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Between Shelves

Between Shelves

By: Aaron C. Waldron D.Min & Rafael Reyes III Ph.D.
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 Welcome to Between Shelves, where we make connections between literature, theology, philosophy, psychology and culture. Join us as we explore the interconnectedness of race, spirituality, psychology, and meta-modernism. Each episode invites you into a thought-provoking journey, unpacking how these elements shape our understanding of the world and ourselves.Lost Raven Studios Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Episode 12: Meta-Modernism & Truth

    Episode 12: Meta-Modernism & Truth
    May 18 2025

    Welcome to Between Shelves, where we make connections between literature, theology, philosophy, psychology and culture. Join us as we explore the interconnectedness of race, spirituality, psychology, and meta-modernism. Each episode invites you into a thought-provoking journey, unpacking how these elements shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. We invite you to Between Shelves to Learn, Listen and Become.

    #BetweenShelves #Podcast #Literature #Theology #Philosophy #Psychology #Race #Spirituality #MetaModernism #MetaSpirituality #Interconnectedness #Individuation #Film #DoubleConsciousness #Theopoetics #Imagination #BetweenSpace #LostRavenStudios

    Link to Podcast Website: https://betweenshelves.transistor.fm/

    Link to YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiRm2J3GIi0iDGo4VBTmhvWKGKnMcFJ46&si=Zbm99SsY-Brt6Zh2

    Email Us: Lostravenstudios@gmail.com


    Meta-Modernism & Truth

    Episode 12: Notes

    In this episode of Between Shelves, we delve into the elusive and multifaceted nature of Truth through the lens of Meta-Modernism. Join us as we navigate the space between certainty and ambiguity, exploring how this philosophical framework challenges conventional ideas and embraces the complexity of our contemporary world. From literature and culture to spirituality and psychology, this thought-provoking discussion invites you to reconsider what Truth means in an age of paradox and possibility.
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    54 mins
  • Episode 11- Meta-Modernism & Gender Violence.

    Episode 11- Meta-Modernism & Gender Violence.
    Apr 27 2025

    Welcome to Between Shelves, where we make connections between literature, theology, philosophy, psychology and culture. Join us as we explore the interconnectedness of race, spirituality, psychology, and meta-modernism. Each episode invites you into a thought-provoking journey, unpacking how these elements shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. We invite you to Between Shelves to Learn, Listen and Become.

    #BetweenShelves #Podcast #Literature #Theology #Philosophy #Psychology #Race #Spirituality #MetaModernism #MetaSpirituality #Interconnectedness #Individuation #Film #DoubleConsciousness #Theopoetics #Imagination #BetweenSpace #LostRavenStudios

    Link to Podcast Website: https://betweenshelves.transistor.fm/

    Link to YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiRm2J3GIi0iDGo4VBTmhvWKGKnMcFJ46&si=Zbm99SsY-Brt6Zh2

    Email Us: Lostravenstudios@gmail.com


    Meta-Modernism & Gender Violence

    Episode 11: Notes

    In this episode, we explore Meta-Modernism & Gender Violence, examining femininity as a dynamic spectrum within the framework of meta-modernism. We navigate the intricate intersections of gender, identity, and societal constructs, centering the experiences of Black Women/Woman of Color—those enduring and living a Black experience. Through these lenses, we challenge conventional and colonial narratives, exploring how a meta-modern perspective invites us to deconstruct feminine oppression while embracing fluidity, complexity, and inclusivity. Join us as we uncover the transformative power of redefining and reclaiming femininity beyond a Theopoetic, “Old Smelly Box.”


    Below is a list of books and films mentioned in our podcast discussions. We've included Amazon affiliate links for your convenience, allowing you to easily access the materials we reference. By using these links, you're directly supporting our podcast project. Thank you for your continued support!


    Our Podcast Bibliography

    Oliveto, Karen P, Kelly Turney, and Traci C West. Talking about Homosexuality. Pilgrim Press, 2005.

    Smallwood, Teresa L. Public Theology and Violent Rhetoric Examined in a Queer Womanist Critical Ethnography. Edited by Traci C. West, AnneMarie Mingo, Aana Marie Vigen, and Todd D. Whitmore. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.

    Waldron, Aaron. A Strange Fruit: A Theopoetics of Slavery in Amerika. Lost Raven Studios, 2024.

    West, Traci C. Disruptive Christian Ethics: When Racism and Women’s Lives Matter. Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.

    ———. Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality : Africana Lessons on Religion, Racism, and Ending Gender Violence. NY: New York University Press, 2019.

