Doug Pagitt’s conversation with Matthew Lee Anderson about “The New Radicals”
I talked with Matthew Lee Anderson about his cover story in Christianity Today called “Here come the Radicals” (link is to the article). Matthew suggests that the “supperlative stressing” (my word not...
View ArticleInterviews with Ogun Holder & Bryan Sirchio
We had the privilege to talk with author Ogun Holder, the author of Rants to Revelations: Unabashedly Honest Reflections on Life, Spirituality, and the Meaning of God this week. We also chatted with...
View ArticleA Contradiction of Truths
I am learning in my life to let go of the apparent contradictions; this I believe is the result of my ability to let go of theological paradoxes, which has in turn created a space where I can let go of...
View ArticleCan I Trust?
Here’s a question I’ve been asked many times, by many different people. The words I am going to use are a paraphrase as each individual who shares their hearts with me uses their own language for their...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio: Interview with Jim Wallis
Broadcasting from Solomon’s Porch meeting space, we busted out of the studio this week. We spoke with Jim Wallis while he was visiting the Twin Cities as part of his current book tour. His latest book...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Let Go…
I have been developing a metaphor to bring insight into how spiritual development happens. That being, the spiritual journey is one of re-learning of what it means to walk with God in His garden...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio – May 16, 2013 – Interview With Matt Litton
This week on Doug Pagitt we checked in with Matt Litton (friend of Bono) to discuss his book Holy Nomad: The Rugged Road to Joy. Matt speaks to the the things we hold onto that weigh us down and bring...
View ArticleLet Us Conspire
What follows is in no way an affirmation of doing anything violent or illegal. In fact, quite the opposite. The following is a dictionary definition of the word “conspiracy” or “conspire”: To plan...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio – Interview With Ian Punnett
This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with Ian Punnett. Ian is the author of How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God: Or Anyone Else for That Matter. Listen Here:
View ArticleEither “Is Homosexuality A Sin?” OR “Is Homophobia A Sin?”
The modern Church’s overall inability to properly engage the culture in which it exists is none the more evident than in the issue of homosexuality. There is nothing more appalling (except perhaps our...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio – Interviews With Kyle Roberts & Peter Wallace
Victoria is taking a few weeks off so it is up to Doug to hold down the show. This week Doug caught up with Kyle Roberts & Peter Wallace. Kyle is the author of Emerging Prophet: Kierkegaard and the...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio – Interview With Bruce Reyes-Chow
After taking a week off, Victoria is back this week. This week on Doug Pagitt Radio, we chatted with Bruce Reyes-Chow. Bruce is the author of But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About...
View Article“All The Consequences Of This”: Why Atheistic Existentialism is more...
The variety of existentialist thought show existentialism to be a flexible denotation, one that can be shared by believers and atheists alike. When approaching such a loosely defined term as...
View ArticleDoug Pagitt Radio – June 27, 2013
This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with John Shelby Spong. John’s the author of The Forth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic. We also talked with Erin Lane and Enuma Okoro about their book...
View ArticleGive Me a Racist Over A Racist System Anyday by Randy Woodley
“Now brother Woodley, Rev. _______ will share his apology with you and then you can apologize to him.” These are last words I needed to hear to understand the jist of “platform reconciliation” about...
View ArticleThe Post-Colonial Method versus the Sociological Method in the Study of...
In the current study of “religion,” two different methods have developed that are often in tension with each other. The first is the Post-Colonial Method (PCM)[1] with scholars like Talal Asad, Edward...
View ArticleThe Death of a Beautiful Woman
“The death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”–Edgar Allen Poe– I have always been a fan of the gloomy Mr. Poe. I remember the first time I purchased...
View ArticleGungor: The Postmodern Anthem Band
It took me a long time to write this. I thought I should try to be objective since I was supposed to be reviewing Michael Gungor’s book. And that was a book I had to think about. A lot. As it became...
View ArticleHomosexuality in Western culture: a cultural/theological perspective (Part 1...
I know, I know. I said last time that I was finished publishing on here. However, this series is for my critics. Enjoy! PART ONE: The Cultural Perspective In general I try to keep my articles much...
View ArticleDo Not Fix Others as You Would Not Want to be Fixed
The internet, one might think, was invented as a place for angry, excessively confident people to try to fix others. But I think Glennon Melton has it right when she offers this contemporary parable...
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