In this episode, Fred interviews Dr. Jonathan Foster - Author & Executive Director of the Curian Network, about his book: At-One-Ment: An Open and Relational Take on Atonement (Micro Theology Series).

Learn more at:

https://www.jonathanfosteronline.com/

https://thecurian.org/

https://a.co/d/glGcyti

About Dr. Foster:

I’m into a bunch of stuff, the best of which is granddaughter, mountains, friendships, and art, but I’m also the co-founder and un-executive, executive director of the Curian Network, a new denominational tribe empowering faith communities, pastors, chaplains, and spiritual directors in their local, missional contexts.

Oh, and I write. Find me on Substack or pick up a book. Some of my books have won awards, and some haven’t. It’s sad, the not-winning-awards part, but I do get to add Dr. to my name as I successfully defended my dissertation in mimetic theory and open and relational theology. So, make sure to let everyone know about that news.

Let’s see, what else? Well, Tom Oord and I help make books at SacraSagePress, so if you write in a generally progressive theological way and are interested in partnering with us to bring your book to life, let me know.

Oh, I also hang out with people on my podcast and talk about all kinds of things that intersect with theology. If you can’t find me on FB, it’s because I’m blocked 🤔, but no problem, join a few thousand other people and subscribe to my Substack page, where you will get a post at least twice a month. Or find me on the IG @jonathan_foster.

Email: jonathanunderscorefoster@gmail.com.

In this episode, Fred interviews Melissa Ferrer Civil - Inaugural Poet Laureate of Kansas City.

Learn more at:

https://melissaferrerand.com/

https://www.kcmo.gov/programs-initiatives/poet-laureate

About Melissa Ferrer Civil:

Melissa Ferrer Civil (&), (she/they), formerly known as Missy T. Ferrari, is a poet, performer, organizer, and educator living on unceded Kaw, Kansa, Kickapoo, and Oceti Sakowin lands (KCMO). Rooted in the practical and the possible, their spoken word poems and songs are mostly responses to the world around them and their own internal journey. Melissa is the founder of the arts and organizing event series A Nation In Exile.

Melissa received a Bachelor’s Degree in both Creative Writing and Italian from The Florida State University. She has also received her Master’s of Education with a specialization in Urban Education from Park University. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Randolph College. She was also long listed for the Palette Poetry 2021 Emerging Poet Prize. They are a Charlotte Street Studio Resident, a Chrysalis Institute Alumnus, and a Heartlandarts KC Fellow. Melissa Ferrer Civil is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Kansas City, Missouri.

In this episode, Fred interviews Dr. Chris Hanson, M.D., Th.D. - Pediatrician & author of Open and Relational Parenting: Loving Parents Reflecting a Loving God.

Learn more at:

https://openrelationalparenting.com/

https://openrelationalparenting.substack.com/

About Dr. Hanson:

Dr. Chris Hanson is a pediatrician who has practiced in Memphis, TN for 27 years. He earned his ThD degree from Northwind and the Center for Open and Relational Theology in 2025. He is interested in the daily lives of his patients and their families and in helping them develop healthy, nutritive parent-child relationships.