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WJK Radio 31: Wendy Farley Gathers Those Driven Away

Wendy Farley is here for an insightful discussion about her latest book, Gathering Those Driven Away: A Theology of Incarnation. Farley presents a powerful expression of Jesus Christ as experienced by those who are marginalized and persecuted in contemporary society. She speaks to gay and lesbian persons, women, racial minorities, and anyone else who has ever felt wounded by the church.

Wendy Farley is Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University. She is the author of Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion and The Wounding and Healing of Desire.

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Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 27: Michael Duffy Makes Sense of Sex

Many singles struggle with decisions about sex. Michael Duffy visits with us to offer thoughtful guidance on the issue. His book, Making Sense of Sex: Responsible Decision Making for Young Singles, offers a framework for sexual decision making for single twenty-somethings. His book is appropriate for non-Christians and Christians alike. 

Michael Duffy is Professor of Theological Studies at Hanover College in Indiana, where he teaches a popular course on sexual ethics. He is also the author of The Skeptical, Passionate Christian.

 

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Michael Schwartzentruber, Lois Huey-Heck, Mary Millerd, and Charlotte Jackson, The Spirituality of Sex

Marvin M. Ellison and Kelly Brown Douglas, editors, Sexuality and the Sacred, Second Edition

Meg Hickling, Meg Hickling's Grown Up Sex: Sexual Wholeness for the Better Part of Your Life

Dale B. Martin, Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation

 

Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 15: Walter Brueggemann paves the way toward the common good

Respected author and theologian Walter Brueggemann joins us today for a penetrating look at today’s most pressing issues, including terrorism, health care, and the recent economic collapse. He offers guidance for navigating through these challenging times through neighborliness, covenanting, and reconstruction. His new book, Journey to the Common Good, is now available from Westminster John Knox Press. 

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the world’s leading interpreter of the Old Testament and is the author of numerous books, including Westminster John Knox Press best sellers such as Genesis and An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination. For more information, visit http://brueggemann.wjkbooks.com.

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Walter Brueggemann, Mandate to Difference: An Invitation to the Contemporary Church

 

Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 12: Craig Detweiler Offers his Expert Take on Video Games – and Religion!

Hot on the heels of James Cameron’s award-winning blockbuster film Avatar, Craig Detweiler joins us today for a serious look at a fun subject—video games!  Detweiler is the editor of the first exploration of video games and their theological dimensions: Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God. 

Craig Detweiler is Director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture at Pepperdine University in Malibu. His cultural commentary has appeared on ABC's Nightline, CNN, Fox News, NPR, and in The New York Times. His comedic documentary, Purple State of Mind, won Best Spiritual Film at the 2008 Breckenridge Festival of Film and the Audience Award at the 2009 Tallahassee Film Festival. For more information, visit http://detweiler.wjkbooks.com. He also blogs at craig.purplestateofmind.com.

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“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 5: Rebecca Barnes-Davies on 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth

 

Rebecca Barnes-Davies discusses simple steps we can all take—as individuals and within our communities and congregations—to help ensure the survival of God’s creation. Her new book, 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church Can Make a Difference, is now available from Westminster John Knox Press.

 

Rebecca Barnes-Davies has been an environmental activist for well over a decade, advocating for public policy changes, educating groups of concerned Christians, and writing numerous articles. She has served as director of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation and as a program assistant in the Environmental Justice Office of the Presbyterian Church USA. An independent consultant for environmental and social justice ministry, she is currently studying at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Kentucky.

  

Running Time: 34:02 minutes

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Christian Iosso and Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, editors, Prayers for the New Social Awakening

 

Thomas Friedman, Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How it Can Renew America

The Green Bible: Understand the Bible’s Powerful Message for the Earth 

 

Music Credit:

"Shadows," by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 4: Jack Rogers on LGBT equality

Jack Rogers has spent the last few years advocating equal rights in both the church and society for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered. He talks to Dan and Jana about his profound experiences as related in the newly revised edition of his best-selling book, Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church.

Jack Rogers is Professor of Theology Emeritus at San Francisco Theological Seminary and was moderator of the 213th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is the author of Reading the Bible and the Confessions; Claiming the Center: Churches and Conflicting Worldviews; and Presbyterian Creeds. For more information, please visit www.drjackrogers.com.

Running Time: 29:03 minutes

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Rebecca Todd Peters and Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, editors, To Do Justice: A Guide for Progressive Christians

 

Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 1: Rufus Burrow Jr. on African American history and Martin Luther King Jr.

On the heels of an historic presidential election, Dan and Jana talk with Rufus Burrow Jr. about the history of race relations in America and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Rufus Burrow Jr. is Indiana Professor of Christian Thought and Professor of Theological Social Ethics at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, and the author of Martin Luther King Jr. for Armchair Theologians.

 Running Time: 37:47 minutes

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Martin Luther King Jr., The Measure of a Man

Cornel West and Eddie S. Glaude Jr., African American Religious Thought: An Anthology

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"Shadows," by David Lamotte