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Activist Theology PodcastHow Do We Read The Bible Well and Without Harm?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Steed Davidson, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, with a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Union Theological Seminary in...
2023-01-2444 min
Activist Theology PodcastHow Do We Create Conditions To Age Well?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Elyse Ambrose (they/them), is a blackqueer ethicist, creative, and educator whose research, art, and teaching lie at the intersections...
2023-01-1745 min
Activist Theology PodcastHow Do We Include Indigeneity in Collective Liberation Conversations?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Carmen Lansdowne, 44th Moderator in the United Church of Canada. Ordained in 2007, the Rev. Dr. Lansdowne is only the second...
2023-01-1051 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhat Do We Mean When We Say Liberation?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Taurean Webb, 2021-2 Fellow in Conflict and Peace at Harvard Divinity School and the Associate Director at the Center for...
2023-01-0346 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhat Do We Mean When We Say Futures?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Philip Butler, Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Posthuman Artificial Intelligence Systems at Iliff School of Theology. We ask Philip...
2022-12-2750 min
Activist Theology PodcastHow Do We Have a Stable Nervous System in the Face of Fascism?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Monica Coleman, scholar, theologian and author. We ask Monica the question "how do we have a stable nervous system in...
2022-12-2055 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhat Do We Mean When We Say Religion?(Recorded live at the American Academy of Religion)Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna got to spend some time together in Denver, CO during the American Academy of Religion. This event, the largest gathering of academics whose studies are centered on religion, gave us the opportunity to record several episodes with guests that we should all be paying attention to. For each of these guests, we ask them one, big question.This episode introduces you to Ted Vial, Vice President of Innovation, Learning, and Institutional Research at Iliff School of Theology. We ask Ted the question "...
2022-12-1256 min
Activist Theology PodcastCatch All EpisodeWe had one thing planned and got sidetracked in every way. So we talk about economics, the midterm election outcomes, marriage equality, and a host of other things. Sometime these "catch all" episodes become our favorites.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Roberto: roberto@activistheology.com or @drrobertocheTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn
2022-11-2241 min
Activist Theology PodcastIs the Church Helping Us Do Better? Or Sending Us in the Opposite Direction?Roberto had an interesting Uber ride while in Chicago. Stemming from that conversation, we ponder the question: is the Church helping us be, do, act better? Or is the Church complicit in our demise? As you might imagine, the answer isn't a simple one.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Roberto: roberto@activistheology.com or @drrobertocheTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theolog...
2022-11-0746 min
Activist Theology PodcastWe Hope You've Listened to 'Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra"Since 2016, we have watched our democracy take hits that we thought were firsts. We don't have a historical memory for where we have been and it results in us thinking that we have never seen times like this. Roberto and Anna are both big fans of the new podcast "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" and were stunned to hear how much of the fascism we are experiencing in these days were also a part of the national conscious in the 1940s. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or F...
2022-10-2455 min
Activist Theology PodcastComing OutIn this conversation, Dr. Roberto and Rev. Anna discuss the evolution of self and the ways in which we continue to "come out" and evolve. We are ever-becoming – coming out in ways that some may find as "breaking news" and others might find highly uninteresting. Nevertheless, we have a difficult and enlightening conversation.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Roberto: roberto@activistheology.com or @drrobertocheTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @u...
2022-10-1853 min
Activist Theology PodcastThe Corner of Every Room - A Conversation with Kashif Andrew Graham and Blake MundellToday we are offered the gift of conversation with friends Kashif Andrew Graham and Blake Mundell. Their newest release, The Corner of Every Room, is a response to and for community; an indictment and an invitation. To view the lyric video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDIccdb0e4cKashif Andrew Graham is a freelance writer and Outreach Librarian for Religion and Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity Library. He is a frequent contributor to Nashville Scene, Chapter16, Theological Librarianship and other literary outlets. Kashif has also appeared on C-SPAN, Queerology, and Nashville’s WPLN...
2022-10-1257 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhere the Heck Have We Been?We hear you. We really do. You are wondering where we are. Why we had to take several weeks away;. We started this podcast about 8 weeks before the world radically changed in 2020. The truth is that our work has accelerated in ways we weren't anticipating and we are trying to balance what it looks like to continue to put this podcast into the world and participate in our other vocational and heart callings. In this episode, we have a conversation about that very thing.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, I...
2022-08-2253 min
Activist Theology PodcastBodily Autonomy Is a Distant MemoryThe overturn of Roe v. Wade has us reeling. Rev. Anna and Dr. Robyn break down their thoughts and offer an update on the frequency of episodes in the future.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
2022-07-051h 01
Activist Theology PodcastGun Violence & Community CareFollowing the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna have a vital conversation on the community care that is required for those who inflict such brutal harm on others.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn more about your a
2022-06-2048 min
Activist Theology PodcastRecovering Racists - A Conversation with Idelette McVickerIdelette McVicker is the founder and president of SheLoves Media Society, an online forum for Christian women that includes SheLoves Magazine and the Dangerous Women membership community. She is a popular speaker and retreat leader internationally. McVicker wrote the SheLoves manifesto, Let Us Be Women Who Love, which has been used by women’s ministries around the world and in Sarah Bessey’s book Jesus Feminist. After training as a journalist in South Africa, she lived in Taiwan, where she wrote for daily newspapers. McVicker moved to Canada in 1999 and lives in Surrey, British Columbia. Fol...
