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There is a list of scholars I reach out to every 18 months hoping they will come on the podcast. For 12 years, Marion Grau has been on the list, but no more! I can't exaggerate how much nerdy fun I had hanging with Marion in Norway, and we recorded some of that fun for you. Marion Grau is … Read more about Marion Grau: Salvation, Liberation, and Transformation

The Magi get 12 verses in the Gospel of Matthew, but that was all we needed to remain fascinated with them across history. In his new book The Magi, Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel starts with the Biblical story and follows the Magi all the way to Biff (if you know, you know). Eric Vanden Eykel is … Read more about Eric Vanden Eykel: Our Ongoing Fascination with the Magi

Dan Koch is one of my favorite people. He reached out to connect in person when he was thinking of starting a podcast, and since then, he has not only produced several quality podcasts, but I have grown to love having him in my life. Like all good elder millennials, nothing says, "dude, I love … Read more about Dan Koch: Only Friends Share Mixtapes

I am pumped to have Dr. Delvyn Case on the podcast! What happens when a professional composer and theology nerd chronicles all the appearances of Jesus in Pop music? Well, you end up with a really cool project exploring the spiritual questions of our secular age. In this conversation we discuss his … Read more about Delvyn Case: Jesus in Pop Music

Greg Farrand, Executive Director for Second Breath, is joining the podcast for a special episode exploring the spiritual journey of Advent. Homebrewed has done over 20+ online classes and one of the consistent requests from a portion of the participants is for some more devotional option. Since the … Read more about Greg Farrand: Second Breath & the Advent Journey

It is almost time for our next online class and John Dominic Crossan is here to lure to join Christmas Stories:) John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American biblical scholar with two-year post-doctoral diplomas in exegesis from Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute and in archeology from Jerusalem’s … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories

John Thatamanil returns to the podcast and it is one zesty conversation!! We were both in Napa, California for the Power & the God of Love conference. The event was wonderful and getting to record in person with one of my favorite theologians was a real treat. Dr. Thatamanil is Professor of … Read more about John Thatamanil: What we do when we do theology

Diana Bass is back on the podcast for a session of our ongoing series “Ruining Dinner.” We talk about religion and politics with a bunch of zest. Normally these conversations are for our community members, but we decided to share this one far and wide. To be a part of future zoom sessions and get … Read more about Diana Butler Bass: Ruining Election Night Dinner

Thrilled to announce our upcoming Advent class with John Dominic Crossan. If you want to dig into the Biblical Christmas narratives with one of the most respected New Testament scholars alive, then signup. It will feature 4 visual lectures, live QnA, a discussion of his book ‘the First … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: the most important discovery for understanding Jesus

This is the final live stream QnA from the Do I Stay Christian? online class. It was a complete blast to hang with Brian and a couple thousand readers :) To join Brian, Tripp, and a bunch of their friends at Southern Lights: an Adventure in Progressive Christianity this January head over here. If … Read more about Brian McLaren: Should I Stay Christian if I don’t Believe?

Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Universität. Her research focuses on the influence of … Read more about Mariana Rios Maldonado: Ethics & Otherness in Tolkien’s Middle-earth