🧑🏽 Your Host, Bruce Reyes‑ChowRev. Bruce Reyes-Chow is a 3rd Generation Filipino/Chinese American and an active speaker, writer, coach, and podcaster on topics of faith, leadership, activism, culture, race, and technology. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he also works with organizations on immigration, decarceration, and Palestinian liberation. He is the author of six books, most recently Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith with his next book, "Prophets, Priests, Pastors & Poets: Being and Becoming the Ressurected Christ," due out in Fall 2026. He and his wife live in San Jose, CA. ✊🏽 About Our GuestLiza J. Rankow, PhD, MHS, is an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and author. Her lifework centers the deep healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. Liza is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, which for almost 20 years nurtured the well-being of frontline changemakers. She has been a spiritual counselor and teacher for more than three decades, working with individual clients, facilitating healing retreats, and offering classes and workshops in a variety of community and academic settings. Liza is the producer and co-editor of The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman audio collection. Her new book is Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness. Find her at: lizarankow.org Book - soulmedicinebook.comLinkTree - linktr.ee/lizarankowBlog - lizarankow.substack.comIG - instagram.com/liza.rankow/Facebook - facebook.com/liza.rankowLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/lizarankow/YouTube - youtube.com/@LizaRankowBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lizarankow.bsky.social 🎧 Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Amalgamation, host Bruce Reyes-Chow sits down with Interfaith Movement Builder and community leader Liza J. Rankow for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, justice, and what it means to stay rooted in values during times of deep social and political tension. Together, they explore how interfaith work is not just about dialogue, but about relationship, accountability, and action—especially when communities are facing fear, polarization, and harm. The conversation touches on how religious and spiritual leaders can show up authentically without centering themselves, how listening can be an act of resistance, and why solidarity requires discomfort as well as compassion. The episode also reflects on personal journeys into faith and activism, the cost of public leadership, and the importance of rest, community, and joy in sustaining long-term justice work. Throughout, Bruce and his guest invite listeners to consider how they might live out their values more fully—in their neighborhoods, institutions, and daily interactions. This episode is a thoughtful reminder that faith at its best is not about certainty, but about courage, curiosity, and collective care. 💌 Thanks for Listening!The Amalgamation Podcast, paired with The Amalgamation Newsletter, focuses on social justice, pop culture, digital community, left-leaning faith, and more. With humor, kindness, and conviction, each episode shares passions and projects and invites the listener to join Bruce and his guests to co-conspire for good. It is hosted by Bruce Reyes-Chow, produced by Emmie Hix, and edited by Dessiree McFarland, with music by Merissa Magdael-Lauron. The Amalgamation Podcast Bookshop Bookstore and all show inquiries can be sent to: theteam@reyes-chow.com. 🏷 Tags / Hashtags#TheAmalgamationPodcast #TheAmalgamation #StorytellingForChange #ProgressiveChristianity #PodcastLife #Interfaith #FaithAndJustice #SocialJustice #Solidarity #ValuesInAction #CommunityCare #SpiritualLeadership #RestIsResistance #LeadingWithValues #FaithInPublicLife #HopeInAction #GoodInTheWorld #DeepConversations #ThoughtfulVoices #MeaningfulMedia #HeartAndMind #FaithPodcast #ProgressiveFaith #PodcastRecommendations #ListenAndLearn
