54 episodes

Reclamation is all about helping spiritually displaced people reclaim their role in God's story. This project explores, through conversation and storytelling, faith on the margins of or completely removed from traditional religious institutions.

Reclamation Faith Josh + Alison Raskin

    • Religion & Spirituality

Reclamation is all about helping spiritually displaced people reclaim their role in God's story. This project explores, through conversation and storytelling, faith on the margins of or completely removed from traditional religious institutions.

    50. Reclamation Faith, In a Nutshell

    50. Reclamation Faith, In a Nutshell

    For our 50th (!) full episode, we decided to record something that several people have asked us for - a summary episode dedicated to the premise of Reclamation Faith. In these 40 minutes, we attempt a (somewhat rambling) comprehensive discussion of the problems we see facing Christianity in our current historical moment, as well as some of the ways we hope to speak to those problems. These are our hopes for reclaiming the story of God in our lives and for our world (just a small thing, we kno...

    • 41 min
    Mini-Musing: Maun-dy Maun-dy (Bah-da bah-da-da-da)

    Mini-Musing: Maun-dy Maun-dy (Bah-da bah-da-da-da)

    This week Josh and Alison take a brief look at Maundy Thursday, that oft-overlooked day of Holy Week, and see how it is absolutely crucial in our understanding of God's love and the call we have to love people in the same fashion as Jesus. Too often this day is neglected because we lack a practical understanding of servanthood and sacrificial love. However, getting to the core of what Jesus does can open up new ways of thinking about the call to love God and love others.BTW, about the title: ...

    • 24 min
    49. We Don't Talk About Bruno's Deconstruction

    49. We Don't Talk About Bruno's Deconstruction

    This week on the Reclamation Faith podcast, we (Josh and Alison) talk about one of our favorite recent movies, Encanto, and how it can function as a wonderful extended metaphor for the process of deconstruction! In this movie, we see the process of feeling unsettled with a system, trying to fix things, experiencing deeper brokenness, and even losing the heart of what gave that system life - sounds like how many of us have experienced Christianity in recent years! Give it a listen, and let us ...

    • 43 min
    Mini-Musing: Wait, Are We Contradicting Ourselves?

    Mini-Musing: Wait, Are We Contradicting Ourselves?

    This week we have another mini-musing, or a short reflection recorded on a week where we don't have time for a full episode! This musing looks back on our last episode about church silence, and asks whether we contradict our passion for a non-individualistic gospel when we say that the church doesn't "value individuals" but instead focuses on the whole. What we observe is that individualism in our theology actually ends up harming individuals MORE than a more communal portrait of faith....

    • 13 min
    48. Keeping Secrets: Why Churches Bury Painful Truths

    48. Keeping Secrets: Why Churches Bury Painful Truths

    In this week's episode, Josh and Alison discuss the idea of secrecy, and the ramifications of when secrecy is weaponized to protect the powerful at the expense of those who have been harmed or victimized in institutional religion. While we only scratch the surface, we reflect on why churches choose to keep secrets, how they justify those decisions, and how we can begin to seek healing and helping in response to this problem.

    • 36 min
    47. Josh's 2022 Bday Reflections: Focusing on the Big and Beautiful

    47. Josh's 2022 Bday Reflections: Focusing on the Big and Beautiful

    At Reclamation we have a tradition of interviewing each other on our birthdays (or, at least its' a tradition after this episode)! This week, Josh turns 38...errr....or is it 9.5?...it's confusing. But anyway, Alison interviews Josh on the past year, deconstruction, and how to keep going when you're in a long season of doubt and wrestling. Quick Note: If you want to skip to the more general (less personal) part of the "interview" you might move ahead to about the 18 minute mark.

    • 36 min

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