32 episodes
Refugia Debra Rienstra
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4.9 • 14 Ratings
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Host Debra Rienstra interviews a different guest each week, exploring the idea of refugia from a variety of perspectives, from biology to worship to politics. Refugia are places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis. We’re exploring what it means for people of faith to be people of refugia.
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#31 Artful Wildness: Biologist Dave Koetje Reflects on Season 3
Dave Koetje returns as co-host to reflect on what we’ve learned about refugia church from our guests this season.
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#30 Fortress Press Roundtable: Sharon Delgado and Talitha Amadea Aho on Sentinel Experiences, the Clash of Kingdoms, and Caring Well for Young People in Crisis Times
Fellow Fortress Press authors Sharon Delgado and Talitha Amadea Aho discuss writing books during a pandemic, young people's spiritual hungers, and the resources the church can offer during a climate crisis.
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#29 Climate Hospitality: Karyn Bigelow and Avery Davis Lamb on Creation Justice Ministries and Resilient Church Communities
The executive directors of Creation Justice Ministries explain how faith-based climate organizations can bring people together, inspiring churches and individuals to build social cohesion and work toward a livable and just future.
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#28 Becoming The Refuge: Rev. Gerry Koning on Sensory Sanctuaries, Poo-Sniffing Dogs, and the Transition to a New Kind of Church
Rev. Gerry Koning describes the process of moving from an ordinary, traditional congregation to a refugia church focused on "all abilities, all creation, all nations."
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#27 God is Still Speaking: Rev. Jim Antal on Communal Vocation, Golden Rule 2.0, and Our Urgent Moral Challenge
Rev. Jim Antal recounts his long experience in climate activism and shares his conviction that Christians, and people of all faiths, are called to a communal vocation at this crucial moment in history.
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#26 At School in Community: Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Intentional Christian Community, Resisting the Allure of Empire, and Planetary Gardening
Theologian Ruth Padilla DeBorst describes life in Casa Adobe, an intentional Christian community in Costa Rica, and discusses what faithful living can look like as we seek to resist complicity in the abuses of empire.
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Customer Reviews
A Refugia Faith!
Thank you, Debra, for your work and for this podcast. I really enjoyed your conversation with Fred Bahnson, someone whose insights and writing I have recently come to value and appreciate. I’m looking forward to gleaning new insights from your other guests!
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Host Debra Rienstra interviews a different guest each week, exploring the idea of refugia from a variety of perspectives, from biology to worship to politics. Refugia are places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis. We’re exploring what it means for people of faith to be people of refugia.
A gem!
Refugia is a gem of a podcast! Debra hosts the conversations with an ease and curiosity that make for an enjoyable, familiar listening experience even as the topics are wide-ranging and thought-provoking.
Climate breakdown is a given (that acknowledgement in itself is encouraging - now we can get real). So how can people of faith think about and enact hope? Is there hope? What can we learn from pockets of resistance, diversity, and communal flourishing - refugia- where life persists even through great adversity?
I love the season 2 episode with Bill McKibben and have enjoyed the way Debra connects the dots between guests from very diverse fields. If you’re a Christian who cares about the planet and the church, take a listen.
Little Pockets: Refugia
I listened to this conversation about little pockets of refugia, and micro-counter cultural spaces while running around Margaret Island on a Saturday morning. The island plays the role of a refugium for me while temporarily living in Budapest, so it was a fitting place to listen in on a thought-provoking introduction to an important and timely topic. Five stars, highly recommend.