Brew Theology Podcast

Worship: Matrix and Human Experience – Why liturgy and the Word matter more than God as an object of worship with Rev. Dr. Leslie King* "It's the question that drives us, Neo. It's the question that brought you here. You know the question, just as I did" – Trinity (The Matrix) Ryan and Janel sit down and chat with Leslie as she speaks of caution when it comes to worship. We'll walk through several suppositions that integrative worship is cautious about one at a time, parse out essential traditional elements Rev. King carries forward when preparing worship services, and look at current longings or emerging understandings that she is wrestling with in her faith tradition and community.   /// *Rev. Dr. Leslie King began her service to First Presbyterian Church of Waco in 2012. She received her BA from Kansas University (’91) and her Masters of Divinity from McCormick Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Chicago (‘94). In 2010 she completed her Doctor of Ministry at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City Mi

We are back for part 2: Theology revolving around the Drug War: Globalization, Violence, and Salvation with Bill Walker III! Based on Dr. Bill Walker's book, “A Theology of the Drug War” (2019), this 2 part podcast is a political and theological reflection on the violence and injustice that has taken place in Mexico and Central America since 2006 as a result of the drug war. In order to understand and respond to this conflict in the age of globalization, Dr. Walker presents a theology of the drug war that transcends both a Eurocentric conception of the world and a merely political account of salvation. So, get ready! Grab a drink, bust out those earbuds, & get situated, friends! Bill Walker currently serves as the Director of Hill House, a Christian Study Center in Austin. Dr. Walker is a lecturer in theology and ethics at Baylor University and Truett Theological Seminary. He received his PhD in philosophy of religion and theology from Claremont Graduate University and his MDiv from Truett Seminary. His r

Who's ready for some Theology revolving around the Drug War: Globalization, Violence, and Salvation? Based on Dr. Bill Walker's book, “A Theology of the Drug War” (2019), this 2 part podcast is a political and theological reflection on the violence and injustice that has taken place in Mexico and Central America since 2006 as a result of the drug war. In order to understand and respond to this conflict in the age of globalization, Dr. Walker presents a theology of the drug war that transcends both a Eurocentric conception of the world and a merely political account of salvation. So, get ready! Grab a drink, bust out those earbuds, & get situated, friends! Bill Walker currently serves as the Director of Hill House, a Christian Study Center in Austin. Dr. Walker is a lecturer in theology and ethics at Baylor University and Truett Theological Seminary. He received his PhD in philosophy of religion and theology from Claremont Graduate University and his MDiv from Truett Seminary. His research interests includ

Pull out your earbuds, and get ready for some much needed community talk! Ryan and Janel have a chat with Sharyl West Loeung on the 188th episode of the Brew Theology Podcast! We will explore the complexity of finding places of belonging amid and after a global pandemic, and if we are honest with ourselves, even before the spread of Covid-19. Can we reimagine our traditions to create spaces for belonging, where our tables are a place for gathering as our truest selves? Sharyl West Loeung, M.Div, has spent most of her career in K-12 and higher education helping students discover what it means to belong in our diverse world. Her passion for intercultural, intergenerational, and interfaith friendships has guided her career as a DEI educator. She is the co-founder of Kardia House Consulting, which teaches generous communication as a means to resist polarization and move toward organizational health and relational wholeness. She also hosts events such as the upcoming Belief and Belonging Festival. Sharyl is marrie

This August Janel and Ryan attended The Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, IL. It was a great time of seeing how the world practices a wide variety of religious experiences. Set on the shores of Lake Michigan, it was a time of learning, reflection, and experience. The Parliament of the World's Religions describes itself as the world’s premier interfaith convening of civic, spiritual and grassroots changemakers. It is an international nonprofit, non-governmental organization affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information. Its origins are rooted in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where the first convening of the World Parliament of Religions created a global platform for east-west religious engagement. In total, over 7,000 people attended the parliament, representing 212 spiritual traditions and 95 countries. Learn more about this amazing experience at https://parliamentofreligions.org/ /// If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode

The BREW THEOLOGY Force Awakens (Part 2). May The 4th Be With You… get ready for this special Live Podcast event! Featuring The George Strikes Back! Attack of the Eisenbaum! & Return of the Ry-Guy to the Mile High! This is The Way to a galactic podcast packed with hyperspace theology, laser sharp theologians, rebellious questions, dark-sided brews, and party favors - unofficially - endorsed by Ewoks (Laugh if up, fuzzball! Cuz we partied, Endor-style!) The force is strong with these two star theologians, Mark & Pam. A long time ago in the Ancient Near East far, far away… There was the Rise of The Torah! We all know words carry weight like holding a lightsaber! Writing was a pretty new technology for the writers of Deuteronomy (5th book in the Jewish Torah), something they used for purposes beyond royal bureaucratic purposes. What’s interesting about this technology, among other things, is that individuals and communities came to use it as authoritative, that is, as something to be consulted because it

