Disarming Leviathan Podcast

Disarming Leviathan Season 2 is out now! In this episode, Jim Wallis shares his experience fighting against racism, Christian Nationalism, and political idolatry in the Evangelical church in America for over 50 years. Content00:00 Early Influences and Racial Awareness 01:15 Crisis of Faith and Activism 02:35 Rediscovering Radical Faith 03:22 Founding Sojourners and 1980s Evangelicalism 06:50 Restoring Biblical Social Justice 08:44 Challenges of Christian Nationalism 14:34 Critique of Christian Nationalism and Call to Faith 19:26 How would you encourage us as it relates to hope? 24:05 Historical Inspiration and Living Faithfully 29:18 Service to the Vulnerable and Trust in CommunityAbout JimJim Wallis is a writer, teacher, preacher and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be emancipated from its cultural and political captivities. He is a New York Times bestselling author, public theologian, preacher and commentator on ethics and public life.He is the inaugural holder of the Chair in Faith and Justice and the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice. In 2022, Washingtonian magazine named Wallis one of the 500 most influential people shaping policy in DC.Raised in a Midwestern evangelical family, as a teenager Wallis questioned the racial segregation in his church and community, which led him to the Black churches and neighborhoods of inner-city Detroit. He spent his student years involved in the civil rights and antiwar movements at Michigan State University.He is the founder of Sojourners, and is the author of 12 books, including America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to America; God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get it; The Great Awakening; The Call to Conversion; and Christ in Crisis: Reclaiming Jesus in a Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence; and host of the popular podcast The Soul of the Nation.For more on Jim, and his work, visit https://faithandjustice.georgetown.edu/about-jim-wallisFor more about Disarming Leviathan, visit DisarmingLeviathan.com Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

Hey friends, I’m excited to share an important update on the Disarming Leviathan podcast! We are in the midst of recording a series of interviews that will be released in 2025, featuring incredible guests like Sky Jethani, Amy Hawk, Megan Good, Jim Wallace, and many more engaging voices. I can’t wait for you to hear these episodes, which we aim to drop in January and February of 2025. I also want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all who have generously supported the ministry of Disarming Leviathan. Every dollar you donate is directly invested back into the ministry to help create this podcast. On average, each episode costs around a hundred dollars to produce. This figure accounts for expenses like sound engineers, hosting, and the subscription services we rely on to edit and distribute our episodes effectively. Your generosity makes a real difference! If you feel moved to contribute, please consider supporting the Disarming Leviathan ministry at disarmingleviathan.com, or by purchasing a paid subscription to our Substack.Support the ministry of Disarming Leviathan by upgrading to a paid subscription.Thank you so much for your support! I can’t wait to reconnect in 2025 when we roll out some fresh, thought-provoking content for you. Thank you!-Caleb Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring Andrew Whitehead.Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New Episodes coming in a few weeks! Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring David Koyzis.Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New Episodes coming in a few weeks!David Koyzis joins us to explain his understanding of popular theories of government and add clarity around terms like nationalism, liberalism, communism, and more. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring David Koyzis.Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New Episodes coming in a few weeks!David Koyzis joins us to explain his understanding of popular theories of government and add clarity around terms like nationalism, liberalism, communism, and more. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring John Fea.Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New episodes coming soon! Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring Kaitlyn Schiess.Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New Episodes coming in a few weeks! Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This is a rerelease of an earlier episode featuring Tim Alberta. Stay tuned to the Disarming Leviathan Podcast. New Episodes coming in a few weeks! Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

We will be sharing a curated selection of new and rereleased episodes of the pod to empower you to navigate this election season. In this episode, Phil Herndon examines how purveyors of American Christian Nationalism leverage the emotions of their audiences to gain allegiance, power, and money.This episode will not only help you recognize when your loved ones are experiencing emotions like rage, anxiety, and fear, but also provide you with practical tools for fostering peaceful, constructive conversations.About PhilPhil uses a dynamic approach to help his clients recover their hearts and redeem their stories. His therapeutic approach is grounded in the Spiritual Root System™, and is informed by the work of Irvin Yalom, Curt Thompson, Dan Siegel, and Dan Allender. He also integrates perspectives from Judeo-Christian traditions, existential philosophy, and pastoral care. Phil works with individuals who have lost their way through addiction, anxiety, depression, struggles with spirituality, or burnout to walk them through the tumultuous and scary times that are so common to the human experience.Phil worked in the trucking business through college and after college until finally realizing his true passion was helping people walk through difficulties and heartache. He completed graduate school in 1992 with a Master of Arts degree in counseling and religious education.He served as a pastor in Texas for 15 years until joining the Center for Professional Excellence in 2005 where he served as Clinical Director until 2020. Phil became the Clinical Director and co-owner of (what is now) River Tree in 2020 and loves his role in developing, encouraging, and equipping the staff as they walk with people through their life journeys. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we are joined by Rev. Dr. Mae Cannon for a discussion of how Christians can think deeply about peacemaking in the Middle East. Mae shares from her years of experience, commitment to practicing the way of Jesus and deep love for the people.About Rev. Dr. Mae CannonRev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). She formerly served as the senior director of advocacy and outreach for World Vision US on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. She is the author of Social Justice Handbook and Just Spirituality, and coeditor of Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice.https://www.maecannon.com Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe