In this TheoEd Offstage talk, Rev. Dr. Whitney Wilkinson Arreche explores the connections between reconciliation language, accounting, and theology, and invites consideration into how reconciliation has been a wounding word in the rhetoric of race relations within United States Christianity.
First delivered offstage in August 2023
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Through movement and laughter, Rev. Dr. Lewis takes listeners on a journey through the history of liberation through dance and invites them into a dance partnership with God.
Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023
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Twin brothers and long-time Disney performance artists Clay and Cliff reflect on their upbringing in a small town and how the arts programs at their church provided a safe space for them to express themselves as young gay people
Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023
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Rev. Dr. Luke Powery dives into the issues of race through a theology of dust, challenging listeners to think beyond our racial identities and acknowledge our need for one another.
Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023
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Executive Director of the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry of the UMC, Rev. Dr. Muñoz argues that worship spaces and the way we behave in them have been largely shaped by whiteness and calls for more authentic liturgy in worship.
Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023
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Through reflections on his own fundamentalist upbringing and faith journey, Brian McLaren encourages listeners to continue growing in their faith in a way that allows them to embrace where they have come from and be gentle with their past selves.
Talk first delivered at TheoEd Orlando in September 2023
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Author and former youth pastor John Pavlovitz explains why he wishes he would have been more open about his doubts and questions as a pastor.
First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023
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In memory of her great-grandmother Leah Ballard who lived in slavery, Lisa Sharon Harper preaches the good news of God's liberation.
First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023
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Researcher and parent Dr. Kara Powell lifts up three questions that teenagers today (and all of us) are asking and provides insights into how church leaders and parents can address these questions.
First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023
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Using biological processes of human vision as an analogy, Rev. Dr. José Irizarry lifts up the expansive vision God has for us.
First delivered at TheoEd Austin in February 2023
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Rev. Dr. Gregory Ellison, professor of pastoral care at Emory University and founder and executive director of Fearless Dialogues, joins us to dive deeper into his 2017 TheoEd Talk, "The Picture of an Activist?" Listen to his talk on episode 1 of this podcast.
Show notes:
Book Fearless Dialogues by Gregory Ellison
Website for Fearless Dialogues
Music: Losing Air by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds
In this moving talk, Dr. Mason walks his listeners through a history of what he calls “toxic religion and toxic politics” and then proposes a way to reframe our understanding of religious violence by looking to the eternal kingdom of Jesus.
First delivered at TheoEd Atlanta in September 2022
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Pastor and scholar Whitney Wilkinson Arreche unpacks the history of the word "reconciliation" and challenges white listeners to consider whether racial "reconciliation" is the right thing to strive for.
First delivered at in spring 2023
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Dr. Ebby Arnold, post-doctoral fellow for the Candler Foundry and coordinator for the TheoEd Graduate Prize, joins us to discuss this prize. Janine and Ebby talk about the how PhD students and TheoEd talks can support each other and celebrate the rich diversity of voices represented in the TheoEd Talks archive.
Want to apply for the Graduate Prize? We want to hear from you! Get more information and submit your talk to the prize here.
Music: Shore of Happiness by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds
Reflecting on his own experiences growing up in segregated Detroit, Dr. Wallis provides a brief history of racism in the United States and makes an impassioned religious argument against structural racism and White Christian nationalism.
First delivered at TheoEd Atlanta in September 2022
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Dr. Diana Butler Bass, religion scholar and author of many books including Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks, joins us to dive deeper into her 2019 TheoEd Talk, "Jesus the Ingrate." Listen to her talk on episode 9 of this podcast.
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Dr. Du Mez describes her process of studying the history of White evangelicalism for her best-selling book, “Jesus and John Wayne,” and challenges her listeners to dig deeper into and be honest about our own religious histories.
First delivered at TheoEd Atlanta in September 2022
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Dr. Jenn Carlier, Post-Doctoral Fellow teaching on ethics and theology at Candler School of Theology, joins us to dive deeper into her TheoEd Talk, "Finding God in the Basement." Listen to her talk on the podcast.
In this moving testimony of her own experience with addiction, Dr. Carlier implores faith leaders to practice vulnerability and brokenness in the church sanctuary so that all may feel welcome in that space.
First delivered at TheoEd Atlanta in September 2022
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Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ and author of Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, joins us to dive deeper into his February 2022 TheoEd Talk, "By Any Greens Necessary." Listen to his talk on the podcast.
Show notes:
Dancing in the Darkness from Simon & Schuster releases January 3, 2023.
Music: Losing Air by LynneMusic, licensed through NeoSounds
