This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Joshua Dubler and Vincent Lloyd about their book, Break Every Yoke: Religion, Justice, and the Abolition of Prisons. They chat about how religion has been used to create mass incarceration, how religion has been used to abolish prisons, and much more. Guest Bios: Joshua Dubler is Assi...
Oct 26, 2022•57 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Karen González about her new book, Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration. They chat about immigration in the Bible, how state borders create violence, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Karen González is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Use this link to register for Theology Beer Camp 2022 and use the promo code "APT" to receive $50 off your ticket. Mason chats with Jamie McGhee and Adam Hollowell about their new book, You Mean It or You Don't: James Baldwin's Radical Challenge. They chat about James Baldwin's challenge to white libe...
Sep 28, 2022•54 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Use this link to register for Theology Beer Camp 2022 and use the promo code "APT" to receive $50 off your ticket. Mason chats with Carlos Rodriguez about his book, Drop the Stones: When Love Reaches the Unlovable. They chat about how the love of Jesus is political and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Carlo...
Sep 14, 2022•54 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Use this link to register for Theology Beer Camp 2022 and use the promo code "APT" to receive $50 off your ticket. Mason chats with Damon Garcia about his new book, The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus. They chat about if God would riot, salvation, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Twitter: @...
Aug 31, 2022•53 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Use this link to register for Theology Beer Camp 2022 and use the promo code "APT" to receive $50 off your ticket. Mason chats with Kevin Nye about his new book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. They chat about a Christian call to end homeless and much more. Guest Bio/Info...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Use this link to register for Theology Beer Camp 2022 and use the promo code "APT" to receive $50 off your ticket. Mason chats with Amy Kenny about her new book, My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church. They chat about if God is disabled, how disability is a social construct,...
Aug 03, 2022•53 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Rohadi Nagassar about his new book, When We Belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins. They chat about the Christianities that liberate the oppress and how you can still belong in Christianity even after you may have been hurt by it. Guest Bio/Info: Rohadi Nagassar is a writer, e...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology In this episode Mason chats with Dianna Anderson about their new book, In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies. They chat about how theology shapes our gender and how being non-binary can teach us about theology. Guest Bio/Info: Dianna is a non-binary writer, who has written several boo...
Jul 06, 2022•53 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology In this episode Mason chats with Brian McLaren about his new book, Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned. They chat about all the reasons why you should and shouldn't stay a Christian and how we ought to move forward. Guest Bio/Info: Brian McLaren is a...
Jun 22, 2022•53 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology In this episode Mason chats with Cole Arthur Riley about her new book, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us. They chat about why embodiment is essential to spirituality and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies. She is also th...
Jun 08, 2022•49 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Jonny Rashid about his new book, Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel. They chat about why Jesus takes a side and how to navigate American politics if you believe God sides with the oppressed. Guest Bio/Info: Jonny Rashid has served as pastor for Circle of...
May 25, 2022•52 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Andre Henry about his new book, All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives. We chat about why you should debating racists and why we need revolution for Black lives. Guest Bio/Info: Andre Henry is an award-winning musician, wri...
May 11, 2022•49 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Victoria Loorz about her new book, Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred. They chat about how we have to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world and how church can be done in nature. Guest Bio/Info: Victoria Loorz is a spiritual director and cofou...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza about their new book Body Becoming: A Path to Our Liberation and how embodiment can change the world. Guest Bio/Info: Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is a transqueer activist, Latinx scholar, public theologian, and recent author of Body Becoming: A Path to Ou...
Apr 13, 2022•55 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Chichi Agorom about her new book The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry. We chat about the Enneagram, how the Enneagram can be a tool for black liberation, and what liberation looks like for each Enneagram type. Guest Bio/Info: Chichi Ago...
Mar 30, 2022•49 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Krispin Mayfield about his new book, Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience. They chat about attachment styles and how you can have a secure attachment to God. Guest Bio/Info: Krispin Mayfield is a licensed professional counselor and recent author of Attache...
Mar 16, 2022•57 min
This episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted: unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheology Mason chats with Christena Cleveland about her new book, God is a Black Woman. They chat about what the white male God and black woman God mean and why black woman God can lead to liberation. Guest Bio/Info: Christena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. ...
Mar 02, 2022•49 min
Mason chats with Thomas Cathcart about whether you have to believe certain doctrines to be a Christian, religionless Christianity, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Thomas Cathcart is a New York Times best-selling author and the author of There Is No God and Mary Is His Mother: Rediscovering Religionless Christianity. Find Thomas here: platoandaplatypus.com Special music by New Tycoon: Spotify: New Tycoon Instagram: jewzak Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga...
