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Peter & Brach eat lunch and talk about pressing matters of theology and life.

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    • Sep 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 112 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Stumbling Block

    A Fond Adieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 59:43


    This is the final episode of Stumbling Block. Brach and Peter explain why they're ending the podcast and what they plan to do next. Peter's music recordings can be found at: https://soundcloud.com/zonker1984 Our archives are available at: https://stumblingblock.podbean.com/ We hope you enjoyed this podcast.

    Von Balthasar and Barth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 51:29


    Peter and Brach talk about Von Balthasar and Barth.

    5th Anniversary Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 55:23


    We've been doing this for 5 years now! Crazy!

    Tasty Chocolate Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 52:41


    Brach and Peter talk about grace, Advent, and dabble in some Latin.

    Canon Firing Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 58:32


    Brach and Peter talk about what makes things "Canon" and authorial intent.

    Shower Baptisms

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 66:18


    Brach and Peter talk imagery of baptism.

    Unsettled Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 65:42


    Hey, this episode is really old and might be kind of out of date, but it finally got uploaded!

    Making the Grade

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 51:27


    Brach and Peter talk about grades, tests, and education systems.

    Learning Languages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 55:11


    Peter and Brach talk about learning languages and the differing standards for this at the various institutions we've studied at.

    In Search of Methodology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 58:20


    Peter and Brach talk about whether faith is rational, what methodology is, and their own biases.

    Local Rumblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 63:47


    Brach and Peter talk about some things that have been happening in Peter's town of Madison, WI and process what they mean and what an appropriate reaction might be.

    Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 51:23


    Transcontinental Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 58:42


    Peter and Brach speak with Cameron Coombe from New Zealand and talk about Moltmann, the Trinity, and celebrating holidays in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Liturgy and Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 74:01


    Peter and Brach talk with Dr. Kyle Schiefelbein-Guerrero about the issues surrounding the history and future of liturgy, especially what we do in these times of social distancing.

    Culture & Lutheranism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 61:59


    Elle Dowd joins Peter and Brach to talk about the intersection of cultural and Lutheran identities.

    Queeranteen Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 60:35


    Peter and Brach talk with Drew Stever about Queeranteen Camp and how we find community in these trying times. Link to Queeranteen Camp here: https://www.facebook.com/Queeranteen-Camp-Official-108245010869049/

    Womanist Theology and Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 61:59


    Peter and Brach talk with noted Womanist Constructive Theologian and Cultural Anthropologist, Rev. Dr. Linda Thomas.

    Youth Directors and Academics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 57:43


    Peter and Brach talk with Lindsay Colwell, the Director of Youth and Family Ministries at St. John's Lutheran in Kasson, MN.

    Mourning Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 66:05


    Peter and Brach are joined by Dr. Josh DeKeijzer, a mutual friend from Luther Seminary days, to talk about the community we have lost in these days of Covid-19. With Brach and Josh both being systematicians, the talk of course turns to Bonhoeffer and Barth.

    Luther in Historical Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 61:19


    Peter and Brach speak with Professor Volker Leppin about digital communion, the power of language, and Luther in historical context.

    Bonhoeffer and Liberation Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 66:14


    Peter and Brach are joined by Prof. Reggie Williams, notable Bonhoeffer scholar, and talk about what Bonhoeffer would have to say about now and his relationship to Liberation Theology.

    We've Been Here Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 65:42


    Peter and Brach talk with Pastor Kristen Van Stee from Nebraska about the history of the church dealing with pandemic and periods of theological adjustment.

    Mental Illness and the Presence of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 62:03


    Peter and Brach speak with author David Finnegan-Hosey about the theology of mental illness and how we engage that with the presence of Christ in our lives.

    Quarantine Check In

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 56:13


    Peter and Brach check in during this time of social distancing and update y'all on how they're doing.

    Von Balthasar and Moltmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 58:04


    Peter and Brach are joined by Prof. Anne Carpenter, a systematics professor specializing in Von Balthasar.

    Digital Communion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 65:08


    Brach and Peter have their mutual friend Rev. Chris Wogaman on to talk about digital communion, how church can work in these times of social distancing, and what lessons we can take into the future.

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    Loafers on the Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 62:54


    Peter and Brach talk with their guest, Pastor Josh Feala, about what is going on out in congregations and how Covid-19 is affecting daily life for ministers and those they care for.

    Theology of Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 60:24


    Peter and Brach discuss whether churches should be holding services and how the current pandemic relates to theology.

    The Third Use Again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 60:24


    In this episode, Brach digs into whether or not Peter has a third use of the law.

    Capitalism and consumerism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 64:08


    Brach and Peter talk about the economics driving the system today and how they relate to theology.

    Third Use of the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 56:07


    Brach and Peter discuss the Third Use of the Law. Is there one?

    Just War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 47:41


    Peter and Brach talk about Just War Theory, the death penalty, and cigars vs. pipes.

    Methodology and Medievalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 55:13


    Does Peter have a methodology? What is medievalism? This and more on this week's Stumbling Block.

    Academic Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 57:21


    Peter and Brach talk about some of the freedoms and limits of Academic Theology.

    On Free Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 57:15


    Peter and Brach debate free will and the extent to which we do (or don't) have it.

    Some Background and Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 30:13


    In this episode, we talk more about some of Peter's theological background and growth.

    Blues and Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 30:58


    Brach and Peter talk about doing theology in musical terms.

    Lingua Latina

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 29:35


    Peter and Brach discuss the first book in the Dark Tower series as well as the classical language of Latin.

    On Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 61:48


    Peter and Brach talk about music, both listening and performing.

    Suspension of Disbelief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 70:27


    Peter and Brach talk about suspension of disbelief, the literality of the Bible, and the resurrection.

    Lutheran Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 56:00


    Brach and Peter talk about saints in the Lutheran church, as well as the Lutheran online presence. Pre-emptive corrections: Rachel Maddow does have a blog site, and she has her MA and DPhil from Oxford.

    Clowns and Lepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 65:33


    Peter and Brach talk about Stephen King's IT, Harry Potter, Comic book movies, adapting books into movies, and the nature of the resurrected and incarnate Christ.

    Brach Cites Forde 2: Electric Boogaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 53:01


    Trigger warning: discussions of suicide and death in this episode.

    Popularized Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 55:50


    Peter and Brach consider whether progressives and liberals can write popularized theology.

    Why do Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 51:27


    Brach and Peter examine why we do theology and what purpose it serves.

    Driving to Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 52:37


    Peter and Brach discuss the UMCNext proposal, liturgy, and church hierarchies.

    Baptism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2019 48:17


    Peter and Brach talk about Baptism, Germany, and the Golden Girls. It is universally acknowledged that sliced bread is the greatest thing since Betty White.

    The First Commandment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 50:21


    Peter and Brach talk about bishop elections, the first commandment, the large catechism, and more.

    What's Changed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 55:04


    Peter and Brach explore how they've changed in the past year and look at what that means for the future.

    News and Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 79:29


    It's been 14 months, and we're finally recording again. A lot has happened since then, but we're both in a place to start doing this regularly again!

    Back and loud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 49:40


    Peter and Brach are back and updating where they are and what's going on.

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