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Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Part 2... The convo continues with Diana, starting with "feelings!" Yup. She’s a bad ass Buddhist Reverend from the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple; you definitely don’t wanna miss episode 156 (Part 2 of 2 on "Visions of Self in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism"), friends!
Self: 1: the essential person distinct from all other persons in identity 2: a particular side of a person’s character (Merriam-Webster)
Self: 1. A person’s essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. (Oxford online dictionary)
These are definitions of the ‘self’ as it is understood in the English language. Both imply a unique, individual ‘something’ that makes us who we are. By using the word ‘essential’ these definitions also seem to imply that there is some permanence to this self, an absolute core at the center of our being that goes unchanged. This unique individual is one who stands out and apart from others, the ‘self-made’, ‘self-taught’ person who ‘rides alone’. (I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel.’) This narrative of the independent, self-made person has shaped the ways in which we view the ‘self’ both in positive and negative ways. On the positive side, it encourages us to veer away from a ‘sheep’ mentality and to think for ourselves. On the negative side, it produces a culture in which people are shamed for seeking outside help and causes them to shy away from even simple acknowledgment and gratitude to those who do or are willing to help.
For Buddhists, this human desire for a permanent, independent self, is the cause of much of our suffering. We experience anxiety when we feel that we that we don’t know who we are and so we will set out on journeys of self-discovery in order to find that essential something that is ‘myself’ apart from others and we experience extra anxiety if we cannot find it. This is not to say that Buddhists would discourage the journey. The questioning or examination of the self is not the problem. The problem is our greed (desire for permanence), anger (frustration when we can’t find it) and stupidity (our stubborn refusal to accept impermanence and interdependence). We are all suffering from G.A.S.
Time to get GAS(y), friends.
If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Note for all of you beer nerds during this time of Covid-19 Quarantine craziness: While our BT communities are still meeting online across the country (via ZOOM and Google Chats), we miss hanging at our local breweries BIG TIME. That said, you can still sip on the nectar of the local gods as you listen to BT podcasts. Beer-To-Go!!!! We (Denver) would like to give some love to our friends over at Grandma's House on S. Broadway.. some of the best beer in CO for sure!
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Our good friend, Diana, is back! She’s a bad ass Buddhist Reverend from the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple; you definitely don’t wanna miss episode 155 (Part 1 of 2 on "Visions of Self in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism"), friends!
Self: 1: the essential person distinct from all other persons in identity 2: a particular side of a person’s character (Merriam-Webster)
Self: 1. A person’s essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. (Oxford online dictionary)
These are definitions of the ‘self’ as it is understood in the English language. Both imply a unique, individual ‘something’ that makes us who we are. By using the word ‘essential’ these definitions also seem to imply that there is some permanence to this self, an absolute core at the center of our being that goes unchanged. This unique individual is one who stands out and apart from others, the ‘self-made’, ‘self-taught’ person who ‘rides alone’. (I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel.’) This narrative of the independent, self-made person has shaped the ways in which we view the ‘self’ both in positive and negative ways. On the positive side, it encourages us to veer away from a ‘sheep’ mentality and to think for ourselves. On the negative side, it produces a culture in which people are shamed for seeking outside help and causes them to shy away from even simple acknowledgment and gratitude to those who do or are willing to help.
For Buddhists, this human desire for a permanent, independent self, is the cause of much of our suffering. We experience anxiety when we feel that we that we don’t know who we are and so we will set out on journeys of self-discovery in order to find that essential something that is ‘myself’ apart from others and we experience extra anxiety if we cannot find it. This is not to say that Buddhists would discourage the journey. The questioning or examination of the self is not the problem. The problem is our greed (desire for permanence), anger (frustration when we can’t find it) and stupidity (our stubborn refusal to accept impermanence and interdependence). We are all suffering from G.A.S.
Time to get GAS(y), friends.
If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Note for all of you beer nerds during this time of Covid-19 Quarantine craziness: While our BT communities are still meeting online across the country (via ZOOM and Google Chats), we miss hanging at our local breweries BIG TIME. That said, you can still sip on the nectar of the local gods as you listen to BT podcasts. Beer-To-Go!!!! We (Denver) would like to give some love to our friends over at the River North taproom north on Washington (they have two BTW)... some of the best beer in CO for sure!
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
In Episode 154 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Co-Director of Brew Theology, Janel Apps Ramsey, delivers a highly relevant recording on all things Covid-19. Janel gleans from a variety of sources and provides extremely helpful information for coping with the new NEW of today's crazy world.. there are so many helpful tips in this show integrating body, mind, soul and spirit practices. Cheers (virtually), and don't forget to wear a mask out in public, friends.
If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Who's ready for PART 2? Get ready for some hopilicious good times LIVE from Atlanta! On episode 153 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel sit down with Dr. Thomas Slater from the McAfee School of Theology (Part 2) and brew up the topic of Revelation... and his book, "Revelation as Civil Disobedience." This talk leaves behind #LeftBehind and moves forward in context and courage.
If you missed part 1, check out Dr. Robert Nash from McAffee... (Topic: The mission of the church in a 21st C. pluralistic world, and more!)
