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Redemption HOU podcastSex & the ChurchIs there such a thing as a healthy Christian sexual ethic? Many of us have shed shame-based teachings, but are still searching for something life-giving. What does sex look like in light of resurrection?Journaling PromptsWhat is your relationship with your body in general—and your sexuality more specifically? How has your theology shaped that relationship, if at all?From abstinence to activity, what does healthy sex mean to you?What might a healthy sexual ethic look like within a new creation community?Practice...
2025-06-1640 min
Together for the Common Good PodcastStaying Human Series EP#01: Reimagining the Spirit of the Commons - with Luke BrethertonIn this time of deep change, it is vital to find ways of staying human, and to do so within a constructive story of spiritual and civic renewal. Politics is downstream of culture and so there is only so much governments can do in terms of culture change. In this episode, Luke Bretherton helps the churches to recover the memory of the commons, the God-shaped space where we discover what it means to be human together with others. Framing the challenges ahead within a Christian understanding of political economy, Luke sets out why forms of local association are vital...
2025-03-011h 20
Grace in CommonKuyper's Lectures on Calvinism - Lecture 3, Calvinism and the StateIn this episode, Gray, Cory, and James continue a series discussing Abraham Kuyper's Lectures on Calvinism. This week they discuss lecture 3 on Calvinism and Politics focusing on the topic of the state.Sources mentioned in this episode:Abraham Kuyper, Lectures on Calvinism: Six Lectures Delivered at Princeton University [in 1898] (Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 2002).Abraham Kuyper, Common Grace (Volume 3): God’s Gifts for a Fallen World, 1st ed, Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology Series (Bellingham: Faithlife Corporation, 2020).H. M. Ku...
2025-02-2541 min
Seen & Unseen Aloud11th November 2024: Honest Remembrance; the Miracle of Democracy and the Contempt of the ApprenticeThis week we mark Remembrance with Simon Cansdale as he suggests that hospitals are home to the truth of war; Belle Tindall helps our psychological state post-US election sharing some political wisdom from Luke Bretherton and Yaroslav Walker reviews the Trump movie and how it comments on the President's recent election success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-1119 min
Mount Vigil35 | A Christian Political CommitmentTo follow Jesus is to engage a political project: It is to submit to Jesus as he establishes his upside-down Kingdom by his Spirit through the Church. Anthony and Blaine lay out a few core convictions for a style of political engagement that is anchored in the teachings of Jesus. Allegiance. Enemy love. Prayer. There is no more challenging, satisfying, and liberating way to minister to the life of the community than by embracing the foundational commandments of Jesus. Mentioned in this episode: A PDF of "A Christian Political Commitment"Joshua...
2024-10-2853 min
The PugcastAre Russell Brand and Jordan Peterson Idolatrous Pseudo-Christians? Purist Conversions, In a Liberal Key!This week's episode engages an article by moral theologian, Luke Bretherton of Oxford, who suggests that the recent swath of conversions by public intellectuals like Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Paul Kingsnorth, and flirtations with Christianity by figures like Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray and Luise Perry are best understood as idolatrous pseudo-conversions which are more about preserving Western Culture than his brand of genuine Christianity, which is anti-fascist, anti-racist, and working tirelessly for democracy. The pugs are not convinced. And they show a host of reasons why.
Article: https://comment.org/the-conversion-of-public-intellectuals/
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2024-10-281h 02
The Theology PugcastAre Russell Brand and Jordan Peterson Idolatrous Pseudo-Christians? Purist Conversions, In a Liberal Key!This week's episode engages an article by moral theologian, Luke Bretherton of Oxford, who suggests that the recent swath of conversions by public intellectuals like Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Paul Kingsnorth, and flirtations with Christianity by figures like Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray and Luise Perry are best understood as idolatrous pseudo-conversions which are more about preserving Western Culture than his brand of genuine Christianity, which is anti-fascist, anti-racist, and working tirelessly for democracy. The pugs are not convinced. And they show a host of reasons why.
Article: https://comment.org/the-conversion-of-public-intellectuals/
2024-10-281h 02
Re-EnchantingRe-Enchanting... The election(s) - Luke Bretherton2024 will see more than sixty countries hold national elections and more than two billion people eligible to vote - including an imminent election in the UK and what looks to be a historic election in the US. This calls for a special episode of Re-Enchanting. Luke Bretherton is an author and theologian who currently splits his time between Duke University in the US and St Mellitus College here in London. It has just been announced that from January 2025 onwards, Luke will be the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church...
