Episodes

  • 2.7: Deconstruction & Reconstauction

    2.7: Deconstruction & Reconstauction
    Jun 4 2019
    Deconstruction & Reconstruction. John & Jennifer conclude a 3-episode series based on The Universal Christ by Fr Richard Rohr. Topics discussed include:

    Myth
    Order, disorder and reorder
    Thanking Jesus vs Following Jesus
    The necessity of The Fall
    Fundamentalism
    Other names for Salvation
    Suffering

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/101JQ4XqLlWnLm7hp5mMmhEyj81zEmqePEVTX3w6iH0w/edit?usp=sharing
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 2.6: Worldviews

    2.6: Worldviews
    Jun 3 2019
    The lenses through which we see the world. John & Jennifer continue a 3-episode series based on The Universal Christ by Fr Richard Rohr. Topics discussed include:

    Acknowledging your biases
    Material worldview
    Spiritual worldview
    Priestly worldview
    Incarnational worldview
    Christ by any other name

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/101JQ4XqLlWnLm7hp5mMmhEyj81zEmqePEVTX3w6iH0w/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 2.5: Christ is not Jesus' Last Name

    2.5: Christ is not Jesus' Last Name
    Apr 20 2019
    Jesus & Christ. John & Jennifer kick off a 3-episode series based on The Universal Christ by Fr Richard Rohr. Topics discussed include:

    Jesus & Christ
    Creation: the first incarnation
    Supernatural & natural
    God loves things by becoming them
    The eternal Christ
    Names of God
    Incarnational worldview

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6iKvhG14ZbJPQ_JAktGiv2vhTU3EYrZtHm1KrihaxU/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 2.4: Audience Response on Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

    2.4: Audience Response on Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
    Apr 20 2019
    Listener feedback. John & Jennifer conclude a 3-episode series based on Marcus Borg’s Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time with listener feedback. We’d love to hear YOUR voice on our next audience response episode. Email johnweldy@gmail.com for details.

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QfjUW2SivDUh97Ovwz6I74vj_KE5zSc__ur90CWVlg8/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    1 hr
  • 2.3: Jesus, Compassion & Politics

    2.3: Jesus, Compassion & Politics
    Mar 30 2019
    The politics of Jesus. John & Jennifer conclude a 3-episode series based on Marcus Borg’s Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. Topics discussed include:

    Compassion - the central quality of God
    Compassion - a sociopolitical paradigm
    Compassion v mercy
    Holiness v compassion
    The purity system
    The three macro-stories of the Bible
    What does it mean to believe?

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tz65VXYttFCm_AihLw0cWKw2sI3OnNt76u63-V619kk/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 2.2: Sophia Became Flesh

    2.2: Sophia Became Flesh
    Mar 30 2019
    The Divine Feminine. John & Jennifer continue a 3-episode series based on Marcus Borg’s Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. Topics discussed include:

    - Jesus as son
    - Sophia, the Wisdom Woman
    - Jesus, child of Sophia
    - Paul and the pre/post-Easter Jesus
    - Logos
    - Breaking patriarchal imagery

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JlCSb7ceGUYIq43LBmR1uuLEO32ddCAtYb751spofSM/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 2.1: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time...Again

    2.1: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time...Again
    Feb 10 2019
    Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. John & Jennifer begin a 3-episode series based on Marcus Borg’s Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. Topics discussed include:

    Childhood image of Jesus often does not evolve
    Your image of Jesus influences your Christianity
    The historical Jesus
    The influence of Christian tradition on the gospels
    The nature of God
    pre-Easter and post-Easter Jesus

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CNVPpbbpf3bGkkwh-mffnKEq6r2-Hx5xQP2S1MfMdXw/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 2.0: Season 2 Intro

    2.0: Season 2 Intro
    Feb 9 2019
    A new beginning. John & Jennifer introduce themselves and talk about what the podcast will look like in season 2.

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John & Jennifer love, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. We understand that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believe it is worth reclaiming.
    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s3IywiLHwmO1YkMCfif7yAOeUY3yHdRtOKlyzajkp-w/edit?usp=sharing
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    1 hr and 6 mins