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Homebrewed ChristianityTravis McMaken: Karl Barth & The IncarnationIn this episode, Travis McMacken joins the fun as we explore the life and theology of Karl Barth, the original crisis theologian. In this insightful conversation, we dive into Barth's theological perspective, his reaction to World War I, and his thoughts on the incarnation and revelation. The discussion covers how Barth's theology evolved, his views on the role of the church in times of crisis, and the contemporary relevance of his ideas.This DECEMBER, we will be exploring the 'Theologians of Crisis' in our online Advent class - Breaking into the Broken World. Join us to learn...2024-12-091h 30
Homebrewed ChristianityNazi Idolatry & the German Church StruggleThis episode of The Rise of Bonhoeffer explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer's experiences after returning to Germany. Transformed by his time in New York City, he visits the theologian who first awakened the conscience of the German church to the rising totalitarian idolatry - Karl Barth. The episode tracks his burgeoning role in the German church struggle from his initial involvement in the ecumenical movement, his time as a youth minister to the working class of Berlin, and his entrance into the academic classroom. After Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor and the rapid Nazification of Germany begins, Bonhoeffer comes to...2024-10-1456 min
The Rise of BonhoefferNazi Idolatry & the German Church StruggleThis episode of The Rise of Bonhoeffer explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer's experiences after returning to Germany. Transformed by his time in New York City, he visits the theologian who first awakened the conscience of the German church to the rising totalitarian idolatry - Karl Barth. The episode tracks his burgeoning role in the German church struggle from his initial involvement in the ecumenical movement, his time as a youth minister to the working class of Berlin, and his entrance into the academic classroom. After Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor and the rapid Nazification of Germany begins, Bonhoeffer comes to...2024-10-1456 min
Anazao PodcastsTheology Beer Camp: Star Wars & Religious StudiesWe were honored to be a part of Theology Beer Camp last October to discuss the intersection of faith and fandoms! In session 3, Will Rose, Nick Polk, and TJ Blackwell interview Travis McMaken about Star Wars, World Religions, and much more!Mentioned in this episode:Listener Discretion AdvisedOccasionally our show will discuss sensitive subject matter and will contain some strong language. Your discretion is advised for this episode.Theology Beer Camp 2024: The Return of the God PodsCome see us at this year's Theology Beer Camp in Denver...2024-02-261h 20Systematic GeekologyTheology Beer Camp: Star Wars & Religious StudiesWe were honored to be a part of Theology Beer Camp last October to discuss the intersection of faith and fandoms! In session 3, Will Rose, Nick Polk, and TJ Blackwell interview Travis McMaken about Star Wars, World Religions, and much more!Mentioned in this episode:Listener Discretion AdvisedOccasionally our show will discuss sensitive subject matter and will contain some strong language. Your discretion is advised for this episode.Theology Beer Camp 2024: The Return of the God PodsCome see us at this year's Theology Beer Camp in Denver...2024-02-261h 20
Homebrewed Christianity Community-CastMake Reformed Theology Great Again? // Travis McMaken & Tripp Fuller on the New Evangelicals
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The New Evangelicals Podcast167. Make Reformed Theology Great Again? // Travis McMaken & Tripp FullerJohn Macarthur, Paul Washer, Matt Chandler, Voddie Baucham, Mark Driscoll before he became a MAGA Pentocostal salesman. These might be names you associate with the Reformed tradition. But what if there’s more to being Reformed than God predestining most people to Hell and some people to Heaven? Theologian W. Travis McMaken and Tripp Fuller join Tim to talk about why we shouldn’t throw Reformed theology out just yet. Enter our Many Hands Make Light Work Giving Campaign Get tickets to TheologyBeer Camp. Promocode - IAMELECT
...2023-09-081h 32The New Evangelicals Podcast167. Make Reformed Theology Great Again? // Travis McMaken & Tripp FullerJohn Macarthur, Paul Washer, Matt Chandler, Voddie Baucham, Mark Driscoll before he became a MAGA Pentocostal salesman. These might be names you associate with the Reformed tradition. But what if there’s more to being Reformed than God predestining most people to Hell and some people to Heaven? Theologian W. Travis McMaken and Tripp Fuller join Tim to talk about why we shouldn’t throw Reformed theology out just yet. Enter our Many Hands Make Light Work Giving Campaign Get tickets to TheologyBeer Camp. Promocode - IAMELECT
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The Karl Barth PodcastDr. Ashley Cocksworth & Dr. Travis McMaken - Karl Barth's Spiritual WritingsIn this episode of the podcast Corey interviews Dr. Ashley Cocksworth and Dr. Travis McMaken.
Dr. Cocksworth is the Senior Lecturer in Theology and Practice at the University of Roehampton. Dr. McMaken is the Butler Bible Endowed Professor of Religion at Lindenwood University. Together they are the editors of "Karl Barth's Spiritual Writings."
