Bread and Rosaries

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Adam chat with eco-therapist and academic Rob Faure Walker about his new book Radical Jung: Emancipatory Politics and the Search for Meaning in the Ruins of Late Capitalism . Together they talk about gnosticism, the Gospel of Mary, and why Jordan Peterson gets Jung wrong. Radical Jung Integrated Mindscapes Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free fo...

Send us Fan Mail Is hell real? What is it? Who goes there? That's right folks, it's getting hot in here, but don't take off all your clothes or you'll go to hell. Instead, join Ben and Adam as they chat with Llama Pack pastor, the Word in Black and Red host, and slander victim, Micah "the wise old llama enby" Belong about why hell might be closer than we think. Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Adam are joined by Matt Bernico and Dean Dettloff , hosts of The Magnificast and authors of the new book Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism and Liberation Theology . They talk about how capitalism's obsession with endless growth is destroying people and planet, and ask what what resources Christian traditions like liberation theology may have for imagining somethi...

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Adam chat with three-time Bread and Rosaries returnee, Damon Garcia, about his new book, You Don’t Need a Calling. They talk about purpose, vocation, and why 'calling' can feel like religious version of productivity culture. Damon's book is available from all good booksellers and also some bad ones. Or just visit Damon's website: DamonGarcia.com Support...

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Adam look at a few figures who did some cool stuff, but didn’t quite make it onto the Saint of the Week list, and debate whether this week's Saint of the Week, Jesse Jackson, should be struck off before he's even arrived! They also talk about the difference between liberal identity politics and leftist intersectionality. Link to multi-faith letter Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail This week Bread and Rosaries takes a trip to Scotland to chat with student minister and PhD candidate, William Gibson, about Red Clydeside : the strikes, rent protests, anti-war organising, and radical politics of Glasgow in the early twentieth century. We also look at the Church of Scotland’s uneasy relationship with working-class struggle, social reconstruction, and capitalism i...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Easter, so obviously Ben, Jonny and Adam start where every serious theological podcast should: Afro Man… in court… vibing to his own music while being unsuccessfully sued by police. It’s broadly downhill from there, but the main theme, Ignacio Ellacuría's crucified people , is well worth hearing about. David Tombs’ article is Jon Sobrino and ‘the Crucified People’ Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bread and Rosaries , Jonny, Ben and Adam ask a simple question: what is Lent actually for? Has it become too individualised? Is it more about self-improvement than transformation?  How have practices like fasting and “giving things up” shifted over time, and what might be lost when Lent is detached from justice, community and repentance? Along the way, they also...

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re joined by Jonty Langley, editor of Shibboleth magazine and host of the Beer Christianity podcast, to tackle Shibboleth's latest topic: evangelism. Is evangelism inherently manipulative? Why do leftist Christians often seem more comfortable evangelising for politics than for Jesus? Does Christianity really have anything distinctive to offer? What happens to eva...

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Adam are joined by Erica Dunmow of the Urban Theology Union to talk about what it really means to do theology where you live. They explore urban theology, liberationist praxis, and the legacy of John Vincent. Urban Theology Union Website Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish t...

Send us Fan Mail Adam speaks with Chris Howson, chair of Sunderland City of Sanctuary, about lies in Reform UK's recent campaign leaflets and about what a Christian response to scapegoating and hostility should look like. They also discuss one man's unusual excuse for not obtaining planning permission.  BBC article on Chris' challenge to Reform Support the show Everything Bread and...

Send us Fan Mail Adam has, for the delectation of the listeners, foolishly bravely subjected himself to yet another video recording of right-wing faith hobbyists making asses of themselves. Now it's Ben's turn. Join the lads as they head off to St Michael’s, Cornhill, in the City of London, for the launch of the Reform Christian Fellowship. What’s on the menu?  🍿 Sermon breakdown  📖 Ba...

Send us Fan Mail It's finally here! The annual (probably) awards ceremony people actually care about! Who will win the coveted Best Christian and Best Church gongs? And who can claim to be the first ever recipient of the biggest prize around - the Bread and Rosaries Piece Prize?! Listen now to find out in this bumper awards edition of the greatest UK based leftist Christian podcast released o...

