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the Iconocast: Vincent Harding (episode 46)

6 May 2013
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Podcast: Embed In this interview, Joanna and Jarrod interview Vincent Harding. Vincent Harding is Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project, which he founded in 1997 with his late wife, Rosemarie Freeney Harding. As longtime activists and teachers, [...]

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the Iconocast: Mary and Peter Sprunger-Froese (episode 45)

1 April 2013
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna interviews Mary and Peter Sprunger-Froese. Since 1979, Peter and Mary Sprunger-Froese have been Mennonite peace activists with an ecumenical community in Colorado Springs. They work with homeless people, refugees, and nonviolence seekers. They find the Anabaptist story deeply sustaining in their Christianized military setting. This is a part of [...]

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the Iconocast: Noam Chomsky (episode 44)

21 February 2013
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna and Tim interview Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political critic, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. In addition to his work in [...]

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the Iconocast: Jin S. Kim (episode 43)

6 December 2012
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Mark interviews Jin Kim. It is included both as a podcast and vidcast. Jin is the founding pastor of Church of All Nations. Born in Korea in 1968, he came to the US with his family at age 7, and grew up in Columbia, SC & Atlanta, GA in multiethnic environments. [...]

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the Iconocast: Ashanti Alston Omowali (episode 42)

3 March 2012
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna and Nekeisha interview Ashanti Alston Omowali. Ashanti is an anarchist activist, speaker, writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army (BLA) and a former political prisoner. He was also the co-chair of the National Jericho Movement (to free U.S. political prisoners.) Ashanti came [...]

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the Iconocast: Shannon Kearns (episode 41)

12 January 2012
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Mark and Sarah interview Shannon T.L. Kearns. Shannon writes as the anarchist reverend. He is a seminary graduate (M.Div 2009 from Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York) on the ordination path who also happens to be a transsexual man. Many of his theological musings are on the [...]

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the Iconocast: Richard Beck (episode 40)

22 December 2011
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Podcast: Embed In this interview, Mark and Sarah interview Richard Beck. Richard Beck is Professor and Department Chair of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. Richard is married to Jana and they have two sons, Brenden and Aidan. They also have a dog Bandit who keepsRichard company when he works away on his blog Experimental Theology. Richard’s area of interest is on the interface [...]

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the Iconocast: Starhawk (episode 39)

8 December 2011
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna and Sarah interview Starhawk–one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. Starhawk is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of twelve books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of [...]

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the Iconocast: Calenthia Dowdy (episode 38)

23 November 2011
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna and Mark interview Calenthia Dowdy. Calenthia Dowdy is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in urban youth culture(s) and Afro-Brazilian life. She teaches youth ministry and cultural anthropology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Calenthia was born, raised, and continues to reside in the city of Philadelphia. She’s a [...]

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the Iconocast: Robert Ellsberg (episode 37)

22 September 2011
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Podcast: Embed In this episode, Joanna and Mark interview Robert Ellsberg. Robert Ellsberg is the son of Carol Cummings and the American military analyst and whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg. At age 19, Robert dropped out of college, intending to spend a few months with the Catholic Worker Movement. He stayed to become the managing editor of The Catholic Worker for two years (1976-8), [...]

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