Brew Theology Podcast

Get hopped up for Rev. Brother Mark Donato on episode 126 (part 1). Let's brew up some Gnosis! 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 Gno...

Tune in for some more Deep Ecumenism with Rabbi Stephen Booth Nadav in this 2-part Brew Theology Podcast. Deep Ecumenism, a term coined by Fr. Matthew Fox and carried forward by his friend Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (z’l), is so much more than “interfaith dialogue.” “Dialogue” is good and nice, and perhaps so much safer than deep engagement or encounter with another faith path. But today we ar...

Get ready for some deep ecumenism with Rabbi Stephen Booth Nadav in this 2-part Brew Theology Podcast. Deep Ecumenism, a term coined by Fr. Matthew Fox and carried forward by his friend Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (z’l), is so much more than “interfaith dialogue.” “Dialogue” is good and nice, and perhaps so much safer than deep engagement or encounter with another faith path. But today we are c...

Judicial Justice. Economic justice. Social Justice. Racial Justice. Social Justice. Just to name a few... Let's brew theology and discuss what justice looks like in all of these contexts. Is justice achievable or is it a pipe dream? Why is it that every society and religion values justice so highly? In episode 123, JUSTICE is the topic. Enjoy. Next, Brew Theology presents, “ALEtruist" on Saturday,...

Dr. Douglas Allen (University of Denver) keeps brewing up some Bahá'í. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Baha’u’llah, prophet founder of the Baha’i Faith wrote that “The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.” He exhorted his followers to “consort with people of all religions,” and revealed teachings and principles designed to promote world unity. These episodes offers a brief...

Just when you think we’ve covered every religion, our next guest (Dr. Douglas Allen from the University of Denver) brews up a brand new one for ya. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Baha’u’llah, prophet founder of the Baha’i Faith wrote that “The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.” He exhorted his followers to “consort with people of all religions,” and revealed teachings...

Part 2! Out of Context: Religious - Political Agendas... Episode 120! Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, The Islamic State, and Kim Jong-un. What do they have in common? They have all used religion to advance their political ideologies. We will discuss how religion has played a role in politics for centuries, and how easily religious teachings can be taken out of context to advance the personal and politica...

Out of Context: Religious - Political Agendas... Episode 119! Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, The Islamic State, and Kim Jong-un. What do they have in common? They have all used religion to advance their political ideologies. We will discuss how religion has played a role in politics for centuries, and how easily religious teachings can be taken out of context to advance the personal and political agenda...

Here's Part 2! Dr. Mark George, professor of Bible & Ancient Systems of Thought at Iliff School of Theology is back for a two part episode, and he's brewin’ up the relevant topic, “Digital Bibles”... Bibles in digital formats—mobile Bible apps, websites, computer programs, and the like—are becoming more and more common. Convenience and ease of access to the Bible are, without question, benefits of...

Dr. Mark George, professor of Bible & Ancient Systems of Thought at Iliff School of Theology is back for a two part episode, and he's brewin’ up the relevant topic, “Digital Bibles”... Bibles in digital formats—mobile Bible apps, websites, computer programs, and the like—are becoming more and more common. Convenience and ease of access to the Bible are, without question, benefits of the digitizati...

What does it mean to embody theology? ... Dan, Nate, Janel and Ryan continue the convo on Episode 116 of the Brew Theology Podcast, "Embodied Theology" - Part 2. We will explore the ways in which our culture has encouraged disembodiment, what it means to embody, and the possibility of finding divinity in our embodied relations. We will challenge the notion that “the body is the tomb of the soul.”...

What does it mean to embody theology? ... Dan and Nate join Janel and Ryan on Episode 115 of the Brew Theology Podcast, "Embodied Theology" - Part 1. We will explore the ways in which our culture has encouraged disembodiment, what it means to embody, and the possibility of finding divinity in our embodied relations. We will challenge the notion that “the body is the tomb of the soul.” /// Next, Br...

Here's the finale: Part 3 with Dr. Eisenbaum on Judaism 101 (Part 2)... Ryan, Janel & Heather keep asking questions in Episode 114 of the Brew Theology Podcast (Part 2 of a 3 part podcast series).  Christians and Jews share a large portion of scripture in common, and most everyone knows someone who is Jewish, but what do you really know about Judaism? (The “you” here is intended for Christians, bu...

