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Kwok ’n’ Roll
by Kwok Pui Lan
What does it mean to be a Christian in today’s challenging world? How can we have meaningful dialogue across racial, cultural, religious, and political differences to address the urgent needs of our time? Join Kwok Pui Lan, a pioneering postcolonial theologian, in her conversation with leading intellectuals, courageous religious leaders, fearless activists, and inspiring artists and roll along.
Episodes
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Pope Leo vs AI: Ilia Delio Says We're Not Ready
Does AI need religion? Franciscan scientist-theologian Ilia Delio says yes — and responds to Pope Leo on AI. Kwok Pui Lan interviews Ilia Delio on ai and religion, evolution, transhumanism, and what Pope Leo gets right — and misses — about safeguarding the human person. Ilia Delio, OSF, is a...
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Christian Sexual Ethics in the Age of AI and Dating Apps
How can Christian sexual ethics move past shame-based rules? We explore wisdom for navigating the digital age. Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan talks with ethicist Kate Ott about the impact of technology on our intimate lives. From the prevalence of dating apps to the challenges posed by...
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Who Rules China: Faith, Power and Xi's America Visit
Who rules China — and who decides what makes power legitimate? Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan talks with Peng Yin, Assistant Professor of Ethics at Boston University School of Theology, on Chinese political theology after Xi's visit to Washington. In this interview, we move beyond trade and...
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Why We Must Learn to Teach at the Speed of Love
Why can't our schools teach us to flourish? Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan talks with Rev. Dr. Patrick B. Reyes about becoming good ancestors for the next generation. Rev. Dr. Patrick B. Reyes is a Chicano theologian, writer, and Dean and Executive Vice President at Auburn Theological...
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Faithful Provocations Ep 9: Is Christian Zionism a Heresy? South African Theologian Explains
Is Christian Zionism a heresy? South African theologian Dr. Thandi Gamedze explains what Kairos means from Soweto to Gaza. In this Faithful Provocations conversation, I talk with Dr. Thandi Gamedze, Senior Researcher of the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice at the University of...
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Faithful Provocations Ep 8: Inside Trump's Prayer Calls: A Pentecostal Theologian Speaks
What did Trump's Faith Advisory prayer calls sound like between the 2020 election and January 6th? Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong looked at the transcript of 25 calls and co-wrote Trump and the Politics of Prayer about what he found. In this Faithful Provocations conversation, host Kwok Pui Lan...
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Faith Provocations Ep 7: Church of England's Empire Problem
This Faithful Provocations conversation explores the historical connection between the British Empire and the Anglican Church to understand how these institutions shaped each other. Kwok Pui Lan sits down with Canon Dr. Sanjee Perera, Lecturer in Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall, Durham...
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Can Theology Heal a Nation? Lessons from the Philippines
What happens to faith after a dictatorship threatens the church and society? Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan talks with Dr. Agnes M. Brazal — Filipina feminist theologian, activist under martial law, and author of A Theology of Southeast Asia: Liberation-Postcolonial Ethics in the…
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AI & Religion Ep 5: Can AI Serve Black People? Inside the Seekr Project
Can artificial intelligence serve Black people — or is it building a future that leaves Black communities behind? Dr. Philip Butler breaks down black transhumanism, AI bias, and his vision for the Seekr Project: a distinctly Black conversational AI designed for mental health and critical Black...
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Faith Provocations Ep 6: You Need to Upset the Status Quo—A Palestinian Theologian Speaks
"You need to shake the status quo." Rev. Dr. Fadi Diab, Palestinian Anglican priest and co-author of Kairos Palestine II, speaks with postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan about the seismic moment when the Church of England voted to hear Palestinian voices — and why "hearing" is only the…
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AI & Religion Ep 4: Why Korea Doesn't Fear AI: The East Asian Communal Self
Why does Korea embrace AI while the West sounds the alarm? Practical theologian Dr. Boyung Lee reveals how East Asia's communal worldview transforms AI from a threat into an extension of family — and what that means for the future of pastoral care. In this episode: ▪️ Why Koreans say "our mother"...