2024-06-191h 12
Being HumanMigration, asylum and refugees: how to be a global humanIf every human being is made in the image of God, but we are each rooted into a particular place and culture, how might we as Christians better engage in conversations on migration, asylum and refugees? In this episode Jo and Peter discuss this global issue and why it should matter to us all.
From political slogans and dramatic headlines, the conversation starts by peeling back some of misconceptions and complexity of this issue; investigating who’s coming into UK and for what reasons. Jo and Peter then once again use the Being Human lens to help of...
2024-05-0948 min
The Leader's Journey PodcastPlaying Politics: Leading in an Election Year, part 1. On this episode of The Leader’s Journey Podcast, Trisha talks with Mac McCarthy and Nate Pyle about how the election year has affected their congregations and the ways they are navigating that social landscape within their churches. Listen to this first of several podcasts in 2024 as they discuss the unique ways they have each worked with the leadership in their churches in order to guide their congregations to focus on building bridges and communicating with grace. Nate Pyle is a pastor, author, and coach. As a pastor, Nate has served as the pastor of Chr...
2024-04-1542 min
The Whole Life PodcastLuke Bretherton: Can Christianity fix our broken politics?Parliament's supposed to be the home of reasoned debate – where crucial issues are hashed out and the people's representatives shape policy for the good of all. So why does a quick glance at BBC Parliament so often feel like being back in the school playground?Slanging matches, tribal infighting, people showing off and being told off... it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. And it's not limited to the halls of Westminster. Trust in our politicians and political process is plummeting, leaving the door open for populists to sweep in on the promise of change. When po...
2023-12-3059 min
The Disrupters: Faith Changing CultureHow Differences Can Lead to Healthy Politics with Luke BrethertonWhen most people hear the word "politics," their minds immediately go to partisan battles, ideological divisions, and the dysfunction of 24-hour news cycles. This episode challenges the conventional notion of politics. Instead of focusing solely on partisan battles, ideological divides, and the often chaotic media cycle, it explores a more profound perspective with guest Luke Bretherton, a professor at Duke University and an expert in moral and political theology.Bretherton wants listeners to see politics as something that's a part of human nature, not just about political parties or policies. Everyone engages in politics in s...
2023-11-1351 minThe Disrupters: Faith Changing CultureNavigating Faith and Politics: What to Expect from Season 5With another election season approaching, how can Christians navigate the challenging political landscape without losing their souls? In this season, we’ll dive deep into the topic of engaging in politics while remaining spiritually grounded and relationally connected.I'm your new host, Kaitlyn Schiess, and together, we'll embark on a journey of thought-provoking conversations with a diverse range of experts and individuals who bring invaluable firsthand experiences from the world of politics. Our esteemed guests include Pastor Tyler Burns, therapist Aundi Kolber, and theologian Luke Bretherton, among others.Plus, we'll hear from...
2023-10-0203 min
Christ and CultureLuke Bretherton: Rethinking Humanitarianism - EP 123In response to the challenge of poverty and global needs, many of us default to humanitarianism as a solution. But should we? Dr. Luke Bretherton of Duke University joins us to discuss this important question. We discuss the need for a shared life, neighbor love, the importance of listening, and Dr. Bretherton’s latest book, Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and The Case for Democracy (Eerdmans, 2019). (The conversation starts at 8:55)
PLUS, in “Headlines” (1:35), Jacob Haley talks to us about the 2023 Speed Chess Championship and what we can learn from it.
And in “On My Bookshelf (48:10), Dr. Keathley tells you what...
2023-09-2952 min
Means of GraceCultivating Life TogetherPodcast guest Dr. Luke Bretherton, Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology at Duke Divinity School, talks with Jesse Enniss and Kim Ingram, imagining how humans and creation journey with God through the seasons of life, the year, and the church. Dr. Bretherton paints a picture of pastoral theology that encourages us to think about the ordinary things of life and how we cultivate forms of life together. Resources: Luke Bretherton | Duke Divinity School – bio, books, and other resources A Primer in Christian Ethics
2023-08-0139 min
New Kinship#30 - Imagining the Commons with Brendan JohnsonIf God calls us to seek the common good of our communities—what does that mean in real life? The commons, a shared community place or resource, is a critical idea in this conversation. Even better: it’s not just an idea; it’s been practiced around the globe in many times and places. David Frank talks with friend and fellow housemate Brendan Johnson about the ways we could start thinking differently—really differently—about our public, private, and shared resources.Our goal is to inspire you to imagine new ways of flourishing and to open the conver...
