Wrestling Out Loud: Faith and Liberation

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Wrestling Out Loud: Faith and Liberation

Wrestling Out Loud: Faith and Liberation, hosted by Faith in Public Life Action CEO Jeanné Lewis, is a podcast committed to exploring nuance in a world invested in binaries. Interfaith guests from varied religious backgrounds discuss unique perspectives from their faith journeys, and offer opportunities for us to take actions and identify solutions to big problems that align with our values to build communities of belonging as we navigate some of today's most complex issues.

Episodes

  1. 08/29/2024

    Embracing God's Yes with Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche

    Reverend Tuhina Verma Rasche, the theologian in residence for Faith and Public Life Action. Tuhina grew up in a Hindu family and is now a pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has done interfaith community organizing, research and pastoral work. She is now helping us build out our theology of change and articulate what it looks like to be in a community of belonging. Tuhina is a scholar who can tell you the Greek origin of any word in any religious text, and she is a person ...

    41 min

  2. 08/21/2024

    Transformative Wisdom: Rev. Terry Williams on Important Work of Jesus

    Rev. Terry Williams is Pastor of Orchard Hill United Church of Christ in Chillicothe and a Faith Organizer committed to equipping faith leaders to do justice in Ohio. An ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, Rev. Williams serves a congregation in Ross County, a rural community hit hard by the drug crisis that also is home to two of Ohio’s state prisons. His work includes supporting faith-based volunteer work inside his local corrections facility and ministering to families of over...

    4 min

  3. 08/14/2024

    Building an Authentic Democracy with Rep. Angie Nixon

    Rep. Angie Nixon is a force to be reckoned with. She is always on the go-- whether that is in Tallahassee advocating for constituents or knocking doors to help fellow candidates run for office. As a former organizer, and current state representative, Nixon joined us from a hot summer afternoon in FL and spoke with us about the work happening in Tallahassee where the people’s house doesn’t always reflect the people’s voice. We talked about Amendment 4, her faith journey and how she defines an ...

    23 min

  4. 08/07/2024

    Transformative Wisdom: Rev. Dr. Susan Smith and Peacekeepers Ohio

    As faith leaders and social workers, we are uniquely equipped to help keep Ohio elections peaceful and safe for everyone. Our society and political landscape has become more divisive and partisan than ever before. In situations of anxiety, tensions can easily rise. To keep voters safe, we must be prepared to de-escalate instances of harassment or verbal attacks. We believe that individuals like you are uniquely and ideally situated to act as Peacekeepers and can maintain a calm and peaceful p...

    5 min

  5. 07/31/2024

    Lessons Learned from the Women's March with Noor Mir

    Noor Mir is a DC-based digital strategist, advocate and dynamic leader from the Women’s March. She offers perspective on what progressive spaces can do to be more inclusive towards Muslim women like herself, and how her work digitally gave her a front row seat to the disinformation campaigns that came to a head in the January 6 insurrection. This conversation reminds us that there is always more work to be done, even for those of us who feel like we have already arrived.If you want to hear mo...

    32 min

  6. 07/24/2024

    Transformative Wisdom: Michele Eiger and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

    For more than six decades, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) has worked to educate, inspire, and mobilize the Reform Jewish community to advocate for social justice. They mobilize around federal, state, provincial, and local legislation on more than 70 pressing socioeconomic issues, including gun violence prevention, immigration, reproductive rights, and criminal justice reform.Michele Eiger is an organizer in Florida supporting the work around the Yes on 4 ballot initia...

    4 min

  7. 07/17/2024

    The Journey of Unpredictability with Brad Onishi

    Brad Onishi is a former evangelical youth pastor, now podcast host, professor, and author of Preparing for War, a book that examines the role that churches played in the January 6 insurrection. Brad's history with wrestling with theology and the political implications makes for a nuanced conversation on everything from seeing the Imago Dei in one another to surfing in Hawaii and how all of that can represent the way the Divine shows up in the world.To see more episodes of Wrestling Out Loud: ...

    47 min

  8. 07/10/2024

    Transformative Wisdom: Imam Trina Jackson and the Power of Prayer

    All are welcome at eTJC Unity Mosques spaces for prayer, community, reflection, and discussion which affirm and include all. ETJC Unity Mosques are places of healing for everyone ETJC Unity Mosques are safe spaces for everyone to worship, commune, and just be. We celebrate pluralism and diversity enshrined in 49:13 of the Quran. ETJC Unity Mosques extend an intentional welcome to people of all races, classes, abilities, health (including HIV) status, sexual orientations, gender identities, se...

    4 min

  9. 07/03/2024

    The Platinum Rule with Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde

    Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde is the author of Casting Indra’s Net and Black & Buddhist. She is a theologian, scholar, and chaplain wrestling with issues of racism, resilience and personal freedom and how using mindfulness practices contributes to our liberation. Dr. Yetunde unpacks her faith journey and exploring what she calls ‘The Platinum Rule’ which takes the Golden Rule one step further. You can check out her books here: https://www.pamelaayoyetunde.com/booksTo see more episodes of Wrestli...

    40 min

  10. 06/26/2024

    Transformative Wisdom: Michelle Grimsley Shindano and Black in Repro

    Black in Repro is a workgroup in the Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition that is made up of Black organizers, political operatives, consultants, providers, founders, community organizations, and experts in contraceptive access, abortion and prenatal doula care, policymaking, youth engagement, strategy, event planning and more. They aim to build a network of Black Floridians committed to a reproductive justice framework that drives policy and produces sustainable change for the Black...

    3 min

  11. 06/19/2024

    Moving Beyond Thoughts and Prayers with Representative Jim Clyburn

    While many know him as a political powerhouse and active member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Jim Clyburn joined us for a conversation on how his faith informed his desire for public service and coming from a family of ministers. He convenes the Democratic Faith Working Group in the House of Representatives, a multi faith group of congresspeople currently interrogating what it means to put our faith in action while wrestling with the separation of church and state.To see more e...

    40 min

  12. SEASON 1 TRAILER

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Wrestling Out Loud: Faith and Liberation, hosted by Faith in Public Life Action CEO Jeanné Lewis, is a podcast committed to exploring nuance in a world invested in binaries. Interfaith guests from varied religious backgrounds discuss unique perspectives from their faith journeys, and offer opportunities for us to take actions and identify solutions to big problems that align with our values to build communities of belonging as we navigate some of today's most complex issues.

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