Queer Theology
Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. Kearns
The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages as well as dozens of interviews with respected LGBTQ leaders (and a few cis, straight folks too). Join tens of thousands of listeners from around the world for the Bible, every week, queered.
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Jan 12, 2016 • 0sec
Gifts for the Common Good – 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about different types of gifts and how those gifting play out in community. What do different gifting teach us? How can this passage be applied to our relationships as well? Find out on this week’s episode!
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Jan 5, 2016 • 0sec
Different Types of Activism – Isaiah 42:1-9
In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about different types of activism and which ones are acceptable/most useful. What does this passage say about how we should interact with the world? All that and more on this week’s podcast.
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Dec 29, 2015 • 0sec
The Light In Us: John 1:1-18
Happy New Year from the Queer Theology guys! In this week’s podcast we take a look at a poetic passage from the Gospel of John. What does this passage say to queer and transgender folks? How might it be a comfort and an encouragement to us? Check out Brian and Fr. Shay’s responses in the podcast!
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Dec 22, 2015 • 0sec
Submit to What?? Colossians 3:12-21
In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay take on one super problematic passage. What do we do with a passage like this? How might we be able to read it differently? Queerly? Find out in this week’s episode!
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Dec 15, 2015 • 0sec
Self-Care and the Holidays
In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about how they’ve navigated difficult family situations and what self-care practices they find to be most helpful. They tackle tricky conversations with parents, navigating boundaries, and reveal a new resource from Queer Theology that just released.
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Dec 1, 2015 • 0sec
The Body of Christ Has AIDS
Brian and Fr. Shay talk about World AIDS Day. What are the implications for the church? What can we learn from people with HIV? All of this and more on this podcast.
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Nov 11, 2015 • 0sec
Queer Theology Synchroblog 2015 Announcement
In this week’s podcast we announce our annual Queer Theology Synchroblog theme and how you can participate! This is one of the most popular things we do each year and each year it gets bigger and better! This year our theme is Sex and Bodies. Write an essay, share a story, make a video, or write a song about the theme and post it on December 2nd as we take over the internet with beautiful and transformative queer theology!
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Nov 4, 2015 • 0sec
What Kind of God? Psalm 146:7-10
This week’s passage is all about justice. But what does this Psalm teach us about our images of God? What do we learn about the character of God? Find out by tuning in to this week’s podcast!
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Oct 28, 2015 • 0sec
A New Heaven and A New Earth: Revelation 21:1-6
On this All Saint’s Day, Brian and Fr. Shay tackle an oft quoted passage from the book of Revelation. How do we make sense of this passage? How do we understand the afterlife? All that and more on this week’s podcast.
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Oct 25, 2015 • 0sec
Your Faith Has Made You Well: Mark 10:46-52
In this week’s lectionary podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about one of the healing narratives in Mark. What does the healing of a blind man have to do with queer and trans liberation? What can the reaction of the crowd teach us about what it means to be in solidarity? All this and more on this week’s podcast.
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