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jonathan_foster
by Jonathan Foster
I write, have a doctorate in mimetic theory and open and relational theology, been a pastor, founded lovehaiti.org with my son, have an awesome wife, three kids, and as it's turning out, an intense if not interesting life. Season 1: LGTBQ+ stuffS2: Ideas arond being a human being. S3: Why I Still...S4: StoryS5: F.A.Q.'sS6: Random stuff connected to my substack/patreon pageS7: People I'm listening toS8: A bunch of open and relational theology discussions S9: Conversations with authors my friend, Tori and I are having on SubstackTrack me down at jonathanfosteronline.comMake sure to hit the follow or subscribe. And if you dig it, you're welcome to leave a review. Thanks!
Episodes
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Edge of the Inside with Jeremy Jernigan
Great to be with my friend Jeremy Jernigan (from the valley of the sun, for those of you who care about such things), talking about his new book, The Edge of the Inside: When Losing Your Place Means Finding Your Soul. Jeremy is one of those people who operates somewhere between the ancient and…
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Movement is Truth and the Truth is Love
Hey friends, here's a little thing about truth, movement, reality, Herod, US Presidents, and love. I reference a Substack conversation I had that is itself called Grief in the Holidays. Click the link to watch or listen. It turned out nicely and I think could help a lot of people during this...
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A Hell Bent Conversation with Brian Recker
Loved catching up with Brian Recker about both his work and his USA Today bestselling book, Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love. Subscribe to Brian’s substack publication and find him on Instagram (with a few hundred thousand other people!) Thanks...
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Fierce Love with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Tori and I got to meetup with the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis recently and talk about love, patience, the state of the world, racism, and her book Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World. And hey, if you're like me, you'll pick up a copy of The...
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Better Ways to Read the Bible with Zach Lambert
Tori and I had a fantastic conversation on Substack Live with the Rev. Zach Lambert about his book Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing (Four New Lenses for Making Sense of Scripture). Find Zach on social media or Substack. Shouldn't be hard to find...
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Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel with Danny Bryant
Fantastic for Tori Owens and I to meetup with Danny Bryant today to talk about his book Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel. The book shares both the wounds and rewards of being a native son of a puritanical way of life with the hope of inviting others...
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Nihilism Might be a Good Thing with Jim Palmer
It was great to have Jim Palmer on talking about meaning making, the role of God, love, how atheism can get it wrong, religion, nihilism, and Costa Rica! Find him on Substack with thousands and thousands of followers and also on Amazon or Facebook. Jim is a good friend of mine and I'm really glad...
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The Microbiome and Theology with John Pohl
I had a great time talking with the Dr. John Pohl about what the microbiome might say about metaphysics (and metaphysics about the microbiome). Not to mention prehension, panentheism, and panexperientialism and a host of other things! I hope you'll check it out, find him on Substack, and read his...
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Unitive Moreness with Dr. Ilia Delio
I don’t know how one gets to be so lucky as to be acquainted with Ilia Delio, but Tori E. Owens and I are and today we got to catch up with her online. It’s probably the best start to a conversation I’ve ever had as the first thing out of the box was “So, I play guitar.” 😂 And then it just went…
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The Wood Between the Worlds with Brian Zahnd
Hey, friends, thanks for joining me and Tori as we talk to the Rev. Brian Zahnd. Brian is the author of multiple books (probably my favorite is Beauty Will Save the World), including his latest, The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. He's also the pastor of Word of Life...
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A Lament for Reckless Power with the Rev Ben Cremer
Hey everyone, thanks for hanging out with Tori and I with Ben Cremer where we talk about fun things like pastoring, justice, the mark of the beast, politics, christianity, living in geographical areas (social areas, too) where there isn’t much room to think outside the box, and much, much more!...
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The World Soul with Matt Segall
Loved our time with the Dr. Matthew Segall. You should listen if you’re interested in … The participatory nature of truth How Jesus fits into this idea Open and closed systems Objective vs. subjective immortality The non-completeness of love Is God responsible or responsive? AI and our current...
