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In this episode, Bryce Eddy sits down with returning guest Mason Mennenga for a deep—and sometimes heated—debate about Christianity, capitalism, and the moral implications of wealth. Mason, a self-described Christian anarchist, argues that billionaires can't possibly follow Jesus. Bryce pushes back, defending capitalism and challenging Mason’s take on money, morality, and ambition. The two cover everything from Elon Musk and early church economics to biblical interpretation and the future of the church. Whether you agree or not, this is a must-listen for anyone interested in faith, freedom, and what it really means to be a follower of Jesus. Top 10 Time Markers:00:00 – Welcome back Mason Mennenga01:00 – What is panpsychism and why is Mason obsessed with it?05:00 – Mason's background: From evangelical youth group kid to progressive Christian anarchist10:30 – What does “evangelical” mean today?13:00 – Biblical literalism: Are we reading scripture wrong?18:00 – Can you be rich and righteous?26:00 – What’s the alternative? Mason’s vision for a more equitable world33:30 – The Elon Musk debate gets heated41:00 – Should there be a maximum wage?47:00 – Can the church really fix what government can’t? Ready to JOIN THE FIGHT? Join Bryce’s email list for opportunities to join the discussion, get exclusive interviews, and MUCH MORE: Bryceeddy.com For daily episodes, news, and conservative discussions like this, SUBSCRIBE to The Bryce Eddy Show:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bryce-eddy-show/id1635204267 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thebryceeddyshow/ X:https://x.com/Bryceeddy1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Find the Stories to Leave For Good.” Welcome to the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast! There's space for you at the table. Receive this invitation to listen and learn, bemoan and curse, celebrate and liberate, around ideas towards deconstructing and decolonizing the Christian faith. This is Episode 1 in a serial series called: Farewell Evangelicalism. In this series we will interrogate the main pillars of formation in the evangelical tradition to answer the question: is evangelicalism still a legitimate expression of the Christian faith? And if not, what would it take to see more people leave the tradition? We give the insight and the tools to interrogate the movement and identify its malformed formation. It’s the first quarter of 2025, which is important to name, because depending on which side of the political spectrum you're on, and which country you're from, you're either in shock of the political upheaval dumped on your country, or you everything is trending your way. Amidst waves of confusion is a simple truth: the current state wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the unwavering support from white evangelicals. We ask the question: would society be better off if more people left evangelicalism? If you're on the fence about that, this series will help, as we offer tools and pathways for more folks to say, Farewell Evangelicalism! Episode 1 – Show Notes (00:00) – Introduction (01:00) – Setting the Table (01:50) – Saying Farewell to Evangelicalism (02:40) – Who is this podcast for? (04:45) – Introducing your host, Rohadi! (07:20) – Why did we choose evangelicalism/conservative Christianity? (12:40) – Right Rev. Dr. Mariann Budde (15:00) – Evangelical violence (19:00) – Introducing Marla Taviano (20:45) – Marla’s introduction and story (26:15) – What catalyzed Marla’s deconstruction and exit from evangelicalism? (31:50) – Marla wrap, Mason’s introduction (33:00) – Mason Mennenga’s intro and growing up in evangelicalism. (36:47) – Mason’s deconstruction journey from purity culture and weirdness. (40:30) – Mason talks about the toxicity spewed by theobros. (42:25) – Talking about Exvangelicals and whiteness in deconstruction. (46:00) – Wrapping up with a glimpse of hope. (52:14) – Outro and wrap. Featuring your host, Rohadi (from Rohadi.com). Special guests in Episode 1: Writer/Poet – Marla Taviano Marla Taviano (she/her/) is into: books, love, justice, globes, anti-racism, blue, gray, rainbows, poems (and a hundred other things). Reads and writes for a living (and a life). Wears her heart on her t-shirts. On a mission/quest/journey to live wholefarted (not a typo). (Big fan of parentheses—and em dashes.) She is mom to some freaking awesome kids and two cats and lives in South Carolina. Find more about Marla, including her trilogy of poetry on deconstruction, on her website. Social Media Influencer – Mason Mennenga Mason Mennenga (he/him/his) is an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and the Internet's youth pastor. He received his Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Theology from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2022. Find all of his links including his podcasts on his website. Intro Music by Jesse Peters. Bumper music by Daniel Wheat.

Merry Christmas friends! To celebrate Christmas we recorded an episode of the Emogelicals for the main feed! Please enjoy this Emogelicals Christmas speicial with our friend Mason Mennenga. Typically Emogelical episodes are reserved for the Patreon feed, but since its Christmas we figured we would share with everybody. Enjoy! JOIN THE PATREON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mason Mennenga grew up in the early 2000's youth group purity culture era. His curiosity and determination to understand truth led him to deconstruct his beliefs and now he's a voice on social media and through his podcasts, A People's Theology and The Black Sheep Podcast! He brings humor and sarcasm to the deconstruction community, and I for one appreciate the laughs! Enjoy the journey, friends! It's a good one.To find out more about Mason, check out his website and you'll find links to his social media, writings, and podcasts!If you want to leave a voicemail for Honoring the Journey, just click here! To get on the waitlist for this Fall's Religious Rehab, please email Leslie at leslienease@gmail.com!To donate to Leslie's fundraiser for The New Evangelicals, please click here!Want to meet up with Leslie at Theology Beer Camp in October? You can save $50 off the registration by using the code JOURNEY2024!  Here is a link to secure your reservation!     Honoring the Journey is hosted, produced and edited by Leslie Nease and the artwork for the show is also created by Leslie Nease.Interested in working with Leslie as your Life/Faith Transitions Coach? Check out her website and learn more about what she offers! https://www.leslieneasecoaching.comIf you are looking for community as you deconstruct or just a place to go and enjoy the company of people who are seekers, learners and who are looking to connect with the Divine without religious baggage, please join the Private Facebook Community! Leslie is very passionate about connection and community, so if that sounds like you, please come join us!