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Two Churches, Two Historical Votes on Palestine
In the span of two weeks, two major Christian denominations — the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Church of England — took historic stands on Palestine. One used the word "genocide." The other finally decided to listen to Palestinian Christian voices. Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan…
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AI & Religion Ep 3: Why the Pope Says AI Exploits the Poor
AI isn't magic. Behind every chatbot and search result is a hidden chain of human exploitation — and Pope Leo XIV just called it out in the first papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. In this episode, Dr. Susan Reynolds — Catholic Studies professor at Candler School of Theology, Emory...
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A Soldier's Faith: America at 250
In this July 4th special, U.S. Army veteran, former attorney, and Villanova theologian Byron Wratee shares his journey from a small South Carolina town to the battlefields of Afghanistan — and what he learned about faith, citizenship, and the America worth believing in. He traces his family's...
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AI & Religion Ep 2: Whose Theology Is Shaping AI?
Most people who talk about AI and theology have read about AI. Alexander Chow actually studied it — he holds a degree in computer science and spent a decade as a software engineer before becoming a theologian. Last week, he launched the Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology — the most comprehensive...
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AI & Religion Ep 1: The Pope Warns Us about AI: Was He Right?
The Pope issued a sweeping warning about artificial intelligence — but what does it actually say, and was he right? In this first episode of the AI & Theology series, I sit down with Dr. Tracy Trothen, professor of ethics at Queen's University, Canada, to unpack the Vatican's intervention, the…
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Faithful Provocations Ep 5: Erotic Justice: Faith, Sex, and Politics
What does it mean to practice erotic justice in a time of political crisis? Christian social ethicist Marvin M. Ellison joins Faithful Provocations to explore the intersection of faith, sexuality, and public life — from his upbringing in the American South wrestling with his family's history in...
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When Faith Meets Mars: A Priest-Scientist Speaks
Can you search for life on Mars — and still believe in God? An Episcopal priest and NASA astrobiologist, Pamela Conrad spent years working on rover missions designed to look for signs of life on Mars. In this conversation with Kwok Pui Lan, she makes the case that faith and science are not…
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Is India the Next Authoritarian State?
Postcolonial theologian Kwok Pui Lan dialogues with Indian ecofeminist theologian Aruna Gnanadason — former director of the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation program of the World Council of Churches — to ask the question no one in faith circles wants to answer: Is India sliding toward...
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God Loves Me. The Bible Too
Peter Carlson grew up evangelical — fluent in scripture, certain of God's love, but told by his church a very different story. Today he's a queer theologian and editor of the Queer Lectionary, inviting queer people — and everyone — to reclaim the Bible on their own terms. In this conversation,...
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Faithful Provocations Ep 4: Is America Actually a Christian Nation?
In this episode of Faithful Provocations, theologians Kwok Pui Lan and Mary E. Hunt take on one of the most urgent questions of our time: What happens when the boundaries between church and state collapse? Drawing on theology, history, and contemporary politics, they examine the roots of…
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When Kings Become Tyrants: A Biblical Scholar Speaks Out
What does the Bible really say about the tyrants — and what happens when a world-class biblical scholar has lived the abuse of power herself? Gale A. Yee — the first Asian American and first woman of color to serve as president of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) — joins Kwok Pui Lan for…
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Faithful Provocations Ep 3: Christian Nationalism vs Real Christianity
In this episode of Faithful Provocations, Kwok Pui Lan and Mary E. Hunt dissect the DOJ's new report on "Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias" — and reveal what it's really doing: imposing white Christian values on everyone. They discuss: • The DOJ report's three chilling next steps — Christian…
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Is Liberation Theology Still Radical? Nicolás Panotto on the Second Generation
#LiberationTheology #LatinAmericanTheology #PostcolonialTheology #DecolonialFaith #Theology #Christianity #SocialJustice #ChristianThought Is liberation theology still a radical force — or has it been domesticated? Nicolás Panotto, theologian, human rights activist, and director of the civil...