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The Grief We Carry
Welcome to a little conversation I had with my friends Dina Bell-Laroche and Leslie Palumbo. We met on the Substack Live platform a few weeks ago, but am grateful to be able to bring the audio to you here on this podcast. Both Leslie and Dina have great insight into the grieving process. I've...
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Theology and the World with Brian McLaren
I absolutely loved this conversation that Tori E. Owens and I had with Brian McLaren. Among many other things we chatted about ... Authoritarianism. The issues that both the right and the left have in the church with authoritarianism. The indigenous vision question that Jesus went on (Temptation…
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Whiteness and Christianity with Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Hi, thanks for joining Tori and I as we talk to Grace Ji-Sun Kim about her book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. It's an important book written by one of the world’s sweetest humans. One of my favorite parts, and something we got to chat a little bit…
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An Uncontrollable Conversation with Thomas Jay Oord
Welcoming back to the show someone who needs no introduction: Thomas Jay Oord. Tori and I were glad to be able to talk to Dr. Tom about topics like the development of Jesus, open and relational thinking, realistic hope, how love might be considered as "winning," and his commentary on that old...
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The Great Open Dance with Jon Paul Sydnor
I've really enjoyed reading The Great Open Dance: A Progressive Christian Theology and so it was fun to have Jon Paul Sydnor and Tori Owens on the show to talk about that book and ... Sanctuary theology vs. defensive theology Agape nondualism Normalizing being upset, angry, and scared in these...
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Creative Resistance and Brad Jersak
A conversation Tori and I had with Brad Jersak. What’s it like being in Canada right now, living so close to the empire to the south? Why does creativity matter? What’s curently happening at St Stephens University? What is it about the Book of Revelation that helps you think through the beast of…
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Cheese in the Darkness: End of the Season/Era Episode
This episode is a special one for me. As cairns (i.e., rock piles) are used way out in the wilderness to keep hikers on a trail, so the concepts in this episode might keep those in a psycho-spiritual wilderness on trails, too. I'm trying not to be dogmatic about any of this, but the intensity of...
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Liz Charlotte Grant and Reading the Bible Artfully
Hey, everyone, I'm happy to introduce you to Liz Charlotte Grant and her forthcoming book: Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis After Losing Faith in the Bible. Instead of seeing the book of Genesis as a weapon in the culture wars, Grant interprets the Bible’s inspired book of beginnings as a...
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Green Flag People with Quique Autrey
Hey, this is my friend, psychoanalyst, and author, Quique Autrey. I've had the chance to be on his Psyche Podcast a couple of times, so when he decided to write a book, I knew I wanted to have him on and talk about the project. Btw, if you're into Rick Boothby, Todd McGowan, Peter Rollins kind of...
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The Tom and Tammy Episode: Tradition, Nazarenes, Change, and the Future
It was great to be with my friends Tom Oord and Tammy Vogt recently, talking about our experience(s) with The Church of the Nazarene—both the good and the bad. I think this will be helpful for any of you who have lost faith in your denominational, church, or religious affiliation. And...
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The Quest for Thin Places with Dana Hicks
It's great to have author and friend, Dana Hicks back on the show to talk about his latest book: The Quest for Thin Places: How to Find Spirituality after Deconstruction. I highly recommend this book to anyone going through some type of disassembling and reassembling of their faith. Thanks for…
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Open and Relational Faith Journies with Mason Mennenga
It's always fun to interact with Mason Mennenga, and this time around, we talk about his faith journey, filled as it's been with open and relational insight. We also talk about theology beer camp and football (of course), so I don't know what more people could want! Find Mason on his podcast, A...
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God, Sex, and Rich People with Mattie Jo Cowsert
Mattie Jo Cowsert is an actor and author. I think the courage she displays unpacking her story around, you guessed it, God, sex, and rich people is something that a lot of people are going to benefit from. I love her spirit and her energy for finding healthy ways forward for young people (all...
