Interviews

Recent Interviews and Archive

• Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weeks – “Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities“
• Brian Kaylor – “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
• Patty Krawec – “Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds” – unfortunately there is no recording of our interview, but you can learn more about Patty and her work here and here, and here are her interviews with New York Society Library and Turning Pages
• Jessica Miller Kelley – “Growing in God’s Love: A Family Devotional“
• Kate Murphy – “Lost, Hidden, Small: Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look“
• William Kole – “In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms“
• Brian McLaren – “The Last Voyage” (a sci fi novel)
• Jeff Crosby – “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading“
• Todd Korpi – “AI Goes to Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence“
• Andrew DeCort – “Reviving the Golden Rule: How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Can Heal the World“
• Wes Granberg-Michaelson – “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action“
• Matthew Boedy – The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy
• Nathan Smolensky – “Common Ground from the Ground Up: How rethinking politics can help us feel heard, heal relationships, and fix our democracy”
• Terence Lester – “From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice“
• Jennifer Grant – “Consider the Birds“
• Shannon T.L. Kearns – “Come and See: An invitation to a radical encounter with Jesus“
• Kathleen Norris – “Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflection on Disability, Faith, and Love“
• Phil Christman – “Why Christians Should Be Leftists“
• Dorena Williamson – “Every Breath, Every Blessing: Finding Hope on Tough Days“
• Ellen Corcella – “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma“
• Michael A. Evans, David L. McFadden, and Michael O. Emerson – “Kingdom Racial Change: Overcoming Inequality, Injustice, and Indifference“
• Curtiss Paul DeYoung – “The Risk of Being Woke“
• Dawne Moon and Theresa W. Tobin – “CHOOSING LOVE: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice”
• Matt Sturtevant, Timothy Bonner – “From Distrust to Trust: Controversies and Conversations in Faith Communities” 
• Julie Maxland – “Financial Literacy for Young Adults: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Money, Budgeting, and Smart Financial Habits for Any Career Path”
• Howie Singer – “Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry“
• Carey Wallace – “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity“
• Brandan Robertson – “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table“
• Suzanne Nadell – “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be“
• Lamar Hardwick – “How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church”
• Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity“
• Angela Denker – “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood”
• Topher Endress – “Accompanying Disability: Caretaking, Family, and Faith”
• Yolanda Pierce – “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing“
• Kyle Norman – “Alive, Loved, & Free: Finding Jesus When Faith is Hard“
• Brian McLaren – Reading Hope in Trying Times
• Cliff Goins IV – “Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together”
• Stephen Waldron – Reading Hope in Trying Times
• Cristina Rathbone – “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border“
• Catherine Meeks – “The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing“
• Michael R. Fisher Jr. – “Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US: Twenty-First-Century Theological Perspectives“
• Lisa Sharon Harper – Reading Hope in Trying Times
• Malcolm Foley – “The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward“
• Chuck DeGroat – “Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself–and to God–When You’re Wounded, Weary, and Wandering“
• Patricia Raybon – Reading Hope in Trying Times
• Alex Regets – “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers“
• Guy Leschziner – “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human“
• Carly Fauth – “Pray for the Bear: An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Unlocking Extraordinary Personal Strength“
• Evelyn Johnson-Taylor – “In & Out of Season: Thriving in Life’s Transitions“
• Andrew DeCort –  “Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World“
• Kreg Yingst – “Everything Could Be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and Mystics”
• Joel Edward Goza – “Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America”
• Jemar Tisby – “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance”
• Deborah Roof – “Words, Wonder, and the Divine in You”
• David Gushee – “The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God“
• Rick Rouse – “A Journey Called Hope: Today’s Immigrant Stories and the American Dream”
• Prasanta Verma – “Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging“
• Nicole Parker – “Tales of the Exodus” (7 book series)
• Kathy Izard – “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“
• Patricia Raybon – “Truth Be Told (An Annalee Spain Mystery)”
• Lesa Engelthaler – “Joan of Art”
• Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood – “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism”
• Chanté Griffin – “Loving Your Black Neighbor As Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us“
• Brian McLaren – “The Seventh Story: Us, Them, and the End of Violence”
• Larry Jordan – “The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World”
• Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer – “The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America”
• Daniel Wolpert – “Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation“
• Brenda Salter McNeil – “Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities“
• Kate King – “Shine Your Light: 77 Blessings to Clear Your Energy and Claim Your God-Given Calling”
• Cassidy Hall – “Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality“
• Brian McLaren – “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart“
• Grace Ji-Sun Kim – “When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity“
• Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz – “Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging“
• David Fitch – “Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When It’s on the Wrong Side of Power“
• J. Dana Trent – “Between Two Trailers: A Memoir“
• Jim Wallis – “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy”
• John Pavlovitz – “Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending“
• Amanda Udis-Kessler – “Abundant Lives: A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing”
