Off Canon

So much fun to interact with our friend, Tracy Tucker around death, grief, chaplaincy, evolution, open and relational theology, and love. I hope you subscribe to his Substack and pick up his book , Can We Talk about Death?  Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

A conversation with the venerable Lisa Sharon Harper about her book " Fortune: How Race Broke my Family and the World and How to Repair it All " along with other fun topics like authoritarianism, civil rights, family heritage, story and identity. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrati...

Ben Cremer lives at the intersection of intelligence, biblical literacy, justice, and humility in a very unique way. It’s very difficult to not like him (or his work). I hope you’ll find him at his substack pag e and share this one with a friend. Peace everyone.  Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

Fantastic conversation with the Rev. Dr. Michael Rose about love, Teilhard de Chardin, open and relational theology, love, the invitation of the spirit at the level of the molecule and atom, and his new book Made by Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of Relentless Love .  Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

A beautiful conversation around prayer, contemplation, change, love, and God with the Rev. Dr. Gayle . I hope you’ll follow her on Substack and pick up a copy of her book on prayer called Wild Geese Rising: Living Prayer Moment by Moment as Contemplative Actio n. Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

We couldn’t have been more excited to have the one and only, Dr. Randy Woodley on the show recently. Randy is an author, thinker, and activist who identifies strongly with issues of eco-justice, diversity, racial justice, and indigenous realities. Find him on his substack or his website page, www.randywoodley.com  Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

Rev. Dr. Cassidy Hall (she/her/hers) (MA, MDiv, MTS) is an author, award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, and leading voice in contemplative spirituality and we were honored to have her on the podcast today talking plants, intuition, Thomas Merton, contemplation, and Richard Simmons. Please check out her website and also pick up a copy of Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Fut...

Wow, super great conversation with the one and only mattie mae motl about motherhood, Paul’s idea for masculinity, queerness, Jesus, and so much more. Make sure to join Mattie on her Instagram or substack page, where you will be joining over a hundred thousand other people doing so. Literally. Peace everyone!  Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

Brian McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, public theologian, and a friend who’s helped me a lot over the years. I’ve read many, many of his books and am really glad to have him on the channel today to talk about … authoritarianism and why it’s alive and well in our world, why it’s a left wing and a right wing problem, creativity and writing, the 40 day indigenous vision quest of Jesus, relati...

We love artists, particularly those with a sense of humor, and that's why it was fun to have Savannah Locke on the OffCanon show today. Find her substack here and make sure to pick up her lastest album here. Just think, you could be doing all that while you’re listening to our conversation with her about christian music, violence, anti-violence, the presence of God in the most unexpected places, r...

Thrilled to have the Rev Dr Grace Ji-Sun Kim on today's show talking about her latest book Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice . Grace’s voice is an important one. I hope you’ll pick up a copy of her book (she has many books!) and subscribe to her Substack channe l. Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

The Very Reverend Winnie Sara Varghese is an American Episcopal priest serves as the 12th Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Tori and I are thrilled to talk to any queer woman of Indian descent who is a pastor, but to do so at the intersectino of what's going on in our world and this podcast is an honor. I hope you'll find Winnie on her substack page.  Tori's Substack J...

We really enjoyed our conversation with Tim Miller about the afterlife, questions, God, and all things open and relational theology. Hope you can follow Tim’s Substack and or pick a copy of his book: The Silence of the Lamb: Exploring the Hiddenness of Christ and God. Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

A conversation with Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein or Dr. O about theopoetics, theology, and biblical work from the edges (i.e., off-canon). Dr. O is a writer, scholar, and creator. American African identity, liminality, theopoetics, womanism, Black and African feminisms, Black theology, and Black diasporic culture - all through a Christian theological and ethical lens. In her poetry and creative w...

In today’s conversation, Tori and I cover all kinds of important stuff: Pastoring during intense times of empire, parenting, love as justice, suffering, and some very interesting commentary around the baptism of Jesus. Plus, well, flannel graph. Find Josh on on his substack or his website. JF's Substack Tori's Substack Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack

In this inaugural episode, Jonathan J. Foster and Tori E. Owens share how they ended up here—on the margins, off canon, and surprisingly, how they are thrilled with it. They talk about the cost of asking hard questions, the community you find when you stop pretending, sexuality, the strange journey of life, and ... cinnamon rolls. JF's Substack Tori's Substack Tori's Substack Jonathan's Substack