It's Christian Rock Summer! This is the beginning of a month long exploration of the fringes of Christian music with Josh Christianson joining Josiah as co-host. We're talking "not a Christian band, just Christians in a band." We're talking Christianity being more of a relationship than a religion. On today's episode, James (@cigarette_liker) joins Josh and Josiah to discuss the hardcore/metalcore/mathcore band, The Chariot, and its charismatic front man, Josh Scogin. They discuss the band's discography, their notorious live shows, what made them unique at the time, and whether or not there is a political or religious philosophy behind it all.NOTE: I recorded the Patreon shout outs for this episode in June, so I missed a new person. So you get a shout out in the show notes. Thank you for supporting the show, racecaracecaracecar!Follow today's guest on Twitter @cigarette_liker and on Bluesky @cigarettelikerBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonReferencesThe The Chariot Episode, Spotify Playlist, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67c0zm8pnEOJDm5RkEt5ZX?si=98987567dc45493f Video to watch to get a feel for The Chariot's energy, the infamous pears incident: "THE CHARIOT PERTH 2011," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4uoOVah7IAnother good video to see their stage presence: "The Chariot - Live in Plan B, Moscow 05.04.2012," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdulnrNKyMhate5six on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@hate5sixI learned about Scogin leaving Norma Jean in the middle of a show from this essay: "The Theology of the Chariot," Mason Mennenga, https://masonmennenga.com/writings-1/2020/12/23/the-theology-of-the-chariotuswithoutThem, https://uswithoutthempod.com/"Jonathan Kindler: The Chariot," The BlackSheep Podcast, https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/jonathan-kindler-the-chariot/"Stephen Harrison: The Chariot and Fever 333," The BlackSheep Podcast, https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/stephen-harrison-the-chariot-and-fever-333"Bryan Taylor: The Chariot, The Threats, and Slowriter," The BlackSheep Podcast, https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/bryan-taylor-the-chariot-the-threats-and-slowriter/"Ex-The Chariot Members Say Josh Scogin Fired Them Because God Told Him To," The PRP, https://www.theprp.com/2018/06/04/news/ex-the-chariot-members-say-josh-scogin-fired-them-because-god-told-him-to/Ladies and Gentlemen... The Chariot: Tour Documentary, YouTube, originally on DVD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQ0A3P2Zy0The Chariot live at the Chameleon Club, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNBkiBbDs3Y"Josh Scogin of The Chariot - Testimony at Soulfest," SoulFest on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_O9InNvZwUAudio creditsJesus Freak - dc TalkJosh Scogin of The Chariot - Testimony at Soulfest," SoulFest on YouTube"Bryan Taylor: The Chariot, The Threats, and Slowriter," The BlackSheep PodcastYesterday – bloom.The Company, The Comfort, The Grave - The ChariotMemphis Will Be Laid to Waste - Norma JeanAnd Shot Each Other - The Chariot"The Chariot - Live in Plan B, Moscow 05.04.2012," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdulnrNKyM"THE CHARIOT PERTH 2011," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4uoOVah7IBack to Back - The ChariotTeach: - The ChariotIn My Dreams – bloom.The City - The Chariot

In this episode, we have a conversation with theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and King of #Exvangelical Twitter, Mason Mennenga!! Mason shares about listening to VeggieTales CDs and other typical evangelical kid/teen experiences (conferences, youth group, all the ccm!) he had as the Good Christian Boy. In college, he started researching what the Bible actually said about sexual ethics and orientation, how we are even supposed to approach reading the Bible (seriously does not equal literally), as well as looking into other doubts/questions he had. He discovered the Progressive Christian Cinematic Universe and Process Theology and went down the lovely slippery slope. Mason gives the best definition of process theology April has ever heard (there's much more to it but these are the two key points): the future is open to all kinds of possibilities, and everything is in relationship with each other. Mason hopes in his podcasts and other content to be what Rachel Held Evans was to him and so many people: a person who gives us space to question and explore, who vulnerably shares stories in the hopes that it lets other people know they are not alone.  You can find Mason on Instagram and Twitter @masonmennenga. You can find links to all the wonderful things he does here. We have merch! Get your Bible Dyke Energy Tee and more here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/rtgardenpodcast/shop  Our social media: @reclaimingthegarden on Insta, @RtGardenPodcast on Twitter, and Reclaiming the Garden on Facebook. Our personal accounts: @thatpunchabletheaternerd, @April_TheWriter (April is on Twitter and Insta). Also, our podcast account follows a bunch of awesome folks + podcasts in the exvangelical/deconstruction world and progressive Christian world, so if you're looking for more resources, that's a great place to start!

Mark and Kelly talk with Mason Mennenga, “the Internet's Youth Pastor,” about his journey from Evangelical purity culture through his seminary and theological training that brought him to some radical new understandings of Christianity—and we talk about all the work he does on social media and his podcasts to share his studied theology—in an often hilarious and irreverent way. Mason Mennenga On X: @masonmennenga Podcasts: @peoplestheology & @blacksheeppod YouTube.com/masonmennenga

Mason Mennega & Cullen Mack from The BlackSheep Podcast join Kylan Savage and Eric McClanahan to discuss the results from Round 2 of #CCMtournament2024, and to give predictions of the Sweet 16 round. We discuss Amy Grant, Keith Green, Rich Mullins, Petra, Sixpence None The Richer, Jars of Clay, DC Talk, Steven Curtis Chapman, Underoath, P.O.D., Relient K, Switchfoot, NF, NeedtoBreathe, TobyMac, Lecrae, and more! The tournament polls are being held on Eric's Twitter/X account. Follow us online: Eric McClanahan on Twitter/X: / ineverglow Kylan Savage on Twitter/X: / savagekylan Mason Mennenga: / masonmennenga The BlackSheep Podcast hosted by Mason & Cullen: / blacksheeppod Church Jams Now co-hosted by Kylan Savage: / churchjamsnow

Join our cast as we sit with the internets youth pastor, Mason Mennenga and talk all things faith, deconstruction, and engaging with those around us! Mason is an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and the Internet's youth pastor.He received his Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Theology from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2022.He enjoys conversation over a drink, being a music snob, stand-up comedy, and long walks on the valley of the shadow of death.He is the podcast host of A People's Theology. A People's Theology explores inspiring and liberating theologies that transform you and the world.He is also the podcast host of The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine. In this podcast, he and his co-host and best friend, Cullen, interview musicians, artists, and other creatives about their art, life, faith, and much more.

Dave reveals that he has moved from "still an evangelical" to "committed Christian", and Mason Mennenga joins the show to talk about process theology, being funny online, heavy Christian music, purity culture, and of course, Veggie Tales. Follow Mason Mennenga and get into his work including podcasts, YouTube videos and more by going to his website: https://masonmennenga.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

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In this episode, Andrew and John are brothers. But first, an interview with guest Mason Mennenga: theologian, podcaster, great Twitter follow. We talk about his introduction to mewithoutYou, his favorite albums, and what makes the band so unique. Then, Andrew and John do a track by track discussion of the 2006 album Brother, Sister. Mason interview begins at 28:10. Album discussion begins at 1:18:47. *Note* This episode was recorded in July 2023 and was intended to be our Season 4 finale. There will be some additional episodes to follow before we begin Season 5, but this episode concludes the indie band discussion for this season. Thank you for your patience!

If you believe the Bible, Mason Mennenga thinks you're a backwards bumpkin. We discuss chronological snobbery, the anthropological decay of man, and find a great application for Episode 5 to Mr. Mennenga's latest tweet.

Mason Mennenga, 'the Internet's Youth Pastor' and host of ‘A People's Theology' Podcast joined Bronte Hughes & Will Small for a conversation about the many weird aspects of growing up in the shadow of American evangelicalism (even in Australia), and the discovery of new ways of thinking about God, including liberation theology, process theology and theopoetics. At the end of the episode we do some ‘round-table rapid-fire' and compare our answers to questions including:- Most cringey piece of Christian merch we ever rocked- Grossest youth group challenge we remember- Favourite Relient K songSign up to receive the Sunday Message:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/Join our online Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualmisfitspodcastSupport the pod:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/support-us/Reach out to us by email: spiritualmisfits@outlook.com 

Folks we are so happy to present to you our 100th episode of Go Home Bible; You're Drunk! This week we welcome Lindsay Fickas, Alycea the Transvangelical, and Mason Mennenga back to the show and get into all the things, laugh more than is necessary, and look forward to 100 more.  We could not do this without you. Cheers!