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Justin Scoggins, Inking Christ
Loved chatting with Justin Scoggins about his brand new book, Inking Christ: A Theological Approach to Tattoos. It's a timely, interesting, important read. Plus the cover is awesome. Hope you'll check it out. Peace, Jonathan Substack Theology of Consent indigo: the color of grief jonathan_foster...
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Poet, Author, Darrell Epp and his new book: Alien Phonics Primer!
We're talking art, poetry, life and some theology with the poet and author, Darrell Epp. I had a chance to read his brand new book (out today) called Alien Phonics Primer. Darrell's writing is super interesting, fun, subversive, and meaningful. And, not to be overlooked ... it's all in lowercase!…
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Beer, the NBA, and Open and Relational Theology with Tripp Fuller
Has anyone in the English-speaking world done more to advance the idea of process-influenced open and relational theology than Tripp Fuller? Hmm, probably not. The good Dr. Fuller is an author, podcaster, thinker, and world-class academician. And he joins me today to talk a little NBA, beer, Al...
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Talkin' Open and Relational Theology with filmmaker, Sarey Martin Concepción
Nice to have a conversation about transitions, theology, chuch planting, film-making, and all things open and relational theology with my friend Sarey Martin Concepción. Find out what she's up to, including her films, at Secret Art Project. Join me and Sarey and a bunch of other people at…
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Open & Relational Theology and My Muslim Friends: Saida Mirsadri & Jared Morningstar
With it's emphasis of relation over substance and possibility over predetermined endings, open and relational theology provides a way forward for both Muslims and Christians. I became even more convinced is the reality as I was editing a recent SacraSage Press book entitled Open and Relational...
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An Open and Relational Theological Conversation with Dr. Marjorie Suchocki
It was such an honor to have a conversation with the venerable Dr. Marjorie Hewit Suchocki about compassion, prayer, sex, justice, power, and theology. Marjorie is an author, United Methodist professor emerita of theology at Claremont School of Theology, and one of the most important process...
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Open and Relational Christianity with Matt Segall
Hey friends, I hope you know about Matt Segall who's a a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, teacher, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences, as well as to the study of consciousness. If you don't know of him, you do now! Subscribte to his...
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Mutual Imminence and Open and Relational Theology with Jay McDaniel and Tori Owens
Have you read the good stuff at openhorizons.org? If not, check it out and learn about my friend, scholar, author, process theologian, and interdisciplinary thinker, Jay McDaniel. Our conversational partner on this episode is Tori Owens. Tori is a counselor, friend, and amazing artist, and she is...
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The Quantum Sayings of Jesus and Keith Giles
Please welcome Keith Giles back to the show. Keith has a brand new book dropping today, actually, April 23 and it's called The Quantum Sayings of Jesus: Decoding the Lost Gospel of Thomas. I really enjoyed reading the book, learning more about the backstory with The Gospel of Thomas, and my...
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Open and Relational Theology with Mark Feldmeir and Hyemi Jones
Lookin' for a great book from an author and pastor? Oh, you should know about Mark Feldmeir and his book Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore. Really enjoyed having a conversation with Mark about love, church, relationality, theology and his journey. It was also great to...
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Preaching and Open and Relational Theology
It was fun to work on SacraSage's latest book Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays, and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology. And, not only that, but to contribute an essay, which is really a sermon, as the point of this book is to…
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Genetic Flourishing and Open and Relational Theology with Shaleen Kendrick
Man, this is a great conversation with my friend, Shaleen Kendrick, about neurotheology, integrated ideas of salvation, well-being, and the adaptivity of open and relational theology. Plus, about 40 minutes in or so, we get into cognitive linguistic shame tactics that the religious system engages...
