Brew Theology Podcast

If the world is governed by certain physical laws, what does it mean for God to act in the world? During this episode, Dr. Brian Gamel will talk with us about Rudolf Bultmann! (one of the greatest theologians of the 20th Century!) We'll look at the context around Bultmann’s theological development, his view of demythologizing God, the Resurrection, and other aspects of divine action in the modern world.  So, get ready to pour yourself a devilish, high gravity barrel aged stout, & Prost to another brewtastic conversation! // Dr. Brian Gamel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Baylor. Earlier in life he studied Microbiology (B.A.) at the University of Missouri before pursuing theology at Duke University (M.Div.) and earning his doctorate in New Testament at Baylor University (Ph.D.). He also serves as a parishioner at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Waco. He has three children who remind him that his guitar skills are decidedly sub optimal and in his free time he pretends to be a runner. // /// If you are

Join us as we talk about the 12 Steps, Recovery from an Imperfect Childhood, and how the church is impacted by many of the things that show up in dysfunctional families. We'll be specifically looking through the lens of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families. (ACoA). In Part 2 we'll look at some of the ways this shows up in Church as well as our own personal journey.  // Dan C is an accomplished engineer who has worked everywhere from NASA to large tech firms. I (Janel) met Dan 11 years ago when we moved to Colorado. Dan is a deeply spiritual person who is continually wrestling with the mysteries of spirituality. He has been a Brew Theologian for several years and has shared with us on several topics including A Course in Miracles and our topic today, Recovering from an Imperfect Childhood. He is the host of an (ACoA) Loving Parent Guidebook group study. /// 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 B

Join us as we talk about the 12 Steps, Recovery from an Imperfect Childhood, and how the church is impacted by many of the things that show up in dysfunctional families. We'll be specifically looking through the lens of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families. (ACoA). Dan C is an accomplished engineer who has worked everywhere from NASA to large tech firms. I met Dan 11 years ago when we moved to Colorado. Dan is a deeply spiritual person who is continually wrestling with the mysteries of spirituality. He has been a Brew Theologian for several years and has shared with us on several topics including A Course in Miracles and our topic today, Recovering from an Imperfect Childhood. He is the host of an (ACoA) Loving Parent Guidebook group study. /// 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

In this episode we learn more about Laudato Si' and the deep theology behind this encyclical. We are challenged to consider that: We are of the earth. And, how is the earth dreaming through us of the change, as we confront the need to address climate change? Latin for "Praised Be," Laudato Si' is the name of Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for our common home — planet earth. Join us was we host Dr. Celeste Rossmiller to talk about all things Laudato Si', a groundbreaking Papal encyclical on climate and Catholic social teaching. Dr. Rossmiller shares the history behind this document, its impact on Catholicism and the world and large, and the call it fives for all humans to save the planet. We will have even more brewtastic knowledge to drop in Part 2. Dr. Celeste Rossmiller taught Comparative Religion at Regis University and Metropolitan State College. She is a member of Together Colorado and serves on the Climate Justice Committee. Dr. Rossmiller is a certified trainer for Laudato Si’ Laudato Si' - https:

Latin for "Praised Be," Laudato Si' is the name of Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for our common home — planet earth. Join us was we host Dr. Celeste Rossmiller to talk about all things Laudato Si', a groundbreaking Papal encyclical on climate and Catholic social teaching. Dr. Rossmiller shares the history behind this document, its impact on Catholicism and the world and large, and the call it fives for all humans to save the planet. We will have even more brewtastic knowledge to drop in Part 2. Dr. Celeste Rossmiller taught Comparative Religion at Regis University and Metropolitan State College. She is a member of Together Colorado and serves on the Climate Justice Committee. Dr. Rossmiller is a certified trainer for Laudato Si’ Laudato Si' - https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html Laudate Deum - https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html /// If you are a fan of any of our