    ———. Wounds of the Spirit : Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics. NY: New York University Press, 1999.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 10: Meta-Feminism

    Episode 10: Meta-Feminism
    Apr 14 2025
    Welcome to Between Shelves, where we make connections between literature, theology, philosophy, psychology and culture. Join us as we explore the interconnectedness of race, spirituality, psychology, and meta-modernism. Each episode invites you into a thought-provoking journey, unpacking how these elements shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. We invite you to Between Shelves to Learn, Listen and Become.#BetweenShelves #Podcast #Literature #Theology #Philosophy #Psychology #Race #Spirituality #MetaModernism #MetaSpirituality #Interconnectedness #Individuation #Film #DoubleConsciousness #Theopoetics #Imagination #BetweenSpace #LostRavenStudiosLink to Podcast Website: https://betweenshelves.transistor.fm/Link to YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiRm2J3GIi0iDGo4VBTmhvWKGKnMcFJ46&si=Zbm99SsY-Brt6Zh2Email Us: Lostravenstudios@gmail.comMeta-FeminismEpisode 10: NotesIn this episode, we explore Meta-Feminism, examining femininity as a dynamic spectrum within the framework of meta-modernism. We navigate the intricate intersections of gender, identity, and societal constructs, centering the experiences of Black Women—those enduring and living a Black experience. Through these lenses, we challenge conventional and colonial narratives, exploring how a meta-modern perspective invites us to deconstruct feminine oppression while embracing fluidity, complexity, and inclusivity. Join us as we uncover the transformative power of redefining and reclaiming femininity beyond a Theopoetic, “Old Smelly Box.”Below is a list of books and films mentioned in our podcast discussions. We've included Amazon affiliate links for your convenience, allowing you to easily access the materials we reference. By using these links, you're directly supporting our podcast project. Thank you for your continued support!Our Podcast Bibliography Ada María Isasi-Díaz. En La Lucha: In the Struggle : Elaborating a Mujerista Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004.Althaus-Reid, Marcella. Indecent Theology : Theological Perversions in Sex, Gender and Politics. London: Routledge, 2010.———. The Queer God. London ; New York Routledge, 2007.Anzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 1987.Barbara Black Koltuv. The Book of Lilith. Nicolas-Hays, Inc., 1986.Cannon, Katie G. Black Womanist Ethics. Eugene, Or.: Wipf & Stock, 2006.———. Katie’s Canon : Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community. New York: Continuum, 1995.Cleveland, Christena. God Is a Black Woman. New York: Harperone, 2022.Cooey, Paula M, William R Eakin, and Jay B Mcdaniel. After Patriarchy : Feminist Transformations of the World Religions. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1991.Crawford, Vicki L, Jacqueline Anne, Barbara Woods, Georgia State, and Martin Luther. Women in the Civil Rights Movement : Trailblazers and Torchbearers, 1941-1965. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993.Danna Nolan Fewell, and David M Gunn. Gender, Power, and Promise : The Subject of the Bible’s First Story. Nashville Abingdon Press, 1997.Davis, Angela . Women, Race & Class. New York: Random House, 1981.Dorsey, Lilith. Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens : The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions. Newburyport, Ma: Weiser Books, 2020.Douglas, Kelly Brown. Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. NY: Orbis Books, 2015.Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza. Congress of Wo/Men : Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power. Cambridge, Ma: Feminist Studies In Religion Books, 2016.Erikson, Erik H. Childhood and Society. London: Vintage Digital, 1950.Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E. They Were Her Property White Women as Slave Owners in the American South. Yale University Press, 2019.Jung, C G, and R F C Hull. Symbols of Transformation: An Analysis of the Prelude to a Case of Schizophrenia. NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990.Jung, Carl G. The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. NJ: Princeton University Press, 1959.Junior, Nyasha. An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015.Kelly Brown Douglas. BLACK CHRIST : 25th Anniversary Edition. Orbis Books, 2019.Kendall, Mikki. HOOD FEMINISM : Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot. S.L.: Penguin Books, 2021.Kwok, Pui-Lan. Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005.Lovejoy, Arthur. GREAT CHAIN of BEING : A Study of the History of an Idea. Harvard University Press, 2017.Lowy, Margo. The Maternal Experience. Routledge, 2020.Marchiano, Lisa. MOTHERHOOD: Facing and Finding Yourself. CO: Sounds True, 2021.Miles, Rosalind. Women’s History of the Modern World : How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years. Harpercollins, 2021.Neumann, Erich, and Ralph Manheim. The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype. NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015.Neumann, Erich, and Renée Brand. The Fear of the Feminine and Other Essays on ...
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    1 hr and 19 mins

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