The BREW THEOLOGY Force Awakens. May The 4th Be With You… get ready for this special Live Podcast event! Featuring The George Strikes Back! Attack of the Eisenbaum! & Return of the Ry-Guy to the Mile High! This is The Way to a galactic podcast packed with hyperspace theology, laser sharp theologians, rebellious questions, dark-sided brews, and party favors - unofficially - endorsed by Ewoks (Laugh if up, fuzzball! Cuz we partied, Endor-style!) The force is strong with these two star theologians, Mark & Pam. A long time ago in the Ancient Near East far, far away… There was the Rise of The Torah! We all know words carry weight like holding a lightsaber! Writing was a pretty new technology for the writers of Deuteronomy (5th book in the Jewish Torah), something they used for purposes beyond royal bureaucratic purposes. What’s interesting about this technology, among other things, is that individuals and communities came to use it as authoritative, that is, as something to be consulted because it served a

Let's continue to brew... “The Truth about The Truth" with Kerri Fisher! (part 2) We are inundated with messages that beg us to embrace the world in black-and-white but the myths of "common sense" and "one-right-way" are tools of supremacy seeking to limit imagination and thus liberation not only for those of us who are marginalized but for those who bear the burden of being the witness, accomplice, or perpetrator of violence in the world. Many of us are on the path to embody more non-binary, diunital, both/and/and ways of being human, but how do we practically embrace truth in the various dimensions, tensions, and contradictions where it lives without losing our identities--without altogether losing our way?    Get ready for some brewtastic goodness as Janel & Ryan sit down with the Kerri Fisher for part 2! The force is strong with this one...  Bio Kerri Fisher is a creative non-fiction writer and poet who explores black and biracial identity in the American South. Her work has been recognized by the Wri

“The Truth about The Truth" with Kerri Fisher! (part 1) We are inundated with messages that beg us to embrace the world in black-and-white but the myths of "common sense" and "one-right-way" are tools of supremacy seeking to limit imagination and thus liberation not only for those of us who are marginalized but for those who bear the burden of being the witness, accomplice, or perpetrator of violence in the world. Many of us are on the path to embody more non-binary, diunital, both/and/and ways of being human, but how do we practically embrace truth in the various dimensions, tensions, and contradictions where it lives without losing our identities--without altogether losing our way?    Get ready for some brewtastic goodness as Janel & Ryan sit down with the Kerri Fisher! The force is strong with this one...  Bio Kerri Fisher is a creative non-fiction writer and poet who explores black and biracial identity in the American South. Her work has been recognized by the Writer's League of Texas, The Collegevil

Spoiler Alert: We are all going to die! (and Janel apologizes up front for saying milieu wrong.) So, let's brew theology with the Death Scholar!  Grief theory until now is largely the product of the Protestant (and white) experience, and often emphasizes the Remembering of the Dead, rather than the Care of the dead, stressing the importance of grief “work” and grief “tasks” while working to a goal of reintegration without the deceased. There are some lingering problems with contemporary grief theory... Relationships with the dead are not static ones, but changing and valuable ones that will continue to develop as we move through life. Join Ryan and Janel as they get to chat it up with Dr. Candi Cann as she speaks about the importance of reframing death and a healthier posture of grief that comes with it... (Part 1) You can now order Dr. Cann's new book, Death and Religion: The Basics on Amazon (or wherever you like to buy books!) /// Dr. Candi K. Cann, Associate Professor of Religion in the BIC, teaches at Ba

Spoiler Alert: We are all going to die! So, let's brew theology with the Death Scholar!  Grief theory until now is largely the product of the Protestant (and white) experience, and often emphasizes the Remembering of the Dead, rather than the Care of the dead, stressing the importance of grief “work” and grief “tasks” while working to a goal of reintegration without the deceased. There are some lingering problems with contemporary grief theory... Relationships with the dead are not static ones, but changing and valuable ones that will continue to develop as we move through life. Join Ryan and Janel as they get to chat it up with Dr. Candi Cann as she speaks about the importance of reframing death and a healthier posture of grief that comes with it... (Part 1) You can now order Dr. Cann's new book, Death and Religion: The Basics on Amazon (or wherever you like to buy books!) /// Dr. Candi K. Cann, Associate Professor of Religion in the BIC, teaches at Baylor University in both the BIC and the Religion departme

Tran Part 3: The Finale (with the Toronto blessing to boot y'all!) After Christianity’s morally disastrous complicity with American racism, does the Christian church have anything left to offer? Ryan & Janel have a brewtastic time with Dr. Tran on another Brew Theology episode (part 3 of 3). Dr. Jonathan Tran examines this complex question and more, discussing his recent book Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism. Jonathan Tran holds the George W. Baines Chair of Religion at Baylor University. His research focuses on linguistic theology, theology and ethics, and critical theory. His most recent book is Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism with Oxford University press. /// If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions

