Off Canon

Wow, super great conversation with the one and only mattie mae motl about motherhood, Paul’s idea for masculinity, queerness, Jesus, and so much more. Make sure to join Mattie on her Instagram or substack page, where you will be joining over a hundred thousand other people doing so. Literally. Peace everyone!  Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

Brian McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, public theologian, and a friend who’s helped me a lot over the years. I’ve read many, many of his books and am really glad to have him on the channel today to talk about … authoritarianism and why it’s alive and well in our world, why it’s a left wing and a right wing problem, creativity and writing, the 40 day indigenous vision quest of Jesus, relational theology and how events are things that happen to us in the midst of change, and much more, including the world premiere of the opening line of a song i composed while in a interview at a church a couple years ago, which goes … “I’d rather be hiking thinkin’ about God than sitting in church thinkin’ about hikin'.” And if you ask, yes, I will give the rest of the lyrics. 😂 Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

We love artists, particularly those with a sense of humor, and that's why it was fun to have Savannah Locke on the OffCanon show today. Find her substack here and make sure to pick up her lastest album here. Just think, you could be doing all that while you’re listening to our conversation with her about christian music, violence, anti-violence, the presence of God in the most unexpected places, references to Bob Bell, and why we should change Tori’s name to Shannon.  Plus, a first for the OffCanon podcast: we're playing music written and performed by our guest. Yes, we were given permission by Savannah to share one of her songs, so per Tori's request, we'll be playing God Have Mercy at the end of the episode. You have permission to fast-forward to to the end and sample the song, but only, if you come back and listen to the entire show immediately following that sampling. Those are the rules. We have very few rules, but that's one of them!  Thank you everyone, ✌🏼 Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

Thrilled to have the Rev Dr Grace Ji-Sun Kim on today's show talking about her latest book Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice. Grace’s voice is an important one. I hope you’ll pick up a copy of her book (she has many books!) and subscribe to her Substack channel. Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

The Very Reverend Winnie Sara Varghese is an American Episcopal priest serves as the 12th Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Tori and I are thrilled to talk to any queer woman of Indian descent who is a pastor, but to do so at the intersectino of what's going on in our world and this podcast is an honor. I hope you'll find Winnie on her substack page.  Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

We really enjoyed our conversation with Tim Miller about the afterlife, questions, God, and all things open and relational theology. Hope you can follow Tim’s Substack and or pick a copy of his book: The Silence of the Lamb: Exploring the Hiddenness of Christ and God. Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

A conversation with Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein or Dr. O about theopoetics, theology, and biblical work from the edges (i.e., off-canon). Dr. O is a writer, scholar, and creator. American African identity, liminality, theopoetics, womanism, Black and African feminisms, Black theology, and Black diasporic culture - all through a Christian theological and ethical lens.In her poetry and creative writing she centers the insights and questions race, culture, gender, and other identity expressions bring to the fore. Follow her on Substack and or check out her website.  Jonathan's Substack Tori's Substack Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

In today’s conversation, Tori and I cover all kinds of important stuff: Pastoring during intense times of empire, parenting, love as justice, suffering, and some very interesting commentary around the baptism of Jesus. Plus, well, flannel graph. Find Josh on on his substack or his website.JF's SubstackTori's Substack Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack

In this inaugural episode, Jonathan J. Foster and Tori E. Owens share how they ended up here—on the margins, off canon, and surprisingly okay with it. They talk about the cost of asking hard questions, the community you find when you stop pretending, sexuality, the strange journey of life, and ... cinnamon rolls.JF's SubstackTori's Substack Tori's SubstackJonathan's Substack