Feb 16, 2022•50 min
Mason chats with Tom Oord about his book Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas. They chat about what open and relational theology is, why it matters, and how it can be liberating. Guest Bio/Info: Tom Oord is a theologian and author of more than twenty-five books, including Open and Relational Theology: An Introduction to Life-Changing Ideas. Find Tom here: thomasjayoord.com Twitter: @ThomasJayOord Instagram: thomasjayoord Facebook: facebook.com/thomas.oord Special ...
Feb 02, 2022•50 min
Mason chats with Yolanda Pierce about her book, In My Grandmother's House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit. We chat about the faith and life of her grandmother and how her grandmother has shaped her theology. Guest Bio/Info: Yolanda Pierce is professor and dean of Howard University School of Divinity. She is also the author of In My Grandmother's House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit. Find Yolanda here: yolandapierce.com Twitter: @YNPierce Special music by Slowrite...
Jan 19, 2022•45 min
In this episode Mason hangs out with Adrian Gibbs and Josh Link from the Dirty Rotten Church Kids podcast. They do an ex-evangelical theology fantasy draft, picking from the the dumbest creationist science to what Calvinist pastor they most want to slap. Who picked the best team? Guests Bio/Info: Adrian Gibbs and Josh Link are the host of the Dirty Rotten Church Kids podcast. Find Dirty Rotten Church Kids here: Instagram: @dirtyrottenchurchkids Twitter: @dirtyrottenck Special music by Trey Pears...
Jan 05, 2022•55 min
Mason chats with Dr. Miguel De La Torre about his new book, Decolonizing Christianity: Becoming Badass Believers. They chat about the history of Christian nationalism and whether or not Christianity can be decolonized. Guest Bio/Info: Miguel De La Torre is professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at the Iliff School of Theology. Find Miguel here: drmigueldelatorre.com Twitter: drdelatorre Facebook: facebook.com/miguel.delatorre.1238 Special music by Sherwood: Spotify: Sherwood Instagram: sh...
Dec 22, 2021•42 min
Mason chats with Lenny Duncan about Lenny's new book, United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope. We chat about Lenny's story and whether or not there is hope for America. Guest Bio/Info: Lenny Duncan is a writer, podcaster, and Ph.D student and the author of United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope. Twitter: @lennyaduncan Instagram: lennyaduncan Facebook: facebook.com/Rev.Lenny Special music by Stavesacre: Spo...
Dec 08, 2021•41 min
In this episode Mason chats with Jes Kast (and the occasional appearance of her puppy) about whether queer Christians should stay in conservative churches or not. We also talk about why I should become a Calvinist and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Jes Kast is a queer progressive minister and constructive theologian. Find Jes here: revjeskast.com Twitter: @revjeskast Instagram: revjeskast Special music by The Homeless Gospel Choir: Spotify: The Homeless Gospel Choir Instagram: thgchoir Get connected...
Nov 24, 2021•46 min
Mason chats with Dante Stewart about his new book, Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle. We chat about how infectious white supremacy is and why Jesus is Black, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Dante Stewart is a writer and speaker and recent author of Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle. Find Dante here: dantecstewart.com Twitter: @stewartdantec Instagram: stewartdantec Facebook: facebook.com/dstewart37 Special music by Mayyadda: Spotify: Mayyadda Instagram: mayyadda Get connected to M...
Nov 11, 2021•57 min
Mason chat with Hillary McBride about her new book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living. They chat about what science is learning about the body, why embodiment is important to justice, and how you can be more embodied. Guest Bio/Info: Hillary McBride is a therapist, researcher, podcaster, and author of the recent book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living. Find Hillary here: hillarylmcbr...
Oct 27, 2021•56 min
Mason chats with Dr. Angela Parker about her new book, If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority. We chat about the oppressive history of biblical inerrancy, how the Bible ought to shape our faith, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Dr. Angela Parker is assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at McAfee School of Theology. She is also the recent author of If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority. Find Angela here: Insta...
Oct 13, 2021•44 min
Mason chats with Elle Dowd about her new book, Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist. We chat about how you can go from being a white moderate to an abolitionist and why people of faith should be committed to fighting white supremacy. Guest Bio/Info: Elle Dowd is a Lutheran minister and recent author of Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist. Find Elle here: elledowd.com Facebook: facebook.com/ElleDowdMinistry Twitter: @hownowbrowndowd Instagram: hownowbrow...
Sep 29, 2021•45 min
Mason chats live at the 2021 Wild Goose Festival with Brenda Davies about her book, On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel. We chat about her journey through purity culture, how sex can shape our theology, and much more. (Episode content warning: Throughout the episode Brenda shares vulnerably about being sexually assaulted. Also, towards the end of the episode she mentions that religious trauma syndrome is recognized by DSM-5. After recording we were corrected that it is not. However, reli...
Sep 15, 2021•48 min
