by Monica A. Coleman | May 5, 2021 | Media
Talking about “Bipolar Faith” and mental health challenges with Chris McAlilly and Eddie Rester of The Weight Podcast. Eddie and Chris regularly talk about “topics that are too heavy for a 20 minute sermon.” I love it. We talked about the...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 27, 2021 | Media
Think tanks and polling firms confirm the decline in religious affiliation among younger Americans. In fact, Millennials and Generation Z have been fleeing churches at record rates. The reasons they give, however, are varied. In one Barna study, 31 percent of...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 1, 2021 | Media
Had a great conversation with Kevin Sweeney of “The Church Needs Therapy” podcast. We talk about how the churches have a hard time being safe space for people with mental health struggles, the power of Jesus calling us friend instead of master, and why we...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
Talking Process Theology on the Faith Uncut Podcast “This might get you kicked out of church” is the tagline for the Faith UnCut podcast. I don’t think I said anything heretical, but I had a lively conversation with Amera and Mike about process...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
I love The Ministry Collaborative because they do resources and support for people in ministry – and Lord knows we need it. Had a great conversation with Jennifer Watley Maxell, of The Ministry Collaborative, and David Finnegan-Hosey about being faith leaders...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
Had a fun conversation with Daniel White Hodge, Professor at North Park University. He has a great podcast, Profane Faith, where he has great conversations with religious scholars. We talked process theology and careers in today’s religious academy. And yes,...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
How Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler’s Invented Religion Predicted 2020 Chaos Religion Unplugged did an article about the prophetic gift that Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower is. And there’s a shout out to the webinar series that Tananarive Due...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
Apocalypse anyone? Totally! So it’s a good time for Apocalypse fiction like Octavia Butler’s. Another shout out to the “Octavia Tried to Tell Us” Webinar Series that Tananarive Due and I are hosting. Check out this insightful article on...
by Monica A. Coleman | Nov 25, 2020 | Media
Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower is on the bestseller list! Nearly 30 years after it was published – and for good reason. I got to talk with Religion News Service about the theology in Parable. (RNS) — Nearly 30 years after it was published and more...
by Monica A. Coleman | Aug 23, 2020 | Media
Friends Dr. Adam Clark and Dr. Tripp Fuller joined together to offer an 8-week reading group on Black Theology: I Can’t Breathe: Black Theology: Disrupting and Revitalizing the World. They had a couple guest lecturers: Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry and yours...
