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In one of the historically poorest communities in America, thousands of people are going without clean tap water in their homes. And while cities like Flint, MI, and Jackson, MS, deservedly grab national headlines for their water issues, the Southern West Virginia Coalfields are now decades into a water crisis with few answers on the horizon. In this episode, Brad Davis and Caitlin Ware join Heather and Joe to talk about the West Virginia water crisis, the complex issues surrounding it, and the ways coalfield communities are banding together to create contextual solutions where government and industry have failed. They also talk about the role of faith communities in helping to organize local residents and support local problem-solving efforts. If you’d like to get involved, below are links to some of the coalitions and organizations mentioned in the podcast:
From Below Coalition: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629075958675198
WVUMC Clean Water Initiative: https://www.wvumc.org/clean-water-in-southern-district/
WV Faith Collective: https://wvfaith.org/
WV Water Distribution: https://gofund.me/f55125a7
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Season 5 Episode 3: Decolonizing Tourism with Caitlin Ware
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
We don't often think about tourism as a justice issue, but the displacement of families and communities to provide a more favorable user experience in tourist locations is a very real concern in places like Appalachia, where connection to the land runs deep and where infrastructure to support a tourist economy lags significantly behind. In this episode, Heather and Joe sit down with Caitlin Ware, who discusses her recent article on our blog, "Curating the View: Tourism & Exploitation in Appalachia."
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Season 5 Episode 2: The changing shape of deconstruction
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
How is spiritual deconstruction like a lasagna? Is reconstruction a necessary result of deconstruction? Heather Moore and Joe Webb unpack these questions and more in Heather's debut as our new co-host!
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Season 5 Episode 1: Deconstructing Grief
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
What does grief look like in the midst of spiritual/religious deconstruction? When your beliefs change, what do you hold on in the midst of loss? In the first episode of our 5th season, Joe talks openly about how old constructs no longer work for him following the death of his father, and how therapy and community are filling the void.
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Season 4 Episode 17: Deconstructing Salvation
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Is salvation merely about life after death? Or is there a more immediate, more holistic way of seeing salvation through the lens of liberation? In this episode, Joe riffs on how understanding salvation as liberation is more true to the way of Jesus than your typical Christian fire insurance policy.
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Season 4 Episode 16: Psychedelic Theology with Kaleb Graves
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
As science continues to learn more about psychedelic substances and their use becomes more mainstream for both recreational and therapeutic applications, what do the church and faith leaders need to know? In this episode Joe and Jenny chat with Kaleb Graves, a recent Duke Divinity graduate who is researching and exploring the intersections of psychedelic use and Christianity.
CONTENT WARNING: Kaleb talks frankly about his own experiences with psychedelics and their usefulness for people experiencing suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and a number of other physical and psychological disorders.
To learn more about Kaleb and Psychedelic Theology:
Psychedelic Theology Podcast: https://psychedelictheology.podbean.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090081741922
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelic_theology/
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Season 4 Episode 15: Live at the Wild Goose with Josh Scott
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival on July 15, 2023, Joe talks with return guest Josh Scott about the Bible, progressive Christianity, Appalachian resistance, and West Virginia craft whiskey.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Is progressive Christianity really gaining momentum? Is there hope for institutional mainline denominations? In this episode Joe takes a second crack at deconstructing evangelistic paradigms in favor of a more authentic, contextualized type of faith community.
Monday May 22, 2023
Season 4 Episode 13: Rev. Alba Onofrio (a.k.a. Reverend Sex)
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this episode guest hosts Jenny Williams and Krysta Rexrode Wolfe talk with Rev. Alba Onofrio (they/them), a.k.a. “Reverend Sex” about queerness, activism, healing from spiritual violence, the good news of God in Appalachia, and what it means to be “antagonistically alive.” Alba is the Executive Director and Spiritual Strategist for queer-led Soulforce, which works to end the religious and political oppression of LGBTQ+ people by breaking open the ideologies of Christian Supremacy and healing the queer community’s spirits from Spiritual Violence. You can find more about Alba’s work here:
Soulforce: https://soulforce.org/
Sexual Liberation Collective: https://www.sexualliberationcollective.com/
Reverend Sex: https://www.reverendsex.com/
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Season 4 Episode 12: Where love is absent, God is absent (Bonus Episode)
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
If God is love, can God exist where love is absent? In this bonus podcast episode, co-hosts Joe Webb and Brad Davis break down Brad's latest blog post, taken from a Maundy Thursday reflection he wrote for the Welch Charge of the United Methodist Church in McDowell County, WV during Holy Week 2023.