "The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence" Guest Bio: Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has written or edited more than twenty books. Oord has won the Outstanding Faculty Award twelve times as professor ...
06.19.2023 Jodi Magness "Archeology & The Dead Sea Scrolls" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is Dr. Jodi Magness. Jodi is the Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a Classical and Biblical archaeologist specializing in ancient Palestine (modern Israel, Jordan, and the ...
06.12.2023 Jodi Magness "Archeology & The Dead Sea Scrolls" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week’s guest is Dr. Jodi Magness. Jodi is the Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a Classical and Biblical archaeologist specializing in ancient Palestine (modern Israel, Jordan, and the ...
06.05.2023 Dr. Dan McClellan "Data Over Dogma" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week I had the chance to talk one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Dan O. McClellan in part 2 of 2 episodes. Dan received is bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in ancient Near Eastern Studies, where ...
05.29.2023 Dr. Dan McClellan "Data Over Dogma" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week I had the chance to talk one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Dan O. McClellan in part 1 of 2 episodes. Dan received is bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in ancient Near Eastern Studies, where ...
05.22.2023 Stephen Prothero "God The Bestseller" Guest Info/Bio: This week I had the chance to talk one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Stephen Prothero. Stephen Prothero is the C. Allyn and Elizabeth V. Russell Professor of Religion in America in the Department of Religion at Boston ...
05.15.2023 Pete Enns - "Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week we wrap up our conversation with friend of the pod, Dr. Pete Enns! Dr. Enns (PhD, Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. He has taught courses ...
05.08.2023 Pete Enns "Curveball: When Your Faith Takes a Turn You Never Saw Coming" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week we kick off our 2023 scripture series with friend of the pod, Dr. Pete Enns! Dr. Enns (PhD, Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. He has ...
05.01.2023 Amy Bloom "In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss" Guest Info/Bio: This week I talk with New York Times best-selling author, Amy Bloom. Amy just released a deeply personal memoir about her journey with her husband after it was discovered he had Alzheimers and made the decision to end ...
04.24.2023 Dr. Jacqueline Bussie "When Love Hurts" pt. 2 Guest Info/BIo: Welcome back for part 2 of my interview with Dr. Jacqueline Bussie. We talk more about the topic of grief and grieving and how society could do a better job of supporting those going through a loss. Dr. ...
04.17.2023 Dr. Jacqueline Bussie "When Love Hurts" pt. 1 Guest Info/BIo: Our second guest this season is the amazing Jacqueline Bussie! Jacqueline comes on to discuss the topic of grief for our series on grief and grieving and how her own personal experience has impacted the words she wrote ...
04.07.2023 Dr. Dale Allison "The Resurrection of Jesus" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: This week we wrap up our talk about the resurrection with Dr. Dale C. Allison. Dale C. Allison, Jr. is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned his MA and PhD ...
04.03.2023 Dr. Dale Allison "The Resurrection of Jesus" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: This week I had the chance to talk about the resurrection with Dr. Dale C. Allison. This will be the first of two parts. Dale C. Allison, Jr. is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament at ...
03.27.2023 Megan Devine "It's OK That You're NOT OK" pt. 2 Guest Info/Bio: Welcome back for part 2 of my conversation with Megan Devine in our series on grief and loss. Psychotherapist Megan Devine believes that making the world a better place starts with acknowledging grief, rather than seeking to overcome ...
03.20.2023 Megan Devine "It's OK That You're NOT OK" pt. 1 Guest Info/Bio: Welcome to 2023! We’re back! To kick off the year I welcome the amazing Megan Divine to kick off our series on grief and loss. Psychotherapist Megan Devine believes that making the world a better place starts with ...
02.13.2023 Recommended Readings #2 We're finally making good on our promise of more recommended readings! 7 years late...but hey we did it! Adam pops in for a bit to discuss what we've both been reading. This should keep everyone occupied for at least another ...
12.28.2022 Bekah McNeel "Bringing Up Kids When The Church Lets You Down" Guest Info/Bio: Bekah Stolhandske McNeel is a native of San Antonio, Texas, where she has been a reporter for nine years. Her work has appeared in print with Christianity Today, The San Antonio Current, and the Public Justice Review, as ...
10.31.2022 Re-Release: Father Gary Thomas "Deliver us from Evil" Guest Bio: This week week we have a very special episode with Father Gary Thomas. Father Thomas has served as the diocese of San Jose’s official Vatican - certified exorcist since 2009. He also served as a consultant on the ...
10.24.2022 Re-Release: Dr. Tim Mackie "The Bible Project" Guest Info/Bio: This week we give you part 2 of our two-part series on The Bible! We bring back one of our favorite guests of all time Dr. Timothy Mackie! Check out Dr. Mackie’s work on his podcasts The Bible ...
10.17.2022 Re-Release: Brian McLaren "The Great Spiritual Migration" BIO/GUEST: This week we speak with Brian McLaren! Brian is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” - just, generous, and working ...
10.10.2022 Re-Release: Dr. Pauline Boss "Ambiguous Loss" Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Dr. Pauline Boss. Pauline is an educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss. All losses are touched with ...
10.03.2022 Re-Release: Rabbi Arthur Green "Radical Judaism" Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with the incredible Rabbi Arthur Green PhD. Rabbi Green is one of the preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. He was the founding dean and is currently rector of the Rabbinical School and ...
09.23.2022 Introducing: From the Void Season 3 From the Void is back Monday, October 24th with an all-new season of strange and unusual mysteries! Witch trials, strange objects in the sky, haunted locations, strange disappearances, unsolved murders, and much much more! Check out From the Void anywhere ...
