Was It Something I Read?

By: Ashley Kate & Alex
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  • Everyday theology about important issues facing the church. Join us as we discuss excellent books that examine the issues and scriptures that make so many of us uncomfortable and leave us with a lot of questions. We want to break down troubling texts and hard concepts and make them useful in our life and faith.
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  • The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 5 -- Chapters 8-9 -- Pondering the Faith of Presidents

    The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 5 -- Chapters 8-9 -- Pondering the Faith of Presidents
    Nov 29 2024

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    Summary

    Part 1 of 2. In chapters 8 and 9, we think about the faith of 3 out of 4 of the most recent presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, Barak Obama, and Donald Trump. We talk about American Civil Religion, and how it fuses orthodox Christian doctrine with nationalism. And we talk about the function of bias, especially our own, and how it makes us hypersensitive to the errors of some, and less watchful of the errors of others.

    Notes

    Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

    A production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.
    https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/


    Huge appreciation to Kitchener Public Library for the use of their recording studio.
    https://www.kpl.org/


    Podcast cover art by Studio of Broken Things
    https://www.facebook.com/ISA4048


    Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines (feat. Le June & Nbhd Nick)
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    1 hr
  • The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 4 -- Chapters 6-7 -- Of Small Governments and Big End Times

    The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 4 -- Chapters 6-7 -- Of Small Governments and Big End Times
    Nov 15 2024

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    Summary

    Join us for a conversation that takes a surprising but enjoyable turn into church history, as we discuss Chapter 6 "The Magic of the Market: the hermeneutics of small government" and Chapter 7 "The Late Great United States: biblical eschatology in the Cold War.

    No panda references, but we do find ourselves wondering if the heavenly city might be depicted as a Borg cube.

    Notes

    Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

    A production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.
    https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/


    Huge appreciation to Kitchener Public Library for the use of their recording studio.
    https://www.kpl.org/


    Podcast cover art by Studio of Broken Things
    https://www.facebook.com/ISA4048


    Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines (feat. Le June & Nbhd Nick)
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    54 mins
  • The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 3 -- "A Stick of Dynamite": Civil Rights and Scripture

    The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 3 -- "A Stick of Dynamite": Civil Rights and Scripture
    Oct 25 2024

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    Summary

    We look in this episode at Schiess' chapter on the civil rights movement, and discuss in particular the use of the Christian message in social issues, and the death of Christendom. We also discuss whether the career of "panda pastor" is more or less justified than the belief that America is a Christian nation.

    Notes

    Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

    A production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.
    https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/


    Huge appreciation to Kitchener Public Library for the use of their recording studio.
    https://www.kpl.org/


    Podcast cover art by Studio of Broken Things
    https://www.facebook.com/ISA4048


    Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines (feat. Le June & Nbhd Nick)
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    39 mins

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