Irenicast - A Progressive Christian Podcast

In Irenicast's first full episode in over two years the team discusses Christian Nationalism.  Bonnie, Casey, Jeff and Rajeev go deep on the origins and dangers of Christian Nationalism   RELEVANT LINKS The New Testament as Political Documents A Campgate of the Mind: Roman Propaganda and Trump's America (Article) What Gov. Gavin Newsom's order to clear homeless encampments means for the people who live in them (Article) 'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India (Article) The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) J.D. Vance said parents should 'have more power' than people without children (Article) Ruby Sales: How we can start to heal the pain of racial division | TED (Youtube Video)   IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and Haystacks Podcast.  Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host You can follow Casey on Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org  Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on Facebook, Instagram  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema.  Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host You can connect with Rajeev on Facebook, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Like Us on Facebook Listen & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud See Us on Instagram Love Us?   CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.  

We are back!  Irenciast has taken many different forms over the years and after a couple year break we return in a new iteration.  In this episode we take some time and catch our listeners up on where we've been and what we've been up to.  In addition we provide some information on the direction of the show.  We are so happy to be back and are tremendously thankful for everyone that listens.  We look forward to continuing the conversation with you.   IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Like Us on Facebook - http://www.fb.com/irenicast Listen & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irenicast-a-progressive-christian-podcast/id973641238 & Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2I8ZocjK9u4d8PMEWeJFDU?si=F0PCz8RH See Us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irenicast/ Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.

Thanks for joining the conversation for 200 episodes of Irenicast!  In this episode the hosts answer your questions.  The topics range from the bible, hell, marriage and more.  After 7 years and 200 episodes the Irenicast team is still so thankful to helping provoke the progressive Christian imagination.  Here's to 200 more! Thanks for Joining the Conversation Comments & Questions: #1 (01:58) - New Zealand Listener Audio Question#2 (08:29) - New Zealand Listener #2, Email#3 (13:24) - Recent Apple Podcast Review#4 (14:25) - Audio Question #2#5 (25:04) - Listener Email from Former Adventist#6 (32:36) - Listener Email from Florida#7 (39:06) - Final Audio Question#8 (46:10) - Listener Email from Washington#9 (51:27) - Anonymous Listener Email#10 (59:58) - Final Message ANNOUNCEMENTS As mentioned in the episode we are taking a short break from producing new episodes to prepare for future Intersection cohorts and classes.  But please stay connected while we are on another short break by subscribing to our email list.  Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! RELEVANT LINKS From Our Thanks for Joining the Conversation Q&A The Generational Divide – Special Guest Co-Host Selah Cluff – 193 Past episodes that are 'salvation' adjacent Beyond the Binary of Deconstruction and Reconstruction Part One – Waking Up – 183 Atonement Theology Revisited – What's the Cross Got to Do with It? – 175 The Diversity of Christian Theologies – What Straight Old White Guys Don't Tell You – 136 The Evolution of Satan – Details in the Devil – 086 Why Did Jesus Die? – Standing at the Foot of Atonement Theology – 059 Heaven and Hell – Get the Hell Outta Here – 018 Haystacks Podcast (Bonnie & Rajeev's podcast for former Adventists) Past episodes concerning the Bible Cosmology Shapes Our Theology – A Chaotic Journey – 138 The Nature of Biblical Texts – Wholly Scripture, Batman! – 004  Interpreting the Bible Part 1 – Literally Literature – 063 Interpreting the Bible Part 2 – A Scribed Meaning – 064 Interpreting the Bible Part 3 – Collecting Lenses – 065 A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America by Bruce Cannon Gibney (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and  haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host  You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-hostFollow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host You can connect with Rajeev at Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

