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Thinking Out Loud
By Dave HallahanReligion & Spirituality
Thinking Out Loud episodes
- 053 - Restless Devices w/ Felicia Wu Song
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Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
Today I am joined by Dr. Felicia Su Wong, a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. We discuss her book, OUT NOW!, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Our technologies are forming us whether we know it or not, so Felicia and I discuss the importance of intentionality when it comes to our devices. We also discuss ways we can incorporate "counterliturgies" so that we are formed into the person of Christ. I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation so listen away and then go and get a copy of her book.
Other Resources
- (Article) Locked In, Cradle to Grave by Felicia Wu Song
- https://feliciawusong.com/
- (Video) Digital Life as Secular Liturgies: A Matter of Christian Formation by Felicia Wu Song
- (Book) You Are What You Love by James K. Smith
- (Book) Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
- (Article) Facebook's Dangerous Experiment with Teen Girls by Jonathan Haidt
- 044 You Are Not Your Own w/ Alan Noble
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49 min - 052 - Stu G of the Beatitudes Project
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I DISAGREE WITH DAVE!
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
Today I am joined by Stu Garrard formerly of Delirious and now the creative mind behind The Beatitudes Project. Stu's desire to live the Jesus way and show others how they can take part in this upside down kingdom is truly infectious. I appreciate him and his work greatly, and I'm sure that you will as well! Be sure to check out the website (linked above) where you can get yourself a copy of the book, listen to the album, and even engage with the small group curriculum.
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45 min - 051 - When Everything Is On Fire w/ Brian Zahnd
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I DISAGREE WITH DAVE!
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
Brian Zahnd is the founding pastor of Word of Life church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Through 40 years of pastoring, Brian has experience his own version of deconstruction and watched others go through theirs. In his most recent book, When Everything Is On Fire: Faith Forged From The Ashes, Brian extends an invitation to move beyond the crisis of faith toward the journey of reconstruction. This conversation about our current cultural moment in light of Church History was full of wisdom and insight. Brian has helped me in my own de/reconstruction process and I'm sure this book will help you in yours.
Catch more of Brian's writing on his website and give him a follow on twitter.
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1 hr 7 min - 050 - What Does the Church Have to Offer Us Now? w/ John Chaffee
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I DISAGREE WITH DAVE!
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
We are now in a time where the church isn’t by default a place people go to find purpose and meaning and pastors are people who are given the benefit of the doubt in being wiser and closer to truth. The question at the core of this reality is how then should Christians operate in a world like this? John and I try to get there...
For John's previous appearance: 05 Do Christains Put too much Emphasis on the Bible? w/ John Chaffee
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56 min - 049 - An Inerrant Idol w/ Alex DeMarco
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I DISAGREE WITH DAVE!
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
On this week's episode, Rob Cook and I are joined by Alex DeMarco. Alex is a project editor for Baker Academic and Brazos Press, my college buddy, and author of this article: Sacrificing LGBTQ+ Well-Being and More on the Altar of an Inerrant Bible. This was published after Cairn University made the decision to disband their entire Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work programs. Rob, Alex, and I discuss the article, Cairn's decision, and the inerrancy of the Bible.
For Alex's previous appearance on TOL go here: 021 Is 'Right or Wrong' the Right Question?
For further TOL discussions on how to read/view the Bible check out these:
04 Falling In and Out of Love with the Bible (w/ Rich Dugan)05 Do Christains Put too much Emphasis on the Bible? w/ John Chaffee027 Jonah - Fact of FictionFollow Thinking Out Loud: Patreon | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
1 hr 5 min - 048 - Truly Thinking Out Loud w/ Kevin Makins
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I DISAGREE WITH DAVE!
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
Buckle up! This is such a fun episode. I LOVED talking with Kevin. As you'll hear, I asked him to come on to talk about why we don't talk about money. We did that, but we did so much more. We talk about humility and pride, the role we play in determining our fate, the experience vs the reason of faith, and how to recognize and defeat the powers and principalities in your life. ENJOY!
SOME LINKS
Why Would Anyone Go to Church?: A Young Community's Quest to Reclaim Church for Good by Kevin Makins
Naming the Powers: The Language of Power in the New Testament by Walter Wink
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1 hr 13 min - BONUS: Texas Abortion Law w/ Tamer Aborous
This episode was first released on our Patreon Page.
Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.
At this point, you've all heard about the Texas Abortion Law. I am joined by recent Baylor Law graduate, Tamer Abouras, to ask him to break down the specifics of the law. We also both share our general approach to the abortion conversation and our hopes for Christian involvement moving forward.
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55 min - 047 - deconstruction: Why Are You Still A Christian? pt. 3Patreon Page (Conversation w/ Tamer Abouras re: the Texas Abortion Law is now available to the public!)In this three part series Dave Hallahan, Rob Cook, and Cory Murphy will all take turns answering that question. In a time where so many millennials and Christians of all generations are leaving the faith, why are they still here? This question is obviously deeply subjective and personal. There may be some answers that you resonate with and others that feel like they're answering a different question. But I think we can learn from each other, we can see that God is doing something different in each of us, and this is good.This week we look at the very not controversial mask and vaccine mandates before talking to Cory about why he is still a Christian.SOME LINKSI DISAGREE WITH DAVE!Parent with the Ending in Mind by Dave HallahanFollow Thinking Out Loud: Patreon | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramMusic: lowercase people51 min
- 046 - deconstruction: Why Are You Still A Christian? pt. 2Patreon Page (Conversation w/ Tamer Abouras re: the Texas Abortion Law is now available to the public!)In this three part series Dave Hallahan, Rob Cook, and Cory Murphy will all take turns answering that question. In a time where so many millennials and Christians of all generations are leaving the faith, why are they still here? This question is obviously deeply subjective and personal. There may be some answers that you resonate with and others that feel like they're answering a different question. But I think we can learn from each other, we can see that God is doing something different in each of us, and this is good.This week we look at some of the fundamental reasons people deconstruct their faith and then we turn the tables to Rob and his reason for sticking with Christianity.SOME LINKSI DISAGREE WITH DAVE!Parent with the Ending in Mind by Dave HallahanFollow Thinking Out Loud: Patreon | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramMusic: lowercase people52 min
- 045 - deconstruction: Why Are You Still A Christian? Part 1.Over the next three weeks, Dave Hallahan, Rob Cook, and Cory Murphy will all take turns answer that question. In a time where so many millennials and Christians of all generations are leaving the faith, why are they still here? This question is obviously deeply subjective and personal. There may be some answers that you resonate with and others that feel like they're answering a different question. But I think we can learn from each other, we can see that God is doing something different in each of us, and this is good.This week, Dave takes his turn answering the question after the guys discuss the almost published "God Bless America Bible." Below are the links regarding that story and the links to a few resources Dave mentions. Enjoy!Harper Collins will not produce "God Bless the USA" BibleThe Bible Tells Me So by Pete EnnsThe Sin of Certainty by Pete EnnsBible Project PodcastHoly Post Podcast55 min
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Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to…
"right answers" but to build empathy and perspective.