Shreya and Yanan's Podcast Shreya Ramachandran and Yanan Melo

In this episode, Shreya and Yanan continue on a two-part series discussing the importance of diversity within evangelicalism. This time around, the conversation revolved around the question “what is interfaith dialogue and why is it important for the church?”

Shreya and Yanan unpacked a Trinitarian and Pentecostal model for interfaith dialogue, looking to both the Bible and examples from their own experiences.

Resources cited or referred to:

- Heathen: Religion and Race in American History by Kathryn Gin Lum

Music used:

Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0

In this two-part series, Shreya and Yanan speak on a class they took together called "political theology," its implications for public life today, and the inseparability of doctrine and practice in the contemporary evangelical context.

Resources cited or referred to:

- Reimagining Evangelicalism by Amar Peterman

- This Common Life by Amar Peterman

- The Christian Imagination by Willie James Jennings

Music used:

Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0

What does it mean to be good storytellers, and ultimately, become good listeners who empathize well with our neighbors? In this episode, Shreya and Yanan expound upon the concepts of the previous episode by discussing the power of storytellers to either build or destroy communities. Drawing upon their experiences as Moody students and immigrants, Shreya and Yanan explore topics such as empathy, land, and ecology through the lens of participation in Christ's story - God's story, which gives life and meaning to the stories we share with our neighbors and with ourselves.

Resources cited or referred to:

- The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World Book by Peter Wohlleben

Music used:

Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0

In this episode, Shreya and Yanan lay a foundation for the rest of the podcast series by articulating in their own words their values. Their values are safety, empathy, and charity, and their method is narrative storytelling. Before they get into the meat of it, they have to begin by defining their terms and creating common ground.

Resources cited or referred to:

- Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler

- The Empathy Table with Amar Peterman by Ideos Institute

Music used: 

Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg / Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0

Shreya and Yanan are two friends at Moody Bible Institute who have fun and meaningful conversations, and wanted to invite others into a safe space. We laugh a lot and we grow a lot. Listen along if you are friends, family, or strangers. We promote charity by bringing awareness and empathy into otherwise touchy subjects. Stories are our overarching framework, because everyone loves a good story. Invoke curiosity, build bigger circles, listen with feeling, and celebrate art and culture.

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