One thing that tends to get left out of many conversations on deconstruction is atheism and agnosticism.  Why is this?  Even when it is brought up, it is rarely spoken of as an ending point.  Why is that?  Can our deconstruction lead us to atheism and agnosticism?  Is that 'okay'?  Spoilers, we think it is. In this episode the Irenicast hosts discuss the important space atheism and agnosticism hold for so many on their journeys.  Perhaps what we believe is less important than how we hold those beliefs.  Fundamentalism can rear its ugly head in any ideology, god or no god.   And in the spirit of irony, the hosts close out the episode by sharing the Top 3 things they are against.  And in Irenicast fashion, not all of the hosts understand the assignment. Conversation on Atheism and Agnosticism (02:12)Top 3 Segment (41:31) ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Send us Your questions, comments and/or encouragements for our upcoming 200th episode!   You can reach out on all of our social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Or better yet!  Email us an audio clip to [email protected]!  Please include your name and what state or country you're from. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Atheism and Agnosticism Brian McLaren & Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon – The Age of Secular Christianity – 155 (Irenicast Episode) Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Christopher Eric Hitchens (A British-American author, journalist, orator and columnist) Richard Dawkins (A British evolutionary biologist and author) Josh McDowell (An evangelical Christian apologist and evangelist) Pluralism – You Be You, Unless You're a Hobbit – 139 (Irenicast Episode) Another Conversation with Jennifer Knapp – Theology, Music and Sous Vide – 125 (Irenicast Episode)  From Our Top 3 Segment Tenet (2020 Film) Why Americans still avoid MSG, even though its 'health effects' have been debunked (article) University Of California Reaches Final Decision: No More Standardized Admission Testing SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings.  AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and  haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host  You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-hostFollow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host You can connect with Rajeev at Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at [email protected] Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

War and Christianity are certainly not strangers.  In fact, they seem pretty friendly many of the times.  In this episode Bonnie, Rajeev and Jeff discuss the complicated history of war and Christianity.  A discussion that seems especially timely considering the current invasion of Ukraine. The conversation starts by acknowledging the ample examples of divine mandated war in our religious text.  To which, the wide path of Biblical interpretations has come up with many theological 'theories' on war and peace.  Bonnie specifically lays out a great overview of the history of the peace movement in America from her studies to lay the foundation for the remainder of the episode. After sharing a little about their journeys through their thoughts and beliefs about war, the discussion delves deeper into pacifism.  There soon seems to be a quick distinction between theory and reality.  Struggling with questions like: What amount of privilege has led to your thoughts on war and peace?  What does pacifism and non-violence look like on the ground when it is no longer a thought exercise?  Are there moral absolutes when discussing war and violence?  Is there movement on the spectrum of violence and oppression and peace and pacifism? And speaking of things that are better in theory, we introduce a new segment called Connect the Dots to close the episode.  Conversation on War and Christianity (02:44)Connect the Dots Segment (42:33) ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Send us Your questions, comments and/or encouragements for our upcoming 200th episode!   You can reach out on all of our social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram   Or better yet!  Email us an audio clip to [email protected]!  Please include your name and what state or country you're from.   RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on War and Christianity William Lloyd Garrison Leo Tolstoy John Howard Yoder John Howard Yoder's Sexual Misconduct Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7 NRSV) Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Resistance and Execution Just War Theory West Nickel Mines School Shooting (Shooting in Amish Community) From Our Connect the Dots Segment Karate Kid (1984 Film) Beverly Hills Cop (1984 Film) What is Love? – The Space Between – 191 (Listen to the segment in this episode for context on 'Kibbles and Bits') SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3).  MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host | [email protected] You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | [email protected] Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Rajeev at Parkside Community Church,  Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Us on TwitterLike Us on FacebookListen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloudSpeak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook GroupSee Us on InstagramSupport Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our StoreLove Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.   This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