We had the honor to unite with McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University for their THIRD annual live podcast recording! This year's event featured McAfee's Dr Nash and Dr. Thomas Slater at the historic Selah Room at the Church at Ponce & Highlands.
If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Before coming to McAfee, Slater worked at Jackson Theological Seminary in N. Little Rock, AR, Birkbeck College in London and the University of Georgia. At Jackson, he served as academic dean for two years and then dean for a year. Under his leadership Jackson received certification from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to award its Master of Ecclesiastical Studies (a two-year degree), its Bachelor of Theological Studies and its Certificate in Theology. This was Jackson's historic first certification.
At the University of Georgia, he held dual appointments in Religion and African American Studies, teaching courses in New Testament studies and African American biblical interpretation. He also served as undergraduate advisor, graduate coordinator and chair of the departmental Academic Affairs committee. Between his time at Jackson and Georgia, he was an adjunct for Birkbeck College where he taught an introductory survey New Testament course. At McAfee he teaches introductory and advanced classes in New Testament. With Dr. Denise Massey, he also advises the Multicultural Student Association.
Dr. Slater has published and continues to publish in scholarly journals and venues around the world. His major areas of interest are Jewish and Christian apocalypticism written between 220 BCE and 200 CE and also deutero-Pauline writings (Colossians and Ephesians). His first book was a revision of his Ph.D. thesis and he is currently working on a commentary on Ephesians for Smyth and Helwys. Currently, he is working on three other projects: (1) an examination of Ephesians from an African American perspective; (2) the social setting of John's Apocalypse and (3) an examination of the Synoptic Son of Man sayings.
An ordained elder in full connection in the Georgia North Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Slater has pastored five congregations in Arkansas, Virginia and Georgia and been an associate pastor in four other congregations. He has also been a campus minister on five college campuses.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Who's ready for some brewtastic goodness LIVE from Atlanta?! On episode 152 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel get to sit down with Dr. Robert Nash from McAffee School of Theology (Part 1 of 2) and brew up the topic of the mission of the church in a 21st C. pluralistic world, and more!
We had the honor to unite with McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University for their THIRD annual live podcast recording! This year's event featured McAfee's Dr Nash and Dr. Thomas Slater (Part 2) at the historic Selah Room at the Church at Ponce & Highlands. Get ready to enjoy top-notch theological conversation in regard to Dr. Nash's upcoming book, "Moving the Equator: The Families of the Earth and the Mission of the Church."
If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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An author of three books and numerous articles, Dr. Nash has devoted his research and writing to the intersection between religious faith and culture, paying particular attention to what happens to religions as they move from one cultural context to another. This research interest eventually led him to move from the classroom to the laboratory as he directed the global mission engagement of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, assisting that organization to adapt its global engagement to the unique challenges of the 21st century. He has now taken the experience he received there back to the classroom to assist ministers as they negotiate similar challenges in local congregations.
He has served as pastor and interim pastor of a number of congregations in Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia and as a frequent lecturer on college and university campuses and at conferences across the nation that focus on ministry and mission in the 21st century.
Dr. Nash is married to Guyeth Nash, a psychotherapist, and they have two grown children, Douglas and Lindsay. He is an avid viewer of food and travel programs on television and enjoys grilling and eating his way through every Asian restaurant in Atlanta. He runs about 12-15 miles a week to keep off the pounds generated by his food interests. The Nashes have a dog named Nemo and two cats, Mama Kitty and Agamemnon.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
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 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 brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
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 headed to McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta on February 26 (7-9pm) for a LIVE podcast event! More 411 coming soon... But mark the date, HOTlanta!
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 brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
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 the future of religion? Could our desperate desire for certainty be what is stopping us from truly embracing the divine and letting the spirit move like a winding river through our lives? Will you join us on episode 149 of the Brew Theology Podcast with Ryan, Janel, Sawyer and Josh, as they bring these questions to your curious earbuds? Maybe in that space, and in your own communal spaces, we can find what we are looking for...
P.S. Thanks to Joshua Hoague from Denver for providing the content for this conversation.
Coming soon...
Janel & Ryan are headed to McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta on February 26 (7-9pm) for a LIVE podcast event! More 411 coming soon... But mark the date, HOTlanta!
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 brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
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 along?
Everything from monks and beer to communal B.O., from transitional spaces to pastors who shouldn't be pastors... cheers to our eclectic, interfaith community of communities!
P.S. Thanks to Katie TenHulzen from Denver for providing the content for this conversation.
Coming news...
Janel & Ryan are headed to McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta on February 26 (7-9pm) for a LIVE podcast event! More 411 coming soon... But mark the date, HOTlanta!
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 brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
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"? Quaker author Parker Palmer posits that "Our capacity to be 'We the people' depends more on the quality of our relationships than how many arguements or debates we win." What roles do spirituality, religion, and creativity play in learning to be together in difference? Bring your appetite for creative conversation in this zesty episode.
Coming news...
Janel & Ryan are headed to McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta on February 26 (7-9pm) for a LIVE podcast event! More 411 coming soon... But mark the date, HOTlanta!
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 brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/ or janel@brewtheology.org.
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