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This month, the Academy Podcast features Barbara Brown Taylor's teaching from a Five-Day in Alabama in 2022. In this episode, Barbara reflects on the spiritual significance of twilight, exploring how this threshold time between light and dark mirrors our own journeys through faith, transformation, and the unknown. Join us for a compelling discussion as Barbara invites us to embrace the sacredness of liminal spaces, to find divine presence in moments of transition, and to open ourselves to the mystery that twilight holds. Discover how twilight can be a teacher in the journey of descent and transformation, where we are invited to live faithfully in the tensions of life. Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest.  Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006.  Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list.  Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press. JOIN US We're excited to announce that the next Two-Year Academy begins November 3, 2025. Lear more at https://academy.upperroom.org/event/two-year-43/. The online application for Academy #43 will be available in the very near future. If you want to be one of the first to know when registration is open, please complete this simple form to give us your name and contact information so that we can inform you as soon as the application is ready. Show Notes: Episode tracks: “Far Side of the Sea,” “Versailles,” and “Fearless” by Amy Stroup, used with permission. For more information and resources visit: academy.upperroom.org/resources Support Our Work If the Academy Podcast or any of the ministries of The Academy for Spiritual Formation have benefited your life and spirituality, please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to show your support. You can learn more about how your gifts make a difference at https://academy.upperroom.org/donate/

The Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo was inaugurated as the 11th President of Columbia Seminary in November of 2022 following decades of service at Princeton Seminary. His inauguration theme as Forming Christian Leaders for an Endemic Era. What can we learn from the ways Columbia is navigating the mire of this endemic era to move closer toward where God is calling us next? How is God's grace involved? Listen in to this conversation full of laughter and insight.

Show Notes:We are excited to welcome Barbara Brown Taylor to The Weight for a conversation about hospitality and being in the center and being at the edge of a religion--how is it different when you're the outsider versus when you're on the inside? How do you let people who believe in something completely different strengthen your own faith? Barbara leaned into these lessons when she taught a Religion 101 class at Piedmont College, now Piedmont University, in Georgia. She got to watch the real love and hospitality of Buddhist monks and Muslim Imams who “welcomed a bunch of awkward strangers, and fed us, and showed us where to sit and gave us places of honor and thanked us for coming.” And in return, she was able to deepen her own faith and extend hospitality and love to the others in her own life. She used her experiences teaching that course to write Holy Envy, which was published in 2019.Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest, teacher, and the best-selling. She has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Resources:Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of OthersFind Barbara Brown Taylor on the Web:https://barbarabrowntaylor.com Follow her on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorBarbaraBrownTaylor/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/71455.Barbara_Brown_Taylor 