2022-05-091h 03
Activist Theology PodcastDeath Row and Humanity's Radical Desire to Kill One AnotherRev. Anna spent Easter Sunday with a group of humans who were calling on Gov. Lee of Tennessee to stay the execution of Oscar Smith. Texas will put to death a human on the same night. Tennessee is scheduled to murder 4 residents this year, What is it about us that creates a desire for punitive retribution through death? Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna have a frank conversation that calls us all to action.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo...
2022-04-2554 minActivist Theology PodcastWe Are Over-ProgrammedAs we celebrate the launch of Dr. Robyn's newest book, Anna and Robyn have a much needed conversation around our health, time, rest and reflection.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-04-1849 min
Activist Theology PodcastQueering the American Dream - A Conversation with Angela YarberRev. Dr. Angela Yarber is the author, artist, and Executive Director of the Tehom Center, a non-profit teaching about revolutionary women through art, writing, retreats, and academic courses. With a Ph.D. in Art and Religion and over a decade teaching Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, four of her eight books have been listed in Top LGBTQ Religion Books. All art and book sales fund the non-profit. To purchase art or books, including her newest memoir, Queering the American Dream, please visit www.tehomcenter.org–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Ins...
2022-04-0448 min
Activist Theology PodcastBook Banning Is Just the BeginningAcross the country, we are watching legislatures, school boards, private and public school systems chase the archaic idea that some books are "allowed" to be read by children and some are not. Unsurprising to anyone, the books that are not being allowed are books that expose America's racist, homophobic, transphobic and Christian nationalist past. Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna share some stories from their home state and attempt to navigate the problematic resurgence of book banning.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheology
2022-03-2147 min
Activist Theology PodcastOverdose & TraumaOn a sunny, Saturday afternoon in one of the most walkable areas of Chattanooga, Anna finds herself in the middle of an unplanned crisis. A car careens through the city, immediately in front of her, barely missing humans crossing the road and totaling cars in its path. The driver has just OD'd on Fentanyl. The drug epidemic is getting progressively worse and we are watching the lives of human beings upended at every turn. How are we to be community in the midst of this pain?–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on...
2022-03-0749 min
Activist Theology PodcastA Realization: Activist Theology Is Also For UsSome of you know about the mutual aid request that Dr. Robyn extended a few weeks ago to assist them in getting their mother out of a dangerous living situation. This past weekend, we traveled a long distance to pack up and move their mother to safety. Throughout the process, watching the help of relative strangers, experiencing solidarity in unexpected places, we recognized that the work of Activist Theology is also for us. We were liberated by it. Listen today to how the story unfolded.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter...
2022-02-1444 min
Activist Theology PodcastFortune - A Conversation with Lisa Sharon HarperDrawing on her lifelong journey to know her family’s history, leading Christian activist Lisa Sharon Harper recovers the beauty of her heritage, exposes the brokenness that race has wrought in America, and casts a vision for collective repair.Harper has spent three decades researching ten generations of her family history through DNA research, oral histories, interviews, and genealogy. Fortune, the name of Harper’s first non-indigenous ancestor born on American soil, bore the brunt of the nation’s first race, gender, and citizenship laws. As Harper traces her family’s story through succeeding generations, she shows how Amer...
2022-02-0846 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhat Does a Gimmick From the Pulpit Gain You?When a pastor is caught spitting in his hand and then rubbing that spit on the face of a parishioner, all in the attempt to prove that faith trumps science, we are in serious trouble as a body. We've all seen gimmicks used from the pulpit – and some have stuck with us because they were memorable. The question is, does memorable equal impactful? How far are we willing to go to prove a point? And at what point is the message lost, simply because we won't stop being clever and start being real?––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist...
2022-02-0147 min
Activist Theology PodcastWelcome to Season 3! Wait, What? Season 3??!!Season three! It's hard to believe. Join Dr. Robyn and Rev, Anna as they check in after the holidays, share some funny stories about their gifts and evaluate the state of the world. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn more about
2022-01-1849 minActivist Theology PodcastThe Big LieFor some of us, the Big Lie was first named a part of our vocabulary after November of 2020. For others of us, we'v watched lies around supremacy, Christianity, patriarchy and heteronormativity blanket the earth for decades.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast. Learn m
2021-12-1545 min
Activist Theology PodcastViolent White Men Are the Threat to Beloved CommunityWhen Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty, the nation further affirmed its divide regarding self defense, gun control, protesting, and how just our justice system really is. The violent nature of our community, specifically of white men within our community, gives Robyn and Anna pause. Join them as they navigate this conversation.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.Join us on the Activist Theology appTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaire...
2021-12-0148 min
Activist Theology PodcastChristians Against Christianity - A Conversation with Dr. Obery HendericksObery M. Hendricks Jr. is a best-selling author, an activist, a religious scholar, a former theological seminary president, and an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His books include The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted, The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bible, the Church, and the Body Politic, and Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith. He currently teaches religion and African American studies at Columbia University and is also a Visiting Professor of Bible and Ethics a...
2021-11-0842 min
Activist Theology PodcastJustice Is a Way of Life - A Conversation with Dr. Cari JacksonRev. Dr. Cari Jackson is director of spiritual care and activism for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, leading RCRC's mission to equip, galvanize and collaborate with faith and community leaders advocating for reproductive dignity and freedom. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC), Dr. Cari has served as pastor of congregations in UCC, United Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church-USA, incorporating spirituality and social justice. As a social healer, she has developed the Taking Back My LifeTM program for the healing and empowerment of survivors of sexual assault. She has served as adjunct faculty at Union...
2021-11-0152 min
Activist Theology PodcastThe Immigration Crisis - Live from McAllen, TexasDr. Robyn and Rev. Anna record this episode live from the border of Reynosa, Mexico. They spent the weekend with We the People Ride and were introduced to the amazing folx from Practice Mercy. Hear our stories and this wonderful conversation with Practice Mercy's lead, Alma Rose.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist Theology Podcast is an Irreverent Media Podcast.