2023-07-051h 05New Kinship#30 - Imagining the Commons with Brendan JohnsonIf God calls us to seek the common good of our communities—what does that mean in real life? The commons, a shared community place or resource, is a critical idea in this conversation. Even better: it’s not just an idea; it’s been practiced around the globe in many times and places. David Frank talks with friend and fellow housemate Brendan Johnson about the ways we could start thinking differently—really differently—about our public, private, and shared resources.Our goal is to inspire you to imagine new ways of flourishing and to open the conver...
2023-07-051h 05
Good FaithWhat does it mean to be human (with Anne Snyder Brooks)?Curtis tackles this epoch defining question with Comment Editor in Chief, Anne Snyder Brooks. Together they explore the distinctive vision Christians have to offer a world beset by dehumanizing forces. This wide ranging exploration includes both the big ideas and stakes involved in this question, as well as practical steps each one of us can take to embody (in the words of Irenaeus) “the glory of God in a human being fully alive.” Resources mentioned by Anne: Comment magazine’s discussion of Christian humanism via an interview between David Brooks and Luke Bre...
2023-04-151h 05
GodPodGodPod 180In this episode of GodPod, Graham and Jane sit down with Professor Luke Bretherton. Luke is a Professor of Moral & Political Theology at Duke University. Together they discuss democracy, humanism and what it means to be made in the image of God.
2023-03-1000 min
GodPodGodPod 180 | "Special Guest" Luke BrethertonIn this episode of GodPod, Graham and Jane sit down with Professor Luke Bretherton. Luke is a Professor of Moral & Political Theology at Duke University. Together they discuss democracy, humanism and what it means to be made in the image of God. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0935 min
Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E8: The Bible & Democratic Organizing - Part 2In this final episode of season two I continue discussing the relationship between the Bible and organizing. I begin by talking to Keisha Krumm, who opened the first episode of season one (you can hear more about her journey there). Here she gives a reading of Luke 18, or what she renames the parable of the tenacious widow, and reflects on what Scripture means to her in her work. I then talk to Alexia Salvatierra. Alexia shares something of her background, her formation as an organizer, and of her work with predominantly Evangelical churches. I was keen to talk to A...
2022-12-2353 min
CBF ConversationsLuke Bretherton, Political Theology & the Case for DemocracySponsors: Central Seminary, CBF Church Benefits, & Baptist Seminary of Kentucky.
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2022-12-1156 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E8: The Bible & Democratic Organizing - Part 1In this and the final episode of this second series I discuss the relationship between the Bible and organizing. The turn to Scripture to imagine and narrate politics is often assumed to be the preserve of authoritarian theocrats. But since the formal development of community organizing in the 1930s, and long before that, texts from the Bible are consistently used to both teach democratic organizing and envision the need for radical, democratic change. The use of Scripture in this way builds on long standing Jewish and Christian traditions of thought and practice. I begin this episode by t...
2022-12-101h 02
Zealots at the GateIs Democracy God’s Will?Around the world, democracy is in crisis. Should Christians and Muslims work to protect and revive it? Neither the Bible nor the Qur’an mentions the word “democracy.” At no point did the early followers of Jesus or Muhammad advocate for a democratic form of government. And yet Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid insist that Christians and Muslims should defend the wavering institution that is democracy. Why? Links: Shadi Hamid’s new book The Problem of Democracy Islamist thinker Rachid Ghannouchi’s Public Freedoms in the Islamic State, translated into English for the first time Sayyid Qutb on f...
2022-12-071h 03Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E7: Bernard Crick on Politics & its EnemiesThis episode discusses the work of British philosopher Bernard Crick, with a particular focus on is his seminal essay “In Defence of Politics.” In clear prose and with sharp insight, Crick sets out a definition of politics and an account of why and how politics is essential not simply to survive but to thrive. Community organizers, alongside many others, have turned to Crick's essay again and again to explain the meaning, purpose, and character of democratic politics.I discuss Crick's political philosophy and the essay with Maurice Glasman, a political theorist, Labor peer, and a founding figure of t...