Hunger for Wholeness: Technology Troubles and Satisfying Hungers with Barbara Brown Taylor (Part 2)In the second part of this two part interview, Ilia continues her conversation with author and priest Barbara Brown Taylor. The two discuss the humanitarian challenges facing the world and church today, particularly those posed by technology and its allure of power and transcendance. In light of this, Barbara and Ilia predict the future of the institutional church, and what the religious communities of the future may look like.ABOUT BARBARA BROWN TAYLORBarbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006. Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list. Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from The Fetzer Institute—we are very grateful for their support. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness' on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Hunger for Wholeness: Culture, Darkness and Pantheism with Barbara Brown Taylor (Part 1) with Ilia Delio.In this episode, Ilia Delio interviews best-selling author and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor. Their conversation kicks off discussing Barbara's book “Learning to Walk in the Dark,” the merits of darkness and challenges of contemporary culture. Ilia asks Barbara how her theology is informed by nature, what the future of our understanding of God looks like.ABOUT BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.”Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006. Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list. Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! This podcast is made possible in part by a grant from The Fetzer Institute—we are very grateful for their support. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness' on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Peter Wehner's former office was the White House.  He served in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations, as Deputy Director of Speechwriting and later Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives for President George W. Bush. Now, he's a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and a contributing editor for The Atlantic. He's been in the halls of power, and he writes for publications of prominence.  So why has Peter been in exile?  In this powerful episode, Curtis talks to his old friend about what it's like to have a role in the unfolding drama of American history, to believe your most important moments are in the past, and to walk out one's faith in complicated times.Show Notes:Global Giving - Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund: Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, killing more than 19,000 people and injuring thousands more. People are trapped and homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have been destroyed under layers of rubble. Your donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency relief and fuel long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria.Project Hope - Save Lives in Turkey and Communities in Crisis: Devastating earthquakes in Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria have left tens of thousands of families in desperate need of medical help and basic supplies. Our emergency response team is on the ground and working quickly to save as many lives as possible.Died: Steve Hayner, Former President of InterVarsity and Columbia Seminary, Christianity Today: This is a death notice for Steve Hayner, “one of the baby-boomer generation's most influential evangelical leaders, has died. He was known for his presidency at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and later at Columbia Theological Seminary.”Remembering Steve Hayner, InterVarsity: This reflection from Intervarsity about their former president states, “Steve became president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in 1988, near the end of a turbulent decade in which InterVarsity had five presidents. “Steve brought pastoral care, healing and hope to a community that had undergone much trauma,” said Alec Hill, Steve's successor and InterVarsity's current president.”"Painting As a Pastime" by Winston S. Churchill; “The perfect antidote to his 'Black Dog', a depression that blighted his working life, Churchill took to painting with gusto. Picking up a paintbrush for the first time at the age of forty, Winston Churchill found in painting a passion that was to remain his constant companion. This glorious essay exudes his compulsion for a hobby that allowed him peace during his dark days, and richly rewarded a nation with a treasure trove of work.”“President Donald Trump?  Just Say No,” by Peter Wehner: This 2015 article describes Pete's unwillingness to embrace the new GOP candidate who would ultimately become President of the United States.“The GOP and the Birther Trap,” by Peter Wehner: This 2011 Wall Street Journal article describes Wehner's take on a fringe conspiracy theory that was then front and center in American politics: the claim that President Barack Obama might not be a natural-born American citizen.“Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump,” by Peter Wehner.  This 2016 New York Times explains why Pete did not find Donald J. Trump suitable for the Oval Office.Creating Beauty in Exile: Mark Labberton: Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on the themes of exile in scripture and what it means to live a “faithful exilic life” in a culture shaped by fear and violence.Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright, Edited by James M. Scott, by N. T. Wright; According to N. T. Wright, the controlling narrative that shaped the thinking of Jesus and Paul is this: “Israel had grievously sinned against Yahweh and suffered the judgment of exile from its land. But even though Israel had returned, the majority of Jews of the second temple era regarded themselves in paradoxical exile under Roman rule and still awaiting their full restoration. It was this crisis of exile that reached its climax and resolution in the person and work of Jesus Christ.”Makoto Fujimura on Faith and Art by Dan Clendenin, Journey with Jesus: “Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of the New York Times as ‘a small rebellion against the quickening of time.' Robert Kushner, in the mid 90's, has written on Fujimura's art in Art in America this way: ‘The idea of forging a new kind of art, about hope, healing, redemption, refuge, while maintaining visual sophistication and intellectual integrity is a growing movement, one which finds Makoto Fujimura's work at the vanguard.'”The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch: Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to have little in common. But together, they are driving an epistemic crisis: a multi-front challenge to America's ability to distinguish fact from fiction and elevate truth above falsehood.   

Steve speaks with Barbara Brown Taylor, New York Times best-selling author, about her book "Holy Envy," and how to find God in the faith of others. Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006. Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list. Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.Photo Credit: Jean Santopatre

We are excited to welcome Barbara Brown Taylor to The Weight for a conversation about hospitality and being in the center and being at the edge of a religion--how is it different when you're the outsider versus when you're on the inside? How do you let people who believe in something completely different strengthen your own faith? Barbara leaned into these lessons when she taught a Religion 101 class at Piedmont College, now Piedmont University, in Georgia. She got to watch the real love and hospitality of Buddhist monks and Muslim Imams who “welcomed a bunch of awkward strangers, and fed us, and showed us where to sit and gave us places of honor and thanked us for coming.” And in return, she was able to deepen her own faith and extend hospitality and love to the others in her own life. She used her experiences teaching that course to write Holy Envy, which was published in 2019.Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest, teacher, and the best-selling. She has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Resources:Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of OthersFind Barbara Brown Taylor on the Web:https://barbarabrowntaylor.com Follow her on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorBarbaraBrownTaylor/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/71455.Barbara_Brown_Taylor 