08.16.2022 Tyler Merritt "I Take My Coffee Black" Guest Info/Bio: Tyler Merritt is an actor, comedian, viral sensation, activist, founder of The Tyler Merritt Project, and author of the memoir, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America. As a ...
07.21.2022 Ep. 143 - Andre Henry "All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep" Guest Info/Bio: Guest Bio: This week I kick off a two-part series on race with Andre Henry. Andre is an award-winning musician, writer, and activist. He is a columnist for Religion New Service and the author of the newsletter “Hope ...
06.17.2022 Ep. 142 - John Dominic Crossan "Render Unto Caesar" Guest Info/Bio: Guest Bio: This week I welcome back John Dominic Crossan! Dr. Crossan is one of the preeminent New Testament scholars and historian of early Christianity. He is known for his contemporary historical Jesus research and he has written ...
05.24.2022 Ep. 141 - Jonathan Martin "The Road Away From God: How Love Finds Us Even As We Walk Away" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome back our good friend Jonathan Martin! Jonathan is a pastor at The Table and author of two critically acclaimed books, Prototype and How to Survive a Shipwreck, and a brand new book, The Road ...
05.20.2022 Forrest Clay "The Recover EP" uest Info/Bio: Forrest Clay is a singer/songwriter and good friend of the pod! Clay joined me to discuss the inspiration behind his Recover EP. We break down each song followed by a snippet of that particular track for your listening ...
05.05.2022 Ep. 140 - Staci Frenes "Love Makes Room" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome Staci Frenes. Staci is a Christian music artist, speaker, author, and mom of an LGBTQ+ daughter. A former English teacher, she has turned her love of music into a full-time vocation, forming her own ...
04.21.2022 Ep. 139 -Candice Marie Benbow "Red Lip Theology" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome Candice Marie Benbow. Candice is a multi-genre theologian who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness. ...
04.05.2022 Ep. 138 - Dr. Thomas Jay Oord "Pluriform Love" Guest Bio: Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has written or edited more than twenty books. Oord has won the Outstanding Faculty Award twelve times as professor ...
03.22.2022 Ep. 137 - Kirsten Powers "Saving Grace" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome Kirsten Powers! Kirsten Powers is a CNN senior political analyst and NYT bestselling author whose forthcoming book is "Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You ...
03.07.2022 Ep. 136 - Adam Narloch "What is Deconstruction 2022" Guest Info/Bio: No, your ears do not deceive you! Long-time listeners asking where Adam went…well….I found him! Adam is a live and well! I packed up the recording gear, set up in Adam’s bourbon room, and we sat down to ...
01.07.2022 Virtual Event w/Alexander Shaia - "Discover the Mystical, Feminine Map to Transformation Hidden in Christianity's 4 Gospels" On Saturday, January 15, author and renowned thought leader Alexander John Shaia, PhD, will share the universal 4-path journey — recognized by every major spiritual tradition, from Shamanism to Judaism, and by mythology and psychology — as a powerful and ...
12.24.2021 Ep. 135 - Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis "Fierce Love" Guest Info/Bio: This week we welcome the incredible Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis! We talk all about her brand new book, “Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World.” Jacqui is an author, ...
12.06.2021 Ep. 134 - Brian Zahnd "When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes" Guest Bio: This week week we have the incredible Brian Zahnd. We cover a whole host of topics from Brian’s amazing new book, “When Everything's on Fire: Forging Faith from the Ashes.” Brian is the founder and lead pastor of ...
11.22.2021 Ep. 133 - Dr. Janet Kellogg Ray "Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark?" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome Dr. Janet Kellogg Ray! Dr. Ray currently teaches biology at the University of North Texas and speaks and writes at the intersection of science, culture, and faith. We discuss the disconnect between faith and ...
11.15.2021 Ep. 132 - Diana Butler Bass "Freeing Jesus" Guest Bio: This week we welcome back one of our favorite guests Dr. Diana Butler Bass! Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University. ...
10.25.2021 Ep. 131 - Kimberly Clark Sharp "After the Light - Near Death Experiences" Guest Bio: This week is a special Halloween episode first released on the From the Void Podcast. I talk with special guest Kimberly Clark Sharp about her own personal near death experience and subsequent work with others who have had ...
10.11.2021 Ep. 130 - Kate Bowler "No Cure For Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome the incredible Kate Bowler, PhD! Kate is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and a professor at Duke University. She studies the cultural stories we still ourselves about success, suffering, and whether ...
10.04.2021 Introducing: From the Void Season 2 From the Void is back Monday, October 18th with an all-new season of strange and unusual mysteries! Strange objects shooting through our galaxy, historic hauntings, the axeman of New Orleans, strange winged creatures in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, a still ...
09.28.2021 Ep. 129 - Ron Steslow "Politicology" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome the amazing Ron Steslow! Prior to the 2016 election Ron had run million dollar senate races, worked for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, led redistricting efforts in Nevada, and started his own consulting firm. ...
09.14.2021 Ep. 128 - Cliff Young & Aaron Benward "Playing God" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome Cliff Young and Aaron Benward. Cliff started his career as a member of the band, Caedman’s Call and Aaron Benward began his career as part of the father/son duo Aaron Jeoffrey and later Blue ...
08.30.2021 Ep. 127 - Julie Rodgers "Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome the amazing Julie Rodgers! Julie is a writer, speaker, and leader in the movement working for full inclusion for LGBTQ people in Christian communities. She played a significant role in shutting down Exodus International, ...
08.10.2021 Ep. 126 - Trey Pearson "Love Is Love" Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome a long overdue guest, Trey Pearson! Trey is best known as the lead singer of the popular band Everyday Sunday and current solo artist. We talk about Trey’s experience with coming out publicly in ...

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