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Faithful Provocations Ep 2: Gun Violence and the White House Correspondents' Dinner
What happens when the people who preach peace practice violence? From the Washington Hilton assassination attempt to the hidden abuses of celebrated religious leaders, Kwok Pui Lan and Mary Hunt ask the hard questions faith communities don't want to face. In this episode of Faithful Provocations,...
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The African Theologian Who Became General Secretary of the YWCA
What does it mean to be the first non-White General Secretary of the world YWCA? How does an African woman break the glass ceiling — not just once, but repeatedly — to lead global organizations and reshape the landscape of Christian theology? Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro from Kenya is one of those rare...
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Faithfaith Provocations Ep 1: Is Peace Feminist: Women Theologians Respond to War
Is peace a feminist issue? In the first episode of Faithful Provocations, theologians Kwok Pui Lan and Mary E. Hunt challenge the assumption that men — popes or presidents — speak for all of us on war and peace. As Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump clash over the Iran war, and the first female...
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Why the Iran War Fails Every Just War Theory Test?
Is there such a thing as a "just war"? For centuries, Christian theology said yes. Today, the Church isn't so sure. In this conversation, Dr. Kwok Pui Lan discusses with Dr. Kyle Lambelet one of the most urgent questions in Christian ethics: has Just War Theory run its course? Drawing on Catholic...
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What Catholic Feminists Are Saying about the Pope vs Trump Debate
The debate between Pope Leo XIV and Trump over the Iran conflict has put American Catholics in a difficult position. Many back the Pope's call for peace — but does that mean we should defer to him on all moral issues? Is Pope Leo XIV progressive on war and peace, yet conservative on gender? And...
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Catholics Respond to Trump's Criticism of Pope Leo XIV
President Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV as “weak on crime" and too liberal has ignited a firestorm — and Catholics are fighting back. Trump's Truth Social post drew sharp rebukes from Catholic leaders across the country, including three American Cardinals, who called his remarks deeply...
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Is God Really Omnipotent? The Open & Relational Theology Answer
What if everything you learned about God's power is incomplete — or even wrong? In this conversation, Kwok Pui Lan sits down with Thomas J. Oord to explore one of the most provocative questions in contemporary theology: is God truly all-powerful? Drawing on open and relational theology and…
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Feminism and Jewish Identity in a Time of War
In an era of intense conflict, the intersection of Jewish identity and feminist principles has become a battleground. This video explores the unique challenges facing Jewish feminists — from reinterpretations of scripture to the political weaponization of antisemitism. In this conversation, Dr....
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The Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism and the Iran War
Why does the Christian Right call the war against Iran a “Holy War” – and what does that reveal about the soul of White Christian Nationalism? In this conversation, Dr. Carter Heyward – feminist theologian, pioneer of lesbian theology, and one of the first women ordained as a priest in the...
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Decolonizing the Church: Canada's First Indigenous Female Church Moderator Speaks Out
She made history as Canada's first Indigenous female Moderator of the United Church of Canada — and her journey to get there was anything but easy. In this powerful conversation, Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne opens up about her personal story: from struggles with substance use to answering a call to...
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Islamophobia in America: Challenges to Muslim Scholarship and Activism
Dr. Martin Nguyen is a professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He is a scholar of Muslim theology and Islamic studies. He discusses the roots of U.S. Islamophobia and its impact on the American impression of the Middle East and the war in Iran. Since the 1979…
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Christian Zionism, Palestinians, and the Attack on Iran
John and Samuel Munayer are brothers and younger Palestinian theologians living in Jerusalem. They have coedited The Cross and the Olive Tree. They shared what life is like living in Jerusalem during the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. The war has disproportionately affected the Palestinian...
