Episodes
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#44: Theology Twitter Bad Boy (Mason Mennenga #2)
Mason Mennenga returns to discuss podcasting, Twitter, theology, and Christian identity.
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#43: Pentecostalism, Pluralism, and Challenging Theology with Robert Monson
In this episode, we discuss Robert’s atheist background and talking people out of their faith, pentecostalism, speaking in tongues, ethnic diversity in the Bible, pluralism, “black” theology vs. “real” theology, and much more!
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#42: A Pragmatist View of Equality, with David Rondel
Political philosopher David Rondel comes on the show to discuss his book, Pragmatist Egalitarianism. We discuss the philosophy of equality and justice, pragmatism, William James, John Dewey, Richard Rorty, and much more.
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#41: God Still Can't (Thomas Jay Oord #2)
Theologian Thomas Jay Oord returns to the show to discuss the reception of his book, God Can't, answer more questions about his theology, and respond to some criticisms.
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#40: Rethinking Consciousness with Michael Graziano
Michael Graziano is professor of Psychology and Neurology at Princeton University. His work focuses on awareness, and he has been working on a theory of consciousness for the past ten years. His theory is called the Attention Schema Theory of consciousness, which takes a brain-based approach to…
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#39: Jeffrey Howard, Founder of Erraticus
Jeffrey Howard is the founder and editor in chief of Erraticus, an online publication that takes a pragmatic approach to ideas, and seeks to empower individuals and communities to flourish. In this episode, we talk about Jeff’s mormon upbringing, pragmatism, founding Erraticus, education, and…
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#38: Reframation with Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Reframation.
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#37: Overdoing Democracy with Robert Talisse
In this episode we talk to philosopher Robert Talisse about his latest book, Overdoing Democracy.
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#36: The Evolution of Faith, with Sean McCoy (Part 2)
Sean McCoy is the host of the Come To The Table Podcast. In this episode, Hayden joins Sean to catch up and discuss how they’ve developed since the last time they’ve talked.
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#35: God Can't, with Thomas Jay Oord
Theologian Thomas Jay Oord joins the show to talk about his latest book, God Can't.
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#34: Pragmatism and the Scientific Method, with Henrik Rydenfelt
Henrik Rydenfelt is a pragmatist philosopher who joins the show to discuss the father of pragmatism, Charles Peirce, and normativity in science.
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#33: Alan Bean, Founder of Friends of Justice
In this episode, Alan Bean discusses his experience as a progressive Baptist, his experience at seminary, pastoral ministry, as well as his work in criminal justice reform.
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#32: Pragmatic Philosophy of Religion with Ulf Zackariasson
Ulf Zackariasson is a philosopher whose work centers on American pragmatism and philosophy of religion. Zackariasson teaches at Uppsala University in the Department of Theology and received his doctorate at the same institution in 2002 with the dissertation, Forces By Which We Live: Religion and...
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#31: Life After Dogma with Andrew Jasko Part 2
Andrew Jasko is a religious trauma activist and spiritual transition coach. He raises awareness about the psycho-spiritual harms of fundamentalist religion and provides resources to facilitate transition into secular life and spirituality. In this episode we discuss some alternatives to...
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#30: Life After Dogma with Andrew Jasko Pt 1
Andrew Jasko is a religious trauma activist and spiritual transition coach. He raises awareness about the psycho-spiritual harms of fundamentalist religion and provides resources to facilitate transition into secular life and spirituality.
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#29: History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 4 - Neopragmatism
Tim Keefe joins us again for part 4 of our ongoing series in American Pragmatism. The Neopragmatists were (are) a group of philosophers who appropriated pragmatist themes and helped revive American Pragmatism in the late 20th century.
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#28: History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 3 - William James
William James is known as the “Father of American psychology," as well as one of the most influential philosophers to ever come out of the United States. After citing Charles Peirce’s pragmatic maxim in a lecture on religion, James became the leader of a movement in philosophy known as…
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#27: History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe Part 2 - The Metaphysical Club
American Pragmatism was born out of the conversations of a small group of men who called themselves “the Metaphysical Club”. It was a group made of lawyers, scientists, and philosophers, who shared an interest in Darwin, as well as a common conviction that beliefs have consequences. It was in…
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#26: A History of Pragmatism with Tim Keefe - Part 1
Tim Keefe joins the show to discuss his life-long study in philosophy, and to help set the stage for our series on the history and ideas of American Pragmatism.
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#25: Two Atheists and a Christian Part 3 - with Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen joins us for Part 3 of our “Two Atheists and a Christian” series.
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#24: Jared Byas - Taking The Bible Seriously, Not Literally
Jared Byas is an author and business advisor, and co-hosts The Bible For Normal People with Pete Enns.
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#23: What Is Worship? Chris Johnson Part 2
Chris Johnson is a worship pastor, and comes on to discuss Christian worship--its past forms, as well as some new ways of thinking about it.
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#22: Belief, Cognition, and Meaning with Jordan Levine
Jordan Levine is the host of Transliminal, where he explores the role of culture, cognition, and belief in contemporary global issues. In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics including religion, belief, personality, culture, meaning, and much more.
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#21: Mental Health and Christian Culture, with David Greene
David Greene discusses his experience growing up in the church, going to Bible college, and struggling with mental health.
