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A People's Theology

Mason Mennengamasonmennenga.com
Exploring theologies that inspire and liberate. Formerly known as Religionless Church. masonmennenga.com

Episodes

Carl McColman: What is Christian Mysticism?

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 Q Christian Fellowship Conference 2024 and use the discount code "APEOPLESTHEOLOGY" to receive 10% off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Carl McColman about his new book, The New Big Book of...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 8 min

Steven Charleston: Indigenous Wisdom for Surviving the World

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 Q Christian Fellowship Conference 2024 and use the discount code "APEOPLESTHEOLOGY" to receive 10% off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Steven Charleston about his new book, We Survived the...

Dec 06, 20231 hr 7 min

Shannon Harris: What Was it Like Being at the Center of Purity Culture?

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 Q Christian Fellowship Conference 2024 and use the discount code "APEOPLESTHEOLOGY" to receive 10% off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Shannon Harris about her new book, The Woman They Wan...

Nov 22, 20231 hr 1 min

Andrew Davis: Would Aliens Believe in God?

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 Q Christian Fellowship Conference 2024 and use the discount code "APEOPLESTHEOLOGY" to receive 10% off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Andrew Davis about his new book, Metaphysics of Exo-L...

Nov 08, 20231 hr 11 min

Matthew Thiessen: Was Paul Really Jewish?

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 Q Christian Fellowship Conference 2024 and use the discount code "APEOPLESTHEOLOGY" to receive 10% off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Matthew Thiessen about his new book, A Jewish Paul: T...

Oct 25, 20231 hr

Matthias Roberts: How to Rediscover Faith after being Hurt by Religion

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Matthias Roberts about his new book Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After...

Oct 11, 20231 hr 5 min

Andrew Whitehead: Why Christian Nationalism is Dangerous

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Andrew Whitehead about his new book, American Idolatry: How Christian Nation...

Sep 27, 20231 hr 9 min

Aaron Rosen: What Would Jesus See?

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Watch full episodes of A People's Theology: https://www.youtube.com/@APeoplesTheology Mason chats with Aaron Rosen about his new book, What Would Jesus See: Ways of Looking at a D...

Sep 13, 20231 hr 4 min

Flamy Grant: Why Drag is Christian

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Mason chats with Flamy Grant about how they became a drag queen who recently went #1 on the Christian music charts and the theology of drag. Guest Bio/Info: Flamy Grant is a Chris...

Aug 30, 20231 hr 14 min

Meghan Murphy-Gill: The Theology of Bread

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Mason chats with Meghan Murphy-Gill about her new book, The Sacred Life of Bread: Uncovering the Mystery of an Ordinary Loaf. They chat about the theology of bread and why bread i...

Aug 16, 20231 hr 2 min

Terence Lester: Why Learning Black History Matters

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 2023 and use the promo code "MASONGODPOD" to receive $25 off your ticket. Mason chats with Terence Lester about his new book, All God's Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity. They chat about why understanding Black history...

Aug 02, 20231 hr 2 min

Benjamin Perry: Does God Cry?

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 Benjamin Perry about their new book, Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter. They chat about why humans cry, if God cries, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Benjamin Perry is a minister at Middle Church and an award-winning writer. They are also the author of the recently released book, Cry, Ba...

Jul 19, 202357 min

Isaac Sharp: What Happened to Liberal Evangelicals?

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 Isaac Sharp about his new book, The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressive, Feminist, and Gay Christians―and the Movement That Pushed Them Out. They talk about the history of liberal, Black, progressive, feminist, and gay evangelicals and the future of evangelicali...

Jul 05, 20231 hr 30 min

Tara Teng: Why Your Body is a Revolution

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 Tara Teng about her new book, Your Body Is a Revolution: Healing Our Relationships with Our Bodies, Each Other, and the Earth. They chat about how to have a better relationship with your body and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Tara Teng is a an embodiment coach and somatic practitioner. S...

Jun 21, 20231 hr 4 min

Tom Oord: Is God All-Powerful?

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 Tom Oord about his new book, The Death of Omnipotence and the Birth of Amipotence. They talk about if God is all-powerful, how Christians started understanding God as all-powerful, and why God is actually amipotent. Guest/Bio: Tom Oord is a theologian and author of more than twenty-fi...

Jun 07, 20231 hr

Otis Moss III: What Do Love and Justice Have to do with Each Other?

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 chat with Otis Moss III about his new book, Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times. They chat about what love and justice have to do with each other and his father's amazing story protecting Martin Luther King Jr. Guest Bio/Info: Otis Moss III is a renowned pr...