In this episode we cover how Dr. Cocksworth and Dr. McMaken discovered Barth and discuss their edited volume "Karl Barth's Spiritual Writings."
Thanks for listening!
Twitter: @BarthPodcast2023-08-1459 min
PsycheDr. W. Travis McMaken: Karl Barth and The PoliticalW. Travis McMaken is Butler Bible Endowed Professor of Religion and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Humanities at Lindenwood University.
In this conversation we discuss the theology of Karl Barth and the political. 2023-08-121h 04
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Spirituality & Politics of Karl Barth: Travis McMaken & Ash CocksworthI am thrilled to have my friend and Barthian Travis McMaken back on the podcast. This time we are joined by his co-editor for the Karl Barth volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality volume, Ash Cocksworth. I really enjoyed this volume of one of my favorite series, and I hope this conversation communicates what a stellar job they did putting it together. The selections were excellent, their introductory comments are clarifying, and this conversation is fun and lively for all your theology nerds. PLUS we let you know that Travis will return to Theology Beer Camp this year!2023-06-292h 03
The Bad CalvinistsThe Bad Calvinist Podcast #59 - We FINALLY talk about John Calvin with Dr. Travis McMakenAfter 3 seasons of calling ourselves the Bad Calvinists, we have invited Dr. W. Travis McMaken, Professor of Religion at Lindenwood University, onto the podcast to talk John Calvin & his understanding of the Eucharist. We go back to seminary with this conversation and get to know Calvin's pastoral side. 2023-05-2459 min
Seminary for the Rest of UsChristofascism and CatastropheResources in the order of appearance:Dorothee Solle: The Window of VulnerabilityOn Christofascism, take a look at Blake Chastain Chrissy Stroop's work.Helmut Gollwitzer: Our God Loves Justice, by W. Travis McMakenMore info: episode of Sancta Colloquia discussing W. Travis McMaken's work, Our God Loves Justice, and a past episode of Seminary for the Rest of Us on dialectical theology.A couple of podcast episodes in which Dr. McMaken gives some background on Helmut Gollwitzer and discusses Our God Love Justice: Theology and Socialism, The Magnificast2021-01-1153 min
Sancta Colloquia"Sign of the Gospel" Part 2Here is the second half of the interview with Dr. W. Travis McMaken about his book "The Sign of the Gospel" and the topic of Baptism.
Episode 1 is here: https://laurenrelarkin.podbean.com/e/sign-of-the-gospel-part-1/
2020-09-1651 minSancta Colloquia"Sign of the Gospel" Part 1Sancta Colloquia Episode 303 ft. W. Travis McMaken
If you’ve ever wanted to know all things Baptism, I’ve got you covered. In this episode (and the next one), Dr. W. Travis McMaken joins me to talk about his book The Sign of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism after Karl Barth. I have to be honest and point out up front that this episode is (in my opinion) a bit different than my other episodes. It’s less casual and more formal due to the structure and flow of the questions I asked Dr. McM...2020-09-0748 minSeminary for the Rest of UsDialectical Theology and Embodiment with Lauren R.E. LarkinFor the past couple of years or so, I have been very slowly dipping my toes into something called Dialectical Theology, and thought it would be a real treat to have Rev. Lauren R.E. Larkin talk to me about it for Seminary for the Rest of Us. I wasn’t wrong! It was a great conversation on Dialectical Theology and living out Christian faith as a bodily creature. I can confidently say you should start here if you are curious about Dialectical Theology. And if you want to learn more, check out the list below.Recommended Re...2020-04-1545 min
Love Rinse RepeatEp50.7 Seven Last Words: ”Father, into your hands...” with W. Travis McMakenTo celebrate 50 episodes of the Love Rinse Repeat podcast, Liam Miller interviewed seven guests about Jesus' seven last words from the cross.
Here, Travis McMaken discusses the final words, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit". This commendation signifies the climax of the relationship between the Spirit and Jesus throughout Luke, and the shift to the ongoing role of the Spirit in the lives of those who follow after.
W. Travis McMaken is Associate Professor of Religion, Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies program, and Assistant Dean of Humanities in the School of Humanities at...2020-04-0924 min
Love Rinse RepeatEp50.4 Seven Last Words: ”My God, my God...” with David W. CongdonTo celebrate 50 episodes of the Love Rinse Repeat podcast, Liam Miller interviewed seven guests about Jesus' seven last words from the cross.
Here, David Congdon discusses the scandal of the words "my God, my God, why have you foresaken me?" Why there is hope in allowing these words to ring out a true disruption, resisting the urge to incorporate them neatly into our theology, piety, or liturgy.