• Terence and Zion Lester – “Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness“
• Bruce Reyes-Chow – “Everything Good About God Is True: Choosing Faith”
• Parker J. Palmer –  “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” and “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old”
• Susan K. Williams Smith – we discuss Susan’s books and her career change from pastor to solopreneur – author and new projects leader
• Sarah Bessey – “Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith”
• Ellen Armour – “Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice”
• Dorcas Cheng-Tozun – “Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways”
• Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder – “Doing Anti-Racist Business: Dislodging and Dismantling Racism with the 4REALS”
• Therese Taylor-Stinson – “Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter”
• Tambry Harris – “Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story” and “Stop the Silence: Thriving After Childhood Sexual Abuse”
• Caroline Beidler – “Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in the Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery“
• Lerita Coleman Brown – “What Makes You Come Alive-A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman”
• Mary-Frances Winters – “Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change”
• Miguel de la Torre – “Resisting Apartheid America: Living the Badass Gospel“
• Otis Moss III – “Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times”
• Wajahat Ali – “Go Back To Where You Came From: And, Other Helpful Recommendations on How To Become American”
• Tim Muldoon and Mack McCarter – “How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood”
• Kenneth W. Wheeler – “US: The Resurrection of American Terror”
• Catherine Meeks – “The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing”
• Lucretia Berry – “Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents”
• Michelle Sanchez – “Color-Courageous Discipleship”, “Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition”, and the picture book, “God’s Beloved Community”
• Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew – “Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit”
• Karen González – “Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration”
• Mitali Perkins – “The Story of Us”
• Miguel Escobar – “The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today”
• Jennifer Garcia Bashaw – “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims”
• Sabrina Chan and La Thao – “Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation”
• Angela Denker – “Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind”
• Damon Garcia – “The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus”
• Willie Dwayne Francois III – “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race”
• Grace Ji-Sun Kim – “Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women”
• Patty Krawec – “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future”
• Shannon Kearns – “In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey With Scripture”
• Kevin Nye – “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness”
• Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”
• Sharei Green, Beckah Selnick, and Nikki Faison – “God’s Holy Darkness”
• Clarence Shuler and Gary Chapman – “Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendships: How You Can Help Heal Racial Divides, One Relationship at a Time”
• Rohadi Nagassar – “When We Belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins“
• Randy Woodley – “Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth”
• Brandon Wrencher and Venneikia Samantha Williams – “Liberating Church: A 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto”
• Idelette McVicker – “Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy and Reclaiming Our Humanity”
• Deborah Nelson Linck – “Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People”
• Jonny Rashid – “Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel”
• Michelle Reyes – “The Race-Wise Family: Ten Postures to Becoming Households of Healing and Hope”
• Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness with Children and Teens”
• Melissa Guthrie – “Colors of Hope: A Devotional Journal from LGBTQ+ Christians”
• Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey – “Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist”
• Andre Henry – “All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives”
• Kerry Connelly – “Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church”
• Monica Guzman – “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times”
• Ashley Abercrombie – “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”
• Tom Vozzo – “The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life”
• Teesha Hadra and John Hambrick – ” Black and White: Disrupting Racism One Friendship at a Time”
• Liz Theoharis – “We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign”
• Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”
• Caroline Beidler “10 Practical Ways to Make Your Recovery Shine”
• Lisa Sharon Harper – “Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–and How to Repair It All”
• Kelly Brown Douglas – “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter”
• Stacey Chomiak – “Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story”
• Christopher B. Hays and C. L. Crouch – “God and Guns: The Bible Against American Gun Culture”
• Daneen Akers – “Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints”
• Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism, Young Reader’s Edition: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice”
• Andy Wells – “Tried to Be Straight – Options for Gay Christians”
• David Finnegan-Hosey – “Grace Is a Pre-existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare”
• Tambry Harris – “Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story”
• Danté Stewart – “Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle”
• Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder – “Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change”
• Kirsten Powers – “Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts”
• Dominique DuBois Gilliard – “Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege”
• Daniel Bowman Jr. – “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity”
• Leah Gunning Francis – “Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice”
• Kat Armas – “Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength”
• Drew Hart – “Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance”
• Marilyn McEntyre – “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”
• Duke Kwon – “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”
• Justin R. Phillips – “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World”
• Carolyn Helsel – “Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism”