In this episode on queer legacy, Casey shares a recent revelation from a queer history class he has been taking.  He shares the history of the term two-spirit.  A term used by some to describe Indigenous North American people who fulfilled a traditional third-gender ceremonial and social role in their cultures.  As someone who is both queer and has Indigenous ancestry Casey expressed his deep sense of validation in his pastoral calling. Casey also takes this revelation and challenges us to take a new look at calling and purpose.  This shifts the conversation into challenging the ideas we've been given about calling and purpose.  Is calling for the few and capable or for all?  Is it something that happens to us or something we live into? The episode ends with a fun couple of rounds of Jesus Juke.  Listen to the end to find out just what it means to be a 'Hot Tub Christian'.   Conversation on Queer Legacy (03:49) Jesus Juke Segment (36:59) ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Send us Your questions, comments and/or encouragements for our upcoming 200th episode!   You can reach out on all of our social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram   Or better yet!  Email us an audio clip to [email protected]!  Please include your name and what state or country you're from.   RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Queer Legacy Two-Spirit - A modern, pan-Indian, umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ceremonial and social role in their cultures. LGBT history in Mexico Chickasaw (An indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands) Texas Governor Pushes to Investigate Medical Treatments for Trans Youth as 'Child Abuse' (NYT Article) Florida House passes controversial measure dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill by critics (NPR Article) History of LGBTQ Rights Cases In Iowa Ted Haggard Jesus Camp (2006 Documentary) Spanish Missions in California SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options.  PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings.   AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com.   Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host | [email protected] You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org   Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | [email protected] Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema.   Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Rajeev at Parkside Community Church,  Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.   This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

How do Eschatology and Process Theology fit together?  This week we try and answer that question by sitting down with Dr. Thomas Jay Oord.  Dr. Oord is an expert on Process Theology, also known as Open and Relational Theology. Many days it feels as though the end of the world is upon us.  This is even true for people across the proverbial aisle.  Although for much different reasons.  In this conversation we explore endings through a Process Theology lens. Will things get better?  Will there be an ultimate ending?  What is God's role, or lack thereof, in endings?  Listen and find out what Dr. Oord and the Irencast team have to say about Eschatology and Process Theology. ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Send us Your questions, comments and/or encouragements for our upcoming 200th episode!   You can reach out on all of our social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram   Or better yet!  Email us an audio clip to [email protected]!  Please include your name and what state or country you're from.   RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Eschatology and Process Theology Dr. Oord's Latest Book: Pluriform Love: An Open and Relational Theology of Well-Being by Thomas Oord (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Dr. Oord's Book with Bonnie as co-editor: Partnering with God: Exploring Collaboration in Open and Relational Theology (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Church of the Nazarene (Evangelical Christian Denomination) Holiness Movement Cru (until 2011 known as Campus Crusade for Christ) (Interdenominational Christian parachurch organization) Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey   Left Behind   Lutheran Augustine of Hippo Alfred North Whitehead (English Mathematician and Philosopher) Charles Hartshorne (American philosopher) Matthew 16:24-26 NRSV (Take up cross to follow Jesus verse) ORTCon 2022 ORTLine 2022 MORE ON OUR GUEST THOMAS JAY OORD Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord is a best-selling and award-winning author, having written or edited more than twenty-five books. He directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. A twelve-time Faculty Award-winning professor, he teaches around the globe. Oord is known for his contributions to research on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and the implications of freedom and relationships for transformation.  Check out his website at ThomasJayOord.com SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host | [email protected] You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | [email protected] Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | [email protected] You can connect with Rajeev at Parkside Community Church,  Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

