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Named one of the 12 Best LGBTQ Podcasts of 2020 by “O: The Oprah Magazine.” How might we live better as queer people of faith? Matthias Roberts brings together theologians, psychologists, poets, thinkers, and change makers for conversations around belief and being.

Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being Matthias Roberts

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.9 • 273 Ratings

Named one of the 12 Best LGBTQ Podcasts of 2020 by “O: The Oprah Magazine.” How might we live better as queer people of faith? Matthias Roberts brings together theologians, psychologists, poets, thinkers, and change makers for conversations around belief and being.

    Kevin Garcia + Matthias on "Holy Runaways"

    Kevin Garcia + Matthias on "Holy Runaways"

    Matthias is joined by Kevin Garcia to discuss the release of Matthias' new book, Holy Runaways, Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion. In this conversation, they explore expressing trauma online and the importance of self-care in activism. They also emphasize the need for deep friendships, self-compassion, and letting go of guilt.
    Holy Runaways is available now wherever you buy books. If you order a copy before October 6, be sure to email your receipt to preorder@holyrunaways.com to get free access to the Healing from Spiritual Abuse seminar. All details can be found at holyrunaways.com.


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    • 47 min
    Introducing Holy Runaways

    Introducing Holy Runaways

    Queerology is back for a couple of special episodes about Matthias' new book Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion. In this episode, Matthias shares about where he's been the last year, introduces the book, and reads you a sneak peak.
    If you preorder Holy Runaways before October 3, you'll get free access to the Healing From Spiritual Abuse seminar Matthias co-taught earlier this year. Just email your receipt to preorder@holyrunaways.com. Details can be found at www.holyrunaways.com.


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    • 23 min
    Maddie Zahm is an Empty Canvas

    Maddie Zahm is an Empty Canvas

    For Maddie Zahm, there's nothing more powerful than writing songs that scare her. On her debut EP You Might Not Like Her, the Boise-bred singer/songwriter intimately documents the massive upheaval she's experienced over the last year: a life-changing journey that includes leaving the stifling church community where she long served as a worship leader, moving to Los Angeles and coming out as queer.
    With equal parts raw vulnerability and undeniable strength -- first glimpsed on her viral hit single "Fat Funny Friend" which has achieved over 30 million streams -- Maddie opens up about her personal trauma, her sexuality, and her relationship with her body, embracing the kind of unapologetic yet compassionate truth-telling that's transformative for artist and audience alike.


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    • 42 min
    Fr. Shannon TL Kearns on His Trans Journey with Scripture

    Fr. Shannon TL Kearns on His Trans Journey with Scripture

    Shannon TL Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He's the co-founder of QueerTheology.com and the podcast Queer Theology and his new book “In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey with Scripture” released last week
    Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought-after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. His work with Brian G. Murphy at QueerTheology.com has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, online courses, and community
    Links + Resources:
    Fr. Shannon's WebsiteQueer TheologyIn the Margins Book

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    • 47 min
    Mace Mooney Believes the Kids are All Right

    Mace Mooney Believes the Kids are All Right

    Mace Mooney is a psychotherapist in training and a leader with Affirming Youth Ministries (AYM), a nonprofit dedicated to ministering to LGBTQIA+ youth and those that love them in the name of radical inclusion, authenticity, and God’s expansive love. They’re the cohost of the podcast, No Small Thing which invites folks to live less certain and more curious lives. Today, we're chatting about their work with AYM and what we can learn about living a more curious, less certain life.
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    Affirming Youth MinistriesNo Small Thing PodcastThe Artist's Way

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    • 45 min
    Dianna Anderson on Being Nonbinary in a World of Dichotomies

    Dianna Anderson on Being Nonbinary in a World of Dichotomies

    Dianna Anderson is a nonbinary, queer writer based in Minneapolis, MN. They are the author of several books, including Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity and Problematic: How Toxic Callout Culture is Destroying Feminism.
    Dianna’s newest book, In Transit: Being Non-Binary In A World of Dichotomies, is out today! It’s an exploration of what it means to be non-binary in a world that genders everything, down to the very words we use. They start off exploring the long history of non-binary people, and then they tease out where non-binary identities fit within the idea of transgender identity, exploring what they all mean in a cisnormative society.
    They hold a Master's in English from Baylor University and a Master's in Women’s Studies from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. When not working on books, Dianna is a grant writer and non-profit development professional. They live with two cats, Minerva and Tonks.
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    Dianna's WebsiteIn Transit on Bookshop.org

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    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
273 Ratings

273 Ratings

KarGaSanGon ,

Dianne Anderson + Alyson Stoner

It was eye opening. I consider myself a heterosexual not so girly type of woman. It was so well explained the dichotomy world that we live in that I am interested to pick up a copy of her book and learn more about the bigger world we live in. To learn more to accept others and try to educate myself more so when my newly teenage boys ask me questions, when their time of sexual and gender awareness comes, I can be able to have better formed and more accurate answers.

Alyson Stoner was a young idol for me. While I am a decade older than her, it was always impressive this young star. Having listened to Episode#62 mAde me think of my young niece who happily came out to my sister and couldn’t wit to tell her auntie K. Love my sister and brother in law and even more for raising a young brave 15year old lady. Much of Alyson’s beginnings if her is journey sounds like what my sister fears she’ll get from our mother or catholic family. God Bless all souls we are all unique and beautiful.

ahscau ,

Amazing!!

Highly recommend!!

A POLAR BEAR DOING YOGA ,

Amazing! Great intersection between queerness and faith.

I love this podcast!

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