The Center for Racial Healing serves as a brave space where people can tell the truth.In Part 2 of Barbara Brown "Brave" Taylor, we continue the conversation with our special guest on the topic of bravery, how it is linked to wellness, and the ways in which wellness involves community. Listen in to connect the dots and learn Barbara Brown Taylors' definition of wellness, how wellness affects the way we listen, learn, and receive others, and the vital role of beloved community in our journey. Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest.  Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006.  Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list.  Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.

The Center for Racial Healing serves as a brave space where people can tell the truth. In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Chelsi gather to host a special guest, Barbara Brown Taylor,  a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. In this 2-part episode, we will discuss Barbara Brown Taylors' journey, audacity to leave the church for a life in academia, and courage to spread the love of Christ without limitations. Our conversation explores the following questions: “What does it mean to be brave?” And, “What is the cost of bravery?”Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest.  Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006.  Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list.  Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.

Join us for a conversation with recognized biblical scholar, Dr. Nancy C. Lee, Niebuhr Distinguished Professor at Elmhurst College in Chicago. A graduate of both Columbia Seminary and Union Presbyterian Seminary, she is author of a forthcoming biblical commentary on Lamentations and Song of Songs. She has lived and worked in global communities where genocide and social injustices have taken place, including Bosnia, South Africa, and the Cherokee community. Dr. Lee shares how expressing our many and various laments is of the utmost necessity during today's pandemic.

On this podcast you will hear from Jin S. Kim. Jin is founding pastor of Church of All Nations and founder of Underground Seminary. He grew up in the deep South after emigrating from Korea with his family at age 7. He went to Georgia Tech, Princeton Seminary, has a DMin from Columbia Seminary, and has loved serving the local church as a pastor for 25 years. He's also a PCUSA coach for church planters and young pastors, adjunct professor at Dubuque Seminary, and speaks widely. Jin is passionate about justice, ecumenical unity, and living into a post-imperial church. During our time together Jin shares his story and explores the long history of racism in the church and how churches with diversity and ethnicity can empower each other to deconstruct the roots of racism. So sit back, listen, agree, disagree, and hopefully learn something along way.

Dr. Anna Carter Florence joins the show in front of a live audience to discuss the intersection of standup and preaching, setting the text free, and why Luke needs to go to Columbia Seminary. 

In this episode, Mark interviews Jin Kim.   Jin is the founding pastor of Church of All Nations. Born in Korea in 1968, he came to the US with his family at age 7, and grew up in Columbia, SC & Atlanta, GA in multiethnic environments. He holds degrees from Georgia Tech, Princeton Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Seminary. He serves on Minnesota Council of Churches' board, and formerly served as Presbyterian Church USA delegate to the National Council of Churches, as US delegate to the 3rd Lausanne Congress, as Moderator/Council Chair of Presbytery of Twin Cities Area, and as President of Presbyterians For Renewal. Jin has a passion for the ministry of reconciliation and a vision for the visible unity of the global church. His household includes his wife, Soon Pac, children Claire Nicea and Austin Athanasius, and Jin's parents. He is an avid golfer, enjoys volleyball, basketball, racquetball, table tennis & Monopoly, and will one day pick up ice fishing (?).

"Teaching as Religious Ethical Mediation" by Dr. Marcia Riggs the J. Erskine Love professor of Christian Ethics at Columbia Seminary. Introduction by Dr. Gregory Ellison. Response by Dr. James Samuel Logan. 2007 Doctoral Conference Part 1 of 4.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Our guest preacher for the Holy Week Preaching Series is The Rev'd Dr. David Bartlett. Dr. Bartlett is a professor of New Testament at Columbia Seminary in Decatur. He came to Columbia from Yale Divinity School, where he was dean of academic affairs and Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA. His latest book, "What's Good About This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians," explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.