May 24, 20231 hr 4 min

Lyndsey Medford: How to Heal a World that is Sick

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 Lyndsey Medford about her new book, My Body and Other Crumbling Empires: Lessons for Healing in a World That Is Sick. They chat about Lyndsey's chronic autoimmune disease and the ways our world needs to heal from the systems of oppression that have been created. Guest Bio/Info: Lyndse...

May 10, 202357 min

Erin Jean Warde: Why Sobriety is Spiritual

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 Watch the full video episode on YouTube. Mason chats with Erin Jean Warde about her new book, Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol. They chat about why sobriety is spiritual and how to have a mindful relationship with alcohol, regardless if you want to be sober or not. Gu...

Apr 26, 202356 min

Kaitlin Curtice: What You Can Learn from Indigenous Resistance

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 Watch the full video episode on YouTube. Mason chats with Kaitlin Curtice about her new book, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day. They chat about different everyday ways you can resist the oppressions of the world. Guest Bio/Info: Kaitlin Curtice is an award-winnin...

Apr 12, 202352 min

John Dominic Crossan: Did Jesus Really Resurrect?

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 John Dominic Crossan about if Jesus really resurrected? They talk about how resurrection was understood during Jesus's time and how we should understand resurrection in our time. If you want to learn more about what John Dominic Crossan talked about in this episode, check out his East...

Mar 29, 20231 hr 9 min

Austen Hartke: What Does the Bible Say About Trans People?

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 Austen Hartke about his book, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians. They chat about what the Bible says about transgender people and what gifts transgender people bring to Christianity. Guest Bio/Info: Austen Hartke is the founder and director of Transmissio...

Mar 15, 202357 min

Lenny Duncan: Why the Church Needs Revolution, Not Reform

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 Lenny Duncan about their new book, Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church. They chat about why the church needs revolution, not reform and why if we actually loved our neighbors we wouldn't need police. Guest Bio/Info: Lenny Duncan is a writer, speaker, and ...

Mar 01, 20231 hr 3 min

Randy Woodley: How to Reconnect with Sacred Earth

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 Randy Woodley about how to reconnect with sacred Earth. They chat about how our understanding of the Earth has been colonized, practices to reconnect with sacred Earth, and much more. Guest Bio/Info: Randy Woodley is an Indigenous theologian, activist, and author of many books includi...

Feb 15, 202356 min

Pete Enns: What To Do When You Doubt Your Faith

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 Pete Enns about his new book, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming. They talk about what you should do when you begin to question your faith and how his theology has changed over the years. Guest Bio/Info: Pete Enns is a professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern ...

Feb 01, 20231 hr 1 min

Sarah Lane Ritchie: Can Psychedelics Make You Believe in God?

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 Sarah Lane Ritchie about how psychedelics can shape our religious experiences and theology. We also chat about if psychedelics can help you believe in God. Guest Bio/Info: Sarah is a scholar of science and religion and has done extensive work on psychedelics and religious experiences....

Jan 18, 20231 hr 1 min

Brad Onishi: Why Christian Nationalism is Dangerous

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 Brad Onishi about his new book, Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism: and What Comes Next. They talk about the history of white Christian nationalism in America, the theology of American white Christian nationalism, and what American white Christian ...

Jan 04, 20231 hr 2 min

Diana Butler Bass, Tom Oord, and Andrew Davis: Who is God in Process Theology?

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 is live at 2022 Theology Beer Camp with his friends Diana Butler Bass, Tom Oord, and Andrew Davis where they talk about God in process theology. They talk about the different understandings of God in process theology, how one can experience God, and much more. If you would like to listen and wat...

Dec 22, 20221 hr

Adam Clark: Why Black Theology Matters

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 is live at 2022 Theology Beer Camp with his friend Tim Whitaker from The New Evangelicals and they chat with Adam Clark about Black theology. They talk about the different understandings of God in Black theology, why Black theology matters, and much more. If you would like to listen and watch to...

Dec 08, 202255 min

Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff: What is Christian Communism?

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 Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff from the podcast, The Magnificast. They chat about what communism and capitalism are and why Christians should be communists. Guests Bio/Info: Matt Bernico and Dean Detloff are the hosts of the podcast, The Magnificast. Find Matt here: Twitter: @Matt_Bern...

Nov 24, 202255 min

D.L. Mayfield: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision for the World

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 D.L. Mayfield about her new book, Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for Our Times. They chat about Dorothy Day and how her life and work can inspire us to change the world. Guest Bio/Info: D.L. Mayfield is a writer, activist, and the author of the recent boo...

Nov 09, 202254 min
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