Logosish

20/08/2021

Horror and the Bible. What is there to be afraid of? Everything? Nothing? We talk horror, scripture, Scream, movies, and everything in between. Announcement: Several of our host are new parents, and so we'll be taking a short break until November. For more from Brandon: https://etseminary.academia.e...

30/07/2021

Jon and Sara have vanished into the moving void, and nobody is quite sure what Garrett is up to. So Brian has come to the rescue! Today, he's talking to Jesse Zink about Christianity in South Sudan, religious culture, and making connections. For more from Jesse: https://jessezink.com/ https://riskin...

23/07/2021

Is a church parking lot the perfect metaphor for the dystopian suburban landscape of modern life? Did we even discuss this question in today's episode? What do parking lots have to do with religion and ethics? Does Jon dream of riding in a totally autonomous flying car someday? Is the vocative comma...

16/07/2021

Rev. Dr. Mary Shore joins us to talk all things literature, theology, and where she would rate herself on our newly invented champagne scale of effervescence (patent pending, seriously do you think we could sell this as a personality evaluation tool?) For more from Mary: https://www.lr.edu/ltss Chec...

02/07/2021

What do metaphors have to do with religion? Everything! Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio, director of the Candler Foundry tells us why on today's episode. For more from Ryan: https://candlerfoundry.emory.edu/ Check us out at logosish.com Support local book stores and this podcast

25/06/2021

Spandrels, psychedelics, hidden Gods, four chord songs, Charles Wesley's tasteful use of bar tunes, science of the mind and contemplation. Today we talked to Dr. Sarah Ritchie about belief formation and a thousand other things. Like us on Twitter, and keep an eye out for our upcoming poll that will....

18/06/2021

Alright, alright, alright! This week we talked with Elizabeth Hagan about her new book, growing up Southern Baptist, and creating spaces for real conversation in church settings. For more from Elizabeth: https://elizabethhagan.com/ Check us out at logosish.com Get Elizabeth's book and support local....

12/06/2021

Today on Logos(ish), we talked to sociologist Emily Sigalow about 20th century encounters between Judaism and Buddhism in the United States. For more from Emily: http://emilysigalow.com/ Check us out at logosish.com Get Emily's book and support local book stores and this podcast

29/05/2021

Aikido, Kendo, and more. What do these martial arts have to do with making the world a peaceful place? How can Christian churches begin to practice being peacemakers? We talked to Rev. Roger Hudson about his journey to find out. For more from Roger: http://jerusalemcrossgarden.blogspot.com/ Check us...

21/05/2021

This week we talked to Adam Baker and Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass of the podcast Instructions for Living a Life about faith, mental health, and rock and roll. Our opening and ending music was Hope Like the Ocean from Adam's band Bares His Teeth. Discover why Brian's comic book alter ego is cleary Alf...

05/05/2021

Psyched to be recording with this cool dude tonight. Look out for the episode in a couple of weeks!
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The Church fails to make disciples committed to, and schooled in, the non-violent love of Jesus. How do we change this for the next generation?

27/04/2021

Recently, a Pew research poll revealed that for the first time ever, most Americans do not consider themselves to be affiliated with a specific religious tradition. What does this mean. What's changed? Rev. Dr. David Lose has some ideas, and he has some wise words for those thinking about the future...

09/04/2021

Get ready for some Group Spiritual Direction! Rev. Dr. Dobson takes us through the ins and outs of the global spiritual practice that is sweeping contemplative circles near you. Are you ready to de-stress, find some peace, and make some new friends? Well Logos(ish) is here to help. Check us out at l...

01/04/2021

We are back with the final episode in our UM Watch series. This week our topic is Jurisdictions (and bishops) in the UMC, and we are using it to explore the selection of top tier leaders in large denominations. Check us out at logosish.com Support local book stores and this podcast

25/03/2021

We are back with a new episode in our UM Watch series. This week our topic is the General Conference of the UMC, and we are using it to look at the challenges facing US based global christian denominations. Spoiler alert: Brian knows some really nerdy facts. Check us out at logosish.com Support loca...

12/03/2021

Robots, Mars, and the great digital frontier, what does it all mean for religious/spiritual communities? Our guest today has some thoughts on the future of Christianity and the role digital life will play in that future. Also, where did Brian go? He was on the podcast at the beginning. Is his mustac...

04/03/2021

Garrett, Thurman, Kota, and bagels. What could be better?
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There are some writers and artists that really kick you in the teeth when you are down. As a spiritual practice for the past few years, I read through Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited . This year’s reading of the book impacted me significantly. It really made me think about Black Exce...

04/03/2021

What a weird week! Sadly, several of our scheduled guests have come down with Covid all in a row. They are recovering, and we are rescheduling. So this week we sat down to chat a little bit about our UM Watch series and the events of the past week. Also, we now have a bookshop at https://bookshop.or...

26/02/2021

Our first episode in our UM Watch series. We are doing a deep dive into the future of Mainline Protestant Christianity in the United States using the United Methodist Church as our muse. Today, Helen Ryde joins us to talk about the function of Mainline churches in the United States as well as LGBTQ+...

18/02/2021

Join us as we discuss Dr. Paul Mendes-Flohr's new book Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent. We discuss Martin's childhood, adult experience, and his life's work of bringing people together. So join us at the window for a look into the life of an extraordinary person. Find the book and help out...

13/02/2021

Recently, a prominent conservative voice within the United Methodist Church disparaged more progressive approaches to understanding and interpreting Christian Scriptures. Jon, responds to these critiques in this week’s blog post.

https://www.logosish.com/blog/reason-tradition-and-thomas-lambrecht

Some reflection on controversies in the United Methodist Church relating to Thomas Lambrecht's recent article advocating for a UMC split.

13/02/2021

Join us as we get really zen with Dr. Steven Heine today while we talk about his new book on Dogen's masterwork. Buy the book and find more from Dr. Heine: https://asian.fiu.edu/about/steven-heine/ https://www.amazon.com/Readings-Treasury-Columbia-Buddhist-Literature-ebook/dp/B081VVRFX1/ref=tmm_kin_...

04/02/2021

Yup, Garrett wrote a post.

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Garrett reminisces about our first season.

03/02/2021

Comics, films, and television all have a lot of fun with superheroes. We figured we'd get some friends together and have some fun too. Shannon Mullen is back, along with our friends Katherine and Rusty, to talk about the ever present theme of redemptive violence in art, mostly art involving superher...

29/01/2021

Philosopher Dwight Lewis, the host of Larger, Freer, More Loving, joins us this week as we unpack some thoughts on the riot at the US Capitol and the BLM protests from the summer of 2019. The discussion ranges from silly fun to sober consideration about the intersections between wealth, faith, and r...

29/01/2021

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Brian reflects on his favorite season 1 episodes.

22/01/2021

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It took me years to make peace with my brain.

22/01/2021

We are back for a brand new season 2! Our kickoff episode features author Catherine McNiel talking about her most recent book All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God's Presence in This Messy Abundant World. You can find Catherine on social media and her book wherever books are sold. Che...

18/01/2021

We blog now. Eat your heart out universe.
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Hello everyone! It has been the craziest of years, and we are only halfway through January. Even with all the wild things going on, launching this podcast has been one of the brightest spots of 2020/2021 for all involved here at Logos(ish). It started out as a way for us to gather and check in, and