Red Letter Christians Podcast

The Prophetic Imagination | Walter Brueggemann

Brueggemann’s primary method with the text is rhetorical criticism. Words matter to Brueggemann, and one can tell that by listening to him speak as he hangs on to particularly theologically significant words. His magnum opus, Theology of the Old Testament (1997), is a rhetorical-critical look at the Old Testament through the lenses of “testimony, dispute, and advocacy.”
Many have come to know Brueggemann through his book entitled The Prophetic Imagination, originally published in 1978.
[from https://www.walterbrueggemann.com]
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Chris Lahr | Earn the Right to Use Your Gifts

Chris Lahr helped run a mentoring program called Timoteo (Spanish for Timothy) that used sports to mentor and disciple urban youth (www.timoteosports.org). Chris is passionate about seeing Jesus manifested to people at the street level and seeing youth step into leadership roles in their community. His blogs mainly deal with the issue of racism and what we can do to live a more just and equitable lifestyle.
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Shane at the White House

In this special episode from July, Shane celebrates his 47th birthday at the White House and discusses progress being made in preventing gun violence.
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The Corner of Praise + Protest | Common Hymnal

Shane Claiborne speaks with Seaux Chill and Vincent Charlow from Common Hymnal and what it means to make a difference as a Christian.
"Institutional Christianity is going through a great shaking. None of us know exactly what tomorrow holds, but one thing is sure - the church is changing. Escapism is being challenged by realism. Dualism by integration. Status quo by social activism. Judgmentalism by compassion. Exclusion by inclusion. Hierarchy by democratization. Colonization by the celebration of BIPOC leadership. In the process, praise and protest are becoming inextricably intertwined, and the spiritual underground is is giving us more and more clues as to what's around the corner."  -- from https://commonhymnal.com/ 
 
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Remembering Ron Sider | Christians for Social Action

In this special two-part episode, we are celebrating the life and work of long-time RLC friend, Ron Sider, by sharing two older episodes fro 2018 and 2019 combined here in one. Ron passed away last week. He was the founder of Christians For Social Action (formerly Evangelicals for Social Action), and author of about 50 books including “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger” but most importantly, he was also a dear friend and part of RLC from the very beginning.  We ask for you to keep Arbutus, his wife, and the rest of his family and friends in prayer during this time.
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Waging Peace with Diana Oestreich, soldier turned peacemaker

"A beautiful and gut-wrenching memoir, Waging Peace exposes the false divide between loving our country and living out our faith's call to love our enemies--whether we perceive our enemy as the neighbor with an opposing political viewpoint, the clerk wearing a head-covering, or the refugee from a war-torn country. By showing that us-versus-them is a false choice, this book will inspire each of us to choose love over fear." - from https://www.dianaoestreich.com/waging-peace  
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Ebony Martin on Greenpeace and Speaking Truth to Power

"Greenpeace uses non-violent creative action to pave the way towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten our environment." - from www.greenpeace.org/international/
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Across the Pond | Dr. Chris Haw

In this interview from October 2021, Shane Claiborne interviews Dr. Chris Haw. Chris Haw is assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Scranton, a speaker, and an author.
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Alexia Salvatierra | Dove Power

"Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Centro Latino at Fuller Theological Seminary as well as the Assistant Professor of Integral Mission and Global Transformation.  She is available for speaking, training and workshops in the areas of immigration, faith-rooted organizing, cross-cultural ministry and building vital holistic Christian community." - from http://www.alexiasalvatierra.com/bio.html 
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Sharon Risher | For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre

This month's Book Club we have author of For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Sharon Risher.
"The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist. Plunged into the depths of mourning and anger and shock, Sharon could have wallowed in the pain. Instead, she chose the path of forgiveness and hope - eventually forgiving the convicted killer for his crime."
 
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