After Christianity’s morally disastrous complicity with American racism, does the Christian church have anything left to offer? Ryan & Janel have a brewtastic time with Dr. Tran on another Brew Theology episode (part 1 of 3). Dr. Jonathan Tran examines this complex question and more, discussing his recent book Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism. Jonathan Tran holds the George W. Baines Chair of Religion at Baylor University. His research focuses on linguistic theology, theology and ethics, and critical theory. His most recent book is Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism with Oxford University press. /// If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver c

It's time to kick off the New Year with some hopilicious heat!   After Christianity’s morally disastrous complicity with American racism, does the Christian church have anything left to offer? Ryan & Janel have a brewtastic time with Dr. Tran on another Brew Theology episode (part 1 of 2). Dr. Jonathan Tran examines this complex question and more, discussing his recent book Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism. Jonathan Tran holds the George W. Baines Chair of Religion at Baylor University. His research focuses on linguistic theology, theology and ethics, and critical theory. His most recent book is Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism with Oxford University press. /// If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions &a

Today we're talking Sports and Religion. Now, before all you non-sports fans tune out, I beg you to give it a chance. In researching this topic we found some deep connections between sports and religion.  So please listen up as we talk Super Bowl and Olympics, New Testament and Old, and get a better understanding of where sports competitions came from and what those competitions meant to the various gods that demanded their participation.  I promise you'll be surprised and probably learn something new! ___________ If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/or janel@brewtheology.org. /// Follow us on Facebook &

We know you are ready for some more brewtastic goodness LIVE from Atlanta! On episode 176 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Piper (Tallahassee BT Director) sit down with the Rev. Dr. Robert N. Nash Jr. from McAfee School of Theology, and brew up the topic of preaching as community development. It's a good one, gang! We had the honor to reunite with McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University for their Fourth annual live podcast recording! This year's event featured McAfee's Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III (Part 1) and Dr. Robert Nash (Part 2). Get ready to enjoy top-notch theological conversation in regard to Nash and his years of reflection within the church and academic world. We chat all things sacred-secular, mission/ methodology, phenomenology, Buddhism, "conversion," context, and more! Get ready to prost!  If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www

Are y'all ready for some brewtastic goodness LIVE from Atlanta?! On episode 175 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Piper (Tallahassee BT Director) get to sit down with the renowned REV Otis Moss III* from McAfee School of Theology  (Part 1 of 2), and brew up the topic of preaching as community development. You definitely don't want to miss out on this one, friends!  We had the honor to reunite with McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University for their Fourth annual live podcast recording! This year's event featured McAfee's Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III (Part 1) and Dr. Robert Nash (Part 2). Get ready to enjoy top-notch theological conversation in regard to Otis Miller's Blue Note Preaching style! (Otis brings the heat, to say the least.) If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor an

Today we're talking about the big "D" - Deconstruction. A pretty loaded word at the moment, we're talking about faith, growth, falling apart, and moving on when faith changes. Listen to Ryan and Janel share their own evolving stories, and learn about this every changing process. Not for the faint at heart, deconstruction is hard work and we're here to walk with you.  We mentioned a few things in the Podcast that we want to highlight here. Faith Shift by Kathy Escobar has been a really helpful book for Janel. Ryan was influenced by Rob Bell and Brian McLaren, in particular A Generous Orthodoxy. We also wanted to highlight TikTok star Piper Ramsey-Sumner @cbfplr and recommend @AbrahamPiper and @JoLuehmann. You might also check out @eve_wasframed on Instagram.  Please reach out if you have specific Deconstruction questions or topics you'd like to cover.  ___________ If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brew

We're back with the Brew Theology Podcast. Listen in as Ryan and Janel bring you an update about life during COVID-19. We'll talk reality, mental health, what we're reading, and new endeavors. In fact, Ryan has started a new chapter in Waco, TX and we have a new community starting in Gainesville, TX. Thanks so much for listening.  _________ If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/or janel@brewtheology.org. /// Follow us on Facebook & Instagram (@brewtheology) & Twitter (@brew_theology) Brew Theology swag HERE. T-shirts, tanks, hoodies, V-neck's, women's, etc. all in multiple colors.      

Part 2 with Eric Smith. Immigration is as old as the story of America. Who belongs and who can come is an ongoing debate. (While we must also acknowledge that this episode was recorded on the land of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Ute tribes.) Everyone knows the old saying that when you mix politics and religion, things get messy. But we also all know that more often than not, politics and religion have gotten mixed together, and that sometimes they are indistinguishable. Listen in on our conversation with guest speaker, Dr. Eric Smith, who talks with us about the Bible’s relationship to one debate that is as fierce today as it was 2000 or 3000 year ago: the debate over who should be allowed to be a part of a society. How can the Bible help us think through our own questions about the power of the state and our obligations to our neighbors? Listen in as we brew some relevant theology and dedicate time to helping us plumb the biblical tradition for ways to think about these contentious political—and religious—