2021-10-251h 00
Activist Theology PodcastThe Crash of Facebook and Instagram – Are We Thinking Differently?On Monday, October 4, 2021, the world watched as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down for hours. This was only a day after a whistle-blower shared documents and truths with the world about the tech giants and the way that their algorithms are taunting us to anger. What did the time away from these apps do for us? What did they expose about our tendencies and our addictions? Most importantly, what does it tell us about community?––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.co...
2021-10-1157 min
Activist Theology PodcastWill Sunday Church Ever Be a Thing Again?If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that changes that felt like a slow burn over the last decade accelerated in ways we didn't expect over the last eighteen months. Once of things we are curious about it just that – what happens to Sunday morning church in the wake of the online community? Will gathering together on Sunday be something we continue to do? Why or why not might that matter? Join Rev. Anna and Dr. Robyn and they dive into the questions around this very topic.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology...
2021-10-0452 min
Activist Theology PodcastThe Brain-Based Enneagram - A Live Conversation with Dr. Jerome LubbeDr. Jerome Lubbe had his first debilitating migraine when he was 17. Since then, he has averaged about 100 migraines per year. His life has been a journey of victory and defeat, despair and hope, faith and doubt. As a complex neurological patient, he lived in a medical purgatory. He saw the best of traditional practitioners to no avail. He explored innovative, alternative healthcare models that also fell short. Ultimately, he became a doctor because he couldn’t find a good one.Dr. Lubbe is the author of The Brain-Based Enneagram: you are not A number. It...
2021-09-2756 min
Activist Theology PodcastSpiritual TraumaSome of us come from an evangelical upbringing that asked us to understand hell as a literal place, abstinence as law and sin as avoidable. Others of us grew up in mainline denominational systems that put on a face of moderate polity but still found ways to complicate our spiritual journeys. Still others have walked a path that looks different from these. Regardless of where you have come from, you have likely not arrived free from trauma – spiritual trauma. Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna navigate their own trauma and posit some ways that each of us can reclaim our ri...
2021-09-2049 min
Activist Theology PodcastRelationships are Hard – Ours Is No DifferentRelationships are hard. Showing up and being present for the great stuff and the tough stuff is what being in relationship is all about. And that's really easy to say and often harder to do. Some of us communicate through words while others are empathic and do most of their work using their feeling senses. Some of us are conflict-confident while others are conflict-averse, On the anniversary of the event that solidified the kinship between Robyn and Anna, they chat about their last four years of love, laughter, growth and challenges.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twit...
2021-08-2456 min
Activist Theology PodcastHow One Bishop Has Change the Face of the Mainline ChurchThe Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer (they/he) is Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Bishop Megan, the first openly transgender pastor ordained in the Lutheran church, was ordained Extraordinarily in 2006. One of 18 pastors ordained during the time when the ELCA did not allow LGBT pastors to serve openly. In 2010, Bishop Megan was one of the first seven pastors received into the ELCA after their policies changed. On May 8, 2021 they were elected as the first openly transgender Bishop in a mainline Christian denomination. Before serving as Bishop, they served as Pastor of...
2021-08-161h 02
Activist Theology PodcastOn Being Fugitives and Displacing Power - A Conversation with Bayo AkomolafeDr. Bayo Akomolafe considers his most sacred work to be learning how to be with his daughter and son, Alethea Aanya and Kyah Jayden – and their mother, his wife and “life-nectar”, Ijeoma. “To learn the importance of insignificance” is the way he frames a desire to reacquaint himself with a world that is irretrievably entangled, preposterously alive and completely partial. He is the Executive Director and Chief Curator for The Emergence Network (A Post-Activist Project] and host of the online writing course, ‘We will dance with Mountains: Writing as a Tool for Emergence’. As Coordinating Curator of The Emergence Network, Bayo hop...
2021-08-0956 min
Activist Theology PodcastOlympic Games – Racism, Sexism, Queerphobia and Mental Health CriticismWe are in the thick of the 2021 Summer Olympic Games and we are watching racism, sexism, queerphobia and mental health criticism unfold before our eyes. While these games can bring humans together, they are highly problematic. Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna navigate the challenges surrounding these Olympic games and the challenges that they present.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticThe Activist The...
2021-08-0452 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhy Don't We Give A Sh!t About Each Other?Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna talk often about how disconnected we are from one another during these times. This has created distrust and a lack of honesty as it relates to vaccinations, infections and mask-wearing. As the Delta variant is wreaking havoc around the country, we find ourselves in a position of opportunity. Do we care for one another in ways that foster honesty or are we too invested in individualism? In an honest conversation, Robyn and Anna dig into our disconnects and offer opportunities for a shift in our thinking.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twit...
2021-07-2650 min
Activist Theology PodcastRupture Is Essential For Liberation – A Conversation with Danté StewartDanté Stewart is a speaker and a writer whose work in the areas of race, religion, and politics has been featured on CNN and in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, Comment, and elsewhere. He received his BA in sociology from Clemson University and is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.To connect with Danté on Twitter: Click here.Visit https://www.dantecstewart.com/––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit https://activistheology.com/give.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @activistheology
2021-07-1952 min
Activist Theology PodcastNavigating the Creator Economy - A Conversation with Blake ChastainBlake Chastain, a member of the new podcast collective, Irreverent Media, joins Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna for a big announcement. We are thrilled to share that the Activist Theology Podcast is the newest addition to IMG (Irreverent Media Group).Blake Chastain is the host of the Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities podcasts, and writer of The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter. Blake coined the #exvangelical hashtag alongside the launch of the Exvangelical podcast in July 2016. Since then, the podcast has been downloaded over 500,000 times, and exvangelical conversations and communities have proliferated online."Exvangelical" functions as both a...
