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Personalist Manifesto(s)
by Personalist Manifesto(s)
At some point, the easy answers stopped working.Personalist Manifesto(s) is a theology podcast for people who can’t settle for clean resolution. Each episode is a conversation with theologians, philosophers, and honest skeptics about what it means to take faith seriously, without surface answers to important questions.Hosted by Dr. Michael Morelli, theologian and professor at Northwest College & Seminary.Theology that refuses easy answers.
Episodes
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You Don't Need a Calling - A Conversation with Damon Garcia
Here's a novel idea: you don't need a calling. That's the title of Damon Garcia's new book. In this conversation, we talk about what inspired a book that runs straight against the grain of what so many of us have been inundated with since as far back as we can remember: the story that we have to...
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Your Questions Matter - A Conversation with Will Rose & Thomas Johnston
There’s a widespread perception that faith and science are at war, but I think the reality is much more nuanced than that oppositional positioning. In this episode, I’m talking with Will Rose and Thomas Johnston. They're two pastors who started a podcast called Your Matter Matters because they...
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Peace & Politics - A Conversation with Tripp Fuller & Myron Penner
Peace. It sounds simple, right? But what happens when the idea of peace becomes a weapon? In this conversation, my friends Myron Penner and Tripp Fuller pull back the curtain on one of the most quietly complicated tensions in religious community life: the space between preaching peace and...
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AI & Our Existence - A Conversation with Noreen Herzfeld & Benjamin Chicka
In this episode, I'm joined by two theologians who are asking important questions about technology—including AI: Noreen Herzfeld and Benjamin Chicka. You'll get to know them as our conversation unfolds, but a little context first. This is actually a follow-up. The last time the three of us got...
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Asceticism, Emotions & Disability - A Conversation With Petre Maican
In this episode, I speak with Petre Maican, an Eastern Orthodox theologian who’s applying the richness of his faith tradition to questions about disability—not only to inspire important theological conversations, but also to change how Orthodox churches approach community and disability on the...
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Mutant Socialists Strike Back - Another Bad Leftist Conversation with David Moscrop and Jeff Wheeldon
The Mutant Socialists are back. We’re here to dig deeper into how we became bad leftists, David’s home, power, and appliance troubles, what it means to be mutant socialist, and what this has to do with living in a world on fire right now. In fact, here’s a quote from something David said near the...
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Outsider Art - A Conversation with Andy Squyres
In this episode I speak with troubadour, devotional essayist, meme prophet, junk food and soft drink connoisseur, Andy Squyres. I’ve been listening to Andy’s music for a while and recently picked up a copy of one of his mixed media volume of essays titled Poet/Priest—a great way to describe…
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Migrant God - A Conversation with Isaac Samuel Villegas
There is a lot of talk about immigration these days, but Isaac Samuel Villegas, a pastor and author of Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice, does more than talk about immigration. He lives his life in a way that takes seriously what Jesus tell us in the gospels: the Incarnate…
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Despair & Consolation - A Conversation with Andy Root
In this conversation, fellow theologian and sports commentator Andy Root returns to the show to talk about his latest book Evangelism in an Age of Despair—the title of a book that, for an Ellulian like me who is looking for hope in a world filled with despair, raises my eyebrows and gets me to…
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Recovering People - A Conversation with Quentin Genuis
'Addiction' is a word that conjures up so many images, ideas, and reactions in so many people. And because it has become so politicized, stigmatized, misunderstood, and/or dealt with poorly, it can be difficult to discern the addiction signals from the addiction noise these days. That's why I…
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Tattoos, Traditions & Transformation - A Conversation with Nick Boyczuk
To kick off a new year, and the first episode of 2026, I’ve got a special treat for you: an on location dialogue with none other than Nick Boyczuk, the founder and proprietor of Electric Eagle Tattoo Shop, and as you may have heard me mention in other episodes: my very own tattoo artist. In this...
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A Robot Advent(ure) - A Conversation With Tripp Fuller and Paul Hoard About AI and the Christmas Story
In this final episode of 2025, I’m joined by Tripp Fuller from Homebrewed Christianity and Paul Hoard from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. We talk about the Christmas story, and how, in so many ways, it moves in the opposite direction of the stories being told by artificial...
