Tomorrow's Faith

Marika’s work specialises in the intersection of systematic theology and the continental philosophy of religion and has interests in mystical theology, cyborgs, angels and the work of Slavoj Žižek. Join Marika and Richard in this episode as they discuss confronting church history and understanding failure as central to theology. See Marika's latest book - "A Theology of Failure: Žižek Against Christian Innocence"See her academic page here.Follow her on Twitter @MarikaRose

Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, joins Richard to discuss the future of the Pentecostal movement. In this episode, they discuss the history of pentecostalism, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, and the activity of the Holy Spirit beyond cultural, religious and disciplinary boundaries in a globally interconnected world.To discover more of Amos's work, check out: The Spirit Poured out onto All Flesh, Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of Religions, The Spirit of Creation and Renewing the Church by the Spirit. Also visit his website: https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/amos-yong/

This episode is hosted by our new co-host, Leah Tindale, in which she and our guest Mike Frost reimagine all that church originated as and all it could be. Mike is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. He is the author or editor of nineteen theological books, most recently 'ReJesus: Remaking the Church in Our Founder's Image', co-authored with Alan Hirsch. Mike was one of the founders of the Forge Mission Training Network and the founder of the missional Christian community, smallboatbigsea, based in Manly in Sydney’s north. He is also well known for his protests against Australia’s treatment of refugees, some of which have resulted in his arrest by the NSW police, as well as his advocacy for racial reconciliation, foreign aid, and gender equality.

Clayton Crockett, Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Central Arkansas joins Richard and Dr Justin Pearl from the War Machine Podcast and Radical Theology Seminar, to discuss Clayton's latest book Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology.In this episode, Clayton, Richard and Justin discuss energy as a unifying principle within physics, biology, politics, ecology, spirituality and religion. This includes a deep dive into concepts such as New Materialism and its relationship to phenomenology, self-organising systems and spiritual forms of energy found in Vodou, Taoism and Amerindian spirituality including the implications of such insights for the future of Radical Theology. 

Join our new co-host Leah as she has a refreshing discussion with Thia Cooper on the holiness of desire and sexuality, how to love people more genuinely, and how to better read the bible free from our assumptions. Professor Thia Cooper teaches at Gustavus Adolphus College in the area of Religion, Culture, and Society. Her teaching and research interests include liberation theologies, feminist theologies, queer theologies, theology and development, non-western Christianities, and religion in Latin America, particularly Brazil. Visit Thia's Gustavus profile here.Thia is the author of A Christian Guide to Liberating Desire, Sex, Partnership, Work, and Reproduction and her most recent publication is Queer and Indecent: An Introduction to the Theology of Marcella Althaus-Reid.

Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology at Drew University, joins Richard in discussing process theology, God as poet and lure, and her inspiration from John. B Cobb and Alfred North Whitehead. Catherine's work on theology is oriented around eco-feminist, process, pluralist, political, and post-structural philosophical dimensions with interests in apophatic mystical panentheism.  Discover more of Catherine's work, including her recent book, Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy, and Other Last Chances, on her website here.

David Tacey is an Australian author and independent scholar, specialising in philosophy, spirituality, psychology, literature and ecology. He grew up in Alice Springs, Australia, alongside Aboriginal cultures, and has a life-long interest in indigenous issues. In this episode, Richard and David discuss indigenous and eco-spirituality, the role of contemporary spirituality and mysticism in today's culture and the post-secular search for the sacred including what Christianity has to learn from other religious traditions.  David has written 16 books including several on the topic of Australian Spirituality, such as Edge of the Sacred, The Spirituality Revolution and The Postsecular Sacred. 

In this episode, Brian gives language to the spiritual frustration many of us have felt at times and the importance of stage theories when understanding the maturation of our faith journey. He and Richard discuss the nature of Christian identity, non-dualism, and faith deconstruction. Brian is the author of 'Faith After Doubt' and 'Do I Stay Christian'. Visit the links below for his website and publications.https://brianmclaren.net/ https://www.amazon.com.au/Faith-after-Doubt-Beliefs-Stopped/dp/1529384451/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.com.au/Do-Stay-Christian-Disappointed-Disillusioned/dp/1250262798/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 

In this conversation, Richard and Beth discuss spiritual direction, contemplative communities and the importance of belonging, internal liberation and the search for meaning. Beth is the Chairperson of the Dayspring Guiding Committee and Dean of Studies of the Dayspring spiritual direction program in Perth, Western Australia. Her doctoral work focused on the benefit of spiritual direction to women who have come from conservative religious contexts.Visit Dayspring's website here - https://www.dayspring.org.au/#/ 

In this week's episode, Richard discusses Spiral Dynamics with Doug King, CEO of 'Presence International', a non-profit organization contributing to the developmental evolution of individual and collective spiritual consciousness. Doug has a specialist interest in integral spirituality and theology, Spiral Dynamics, and the future of religion. As spiritual cartographers, Presence International creates developmental charts, hosts global conversations, and promotes fresh insights from leading-edge voices on the future of spirituality. Visit their website to check out their work - https://www.presence.tv/