Mason Mennenga joins Michael to discuss his journey surviving Veggie Tales (an evangelical children's animation franchise), an evangelical mega church and its theology, and how he came to question it all and discover a liberating and more historically-honest faith.  As a podcaster, YouTuber, and aspiring theologian with an MDiv, Mason has some really valuable, simple and profound content that helps people deconstruct toxic theology and rebuild a healthy faith or new theory of life.  To see or listen to his material, visit: masonmennenga.com To learn more about Michael's journey, visit: spiritualbrewpub.com For more in-depth help deconstructing and rebuilding faith, see the Religious Deconstruction Workshop. See more episodes here: https://spiritualbrewpub.podbean.com/  

This week we're talking about missions! My co-hosts for this episode are podcasters, writers, and friends Kevin Garcia (Bad Theology Kills! A Tiny Revolution!) and Mason Mennenga (A People's Theology! The Black Sheep Podcast!). Together we unpack our experiences with short term mission trips, the ideas and doctrines that informed so many of them, and how we feel on the other side of a faith change. We also hear stories from the Bad Apples.  TIMESTAMPS: Interview - 2:07 Bad Apple Submissions - 49:15 Sip, Smoke, Read - 1:20:15 Brought to you by Real Time Twitter Fame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in the Book of Samuel, starting in chapter 18, where giant-killer David meets Israel's other war hero, Prince Jonathan. To quote Taylor Swift, sparks fly. Platonic sparks, your Sunday school teacher assures you. There's a case these two were just extremely affectionate political allies. That case has been made, and we're not very interested in it.  Interpret this story however you want. We're completely convinced this was the Bible's first great romance. Thanks.  We're also joined by popular YouTuber, podcaster, and theologian Mason Mennenga to discuss how this story is just one of many examples that show scripture reflects how we view it. Support this show, if you like, by joining our Patreon, where we post monthly episodes on related stuff (CCM cringe/nostalgia, explaining Christian-ese language, ranking '70s Rapture movies, what the Bible *actually* says about abortion, etc.). Joining will also get you into our Discord. We're also on Instagram and Twitter! Pre-intro: "The More I Seek You" as performed by Maple City Worship

This week Mason Mennenga joins the podcast to discuss some fun ideas from his thesis. This was a fun conversation and we covered a lot of ground including embodiment, emergence, panpsychism, God and much more! Enjoy.  Resources: MasonMennenga.com Join Our Patreon

Mason Mennenga (YouTube, @masonmennenga) joins Kevin and Caroline to talk about I'll Never Stop Lovin' You, the 1982 album by Leon Patillo. Subscribe to our Patreon to get a weekly 2nd Service episode and become a "Patreon saint" :) GCF - Second Service Patreon!CHARITY:This month we're matching iTunes reviews with donations to the Downtown Women's Shelter. This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GOODCHRISTIANFUN and get on your way to being your best self.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I'm chatting with Mason Mennenga about trends of belief in the modern United States. Mason calls out that conservative evangelicalism is losing followers in big ways, while we're seeing Christian nationalism is pretty common tongue and has major influence in our political and governmental systems. Why is this happening?! We talk theological options and broader theologies than what so many of us were given in our formative years. We also chat thought colonization and other super fun topics. If you're deconstructing or know someone who is, get your ears in this episode—you are not alone and there are options of belief.  Mason Mennenga (he/him/his) is an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and the Internet's youth pastor. He received his Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2022. He enjoys conversation over a drink, being a music snob, stand-up comedy, and long walks on the valley of the shadow of death.   From today's episode:  Mason's website: masonmennenga.com Mason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masonmennenga/ Mason's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/masonmennenga Mason's Podcast: https://masonmennenga.com/podcasts   Learn more about HEAL: http://www.carinhuebner.com/heal-program Join the email list: https://portal.carinhuebner.com/public/form/view/62a7a9056cfde7fd9ad9d018 Join Carin's FREE Facebook group: https://portal.carinhuebner.com/public/form/view/63223d6e3d298d2c64e6abfa Schedule a discovery call with me to discern what's right for your journey: https://portal.carinhuebner.com/public/appointment-scheduler/62a7a82fbca2763010f61eaf/schedule

TRS and Mason Mennenga discuss the Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross. Topics include forgiveness, family, doubt, death, suffering and sour wine. Closing song: https://youtu.be/CSvFpBOe8eY Mason's website: https://masonmennenga.com Mason's twitter: https://twitter.com/masonmennenga Mason's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/masonmennenga Edited and produced by: instagram.com/iambobbymccoy

This week, the Good Girls are joined by Mason Mennenga (A People's Theology). We chat about theology, VeggieTales, and Katy Perry's past life. And it wouldn't be GGGS if we didn't end with a game! It's "Christian Singles."   And save the date for our LIVE COMEDY SHOW December 15th at Stand Up NY! Stay tuned for tickets and lineup information.   Special thanks to DJ Skip to my Luke for our fabulous intro! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we will mail you a GGGS sticker! Just screenshot the review, send us a DM and an address where you would like the sticker sent!    Follow the Good Girls on Instagram @goodgirlsgonesad And Twitter @goodgrlsgonesad Follow Mason @masonmennenga Follow Becca @thebeccastephenson Follow Syd @syd.the.king

Tim and Noah sit down with Mason Mennenga from "A People's Theology" to discuss their thoughts on Tripp Fuller's Theology Beer Camp. Get mad with Mad Priest Coffee (Promo Code: TNE20) Follow us on Instagram: @thenewevangelicals Support Our Work Mason's YouTube Channel Mason's Website Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mason Mennenga of the BlackSheep Podcast & A People's Theology joins us to discuss Catch For Us The Foxes by mewithoutYou just in time for the record's 18th birthday. Mason brings an expansive and intimate knowledge of the band that eclipses the combined knowledge of Kylan, TJ, and Josh. Join us for a journey that parallels another famous journey in Middle Earth as we discuss Christian MTV, the best drummers in Tooth & Nail's catalog, and Aaron Weiss' lyrical fascination with stones, trees, animals, and food.Be sure to catch Mason on Twitter (@masonmennenga) and on his podcasts.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter: @churchjamsnowFB: https://www.facebook.com/churchjamsnowpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/churchjamsnowpodcast

What's up y'all of little faith and welcome to episode number 13 of Season 2 of TFP!I'm your hostess, not your Moses, Mat Hayes, and if I'm still giving you episodes it means that I'm still looking for answers!Y'all, today I have a fascinating theologian on to discuss his approach towards engagement with the Divine. Mason Mennenga is a successful podcaster and YouTuber and calls himself The Internet's Youth Pastor. In this episode you'll hear about some new ideas and new voices in process theology, as well as a clear warning to Evangelical America based on history leading up to Nazi Germany. One of my favorite things we talk about today is Theopoetics. It may change your perception and HOPE of the impact of spirituality in America. You can also catch Mason on his incredible podcast called A People's Theology. To read more of his writings, check him out at masonmennenga.com. There's some fascinating articles there about creation, the difference between belief and faith, and so much more.  Welcome to the show Mason! 

