Irenicast - A Progressive Christian Podcast

Talk of truth continues with an exploration of trusted sources of truth. Co-hosts wonder what makes us think something is true. Since the printing press and ensuing Reformation, have we been programm…

For our continuing conversation on moral truth (Episode #166) Allen, Bonnie, Jeff and Rajeev discuss the most recent episode with listeners live on Facebook and Youtube.  Some additional thoughts on …

Because you can’t cover Truth in just one episode, all five co-hosts come back for round two on Moral Truth. Jeff begins the conversation with the annoying question of God and the Bible as the ultima…

In our very first in the Continuing the Conversation series we follow up on episode #165, What is Truth? - Spilling the Capital Tea.  Continuing the Conversation will be a limited run of Live events …

What is truth? The co-hosts take on the little topic of truth. Capital “T” truth? Lowercase “t” truth? You decide. Given that none of us expected 2020 to bring a pandemic lockdown, it makes sense tha…

In this episode co-hosts juxtapose isolation and connection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It begins with each co-host describing their own COVID coma as they shelter-in-place. Collectively…

A feminist approach to the bible may on the surface seem like a narrow lense in which to view scripture.  However, as you’ll hear in this episode, it is more accurate to say that the interpretations …

Linda Midgett and Dr. Larycia Hawkins join the show this episode to discuss embodied solidarity via their new documentary film, Same God.  Dr. Hawkins’s Christian practice of embodied solidarity. In …

In this episode Casey dives right into talking redemption with Jay Bakker. Jamie Charles “Jay” Bakker is an American pastor, author and speaker. He is the son of televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy F…

This week Jeff has a conversation with The Next Question co-hosts Chi Chi Okwu and Jenny Booth Potter.  The Next Question is a revolutionary web series where racial justice happens face-to-face. It d…

We’re survivors of high control religious environments? What? Irenicast co-hosts offer the (sometimes) uncomfortable awareness that if you were in an evangelical/fundamentalist community, much of you…

Jeff & Casey sit down for a conversation with Matthias Roberts, author of the new book Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms.  Before discussion the book, Matthias talks a littl…

It’s a Process Theology Christmas, because that’s our thing now.  In this conversation Bonnie leads the team in a super-sized discussion on all things Christmas.  Through a process theology lens of c…

To begin, each of the co-hosts speaks to their experiences of women in church leadership. You might be surprised. Then questions surface like -- should we be gender-izing leadership? Aren’t we over t…

In this episode two innovative spiritual leaders and thinkers, Brian McLaren and Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon, have an intimate conversation beginning with the story of their conservative Christian upbringin…

In keeping with the shadow side of Halloween, Jeff, Casey and Rajeev ask the question, what is evil? -- capital E, Evil. Each co-host brings his own, different perspective. Is Evil personal?  Is it s…

Our first Process Theology episode is finally here!  We know many of our listeners have been waiting to hear more about this particular theology that was introduced to the Irenicast audience by Bonni…

Per listener request, the Irenicast crew takes up the topic of Faith Healing. Surprise! Not every evangelical and/or fundamentalist tradition approaches this topic in the same way. Co-hosts discuss p…

Rajeev sits down and has a conversation on grief with author Megan Devine.  Grief might be the most universal human experience and Megan shares her personal journey to her work as a grief advocate.  …

Allen, Casey and Jeff dive into the disturbing notion of “gay conversion therapy”, sometimes called “gay reparative therapy”.  The episode begins with Casey sharing his personal experience with the h…