This Is Not Church Podcast

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This Is Not Church podcast offers a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of the intersections between deconstruction, activism, spirituality, and the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as vital issue... more

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September 14, 2026Girl In A Box: A Conversation With Paldrom Catharine Collins
This Quoircast podcast episode is brought to you by Middle Man The Play. Directed by Mattie Jo Cowsert (A Quoir author)
In this episode we chat with Paldrom Catharine Collins
Paldrom Catharine Collins’ introduction to religion was at the First Baptist Church she attended with her parents, until she left as a young woman seeking enlightenment—first in the mystical practices of the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, then for fourteen years immersed in the non-dual teachings of Gangaji, in the Hindu Advaita lineage of Ramana Maharshi. Today, she’s found a connection to contemplative Christianity, serving on the board of directors of the Journey Center Association, and completing their two-year spiritual director certification program.
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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad
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September 07, 2026You Don't Need A Calling: A Conversation With Damon Garcia
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In this episode we chat with Damon Garcia
Damon Garcia is a public theologian, writer, video essayist, and author of The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus. He discovered his passion for ministering to spiritual misfits and radicals through evangelical youth and young adult ministry in evangelical spaces. This passion led him out of Evangelicalism and into post-Christian spaces, where he continues to develop a liberative Christianity for a disillusioned generation through video essays and dialogue. Garcia's work is inspired by liberation theology and anti-capitalist politics as he helps people unsettle and untangle oppressive ideologies. He lives in Santa Maria, California.
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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad
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August 31, 2026August Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Paul Bramadat
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Subversive Soul by Phyllis Mathis. Published by Quoir and available now.

In this episode we chat with Paul Bramadat

PAUL BRAMADAT is director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria and the co-editor of Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest. He practices and teaches Ashtanga yoga.

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Jonathan_Foster   Sacred Thoughts   Holy Heretics   Reframing Our Stories   Bros Bibles & Beer   Liminal Living

Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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1h 3min
August 24, 2026Jesus And Justice: A Conversation With John Dominic Crossan & Michael Okinczyc-Cruz
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In this episode we chat with John Dominic Crossan & Michael Okinczyc-Cruz

John D. Crossan is generally acknowledged to be the premier historical Jesus scholar in the world. His books include The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, and Who Killed Jesus? He recently appeared in the PBS special "From Jesus to Christ."

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Michael Okinczyc-Cruz, executive director and co-founder of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), is a faith-rooted community organizer who has worked alongside faith communities and thousands of grassroots leaders to address poverty, violence and systemic inequities. He is an adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago and is the co-author of Jesus and Justice: Organizing for God’s Reign on Earth Then and Now.

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Jonathan_Foster   Sacred Thoughts   Holy Heretics   Reframing Our Stories   Bros Bibles & Beer   Liminal Living

Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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1h 13min
August 17, 2026Grace Sideways: A Conversation With Jack R Reese
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by the High Minds Podcast

In this episode we chat with Jack R. Reese

Jack R. Reese has spent more than fifty years in ministry, serving as a senior pastor, university professor, seminary dean, campus minister, and community activist. He has taught courses in preaching, worship, ministry, social change, and New Testament texts. Beyond the church and academy, he has led nonprofit work addressing poverty and racism, creating pathways for personal and economic advancement through education in the humanities. Reese is the author of At the Blue Hole: Elegy for a Church on the Edge, The Body Broken: Embracing the Peace of Christ in a Fragmented Church, and Grace, Sideways:Field Notes of a Doubting Believer.

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Jonathan_Foster   Sacred Thoughts   Holy Heretics   Reframing Our Stories   Bros Bibles & Beer   Liminal Living

Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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57min
August 10, 2026Saints, Sinners, And Clickers: A Conversation With Matthew Distefano
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In this episode we chat with Matthew Distefano

Matthew J. Distefano is the author of multiple books, including The Wisdom of Hobbits, winner of the 17th annual National Indie Excellence Award for best philosophy book. He is an audio engineer, the producer of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast, cohost of Apostates Anonymous, and is a regular columnist for Patheos. He holds an undergraduate degree in Education from California State University, Chico, and has been in social work for over a decade, currently working as a Professional Service Coordinator in Butte County, California. In addition to his professional life, Matthew enjoys gardening, bicycling, and European football. He is a huge Tolkien nerd who one day hopes to live in Bag End with his wife and daughter. You can find his work at allsetfree.com.

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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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1h 2min
August 03, 2026Serving Up Scripture: A Conversation With Aaron Higashi
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In this episode we chat with Aaron Higashi

Aaron Higashi is a public Bible scholar with a PhD in biblical interpretation from Chicago Theological Seminary. He writes Bible commentaries, including 1 & 2 Samuel for Normal People: A Guide to Prophets, Kings, and Some Pretty Terrible Men, and answers Bible questions on Instagram at @abhigashi.

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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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57min
July 27, 2026Mother: A Conversation With Andrea M Butler
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In this episode we chat with Andrea M Butler

Andrea M. Butler is a graduate of Belmont University, where she earned degrees in theater and music. Her passion for storytelling has since moved to the page, where she writes character-driven fiction that wrestles with faith, politics, and spirituality against a backdrop of Southern culture. When she's not writing she works as a hypnotherapist at Eden Farm, an animal-assisted therapy practice. She and her husband, Jason, and their six children live in Durham, N.C.

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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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57min
July 20, 2026The Edge of the Inside: A Conversation With Jeremy Jernigan
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Edge of the Inside: When Losing Your Place Means Finding Your Soul By Jeremy Jernigan. Published by Quoir and available now

In this episode we chat with Jeremy Jernigan

Jeremy Jernigan is a writer, speaker, and recovering megachurch pastor. After two decades in full-time ministry, including serving as a Lead Pastor, he now focuses on helping people rebuild their faith after it breaks. He hosts the weekly Rebuilding Faith series and the biweekly Cabernet and Pray podcast. Jeremy lives in Arizona with his wife and five kids.

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Check out his podcast Cabernet And Pray

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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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1h 1min
July 13, 2026Dangerous Songs: A Conversation With Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
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In this episode we chat with Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

Dr. Richard Bruxvoort Colligan is a longtime musician, composer, liturgical theologian, and author of Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life. Trough his career, his congregational songs have been published by the ELCA, PC(USA), UCC, and UMC. With a passion for community singing and the Psalms of the Hebrew Bible, he has written songs for all 150 Psalms and has published over fifteen collections of original songs. A graduate of Luther College, he earned his MA in Theology and the Arts from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and his DMin from Eden Seminary in St. Louis. Richard lives in Rochester, MN with his wife Trish. There he serves Mount Olive Lutheran Church as Director of Spiritual Formation.

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Love Covered Life   The Social Jesus Project   I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist   Radical Love Live   The God Squad

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55min

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