How do we follow the Way in the postmodern world? Featuring Keanu Heydari & Mason Mennenga.

Mason Mennenga (he/him/his) is an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and the Internet's youth pastor. He received his Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2022. He enjoys conversation over a drink, being a music snob, stand-up comedy, and long walks on the valley of the shadow of death. He is the podcast host of A People's Theology. A People's Theology explores inspiring and liberating theologies that transforms you and the world. He is also the podcast host of The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine. In this podcast, he and his co-host and best friend, Cullen, interview musicians, artists, and other creatives about their art, life, faith, and much more. Show Notes: Website- https://masonmennenga.com Making a Way Out of No Way- Monica Coleman https://www.google.com/books/edition/Making_a_Way_Out_of_No_Way/5YxGCAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview

Hello! Long time no post! Alissa is writing her book and Sam is working on [REDACTED] and we have let this fall by the wayside a little bit in the interest of drawing out the length between episodes, since we have precious little time to record these days. But we really ought to announce that sort of thing in the future, and for this we apologize. We have a very fun episode for you today, a little out of date but none the worse for wear, with the great Mason Mennenga, on James Wan’s faith-based film The Conjuring. We hope you enjoy it.The image on the website is plate 43 from Francisco Goya’s series of 80 aquatint etchings, ‘Los Caprichos.’ The inscription on the stone table where the sleeping figure is resting their head reads translates to “The sleep of reason brings forth monsters.” Via The Met.This episode of Young Adult Movie Ministry is produced by John Kemp. Our theme song is Louis Armstrong and His Hot 5’s Muskrat Ramble, made freely available by the Boston Public Library and audio engineering shop George Blood, LP through the Internet Archive. The Conjuring is copyright 2013 Warner Bros. All other material is copyright 2022 Sam Thielman and Alissa Wilkinson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yammpod.substack.com/subscribe

Sorry, we're not sorry for the giggles and the recorded friend hangs. This week we are joined by our fellow Irreverent Media Group hooligan, Mason Mennenga. Mason is Twitter's favorite Process Theologian and YouTube's favorite deconstruction face. We talk about everything and anything while veering off topic sometimes, but showing you that we can be happy on this side of religion all the time. Find Mason on Twitter: twitter.com/masonmennenga Watch him on YouTube: youtube.com/masonmennenga Find us on Instagram: instagram.com/speakinginchurch Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/speakingchurch For more of Josie: instagram.com/josietakestheworld | twitter.com/josietakesthe For more of Spencer: instagram.com/spencerose | twitter.com/snoble_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Experiences: Giving lessons on how to appreciate musicGuest Interview: Mason MennengaMusic Review: "Billy Breathes" by Phish

We had two great conversations with people who have been interviewing numerous people within the scene, and how this scene impacted people (musicians and listeners) theologically and politically. We talked with Mason Mennenga - host of the A People's Theology podcast and The Black Shee Podcast. I also talked with Professor Joel Harrison is Associate Professor of Religion at Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas, VA. He's working on a book right now on Evangelical Political Identity and Underground Christian Punk, He looks at how leftist punk aesthetics were fully embraced in some circles and, thus, pushed evangelicalism in a progressive direction - like what Mason was sauing - and in others, "punk" was repurposed for more conservative political ends. Here's the article about Mars Hill and Tooth & Nail bands. Join us next week for our new season! --------- You can support the show by becoming a patreon.  You can follow the show on twitter and instagram, and visit our website.  You can follow Krispin at twitter and instagram and sign up for a monthly email about attachment, spirituality and evangelicalism here.  You can follow DL on twitter and instagram, and buy her books here.  Send us an email! Zech Bard designed artwork for the season and Forrest Johnson wrote and recorded theme music. 

Mason Mennenga (@masonmennenga) joins Kevin and Caroline to talk all about The Jesus Music, a documentary about the Christian Contemporary Music industry. Subscribe to our Patreon to get a weekly 2nd Service episode and become a "Patreon saint" ;) GCF - Second Service Patreon! CHARITY: This month we're matching iTunes reviews with donations to Rainforest Trust!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You are gonna want to grab your favorite beverage; this one is alot to take in. Mason Mennenga joins us today to talk about Catherine of Siena and her unique way of loving Jesus, the Satanic Temple's similarity to the Early Church, and why Christian sexuality is important. We also discover that he has a deep seated and unconscious attraction to Julia Child. So yeah, it's a good one. Enjoy! Note: We did have some audio issues that we could not really avoid. It clears up a bit after the 10 minute mark. Apologies, we are trying to get better. If you are able to support us financially, and help us upgrade our audio (hint, hint), please check out our Patreon: Patreon.com/gohomebible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, people of the world. We are back! Today on the podcast I got to talk to Mason Mennenga, an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, etc, about embodiment and religion. Mason did an amazing job talking with me through the problematic views religion has had on our relationships with our bodies historically and presents his embodied theory of religion. Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg7 Support this Podcast: Patreon.com/jackiegtv Buy My Book: Gumroad.com/l/findinghome    Follow Mason: IG: @masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/masonmennenga https://masonmennenga.com  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Christian podcaster and Youtuber Mason Mennenga about purity culture, surviving evangelicalism, and the intersection of Satanism and Process Theology. Find Mason Mennenga here. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ Read my dozens of articles on Satanism, skepticism, religion, etc.: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/ Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Find other Rock Candy podcasts: https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/ The music is by The Jellyrox: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uO3W7ZaXXbVS1xfuNSX2c?si=rRsDof58Q4mwO5VLqysgKg And Eleventyseven: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QcsVvR5z15HL7FT4QF2KD?si=8aPrj9TPT4WjfpifYBXOOQ Join my mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenblong

Mason Mennenga explores theologies that inspire and liberate. His podcast, writings, and YouTube page all seek to live our this purpose. In his conversation with Andrew this week they discuss faith, doubt, church, evil and process theology. The Winter Faith Podcast offers spiritual stories and emotional encouragement to those experiencing faith, apathy, and everything in between. Birthed by Andrew Frazier in 2017. Follow @winterfaithpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Support the show on Patreon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/winterfaithpod/message

Currently in our USA context, our so-called justice system is heavily punitive, and uses people, particularly black and brown folks, as its scapegoats. Might penal substitutionary atonement theology have something to do with this? In our conversation, Hannah explains how we can rethink substitutionary atonement theology in a non-punitive sense, and use Jesus' solidarity with victims and perpetrators of harm in the crucifixion to anchor abolition theology and thus the transformative and restorative justice from which it flows. Let's also think about how the resurrection plays into this. https://christiansforabolition.org https://christiansforabolition.org/resources/ Hannah Bowman is a graduate student in Religious Studies at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, a literary agent, and a prison abolitionist. The founder and director of Christians for the Abolition of Prisons, she writes and teaches on the Christian theology supporting abolition; she is also a circle coordinator for the Los Angeles pilot Circles of Support and Accountability restorative-justice prison re-entry program, in collaboration with the Fresno Community Justice Center. Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, was occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, and is web engineered by Charlie Peters. The theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