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Migration and Faith: The Connection Theologians Missed
Dr. Peter C. Phan is the Ignacio Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University and a Vietnamese-American Catholic theologian. In this episode, he shares how his personal experience as a migrant has shaped his theology. In the book Christianity and Migration, Dr. Phan…
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When Faith Meets Violence: A Trauma Theologian Responds
Dr. Septemmy E. Lakawa teaches mission studies, trauma theology, and feminist theology at Jakarta Theological Seminary. She interviewed women who have experienced violence and responded to the sexual abuse of Chinese women in Indonesia. To do justice for the abused victims, she urges us to…
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Sexuality in the Black Church and Black Aesthetics
Dr. Ralph Basui Watkins is a professor of evangelism and church growth at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He discusses his forthcoming book, Inclusive Love: Seeing the Black Church in the Rainbow, and his journey of affirming and embracing LGBTQ brothers and sisters. As an acclaimed...
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The LGBTQ Community Fights Back Trump’s Second Term
The Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson is the former moderator of the Metropolitan Community Church and a longtime LGBTQ rights activist. She reflects on the political changes that have occurred a year into Trump’s second presidency, especially their impact on the LGBTQ community. She praises the efforts of...
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World Christianity from a Latin American Perspective
Dr. Raimundo César Barreto from Brazil teaches World Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. He discusses the recent U.S. bombing of Venezuela and the Donroe Doctrine from the long history of American hegemony of the continent. His work focuses on the study of ecumenism in...
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Feminist Theologian Speaks Out on U.S. Politics
Dr. Susan Thistlethwaite is an emerita professor and president of Chicago Theological Seminary. She is a feminist theologian, political commentator, and author of mystery novels. As a long-time public intellectual, she reflects on one year into the second Trump administration and the protests...
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The Untold Story of Feminist Theology in Asia
Sr. Mary John Mananzan, a Missionary Benedictine nun, is a pioneer in Asian feminist theology. She was a keynote speaker at one of the first Asian theological conferences in Sukabumi, Indonesia, in 1981. An educator and activist, she co-founded GABRIELLA, a federation of women’s organizations in...
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Development of Native Spirituality and Theology in Abya Yala
Yenny Delgado is a Peruvian psychologist and theologian. She is of Native descent and founded Publica Theology, an online public square where faith, ancestral memory, womanism, and politics converge. She also promotes women doing theology in Abya Yala, facilitates dialogues that elevate women’s...
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What Do the Nones and Dones Say about the Church Tomorrow?
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, an Episcopal priest, is Canon in Residence in St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York. At a time when church membership declines in America, Spellers points to the broader trends of disaffiliation from institutions. She interviewed dozens of the Nones, Dones, and...
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Is Theological Education Broken? What Comes Next
Dr. Frank M. Yamada is Executive Director of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). There are about 270 schools in the ATS belonging to evangelical, mainline Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox church families. Over the past several decades, theological...
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Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology 20th Anniversary
This episode celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of my book Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology. When I published it in 2005, I did not plan on writing a book on postcolonial theology. It was only from hindsight that I realized that I was using postcolonial theory to...
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Protestant Roots in American Islamophobia
Dr. Deanna Ferree Womack is Associate Professor of history of religions and interfaith studies at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. In this episode, she discusses how missionary discourses and stereotypes about Islam and Muslims contributed to the rise of American Islamophobia in…
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Gender and Religion Studies in Europe and the U.S.
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ernst-Auga is a German Protestant theologian and a scholar of cultural and religious studies. She is also the President of the International Association for the Study of Religion and Gender. In this episode, she discusses how she uses postcolonial, postsecular, and queer...
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Moral Injury and Atonement Theories
Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock is a noted Asian American feminist theologian, activist, and world authority on moral injury. She was Senior Vice President for Moral Injury Recovery Programs at Volunteers of America. In this episode, she explains what moral injury is and the difference between moral...
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What does it mean to be a Christian in today’s challenging world? How can we have meaningful dialogue across racial, cultural, religious, and political differences to address the urgent needs of our time? Join Kwok Pui Lan, a pioneering postcolonial theologian, in her conversation with leading intellectuals, courageous religious leaders, fearless activists, and inspiring artists and roll along.
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