Through conversations with authors, theologians, pastors, and thinkers, we reimagine a christianity less influenced by power-seeking, scapegoating, and false certainty. We also explore how theology shows up in pop culture, asking what our cultural narratives reveal about love, trauma, community, and what it means to be human.
This podcast is especially for pastors, chaplains, and spiritual directors—people who need theological depth and the reminder that meaning is made in community, not in isolation. Whether we're unpacking open and relational thought, mimetic theory, or cultural phenomena, the goal is the same: to put love where there is no love and help move the world forward one conversation at a time.
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