• Elizabeth Hagan – “Brave Church: Tackling Tough Topics Together”
• Lamar Hardwick – “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion”
• Terence Lester – “When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together”
• Eric Atcheson – “On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Faith-Based Toolkit for Economic Justice”
• Michelle Reyes – “Becoming All Things: How Small Changes Lead To Lasting Connections Across Cultures”
• Ross Murray – “Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Resources”
• Troy Brand, Nicole Parker, Gena Thomas – The LEAD Anti-Racism Challenge: A 40-Day Journey
• Tyler Sit – “Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers”
• Justin Hancock – “The Julian Way: A Theology of Fullness for All of God’s People”
• Yolanda Pierce – “In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit”
• Emily Joy Allison – “#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing”
• Steven Charleston – “Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage”
• Bruce Reyes-Chow – “In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World”
• Laura Mariko Cheifetz – “Race in America: Christians Respond to the Crisis”
• Mel White – Mel is the author of several important books including “Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay And Christian In America”
• Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Union: breaking the silence about mental illness and marriage”
• Lindsey Krinks – “Praying with Our Feet: Pursuing Justice & Healing on the Streets
• Kerry Connelly – “Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice”
• Michael W. Waters – “Something in the Water: A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey”
• Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism”
• Mako Fujimura – “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making”
• Brian McLaren – “Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It”
• Barbara Brown Taylor – “Always a Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home”
• Wes Granberg-Michaelson – “Without Oars: Casting Off into a Life of Pilgrimage”
• Molly LaCroix – “Restoring Relationship: Transforming Fear into Love Through Connection”
• Susan K. Smith – “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America”
• Milton Brasher-Cunningham – “The Color of Together”
• Mark Feldmeir – “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion”

Featured Interviews

• Brandan Robertson – “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table“
• Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity“
• Catherine Meeks – “The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing“
• Brian McLaren – “The Seventh Story: Us, Them, and the End of Violence”
• Jemar Tisby – “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance”
• Lisa Sharon Harper – “Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–and How to Repair It All”
• Jim Wallis – “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy”
• Sarah Bessey – “Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith”
• Parker J. Palmer –  “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” and “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old”
• John Pavlovitz – “Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending“
• Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer – “The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America”
• Otis Moss III – “Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times”
• Joel Edward Goza – “Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America”
• Brian McLaren – “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart“
• Wajahat Ali – “Go Back To Where You Came From: And, Other Helpful Recommendations on How To Become American”
• Miguel Escobar – “The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today”
• Mark Feldmeir – “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion”
• Duke Kwon – “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”
• Jennifer Garcia Bashaw – “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims”
• Angela Denker – “Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind”
• Patty Krawec – “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future”
• Kerry Connelly – “Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice”
• Michael W. Waters – “Something in the Water: A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey”
• Jemar Tisby – “How to Fight Racism”
• Mako Fujimura – “Art + Faith: A Theology of Making”
• Susan K. Smith – “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America”
• Paul Miller – “The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism”
• Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”
• Lindsey Krinks – “Praying with Our Feet: Pursuing Justice & Healing on the Streets
• Idelette McVicker – “Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy and Reclaiming Our Humanity”
• Brian McLaren – “Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned”
• Lisa K. Swallow – “Yes, You CAN Talk Politics: A workbook for talking across party lines” and “No One Was Listening”
• Monica Guzman – “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times”
• Amy Julia Becker – “To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope”
• Ashley Abercrombie – “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”
• Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”
• Kelly Brown Douglas – “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter”
• Betty Pries – “The Space Between Us: Conversations about Transforming Conflict”
• Stacey Chomiak – “Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story”
• John Pavlovitz – “If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans”
• Adam Taylor – “A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community”
• Daniel Bowman Jr. – “On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity”
• Leah Gunning Francis – “Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice”
• Kate Rademacher – “Reclaiming Rest: The Promise of Sabbath, Solitude, and Stillness in a Restless World”
• Justin R. Phillips – “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World”
• Lamar Hardwick – “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion”
• Ross Murray – “Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Resources”
• Sheila Beckford and Michelle Ledder – “Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change”
• Justin Hancock – “The Julian Way: A Theology of Fullness for All of God’s People”
• Steven Charleston – “Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage”
• Bruce Reyes-Chow – “In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World”
• Laura Mariko Cheifetz – “Race in America: Christians Respond to the Crisis”
• Sarah Griffith Lund – “Blessed Union: breaking the silence about mental illness and marriage”