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Mutant Socialists Assemble! - A Bad Leftist Conversation with David Moscrop and Jeff Wheeldon
In this episode, I speak with two returning guests, political columnist and commentator David Moscrop and politician Jeff Wheeldon. As you’ll discover, the origin story for what you’ll about to hear kicked off when David used the terms 'mutant socialist' and 'bad leftist' in our previous...
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Remnant Witnessing - A Conversation with Jane Barter
When genocides and political atrocities take place, it has become common for people to assemble in public, bear witness to what has happened, and address those events to reach a sense of… what, exactly? Awareness? Truth? Understanding? Closure? Reconciliation? Healing? Reparation? Change? And if...
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Jesus Was... - A Conversation with Susy Flory and Scott Johanningsmeier
It’s amazing and terrifying how one small sentence posted online at a particular moment in a particular context can spread like wildfire, and result in a book. In this case, it was the sentence Jesus was non-violent, posted by Susy Flory on Facebook during the Covid-19 pandemic and the January 6...
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I Didn't Believe The Beatles - A Conversation with Erv Klassen
As you’ll hear in this conversation, this episode started with a collegial back-and-forth about a footnote concerning punk rock. I was reviewing my friend Erv Klassen’s Doctor of Ministry project on hope, and he took an excellent side quest at the bottom of one of his pages to talk about the…
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Music Outside the Gates - A Conversation with Joshua Leventhal
This is episode 36 of Personalist Manifesto(s), and to tell you the truth, I’m a bit surprised it has taken this long to feature a longform conversation about music. Music has come up in other episodes, of course, but this is the first time I’ve done full-length talk about something so close to…
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Earthbound - A Conversation with Grace Ji-Sun Kim
In this episode, Grace Ji-Sun Kim becomes the first ever returning guest on this show—and in this conversation, we talk about her new book Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice. Grace’s book offers a transformative vision of divine presence that calls us to active…
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Touch the Grass Politics - A Conversation with David Moscrop
The introduction to this episode was recorded at 11:17am, On September 15, 2025 Pacific Time. The conversation with politics columnist, commentator, and author David Moscrop in this episode was recorded at 11:00am Pacific time on August 29, 2025 Pacific Time. I am sharing these dates and times...
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Sports, Community & Jesus - A Conversation with Andrew Blaine
In this conversation, I speak with my friend, and sports super fan, Andrew Blaine. Sports talk has come up here and there on this show—usually when I am lamenting the ongoing losses and heartbreaks that come with being a Vancouver Canucks fan—but this is the first episode where sport is spoken...
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The Journey of God - A Conversation with Jonathan Lyonhart
In this episode, I speak to someone by the name of Jonathan Lyonhart. Jonathan is a theologian, philosopher, author, and ordained minister. He emailed me a while back, letting me know he’s listened to this show, and he thought I might be interested in reading his new book The Journey of God:...
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Disability and The Church (Part Four) - Let's Get Practical with Kathy Dubbledam
In this episode, we’re finishing the four-part seminar series on disability and the church I’ve been sharing with you over the course of the last few weeks. So, be sure to check out the other three sessions before you jump into this one if you haven’t already. Or, start here and work your way...
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Disability and The Church (Part Three) - Mutualistic Ministry with Greg Harris
In this episode, we’re continuing on in the disability and the church seminar series—the third of four sessions. If you haven’t caught the first two sessions, be sure to check them out before you get into this one.In this seminar, my friend Greg Harris presents on disability and discipleship....
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Disability and The Church (Part Two) - What is a Human? with Michael Morelli
This is the second of a four-part seminar series on disability and the church. It explores what it means to be human, specifically from the perspective of the Bible, theology, and what most people call disability.These seminars were the result of a collaborative effort between The Lazarus Centre,...
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Disability and The Church Seminar (Part One) - Before There Was a Word with Krista Ewert
This is the first of a four-part seminar on disability and the church. These seminars were the result of a collaborative effort between The Lazarus Centre, Northwest College and Seminary, Fellowship Pacific, and this show—all groups I am a part of in one way or another.I am sharing these seminars...