2022-11-291h 15Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E6: Sheldon Wolin & Radical DemocracyThis episode discusses the work of the influential American political thinker, Sheldon Wolin. Wolin is one of the foremost theorists of radical democracy. His insights are also extremely helpful in naming the contemporary forces and dynamics that undermine and subvert democracy - all in the name of being democratic. Like other figures discussed in this series he writes in a compelling way, drawing on a diverse range of sources including historical examples, the Bible, and contemporary culture to explain his ideas. His work has been important in helping to frame and make sense of on the ground democratic organizing. W...
2022-10-221h 28Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E5: Hannah ArendtThis episode discusses the work of the hugely influential political theorist, Hannah Arendt, and how it provides profound insights into the nature and purpose of both politics and democratic organizing. Arendt's books include the Origins of Totalitarianism, Eichmann in Jerusalem, The Human Condition, and On Revolution. These works, along with her numerous essays, are vital for understanding the politics both of her day and ours. I discuss Arendt’s understanding of politics, power, violence, and the resonance between Arendt’s work and organizing with Leo Penta. If you know nothing about Arendt and her work, this episode is a great...
2022-09-241h 39Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E4.2: Bayard Rustin - Part 2Building on the previous episode, this one continues to discuss the work of Bayard Rustin and the overlapping struggles that shaped his vision of democracy and his approach to organizing. I do so with Harry Boyte. We focus on Rustin’s practice as an organizer, his conception of nonviolence as a form of democratic politics, and how to understand Rustin’s classic 1964 essay “From Protest to Politics,” as well as what Rustin has to teach us today. Along the way, Harry tells dramatic stories about his own work as an organizer and unfolds why Rustin's approach shows how distinctions between l...
2022-09-081h 12Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E4.1: Bayard Rustin - Part 1This episode discusses the remarkable figure of Bayard Rustin who pioneered many of the tactics and strategies still used in large scale organizing work. A lifelong and committed Quaker, Rustin is in many ways a paradoxical figure. A utopian realist or pragmatic radical he was criticized for many of the positions he took yet his commitment to people power manifested through nonviolent, democratic means of change and his holistic vision of social, economic, and political transformation was deeply revolutionary. From the 1940s onwards he was at the forefront of struggles for peace, racial equality, economic justice, and the dignity...
2022-08-291h 16Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsEp3.2: Ella Baker - Part 2In this second part of the episode on Ella Baker, I talk to Gerald Taylor. We discuss the influence Baker’s approach and vision had on him as an organizer, how he sees her understanding of organizing play out on the ground, and his own involvement in myriad grassroots democratic initiatives. Along the way, he recounts a compelling set of stories and reflections on what it means to do organizing in the spirit of Ella Baker. GuestGerald Taylor was a national senior organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) for nearly 35 years, and for...
2022-08-1844 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E.3.1: Ella Baker - Part 1This episode discusses the work of Ella Baker and the different traditions and influences that shaped her organizing and her understanding of democracy. Baker didn’t write much and what she did write is not widely available. Instead, her approach is taught through accounts of it by historians of the civil rights movement and her biographers. So it is her life and practice that I focus on in this two part episode. In part 1 of the episode I discuss Baker's biography, her vision of democracy, and her legacy with my colleague, Wesley Hogan. Wesley is Research Professor at the Fr...
2022-08-181h 26Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E2.2: Saul Alinsky - Part 2This two-part episode discusses the work of Saul Alinsky, the “dean of community organizing” and the different traditions and influences that shaped his democratic vision. The key texts discussed are his two books: “Reveille for Radicals” published in 1946, and his more well known latter book, “Rules for Radicals,” written in 1971. In this second part of the episode I to talk to Mike Miller. Mike started out in politics as part of the early stirrings of the student movement at UC Berkeley. From there he got involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), doing work in Mississippi but mostly organizing s...
2022-07-2352 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E2.1: Saul Alinsky - Part 1This two-part episode discusses the work of Saul Alinsky, the “dean of community organizing,” and the different traditions and influences that shaped his democratic vision. The key texts discussed are his two books: “Reveille for Radicals” published in 1946, and his more well known later book, “Rules for Radicals,” written in 1971. In this first part of this two part episode I discuss Alinsky, his writings, and his legacy with Amanda Tattersall. Amanda currently directs the Policy Lab at Sydney University. With a background in social movements as well as union organizing, she was inspired by reading Alinsky to set up Sydney Allia...