This is a special episode to me (Shaleen) - Mason is a good friend from seminary who is a mid-20-something creative leveraging his snarky and insightful voice for the liberation and joy of all humankind. I asked Mason to join us specifically because he identifies as a cisgender, heterosexual, Christian white male and shows up in our world as one of the most effective allies I know. I have had ONE TOO MANY conversations with grown men in his social location who are defensive and/or feel like "victims or villains" in our national dialogue. Mason powerfully speaks to WHY he is not defensive, nor is he a victim as a young white man in America today. This is a conversation ALL white identifying men, women, parents, and young boys need to be having. Join us...we talk about race, gender, purity culture, religion, and a PATH FORWARD!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/preview/7914a4f7860a4376adacf88925a49433)

Are Old Testament stories  allegorical?   Is there really no chance of eternal torment?  If a loving God exists (and every one on this episode believes this) what are the chances of dirt naps for all of us when we die?  Was God never violent?  Bible scholars, Pastor Heath Bradley and Mason Mennenga process and discuss, in a conversation that covers tons of intriguing questions.  Mason:https://masonmennenga.comhttps://twitter.com/masonmennenga Heath's book:Flames of Love: Hell and Universal Salvation Joey/PWNA Instagram:  www.instagram.com/joeysvendsenCurrent DonorSee giving opportunity: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelpsSupport Us:Join us as a patron! https://www.patreon.com/pwnapodor leave a Venmo tip right @  https://venmo.com/joey-svendsenJoin the discussion:https://www.facebook.com/groups/PWNAtalkSocials:https://twitter.com/pwnapodhttps://twitter.com/joeysvendsenhttps://www.facebook.com/PWNApodCALL 507-403-PWNA (7962):  Questions, Comments, Feedback, Pushback, frustration?Air it out on our voicemail and we may air it on an episode.E-mail PWNAcontact@gmail.com for correspondence.Theme Song courtesy of Derek Minor:  http://www.derekminor.comOther music originally composed by Joel Hamilton/Mechanical Riverhttps://mechanicalriver.bandcamp.com/Executive Producer of PWNApod:  Jared SvendsenSupport the show

This week Casey is joined by theologian/podcaster/youtuber Mason Mennenga to discuss Process Theology. In addition to taking a deep dive into the tenants, implications and animating affects of Process Theology we cover our shared passion for Religionless Christianity, Death of God theologians, a few inspiring crossover guests and more! Like the show? Rate it on iTunes so it can reach a wider audience! Follow Mason's work: Mason's YouTube Channel A People's Theology Podcast https://twitter.com/masonmennenga https://masonmennenga.com/ Support the show: patreon.com/caseyhobbs Follow Casey's work: https://caseyhobbs.com/ https://twitter.com/caseyhobbs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/publictheologians/support

When we enter into any space, the question we all ask is, “Do I belong here?” This week’s Space Maker, Mason Mennenga, spent years participating in a church community that invited everyone to belong through participation. From infant to scholar, everyone has something to offer and their worship service provided the space for all forms of participation. Spending his formative years in such an intentional community helped Mason become someone who makes space in all of his work for everyone. As an aspiring Theologian, Podcaster, YouTuber, and well known twitter user, Mason tries to engage complex philosophies and concepts in a way that is approachable. His work suggests that even in complex theological conversations, we all belong. We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation from three former church youth workers who still want everyone to feel like there is room for them to participate. For More on Mason Check out  https://masonmennenga.com/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/masonmennenga  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masonmennenga/ And his podcast A People’s Theology: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ntenNvSaL9T7uwgBit8gX?si=w9pVgXlERrKWQ2_9TP3COA  Head to our website for all things Making Spaces: www.makingspacespodcast.com For Making Spaces Merch www.society6.com/makingspacespodcast To Support the Show, Become an Official Space Maker: https://www.patreon.com/makingspacespodcast Stay in touch and send us an email: makingspacespodcast@gmail.com Follow Us: www.instagram.com/makingspacespodcast Catch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2opo2WxgCAYwL75xP-uZ5w Catch all things Irreverent on the site: irreverent.fm  This week’s episode was edited by Josephine Jael Jimenez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 19: Sacred Seminary Symposium: A Challenge to Traditional Theology *Find episode 3 at the link below to Sancta Colloquia.* Read the excerpts referenced here: https://tinyurl.com/MT-Chapter-4 Sancta Colloquia on the web: https://laurenrelarkin.com/category/sancta-colloquia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanctacolloquia/ Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charlie Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

Mason Mennenga is a podcaster, theologian, internet troll extraordinaire, and a fellow seminarian with me at United Theological Seminary.In this episode we start with a few jokes about The Office and the Enneagram, followed by a brief but serious discussion about The Office as a meta-myth with religious potential. Then we turn to the topic of Process Theology for a lengthy exploration of this fascinating metaphysical system for thinking about God, the World, and Creativity. We cover topics of creation, suffering, God's relationship with the world, my understanding of god as an uncaring but beautiful ocean, and what will happen to consciousness when humanity is inevitably replaced by artificial intelligence or annihilated by our ever-expanding sun.Mason's Website: https://masonmennenga.comMason on Twitter: @masonmennengaMason on Instagram: @masonmennengaMason on YouTube: youtube.com/masonmennenga

This week in our miniseries, "White Christian Nationalist," we get into the history of the combining of forces of empire and Christianity, and how this fusion of systems has formed the unsavory threads of the Christian tradition that mobilized many of those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th of this year. Our guests: David Jackson, an artist and musician who you can find on Instagram @dayvidya and on Spotify at Day Vidya. Matthew Melendrez, cohost of the podcast The Roll Down. M'Lynn Martin, SLO county local and youth pastor in San Diego. Mason Mennenga, host of the podcast A People's Theology. Our music for the episode is by QKSND, who you can find on Spotify, and and

Mason Mennenga and Cullen Mack are the hosts of The BlackSheep Podcast presented by legendary heavy music publication HM Magazine.  On this episode, we discuss authenticity in the entertainment industry as well as the origins of their podcast and their partnership with HM.  We also blow the lid off our Toad's combo can hoax and somehow manage to wring a tour story out of two non-musicians.   Listen to The BlackSheep Podcast:   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blacksheep-podcast-presented-by-hm-magazine/id1224409460   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xzkyl0VeiDiksYTeU2dRS?si=WGRIcBXRQ0GsYzZh3TLo0w   Follow The BlackSheep Podcast:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackSheepPod   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblacksheeppodcast/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.BlackSheepNet   Thank you for listening to The American Arson Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive comment or review.  You can also access video episodes of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanarson   Check out American Arson here:   Merch: https://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/American-Arson   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cl9j0U54gBxbcGO7zXXs2   Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-arson/893705582   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanarson   Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanarson   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanarson/   Website: https://www.americanarson.com/

