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Ep. 340 Drew Hart - The Disentangling of Christianity from Empire: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church
Season 1 Episode 340
What happens when the church trades the way of Jesus for the way of empire? In this episode of Shifting Culture, I talk with theologian and activist Drew Hart about his latest book, Making It Plain. …
Published on 13 hours ago
Ep. 339 Trymaine Lee - The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
Season 1 Episode 339
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Trymaine Lee joins Shifting Culture to talk about his new book A Thousand Ways to Die and the true cost of violence in America. Known as a griot of Black survival an…
Published on 1 day, 13 hours ago
Ep. 338 Liz Theoharis & Charon Hribar - We Pray Freedom
Season 1 Episode 338
Prayer can be more than quiet reflection — it can be protest, solidarity, and a catalyst for justice. In this episode of Shifting Culture, I talk with Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar about their new …
Published on 4 days, 13 hours ago
Ep. 337 Hanna Reichel - An Emergency Devotional for Such a Time As This
Season 1 Episode 337
When the world feels uncertain and fear threatens to overwhelm, how do we stay rooted in faith? In this conversation, theologian Hanna Reichel joins me to talk about the new devotional For Such a Tim…
Published on 1 week ago
Ep. 336 Fergus Butler-Gallie - Twelve Churches: Paradox, Power, and Hope in the Story of Christianity
Season 1 Episode 336
The story of Christianity is full of paradox—spaces of violence and division becoming arenas of hope and redemption. In this episode, I sit down with priest and author Fergus Butler-Gallie to talk ab…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Ep. 335 Natalie Runion Returns - Breaking the Lies that Hold Women Back in the Church
Season 1 Episode 335
Natalie Runion returns to Shifting Culture with her new book I Don’t Even Like Women: And Other Lies That Get in the Way of Sacred Sisterhood. Behind the provocative title is a deeper story: how the …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Ep. 334 Trevin Wax - What Story Are You Living In? A Catechism That Roots You in the Story of Christ
Season 1 Episode 334
What story are you living in? In this episode, Trevin Wax joins me to explore how the church can root itself more deeply in the story of Scripture. We talk about The Gospel Way Catechism, the ancient…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Ep. 333 Toni Collier - Why Healing Can't Happen Alone
Season 1 Episode 333
What if healing doesn’t happen in isolation, but only in community? In this episode Toni Collier talks about her new book Don’t Try This Alone and the hard-won lessons she’s learned about vulnerabili…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Ep. 332 Kurt Ver Beek - Becoming Brave Christians: Fighting Violence and Corruption in Honduras
Season 1 Episode 332
What does it look like to seek justice when the problems seem too big to solve? In this episode, sociologist and justice advocate Kurt Ver Beek shares his journey from the Midwest to the front lines …
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Ep. 331 Zach Lambert - Better Ways to Read the Bible
Season 1 Episode 331
Zach Lambert joins me for a conversation about how we read Scripture and how our reading shapes everything. We explore the lenses we bring to the Bible, the harm that can come from flat or literalist…
Published on 4 weeks ago