In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Feast of St. Francis, which takes place on Friday, October 4. We discuss the Book of Genesis, Job 39:1-18, and Matthew 11:25-30.
Our amazing guests this week are:
- The passionate Dustin Vuong Nguyen, a Buddhist follower of Jesus and a 2023 Episcopal Ecojustice Fellow. He is on the leadership team of The Gathering: A Space for Asian Pacific American Spirituality, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He is currently a youth minister and activist at Irvine United Congregational Church (United Church of Christ). He was evangelized into Christianity by the late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
- The astute Logan Crews, pronouns she and he, who is a 2023 Episcopal Church Ecojustice Fellow. Logan is a seminarian at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and a student leader in the United States chapter of the World Student Christian Federation. Logan loves books, dancing, learning new languages, and especially loves Dolly Parton.
- Dr. Andrew Thompson, associate professor of theological ethics at the School of Theology at the University of the South. His research focuses on environmental ethics as well as racial, social, and economic justice. His book, Reconsider the Lilies: Challenging Christian Environmentalism’s Colonial Legacy, was published last year.
The Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation, hosts Prophetic Voices. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity.
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Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community
Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Coming this Advent, Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community explores where that dialogue intersects with our faith. Join us and our invited guests as we share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each week of Advent and Christmas Day through the lens of social justice.
You’ll hear ancient texts interpreted in new ways, find fodder for preaching and teaching, and make present day connections to the prophetic voices of the Bible. This podcast will help us rethink how we hear, see, and interact with the lectionary readings.
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