Episode 18: Intro to Patristic Universalism, with Ambrose Andreano Origen, among some other Early Church Fathers, saw the fires of hell as purification and restoration, not as eternal torment. Listen in on this conversation with Ambrose Andreano as he answers some of my questions on patristic universalism. Ambrose Andreano is an Eastern Orthodox mystic and aspiring lay theologian who specializes in the writings of Origen of Alexandria. He co-hosted The Patristics Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio and created the website Black Lion Academy, where he published biblical commentary, as well as philosophical and theological meditations. Note: Black Lion Academy website is not accessible, but you can get a look at Ambrose's essays here: https://liberty.academia.edu/AmbroseAndreano Resources: https://www.academia.edu/45079912/Patristic_Universalism Get started with Origen: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/origen.html Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charlie Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

Today on Thereafter we sit down with Mason Mennenga. Mason (he/him/his) is an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, and the Internet's youth pastor. He enjoys conversation over a drink, being a music snob, stand-up comedy, and long walks on the valley of the shadow of death. He is the podcast host of A People's Theology. With inspiration from process theology, radical theology, liberation theology, and many more, Mason hopes to explore and share in A People's Theology the inspiring and liberating theologies that transforms you and the world. He is also the podcast host of The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine. In this podcast, he and his co-host and best friend, Cullen, interview musicians, artists, and other creatives about their art, life, faith, and much more. You can follow Mason on Twitter @MasonMennenga You can also keep up with Mason on Instagram @MasonMennenga

Sancta Colloquia Episode 307 ft. Mason MennengaIn this episode Mason Mennenga (@masonmennenga) joins me and we talk about the need for a new theology of sex. As I mention in my introductory thoughts, there’s a need to reevaluate the current and negatively pervasive theology of sex. It’s notable and not farfetched to say that our conceptions of sex and marriage coming in from both media and the church are inherently flawed and warped by historic misconceptions and fear of eros. In simpler words: there’s a rampant fear of desire that is woven through the Church’s doctrine of sex and in the culture/media. Both church and culture are bound in the extremes. We need to take seriously that as whole human beings we are wholly spiritual and wholly material and do not divide well. What we think about capital and production will impact our intimacy will impact our spirituality will impact our existence. The sad thing is that, as Mason said, we don’t reimagine constructs but just try to fit new things into old paradigms. Mason makes a really good point: we must go beyond merely speaking of revising or recreating a sex-ethic, we need an actual theology of sex that undergirds this new sex-ethic. One of the ways in which we can go about doing such a necessary revision is to actually…get ready for this…think of Jesus as a sexual being. According to Mason, in making space for thinking of the sexuality of Jesus’s context and Jesus as a sexual being, we allow ourselves or open ourselves to being confronted. Referencing Marcella Althaus Reed, Mason drives home the need for us to be confronted, interrogated and provoked by radical images that draw theology and sex in tighter alignment. Mason also brings up the need for revisiting liturgy…we both agreed, liturgy has plenty of erotic imagery embedded in it. The church may stress (too much, in my opinion) the agapic love of God, but both the scripture and our liturgies scream erotic love. So, why not begin with re-understanding eros and going back into a theology of eros, and, wedded to this need is this one: letting the voices of the oppressed speak and determine for themselves what sex is and what sex is for. It’s time for a regime change. It’s an excellent episode, if I don’t say so myself.

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

Today we are celebrating the launch of Sarey Martin Concepcion and I’s web resource soyouredeconstructing.com! To do so, our entire little friend group has gathered around some microphones to tell stories from our own faith journeys, touching on various topics that tend to come up for people whose faith is changing and re-forming. I’m joined by Sarey, Sarah Lane Ritchie, Myron Penner and Tripp Fuller. Make sure to check out the sillier companion episode to this that is also airing today as on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast feed, where Tripp, Sarey, Mason Mennenga and I compete in an Evangelical Fantasy Draft while consuming multiple beverages (and you can even vote on who has the best team!). Homebrewed SYD Launch episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homebrewed-christianity-podcast/id276269040 soyouredeconstructing.com Follow Dan on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: youhavepermissionpod.com Join Dan's email list: dankochwords.com Artwork by http://sprungle.co/

This is episode 3 of Sacred Seminary Symposium, a joint project with Sancta Colloquia. We are alternating the production of episodes, so you will want to find Sancta Colloquia on your podcast app, or click the link above and listen to episode 2 if you missed it. In this episode, Lauren and I discuss chapter 2 of Mujerista Theology: “Luchar por la justicia es rezar”, or “To Struggle for Justice is to Pray”. We touch on colonialism in missions, anti-intellectualism v theologies of hope, holiness and piety (particularly how holiness is touted as a measuring stick, and some forms of “piety” are more “spiritual” than others), spiritual bypassing, and spiritual violence in the form of elevating the spiritual over the material; we somehow manage, as we did in the last episode, to fit in a critique of capitalism. And if you stay until the very end, you get some enneagram fun, as well, when we try to type the author of Mujerista Theology, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, even though you're technically not supposed to. Enjoy! QUOTES REFERENCED: “...I realized how privileged I was to have been part of such an outpouring of faith--the faith of the poor and the oppressed that maintains them, that is their sustenance in the most trying of situations. I felt that my well-reasoned faith, a so-called sophisticated faith illumined by the ‘right' kind of theology, was not any deeper or any more pleasing to God than the faith of the poor people I had seen expressed for two days. In the weeks that followed I came to realize more and more the depth of that faith.” (30) “As the years have gone by I have accepted that for me to strive to live to the fullest by struggling against injustice is to draw nearer and nearer to the divine. Drawing closer to God and struggling for justice have become for me one and the same thing. Struggling for my liberation and the liberation of Hispanic women is a liberative praxis. This means that it is an activity both intentional and reflective; it is a communal praxis that feeds on the realization that Christ is among us when we strive to live the gospel message of justice and peace.” (33) “Holiness in the convent was defined at that time in terms of self-sacrifice and long hours of meditation and prayer. NIneteen years old at the time, I struggled with myself to be close to God by doing what those in authority told me to do. But it was to no avail. I did not feel closer to God; I could not convince myself I was a terrible sinner; I could not see any reason for thinking I had failed terribly when I fell asleep in chapel during meditation at 5:30 in the morning.” (31) “...I realized how privileged I was to have been part of such an outpouring of faith--the faith of the poor and the oppressed that maintains them, that is their sustenance in the most trying of situations. I felt that my well-reasoned faith, a so-called sophisticated faith illumined by the ‘right' kind of theology, was not any deeper or any more pleasing to God than the faith of the poor people I had seen expressed for two days.In the weeks that followed I came to realize more and more the depth of that faith.” (30) Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

