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February 23, 2020 • 10 am • “The Tool of Adventurous Civility” • Penny Nixon • First Church Berkeley UCC

In this episode two innovative spiritual leaders and thinkers, Brian McLaren and Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon, have an intimate conversation beginning with the story of their conservative Christian upbringings, ending with their visions of the future of American Christianity.  Co-hosts, Rajeev Rambob and Bonnie Rambob, ask for insights on faith, doubt, belief, Christian identity and secular Christianity. Have you ever heard of secular Christianity? Well, it’s a thing. Listen to learn more about these fascinating and inspiring visionaries and their evolving faith. Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  The Living School, which is part of the Center for Action and Contemplation, and he co-leads the Common Good Messaging Team, which is part of Vote Common Good. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and a leader in the Convergence Network, through which he has developed an innovative training/mentoring program for pastors, church planters, and lay leaders called Convergence Leadership Project. He works closely with the Wild Goose Festival, the Fair Food Program‘s Faith Working Group, and  Progressive Christianity. His most recent joint project is an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called Cory and the Seventh Story and his upcoming writing projects include  The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey (Fall 2019) Faith After Doubt (Spring 2021), and Do I Stay Christian? (Spring 2022). Penny Nixon has been the Senior Minister of the Congregational Church of San Mateo (CCSM), United Church of Christ, since 2007. CCSM is a vibrant, progressive spiritual community of over 600 members and in 2017 received the MLK award from the county of San Mateo. A community leader and political activist, she has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work in both San Francisco and San Mateo, the most recent being named 2019 Woman of the Year for Assembly District 22. She also is Director of the SMC Solidarity Cohort, which is a group of 30 interfaith clergy engaged in addressing the most pressing social needs in San Mateo County.   MORE ABOUT BRIAN MCLAREN &amp; REV. DR. PENNY NIXON To learn more about the Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon and hear her sermons go to her church’s website, Congregational Church of San Mateo And for Brian McLaren you can visit his website, follow him on Twitter or pick up one of his many books.   RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Brian McLaren &amp; Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon   Congregational Church of San Mateo (Penny’s Church) Brian McLaren (Author, Speaker, Activist) Liberation Theology Feminist Theology Ecofeminism Alan Wilson Watts (British writer who interpreted and popularised Eastern philosophy for a Western audience) Marcus Borg (American New Testament scholar and theologian)  The Scofield Reference Bible Phyllis Tickle (American Author) Get There Early: Sensing the Future to Compete by Bob Johansen (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Woodstock (Music Festival held August 1969) Gretta Vosper (An ordained minister of the United Church of Canada who is a self-professed atheist) A Secular Age by Charles Taylor (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis  (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)  Washington Redskins name controversy  Did Christopher Columbus Seize, Sell, and Export Sex Slaves? (Snopes Article)    SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show. If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase. No additional cost will be passed on to you.   IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. 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Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen &amp; Subscribe to Us on  Apple Podcasts,  Google Podcasts,  Android,  Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn,  iHeart Radio, Spreaker,  Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us?   CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.   This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

In this episode two innovative spiritual leaders and thinkers, Brian McLaren and Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon, have an intimate conversation beginning with the story of their conservative Christian upbringings, ending with their visions of the future of American Christianity.  Co-hosts, Rajeev Rambob and Bonnie Rambob, ask for insights on faith, doubt, belief, Christian identity and secular Christianity. Have you ever heard of secular Christianity? Well, it’s a thing. Listen to learn more about these fascinating and inspiring visionaries and their evolving faith. Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  <a href="https://cac.org/living-school/living-school-welcome/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Living School</a>, which is part of the <a href="https://cac.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Action and Contemplation,</a> and he co-leads the Common Good Messaging Team, which is part of <a href="https://www.votecommongood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vote Common Good</a>. He is also an <a href="http://auburnseminary.org/senior-fellows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auburn Senior Fellow</a> and a leader in <a href="http://convergenceus.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Convergence Network</a>, through which he has developed an innovative training/mentoring program for pastors, church planters, and lay leaders called <a href="http://convergenceleadership.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Convergence Leadership Project.</a> He works closely with the <a href="http://wildgoosefestival.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Goose Festival,</a> the <a href="http://www.fairfoodprogram.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fair Food Program</a>‘s Faith Working Group, and <a href="https://progressivechristianity.org/?s=brian+mclaren&amp;sv=phrase&amp;submit=Search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Progressive Christianity</a>. His most recent joint project is an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called <a href="https://brianmclaren.net/store/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cory and the Seventh Story</a> and his upcoming writing projects include <a href="https://fortresspress.com/thegalapagosislandsaspiritualjourney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey</a> (Fall 2019) Faith After Doubt (Spring 2021), and Do I Stay Christian? (Spring 2022). Penny Nixon has been the Senior Minister of the Congregational Church of San Mateo (CCSM), United Church of Christ, since 2007. CCSM is a vibrant, progressive spiritual community of over 600 members and in 2017 received the MLK award from the county of San Mateo. A community leader and political activist, she has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work in both San Francisco and San Mateo, the most recent being named 2019 Woman of the Year for Assembly District 22. She also is Director of the SMC Solidarity Cohort, which is a group of 30 interfaith clergy engaged in addressing the most pressing social needs in San Mateo County. MORE ABOUT BRIAN MCLAREN &amp; REV. DR. PENNY NIXON To learn more about the Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon and hear her sermons go to her church’s website, <a href="https://ccsm-ucc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congregational Church of San Mateo</a> And for Brian McLaren you can visit his <a href="https://brianmclaren.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmclaren" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or pick up one of his many <a href="https://amzn.to/2Qwmtqg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">books</a>. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Brian McLaren &amp; Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon  <ul> <li><a href="https://ccsm-ucc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congregational Church of San Mateo</a> (Penny’s Church)</li> <li><a href="https://brianmclaren.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian McLaren</a> (Author, Speaker, Activist)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_theology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberation Theology</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_theology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feminist Theology</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecofeminism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ecofeminism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Wilson Watts</a> (British writer who interpreted and popularised Eastern philosophy for a Western audience)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Borg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcus Borg</a> (American New Testament scholar and theologian)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scofield_Reference_Bible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Scofield Reference Bible</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Tickle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phyllis Tickle</a> (American Author)</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/37eUlOo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get There Early: Sensing the Future to Compete</a> by <a href="https://amzn.to/2QuOjDu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Johansen</a> (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woodstock</a> (Music Festival held August 1969)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretta_Vosper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gretta Vosper</a> (An ordained minister of the United Church of Canada who is a self-professed atheist)</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2CWsdSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Secular Age</a> by <a href="https://amzn.to/35cYxwb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Taylor</a> (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2XrgRPq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature</a> by <a href="https://amzn.to/2XnYiM6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C. S. Lewis</a>  (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins_name_controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Washington Redskins name controversy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/columbus-sex-slaves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Did Christopher Columbus Seize, Sell, and Export Sex Slaves?</a> (Snopes Article)</li> </ul> SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show. If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. <a href="http://irenicast.com/paypal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PAYPAL</a> - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to <a href="http://Irenicast.com/PayPal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Irenicast.com/PayPal</a> to make your donation. 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