2022-07-2145 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS2.E1: Thucydides and the Athenian-Melian DialogWith Jed Atkins, I discuss Thucydides understanding of politics, how he has shaped the history of political thought, and the context for him writing "The History of the Peloponnesian War." We then focus on a passage from "The History" known as the Athenian-Melian dialog, reflecting together on the ways this dialogue frames the relationship between power and politics. In the second part, I discuss with Anna Eng why the dialogue is drawn on by community organizers to teach democratic politics and how she uses the dialog in trainings.Guests:Jed Atkins...
2022-07-151h 15Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsIntroduction to Season 2A brief introduction to the new season of the Listen, Organize, Act! Podcast. This season explores the people, texts, and ideas that organizers have turned to again and again to inspire shared action and explain the meaning, purpose, and character of democratic politics. I start the series with an episode on the ancient Greek historian, Thucydides. A passage from his book The History of the Peloponnesian War is constantly used to teach about the relationship between power and politics. And then, in turn, comes episodes on the democratic vision of Saul Alinsky, Ella Baker, Bayard Rustin, Hannah Arendt, Bernard C...
2022-07-0702 min
Livable Future InvestingDoes seeking perpetuity with our endowment lead us to vice? The sneakiness of greed and how it (often unknowingly) shows up - with Luke BrethertonI learned a new word last week from Luke: pleonexia. So I thought I would share the discussion that ensued.In philanthropy and investing, I often hear family/board members carry the weight of:"I need to invest our assets so the mission (grant-making) can continue into perpetuity."Too often, what’s crouching right alongside that desire to evaluate the investment manager based on whether they’re getting that 8% percent return or not is what Luke Bretherton helps us see as pleonexia (greed). We were reading Colossians together when...
2022-06-2320 min
Theology on MissionS7: E14: Christ & The Common Life with Luke Bretherton
Luke Bretherton kindly grace the podcast to discuss the relationship between the church and the world, the place of politics in the Christian life, and gives us a masterful Hauerwas impersonation.
Luke Bretherton is Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology and senior fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
Check out Luke's newest book on political theology: Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy.
2022-06-1748 min
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureLuke Bretherton / (Un)Common Life: Secularity, Religiosity, and the Tension Between Faith and CultureJesus's teaching to be in but not of the world (John 17:14-15) has gone from a mode of prophetic witness that could lead to martyrdom, to bumper sticker ethics that either feeds the trolls or fuels the tribe. We're in a moment where the ways that Christianity's influence on culture—and vice versa—are writ large and undeniable. And yet, how are we to understand it? How are we to live in light of it? How does that relationship change from political moment to political moment? In this conversation, ethicist Luke Bretherton (Duke Divinity School) joins Matt Croasmun to refl...
2022-05-2130 min
The Whole Person RevolutionChristian Humanism Lies in the EncounterAs we wrap up this season’s explorations of the gift logic, it seemed appropriate to zoom out to the tradition that has animated this conversation from the very beginning: Christian humanism. A rich if unfinished tradition that at once informs Comment’s editorial lens and animates our broader work as an ecosystem-builder, we wish to tell a story of Christian humanism that cares for the full flowering of human agency through forms of just and generous common life. It’s a common life that works itself out through a thick web of formative institutions, which in turn enable purposeful dialogue a...
2022-03-241h 14
SHEcclesiology--Girls Talking ChurchEp02 Two Years and Counting: Did the Church Do Its Part in a Pandemic?Jayne Wilcox, Kim Hu, Jennifer Johnson, and Kris Anne Swartley tackle the question, Did the Church Do Its Part in the Coronavirus Pandemic? It is March 2022 and we are at the two year mark since the initial global shutdown from the corona-virus pandemic. In this two part episode, the team grapples over whether or not the church lived up to its obligation to be the example of Jesus to the world in the midst of a pandemic. In Part I, we talk through which criteria, or metrics, we will use to evaluate whether the church did its part, and...
