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Profane Faith

Profane Faith

By: Daniel White Hodge
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  • S8. E5. The Politics of Jesuz: Dr. Obery Hendricks Jr

    S8. E5. The Politics of Jesuz: Dr. Obery Hendricks Jr
    Sep 3 2025
    Oh this week I have a true legend and scholar! The Dr. Obery Hendricks is on and, WE. GO. IN! So, buckle up cuzz this cat is breaking it down. A life long social activist, Obery Hendricks is one of the foremost commentators on the intersection of religion and political economy in America. He is the most widely read and perhaps the most influential African American biblical scholar writing today. His recent book, Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith (Beacon Press, 2021) has gathered wide acclaim. Cornel West calls him “one of the last few grand prophetic intellectuals.” A widely sought lecturer and media spokesperson, Dr. Hendricks’ appearances include CNN, MSNBC, CBS, Fox News, Fox Business News, the Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, NHK Japan Television and the Bloomberg Network. He has provided running event commentary for National Public Radio, MSNBC, and the al-Jazeera and Aspire international television networks. Dr. Hendricks has served in the Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group at the U. S. Department of State under Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry; was a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee, for whom he delivered the closing benediction at the 2008 Democratic Convention; served on the National Religious Leaders Advisory Committee of the 2008 Democratic Presidential campaign. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative in Washington, DC; has been an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for American Progress; was a Senior Fellow at The Opportunity Agenda social justice communications think tank; is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Christian Socialism; and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Dr. Hendricks has been a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and Salon.com, a former editorial advisor to the award-winning Tikkun magazine, and a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion. The Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation has called his work “the boldest post-colonial writing ever seen in Western biblical studies.” https://religion.columbia.edu/content/obery-m-hendricks https://oberyhendricksphd.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-Rediscovering-Revolutionary-Teachings/dp/0385516657 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obery_M._Hendricks_Jr.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • S8 E4: Faithful Politics Dr. Miranda Cruz

    S8 E4: Faithful Politics Dr. Miranda Cruz
    Aug 17 2025
    Here we go...getting into politics and race and gender and...well, you get it. My guest this week is the amazing author and scholar, Dr. Miranda Zapor Cruz. Dr. Cruz is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds a PhD in religion, politics, and society from Baylor University's J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. I also get into the latest and greatest regarding the war! From the publisher: Christians who seek to relate their faith to politics have always encountered tensions. Instead of easy answers and simple checklists, we need tools to help us thoughtfully navigate the complexities of Christian faithfulness in an increasingly diverse and polarized society. In this book, Miranda Zapor Cruz guides readers in forming a vision of citizenship that brings Christian convictions into political engagement while avoiding common pitfalls. Cruz provides a measured, nonpartisan overview of different ways Christians have approached political participation. These ten views represent a range of theological approaches to the relationship between the kingdom of God and the country, including Anabaptist, social gospel, principled pluralist, and Christian nationalist. Cruz describes strengths and weaknesses of each view, with a focus on Christian faithfulness. https://mirandazaporcruz.com/ https://www.grace.edu/grace-college-welcomes-author-dr-miranda-zapor-cruz/ https://www.ivpress.com/faithful-politics https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/faithfully-engage-public-policy-an-in-depth-interview-with-miranda-zapor-cruz/ https://www.instagram.com/mirandazaporcruz?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=NjNwN214ZjR2MWoy
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S8 E3: Black Woman Grief: Natasha Smith

    S8 E3: Black Woman Grief: Natasha Smith
    Aug 3 2025
    This one gon get deep....quick...so, fair warning....loss and having to put down a family pet. Yeah, some real hard core stuff! This week my guest is Natasha Smith. Natasha is a grief advocate, author, speaker, podcaster, content creative, and a certified grief educator. A Certified Grief Educator is committed to providing the highest level of grief support through education, experience, and insights into the often unacknowledged rocky terrain of grief. Certified Grief Educators completed a certificate program designed by world-renowned grief expert, David Kessler. They bring his unique methodology, tools, and decades of experience to help people navigate the challenges of grief. Her new book: https://a.co/d/79aOHxB Website: https://imnatashasmith.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/imnatashasmith/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/imnatashasmith Natasha's Podcast: https://imnatashasmith.com/podcast/
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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