12 episodes
Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast
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- Religion & Spirituality
Can I get a Witness? The Podcast is an audio companion to the book, Can I Get a Witness? Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll talk with one of our authors about the person they profiled for the book and about their writing process.
Can I Get a Witness? The Podcast is a production of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia, a research initiative whose mission is to study the social consequences of theological ideas for the sake of a more just and compassionate world. To learn more about Lived Theology, visit livedtheology.org or find us on social media.
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A Midwife of Grace: Mary Stella Simpson and the Transcendence of Accompaniment
M. Therese Lysaught discusses Mary Stella Simpson, a Catholic sister and midwife who transformed maternity care in the United States and took her healing work to the Jim Crow-ravaged town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, where she cheerfully and unrelentingly worked for change. … Read More
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I See What I See: Daniel Berrigan’s Witness to Christ, Gospel, and Sanity Itself
David Dark shares his research and reflections on Daniel Berrigan, a Catholic priest and anti-war activist best known for being a participant in the Catonsville Nine action when Catholic activists burned draft files in protest of the Vietnam War. David suggests that Berrigan’s witness—as one who took the Christian Gospel … Read More
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Standing Tall: Richard Twiss, a Witness to Native American Humanity
Soong-Chan Rah reflects on Richard Twiss, a Native American writer, speaker, scholar, and activist, whose witness to Evangelicals (and beyond) critiqued prevailing understandings of Native communities. Soong-Chan shares how his own friendship with Twiss offered a unique window into his … Read More
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I Will Move on Up a Little Higher: Mahalia Jackson’s Power to Witness through Music
W. Ralph Eubanks discusses Mahalia Jackson, the great gospel singer who was a tenacious, savvy, quiet witness for justice. Ralph illuminates Jackson’s role in the civil rights movement, where she was a comfort and inspiration to Dr. King as well as an … Read More
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Living into the Prophetic Voice: Frank William Stringfellow’s Greatest Witness
Becca Stevens shares her insights on William Stringfellow, an activist, writer, and lawyer whose prophetic voice called the church—and many other institutions—to accountability. Becca reflects on the challenge Stringfellow poses to people of faith: to take the mandates of belief seriously, even to … Read More
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Befitting the Dignity of a Human Being: John A. Ryan, Father of the Living Wage
Heather A. Warren reflects on John A. Ryan, a Catholic priest who worked for labor reform and coined the phrase “a living wage” in the early 1900s. Heather discusses how Ryan’s priestly vocation extended beyond the walls of the church, … Read More