Pragmatic Christian Podcast

Mason Mennenga returns! In this episode we discuss changing podcast names, embodied ecclesiology, Mason's Theology-Twitter "Bad Boy" status, what it means to identify as a Christian, and much more!Twitter: @masonmennengaWebsite: masonmennenga.com Instagram: @masonmennenga—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page.——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenSBruce@PragmaticChrist

Robert Monson is the COO for Sub:Culture Inc., a non-profit that develops resources and content to help remove the barriers that impede black college students. Robert creates content and hosts several podcasts linked to Sub:Culture Inc. In this episode, we discuss Robert’s atheist background and talking people out of their faith, pentecostalism, speaking in tongues, ethnic diversity in the Bible, pluralism, “black” theology vs. “real” theology, and much more!Twitter: @RobertJMonsonSubcultureinc.org—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page.——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account.Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenSBruce@PragmaticChrist

David Rondel is a philosopher who writes on political philosophy and American Pragmatism. In this episode we discuss his book, Pragmatist Egalitarianism. We discuss the philosophy of equality and justice, pragmatism, William James, John Dewey, Richard Rorty, and much more. www.DavidRondel.com Journal Papers and Book Chapters—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: David Rondel ——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact page Host: @HaydenSBruce @PragmaticChrist

Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian and philosopher, who writes on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and the problem of evil.In episode #35 Tom joined the show to discuss his book, God Can’t, which tackles the problem of evil. In this episode, Tom returns to discuss the reception of his book a year later, answer more questions about his theology, and respond to some criticisms.-Link to Corona Virus article-God Can’t Q&A (Audible)Twitter: @ThomasJOordWebsite: www.thomasjayoord.com Papers: https://independent.academia.edu/ThomasOord ——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— -Donate to our patreon account. -Rate and Review us on iTunes -Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact page Host: @HaydenSBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Michael Graziano is professor of Psychology and Neurology at Princeton University. His work focuses on awareness, and he has been working on a theory of consciousness for the past ten years. His theory is called the Attention Schema Theory of consciousness, which takes a brain-based approach to the problem of consciousness. In this episode we discuss his latest book, Rethinking Consciousness. We talk about consciousness, artificial intelligence, simulations, the reality of God, and much more. Graziano LabThe Atlantic - Articles—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Michael Graziano——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact page Host: @HaydenSBruce @PragmaticChrist

Jeffrey Howard is the founder and editor in chief of Erraticus, an online publication that takes a pragmatic approach to ideas, and seeks to empower individuals and communities to flourish.In this episode, we talk about Jeff’s mormon upbringing, pragmatism, founding Erraticus, education, and much more!More from Jeff:Articles by Jeff (Erraticus)—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Jeffrey Howard——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChrist

Mark Nelson is lead pastor at Crossings Knoxville, and co-author of Reframation. Twitter: @standonthedesk—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Reframation with Mark Nelson ——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact page Host: @HaydenTheBruce @PragmaticChrist

Robert Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University. His research ranges from topics such as democratic theory, political epistemology, pragmatism, analytic philosophy, argumentation, and much more.In this episode we discuss his latest book: Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics In Its PlaceYou can find a list of positions, appointments, and published work here:https://as.vanderbilt.edu/philosophy/bio/robertb-talisseYou can find many of his papers here:https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/RobertTalisseTedx: Putting Politics In Its Place - TEDxNashvilleTwitter: @RobertTalisse—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: #37: Overdoing Democracy with Robert Talisse——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account.Rate and Review us wherever you listen to podcasts.Share the podcast with your friends.—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChrist

