A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast
Welcome to A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast, the podcast where we respond to your questions and comments on issues of faith, social justice and church life. Don't be afraid to write in and ask your question because if it matters to you, it matters to us and it just might be a matter of faith. Whether it be faith in God, faith in others or faith in yourself. We are brought to you by the Office of Faith-Based Investing & Corporate Engagement, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, and Unbound: An Interactive Journal on Christian Social Justice for the Presbyterian Church (USA). Submit questions to faithpodcast@pcusa.org. LISTENING GUIDES FOUND IN PODCAST SHOW NOTES.
Episodes
298 episodes
A Conversation with Britain's First Black Woman Bishop w/ Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Special Guest: The Rt Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury, Author of Girl from Montego Bay: The Autobiography of Britain's First Black Woman Bishop Rose Hudson-WilkinQuestion of the We...
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Episode 262
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53:30
Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces w/ Julia Matallana Freedman
Special Guest: Julia Matallana Freedman, Author of Sanctuary of Healing: Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces, Recently Ordained in the Episcopal TraditionQuestion of the Week: Churches can unfortunate...
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Episode 261
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49:11
Rootedness & Home w/ Christy Berghoef
Special Guest: Christy Berghoef, Author of Rooted: A Spiritual Memoir of HomecomingQuestion of the Week: Throughout our lives, our faith is challenged and then grows. What did it mean for you to go back to a place you called hom...
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Episode 260
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59:29
Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative w/ GG Renee Hill
Special Guest: GG Renee Hill, Author of Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your NarrativeQuestion of the Week: We make sense of the world around us and ourselves through stories. But we often ...
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Episode 259
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54:41
Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America w/ Alex Thornburg and Ted V. Foote Jr.
Special Guests: Alex Thornburg and Ted V. Foote Jr., Authors of Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God's Grace Question of the Week: Member of progressive and...
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Episode 258
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1:08:35
Souvenirs of the Holy w/ Laurie M. Brock
Special Guest: Rev. Laurie M. Brock, Author of Souvenirs of the Holy: Encountering God through Everyday ObjectsQuestion of the Week: There’s a saying that “you can find God in everything.” In a time of consumerism ...
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Episode 257
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54:12
Family Devotionals and Biblical Conversation w/ Jessica Miller Kelley
Special Guest: Jessica Miller Kelley, Author of Growing in God's Love:A Family DevotionalQuestion of the Week: It is so important for families to read Scripture together and wrestle with big questions. But it a...
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Episode 256
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56:31
Guns, Politics and White Evangelicals w/ William J. Kole
Special Guest: William J. Kole, Author of In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and FirearmsQuestion of the Week: How can we address gun violence in the US when some Christians are f...
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Season 1
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Episode 255
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58:11
Christian Nationalism and the Seven Mountains Mandate w/ Matthew Boedy
Special Guest: Matthew Boedy, Author of The Seven Mountains Mandate:Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy DemocracyQuestion of the Week: What is the Seven Mountains Movement and what r...
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Episode 254
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59:51
Reading the Voices of Marginalized Peoples w/ Patty Krawec
Special Guest: Patty Krawec, Author of Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds and Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our FutureQuestion of the We...
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Episode 253
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55:52
The Student Debt Crisis w/ Jamal Watson
Special Guest: Jamal Watson, Author of The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency, Executive Editor of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, and Professor and Associate Dean at Trinity Washington University<...
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Episode 252
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53:10
Preparing for Advent with Jesus' Family Tree w/ Kara Eidson
Special Guest: Kara Eidson, Author of The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus in God's Big Story & Pastor of Oskaloosa United Methodist and McLouth United MethodistQuestion of the Week: When we talk about Jesus, we focu...
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Episode 251
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49:10
Protest, Activism, and Justice in the University w/ Jonathan Pulphus
Special Guest: Jonathan Pulphus, Author of With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the UniversityQuestion of the Week: Young people and students often are at the forefront of social movements and communi...
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Episode 250
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1:03:55
Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor w/ Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar
Special Guests: Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar, Editors of We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor Question of the Week: What are the roles of prayers, rituals, and liturgie...
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Episode 249
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1:00:00
Telling Stories of Sadness, Grief, Trauma and Pain w/ Jeff Munroe
Special Guest: Jeff Munroe, Author of Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing Our Sadness, Grief, Trauma, and Pain & Ordained Minister in the Reformed Church of AmericaQuestion of the Week:...
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Episode 248
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50:29
Surviving the Looming Retirement Crisis w/ Jonathan Grimm
Special Guest: Jonathan Grimm, Licensed Investment Advisor & Author of The Future Poor: How Families and Communities Can Join Together to Survive the Looming Retirement CrisisQuestion of the Week: What is the r...
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Season 1
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Episode 247
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56:51
Better Ways to Read the Bible w/ Zach Lambert
Special Guest: Zach Lambert, Author of Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of HealingQuestion of the Week: Scripture can be read a thousand different ways, some harmful and some maybe not so ...
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Episode 246
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48:53
Just Investing w/ Matthew Illian & Adam Sank
Special Guests: Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing & Adam Sank, Associate for Communications & Administration, United Church FundsQuestion of the Week: What are the opportunities and challenges in try...
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Episode 245
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46:22
Empowering Women & Healthcare w/ Rebecca Bloom
Special Guest: Rebecca Bloom, Author of When Women Get Sick: An Empowering Approach for Getting the Support You Need Question of the Week: The US healthcare system disadvantages many groups of people, but espe...
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Episode 244
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49:35
How Community Helps Us Heal w/ Liz Walker
Special Guest: Rev. Liz Walker, Author of No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal & Former Pastor at Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Boston MAQuestion of the Week: When we talk about addressing i...
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Episode 243
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50:40
Resilience for Church Leaders w/ Kate Rae Davis
Special Guest: Dr. Kate Rae Davis, Founder & Executive Director of the Center for Transforming Engagement at The Seattle School for Theology & PsychologyQuestion of the Week: In a time of denominational decline, pas...
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Episode 242
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43:41
Contemplative Wisdom and the Word w/ Carl McColman
Special Guest: Carl McColman, Author of Read the Bible like a Mystic:Contemplative Wisdom and the Word Question of the Week: What does it mean to read the Bible like a mystic? In today’s polarized society ...
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Episode 241
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56:25
Green Street in Black and White w/ Dave Larsen
Special Guest: Dave Larsen, Author of Green Street in Black and White: A Chicago StoryQuestion of the Week: How do the themes and experiences that informed your book such as reckoning with change, racism, and the i...
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Episode 240
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52:28
Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern World w/ Bishop Andy Doyle
Special Guest: Bishop Andy Doyle, Author of Unabashed Faith: Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern WorldQuestion of the Week: How can Christians stay spiritually grounded and present in our modern socie...
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Episode 239
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57:06