Craig Mayes (Part 2): Embodied Theology
I have heard from many of you how impressed you were with Craig’s stories. This week we continue the conversation, and Craig jumps into questions such as: How does being a pastor of a church in which ...
5 Mar 202022min
Craig Mayes (Part 1): When Ideas of Lived Theology Change
Craig Mayes is the Chief Spiritual and Community Life Officer at the Bowery Mission in New York City. The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since the 1870’s, when its neighbor...
27 Feb 202023min
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer: Speaking Across Differences (Part 2)
This is the second half of my conversation with Rabbi Nancy. We start with the affects of 9/11 on her multi-faith conversations. Then we move to the way such conversations have influence her career. A...
20 Feb 202040min
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer: Speaking Across Differences (Part 1)
In this episode, we talk about multi-faith conversations and what the benefit is to speaking with people who have different religious beliefs than your own. Rabbi Nancy shares several personal stories...
13 Feb 202034min
Lisa Abaya (Part 2): Art, Culture, and Religion
Lisa and I discuss what effect cultural diversity has on her art. We also talk about how essential art is within a church context, which makes me consider the value of using concepts of beauty to expl...
6 Feb 202027min
Lisa Abaya (Part 1): Geography and Art
Lisa Abaya is a Philadelphia artist seeking ways to integrate matters of spirituality into her work. We discuss the influence of geography on her art and also how she explores mysterious concepts of ...
6 Feb 202030min
Introduction: Part 1
What is “Context Matters”?What is missing from our conversations about background of the Bible and the our modern understanding of it? It is complicated, but wonderful to explore if you bring a curiou...
30 Jan 20208min
Introduction: Part 2
I invite Keri Jenkins to the podcasting table to discuss how context helps us understand one another. Keri gives an example of how biblical context helped her understand a tricky passage in the Bible....
30 Jan 202023min
