Spanglish Seminary Podcast

This week Dr. Daniel White Hodge joins us to talk about Theology and HipHop. Dr. Hodge is the  Associate Professor of Intercultural Communications at North Park University in Chicago where he chairs the department of Communication Arts. His research interests are the intersections of faith, Hip Hop culture, race/ethnicity, & young adult ethnic-minority emerging generations.

A sermon preached on the 6th Sunday after Pentecost at Parish Long Beach.

This week we spoke to Professor Victoria Perez Rivera. She is a Duke Divinity Alumni and the Associate Dean at the Latin American Bible Institute. She shared how her Pentecostal identity shapes her theology, her experience as a Latina attending Duke, and the future of Pentecostal scholarship.

This month we got together with our friends and talked theology. We hit record and touched on topics like philosophy, theology, and how technology attempts to define humanity.

This week we have David Jaimes as a co-host. We spoke to Dr. Sophia Magallanes about her theological journey, the importance of reading James Cone, and how all theology is contextual.

Each month we will get together with some friends and discuss the previous episode.

This week we have our Pastors Teddy and Krystle Hart. We got together and talked about ‘The Church’ which naturally got us talking about salvation.

We recently attended an event organized by the Brown Ecclesial Network where Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier gave a lecture on Latina Evangélica Theology.

This week we sat down with our friends and talked about calling, vocation, and community.

Today we have our friends Paola and Gabriela Urbina, and Anabel Lopez. We talked about experiencing the death of loved one and how harmful unfaithful theology can be.

| Spanish | Tongues | Azusa Street | Racism | Babel |

This week we have Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros. She is a poet, writer, and blogger from San Antonio, Texas.

We took a break from interviewing and answered some questions about ourselves.

Gender | Celibacy | Marriage This week we have our friend Danielle Larson. She is a recent graduate of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, and she shared her journey from being an engineer to working towards her Masters in Theology. We talked about how #Godisnotamale, or as her Facebook friends joked, ‘God is no tamale.’ We also talked about the danger in talking about God strictly as male. Naturally, we could not avoid talking about how our views of marriage and celibacy are affected when we talk about God as being a man. You can follow Danielle on Twitter at @DanielleELarson.

DACA | Immigration | Principalities | Internalized Racism - This week we got together with our friend Marcus Rodriguez to talk about DACA and share some resources available for dreamers. We shared our stories as 1st Generation Mexican-'Americans' and our experience growing up with parents who did not speak English. We also discussed how powers and principalities can tempt us and the need for Latinos to face their internalized racism. -------------------------------------- Si se termina DACA------------------ https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/if_daca_ends_spanish.pdf ----------Call to mental health providers------------ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmwqo0dj5t1cuAbKmGMLVCCDSxeVQHv8MmWIonvAPtCb3_7Q/viewform?ts=59a45b98&edit_requested=true ---------Call to volunteer lawyers ----------- https://actionnetwork.org/forms/volunteer-for-daca-clinics-lawyers-needed?source=direct_link --------ACLU---------- https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-ac

History & Theology | Christian Movies | Latino Theology - This week we have Dr. Michael Jimenez who is an instructor of both history and theology at a number of Colleges in Southern California, including Asuza Pacific University. We talked about his book Remembering Lived Lives and his use of the movie The Mission to focus on history and theology. We also discussed the importance of listening to the marginalized voices of Latinos, and knowing our history in order to do the work of theology. You can follow Dr. Jimenez on Twitter @mikeets14 and find his book at: http://wipfandstock.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Remembering+Lived+Lives

Worship | Movies | QOHELETH | This week we talk with our friend Jeremy Hunt, who recently began working towards a PhD in Theology with a concentration in Theology and Culture. We talked about the Worship Music Industry and how it was directly influenced by U2, then Sci-Fi and Horror movies and how they can tell the story of how we see our humanity. We also discussed the band he is a part of named QOHELETH and the process of creating their album. You can find more about Qoheleth at qohelethnoise.com.

Brown Theology | Charlottesville | Eschatological Justice This week we have Dr. Robert Chao Romero who is a Chicano Studies Professor at UCLA. We discussed Brown Theology, Charlottesville, and the difference between secular justice and eschatological justice. He also shared his poem called “The Brown Church.” You can find more of Dr. Chao Romero's work at: Jesusforrevolutionaries.org

Iglesia | Seminary | Identity This week we have our friend David Jaimes from the Brown Ecclesial Network. We discussed our experience with the Latino Church, Seminary, and how it shaped our identity. You can follow the Brown Ecclesial Network on Facebook.

Theology | Christology | Scripture | Fame For our first week, we have Dr. Chris Green from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. He has written two books, Towards a Pentecostal Theology of the Lord's Supper and Sanctifying Interpretation. Follow him on Twitter @cewgreen.