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#20: Pastor Todd Korpi Part 2
In this episode Todd talks about his experience as a new church planter in Flint during the Flint water crisis, as well as his thoughts on missions and evangelism in a pluralistic culture.
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#19: Religionless Church with Mason Mennenga
Mason Mennenga is a writer, Master of Divinity student, and the host of Religionless Church, a podcast where he interviews theologians and innovative Christian thinkers, while featuring new bands and musicians. The concept “Religionless Church” is an expansion on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of...
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#18: Two Atheists and a Christian Part 2
Hayden is a guest on Andrew Meintzer’s youtube channel, Mindgasms, accompanied by Ed Kennedy (aka: Sam’s Bulldog). Andrew and Ed are both atheists, and want to get to the bottom of Hayden’s “pragmatic Christianity”. This is Part 2 of a conversation about Christianity, atheism, relativism, deism,...
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#17: Two Atheists and a Christian Part 1
Hayden is a guest on Andrew Meintzer’s youtube channel, Mindgasms, accompanied by Ed Kennedy (aka: Sam’s Bulldog). Andrew and Ed are both atheists, and want to get to the bottom of Hayden’s “pragmatic Christianity”. They talk about Christianity, atheism, relativism, pragmatism, and much more....
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#16: Working Out Pragmatic Christianity with Andrew Meintzer
Hayden is interviewed by Andrew Meintzer about Christianity, Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Mixed Mental Arts.
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#15: Rapture Culture, Bonhoeffer, and End Times with Jeffrey Pugh
Jeffrey Pugh talks about his background with extreme End times groups, as well as his books on Bonhoeffer and his latest book, The Homebrewed Christianity Guide To End Times.
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#14: Spiritual Direction 101 with Teresa Blythe
Teresa Blythe is a Spiritual Director, minister, and author. Her latest book is Spiritual Direction 101: The Basics of Spiritual Guidance.
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#13: Freelance Christianity with Vance Morgan
Dr. Vance Morgan tells his story, his fundamentalist upbringing, his deconstruction, time with the charismatics, and his attempted atheism. He could never quite shake God, and relied heavily on his intellectuality until one day he experienced something he never had before. We talk about his love...
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#12: The Pragmatist Guide To Life with Simone & Malcolm Collins Pt. 1
Simone and Malcolm Collins are the authors of the new amazon best seller, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life's Biggest Questions.
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#11: Reframing Worldviews With Benjamin Vyverberg
Today's guest is Benjamin Vyverberg. Benjamin tells his story about growing up in the church, his relationship with Hell, and how his faith has evolved by reframing problematic past beliefs.
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#10: Crisis, Deconstruction, and Theodicy with Mitchell Lewis
Today our guest is Mitchell Lewis, who talks to Hayden about how his old set of beliefs failed him when it really mattered, and what kind of beliefs helped pick him back up again. If you’re enjoying the podcast want to help support us, you can do so in the following ways: Rate and review us on...
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#9: Postmodernism in Philosophy and Theology with Wilson Garrett
Wilson Garrett is a Masters of Theological Studies student at Brite Divinity School. Wilson is a Christian who has been influenced by postmodern philosophy and theology and comes on to talk about why that shouldn’t be a scary thing. More from Wilson can be found on twitter (@marginsoftheo), and…
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#8: Missions and The Life Giving Spirit with Todd Korpi
Todd Korpi is pastor of The Cathedral in Flint, and author of The Life-Giving Spirit. Rate and review us on iTunes, and give us your feedback on twitter, (@pragmaticchrist) , and on the episode pages in the comment sections. Please consider supporting us through our patreon, and telling your...
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#7: Bible Movies and Prayer Tunnels with Drew Borowsky
In this episode Hayden talks to old friend, Drew Borowsky, about Christian Culture, Bible Movies, Taboos, Charismatic Christians, Prayer Tunnels, and moving to Detroit.
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#6: Philosophy of American Pragmatism with Sami Pihlstrom
Sami Pihlstrom is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki, and President of the Philosophical Society of Finland, and the author of countless books and articles. We discuss the history of the philosophy of American pragmatism, as well as pseudo religion vs genuine...
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#5: Testing Ideas With Andrew Meintzer
Andrew is a Christian turned “militant” atheist, turned open agnostic. We discuss his upbringing as a Minister’s kid, how he dropped religion, and why he started to pick it back up again.
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#4: Mixed MENTAL Arts with Hunter Maats
Hunter Maats is the co-author of The Straight-A Conspiracy, and co-founder of the Mixed Mental Arts. Where to find more from Hunter: Mixed Mental Arts Podcast Facebook Group If you enjoy this show, remember to rate and review it, and consider donating to our Patreon for as little as a dollar a...
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#3: Outsmart Your Instincts with Adam Hansen
Adam Hansen is an innovation expert and co-author of Outsmart Your Instincts: How the Behavioral Innovation Approach Drives Your Company Forward. He helps companies innovate by exposing cognitive biases and breaking through conventions. Check out more by Adam:...
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Episode 1: Pilot- Chris Johnson
Welcome to the first episode of the Pragmatic Christian Podcast! Hayden talks to longtime friend, Chris Johnson, to discuss their upbringings and how their cultures influenced their lives.
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Examining the varieties of religious and human experience to discover a common faith.
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Hayden Bruce
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