We continue the conversation with Dr. Eisenbaum on Judaism 101 (Part 2)... Pam joins Ryan, Janel & Heather in Episode 113 of the Brew Theology Podcast (Part 2 of a 3 part podcast series).  Christians and Jews share a large portion of scripture in common, and most everyone knows someone who is Jewish, but what do you really know about Judaism? (The “you” here is intended for Christians, but potenti...

Dr. Eisenbaum is back with Judaism 101 (Part 1)... She's a fan favorite! Pam joins Ryan, Janel & Heather in Episode 112 of the Brew Theology Podcast. Christians and Jews share a large portion of scripture in common, and most everyone knows someone who is Jewish, but what do you really know about Judaism? (The “you” here is intended for Christians, but potentially includes anyone—including Jews who...

Welcome back to Episode 111 of the Brew Theology Podcast. Ryan, Janel and Dan get together with guest, Ismail Akbulut, to chat about Islam: Myths and Truth about Islam (part 2 of 2). While Islam is one of the great world religions with more than 1.7 billion followers, the religion of Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the West. Come and learn together about the true teachings of Islam, an...

Happy New Year, brew theologians! Welcome back to Episode 110 of the Brew Theology Podcast. Ryan, Janel and Dan get together with guest, Ismail Akbulut, to chat about Islam: Myths and Truth about Islam (part 1 of 2). While Islam is one of the great world religions with more than 1.7 billion followers, the religion of Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the West. Come and learn together abo...

Get ready for part 2? What if SOUL is not about YOU?!  What is soul? How does one’s soul function in the world? How is the soul awakened? Can someone’s soul “die?” If so, how does one lose one’s soul? Humans have been talking about these profoundly deep questions and genuinely felt realities for thousands of years. In Episode 109 (part 2) of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel continue the c...

What is soul? How does one’s soul function in the world? How is the soul awakened? Can someone’s soul “die?” If so, how does one lose one’s soul? Humans have been talking about these profoundly deep questions and genuinely felt realities for thousands of years. In Episode 108 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel get together with Joshua & Elizabeth to brew up some soul theology. If you are...

On Episode 107 (part 2 of 2) of the Brew Theology Podcast, we host the Open & Relational Theology Extravaganza with 7 guest theologians at a LIVE event at Blue Moon Brewery during the weekend of American Academy of Religion in Denver, CO. Get ready to have fun, friends...  If you are a fan of this episode and/or other Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theol...

On Episode 106 (part 1 of 2) of the Brew Theology Podcast, we host the Open & Relational Theology Extravaganza with 7 guest theologians at a LIVE event at Blue Moon Brewery during the weekend of American Academy of Religion in Denver, CO. Get ready to have fun, friends...  If you are a fan of this episode and/or other Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theol...

On Episode 105 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan, Jesse & Rob continue the conversation with Dr. Mark George, "Honest to God" - Part 2. Dr. George thinks it’s time... instead, to embrace what the ancient Israelite writers of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament knew so well, that God is a lot of things, love being only one of them. Okay... ready to brew? More on Dr. George, below. If you are a fan of t...

Welcome back to Episode 104 of the Brew Theology Podcast. Ryan and friends, Jesse & Rob, interview Dr. Mark George in this show titled, "Honest to God." Let’s begin with a proposition: the time has come to retire the wide-spread notion that “God is love.” It’s time, instead, to embrace what the ancient Israelite writers of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament knew so well, that God is a lot of things, l...

Get ready for some raw, uncut Halloween/ Dia De Los Muertos FUN! This is our 103rd episode of the Brew Theology Podcast! Jeff, Janel, Christina, Diana & Ryan have a blast recording this episode ON the eve of Halloween...  Do you celebrate Halloween? How did/does your religion deal with Halloween? Celebrating Halloween has origins in remembering the dead and confronting the concept of death with hu...

Here we go... Episode 102 of the Brew Theology Podcast with Andye Murphy (Part 2 of 2). Andye Murphy, alchemist and prophetess at Rock 'N Roll Shaman, will be talking about shamanism. A shaman understands the world to be whole and perfect, a complete and beautiful expression of the divine. Come learn more and #BrewTheology with the most eclectic, interfaith, intergenerational craft beer community...