Heretic Happy Hour

#096: Women Clobber Passages Part 2 (HOTW: Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky)

Jesus was a feminist and Paul sang the praises of female church leaders. So, how did we get so f*(#@d up? Plus, meet the Holy Female Trinity of Mother, Daughter, and Spirit as we interview Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky, authors of The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended, as our Heretics of the Week!

#095: Women Clobber Passages Part 1 (HOTW: Elizabeth Schrader)

Does Paul hate women? We tackle those troublesome "women keep silent" and "I do not permit a woman to teach" passages to find the truth. Plus, Heretic of the Week, Elizabeth Schrader, uncovers shocking proof on the suppression of Mary Magdalene.

Bonus: 2020 Recap and Award Show

"And The Winner Is..." Join us for our first annual Heretic of the Year award show. Plus, the hosts share their favorite moments from 2020 and welcome the return of a very special guest.

#094: LGBTQ+ Clobber Passages Part 2 (HOTW: Jared Byas)

It's time to clobber the Clobberers! Did you know there are scriptures that affirm non-normative sexuality? Give your pastor something to think about as we examine non-hetero Bible characters. Plus, Jared Byas, author of Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus, is our Heretic of the Week!

#093: LGBTQ+ Clobber Passages Part 1 (HOTW: Alexander John Shaia)

It's clobberin' time! The heretics dismantle the Bible verses used to bludgeon the LGBTQ+ community to scare them into going straight. Plus, Alexander John Shaia, author of Radical Transformation, is our Heretic of the Week!

 

Show Links:

• Katy's Course: Finding the Perfect Church for You
• Keith's Course: Square 1

#092: Apostle of Apostasy (HOTW: Jeff Turner)

In this final episode of our Reconstruction series, co-host Matthew Distefano shares how his Reconstruction looks a lot like becoming a non-Christian, Jesus-lover. Plus, Jeff Turner, author of The Atheistic Theist, is our Heretic of the Week!

 

Show Links:

• Katy's Course: Finding the Perfect Church for You
• Keith's Course: Square 1

#091: Back to Square 1 (HOTW: Kristin Kobes Du Mez)

Our Reconstruction Series continues as Keith Giles explains why he created a 90-day online course/community to help people transition into reconstruction without self-destruction. Plus, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, is our Heretic of the Week!

 

Show Links:

• Katy's Course: Finding the Perfect Church for You
• Keith's Course: Square 1

#090: Finding Church After Deconstruction (HOTW: Brenda Davies of God is Grey)

In part 2 of our Reconstruction Series, Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine talks about her own deconstruction process and why it was so important for her to find the "right" church. Plus, Heretic of the Week, Brenda Davies of God is Grey.

 

Show Links:

• Katy's Course: Finding the Perfect Church for You
• Keith's Course: Square 1

#089: Quantum Reconstruction (HOTW: Rob Bell)

Our first episode in the Reconstruction Series explores Derrick Day's quantum approach to faith and spirituality. Plus, some guy named Rob Bell is our Heretic of the Week.

 

Show Links:

• Katy's Course: Finding the Perfect Church for You
• Keith's Course: Square 1

#088: The Valentine Day Hostile Takeover!

Katy Valentine and Derrick Day take over this special episode of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast to discuss their spiritual journeys and their books: For You Were Bought with a Price: Sex, Slavery, and Self-Control in a Pauline Community (GlossaHouse) and Deconstructing Religion.