This is the continuation and conclusion of the two-part discussion with Dr. Cartagena on Thomas Aquinas' psychology of fear. We delve a little deeper into fear, perseverance, and courage, as Dr. Cartagena brilliantly ties that all into our current context of resisting oppressive structures, and living during a pandemic. He concludes by giving us a word on Jesus and his emotions: because Jesus experienced the full range of human emotion, including fear and anxiety, it is not sinful for us to be fearful or anxious. In fact, according to Aquinas, being completely fearless doesn't enable us to love well. Talk to Dr. Cartagena: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeditarMestizo @MeditarMestizo Blog: Mestizo Meditations https://www.nathancartagena.com/ Recommended resource: Teaching Bodies: Moral Formation in the Summa of Thomas Aquinas by Mark D. Jordan https://g.co/kgs/kojmQx Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

This is part one of a two-part discussion on Thomas Aquinas' psychology of fear. Dr. Cartagena starts us off here with some background on how he came to study Aquinas and his psychology of fear as his dissertation topic, what to expect when we study Aquinas, an overview of his psychology of fear, and a bit about how Dr. Cartagena ties Aquinas into his current studies and to a very real problem of our time: racism and white supremacy. Talk to Dr. Cartagena: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeditarMestizo @MeditarMestizo Blog: Mestizo Meditations https://www.nathancartagena.com/ Recommended resource: Teaching Bodies: Moral Formation in the Summa of Thomas Aquinas by Mark D. Jordan https://g.co/kgs/kojmQx Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

In this episode, Lauren R.E. Larkin (whom you might remember from a previous episode on dialectical theology), host of Sancta Colloquia, and I introduce our special project: Sacred Seminary Symposium, and talk about what we learned from the Intro to Mujerista Theology. There's a lot to dig into, including privilege in theology, liberation, the kind of fruit theology produces, and more. Follow along, read along, and let us know what your thoughts are! Here are the excerpts we reference: “In developing a method to do theology that uses religion of grassroots Latinas as its source, mujerista theology puts into practice a preferential option for the oppressed.” (1) “Mujerista theology is not a disembodied discourse but one that arises from situated subjects, Latina grassroots women, and, yes, even me.” (3) “‘In other words, the claim that I can speak only for myself assumes the autonomous conception of the self in Classical Liberal theory--that I am unconnected to others in my authentic self or that I can achieve an autonomy from others given certain conditions. But there is no neutral place to stand free and clear in which one's words do not prescriptively affect or mediate the experience of others, nor is there a way to decisively demarcate a boundary between one's location and all others.” (Alcoff qtd in Isasi-Diaz 7) “The goals of mujerista theology have always been these: to provide a platform for the voices of Latina grassroots women; to develop a theological method that takes seriously the religious understandings and practices of Latinas as a source for theology; to challenge theological understandings, church teachings, and religious practices that oppress Latina women, that are not life-giving, and, therefore, not theologically correct.” (1) “[...] my liberation is not possible apart from the liberation of grassroots Latinas. I do what I do because I believe it is a liberative praxis[...]”(6) Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny podcast where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Support: https://ko-fi.com/sdrp_. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @seminaryshow. Email: seminary.show@gmail.com

*NB: this is the first episode fully produced by the host, who is new at mixing, so be nice! :)* Monica A. Coleman is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware. Coleman is an ordained minister in the AME Church and initiate in traditional Yoruba religion who spent over 12 years teaching in graduate theological education. She is the author or editor of six books including Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology and Bipolar Faith: a Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith. In this episode, I got to ask Dr. Monica some questions about Process Theology, and she does a wonderful job explaining it and bringing it down to earth, with examples from her own journey. If you don't know what Process is, start here, and then continue with these resources: Read: Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology Go to monicaacoleman.com to find online courses on Process Theology: Process Theology 101,102, 103, and free webinars, as well as sign up for her newsletter to find out what she's up to, and maybe get some delicious vegan recipes. Follow Dr. Monica on social media: Twitter: @revdrmonica Instagram: @revdrmonica Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revdrmonica/ Seminary for the Rest of Us, a tiny seminary where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted/produced by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, occasionally sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow https://twitter.com/seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

What is decolonizing theology and what might that look like? Listen as Kat talks about her journey. Kat Armas is a Cuban-American writer and podcaster from Miami, FL who holds a dual MDiv and Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is currently working on her first book, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persistence and Strength, where she writes at the intersection of women, Scripture, and Latinx identity. She also explores these topics on her podcast, The Protagonistas, which centers the voices of women of color in church leadership and theology (you can check it out at www.katarmas.com). Find Kat on Twitter and Instagram @kat_armas Recommended: Mujerista Theology by Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Latina Evangélicas by Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Loida I. Martell-Otero, and Zaida Maldonado Perez Seminary for the Rest of Us, @ https://seminary.show where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow https://twitter.com/seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

In this episode, which I recorded with D.L. Mayfield at the beginning of May, we talk a little bit about her new book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Autonomy, Affluence, Safety, and Power (https://www.ivpress.com/the-myth-of-the-american-dream), and more about how those and other values might affect the way we read the bible. Listen to D.L. talk about her journey in decolonizing her bible reading, and go read her new book! Note: I recorded the intro almost a couple weeks ago, so the things I reference happened at the beginning of June. Book review: https://sdrp.me/2020/04/27/myth-of-the-american-dream/ Recommended: Dr. Wil Gafney https://g.co/kgs/6vTbc7 Lisa Sharon Harper https://lisasharonharper.com/, Kelley Nikondeha https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/6429/defiant.aspx Walter Brueggemann https://www.walterbrueggemann.com/ Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow https://twitter.com/seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

What does humility have to do with the body? How did some feminine mystics live this? What is withness? What can we learn about humility and eroticism from Sojourner Truth? What does humility have to do with activism? Listen as I talk with Dr. Hanch and we ponder these questions and more. Reach Kate on Twitter. Further Resources: Mechthilde of Hackeborn Books: African American Female Mysticism: Nineteenth-Century Religious Activism By Joy Bostic Vulnerability in Resistance Edited by Leticia Sabsay, Judith Butler, Zeynep Gambetti Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches By Audre Lorde Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality By Jennifer C. Nash Sojourner Truth's America By Margaret Washington Narrative of Sojourner Truth By Sojourner Truth. Compiled by Olive Gilbert and Frances W. Titus. With a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her “Book of Life.” Also a Memorial Chapter, Giving the Particulars of Her Last Illness and Death. Articles: “Love, Knowledge, and Mystical Union in Western Christianity: Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries.” by Bernard McGinn, Church History v. 56, no. 1 (1987): 7–24. “‘Uses of the Erotic' for Teaching Queer Studies (The Uses of the Erotic, The Erotic as Power)." by Nikki Young, Women's Studies Quarterly v. 40, no. 3–4 (2012): 301–05. Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

What is death and what do Christians mean when they talk about death? How does this tie into other theological tenets? How does this affect the grieving process? Is it okay to talk to someone who's dead? If death has been conquered, why does it hurt so much? In this episode, I chat with Sonja Lund, seminary student and Death Companioning Initiate, about her thoughts on death and grieving, as it pertains to many Christians. I found this to be a really encouraging and thought-provoking conversation, one that Sonja approaches with gentleness and sensitivity, but if you have recently had a close encounter with death and the grief that comes with it, please take care in listening. Reach Sonja at https://twitter.com/spooky_hobbit and https://mortalandmystical.wordpress.com/ Recommended Resources: Original Blessing, by Matthew Fox Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande Life is Goodbye, Life is Hello, by Alla Renée Bozarth Seminary for the Rest of Us , where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

