Brew Theology Podcast

Continue to get your NERD ON with Dr. Amy Erickson (Distinguished Professor!) from the Iliff School of Theology as we dig into Genesis 1,2 & 3 (doing some 'ole fashioned - it's more than a tasty drink - hermeneutics with a relevant 21st C. twist!), and talk about how we shouldn't screw up the world! Episode 151 (part 2 of 2) coming at ya, friends. You just may fall in love with Hebrew.    If you a...

Let's get nerdy with Dr. Amy Erickson (Distinguished Professor!) from the Iliff School of Theology as we dig into Genesis 1,2 & 3 (doing some 'ole fashioned - it's more than a tasty drink - hermeneutics with a relevant 21st C. twist!), and talk about how we shouldn't screw up the world! Episode 150 coming at ya, friends. You just may fall in love with Hebrew.  Coming soon... Janel & Ryan are heade...

What do you do when you lose your faith? When your questions lead to more questions? What do you do when the temptation to belong outways your pull toward the unknown? Up until this point, Agnosticism has been a throw away term to define someone who is lost. Someone who is in between. Someone that is waiting to embrace their next certainty. I would like to ask the question, what if Agnosticism is...

Episode 148 of the Brew Theology Podcast continues... Community, by our Denver Crew Get a taste of what Ryan and I experience every week - having the same/not same conversation more than once. We covered this content in Episode 141 with our friends at Wild Goose. Now hear how this episode sounds with a different set of friends. Community! It can help us and harm us. Were the hermits right all alon...

Episode 147 of the Brew Theology Podcast continues... Ditch Your Internet Diatribe: Being Together in Difference (Part 2) Ditch your usual diatribe for a fun podcast; come engage in conversation while enjoying some beer (unless you driving or on a treadmill). In the US, in an era where we confront division is regularly as ever, is it our responsibility to maintain relationship with "the other"? Qu...

Get ready for Episode 146 of the Brew Theology Podcast: Ditch Your Internet Diatribe: Being Together in Difference (Part 1) Ditch your usual diatribe for a fun podcast; come engage in conversation while enjoying some beer (unless you driving or on a treadmill). In the US, in an era where we confront division is regularly as ever, is it our responsibility to maintain relationship with "the other"?...

Cheers to Episode 145, Part 2: “Getting to Know the Climate Apocalypse 101: An Introduction” with guest Rev. *Jessica Abell (GreenFaith & Spirituality Collective).  The world is changing and ecological devastation is all around us. Grief, anger, despair, and denial are all active. How can we weave hope, change, chaos, and community together into this fabric? Join us for a real conversation about l...

Get ready for the 144th episode of the Brew Theology podcast “Getting to Know the Climate Apocalypse 101: An Introduction” with guest Rev. *Jessica Abell (GreenFaith & Spirituality Collective). The world is changing and ecological devastation is all around us. Grief, anger, despair, and denial are all active. How can we weave hope, change, chaos, and community together into this fabric? Join us fo...

On episode 143 of the Brew Theology podcast, Janel Apps Ramsey, Ryan Miller and Mark Donato continue the conversation with Eric Peter on Centering Prayer (Part 1) and more... This tradition was handed on by the Hesychasts of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular by the sixth-century Syrian monk known as Pseudo-Dionysius; Meister Eckhardt, John Ruysbroeck, and the Rhineland mystics in the M...

On episode 142 of the Brew Theology podcast, Janel Apps Ramsey, Ryan Miller and Mark Donato talk to Eric Peter on Centering Prayer (Part 1) and more... This tradition was handed on by the Hesychasts of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular by the sixth-century Syrian monk known as Pseudo-Dionysius; Meister Eckhardt, John Ruysbroeck, and the Rhineland mystics in the Middle ages; the anonymo...

Episode 141 is brought to you from Hot Springs, North Carolina... LIVE at the Wild Goose Festival (summer 2019) Brian and Bridget Spears from the Raleigh Durham Brew Theology community join Janel and Ryan as they talk about Community! It can help us and harm us. Were the hermits right all along? Everything from monks and beer to communal B.O., from transitional spaces to pastors who shouldn't be p...

Sorry for the delay... Part 2 is now here, BT podritioners! Humans face difficult collective decisions in the 21st century with the climate crisis and reactionary populism rearing their ugly heads. What are the ways forward and what role has religion played in dealing with crisis and is there any role for it moving forward as the term becomes redefined in the 21st century. Join Ryan, Janel, Rob an...

