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How to Heal Our Divides — 216 episodes
Liza Rankow – “Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness“
“Black Prophetic Patriotism: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr.’s Message, Ministry, and Legacy”
Lillian Daniel - "Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church"
Angie Wright - “Loving My Enemies & Other Outlandish Pursuits“
Jan Rivero - "From Trauma to Trust: A Spiritual Journey"
Amar D. Peterman – “Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local“
Karynthia Glasper Phillips - “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“
Terri Hord Owens - "Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are”
Cody Sanders – “A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition“
Kathleen Long Bostrom - “See What God Made!: A Creation Story Lift-the-Flap Book”
Marilyn McEntyre “Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing”
L. Daniel Hawk – “Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice“
Lorna Rande – “Promises in the Garden“
Katherine M. Douglass and Brittany M. Tausen – “Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community“
Dr. Randall Balmer for "Bad Faith" and "Saving Faith"
Holly Berkley Fletcher – “The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism”
Patricia Raybon - how the grief journey can liberate writing truth and courage
Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weeks: “Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities“
Brian Kaylor: “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
Jessica Miller Kelley – “Growing in God’s Love: A Family Devotional“
Kate Murphy – “Lost, Hidden, Small: Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look“
William J. Kole - "IN GUNS WE TRUST: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms"
Brian McLaren - "The Last Voyage" (a sci fi novel)
Jeff Crosby - “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading”
Todd Korpi - “AI Goes to Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence”
Andrew DeCort - “Reviving the Golden Rule: How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Love Can Heal the World”
Wes Granberg-Michaelson - “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action”
Nathan Smolensky - “Common Ground from the Ground Up: How rethinking politics can help us feel heard, heal relationships, and fix our democracy”
Terence Lester - “From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice”.
Jennifer Grant - "Consider the Birds"
Shannon T. L. Kearns - “Come and See: Your Invitation to a Radical Encounter with Jesus”
Kathleen Norris - “Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflection on Disability, Faith, and Love”
Phil Christman – “Why Christians Should Be Leftists"
Dorena Williamson - “Every Breath, Every Blessing: Finding Hope on Tough Days”
Ellen Corcella – “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma“
"Kingdom Racial Change: Overcoming Inequality, Injustice, and Indifference” by Michael A. Evans, David L. McFadden, and Michael O. Emerson
Curtiss Paul DeYoung - “The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists”
Dawne Moon and Theresa W. Tobin - “Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice“
Matt Sturtevant and Timothy Bonner - “From Distrust to Trust
Julie Maxland - “Financial Literacy for Young Adults"
Howie Singer - "Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry"
Carey Wallace - “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity”
Brandan Robertson - “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table”
Suzanne Nadell - “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be”
Lamar Hardwick - “How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church”.
Sarah Griffith Lund - “Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity”
Angela Denker - “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood”
Topher Endress - ”Accompanying Disability: Caretaking, Family, and Faith”
Yolanda Pierce - “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing”
Kyle Norman - “Alive, Loved, & Free: Finding Jesus when Faith is Hard”
Brian McLaren - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Cliff Goins IV - “Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together”
Stephen Waldron - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Cristina Rathbone - “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border”
Catherine Meeks - "The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning"
Michael R. Fisher Jr. - "Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US"
Lisa Sharon Harper - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Malcolm Foley for “The Anti-Greed Gospel"
Chuck DeGroat - "Healing What's Within"
Patricia Raybon - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Alex Regets - “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers”
Guy Leschziner - “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human”
Preston Shipp - “Confessions of a Former Prosecutor: Abandoning Vengeance and Embracing True Justice”
Carly Fauth - “Pray for the Bear: An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Unlocking Extraordinary Personal Strength“
Andrew DeCort - “Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World“
Rick Rouse - “A Journey Called Hope: Today’s Immigrant Stories and the American Dream”
Jemar Tisby - “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance”
David Gushee - "The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God"
Patricia Raybon - “Truth Be Told” and finding your next calling
Prasanta Verma - “Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging“
Nicole Parker, author of a children’s book series called “Tales of the Exodus”
Chanté Griffin - “Loving Your Black Neighbor As Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us“
Kathy Izard - “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“
Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor: “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism”
Brian McLaren - “The Seventh Story: Us, Them, and the End of Violence“
Therese Taylor Stinson - “Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter”
Larry Jordan - "The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World"
Lesa Engelthaler - "Joan of Art"
"The Fall of Roe" with Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
Daniel Wolpert - “Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation”
Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz - "Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging"
Brenda Salter McNeil - “Empowered to Repair”
Cassidy Hall - “Queering Contemplation”
Brian McLaren - “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart"
Grace Ji-Sun Kim - “When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity”
J. Dana Trent - “Between Two Trailers: A Memoir“
Jim Wallis - “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy”
John Pavlovitz - "Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending"
David E. Fitch - “Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When It’s on the Wrong Side of Power”
Bruce Reyes Chow - "Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith"
Terence and Zion Lester interview for “Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness”
Susan K. Williams Smith - Find Your Next Calling interview
Sarah Bessey - “Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith“
Replay: Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Union: breaking the silence about mental illness and marriage”
Mark A. Bannon – “The Boy from the Cave: A Soul-Stirring Journey from Hopelessness to Faith”
Jeff Munroe - “Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain”
Judith Reifsteck – “Memoried and Storied: Healing Our Shared History of Racial Violence"
Ellen Armour – “Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice”
Carey Newman – for Walter Brueggemann’s “Ancient Echoes: Refusing the Fear-Filled, Greed-Driven Toxicity of the Far Right”
Michael Ashford – finding your calling, the psychology of conflict communication, and how journalism can change to be more effective
Jennifer Grant discusses Open Books, Raising Kids for Good, and Find Your Next Calling
Paul Angone – “Listen to Your Day: The Life-Changing Practice of Paying Attention”
Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder – “Doing Anti-Racist Business: Dislodging and Dismantling Racism with the 4REALS”
Therese Taylor-Stinson – “Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter”
Tambry Harris interview - “Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story” and “Stop the Silence: Thriving After Childhood Sexual Abuse”
Jennifer Grant book interview - “Finding Calm in Nature: A Guide for Mindful Kids”
Caroline Beidler book interview – “Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in the Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery“
Lerita Coleman Brown book interview – “What Makes You Come Alive-A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman”
Shane Claiborne book interview – “Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person”
Mary-Frances Winters book interview – “Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change”
Otis Moss III book interview – “Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times”
Wajahat Ali book interview – “Go Back To Where You Came From: And, Other Helpful Recommendations on How To Become American”
Tim Muldoon and Mack McCarter book interview – “How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood”
Kenneth W. Wheeler book interview – “US: The Resurrection of American Terror”
Catherine Meeks book interview – “The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing”
Lucretia Berry book interview – “Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents”
Michelle Sanchez book interview – “Color-Courageous Discipleship”, “Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition”, and the picture book, “God’s Beloved Community”
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew book interview – “Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit”
Karen González book interview – “Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration”
Brandan Robertson book interview – “Dry Bones and Holy Wars: A Call for Social and Spiritual Renewal ”
Book interview with Mitali Perkins – “The Story of Us”
Book interview with Miguel Escobar – “The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today”
Book interview with Jennifer Garcia Bashaw – “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims”
Book interview with Sabrina Chan and La Thao – “Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation”
Book interview with Valerie Brown – “Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace”
Book interview with Angela Denker – “Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind”
Book interview with Damon Garcia – “The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus”
Book interview with John Noltner – “Portraits of Peace: Searching for Hope in a Divided America“
Book interview with Willie Dwayne Francois III – “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race”
Book interview with Grace Ji-Sun Kim – “Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women”
Book interview with Karen Tibbals – “Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility across the Political Divide”
Book interview with Patty Krawec – “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future”
Book interview with Shannon Kearns – “In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture”
Book interview with Kevin Nye – “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness”
Book interview with Paul Miller – “The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism”
Book interview with Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”
Book interview with Michael Granzen – “Breaking Through the Plate-Glass Window—Prophetic Fragments: On Doing Justice and Loving Kindness in a Time of Reckoning”
Book interview with Randy Woodley – “Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth”
Book interview with Brandon Wrencher and Venneikia Samantha Williams – “Liberating Church: A 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto”
Book interview with Idelette McVicker – “Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy and Reclaiming Our Humanity”
Book interview with Deborah Nelson Linck – “Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People”
Book interview with Jonny Rashid for “Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel”
Book interview with Michelle Reyes for “The Race-Wise Family: Ten Postures to Becoming Households of Healing and Hope”
Book interview with Sarah Griffith Lund for “Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness with Children and Teens”