2022-03-0330 min
Theology on MissionS7: E9 Capitalism and Kingdom Economy
Fitch is reading Luke Bretherton's book "Christ and the Common Life." This brings us to questions about how the church relates to capitalism, accumulation, and the common life. How should we steward our finances, practice generosity, understand debt, and own property?
Join us in March for the first session of the Theology on Mission Book Club. We will be discussing Brian Zahnd's book "When Everything is on Fire." Limited to 30 guests, sign up here:
https://northernseminary.formstack.com/forms/theology_on_mission_book_club
Come explore Northern's Master's in Theology & Mission, or Doctorate in Contextual Theology alongside Fitch, Nijay Gupta...
2022-02-1742 min
Livable Future Investing1. Luke Bretherton - What questions should a Christian ask with their investments?What is a Christian to do with their investments? Luke weaves theology and political economy into an analysis of our moment — making intelligible the mega-trends of how we’ve gotten here. A Christian view on capitalism — “can’t accept it’s terms and conditions as good”. Drawing on Jeremiah 29:7 — Luke says we’re “called to bear faithful witness within it and transform and convert it”.Starting with his background in a merchant bank to his professorship in Ethics at Duke University, Luke Bretherton unpacks the problems we’re dealing with today. He helps us see how the commodification of...
2021-12-0137 min
The Fellowship HallRev Brittany Graves (ABHMS)- Advocacy and Collective ActionRev Brittany Graves is the Associate Coordinator of Public Witness & Advocacy with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). As a graduate of Truett Seminary, Brittany has experienced and worked alongside many flavors of baptist life. Today, she helps “faith leaders, clergy, creatives, and nonprofits to speak up on pressing issues of injustice, providing inclusive language and creative storytelling to bring allies and supporters along in fulfilling the work of justice and advocacy.” In this episode, Brittany invites us to think creatively about advocacy and shares some wisdom about the importance of listening in living out the gospel. Check out her Adv...
2021-11-1339 min
2021-11-0942 min
Faith AngleLuke Bretherton and Shadi Hamid: Political Theology and the Problem of PluralismThis week on the Faith Angle podcast, we are joined by Luke Bretherton of Duke Divinity School and Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution, who explore the religious nature of American politics and the political implications of American religion. Drawing from Christian and Muslim political-theological resources, they discuss the roots (on both the left and right) of today’s increasing pull toward illiberalism, the tendency of religion to take on the role of identity politics, and the mediating role of religious institutions in society.
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Luke Bretherton
Shadi Hamid
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2021-08-261h 04
Faith in Teaching podcastInterview with Luke Bretherton, Duke Divinity SchoolLuke Bretherton (Professor of Theological Ethics and Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke Divinity School) discusses the meaning of conversion, the centrality of listening, and the relationship between faith and secularism.
2021-05-2632 min
The London LyceumPolitical Theology with Luke BrethertonJordan and Brandon talk with Duke Prof Luke Bretherton about political theology. They consider what politics are, what political theology is, what politics is necessary for the Christian, what are the distinctives of various historical political theologies, how we can maintain a common life despite differences, and more.Find more info about the London Lyceum find us at our website.Resources:1) Christ and the Common Life, Luke Bretherton2) The Listen, Organize, Act! PodcastSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-content
2021-05-1259 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E11: Campaigns as Public ActionThis episode discusses the process of identifying an issue, developing a campaign to address that issue, and the kinds of public action a successful campaign involves. How organizing develops and conducts campaigns is different to how many other kinds of campaign are run, whether that be an election campaign or an advertising campaign. To discuss with me the distinctive approach to campaigns and how they constitute a form of public action that not only wins change, but also builds up a community better able to act for itself rather than simply be acted upon is Jonathan Lange a...
2021-05-051h 14Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E10: Strategy, Tactics, & Direct ActionThis episode examines the ways organizing develops a strategy to bring about change, the kinds of tactics used to achieve change, and the different kinds of democratic action involved in moving from the world as it is towards a more just and generous one. To ground the discussion it focuses on the initiation, development, and success of a campaign run by Common Ground in Milwaukee which addressed the foreclosure crisis there in the wake of the 2007-08 financial crisis. This serves as a case study through which to stage a wider reflection on the relationship between strategy, tactics and...