The problem with patriarchal Christianity may seem obvious to many listeners of Irenicast.  It is no surprise to us that patriarchy has done perhaps irrevocable damage to not just Christianity, but the nation as well.  We are seeing the ripples of that sad truth on every level in society. In this episode, three beneficiaries of the the f**ked up system we've come to know and loathe discuss ways we can lay aside our privilege to make room for others to lead.  It is not an easy task, and sometimes it seems like it is too little too late.  However, as Rajeev points out, there is still some hope left.  Is it enough to make a difference? And for our segment this week, Casey introduces the team to a new one called Bunker Buddies.  Since most days feel like the end of the world is here, we figure we would lean into it and share the items we would bring to the Irenicast bunker to wait out the apocalypse. Conversation on The Problem with Patriarchal Christianity (02:52)Bunker Buddies Segment (39:57) ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Intersections is a group of un-fundies and exvangelicals meeting to support each other and process our evolving faith journeys. Facilitated by Bonnie, Casey, Rajeev and Jeff.  Our next session will be Thursdays, February 3rd through March 10th at 7pm PT.  Register today. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation The Problem with Patriarchal Christianity A Conversation with Carolyn Baker, Author of Confronting Christofascism – 194 (Irenicast Episode) The Generational Divide – Special Guest Co-Host Selah Cluff – 193 (Irenicast Episode) Angela Dorothea Merkel (Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021) Jacinda Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand) Malala Yousafzai (Pakistani Activist) Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo (Books - Amazon Affiliate Link) Landing Spot (Non-Profit Organization Helping LGBTQIA+ Teens in Sacramento, CA) Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown (Books - Amazon Affiliate Link) Confronting Christofascism: Healing the Evangelical Wound (Kindle Edition) by Carolyn Baker (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Healing the Evangelical Wound: The End of Religious Authoritarianism by Carolyn Baker (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Encanto (2021 Film) From Our Bunker Buddies Segment Bob's Burgers (Fox Animated Series) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options.  PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host | [email protected] can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | [email protected] Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | [email protected] can connect with Rajeev at Parkside Community Church,  Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

