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Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, liturgist, and integral theologian. Serving both in the church and as the founding director of Chapter 3—an ecumenical, non-profit committed to serving people and the common good—Darrell has been exploring and, at times, protesting faith, religion and spirituality for over twenty years.

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Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, liturgist, and integral theologian. Serving both in the church and as the founding director of Chapter 3—an ecumenical, non-profit committed to serving people and the common good—Darrell has been exploring and, at times, protesting faith, religion and spirituality for over twenty years.

    Common Space: Garden Party | Episode 4

    Common Space: Garden Party | Episode 4

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    Recommended Resources:


    Genesis 1 & 2
    ‘Cosmos’ with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    ‘God in Creation’ by Jürgen Moltmann
    ‘Genesis for Normal People’ by Peter Enns
    ‘Getting Involved with God’ by Ellen F. Davis
    ‘This Strange and Sacred Scripture’ by Matthew Richard Schlimm

    HOSTS: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, and Darrell Smith

    • 23 min
    Common Space: Listen to the Trees | Episode 3

    Common Space: Listen to the Trees | Episode 3

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    ‘God is Not One’ by Stephen Prothero
    ‘The Trinity and the Kingdom’ by Jürgen Moltmann
    ‘Learning to Pray’ by James Martin
    ‘Another Name For Every Thing’ Podcast with Richard Rohr
    ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About God’ by Rob Bell
    ‘Open and Relational Theology’ by Thomas Jay Oord

    HOSTS:Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, and Darrell Smith

    • 30 min
    Common Space: Little Books and Libraries | Episode 2

    Common Space: Little Books and Libraries | Episode 2

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    Recommended Reading: 

    What Is the Bible? by Rob Bell

    Why the Bible Began by Jacob L. Wright

    Speaking Christian by Marcus Borg

    Hosts: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, and Darrell Smith

    • 31 min
    Common Space: It’s Okay to Ask Questions | Episode 1

    Common Space: It’s Okay to Ask Questions | Episode 1

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    HOSTS: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, and Darrell Smith

    • 25 min
    If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum

    If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum

    Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, liturgist, and integral theologian. Serving both in the church and as the founding director of Chapter 3—an ecumenical, non-profit committed to serving people and the common good—Darrell has been exploring and, at times, protesting faith, religion and spirituality for over twenty years.

    Darrell’s exploration and protest has led him to homeless shelters, recovery groups, and refugee ghettos as well as universities, churches, and prisons. He has supported relief efforts in Central and South America and worked with such organizations as Renovaré, Apprentice, and Kairos Prison Ministry.

    Darrell attended the Perkins School of Theology, Wayland Baptist University, the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and  Texas A&M University and holds degrees in English, Speech Communication, Christian Ministry, and Worship Studies. His most recent published work is 2019’s Faith Lies: Seven Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them.

    For the last 20 years, Darrell has served at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. Darrell is married to Stacy, and they have three children—Nathanael, Samuel, and Abigail. His personal interests include basketball, fitness, kickboxing, music, and good conversation.

    • 23 min
    What Is Truth?

    What Is Truth?

    Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, liturgist, and integral theologian. Serving both in the church and as the founding director of Chapter 3—an ecumenical, non-profit committed to serving people and the common good—Darrell has been exploring and, at times, protesting faith, religion and spirituality for over twenty years.

    Darrell’s exploration and protest has led him to homeless shelters, recovery groups, and refugee ghettos as well as universities, churches, and prisons. He has supported relief efforts in Central and South America and worked with such organizations as Renovaré, Apprentice, and Kairos Prison Ministry.

    Darrell attended the Perkins School of Theology, Wayland Baptist University, the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and  Texas A&M University and holds degrees in English, Speech Communication, Christian Ministry, and Worship Studies. His most recent published work is 2019’s Faith Lies: Seven Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them.

    For the last 20 years, Darrell has served at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. Darrell is married to Stacy, and they have three children—Nathanael, Samuel, and Abigail. His personal interests include basketball, fitness, kickboxing, music, and good conversation.

    • 13 min

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