2021-06-281h 10
Activist Theology PodcastIntroducing Abolitionist SanctuaryWe are thrilled to host Rev. Dr. Nikia Roberts on Juneteenth, the day she launches Abolitionist Sanctuary. Abolitionist Sanctuary’s mission is to help Black churches connect emancipatory religious values and abolitionist principles to public policies and transformative justice strategies that center the communal flourishing of poor Black mothers and their families beyond prisons, policing, and punishment.Rev. Dr. Robert is the Founder and Executive Director of Abolitionist Sanctuary. She is a public scholar in religious studies, social activist, and ordained clergy in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Raised in abject poverty in Harlem (New York) to a...
2021-06-201h 01
Activist Theology PodcastThis Season of Pride and Spirituality - A Conversation with Sara RosenauSara is a spiritual leader, facilitator, and teacher. She was educated at Earlham College, University of Denver, Iliff School of Theology, and holds a PhD in Theology and Women and Gender Studies from Drew University. Sara identifies as a queer cis woman, a Quaker, and is ordained and leads a congregation in the tradition of the United Church of Christ. Sara is a champion of coffee conversations, passionate about leftist politics and intersectional social justice, and thrives on diverse forms of spiritual practice. Sara is currently exploring liberative practice at the intersections of sex positivity, anti-racism, plant medicine, somatics, a...
2021-06-1057 min
Activist Theology PodcastWhite RageWhat makes white folx so angry? How do they deal with a disappearing hold on privilege and power? Why is it difficult to acknowledge their pain in ways that aren't physically harmful to others? In this important episode, Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna tackle a topic on the minds of many – white rage.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev...
2021-06-0756 min
Activist Theology PodcastPalestine & Israel: Navigating the ConflictDove Kent has two decades of experience in grassroots organizing, political education, and movement building. Dove currently serves as the Senior Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. She served as the Executive Director of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice from 2011 through 2016, supporting the organization to triple in size and win game-changing legislative victories for police accountability and worker’s rights through powerful local coalitions. Under Dove’s tenure, JFREJ grew into one of the strongest and most effective progressive Jewish organizations in the country, creating significant culture shifts within the Jewish community, New York and...
2021-05-3159 min
Activist Theology PodcastWe Belong to One Another - A Conversation with Marcie Alvis-WalkerMarcie Alvis-Walker is an author, creator, mother, partner in the work. Her important blog and Instagram accounts, @blackcoffeewithwhitefriends and @mockingbirdhistroylessons (History Lessons for Adults) are followed by hundreds of thousands of folx and tell the story of blackness that Marcie wishes her daughter to learn. Having grown up knowing only a part of her mother's story, Marcie uses her voice to educate and engage.You can read more of Marcie's writings on her website and support her via Patreon.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Inst...
2021-05-201h 08
Activist Theology PodcastWhat is Family? A Conversation with Dr. Nikki YoungHaving just passed the Sunday where the U.S. celebrates mothers (birth and chosen), the understanding many have about family can be conflicting. As kin and chosen family, Nikki Young and Dr. Robyn have a relationship that is beautiful to watch. This episode is full of heart, laughter, and a little bit of tea-spilling.Thelathia "Nikki" Young, Ph.D. research focuses on the intersectionality of gender, sexuality and race, and the ways in which various identities are connected to larger systems of power and privilege. She is currently working on two manuscripts: “Home Free: A Transnational Ethics of...
2021-05-1358 min
Activist Theology PodcastRest Is Political, But Not Always EasyDr. Robyn is heading off on sabbatical for the month so it's a great episode to talk about the politics of rest and spaciousness. Some of us are really good at creating time in our day to rest (er, Robyn). Some of us are absolute shit (uh, Anna). We are part of a society that prioritizes production over people, money over self-care. How do we make rest a practice that is both fulfilling and possible? Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna explore that very question.And, not to worry, their sabbatical won't keep us from still posting weekly...
2021-05-0647 min
Activist Theology PodcastMurder, War, Guns, Sex Work & Trans Rights: A Brain DumpIt's been a few weeks since Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna have bantered about the state of the country and our role in cleaning up the mess. This week we will take about the Derek Chauvin verdict, trans rights, the military industrial complex, gun control, and sex workers. Don't miss this robust conversation.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev...
2021-04-2953 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Yuki SchwartzYuki (she/they) Schwartz is a Louisville Postdoctoral Fellowship Scholar serving as the assistant professor of constructive and political theologies at Claremont School of Theology at Willamette University, and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Their research interests are the politics of shame within systems of colonization and imperialism, effects of resistance, and theological deimperial world-building. Follow Dr. Schwartz on Twitter: FOLLOW––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with...
2021-04-2259 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Emiko SoltisDr. Laura Emiko Soltis serves as the Executive Director at Freedom University, an underground school for undocumented students in Atlanta. Born in rural Minnesota, Emiko was raised in a biracial Japanese/Slovak household and developed passions for working-class politics and music performance in equal measure. Emiko's early work experiences in low-wage industries alongside diverse immigrants in restaurant work, janitorial services, and farm labor inspired her to study interracial labor movements and human rights. Emiko graduated from the University of Georgia in 2006 and received her Ph.D. in 2012 from Emory University, where she wrote her dissertation on an...
