The Leadership Center for Social Justice Podcast
The Leadership Center for Social Justice Podcast seeks to open a space for critical theological conversations about pressing social issues we face in our world today. New episodes released every other week!
Episodes
30 episodes
Organizing in the Spirit of Accompaniment (live event)
This episode features a presentation from Rev. Dr. Ry Siggelkow and Ricardo Perez on Organizing in the Spirit of Accompaniment. In this episode, Ry and Ricardo share stories of accompaniment through Ella Baker, SNCC, the Zapatistas ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:17:19
What’s My Part?: A Conversation with Jamil Stamschror-Lott
This episode is a re-release of the Soul of Social Transformation Podcast hosted by Rev. Dr. Gary Green II and Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.How do the unique vocational gifts of each of us within the collaborative, collective, and...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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48:42
The Sanctuary Movement and Faith-Filled Civil Initiative: A Conversation with John Fife
This episode features a conversation with former pastor and co-founder of No More Deaths, Rev. John Fife. John reflects on the sanctuary movement that his church in Tucson, Arizona built in the 1980’s. He shares how the movement has changed and...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:03:50
Playing the Game: Unmarking "Beast" from the Bodies of Young Black Men: A Conversation with Gary F. Green II
This episode features a conversation with theologian and professor, Rev. Dr. Gary F. Green II. Dr. Green shares about his research and his dissertation, Playing the Game: Unmarking “Beast” from the Bodies of Young Black Men. He reflect...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:50
Hospitality, Compassion and the Transformative Power of Love: A Conversation with Rachel E. Harding
This episode features a conversation with Rachel E. Harding. Rachel is an associate professor of Indigenous Spiritual traditions in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. Rachel also co-directs the Veterans of H...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:21:50
The Soul of Social Justice: A Conversation with DeWayne Davis
This episode is a re-release of the Soul of Social Transformation Podcast hosted by Rev. Dr. Gary Green II and Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.In this episode, we look at our visions for a different world and what it takes to get there. Wha...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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56:03
Accompaniment: A Conversation with Alice Lynd
This episode features a conversation with author, lawyer, and veteran activist Alice Lynd. Alice shares about the work of accompaniment to which she and her late husband S...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:11:15
The Ground We Stand On: A Conversation with Jim Bear Jacobs
This episode is a re-release of the Soul of Social Transformation Podcast hosted by Rev. Dr. Gary Green II and Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.This episode will invite participants to see themselves as a part of a long path of justice wor...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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58:38
Now What?: A Conversation with Molly T. Marshall
This episode is a re-release of the Soul of Social Transformation Podcast hosted by Rev. Dr. Gary Green II and Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.What are next steps to explore your path? What else do we need to learn? Who do we need to talk t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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29:58
What Is Antiracism?: And Why It Means Anticapitalism: A Conversation with Arun Kundnani
This episode features a conversation with author and scholar Arun Kundnani. Kundnani shares about his most recent book, What Is Antiracism?: And Why It Mean Anticapitalism. Arun shares how race makes and remakes itself through capitali...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:06:53
Spiritual Practices for A Revolution: A Conversation with Kelly Sherman Conroy
This episode is a re-release of the Soul of Social Transformation Podcast hosted by Rev. Dr. Gary Green II and Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.How do spiritual practices and tools further the work of social justice? What energizes our socia...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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57:19
Jesus, Jubilee and the Politics of God's Reign: A Conversation with Christian Collins Winn (live event)
This episode’s guest is Christian Collins Winn, Author and Pastor. In this episode, Christian shares about his recently released book Jesus, Jubilee and the Politics of God's Reign. Christian shares about the influences that h...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:24:18
The Praxis of Faith: A Panel Conversation on the Life and Work of James Cone (live event)
This episode features a panel conversation between three scholars on black liberation theologian James Cone. Focused on Cone’s second autobiography, Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian, the panelists explo...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:35:20
The Praxis of Hope with Ricardo Levins Morales (live event)
This episode’s guest is Ricardo Levins Morales, Twin Cities based Artist and Organizer. In this episode, Ricardo shares stories around hope based on his many years of being immersed in organizing work. He shares many practical lessons for how t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:21:59
Developing Organs for the Alternative: A Conversation with Avery Gordon
This episode’s guest is Avery Gordon, author and Professor Emerita of Sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara. In this episode, we are in conversation with Avery about her book The Hawthorn Archive: Letters from the Utopian Mar...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:12:36
The Radical Power of Histories From Below: A Conversation with Marcus Rediker
This episode’s guest is Marcus Rediker, award-winning author and Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. In this episode, we are in conversation with Marcus about writing history "from below." Marcus shares ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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50:25
Decolonization in a World of Global Capitalism: A Conversation with Nandita Sharma
This episode’s guest is Nandita Sharma, author and Sociology Professor at University of Hawaii, Manoa. In this episode, we are in conversation with Nandita on nationalism, colonialism, and the rise of xenophobia. Nandita discusses the historica...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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50:08
Who We Are Is What We Do: A Conversation with Liz Fekete
This episode’s guest is Liz Fekete, author and director of the Institute of Race Relations. In this episode, we are in conversation with Liz on the history of the Institute of Race Relations and how they have changed within the 50 years they’ve...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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57:16
Theology from Below and the Struggle for the Commons: A Conversation with Peter Linebaugh
This episode’s guest is Peter Linebaugh, author and historian. In this episode, we are in conversation with Peter about his many books, including The Many-Headed Hydra, a widely influential book co-authored with Marcus Rediker...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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52:05
The Bible as an Imperial and Insurgent Text: A Conversation with Steed Davidson
This episode’s guest is Steed Davidson, Professor of Hebrew Bible Old Testament at McCormick Theological Seminary. In this episode, we are in conversation with Steed about the connections between the Bible, empire, and liberation. Steed r...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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39:45
Toward a "No Borders" Politics: A Conversation with Bridget Anderson
This episode’s guest is Bridget Anderson, Director of Migration Mobilities Bristol and Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. In this episode, we are in conversation with Bridget on the history of migra...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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50:00
The Revival of Liberation Theology in Latin America: A Conversation with Maria Clara Bingemer
This episode’s guest is Maria Clara Bingemer, Professor of Theology at the Pontificial Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In this episode, we are in conversation with Maria about her book Latin American Theology: Roots and Branc...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:04
Fear of Black Consciousness: A Conversation with Lewis Gordon
This episode’s guest is Lewis Gordon who is an author, Philosophy Department Head and Professor at University of Connecticut, Storrs. In this episode, we are in conversation with Lewis about his book Fear of Black Consciousness (Farrar...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:03:13
Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: A Conversation with A. Naomi Paik
This episode’s guest is A. Naomi Paik, author and Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice and Global Asian Studies at University of Illinois, Chicago. In this episode, we are in conversation with Naomi about her book Bans, Walls...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:04:49
Critical Race Theory in the Age of Neoliberalism: A Conversation with David Theo Goldberg
This episode’s guest is David Theo Goldberg, author and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine. David is among the most significant scholars writing on race and racism over the last several decades. According to Paul Gi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:01:47