In this episode Bonnie sits down and has a compelling conversation with Carolyn Baker PhD mostly about her newest book, Confronting Christofascism: Healing the Evangelical Wound.  It is no secret that since 2016 the United States has felt as though it is on its last legs as a democracy.  Carolyn shares with us many of her perspectives on why that is the case from her book. This conversation includes many of the things we are not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: religion and politics.  Specifically the marrying of fascism and a large portion of American Christianity.  Carolyn's revolutionary mindset is on full display when she expands on a terms like religious terrorism and her books namesake, Christofascism. ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Intersections is a group of un-fundies and exvangelicals meeting to support each other and process our evolving faith journeys. Facilitated by Bonnie, Casey, Rajeev and Jeff.  Our next session will be Thursdays, February 3rd through March 10th at 7pm PT.  Register today. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Carolyn Baker Carolyn Baker (Website) Carolyn Baker (Author Page) Confronting Christofascism: Healing the Evangelical Wound (Kindle Edition) by Carolyn Baker (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Healing the Evangelical Wound: The End of Religious Authoritarianism by Carolyn Baker (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Billy Graham (American Evangelist) Josh Hawley (American Politician) Thomas Cotton (American Politician) Christopher Hedges (American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author and television host) American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Phillips (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion by Marlene Winell (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Texas Senate Bill 8 (Texas Abortion Law) George Walker Bush (43rd President of the United States) Jimmy Lee Swaggart (American Pentecostal Televangelist) Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Cloud of Unknowing (an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in the latter half of the 14th century) New Age Jungian Therapy The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism by Andrew Harvey (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German Lutheran pastor, theologian) James Finley (Clinical Psychologist and Author) The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) MORE ON OUR GUEST CAROLYN BAKER Carolyn Baker's mission is to create islands of sanity in a sea of global chaos. This mission necessitates the development of a variety of emotional tools alongside a commitment to spiritual transformation. Through her multifaceted outreach via webinars, podcasts, live workshops, books, and articles, as well as one-on-one life coaching, Carolyn is touching the lives of thousands to assist them in deeply adapting and becoming resilient in the face of the unprecedented changes confronting humanity. Hundreds of people have worked with Carolyn in recent years to receive guidance around living and loving in turbulent times. Carolyn also offers spiritual counseling to provide meaning and purpose in a time of personal and collective suffering. Carolyn believes that one of the key tools we need for navigating the global crisis is solid information. For nearly a decade, Carolyn has published a comprehensive Daily News Digest, seven days per week unless she is traveling. This amazing, subscription-based newsletter contains key stories on economics, the environment, world news, civil liberties, civil unrest, and cultural trends—and contains a unique Inspiration section that offers options for responding to our planetary predicament. Carolyn graduated from Michigan State University, the University of Colorado, and Columbia Pacific University. She was a psychotherapist in private practice for eleven years and a college professor of psychology and history for ten years. Carolyn is the author of numerous books, and she lives and writes in Boulder, Colorado. For more on Carolyn Baker go to CarolynBaker.net SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com. 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The generational divide in our country feels massive.  With the rise of Gen Z and the sentiment of 'Okay Boomer', it doesn't feel as though one generation values the other.  If anything, younger generations especially are scapegoated for the direction our culture is taking.  In this episode we welcome Selah Cluff and as a member of GenZ to discuss this divide and explore how we might cross it. One of the first places this discussion goes is how each generation views the future and what cultural events define the generations represented. It is a wide road of experiences and events that shapes such diverse outlooks on the world and it's future.  You won't want to miss out on this conversation. And finally in an exercise of relevance, Selah quizzes the Irenicast hosts on current Gen Z slang.  Find out which of the Irenicast team is in the know and who is stuck in a moment. Introduction of Our Guest Co-Host, Selah Cluff (02:35)Conversation on The Generational Divide (08:29)Gen Z Slang Segment (56:22) ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign Up for our Email list HERE and stay up to date on all things Irenicast! Intersections is a group of un-fundies and exvangelicals meeting to support each other and process our evolving faith journeys. Facilitated by Bonnie, Casey, Rajeev and Jeff.  Our next session will be Thursdays, February 3rd through March 10th at 7pm PT.  Register today. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Generational Divide Conversation TheArriving (Selah's Podcast) Jon Batiste (American musician) Millennials Generation X Xennials Generation Z September 11 Attacks: Facts, Background & Impact Geroge W Bush (43rd President of the US) Barack Obama (44th President of the US) Cold War Geraldine Ferraro (First Female VP Nominee) Tamil (Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry mainly to India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, union territory of Puducherry and to Sri Lanka) Space Shuttle Challenger (fatal accident in the United States' space program that occurred on January 28, 1986) Fishbone, Party at Ground Zero Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan The Columbine High School Shooting Sandy Hook School Shooting Oxford High School Shooting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland, FL Back to the Future (1985 Film) Greta Thunberg (Swedish activist) Latchkey Kids Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., Dangerous Old Woman: Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype AIDS Epidemic Making Due by Lake Street Dive Jonah Big Trouble in Little Sanchez (Rick and Morty Episode, S2E7) From Our Gen Z Slang Segment Yeet Simp Devious licks MORE ABOUT SELAH CLUFF AND HER PODCAST 'THEARRIVING' Selah Cluff is a UC Davis of California student majoring in sustainable Agriculture and host of a podcast called TheArriving: A Podcast for Gen Z and Other Victims of Inexperience! This podcast intends to provide food for the soul, food for thought and food for growth. At TheArriving, it will illuminate answers to the questions that have already been found and strive to answer the ones still in hiding. This podcast is created with Generation Z in mind but it's totally cool if you are older or younger. At TheArriving we recognize that no matter how much amazingness or potential we have, we just can't know it all or do it all alone. So, this podcast will harvest, and freely share, the fruits of wisdom and experience of our elders with special guests and recurring features. Join her at TheArriving and begin learning, growing and thriving. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings.   AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | [email protected] can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC and haystackspodcast.com. Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin, MTS | co-host | [email protected] can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | [email protected] Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff's other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | [email protected] can connect with Rajeev at Parkside Community Church,  Facebook, Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, and Haystacks Podcast.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Email Us at [email protected] Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com