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Smaller Politics - A Conversation with Jeff Wheeldon
Initially, my childhood friend Jeff Wheeldon thought he was going to be a pastor. Then, he thought he was going to be a theology professor. But then, he ended up in politics. Some of you may be excited to hear I’m interviewing a Christian who happens to be in politics. Some of you might get a...
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Radical Spaces for Radical Love - A Conversation with Karen O'Donnell
*trigger warning* / *take care of yourself*Karen O'Donnell has written a lot on theology, feminism, trauma, and so much more. We got together to talk about her latest book, Survival: Radical Spiritual Practices for Trauma Survivors. If you're journeying with trauma, or journeying with people who...
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Theological Paranoia - A Conversation With Jared Stacy
Conspiracy. Conspiracy theories. Fake news. Fake media. Disinformation. Misinformation. Propaganda. Such words, and words like them, have entered the mainstream, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the average person to navigate the choppy waters of on and offline truth and lies. How did...
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Deliver us from AI - A Conversation with Jon Coutts
Jon Coutts is a polymath theologian. He's written and presented on Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the church, film, and a whole lot more. So when Jon emailed me to ask if I'd be interested in reading some work he did on artificial intelligence (AI), my response was of course! and, we should…
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Haunted & Held: A Christian Theology of Place - A Conversation with Ryan Turnbull
Ryan Turnbull is a Canadian theologian, and I’m a Canadian theologian, so we talk about a lot of Canadian stuff in this episode. But you don’t have to be Canadian to engage in or get something out of this conversation. Because what we talk about functions like a case study of what it looks like…
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Creative Processes in a World with AI - A Presentation by & Conversation with Michael Morelli
This is a recording of a recent presentation I gave titled "Creative Processes in a World with Artificial Intelligence (AI), or Why and How God Uses The Work of Artists." Normally, Personalist Manifesto(s) features dialogues throughout, but this one is a little bit different. It starts with a...
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The History & Spirit of Personalism - A Conversation with Christian Roy
When I started Personalist Manifesto(s), everyone told me I needed to talk to two people: Daniel Cérézuelle and Christian Roy. I agreed with their suggestions. I spoke to Daniel in the first ever Personalist Manifesto(s) conversation, so you can check that out through the link below if you…
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The Disabled God Revisited - A Conversation with Lisa Powell & Ruby Alstad
The origin story of this dialogue is a bit of a complex one. It started when a directed study I am doing with a master’s student named Ruby collided—in the best way possible—with an online exchange I had with scholar Lisa Powell. This was brought about by the recent conversation I had with Daniel...
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Genesis, Civilization & The City - Part Three of a Three-Part Conversation with Joel Korytko
The other day, my colleague Joel Korytko started talking about Genesis, Cain, and the city. Right away, I asked him: Have you read Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City? Joel hadn't read it, so I sent him some sections. After that, we decided it made sense to start talking about it and hit record....
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Genesis, Civilization & The City - Part Two of a Three-Part Conversation with Joel Korytko
The other day, my colleague Joel Korytko started talking about Genesis, Cain, and the city. Right away, I asked him: Have you read Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City? Joel hadn't read it, so I sent him some sections. After that, we decided it made sense to start talking about it and hit record....
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Genesis, Civilization & The City - Part One of a Three-Part Conversation with Joel Korytko
The other day, my colleague Joel Korytko started talking about Genesis, Cain, and the city. Right away, I asked him: Have you read Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City? Joel hadn't read it, so I sent him some sections. After that, we decided it made sense to start talking about it and hit record....