David W. Congdon is acquisitions editor at the University Press of Kansas (overseeing the publishing program in political science and law) and adjunct instructor at the University of...2020-04-0924 min
Love Rinse RepeatEp34. Christian Mission in the New Millennium, David Congdon and John FlettI sat down with David Congdon and John Flett to talk about their new edited volume, Converting Witness: the Future of Christian Mission in the New Millennium. We talk about why David and John keep writing about mission, the present state of the field of missiology, how the Bible is/should be read for mission, the issues with the “Theological Interpretation of Scripture” movement, the problematic way the term “Christendom” is employed, and John offers the hottest of takes on a certain trinitarian ontologies conference.
The essays in Converting Witness are a celebration of the life and work of...2019-08-2752 min
The McKrakenCastBarthian and Process Theologians in Dialogue (Part 3)Dr. W. Travis McMaken and Rev. Dr. Nichole Torbitzky (both of the Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion program) discuss Colin Gunton's book on Karl Barth and Charles Hartshorne - "Becoming and Being" - in an effort to help Barthian and Process theologians understand each other better. This is part 3 of a multi-part series.
Lindenwood University Philosophy & Religion department: https://www.lindenwood.edu/academics/academic-schools/school-of-humanities/philosophy-and-religion/
McMaken's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken
Torbitzky's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ntorbitzky
Torbitzky's LU profile: http://www.lindenwood.edu/about/directories/faculty-staff-directory/details/ntorbitzky/
...2019-07-0127 minThe McKrakenCastMy Top 5 books of 2018I read a lot of books in 2018. Here are my top 5.
The original tweet:
https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/1079844334571347970
Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JnJypQXwqEc
Featured books:
Taylor, “From BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/03/what-am-i-reading-keeanga-yamahtta.html
Cone, “Martin & Malcolm & America” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2018/05/brief-book-note-james-cones-martin.html
Niebuhr, “Moral Man and Immoral Society” - https://www.amazon.com/Reinhold-Niebuhr-Immoral-Society-Politics/dp/B00HTK2CQ4/
Brown, “Ransom of the Soul” – DET post: http://derevth.blogspot.com/2019/01/brief-book-note-peter-browns-ransom-of.html
Pedersen, “The Eternal...2019-06-1735 minThe McKrakenCastCongdon & McMaken - The Torres InterviewFor this recording, David Congdon and I sat down (metaphorically) with Juan Torres for a wide-ranging interview about Dialectical Theology, universalism, religion and politics, and more.
Juan Torres on Twitter
David Congdon on Twitter
Travis McMaken on Twitter
Order Congdon's The God Who Saves
Order McMaken's Our God Loves Justice
This content is also available in video format on YouTube.
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Sancta ColloquiaTalkin’ “Our God Loves Justice” by Dr. W. Travis McMaken [ft. Sabrina Peters]In this episode of Sancta Colloquia, I had the honor and privilege of sitting down and chatting with a friend from Twitter, Sabrina Peters (@sdrp_). I’ve always really enjoyed the content Sabrina produces both through her tweets as well as one her blog (listed below). She’s very insightful and completely human: she loves and lives […]2019-05-2600 min
Homebrewed ChristianityDavid Congdon + Travis McMaken: Dialectical TheologyThe dynamic duo of dialectical theology - David Congdon & Travis McMaken - are on the podcast. These two scholars, friends, and theological provocateurs are here to bring you some dialectical theology. This conversation was recorded in their hotel room at the American Academy of Religion. Their room may or may not have had a bunch of crystals surrounding a giant collection of analytic theology texts. Travis was on the podcast in the past talking about Why God loves Justice and Why Go Barthian?. David joined the podcast to talk Bultmann’s Mission of Demythologizing. If you are inspired you should go join t...2019-04-101h 28
Homebrewed ChristianityOur God Loves Justice with W. Travis McMakenTravis McMaken, Associate Professor of Religion at Lindenwood University, is on the podcast not just to talk about Theology Beer Camp, but also his new book, Our God Loves Justice. It's a book he wish he would have read when he was an MDiv student, and wants to show people that the current connection between Protestant theology and politics in North America is not the only possible connection. The book is also an introduction to the theology of Helmut Gollwitzer, his fight for justice, his relationship to Karl Barth, and his democratic socialism. why does our cu...2018-04-171h 19
The MagnificastEp 55 - The Church and the Rising w Greg DalyOn last week's episode, Travis McMaken commented that it's important to find other examples of Christianity that diverge from the usual right-wing path. This episode, we're investigating the faithful revolutionaries from the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. This episode features a brilliant interview with Greg Daly, the author of 1916: The Church and the Rising.