Can you believe it?! EPISODE 200!!! What a journey it's been. In this episode Ryan and Janel will reflect on this amazing journey and bring back some clips from some of our favorite voices and laughs! You'll hear Dr. Pam Eisenbaum, Rabbi Steven Booth-Nadav, Rev. Diana Thompson, and Dr. Tink Tinker. We had a ton of fun putting this together and hope you enjoy it.  Also, if you have great memories from the podcast, please let us know! BIG shout out to Raf Zayas in Estonia! We'd love to share some of your thoughts on the podcast. And, if you have a topic you'd like to chat about, let us know!  Cheers! Dr. Pam Eisenbaum - Paul Was Not a Christian Dr. Tink Tinker - Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Cultural Genocide /// 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 fin

This is a replay of the conversation between Dr. Ved Nanda, Dilpreet Jammu, and Rev. Diana Thompson at our 2019 Aletruist Event, in memorial of Dr. Ved Nanda.  /// Dr. Ved Prakash Nanda was a leader in the interfaith community in Denver. He was a distinguished lawyer and worked for peace around the world. He was a survivor of the partition of India and has worked ever since for peace for all people. He was a practicing Hindu and joined us for our Aletruist event in 2019. In honor of Dr. Nanda, we are replaying his presentation on Hinduism, brief as it is. We are also replaying Episode 135 - as he was on a panel talking about religion and life.  We hope you enjoy this memorial presentation. We encourage you to read more about Dr. Nanda and his life's work. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ved-nanda-obituary?id=54026874 Tribute in the Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/07/ved-nanda-death-peace-university-of-denver-post/ Message from DU: https://www.du.edu/news/honoring-emeritus-p

Dr. Ved Prakash Nanda was a leader in the interfaith community in Denver. He was a distinguished lawyer and worked for peace around the world. He was a survivor of the partition of India and has worked ever since for peace for all people. He was a practicing Hindu and joined us for our Aletruist event in 2019. In honor of Dr. Nanda, we are replaying his presentation on Hinduism, brief as it is. We are also replaying Episode 135 - as he was on a panel talking about religion and life.  We hope you enjoy this memorial presentation. We encourage you to read more about Dr. Nanda and his life's work. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ved-nanda-obituary?id=54026874 Tribute in the Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/07/ved-nanda-death-peace-university-of-denver-post/ Message from DU: https://www.du.edu/news/honoring-emeritus-professor-ved-nanda /// 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 br

Join for the last episode of this season as we talk with Keegan Osinski and Alexa Oord about the Church of the Nazarene becoming LGBTQ+ affirming. Keegan, Alexa, and Janel will share what the challenges facing the denomination around this issue. If you have faced this issue in your own tradition, you will likely resonate with this conversation.  This discussion is centered around the book Why the Church of the Nazarene Should Be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming by Tom and Alexa Oord. This volume contains 90+ essays from Nazarenes and ex-Nazarenes sharing their experiences around LGTBQ+ issues. You can get your copy here: https://a.co/d/8jjYngi Keegan Osinski is a member of the Church of the Nazarene and is a librarian at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Her interests include ritual theory and sacramental theology and facilitating knowledge-sharing between scholars and clergy in new and creative ways. She is the author of Queering Wesley, Queering the Church. You can learn more about her here: https://keeganosinski.com/

Jason Whitehead is back on the Brew Theology podcast. Janel and Ryan talk to him about the intersection of Existentialism and Grief. A pastor, theologian, and therapist, Jason is able to approach these complicated topics with deep knowledge and understanding. As we walk through days where grief can be found in many places, we’ll explore some of the basic ideas around existentialism, why it matters, and how it might inform our lives together. Join us on this journey as we look into anxiety, death, grief, and what it means to celebrate life. *** Rev. Dr. Jason Whitehead is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, ICF Coach and Presbyterian Minister. He is also a Process Theologian who has shared with us previously and enjoys a good beer. /// Check out Jason from episodes 34 and 35 as he talks about process theology and co-creating along with episode 106 at our Open and Relational Theology Extravaganza LIVE event!) /// If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate

Get ready for a fun one! In this 196th episode of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel chat with Dr. Thomas J. Oord on reasons we should stop saying "God is omnipotent." Oord suggests a new word, "Amipotence,"which combines two Latin words ami and potens. The first means “love,” and we find it in words like “amicable,” “amity,” and “amigo.” The second is the Latin word for power or influence, and we find it in “potential” and “potency.” Amipotence is pronounced, “am” (as in “Amsterdam”), with a short “i” (as in “it”), and “po-tence” (similar to “moments”). Oord coined this word to stress the priority of love over power in God. Divine love (ami) comes logically and conceptually prior to divine power (potens). Oord believes that we best understand God in general and divine power in particular if we give love pride of place. Love comes first. ///   Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has written or edited more than th

On Dec 2, the Fourth Annual Wholly Kicks Santa in the Park event will give away 1000 pair of kicks! We got the pleasure of interviewing Tyg Taylor and learning more about this great event. We wanted to share this beautiful story with you as we start the holiday season. If you'd like to help out, you can donate at whollykicks.org. Wholly Kicks is a non-profit organization whose presence in Aurora, Colorado, and the Denver Metro area, exists for the purpose of “walking with” those in impoverished areas or those at risk of or, experiencing homelessness. Through the distribution of new shoes and socks, the focus of Wholly Kicks is to mentor and build relationships in “walking with” individuals experiencing economic disparity. /// Tyg”er” Taylor who is the Founder and Executive Director of Wholly Kicks. Tyg founded Wholly Kicks in November 2018 after a curious conversation in an alley with a man wearing a bowtie who reflected with him about what it means to walk in the shoes life has given to you… Tyg grew up in S

Get ready for some Zen! Janel and Ryan chat with Dr. Lisa Pettitt on this timely episode channeling the late Thich Nhat Hanh's Engaged Buddhism on the 194th BT pod! Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. He founded the ENGAGED BUDDHISM movement including the School of Youth and Social Service, a grassroots relief organization of 10,000 volunteers based on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and compassionate action. “In engaged action, you don’t have to die to get your message across. We have to remember that even if our protest is very strong, protesting may not be able to remove the fear, the anger, and the craving in those we are protesting against. Real protest is to help them wake up and take up a new direction. To do that is real action. We can do it by setting an example. You create a community of peace and true solidarity. You consume in a way that protects the planet. You speak and listen in a way that transforms anger and division. You live simply and yet you are happy. This

On the 193rd episode of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel chat with Rev. Dr. Josh Ritter and Rev. Sharyl West Loeung about MLK and his Interfaith world. As we honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an ordained baptist minister, and pastor, we remember his work as a civic interfaith leader who collaborated with many from other traditions and faiths such as Dorothy Day, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Paul Tillich, and Gandhi. Many know Dr. King as the head of the civil rights movement, but fewer know of his significant interfaith friendships and influences that shaped him into the leader that he came to be. Dr. King also championed the practice of nonviolence and nonviolent communication, which he also learned from his interfaith connections. /// Rev. Dr. Josh Ritter, M.Div., Ph.D., is a communication consultant and a trainer and facilitator of public deliberation who focuses on risk mitigation, diversity education, and conflict transformation. He worked in the higher education s

Divine Intellect Drift: Unlocking the Mysteries of Religious Thought in a Post-Christian Age with our  guest, Josh Carney!* (or Religious Epistemology in a Post-Christendom Culture) Ryan and Janel talk to Josh about stages of formation & shifting, William Perry's cognitive scheme, the Authoritative spectrum and more.... Enjoy the goodies! *Josh Carney is the Chief of Staff for Waco Family Medicine’s Foundation. Before that Josh pastored University Baptist Church in Waco. He has a masters of divinity from Truett Seminary. During his 15 year tenure, attendance declined. He hasn’t written any books. (but he's still a bad ass!)  /// 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 communi

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