Sean McCoy is the host of the Come To The Table Podcast. In this episode, Hayden joins Sean to catch up and discuss how they’ve developed since the last time they’ve talked (Part 1).Recommendations and resources discussed-Sean:Brad JersakRichard Rohr (The Divine Dance)Eckhart TolleRob Bell (The Heretic)Graham HancockThe Nomad PodcastHayden:Alan Hirsch (The Forgotten Ways)Andrew Newberg (How God Changes Your Brain)Jonathan Haidt (The Righteous Mind)William James (Pragmatism: A New Name For Some Old Ways Of Thinking)Sami Pihlstrom (Pragmatic Pluralism and the Problem of God)Ulf Zackariasson (Forces By Which We Live)Pete Enns (The Sin Of Certainty)Richard Rorty (The Rorty Reader)——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account.Rate and Review us on iTunesShare the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord is an award-winning author, and has written or edited more than twenty books, ranging on topics such as love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and the implications of freedom and relationships for transformation. Professor Oord’s latest book is God Can’t, which tackles the problem of evil (how can a good God allow evil to exist?).Twitter: @ThomasJOordwww.thomasjayoord.comPapers: https://independent.academia.edu/ThomasOord Book: God Can’t: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account.Rate and Review us on iTunesShare the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Henrik Rydenfelt Ph.D. is a post-doctoral researcher based out of the University of Oulu. Henrik has edited various collections of essays on Pragmatism, and has sat on the board of the Nordic Pragmatism Network the European Pragmatism Association. His philosophy concentrates on a pragmatist approach to normatively, and his writings range from topics such as Charles Pierce’s pragmatism, the scientific method, realism, and meta-ethics.You can find a list of positions, appointments, and published work here: https://etiikka.fi/henrik-rydenfelt/You can find many of his journal papers here: https://helsinki.academia.edu/HenrikRydenfeltTwitter: @HRydenfelt—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: #34: Pragmatism and the Scientific Method, with Henrik Rydenfelt——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreonaccount.Rate and Review us on iTunesShare the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT——Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Alan Bean is a writer, spiritual counselor, and the founder of Friends of Justice. Alan has spent much of his life as a Baptist pastor, but after moving to Tulia, Texas for a potential ministry position, he learned that forty-six people (thirty-nine of which were African American) had been indicted on the uncorroborated word of a corrupt undercover officer. His unexpected and dramatic transition from Baptist pastor to criminal justice reform advocate led to the founding of Friends of Justice in 2000. Since then, Alan’s work has led to the formation of advocacy organizations and pro bono attorneys who have exposed a corrupt sting, freed dozens of people from Texas prisons, changed Texas evidentiary laws and led to the disbanding of over fifty mismanaged narcotics task forces throughout Texas. These victories laid a solid foundation for 15 years of bipartisan criminal justice reform in Texas. In this episode, Alan Bean discusses his experience as a progressive Baptist, his experience at seminary, pastoral ministry, as well as his work in criminal justice reform. ---GUEST LINKS---Friends of JusticeBook: Taking Out The Trash in Tulia, Texas Articles Twitter: @alanbean5——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us on iTunes Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Ulf Zackariasson is a philosopher whose work centers on American pragmatism and philosophy of religion. Zackariasson teaches at Uppsala University in the Department of Theology and received his doctorate at the same institution in 2002 with the dissertation, Forces By Which We Live: Religion and Religious Experience from the Perspective of Pragmatic Philosophical Anthropology. His research interests mainly concern American pragmatism (both classical pragmatism and neopragmatism) and the possibilities it offers to process philosophical problems that arise from the human phenomenon of religion, such as questions about the role of religion in the public sphere, religious experienceand moral religious criticism.—— MORE FROM ULF ZACKARIASSON—— Uppsala UniversityRelativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Ulf Zackariasson(If you’re interested in learning more about Ulf’s work, reach out!)——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us on iTunes Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Andrew Jasko is a religious trauma activist and spiritual transition coach. He raises awareness about the psycho-spiritual harms of fundamentalist religion and provides resources to facilitate transition into secular life and spirituality.In this episode we discuss some alternatives to fundamentalist Christianity, and how our fundamentalism can carry into our post/ex-evangelical lives. —— MORE FROM ANDREW—— Website: LifeAfterDogma.orgTwitter: @AndrewJasko—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Life After Dogma with Andrew Jasko Pt 2——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us on iTunes Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Andrew Jasko is a religious trauma activist and spiritual transition coach. He raises awareness about the psycho-spiritual harms of fundamentalist religion and provides resources to facilitate transition into secular life and spirituality.—— MORE FROM ANDREW—— Website: LifeAfterDogma.orgTwitter: @AndrewJasko—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Keep the conversation going in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: Life After Dogma with Andrew Jasko Pt 1——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us on iTunes Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Email us : Contact pageHost: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Tim Keefe joins us again for part 4 of our ongoing series in American Pragmatism. The Neopragmatists were (are) a group of philosophers who appropriated pragmatist themes and helped revive American Pragmatism in the late 20th century. —— MORE FROM TIM—— “What Is Philosophy” (Mindgasms - Youtube)“Postmodernity” (James And The Giant Podcast)—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Give us your feedback in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 4 - Neopragmatism——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— -Donate to our patreonaccount. -Rate and Review us on iTunes -Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Host: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Tim Keefe joins us again for part 3 of our ongoing series in American Pragmatism, where we talk about the life and pragmatism of William James.William James is known as the “Father of American psychology," as well as one of the most influential philosophers to ever come out of the United States. After citing Charles Peirce’s pragmatic maxim in a lecture on religion, James became the leader of a movement in philosophy known as Pragmatism."Pragmatism asks its usual question. "Grant an idea or belief to be true," it says, "what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone's actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth's cash-val;ue in experiential terms”-William James, Pragmatism: A New Name For Some Old Ways Of Thinking—— MORE FROM TIM——“What Is Philosophy”(Mindgasms - Youtube)“Postmodernity”(James And The Giant Podcast)—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION——Give us your feedback in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 3 - William James——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreonaccount.Rate and Review us on iTunesShare the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT——Host: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