Send us Fan Mail The Church of England Is Now Investing in Arms. Cool. This week, Ben, Jonny and Adam talk pigs, peace prizes, and the slow spiritual death of the Church of England. Adam reflects on finding more joy at a winter fair than in most churches, Ben explains (again!) why liberals can’t be trusted, and Jonny questions what ‘Prince of Peace’ actually means when the C of E decides weapons a...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Adam and Ben dive into yet another baffling episode of the Evangelical Alliance’s Cross Section podcast, where the hosts calmly explain that Zack Polanski’s Green Party and Tommy Robinson’s merry band of fascist grifters are basically two sides of the same extremist coin. Yes, really. The guys listen and respond as the sensible moderates of Cross Section: warn churches...

Send us Fan Mail For our final Rosaries Rewind of the series, please enjoy this episode from 2022. We will be back with new episodes very soon! Adam is joined not by Ben, who got called into work at the last minute, but by the Rev'd Robin Hanford.  Robin and Adam return the podcast to the topic of Remembrance and ask if a radical Remembrance is possible. Find Robin Hanford here: Twitter – @Ro...

Send us Fan Mail We're still on a break from recording so once again we've got an old episode for you. This time, it's a very early episode from 5 years ago looking at the celebration of Remembrance. Adam and I discuss our various problems with Remembrance and wearing poppies. Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost mon...

Send us Fan Mail Unfortunately due to various issues, we're taking some time out from recording. By way of apology, please enjoy this Halloween episode from the archive. A spectre is haunting the podcast, no sadly not communism, but the next best thing: special guest Emma Holton.  Should Christians celebrate Halloween?  Are light parties cool?  Should Ben watch Star Trek?  All will be answere...

Send us Fan Mail There was just so much happening that Ben and Adam had to do what they do best: Mindgrapes. This episode ranges from the immediate horror of the Manchester synagogue attack, to how the event has been politicised. They also talk about how much of a change the appointment of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury actually represents. Finally, Blue Labour 2: Electric Boogaloo? Sh...

Send us Fan Mail Tommy’s back, bringing his biggest crowd yet. They march under crosses and shout about Jesus, but are they really Christian? And what role does the Church play in all this? Let’s see if we can find out! Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon , we'd l...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ben and Adam get revolutionary with Martin Empson, author of The Time of the Harvest Has Come. Together, they explore the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25, the largest social revolt in pre-French Revolution Europe. Along the way, they discuss one of its lesser-known leaders and Saint of the Week, Michael Gaismair. COMPETITION: Email breadandrosaries@gmail.com and tell us...

Send us Fan Mail So... Adam watched an episode of the Newsagents podcast and got sufficiently pissed off to rant about it into a microphone so now you all have to suffer! Along the way Ben offered a controversial Saint of the Week and Adam shared news from CAGE International about political prisoner T Hoxha. Take Action for T Hoxha: ✉️ Email the prison today and demand T is transferred to a hospit...

Send us Fan Mail Because the audience clearly can't get enough democracy content, Ben, Adam, and Jonny reunite to pick up the conversation where they left off in Episode 62. This time they ask the question 'how democratic are our churches really ?' Along the way, they detour into some sci-fi beef and discuss anti-apartheid activist, Steve Biko, for Saint of the Week. Clip from Cry F...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Ben, Adam, and Jonny take a look at the confected moral outrage machine. Why are we allowed to be angry at Bob Vylan, but not a government aiding and abetting a genocide?  How does the state uses outrage to keep people quiet? Why do Christians so often fall for it?  Plus: the antifascist joy of queer wrestling in nacho cheese, bookshop-based moral collapse, and a French...

Send us Fan Mail Well almost illegal anyway... if the government gets its way, pretty soon this kind of content will get us up to 14 years in prison, so enjoy (endure?) it while you can! CLARIFICATION: In this episode, Adam says he thinks Mark Rowley was formerly commissioner of the Northern Irish Police Service. This is not the case. Bread and Rosaries wishes to apologise for associating such a n...