2021-04-1558 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Sarah BounseSarah Bouse is a skilled anti-racism facilitator, strategist, trainer. She has developed organizational equity policies/practices, facilitated anti-racism initiatives, and led authentic community engagement strategies to best serve those most harmed by systemic racism and oppression. Having worked alongside large and small organizations, nonprofits and businesses throughout Middle Tennessee, she have taught systemic racism and racial equity workshops, facilitated strategic and action planning processes rooted in racial equity, and provided coaching support in anti-racism efforts for these organizations. Her work primarily focuses on internal efforts to institutionalize and operationalize racial equity and anti-racism efforts within institutions.
2021-04-0852 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Jackie ShaoJackie Shao is a life coach for creative entrepreneurs and impact-driven creatives. Through coaching, she helps people fully express themselves so that they can be the creative, innovative, brilliant people they are in all aspects of their lives. In 2020, she founded a community for creatives to reimagine their work and lives through the lens of coaching called The Reimaginary. Jackie supports visionaries in moving through their challenges and having clarity to create thoughtful work and build confident, innovative brands. She also supports people in creating healthier, more meaningful lifestyles so that they can do the work they do with e...
2021-04-0249 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Sahar AlsahlaniSahar Alsahlani is an interfaith peace activist with a background in television and radio broadcast media and entertainment. Amplifying the voices, and sharing the stories of, individuals and communities who champion for justice inspired by their moral or religious convictions is her passion. This Iraqi-American Muslim has always been active in pursuing the studies and correlations of communications as it relates to engagement in faith-based advocacy, inter-religious dialogue, peace-building, and the theory and practice of nonviolence. Determined to pursue a path for social good, Sahar made a life-changing decision to move to New York City and leave behi...
2021-03-2558 min
Activist Theology PodcastStanding in Solidarity with Our Asian Siblings: Alex WongOnly a day after the horrific shootings in greater Atlanta, we begin our series on anti-Asian racism. When a gunman violently assaulted and killed eight humans, six of whom were Asian women, in a matter of an hour, wounding countless others, we must look critically at the interlocking realities of sexism, misogyny, harmful sexual stereotypes, and supremacy cultures. These realities continue to accelerate manifold harm against communities of color resulting in not only material consequences but also the devastating loss of jobs, housing, livelihoods, the literal lives of our loved ones, and the spaces and places that should be...
2021-03-201h 05
Activist Theology PodcastJudas & the Black Messiah - What We ThoughtJoin Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna as they dive into the recent release, Judas & the Black Messiah.To support the Save the Hampton House GoFundMe, click here:To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology...
2021-03-1355 min
Activist Theology PodcastNavigating Love & Legislature – A Conversation with Rep. James TalaricoThis episode is a bit of a continuation from last week's conversation on Texas. We are thrilled to have Texas State Legislator James Talarico join us to chat about Texas, his theology, and how he's called to govern during these times.Representative James Talarico is a former education non-profit leader and public school teacher elected to serve House District 52 in the Texas House of Representatives. He was born in Williamson County, where he attended Round Rock ISD schools and graduated from McNeil High School. Rep. Talarico earned his bachelor’s degree in Government from The University of Te...
2021-03-041h 02
Activist Theology PodcastThe Disaster in TexasWhat we watched transpire in Texas last week was not just a fluke. The systems that were designed to so-call protect the state's residents failed in ways that proved catastrophic. Between power and grid issues, climate change, greed and racism, humans showed once again that we are not set up to care for one another in meaningful ways. This week Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna take a hard look at how Texas (Dr. Robyn's home state) got into this situation and they construct a vision for how Texas might find its way to a more community- and conjunto-centric ethic...
2021-02-2552 min
Activist Theology PodcastUnconditional Basic Income - A Conversation with Scott SantensAcknowledged by Andrew Yang in his book The War on Normal People as one of those who helped shape his thinking, and described by historian Rutger Bregman as "by far, the most effective basic income activist out there," Scott Santens has lived with a crowdfunded basic income since 2016 and has been researching and advocating for UBI around the world since 2013. He is currently serving on the board of directors of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity and is the editor of Basic Income Today, a daily UBI news hub. In 2020, he served as Senior Policy Advisor to Mike Broihier...
2021-02-1857 min
Activist Theology PodcastThe Problem With the MiddleOn February 7, 2021, the biggest yearly sporting event in America took place. While the Superbowl is known as the championship for the NFL, it is also an advertising frenzy, as new commercials are anticipated. One of the most talked-about offerings was from Chrysler. After decades of him refusing, they were able to get Bruce Springsteen to say "yes." The result was a Jeep ad that was centered on a little country church in the heart of Kansas. Its theme? The Middle. Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna dig into the reason this commercial was resonant with some and problematic...
2021-02-1258 min
Activist Theology PodcastMutual Aid During Untenable Times - A Conversation with Dean SpadeDean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He works as an Associate Professor at Seattle University School of Law.Dean’s book, Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law was published by South End Press in 2011. A second edition with new writing was published in 2015 by Duke University Press. Bella Terra Press published a Spanish edition in 2016.In 2015, Dean released a one-hour video documentary, Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!, which can be watched free online with Engl...
2021-02-0452 min
Activist Theology PodcastPraying With Our Feet - A Conversation With Lindsey KrinksLindsey Krinks is Co-founder and Interim Co-Director of Open Table Nashville. For over a decade, she has worked on the underside of Nashville—the streets, encampments, jails, slums, and underpasses—while also working with faith leaders, community organizers, and public officials to make the city more hospitable and just. Lindsey is passionate about education and evidence-based practices that affirm the dignity, agency, and humanity of all people. She was ordained in 2013 and serves as an interfaith street chaplain. She graduated from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 2013 with a Masters of Theological Studies degree and is on the Alumni Council and is on...