2021-04-221h 12Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E9: Organized Money II: Economic Democracy & the Solidarity EconomyThis episode focuses on is how to organize money so that it fosters the flourishing of where we live and work through generating different kinds of institutions and ways of building wealth in a community to those that dominate the existing economy. Alternative, more democratic forms of economic production and investment and ways of structuring work and ownership are needed to address economic inequality, issues of racial equity, and the need for environmentally attuned forms of business. To discuss what is sometimes called the "solidarity economy," I talked to Felipe Witchger and Molly Hemstreet about t...
2021-04-151h 06Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E8: Organized Money I: Money Power & FundraisingThis episode discusses the positive and negative ways money and politics connect and the means to organize money through politics so it serves human flourishing. Democratic politics has always involved a struggle to ensure money serves people rather than people serving money. The paradox is that, to do so, democratic politics necessities not just organizing people, but also organizing, or better, re-organizing money. The conversation in this episode about organizing money has two sides to it. The first is how to hold dominant centers of economic power - whether in the market or the state - accountable for the...
2021-04-071h 01Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E7: Popular Education: Organizing Knowledge & Learning to be PoliticalThis episode focuses on popular education, discussing what it is and why it’s key to good democratic organizing with Ernesto Cortes, Jr. Alongside organized money, organized people, and organized action, building power to effect change requires organized knowledge. Organized knowledge generates the frameworks of analysis and understanding through which to re-narrate and reimagine the world, destabilizing the dominant scripts and ideas that legitimate oppression. But rather than be driven by ideological concerns, popular education as an approach to organizing knowledge begins with addressing and seeking to solve real problems people face where they live and work. This entails in...
2021-03-3144 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E6: Institutions: Why They're Vital for Democratic PoliticsBuilding on the previous episodes on power and leadership, in this episode I examine the place of institutions in organizing, discussing what is an institution, what makes for a healthy institution, how and why institutions are central to the kind of place-based, relationally driven democratic politics organizing undertakes, and why without them the individual is left naked before the power of the market and the state. Also reflected on is a key rule of organizing, which is that all organizing is in the first instance disorganizing.GuestsMartin Trimble is Co-Director...
2021-03-251h 01Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E5: Leadership, But Not As You Know ItThis episode discusses the nature and purpose of leadership in organizing, how it is defined and understood, who are leaders, the difference between leaders and organizers, and what their respective roles are in the shared work of organizing. The understanding and practice of leadership in organizing is very different to that put forward in most leadership training programs, institutes, and business schools. It is counter cultural and embodies a deep wisdom about leadership that can be applied in many if not most institutional settings, particularly in congregational ones.GuestsElizabeth Valdez...
2021-03-161h 02Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E4: The Ability to Act: Power Over and Power WithThis episode discusses power, defined simply as the ability to act. It focuses on the relationship between power and democratic politics, the distinction between "power over" or unilateral power and "power with" or relational power, and questions such as who has power, how should it be analyzed, is anyone really powerless, the nature of self-interest, and how does organizing build power to effect change.GuestsRobert Hoo is the Lead Organizer and Executive Director for One LA-IAF. He has fifteen years of organizing experience with the Industrial Areas Foundation in Las...
2021-03-091h 09Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E3: The Other Basic Tool of Organizing: House MeetingsIn this episode I examine the second key tool organizing uses for listening, building relationships, and effecting change: the house meeting. As a form of democratic politics that begins with listening and is attentive to the experience, conditions, and stories of people where they live and work, organizing needs practices for listening well. Along with the one-to-one discussed in the previous episode, the house meeting is just such a practice and the other basic tool of community organizing. So in this episode I discuss the history of the house meeting, what it is and why it matters, how to...
2021-03-031h 01Listen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E2: The Basic Tool of Organizing: The One to One or Relational MeetingThis episode discusses why and how listening is the beginning point of democratic organizing and the role of the one-to-one or relational meeting in that work. The first part is a discussion with Lina Jamoul about what is a one to one, what it involves, and how it differs from other ways of engaging with people in democratic politics. In the second part I talk to Arnie Graf to reflect further on some of the tensions and issues that arise in doing one-to-one’s. Guests: Lina Jamoul is Executive Dir...