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Disability, Witness & The Christian Life - A Conversation With Daniel Rempel
Jacques Ellul regularly cited three primary influences upon his work: Karl Marx, Søren Kierkegaard, and Karl Barth. The latter two influences disclose a fair amount about Ellul’s approach to theology and ethics, but the mention of Marx in this trio may complicate matters for some people. Ellul…
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No New Words - A Conversation About Faithfulness in a Moment of Geopolitical Flux
This conversation started with an apology sent to me via email from a friend, and former office mate, named Allen Calhoun. Allen’s apology concerned certain tensions existing between the United States and Canada. Part of my reply to Allen’s apology email was that he is not the one that needs to…
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Joining Creation's Praise - A Conversation with Brian Brock
If you have been a regular, or even semi-regular, participant in what Personalist Manifesto(s) is up to, chances are you’ve heard the name Brian Brock mentioned by me and/or by people I’ve had conversations with. Because Brian was my PhD supervisor—and an excellent one at that—he’s a big…
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Attunement, Theology, Aesthetics & Gender - A Conversation with Natalie Carnes
The conversation with Natalie Carnes that you are about hear, picks up where a previous conversation I had with iconographer Kelly Latimore left off—we talk about iconography, iconoclasm, theology, Christology, and a whole lot more. So, I’ll avoid giving you a long preamble, and simply revisit a...
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Beautiful Songs About Difficult Things - A Conversation with John Swinton
As I was preparing for the conversation with John Swinton that you are about to hear, I was reminded of a quote from one of Jacques Ellul’s first books, 'Presence in the Modern World,' published in 1948. There, Ellul writes “we no longer know where we are heading. We have forgotten our common...
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Jesus Within the Other - A Conversation with Carlos Thompson
Every conversation is an experience, but every conversation with Carlos L.S. Thompson is a REAL experience. Carlos is, quite simply, the kind of person who speaks from his heart to your heart. As you’ll hear in this episode, Carlos and I first met when we were doctoral students in Aberdeen…
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A More Just Christianity - A Conversation with Grace Ji-Sun Kim
It was only a matter of time for the topic of race to come up on Personalist Manifesto(s), and when the time came, I wanted to have a conversation with someone who approaches the topic with a critical and constructive perspective; a prophetic and pastoral voice. Enter Grace Ji-Sun Kim, who...
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Limits, Personhood, Formation & Mystery - A Conversation with Keith Dow
Søren Kierkegaard heavily influenced Jacques Ellul’s work, so like Kierkegaard, Ellul has been criticized for a hyper-focus on the individual and an apparent lack of interest in communities, institutions, and societies. But as it is for Kierkegaard, so it is for Ellul: appearances can be…
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Crisis Theologies & Violence - A Conversation with Kevin O'Farrell
Jacques Ellul advocates for non-violent resistance to evil throughout his writings, but there were moments in his life when he considered violent action. How, then, does one reconcile Ellul’s stated commitments to non-violence with what he shares in these interviews? The answer to this question…
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Marginal Activism - A Conversation with David Gill
For many of the people listening and watching, David Gill requires no introduction. But for the uninitiated, let me tell you why David was at the top of the “people I need to talk to” list when we started the Personalist Manifesto(s) project. Not only is David the founding president of the...
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Hope in a Traumatized World - A Conversation with Katie Cross
*Trigger warning* There is a lot of talk about trauma in this interview. We don’t get too graphic at any point, but I am nevertheless conscious that discussions like these can be difficult for people. I want to make sure everyone listening and watching is given the opportunity to avoid this one…
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The Messiah vs. The Herods - A Christmas Conversation with Tripp Fuller
Whether you identify as a Christian or not, my hope is that Christmas conversations like this one will be encouraging for you. For a lot of people, this time of year is anything but easy. It can be really hard for a number of reasons. Especially this year. Likewise, for a lot of other people, it...
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Secular Mysticisms - A Conversation with Andrew Root
Depending on the person using them today, words like 'secular' and 'secularism' tend to be proclamations of triumph or cries of alarm. But for thinkers like Jacques Ellul and Charles Taylor, more measured and contemplative approaches to whatever secularism is and does are required to get a clear...
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Communal & Contemplative Art - A Conversation with Kelly Latimore
Figures like Jacques Ellul and Bernard Charbonneau are known primarily for their extensive and heavy critiques of technology’s scope and power in the modern world. As a part of such critiques, they studied and were concerned by the ways modern technologies shaped the perception and production of...
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At some point, the easy answers stopped working.Personalist Manifesto(s) is a theology podcast for people who can’t settle for clean resolution. Each episode is a conversation with theologians, philosophers, and honest skeptics about what it means to take faith seriously, without surface answers to important questions.Hosted by Dr. Michael Morelli, theologian and professor at Northwest College & Seminary.Theology that refuses easy answers.
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