2021-01-2856 min
Activist Theology PodcastFascism & Abolition – A Conversation with Jeannie AlexanderRev. Jeannie Alexander is the Executive Director of No Exceptions Prison Collective, an abolitionist collaboration with and on behalf of prisoners and their families, individuals committed to ending mass incarceration, and other like-minded organizations. No Exceptions works through a combination of litigation, legislation, education, media and grassroots movement building. Primary focus areas include the repeal of Tennessee's 51-year life sentences, internal prison conditions, and the abolition of private prisons. She served as the chaplain at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for five years. As chaplain, she facilitated the creation of an unprecedented number of programs for prisoners based upon models...
2021-01-2257 min
Activist Theology PodcastHow Did We Get Here? The Insurrection At The CapitalThis episode of the Activist Theology Podcast was recorded live on Friday, January 8, 2021, at the digital Q Christian Fellowship Conference. The Q Christian Fellowship Conference is an annual gathering where hundreds of LGBTQ+ Christians and Allies: gather for worship, fellowship, workshops, and keynote speakers; make lifelong friendships or reunite with those friends; experience healing, transformation, and hope; witness the thrill of God's love and affirmation through each other.Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna recorded two days after a violent insurrection occurred at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. They critically reflect on the events of the...
2021-01-1454 min
Activist Theology PodcastHere We Go! Season TwoTo support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticJoin our community by texting (615) 436-5948 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-0850 min
Activist Theology PodcastSeason One - Best Of the Activist Theology PodcastAs Season One draws to a close, Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna think back on some of their favorite moments from this year. Join them for the serious and the silly, as we wrap up the year. See y'all in 2021!To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in t...
2020-12-171h 01
Activist Theology PodcastSex & Supremacy Culture - A Conversation with Tristan TaorminoTristan Taormino is an award-winning sex educator, media maker, and speaker. She is the author of eight books and editor or co-editor of 25 anthologies. She keynotes, lectures, and teaches workshops around the world on sexual pleasure and health, relationships, and social justice. She is the host of the podcast Sex Out Loud. She is the creator of Sex Educator Boot Camp, a professional training program, and she runs a coaching and consulting business for sexuality professionals.Tristan Taormino / Twitter / FacebookTo support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To...
2020-12-111h 11
Activist Theology PodcastOur Interconnectedness is Theological - A Conversation with Rubén Rosario RodríguezRev. Dr. Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary, is an associate professor of systematic theology in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he has contributed chapters to two recent collections on Latino/a theology in the United States, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latino/a Theology (2015) and Immigrant Neighbors among Us: Immigration across Theological Traditions (2015). His first book, Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective (NYU Press, 2008) won the 2011 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award for Theology. Cambridge University Press published his most recent bo...
2020-12-0356 min
Activist Theology PodcastMental Health In the Movement - A Conversation with Hillary McBrideRobyn and Anna welcome therapist, researcher, speaker and writer, Hillary McBride to continue their conversation on mental health. McBride earned her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of British Columbia. As a therapist, she specializes in trauma, eating disorders, body image, and relationship therapy. She is a co-host of the popular podcast “The Liturgists” and "Other People's Problems." She is the the author of the book Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are, in which she challenges the notion that it is normal and expected for women to hate their bodies. She has been...
2020-11-271h 02
Activist Theology PodcastWhen COVID-19 Came to DinnerAfter a 2-week hiatus, Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna share the reason for their absence and how they've been affected. COVID-19 is ravaging the country in ways that continue to be largely ignored by a majority of Americans and it is evident that the people of this country is not getting it. When will people begin to care for one another? When will we put away our narcissistic attitudes and listen to medical professionals? This disease struck right after the presidential election, so Robyn and Anna take some time to chat about president-elect Biden and his administration.
2020-11-201h 00Activist Theology PodcastA Pre-Election Conversation on Empathy & JusticeThe United States election is a short few days away. We have a new Supreme Court appointee who is poised to decide on critical cases that will hinder the rights of many of us. Jared Kushner spent the week spewing racist tropes that further solidify this administration's hate toward BIPOC persons. Will we survive these days? Can we engage in the work of community so that we thwart these efforts to separate and segregate us?To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.comTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo f...
2020-11-0141 minActivist Theology PodcastA Conversation on Mental HealthMental health. Both Dr. Robyn and Anna deal with mental illness, using medication to help balance their brains. In this important conversation, the first of several, they will explore their own stories around depression and anxiety, hoping to bridge the gap between stigma and empathy.To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.comTo follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo...
2020-10-2443 minActivist Theology PodcastA Conversation on SCOTUS and the Urgency of Your VoteDr. Robyn and Anna explore the hearings of SCOTUS nominee, Amy Coney Barrett and help us all understand why even your down-ballot vote is as critical now as it ever was. To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticJoin our community by texting (615) 436-5948 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-151h 11Activist Theology PodcastOne of Us Is Coming Out - National Coming Out Day 2020In this special Sunday edition of the Activist Theology Podcast, Anna and Robyn highlight National Coming Out Day and share some important life updates. To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhaireticJoin our community by texting (615) 436-5948 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-1142 minActivist Theology PodcastActivism & Solidarity Work in the South - A Conversation with Angela HendersonAngela Henderson is an abolitionist-minded, saxophone-playing socialist, and lifelong student of Black radical traditions hoping to live the life she plays about. Growing up in the suburbs of Nashville, TN, classism, miseducation, and isolation characterized her experience as a young Black person. In the spring of 2018, SONG welcomed her into a new political home, where she has worked as a member, Lorde’s Werq participant, and Base-Building Fellow for the Nashville chapter. Now, she strongly believes that the only way to restore our humanity, our intellectual and imaginative rigor, and a dignified future is to commit to struggle. For this reaso...
