Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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Ryan Bell, Life After God

Airs at: Sat, 09/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Ryan Bell, a former Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, tried an experiment. What would life be like if he spent a year without God?  He blogged about his adventure at Year Without God.  He talks about that year, what he is doing now, and his new podcast, Life After God.   Ryan i... Read more

Pat Green, Night Moves: An Ex-preacher's Journey to Hell in a Taxi

Airs at: Sun, 09/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
In the second of my three-part series on ex-ministers, I speak with Pat Green. When the ministry ended for Pat due to his commitment to same-gender marriage, he left the church and scrambled to find work.  He ended up driving a taxi in the Chicago area.   That is where his ... Read more

David Hayward, Questions Are the Answer

Airs at: Sun, 09/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
My conversation with David Hayward of Naked Pastor kicks off a three-part series on ex-preachers, preachers who have left their careers in organized religion.  Pat Green left the ministry and now drives a taxi.  Ryan Bell took a year off from God and stayed there.   David H... Read more

Greta Vosper, A god called God

Airs at: Sun, 09/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Gretta Vosper, a minister in the United Church of Canada, and pastor of West Hill United Church in Toronto, Ontario, is under fire from her denomination. Like many clergy, myself included, she doesn't believe in a supernatural, interventionist god, or a god called God. She ... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 13

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 13 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama and dark comedy produced by Oregon resident Dan Crall. This podcast reflects upon and celebrates the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life. A blend of fiction, reality, and the spaces in between ar... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 05

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 5 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama/comedy created by Corvallis resident Dan Crall, which focuses on the sadness, absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.     This episode features a walk in the forest with a man of peace, a man of wisdom, a man... Read more

Robert M. Price, The Historical Bejeezus, The Amazing Colossal Apostle, and Preaching Deconstruction

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
One of the most interesting (and entertaining) scholars with two Ph. D.'s, Robert M. Price, talks with me about three books: The Historical Bejeezus: What A Long Strange Quest It Has Been, The Amazing Colossal Apostle: The Search for the Historical Paul, and Preaching Decon... Read more

One Fish, Two Fish, Fetus Fetish

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2015 at 12:00am
Jan Haaken talks with Katie Gentile about the controversy over Planned Parenthood clinics and the sale of fetal tissue and and what this controversy really is all about. Gentile is professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Gender Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Ju... Read more

Don Cupitt, Creative Faith: Religion As A Way of Worldmaking

Airs at: Sat, 08/15/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
He has been called "the most radical theologian in the world."  Don Cupitt is a philosopher of religion and a former priest in the Church of England.  He has written 50 books.  His latest is Creative Faith:  Religion As A Way of Worldmaking.   He is the founder of the Sea o... Read more

Margaret Johnston, Faith Beyond Belief

Airs at: Sat, 08/08/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
The number of people not interested in religious institutions is rising.  They are called the "Nones."  Yet even though they may leave institutional religion behind many are still interested in spirituality and meaning-making.  Margaret Placentra Johnston tells the stories ... Read more