Intro music by Amaryah Armstrong
Outro music by theillogicalspoon2018-04-061h 03
The MagnificastEp 54 - Our God Loves Justice w/ W. Travis McMakenThe Christian political imagination is often limited to a brutal and ignorant capitalism or a stuffy and naive liberalism. Finding other examples of Christianity that counter both of these logics are essential projects for the Christian Left. In this episode, we interviewed W. Travis McMaken about one of those characters that express a faithful and socialist Christianity: Helmut Gollwitzer.
You can find a link to "Our God Loves Justice" here: http://fortresspress.com/product/our-god-loves-justice-introduction-helmut-gollwitzer
Intro/transition music by Amaryah Armstrong.
Outro by theillalogicalspoon2018-03-301h 10
Thinking with Sam HarrelsonOur Holiday ExtravaganzaDr. Thomas Whitley and The Rev. Sam Harrelson are joined by The Rev. Lauren E. Larkin, Prof. W. Travis McMaken ("McBacon"), and The Rev. Merianna Neely Harrelson in an extravaganza of epic proportions. They discuss Clash of the Titans, why you should write a book, gendered religious language, Ancient Aliens, Alex Jones, flogging, and hate watching the world burn. Special Guests: Lauren R.E. Larkin, Merianna Neely Harrelson, and W. Travis McMaken.2017-12-1400 min
Thinking ReligionEpisode 133: Our Holiday ExtravaganzaDr. Thomas Whitley and The Rev. Sam Harrelson are joined by The Rev. Lauren E. Larkin, Prof. W. Travis McMaken ("McBacon"), and The Rev. Merianna Neely Harrelson in an extravaganza of epic proportions. They discuss Clash of the Titans, why you should write a book, gendered religious language, Ancient Aliens, Alex Jones, flogging, and hate watching the world burn.Special Guests: Lauren R.E. Larkin, Merianna Neely Harrelson, and W. Travis McMaken.Links:Our God Loves Justice: An Introduction to Helmut Gollwitzer | Fortress PressDET — W. Travis McMaken2017-12-141h 11Thinking ReligionEpisode 100: "The last thing I would consider myself is a theologian."Thomas and Sam celebrate 100 episodes and discuss Thomas' bent towards Process Theology.
Show Notes:
Knick Knack 2 | This Is Ground
Bullet Journal
Follow Up: Pacifism and Karl Barth | W. Travis McMaken
Spiritual Abuse | Merianna Neely Harrelson
Molly Worthen on Christianity in American History | Road to Now
2017-03-101h 08Thinking with Sam Harrelson"The last thing I would consider myself is a theologian."Thomas and Sam celebrate 100 episodes and discuss Thomas' bent towards Process Theology.
Show Notes:
Knick Knack 2 (https://thisisground.com/collections/atoz/products/knickknacknacho2?variant=28164555913) | This Is Ground
Bullet Journal (http://bulletjournal.com/)
Follow Up: Pacifism and Karl Barth (https://twitter.com/WTravisMcMaken/status/839568192267816966) | W. Travis McMaken
Spiritual Abuse (http://merianna.net/category/spiritual-abuse/) | Merianna Neely Harrelson
Molly Worthen on Christianity in American History (http://www.theroadtonow.com/episodes/e47) | Road to Now2017-03-1000 minThinking with Sam HarrelsonIt’s Hard to Put the Cat Back In the BagThomas and Sam discuss Just War Theory, Karl Barth and where we go from here.
Show Notes:
Jewish cemetery vandalized in New York, third case in two weeks | Reuters
Hate Map | SPLC
Four Mosques Have Burned in Seven Weeks – Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned | BuzzFeed
Pence used personal email for state business – and was hacked | USA Today
W. Travis McMaken on Karl Barth | Academia.edu
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Homebrewed ChristianityWhy Go Barthian? with Travis McMakenThis episode of The Theology Nerd podcast is the Why Go Barthian? Webinar with Travis McMaken. This is another installment of our ongoing Why Go? series. In this episode you will get 5 reasons why you should go Barthian, plus: What does it mean to be Barthian? Barth didn't want people to be Barthians, he wanted people to be theologians who spoke critically and carefully about Jesus. The three phases of Barth's career Being a Barthian does not mean being neo-Orthodox. Barth was not a lone ranger, but was part of a broader dialectical theology movement. It's i...2017-02-161h 30
Theology Nerd ThrowdownWhy Go Barthian? with Travis McMakenThis episode of The Theology Nerd podcast is the Why Go Barthian? Webinar with Travis McMaken. This is another installment of our ongoing Why Go? series. In this episode you will get 5 reasons why you should go Barthian, plus: What does it mean to be Barthian? Barth didn’t want people to be Barthians, he wanted people to be theologians who spoke critically and carefully about Jesus. The three phases of Barth’s career Being a Barthian does not mean being neo-Orthodox. Barth was not a lone ranger, but was part of a broader dialectical theology movem...2017-02-161h 30