2020-10-0852 minActivist Theology PodcastAs If Words Could Heal the Wounds - A Conversation with Ben GraceAustralian born singer-songwriter Ben Grace’s debut album “As If Words Could Heal the Wounds” is a hopeful cross-country Americana road trip for the end of a quarantined summer. Recorded in five different states, with production by Sheryl Crow guitarist Joshua Grange and cameos from drum legend Fred Eltringham and folk singer Molly Parden, it’s a profoundly intimate look at the wounds and systemic injustices that plague Americans, artfully woven through the perspective and personal religious deconstruction of a single immigrant.With over 100k streams, the first full length album of Ben Grace’s two decade musical career is landing in...
2020-10-061h 12Activist Theology PodcastRuth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Supreme CourtRobyn and Anna take some time this week to honor the life of the incomparable Ruther Bader Ginsburg.To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhairetic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-09-2954 minActivist Theology PodcastMuslim & Running For Office – The Urgency of the Now / A Conversation with Qasim RashidDr. Robyn and Anna invite candidate for the 1st District House Seat in Virginia, Qasim Rashid, to join their conversation this week around policy, voting suppression, and supremacy culture in today's context. A devout Muslim, Qasim brings a perspective on faith and action to this important episode.About QasimQasim believes in service, leadership, and compassion. He is an immigrant, a proud American Muslim, and above all a devoted father and husband. His wife, Ayesha, is a small business owner and volunteers with interfaith outreach in the community. Together, they have three beautiful children and live in Stafford. Qasim is running...
2020-09-0356 minActivist Theology PodcastAn Honest Conversation on Policing & ProtestingThis week, Robyn and Anna dive into the violence that occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin and how their understanding of the police state must be reimagined. Is it possible to work through defunding in stages? Or is full abolition necessary? To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheologyTo follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheologyTo be in touch with Dr. Robyn: robyn@activistheology.com or @irobynTo be in touch with Rev. Anna: anna@activistheology.com or @unholyhairetic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
2020-08-2749 minActivist Theology PodcastHow the Streets Provide a New Political Imagination - A Conversation with Dan HodgeDr. Robyn and Anna dig deep into the politics of today with Dan Hodge, noted theologian and author. With 20 years of academic work experience, Daniel White Hodge, PhD, is a recognized Hip Hop culture expert & cultural literacy communications scholar. Dr. Hodge is Professor of Intercultural Communications, department chair of the Communication Arts Department, and research lead on the Catalyst_ _606 program at North Park University in Chicago. His research interests are at the intersections of faith, Hip Hop culture, race/ethnicity, & young adult ethnic-minority emerging generations. Dr. Hodge has worked in the young adult and Hip Hop context for over 25 years a...
2020-08-201h 02Activist Theology PodcastFrom the Streets to the Pulpit & Back Again - A Conversation with Brittany PacknettDr. Robyn and Rev. Anna share this conversation with the remarkable Brittany Packnett. Brittany joins us from the intersection of activism and faith – and this episode takes us to the streets and the church all in the same hour.Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice. Cited by President Barack Obama as a leader whose "voice is going to be making a difference for years to come," Brittany is an award-winning educator, organizer, writer, and leader. Brittany has become a sought-after voice in the work of social change and empowerment. Brittany plays many roles, all fo...
2020-08-131h 03Activist Theology PodcastGrasping Racism In Today's Context - A Conversation with Tim WiseRobyn and Anna invite Tim Wise to today's episode and break down racism in today's context. If race is the background noise to everything, we have to understand our role in the work. Are we educator or student? Tim Wise suggests we must be both.Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. He has spent the past 25 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1000 college and high school campuses, at hundreds of professional and academic conferences, and to community groups across the country. He is also the host of the...
2020-08-061h 06Activist Theology PodcastActivism, Science, and the Church - A Conversation with Lisbeth Melendez-RiveraRobyn and Anna chat about the pandemic, the church, and social justice with Latinx visionary Lisbeth Melendez-Rivera. Her perspective is formed by her Puerto Rican roots, her background in the medical field, and the unashamed presence in queer liberation. Lisbeth is the Director of Latino and Catholic Initiatives for the Religion and Faith Program. . She envisioned and directed Before God: We Are All Family, a powerful short documentary that she has shared with Latino/a communities across the country. In addition to being a powerful training tool, Before God has been recognized at the Reel it OUT Queer Film Festival in Nor...
2020-08-031h 10Activist Theology PodcastAbuela Theology in the Movement - A Conversation with Kat ArmasRobyn and Anna are joined this week by Kat Armas, Cuban theologian and practitioner on the concept of "Abuela theology." Her understanding of the role our ancestors play in our understanding of past, present and Divine has led to her upcoming first book, appropriately titled, Abuela Theology.She is currently living in Los Angeles, California, and pursuing a Master of Divinity at Fuller Seminary with a focus on New Testament studies. You can listen to her podcast, The Protagonistas and follow her work at www.katarmas.com. Find her on Twitter @kat_armas. Learn more about your ad...
2020-07-2757 minActivist Theology PodcastThe Trouble We're Seeing in These Days - A Conversation with Drew HartThis week Robyn and Anna welcome author, theology professor, church anti-racism leader, and social change practitioner, Drew G.I. Hart. Drew has a Christian Century hosted blog entitled ‘Taking Jesus Seriously’ while also writing occasionally for The Mennonite as well. His own personal site is http://www.drewgihart.com. He regularly sneaks in tweets with the handle @DruHart and can be found on Facebook. He is the author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism. His newest book, Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism For God's Justice, Love and Deliverance will be out later this y...
