Gravity Commons Podcast

Part 2 of a 4-part mini-series on Critical Race Theory (CRT) with scholar Dr. Nathan Cartagena. In this episode and the next, Dr. Cartagena outlines a brief history of white supremacy in the United States (using lots of original sources). It’s REALLY eye-opening. Part 4 will be an episode on why this all matters for […] The post Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 2: White Supremacy in the US appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Critical Race Theory (CRT): If you’re on social media, you’ve probably heard the phrase thrown around. Some people claim that critical race theory is a grave threat to the gospel. But what in the world IS critical race theory, anyway? This is the first part of a 4-part mini-series on Critical Race Theory with scholar […] The post Critical Race Theory with Nathan Cartagena, Pt 1: What IS it, Actually? appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talked with pastor, professor, and longtime friend David Fitch about how to contend for justice and truth faithfully in public, in the midst of all the divisions and antagonisms of our day. How can Christians leaders learn to navigate so many complex cultural and theological issues, many of which we received no training for? […] The post David Fitch: How to Tell Divisive Antagonsim From Holy Conflict appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our friend Mako Nagasawa joins us again, this time to talk about abortion in Christian politics and theology. Mako gives us a history of how and why abortion become the “single-issue” it has become and maybe some ways forward of how to think about abortion theologically and socially. Mako is the Founder and Executive Director […] The post Mako Nagasawa: Thinking More Clearly About Abortion appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talked with Sheila Gregoire about the common lies we believe about sex, and how to move toward sex that is mutual, intimate, and pleasurable, for both women and men. Sheila is passionate about changing the evangelical conversation about sex. A popular speaker, marriage blogger, and award-winning author of seven books, including The Great Sex […] The post Sheila Gregoire: Exposing the Lies We Believe About Sex appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gino Curcuruto joins us to reflect on the outpouring of heartbreaking stories of spiritual abuse that came from our previous podcast episode where he shared his own story of spiritual abuse and trauma. Gino is is our Community Liaison at Gravity Leadership, a chiropractor, and a co-vocational church planter in Philadelphia (The Table Philly), where […] The post Gino Curcuruto: Reflecting on Prevalence of Spiritual Abuse in the Church appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Beth Allison Barr joins us to chat about the idea of “biblical womanhood” and how it was created in the modern era. Drawing upon her research and expertise in medieval women’s church history, she introduces us to her latest book, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. Beth is […] The post Beth Allison Barr: How and Why Biblical Womanhood Was Invented appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talk with Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez about one of our top books of 2020, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. (Whew that subtitle!) Kristin reflects on how the book was conceived, why it was so hard to write, why it took her 15 years to […] The post Kristin Kobes Du Mez: How White Evangelicals Embraced Toxic Masculinity appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry co-wrote Taking Back America for God on the growing presence of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Orienting their research around the “unholy trinity” of Power, Boundaries, and Order, Andrew and Sam chat with us about how to identify Christian Nationalism, their observations about the Capitol insurrection on January 6th, […] The post Andrew Whitehead & Samuel Perry: Christian Nationalism in the USA appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talked with Dawson Vosburg about how his experience with the poor and those who suffer injustice, and his searching of the Scriptures, led him to question the prevailing assumption in the USA that capitalism is the most just and humane economic system. We had a wide-ranging, provocative discussion that helps us think more clearly […] The post Dawson Vosburg: Capitalism, Socialism, and What Scripture Has to Say appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy