As we celebrate the country’s independence, what about our own? What does spiritual independence mean? How can we achieve it and use it? Listen to today’s episode as your hosts discuss spiritual independence and some keys for achieving it.
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Today, you’ll learn more about your hosts, Robin Mitchell Stroud and Debra Levy Martinelli, and how they came to create The Incarcerated Christian Podcast. Listen to the episode to hear how Robin’s doctoral research factors into the backstory of The Incarcerated Christian, what type of research she did to come to her conclusions, and what the phrase “Carceral Christianity” means. Topics Discussed in This Episode Robin’s doctoral research and how it contributed to the origin of The Incarcerated Christian Podcast The dark side to Christianity The questions Robin asked in her research How many people Robin interviewed and the themes that came up in those interviews What “Carceral Christianity” means Key markers of this kind of religious education The power dynamic between men and women How having the language for experiences helps with validation and healing How negative church experiences affect a person’s concept of God The Divine Feminine and a reimagined Divine Masculine Related Links The Incarcerated Christian The Incarcerated Christian on Instagram The Incarcerated Christian on TikTok The Incarcerated Christian on Twitter Annalise by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/56178 Ft: Kara Square ...
In today’s episode, Robin and Debra continue their conversation with Steve Wiggins, a theologian, scholar and author who has written extensively about the abundance and significance of biblical and and religious symbols and themes in horror movies. Today’s episode focuses on what he calls The Unholy Trinity: The Exorcist, The Omen, and Rosemary’s Baby. Listen in to explore how religious symbols and themes are manifested in those three classics and how the Bible generally is translated through popular culture, notably horror movies. Topics Discussed in This Episode The significance of movies that Wiggins describes as The Unholy Trinity How American horror movies use biblical and religious symbology What the priest in The Exorcist found in Iraq, and what it means The symbology of 666 The omen in The Omen The sacrifice scene in The Omen The American cultural and political scene when Rosemary’s Baby was released in 1968 The Children of the Corn and the Bible verse: “And a little child shall lead them” The religious symbology in The Shawshank Redemption What stigmata is and how it’s portrayed in the movie that bears its name Wiggins’s favorite horror movie Studying horror as a spiritual practice Related Links The Incarcerated Christian The Incarcerated Christian on Instagram The Incarcerated Christian on TikTok The Incarcerated Christian on Twitter Steve Wiggins Annalise by Admiral Bob (c) copyright ...
In today’s episode, Robin and Debra reflect on their 2021 podcast episodes and express gratitude for the perspectives and lessons shared by each of their guests. Some guests shared their own powerful survivor stories, while others provided insights and solutions for how we as individuals and as a society can address religious abuse and neglect through communication, education and acts of strength and power and how we can better understand our own spiritual identities and journeys. Listen in as Robin and Debra look back in gratitude for what they learned from each of them. Guests Discussed in This Episode Grace Jeremy Coleman Brandy Daniels Carrie Doehring Ted Falcon Madison Fournier David Hayward Charles Kimball Kenlyn Kolleen Steve Wiggins Chris Wilson Related Links The Incarcerated Christian The Incarcerated Christian on Instagram The Incarcerated Christian on TikTok The Incarcerated Christian on Twitter Annalise by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/56178 Ft: Kara Square ...