2020-07-161h 11Activist Theology PodcastWhite Performativity Versus True Allyship During the MovementAs more white people show up in the streets in a search for justice for black and brown bodies, their presence is oftentimes both welcomed and problematic.Stacey Patton reminds us that "while there is a long history of white participation in black freedom struggles, efforts to achieve substantive interracial solidarity are still plagued today by white activists centering themselves and levering movements for their own purposes." How do we move away from performative action and enter true allyship in the work?It's not an easy conversation, but Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna dive into the deep end during this...
2020-06-1850 minActivist Theology PodcastBlack Movements & Civil Resistance - A Conversation with Andre HenryThis week Dr. Robyn and Anna dig deep into the work of the movement with activist Andre Henry. Andre is the program manager for the Racial Justice Institute at Evangelicals for Social Action and holds a B.A. in Practical Theology and an M.A. in Theology with an emphasis in Biblical Languages. He's passionate about music, faith, racial justice, and social change. Follow him on Twitter @andrehenry or learn more about his work at www.andrehenry.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-1154 minActivist Theology PodcastThe Sin of Racism – On the Murder of George FloydMinneapolis is burning. Our black siblings are being murdered at rates that should mandate a systemic shift in collective thinking. And yet, racism remains the greatest sin of our generation and generations that have come before us. Dr. Robyn and Rev. Anna share their anger, sadness and lament in this important episode of the Activist Theology Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-2942 minActivist Theology PodcastBecause It Has To Be All About Love - A Conversation with Sara Cunningham"I’m a Christian mom with a gay kid living in Oklahoma saying enough is enough. If I don’t fight for my son (and his rights) like my hair is on fire, then who will? It’s time we celebrate our LGBTQ+ children. And I won’t stop until I no longer hear horror stories from the LGBTQ+ community and their mothers." These are the words of Free Mom Hugs founder and executive director, Sara Cunningham. Dr. Robyn and Anna chat with Sara about her walk from evangelical salvation-harming theology to her current mindset as a radical freedom fighter for her...
2020-05-2153 minActivist Theology PodcastQueer Affirmation In the Church – Why Is It Even A Question? A Conversation with Lisa Sharon Harper and Shane ClaiborneMuch like the issue of slavery in the early 19th century, the issue of LGBTQ inclusion is splitting denominations across the United States. On opposite sides of the fault-line are those calling for inclusion and those engaging processes and crafting policies that exclude LGBTQ+ people from various levels of membership and leadership. Churches usually avoid this conversation, because the stakes are so high and the outcomes so painful.The Activist Theology Podcast, Freedom Road Podcast and Red Letter Christians leverage the power of story to engage this fraught conversation together. Join Lisa Sharon Harper, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Shane Claiborne...
2020-05-071h 08Activist Theology PodcastMay Day - A Conversation on the Rights of WorkersDr. Robyn and Anna dig into the rights of workers and how those rights are undermined, minimized, and capitulated in the elite's search for supremacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-0149 minActivist Theology PodcastHow Does Supremacy Culture Breed Climate InjusticeThis week the world celebrates Earth Day (4/22) and we collectively acknowledge our relationship to this planet we call home. Robyn and Anna look at climate justice issues and their correlation to supremacy culture in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-2354 minActivist Theology PodcastIt's the Little Things We MissWhat are you missing right now as you sit quarantined? We all have things that are missing – some serious, some quite ridiculous. Robyn and Anna chat about the things they are missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-1634 minActivist Theology PodcastA Conversation on Privilege & Toxic Masculinity During the PandemicRobyn and Anna chat with Jeff Koetje, a friend who is quarantined in New York City and is experiencing the gamut of COVID-19 challenges. Having been furloughed, Jeff reflects on how he is contemplating next steps and shares about his own work in dismantling supremacy, misogyny, and toxic masculinity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-0959 minActivist Theology PodcastWhat Are Our Bodies Telling Us Right Now? A Somatic Response to COVID-19Dr. Robyn and Anna welcome to the podcast Erin Law, Curator of Embodiment Practice for the Activist Theology Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-031h 05Activist Theology PodcastGenocide, the Super Bowl & a Conversation with Mark CharlesIn this episode, Robyn and Anna share an impactful conversation with Native American activist and independent candidate for the Presidency, Mark Charles. In addition, we tackle the Super Bowl, Mark's campaign, Anna's latest adventure on the sea, and the sheer brilliance of the band The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-061h 08Activist Theology PodcastBecoming Anti-Violent in a World of ViolenceThis week is week three (3)! Rev. Anna Golladay and Dr. Robyn talk about violence! It's a good one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-3044 minActivist Theology Podcast002-Activist Theology Podcast Rev. Anna Golladay and Dr. Robyn share some thoughts on the upcoming United States election and have a conversation with Doug Pagitt about the work of Vote Common Good. To support the podcast, visit www.activistheology.kindful.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-2355 minActivist Theology Podcast001-Activist Theology Podcast - IntrosRev. Anna Golladay and Dr. Robyn take this first episode to introduce themselves, share a bit about the work of ATP and the intent of this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-1648 minActivist Theology PodcastIntroducing the Activist Theology PodcastBeginning January 16, 2020, join co-hosts Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Rev. Anna Golladay as they explore conversations fueled by analysis and activism, all in pursuit of getting our collective hands dirty to achieve social liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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