2021-02-1549 minListen, Organize, Act! Organizing & Democratic PoliticsS1.E1: What is Community Organizing? And Why is it Needed?In this, the first episode, I talk to Keisha Krumm and Mike Gecan about what is community organizing, what it involves, and why it matters. Community organizing can also be referred to as broad-based organizing, institution-based organizing, faith-based organizing, or neighborhood organizing. Keisha and Mike prefer just to talk about organizing as the work of enabling people to come together to build power to effect democratic change where they live and work. As you will hear, boundaries between labor and community organizing and between movement building and community building work are fluid. What is constant i...
2021-02-151h 04
The Living Church PodcastCreative Politics: Democracy, Socialism, and ChristianityThere are basically four options. When you meet someone you disagree with, you can either kill them, create a system to coerce them, run away, or do politics."
That is one of several quotable quotes in our conversation today on democracy, socialism, and Christianity. Even if you're not Political with a big P, meaning maybe you simply don't want to get into it with Uncle Terry on Facebook, both our guests today would probably venture to say it's not easy to avoid being political with a little p. That is, if being political just means finding ways...
2021-01-2837 min
The WeightFaith and Politics - “Political Theology” with Luke BrethertonAs we kick off a new season of The Weight, we want to take a deeper dive into important topics that the Church should be discussing. We begin with a series on Faith & Politics that will engage multiple perspectives on the role that politics plays in the Christian life.It goes without saying that political discourse is taboo in many pockets of the Christian Church. Even as this taboo remains prevalent, there does seem to be an increasing awareness in a hyper connected world of how political realities can impact the livelihoods of the neighbors we are...
2021-01-2156 min
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseLuke Bretherton on voting, Christ and the Common life and political theologyWe get our big guns out for Election Day, as Dr Luke Bretherton joins the Tent. Luke is the author of Christ and the Common Life and the professor of moral and political theology at Duke University. He is also a kind, gentle, and wise person. Just what the times demand.You can find out more about Luke HERE and HEREYou can become a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.
2020-11-031h 08
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 16: Laura Fabrycky and Chris Smith on political theology, Bonhoeffer, and reading widely in a contentious political seasonJen is joined by first-time podcast guest Laura Fabrycky and ERB editor Chris Smith for a rich and impassioned conversation about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, political theology, and the role of reading in a contentious political culture.Laura Fabrycky is an American writer, diplomatic spouse, and mother of three, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. Her book, Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is a historically grounded memoir of her experience as a volunteer guide at the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin. Laura has also published a book of poetry called Give Me...
2020-11-0248 min
VoxologyThe Liturgy of Politics: Reclaiming Christian Political Discipleship - w/ Kaitlyn SchiessHow the rhythms of modern political culture are shaping Christians more deeply than we realize—and how faithful discipleship calls for a radical reimagining of our political engagement. In this special election-season conversation, Mike Erre and Tim Stafford are joined by author and theologian Kaitlyn Schiess to explore the core ideas from her provocative book, “The Liturgy of Politics.” They dive into how media habits, partisan narratives, and cultural assumptions form us daily—and why spiritual formation must be political without becoming partisan. From the seductive promises of security and prosperity to the damaging marriage of Christian identity...
2020-10-2635 min
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureHow to Destroy a Debate: Winning, Democracy, and the Very Possibility of Public Discourse / Matt Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Miroslav VolfIn this episode, Matt Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, and Miroslav Volf discuss the Trump-Biden presidential debate from September 29, 2020, and its implications for public discourse and the very possibility of democratic deliberation. And yes, we know that that is not the headline anymore. The truth is stranger than fiction—again. The fact is lots of people are still sick. This pandemic is real. But we’re not trying to keep up with the latest headlines. The purpose of every single episode of this podcast is to help you envision and pursue a life that is worthy of your h...
2020-10-0337 min
2010-07-0100 minGodPodGodPod 40 - Theology and the CityThe resident theologians are joined by Luke Bretherton, Senior Lecturer in Theology and Politics, and Convenor of the Faith and Public Policy Forum at Kings College, London. Luke explores what contemporary urban spirituality might look like, and the team discuss the relationship between church and state in US politics, in the light of Barack Obama’s victory in the American presidential elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2008-12-0139 minGodPodGodPod 40 - Theology and the CityThe resident theologians are joined by Luke Bretherton, Senior Lecturer in Theology and Politics, and Convenor of the Faith and Public Policy Forum at Kings College, London. Luke explores what contemporary urban spirituality might look like, and the team discuss the relationship between church and state in US politics, in the light of Barack Obama’s victory in the American presidential elections.
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