Humans face difficult collective decisions in the 21st century with the climate crisis and reactionary populism rearing their ugly heads. What are the ways forward and what role has religion played in dealing with crisis and is there any role for it moving forward as the term becomes redefined in the 21st century. Join Ryan, Janel, Rob and Bryan for episode 139 of the Brew Theology Podcast: Religi...

Rabbi? Essene? Zealot? Was Jesus an apocalyptic prophet, charismatic healer, cynic philosopher or a prophet of social change? What did his followers mean by “Messiah?” Did the “The Son of Man” fail? Did his followers conjure up an epic story that changed the world? There have been countless debates regarding this 1st Century Jewish sage. The quest for the historical Jesus has been a rigorous acade...

In episode 137 (part 2 of 2) Ryan, Janel and Elizabeth continue their convo with guest, *Kaitlyn Mascher-Mace on "Reforming Western Stereotypes of Buddhism: A Look at Violence in the Buddhist World." The generalized narrative towards Buddhism(s) in the west have often divorced cultural history from the teachings. What is left is an idealized form of Buddhism, often without context, devoid of the c...

In episode 136 (part 1 of 2) Ryan, Janel and Elizabeth bust out some midsummer Solstice Hendricks Gin and chat with guest, *Kaitlyn Mascher-Mace on "Reforming Western Stereotypes of Buddhism: A Look at Violence in the Buddhist World." The generalized narrative towards Buddhism(s) in the west have often divorced cultural history from the teachings. What is left is an idealized form of Buddhism, oft...

The finale - ALEtruist - Part 4 (Sikhism, Buddhism & Hinduism continued... ) What happens when faith leaders from the world’s 6 prominent religions come together for a day? Brew Theology presents, “ALEtruist!” Altruist: noun. a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare  Aletruist: noun. a happier person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others while drinking b...

ALEtruist - Part 3 (Sikhism, Buddhism & Hinduism) What happens when faith leaders from the world’s 6 prominent religions come together for a day? Brew Theology presents, “ALEtruist!” Altruist: noun. a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare  Aletruist: noun. a happier person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others while drinking beer Back in May, Denver Bre...

ALEtruist - Part 2 (Panel Q & A - Abrahamic Religions) What happens when faith leaders from the world’s 6 prominent religions come together for a day? Brew Theology presents, “ALEtruist!” Altruist: noun. a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare  Aletruist: noun. a happier person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others while drinking beer. Back in May, Denv...

What happens when faith leaders from the world’s 6 prominent religions come together for a day? Brew Theology presents, “ALEtruist!” Altruist: noun. a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare  Aletruist: noun. a happier person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others while drinking beer. Back in May, Denver Brew Theology put on an amazing 5 hour Interfaith Co...

Back again... Nate Nakao from Jersey Brew Theology hosts episode 131 of the Brew Theology Podcast (part 2 of 2). Rev. John Rogers (Associate Minister of the 1st Congregational Church of Montclair) and some other Jersey brew theologians join the BT podcast to talk about the Lost Gospels and early Christianity. Jersey's ALEtruist is coming up on November 23. A one-day interfaith community event shar...

Nate Nakao from Jersey Brew Theology hosts episode 130 of the Brew Theology Podcast (part 1 of 2). Rev. John Rogers (Associate Minister of the 1st Congregational Church of Montclair) and some other Jersey brew theologians join the BT podcast to talk about the Lost Gospels and early Christianity. Jersey's ALEtruist is coming up on November 23. A one-day interfaith community event sharing a cause an...

We are gearing up for another year at the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC. Here's some fun convos Janel and Ryan had last year, 2018, with friends (theologians and practitioners including Paula Williams , Sara Cunningham Bart Patton, Tripp Fuller, David Finnegan-Hosey, Joerg Rieger, The Bible Bitches , etc.!) who are doing cool stuff in our world. You'll hear both the worst theology impress...

Who's ready for another episode of the Brew Theology Podcast. Mark and Bryan join Janel and Ryan on episode 128, "The Crown of Creation or God's Imagination?" ... A contemplation of the nature of God, man, and the relation between them. If you are a fan of this episode and/or other Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtasti...

Get excited for round 2 with Rev. Brother Mark Donato on episode 127 (part 2). Gnosticism is the teaching based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior, intuitive means. Although Gnosticism thus rests on personal religious experience, it is a mistake to assume all such experience results in Gnostic recognitions. It is nearer the truth to say that Gnosticism expresse...