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The Dynamism of Open/Relational Theology with Thomas Jay Oord and Libby Tedder Hugus
Hey, my podcast listening friend, thanks for tuning in today as we have the one and only Dr. Thomas Jay Oord back on the show to talk all things open and relational. We live in a day and age that is ripe for a new approach to theology, and I think ORT is that new approach! I I hope you'll check…
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Why it's a Good Time to go Open/Relational with Andrew Davis
Really fun to have Dr. Andrew Davis on the podcast today. Andrew is an author, theologian, and process philosopher and a reknowed expert in all things Alfred North Whitehead. Most importantly, Andrew is a friend! Please check out his website at andrewmdavis.info and don't forget to subscribe to…
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MiddleEarth, Mimesis, and Matthew Distefnao
It's outstanding to be back churning out the audio goodness on the jonathan_foster show. Today, I have my friend Matthew J. Distefano with us talking about his brand NEW book entitled, The Wisdom of Hobbits: Unearthing our Humanity at 3 Bagshot Row. It is a really nice read about yes, all things...
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With Rob Bell
Cool to be with Rob Bell on this episode that wraps up season #7. You may have heard of Rob, you know, through creative works like Love Wins, Velvet Elvis, Everything is Spiritual (my favorite RB book btw), the NOOMA video series, and his latest, Where'd You Park Your Spaceship?. We talk about...
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With Rick Boothby part II
This is something like a part ii of my conversation with the professor, author, and Lecanian expert, Dr. Richard Boothby. In this episode Rick and I talk more about going through unspeakable loss as fathers, about the work born out of such loss, like Rick's book Embracing the Void: Rethinking the...
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With Rick Boothby part I
So glad I'm able to have this conversation with my friend, Dr. Richard Boothby. Rick is an author who teaches at Loyola Univ of Maryland. He has an interest and expertise in Psychoanalysis and Philosophical Psychology as well as religion, Christianity, and love. His two recent books have…
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With Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer is, among other things, an author, retreat speaker, certified Spiritual Director, and the founder of The Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. I am really impressed with the consistent way Jim's gone about telling his story and helping others evolve in their faith journey for a lot of...
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With John D. Caputo
I had the best time being with the one and only Dr John (Jack) D. Caputo on this episode. Jack is a philosopher, author, and a really important figure connected to postmodern Christianity and continental philosophy. He's also the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse...
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Sitting in the Shade of Another Tree
Nice to sit down today with Keith Giles, Fred Stella, Kevin Sweeny, Caleb Gilliland, and Gregory Smith, who are representing a new book of essays called Sitting in the Shade of Another Tree: What We Learn by Listening to Other Faiths brought to you by Quoir Publishing. I hope you'll check it out....
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With James Baldwin by way of Greg Garrett
Hey friends, if you like James Baldwin, you will love this episode with my friend and author extraordinaire Greg Garrett. Gregg's latest book is called The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity. Please pick a copy up because…
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the NEW book that drops NEXT week
Hey, my podcast-listening friends. Thanks for tuning into this short episode that introduces my forthcoming new book, indigo: the color of grief. This surprising little book will be launched into the world Tuesday, Oct 17th, via this Indiegogo crowdfunding site link. For what it's worth, Brian...
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7:11 People I'm Listening to - Sarah Stankorb
It was an honor to have Sarah Stankorb on the show today talking about her really important book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning I hope you'll pick up a copy and share it with a friend…
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7:10 People I'm Listening to - Meredith Miller
It was outstanding to be with Meredith Miller on this episode. We have lots of points of interest, not the least of which is ways to help kids grow up in the faith that are healthy. Her book is called Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have to Heal From and I hope you pick it up. Soon.…
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I write, have a doctorate in mimetic theory and open and relational theology, been a pastor, founded lovehaiti.org with my son, have an awesome wife, three kids, and as it's turning out, an intense if not interesting life. Season 1: LGTBQ+ stuffS2: Ideas arond being a human being. S3: Why I Still...S4: StoryS5: F.A.Q.'sS6: Random stuff connected to my substack/patreon pageS7: People I'm listening toS8: A bunch of open and relational theology discussions S9: Conversations with authors my friend, Tori and I are having on SubstackTrack me down at jonathanfosteronline.comMake sure to hit the follow or subscribe. And if you dig it, you're welcome to leave a review. Thanks!
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