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Dr. Jonathan Tran, a Vietnamese American Christian ethicist at Baylor University, argues that race and racism must be understood in the larger political economy that gives rise to it. He draws on Augustine and Aquinas and contemporary scholars such as Michel Foucault, Stanley Hauerwas, Vincent Lloyd, and Kwok Pui Lan to develop his theological ethics. The changing U.S. political landscape requires new thinking about politics on the left and the organization of social life. Asian Americans have particular contributions because of their adaptability to change and their increasing participation in politics.
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Dr. Catherine Keller recently published No Matter What: Crisis and Planetary Possibility. She discusses her theological trajectory from focusing on gender to making the connections with race, class, species, and the whole planet. Influenced by John Cobb’s process theology, Keller has written groundbreaking theology on the apocalypse, creation, intercarnation, and our last chances to save ourselves and the planet. She explains how her upbringing influences her theology and why the Bible provides her with inspiration and root metaphors for her creative thinking.
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Since he started learning from the environment, Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes, professor of worship at Union Theological Seminary in New York, has changed his teaching, research, and preaching. In one class, he asked students to wait till they heard a bird sing before the class started. He wrote the play, When Wajcha Meets Pachamama, which won the most creative production award from the New York Theater Festival. Dr. Carvalhaes works at the intersection of art, ritual, and religion and performs a song about the bees at the end of the episode.
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Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, who teaches at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, asks us to wake up to the climate crisis on Earth Day 2025. She has worked at the intersection of climate justice, economy, and race and is a leader about the environment in ecumenical circles. She offers wisdom from the Bible about human beings’ relationships with the environment and describes faith-based activism. She has launched a new book series, “Building a New Moral Economy,” and introduces the upcoming volume, Climate Justice, Climate Hope.
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Dr. Clifton Clarke, a Pentecostal church leader, theologian, and global empowerment strategist, discusses race, Black history, and the current suppression of Critical Race Theory. He explains why Pentecostalism appeals to people worldwide and the importance of developing Black Pentecostal theology. As a coach for global leadership, he argues that future leaders need to be globally competent, able to navigate Western and global South models of leadership, and develop a deep spirituality to avoid burnout.
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Dr. Gabrielle Thomas, who teaches early Christianity and Anglican Studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, discusses what we can learn from early theologians, such as Gregory of Nazianzus, to face our tumultuous time. She talks about how she combines her role as an Anglican priest and a scholar. She has interviewed women serving in ministries from different denominations in Britain and discusses gender inequality in the church. She also highlights the book she is working on about the devil.
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Dr. Atalia Omer, Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, discusses why the Esther Project appropriates the Jewish Story of Esther and weaponizes antisemitism. She discusses the roots of Jewish solidarity with Palestinians and her comparative study of religion and conflict in Palestine Israel, Kenya, and the Philippines. She shares her vocation as a teacher and researcher and how she uses films to teach about Palestine Israel to help students understand the lenes, representation, and framing of complex issues.
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Dr. Justin K. H. Tse's book captures the voices of Cantonese Protestant Christians from the San Francisco, Vancouver, and Hong Kong metropolitan areas as they reflect on their efforts to adapt to secular communities while retaining their identity and beliefs. It makes a critical contribution to the study of transpacific Christianity. Panelists included Dr. Melissa Borja, Dr. KC Choi, and ChanHee Heo. The book panel also discussed the participation of Cantonese Christians in democratic movements in Hong Kong.
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Dr. Christopher D. Tirres of Santa Clara University discusses the relationship between spirituality and social change through the works of six visionary thinkers in the Americas, including Christian theologians and secular intellectuals. Their decolonial stance, spiritual activism, and praxis have particular relevance in today's United States and global context.
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Dr. Jenny Te Paa Daniel, former Te Ahorangi or Principal at St Johns Anglican Theological College in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, discusses the New Zealand Prayer Book and the contextualization of liturgy within the Anglican Communion. She argues that decolonizing theological education is critical for training the next generation of leaders.
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As a public intellectual and experienced mediator, Dr. Najeeba Syeed has promoted peacebuilding in colleges and universities, religious organizations, community events, and conflictual situations. She emphasizes the cultivation of empathy in interfaith encounters and active listening and shares her challenges as a Muslim woman engaging in public scholarship, activism, and conflict resolution. Dr. Syeed is the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg in Minneapolis, MN.
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Episcopal priest and multimedia artist the Rev. Karen B. Montagno discusses art as an expression of the soul and the use of art in worship and liturgy. She also describes her involvement in the group Mom Demands Justice after a friend was shot by her husband. The group promotes awareness, provides education for communities, and lobbies the government to prevent gun violence.
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Catholic feminist Dr. Mary E. Hunt, co-founder and co-director of Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), shares wisdom from decades of activism around reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, anti-racism, and the environmental crisis. She says we must stand up against the Trump administration's chaos and injustice and take action.
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President Trump's executive orders and policies have challenged democratic institutions and global affairs. In this episode, Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, a Christian social ethicist and scholar-activist, discusses decolonial Christianity and the politics of Jesus for our challenging time.
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