Reclaiming Christianity

John Weldy

Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John loves, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. John understands that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believes it is worth reclaiming.

  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    2.7: Deconstruction & Reconstauction
    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
    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.


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    4 June 2019, 12:43 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    2.6: Worldviews
    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.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    3 June 2019, 11:20 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    2.5: Christ is not Jesus' Last Name
    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.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    20 April 2019, 5:51 pm
  • 1 hour 6 seconds
    2.4: Audience Response on Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
    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 [email protected] 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.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    20 April 2019, 3:19 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    2.3: Jesus, Compassion & Politics
    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.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    30 March 2019, 6:26 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    2.2: Sophia Became Flesh
    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.


    Join in the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/reclaimingchristianity/ and
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    30 March 2019, 3:46 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    2.1: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time...Again
    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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    10 February 2019, 12:39 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    2.0: Season 2 Intro
    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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    9 February 2019, 9:35 pm
  • 31 minutes 2 seconds
    1.43 A New Season
    A new season. John wraps up season one of Reclaiming Christianity and discusses the guiding questions for season two:

    Who are our enemies?
    Why are they our enemies?
    What could happen if we got to know them?
    What do they think of us?

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John loves, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. John understands that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believes it is worth reclaiming.

    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j4AAZQSRoLWzM-Kb1V_SCKUirqv9lD76iKqLv1AKTBw/edit?usp=sharing

    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.

    Join in the conversation and get some FREE books at www.ReclaimingChristianity.net
    29 August 2018, 2:04 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    42: Homosexuality & Romans 1
    Homosexuality & Romans 1. John and the panel discuss a progressive Christian view of Homosexuality in the Bible as a collaborative round table discussion based on Rev Mary Loker's workbook Interpretation: Homosexuality. This episode we look at Romans chapter 1, the most cited of the New Testament “clobber” passages. Does it really say what we think it says?

    To listen in LIVE and join our chatroom, like our Facebook page and watch it at this time. When we start recording, the link will appear.

    Panelists: Rev. Mary Lokers, Nathan Jennings, Jennifer Neyhart

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John loves, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. John understands that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believes it is worth reclaiming.

    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/16SydK-RqD-Jq-vtHmINZqVn9h56msW5ihy630qINVgU/edit?usp=sharing

    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.

    Join in the conversation and get some FREE books at www.ReclaimingChristianity.net
    28 June 2018, 1:38 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    41: Sodom & Gomorrah
    Sodom & Gomorrah. John and the panel discuss a progressive Christian view of Homosexuality in the Bible as a collaborative round table discussion based on Rev Mary Loker's workbook Interpretation: Homosexuality. This episode we look at the Genesis account of Sodom & Gomorrah. What was their sin?

    To listen in LIVE and join our chatroom, like our Facebook page and watch it at this time. When we start recording, the link will appear.

    Panelists: Rev. Mary Lokers, Nathan Jennings, Jennifer Neyhart

    Reclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John loves, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. John understands that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believes it is worth reclaiming.

    Show Notes
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/17qsOhlWOAfjZ-8ygKMdMVZDCnQP-xuq34WLGzqrMB_s/edit?usp=sharing

    Reclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.

    Join in the conversation and get some FREE books at www.ReclaimingChristianity.net
    13 June 2018, 1:42 am
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