Here's the rest of my conversation with Jay! We learn about New Materialism, destabilizing whiteness (and the patriarchy, a little bit!), and audiological diffraction. New Materialism is a way of considering the world from material but that sees it as more than merely inert matter, which sees creativity and diversity as emergent properties of the universe. It is made up of a transdisciplinary assemblage of thinkers that confront dualisms in all forms, from both scientism and religious dogmatism, in order to find fissures between that can develop a more whole view of the world as intra-active participants. Recommended Resources: https://tinyurl.com/ybmo24o6 Contact Jay if you need help accessing any of the resources above or if you want to talk more: https://twitter.com/jaydpotter Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

You might be thinking right now, “I don't know what ecoepistemology is or even epistemology but that doesn't look very much like God-talk, Sabrina!” Well, okay, my conversation with Jay Potter is definitely more on the philosophical side, but all aspiring theologians, including myself, would do well to deliberately engage philosophy once in a while, instead of letting it sit as a by-product of working with theological concerns. Good theologians might also consider how their theology speaks to all living things (eco-theology!), not just human beings. In this first part of my conversation with Jay, we learn what EcoEpistemology is, how Jay chose to include New Materialism, Navajo thought, and Jainism in his dissertation, and we begin to look at the thread that ties the entire conversation together: destabilizing whiteness. Bonus: if you are familiar with process theology, you'll hear some echoes! Contact Jay: https://twitter.com/jaydpotter Recommended Resources: https://tinyurl.com/ybmo24o6 Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, mixed by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

For the past couple of years or so, I have been very slowly dipping my toes into something called Dialectical Theology, and thought it would be a real treat to have Rev. Lauren R.E. Larkin talk to me about it for Seminary for the Rest of Us. I wasn't wrong! It was a great conversation on Dialectical Theology and living out Christian faith as a bodily creature. I can confidently say you should start here if you are curious about Dialectical Theology. And if you want to learn more, check out the list below. Recommended Resources: Our God Loves Justice by W. Travis McMaken Evangelical Theology by Karl Barth Theology and Socialism podcast interview with W. Travis McMaken on Our God Loves Justice YouTube video: Introducing Dialectical Theology Lauren R.E. Larkin: https://laurenrelarkin.com Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

This is the third and final part of my conversation with Dirk von der Horst. Make sure to go and listen to the first two parts! We wrap up the segment on David and Jonathan texts, and learn about how Dirk uses music (church anthems, in particular) as a mediator between him and the biblical texts. There is a lot of interplay between the texts, how composers interpreted the text, how scores are interpreted, and how each listener hears a piece, particularly queer listeners. Put on your musical interpretation caps and get ready! Suzanne G. Cusick: "On a Lesbian Relation with Music: A Serious Effort Not to Think Straight," in Queering the Pitch: The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology Susan McClary: Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality Claire Detels: "Autnomous/Formalist Aesthetic, Music Theory, and the Feminist Paradigm of Soft Boundaries," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 52:1 (1994). To contact Dirk von der Horst, find him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirkster42_?s=20 Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

We are continuing the conversation here on relational theology, and in this episode we also dive into the interpretive problems of the David and Jonathan texts. What was the nature of David and Jonathan's relationship? Can we actually know? Content note: frank discussion on sexuality and sexual acts. Further reading: Rita Nakashima Brock: Journeys by Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power Catherine Keller: From a Broken Web: Sexism, Separation, and the Self Ken Stone: Practicing Safer Texts: Food, Sex, and Bible in Queer Perspective To contact Dirk von der Horst, find him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirkster42_?s=20 Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, sound engineered by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow. Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

What is relational theology, and what does it have to do with David and Jonathan of the Hebrew scriptures? In this episode, which is the first part of my conversation with Dirk von der Horst, we learn how he came to write the book Jonathan's Loves, David's Laments , and get into a discussion on what relational theology is. For some further reading on relational theology, check out these works: Carter Heyward: The Redemption of God: A Theology of Mutual Relation, Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and Love of God, Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation Gary David Comstock: Gay Theology Without Apology Lisa Isherwood and Elaine Bellchambers: Through Us, With Us, In Us: Relational Theologies in the Twenty-First Century To contact Dirk von der Horst, find him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirkster42_?s=20 Seminary for the Rest of Us, where everyone is welcome to God-talk, is hosted by Sabrina Reyes-Peters, mixed by Mason Mennenga, web engineered by Charles Peters, and the theme music is by Matthew Scott. Find us on Twitter: @seminaryshow Contact: seminary.show@gmail.com

On this first episode of Developing… Mitchell speaks with “““aspiring””” theologian Mason Mennenga. Mason is host of the stellar podcast A People’s Theology, which you can find here.Learn more about Mason!Follow Mason on Twitter!Give Mason Money! (do it!!!!)Join Mitchell’s newsletter!

In this episode of the Enneagram 4 Confessions podcast, Zach interviews Mason Mennenga about how he experiences life as an Enneagram 4. They discuss shame, how to deal with strong emotions, practical steps towards getting out of our heads and into our bodies, and more.    About Mason: Mason Mennenga is creating Religionless Church. Through the lens of process theology, pyrotheology, and pop culture, Mason seeks to expand on theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer's concept of religionless Christianity by creating a religionless vision and structure for the present/future church – one that fosters faith holistically outside the constraints of institutionalized religion. He is a youth worker at Solomon's Porch, Master of Divinity student, aspiring theologian, podcaster, writer, church innovator, and contributor on Theology Corner. He enjoys a deep conversation, being a music snob, stand-up comedy, scrolling through Twitter, and a good read.   Where to find Mason:  Website: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennega Instagram: @masonmennega Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mason.mennenga      

In this episode!In the first guest episode of the relaunch/rebrand, I sit down with my favorite ecclesiological firecracker and long time twitter friend Mason Mennenga (whose last name I can never seem to pronounce correctly.) In this episode, we talk about his project Religionless Church, theopoetics, and the deeply Pentecostal experiences that were the live performances of one of Mason's favorite hardcore bands, The Chariot. Where to find Mason!Twitter: @masonmennengaWebsite: masonmennenga.comPodcast: Religionless Church(ios) Subscribe to the Signposts weekly email! Want to stay up to date on all Signposts and other projects I’m working on? Then click this link and come join me as we explore the wild paths together! Support the show!You can support the show via Patreon and for as little as $1 a month to get access to episodes before anyone else and the first dibs on any other content I create. Music provided by Alex Sugg, and songsforstory.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ryancagle)

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

In this episode, Kerry talks with Mason Mennenga, a fellow seminary student and the founder of Religionless Church, about an experience they both had with white fragility and how we, as white people, can combat white supremacy and privilege when it's right in front of us. What does that look like? Who's responsible?