American Pragmatism was born out of the conversations of a small group of men who called themselves “the Metaphysical Club”. It was a group made of lawyers, scientists, and philosophers, who shared an interest in Darwin, as well as a common conviction that beliefs have consequences.It was in this club where William James first heard Charles Peirce read his “pragmatic maxim”: “Consider what effects, which might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object”.In this episode, Tim Keefe joins the show to talk about the most influential ideas of the Metaphysical Club, as well as Charles Peirce’s “pragmatic maxim”.—— MORE FROM TIM—— “What Is Philosophy” (Mindgasms - Youtube)“Postmodernity” (James And The Giant Podcast)—— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Give us your feedback in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: A History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 2 - The Metaphysical Club——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW——Donate to our patreon account. Rate and Review us on iTunes Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT——Host: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Tim Keefe joins the show to discuss his life-long study in philosophy, and to help set the stage for our series on the history and ideas of American Pragmatism. —— JOIN THE CONVERSATION—— Give us your feedback in the comment section at the bottom of the episode page: A History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 1 - Rising Modernism——HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW—— -Donate to our patreon account. -Rate and Review us on iTunes -Share the podcast with your friends—— REACH OUT—— Host: @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Adam Hansen joins us for Part 3 of our “Two Atheists and a Christian” series. @Adhansen — Outsmart Your Instincts(Book)@AndrewMeintzer — Mindgasms (youtube)@EdwardMKennedy2 — Sam’s Bulldog(youtube)@HaydenTheBrucePodcast Twitter: @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com We want your feedback: go over to the comment section at the bottom of the episode pageto leave your comments.

Jared Byas is an author and business advisor, and co-hosts The Bible For Normal People with Pete Enns. @jbyasFacebook Book: Genesis for Normal People: A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible- @HaydenTheBruce- @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Chris Johnson is a worship pastor, and comes on to discuss the meaning and function of Christian worship, in its past forms, as well as some new ways of thinking about it. Chris’s Twitter: @chris_j91- @HaydenTheBruce- @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Jordan Levine is the host of Transliminal, where he explores the role of culture, cognition, and belief in contemporary global issues. In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics including religion, belief, personality, culture, meaning, and much more. Jordan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/transliminalTransliminal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/transliminalTransliminal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transliminalSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/transliminal ‘Zion--an investigation' YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh8dPQbz5xzVSmo8zqsiBwJordan’s Academic Work: https://ubc.academia.edu/JordanLevine- @HaydenTheBruce- @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

David Greene discusses his experience growing up in the church, going to Bible college, and struggling with mental health. Please consider rating and reviewing us on iTunes. Your support is invaluable. You can give your feedback at the bottom of the episode page, or on twitter (@pragmaticchrist). @HaydenTheBruce

Todd Korpi is pastor of The Cathedral in Flint, and author of The Life-Giving Spirit. In this episode Todd talks about his experience as a new church planter in Flint during the Flint water crisis, as well as his thoughts on missions and evangelism in a pluralistic culture. Rate and review us on iTunes, and give us your feedback on twitter, (@pragmaticchrist) , and on the episode pages in the comment sections.Please consider supporting us through our patreon, and telling your friends about the podcast.

Mason Mennenga is a writer, Master of Divinity student, and the host of Religionless Church, a podcast where he interviews theologians and innovative Christian thinkers, while featuring new bands and musicians. The concept “Religionless Church” is an expansion on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of religionless Christianity, a concept that envisions a faith outside the constraints of institutionalized religion. In this episode I talk to Mason about his faith background, religionless christianity, as well as his thoughts on process theology, pyrotheology, and his involvement as a youth worker at Solomon’s Porch church, in Minneapolis. @HaydenTheBruce@PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com

Hayden is a guest on Andrew Meintzer’s youtube channel, Mindgasms, accompanied by Ed Kennedy (aka: Sam’s Bulldog). Andrew and Ed are both atheists, and want to get to the bottom of Hayden’s “pragmatic Christianity”. This is Part 2 of a conversation about Christianity, atheism, relativism, deism, pragmatism, and much more. @AndrewMeintzer @HaydenTheBruce@EdwardMKennedy2 — Sam’s Bulldog(youtube)Podcast Twitter: @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com We want your feedback: go over to the comment section at the bottom of the episode page to leave your comments.

Hayden is a guest on Andrew Meintzer’s youtube channel, Mindgasms, accompanied by Ed Kennedy (aka: Sam’s Bulldog). Andrew and Ed are both atheists, and want to get to the bottom of Hayden’s “pragmatic Christianity”. They talk about Christianity, atheism, relativism, pragmatism, and much more. @AndrewMeintzer @HaydenTheBruce@EdwardMKennedy2 — Sam’s Bulldog(youtube)Podcast Twitter: @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com We want your feedback: go over to the comment section at the bottom of the episode page to leave your comments.

Hayden is a guest on Andrew Meintzer’s youtube channel, Mindgasms. @andrewmeintzer@haydenthebrucePodcast Twitter: @PragmaticChristPragmaticChristian.com Please take a minute to rate and review us on iTunes; it really helps others find the show. If you have any comments or critiques, you can comment on the episode at the bottom of the episode page.

Jeffrey Pugh is an author, minister, theologian, and distinguished professor of Religious Studies. He’s written on a variety of topics, from science and faith, to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the End Times. His latest book is The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to End Times: Theology After You’ve Been Left Behind.Thank you all again for all your support. I hope to bring more and more interesting conversations for your listening pleasure. If you’re enjoying the show so far, please consider supporting the show however you can. You can share the show with your friends, rate and review the show in iTunes, or for a dollar a month you can help us invest in better equipment by donating to our patreon account. No matter how you support us, I appreciate you listening and validating my belief that theology, science, philosophy, and religious experience are all worth discussing and learning more about.

Teresa Blythe is a Spiritual Director, author and minister. After a career as a radio news journalist, Teresa switched gears and graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 2000.Since then, she founded the Phoenix Center for Spiritual Direction, as well as the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction, which she continues to oversee as Director. Teresa has articles in various places, including her own blog on Patheos. Her latest book is: Spiritual Direction 101: The Basics of Spiritual Guidance. Website: PragmaticChristian.comTwitter: @PragmaticChristHost: @HaydenTheBruceWe want to create dialogue around the topics discussed on this show, so go over to the episode page on the website to leave your comments, thoughts, or corrections. Patreon

My guest today is Vance Morgan, professor of philosophy at Providence College, academic writer, blogger, and author of several books. His latest book, Freelance Christianity: Philosophy, Faith, and the Real World, grew out of the reflections he writes about in his blog, Freelance Christianity.If you're enjoying the show, please go over to iTunes to rate and review us.You can also support the show by following us on twitter @pragmaticChrist, as well as sharing episodes with your friends, which can all be found on the website, pragmaticchristian.com.You can also support us through Patreon for as little as a dollar a month.If you'd like to give feedback, thoughts, or corrections to any of the episodes, you can do so at the bottom of the episode page on the website.

Simone and Malcolm Collins are the authors of the new amazon best seller, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life's Biggest Questions. Malcolm got his start as a neuroscientist, exploring the evolution of human cognition, and has work displayed at the Smithsonian. He went on to pursue an MBA at Stanford, where he met his wife, Simone, who at the time was Director of Marketing at HubPages.com, managing a team of 20,000 freelancers. Together they co-founded the art commission marketplace ArtCorgi.com, and run a number of travel companies, such as TravelMax. They later founded the Pragmatist Foundation, created to encourage self reflection and assist individuals in challenging their most deeply held beliefs.If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to help support us, you can do so in the following ways:Rate and review us on iTunes; even a short sentence or two really helps more people discover the show. You can also follow us on twitter @pragmaticChrist, and tell people about the podcast and the website, pragmaticchristian.com. You can also support us through Patreon for as little as a dollar a month. Any little bit helps us to continue doing what we're doing.You can give your feedback to this episode at the bottom of the episode page on the website.Thank you all for listening!

Today's guest is Benjamin Vyverberg. Benjamin tells his story about growing up in the church, his relationship with Hell, and how his faith has evolved by reframing problematic past beliefs. If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to help support us, you can do so in the following ways:Rate and review us on iTunes; even a short sentence or two really helps more people discover the show. You can also follow us on twitter @pragmaticChrist, and tell people about the podcast and the website, pragmaticchristian.com. You can also support us through Patreon for as little as a dollar a month. Any little bit helps us to continue doing what we're doing.You can give your feedback to this episode at the bottom of the episode page on the website.Thank you all for listening!