Book interview with Lisa K. Swallow for “Yes, You CAN Talk Politics: A workbook for talking across party lines” and “No One Was Listening”
Book interview with Melissa Guthrie for “Colors of Hope: A Devotional Journal from LGBTQ+ Christians”
Book interview with Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey for “Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist”
Book interview with Jim Belcher for “Cold Civil War: Overcoming Polarization, Discovering Unity, and Healing the Nation”
Book interview with Kerry Connelly for “Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church”
Book interview with Amy Julia Becker for “To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope”
How to Heal Our Divides group book discussion featuring Frank A. Thomas
Book interview with Tom Vozzo for “The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life”
Book interview with Ashley Abercrombie for “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”
Book interview with Caroline Beidler for "10 Practical Ways to Make Your Recovery Shine"
Book interview with Richard Mouw for “How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor“
Book interview with Daniel Williams Jr. for "Why Americans Hate Americans"
Book interview with Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder for “Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change”
How to Heal Our Divides Volume 2 launch party
Book interview with Willard Ashley for “New Rules for Radicals: Techniques and Tactics for Faith-Based Leaders“
Book interview with Daniel Bowman for “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity”
Book interview with Leah Gunning Francis for “Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice”
Book interview with Drew Hart for “Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance”
Book interview with Justin Phillips for “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World”
Book interview with Carolyn Helsel for “Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism”
Book interview with Elizabeth Hagan for “Brave Church: Tackling Tough Topics Together”
Book interview with Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”
Book interview with Lisa Sharon Harper for “Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–and How to Repair It All”
Contributors to "How to Heal Our Divides: A Practical Guide" discuss their chapters and the overall program at the book launch party
Book interview with Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez for “A Time To Mourn & A Time To Dance: A Love Story of Grief, Trauma, Healing, & Faith”
How to Heal Our Divides interview with The Better Arguments Project
Book interview with Kelly Brown Douglas for “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter”
Book interview with Betty Pries for “The Space Between Us: Conversations about Transforming Conflict”
Book launch interview with Andre Henry
An interview with HTHOD book 1 contributor Martin Brooks about Peace Catalyst International
Book interview with Christopher B. Hays and C. L. Crouch – “God and Guns: The Bible Against American Gun Culture”
Rev. Justin Hancock describes The Julian Way
Book interview with Jennie McLaurin for “Designed to Heal: What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community”
HTHOD interview with book contributor Vanessa Ryerse from Vote Common Good
Book interview with David Finnegan-Hosey for “Grace Is a Pre-existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare”
HTHOD interview with book contributor Michael McRay, author of "I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World"
Book interview with Stacey Chomiak for “Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story”
HTHDO interview with Todd Deatherage from Telos
Book interview with Victoria Loorz for “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred”
Book interview with Ann Kansfield for “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”
Book interview with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis for “Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World”
Book interview with John Pavlovitz for “If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans”
Book interview with Andy Wells for “Tried to Be Straight – Options for Gay Christians”
An interview with HTHOD book contributor Shane Claiborne
Book interview with Danté Stewart for “Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle”
An interview with HTHOD book contributor Molly LaCroix
Book interview with Jemar Tisby for “How to Fight Racism, Young Reader’s Edition: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice”
Book interview with Daniel Bowman for “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity”
Interview with "How to Heal Our Divides" book contributor Rich Tafel
Book interview with Adam Taylor from Sojourners for “A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community”
An interview with "How to Heal Our Divides" book contributor Shannon CrossBear
Book interview with Frank Schaeffer for “Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy”
An interview with K Scarry from The People's Supper
An interview with Duke Kwon for “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”
An interview with Kate Rademacher for “Reclaiming Rest: The Promise of Sabbath, Solitude, and Stillness in a Restless World”
An interview with Justin R. Phillips for “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World”
How to Heal Our Divides interview with Brandan Robertson
Book interview with Steven Charleston
An interview with Mel White
Lamar Hardwick – “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion”
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Parker Palmer
Book launch interview with Jemar Tisby for his new book "How to Fight Racism"
Book launch interview with Mako Fujimura for his new book "Art + Faith: A Theology of Making"
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Wes Granberg-Michaelson
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Amy Julia Becker
Interview with Jeff Burns to discuss the Peace Path Model
Interview with Susan K. Williams Smith
Book interview with Mark Feldmeir: "A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion"
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with 3Practices
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Catherine Meeks
"How to Heal Our Divides" interview with Arrabon Executive Director David Bailey