How does a trauma-informed view of atonement affect the way we see Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? In this episode, Red Letter Christians UK co-director Faith Van Horne talks about her doctoral work of integrating Pentecostal and Feminist theologies to understand atonement doctrine through the lens of sexual abuse survivors and the communities that support them.
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A lot of us have a complicated relationship with prayer. In this episode Joe talks about how prayer fits into his deconstruction journey.
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Deconstruction is all about asking questions. In this episode, Joe asks whether the biblical story of the “fall” from which the doctrine of original sin emerges should be considered less about disobedience than about exploitation.
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What does an online church for nerds, geeks, and gamers look like? Rev. Nathan Webb of Checkpoint Church talks with Joe about digital community built around YouTube, Twitch, and Discord in a context often shunned by traditional religious institutions.
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The colonization of the central Appalachian coalfields by extractive industries left scars on both the land and the people of the region, but it also left a rich heritage of resistance and perseverance. In this episode, Kenzie Walker of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum talks with Joe and Brad about the importance of preserving that heritage, its impacts on the broader American labor movement, and its continued relevance in the world today
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