Today our guest is Mitchell Lewis, who talks to Hayden about how his old set of beliefs failed him when it really mattered, and what kind of beliefs helped pick him back up again. If you’re enjoying the podcast want to help support us, you can do so in the following ways:Rate and review us on iTunes; even a short sentence or two really helps more people discover the show. You can also follow us on twitter @pragmaticChrist, and tell people about the podcast and the website, pragmaticchristian.com. You can also support us through Patreon for as little as a dollar a month. Any little bit helps us to continue doing what we're doing.You can give your feedback to this episode at the bottom of the episode pageon the website.Thank you all for listening!

Wilson Garrett is a Masters of Theological Studies student at Brite Divinity School. Wilson is a Christian who has been influenced by postmodern philosophy and theology and comes on to talk about why that shouldn’t be a scary thing.More from Wilson can be found on twitter (@marginsoftheo), and his new blog (marginsoftheology.wordpress.com)If you’re enjoying the podcast please rate and review us on iTunes; even a short sentence or two really helps more people discover the show. You can also follow us on twitter @pragmaticChrist, and the website, pragmaticchristian.com.You can comment on this episode at the bottom of the episode page on the website

Todd Korpi is pastor of The Cathedral in Flint, and author of The Life-Giving Spirit. Rate and review us on iTunes, and give us your feedback on twitter, (@pragmaticchrist) , and on the episode pagesin the comment sections.Please consider supporting us through our patreon, and telling your friends about the podcast.

Hayden and Drew have been friends for 10 years, playing in two bands together, going to Bible College, and processing changes in their faiths. Drew is a man of many talents, including producing this show! He also does video and design editing for his church, and hosts and produces the Shared Stories Podcast, presented by Shock The World. In this episode we discuss bible movies, Christian culture, growing up in Pentecostal families, prayer tunnels, and living in Detroit. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please rate and review it on iTunes, and consider donating to our patreonaccount. Rewards are coming, and anyone who donates before they are rolled out will automatically get the rewards that are soon to come. If you still want to support us, but can’t spring some extra cash, you can still tell your friends and family about the podcast, as well as following us on twitter. If you have any comments and feedback, you can comment on the episode pageon the website, or tweet at us on the podcast account (@PragmaticChrist).Stay tuned for articles on the website, and many more things to come. PragmaticChristian.com #PragmaticChristian

Sami Pihlstrom is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki, and President of the Philosophical Society of Finland, and the author of countless books and articles.We discuss the history of the philosophy of American pragmatism, as well as pseudo religion vs genuine religion, the unethical nature of theodicies, using the cries of the wounded as guides for reality, and the mischaracterizations of pragmatism, including the kind of pragmatism people ascribe to Donald Trump. If you are enjoying the show, please rate and review the podcast in iTunes, and consider donating as little as a dollar a month to our patreon account. I want to improve the quality of the show, and produce written content on the website, as well as some other projects such as events, meet ups, and video content. Thank you so much for all your support. PragmaticChristian.comTwitter: @PragmaticChrist

Andrew is a Christian turned “militant” atheist, turned open agnostic. We discuss his upbringing as a Minister’s kid, how he dropped religion, and why he started to pick it back up again. Andrew is writer and member of the Mixed Mental Arts community and can be found at the following: Twitter: @andrewmeintzer WebsiteYoutube

Hunter Maats is the co-author of The Straight-A Conspiracy, and co-founder of the Mixed Mental Arts. Where to find more from Hunter:Mixed Mental ArtsPodcastFacebook GroupIf you enjoy this show, remember to rate and review it, and consider donating to our Patreon for as little as a dollar a month. We can’t do it without you!Pragmatic Christian websiteTwitter: @PragmaticChrist

Adam Hansen is an innovation expert and co-author of Outsmart Your Instincts: How the Behavioral Innovation Approach Drives Your Company Forward. He helps companies innovate by exposing cognitive biases and breaking through conventions.Check out more by Adam: https://www.ideastogo.com/how-we-innovate/expert-facilitators/adam-hansenYou can support Pragmatic Christian by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PragmaticChristianRemember to rate and review the podcast. You can find more at Pragmatic Christian.

Hayden is a guest on the Come To The Table Podcast with Sean McCoy, where they discuss the evolution of faith.

Welcome to the first episode of the Pragmatic Christian Podcast! Hayden talks to longtime friend, Chris Johnson, to discuss their upbringings and how their cultures influenced their lives.