On the 193rd episode of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan and Janel chat with Rev. Dr. Josh Ritter and Rev. Sharyl West Loeung about MLK and his Interfaith world. As we honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an ordained baptist minister, and pastor, we remember his work as a civic interfaith leader who collaborated with many from other traditions and faiths such as Dorothy Day, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Paul Tillich, and Gandhi. Many know Dr. King as the head of the civil rights movement, but fewer know of his significant interfaith friendships and influences that shaped him into the leader that he came to be. Dr. King also championed the practice of nonviolence and nonviolent communication, which he also learned from his interfaith connections.
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Rev. Dr. Josh Ritter, M.Div., Ph.D., is a communication consultant and a trainer and facilitator of public deliberation who focuses on risk mitigation, diversity education, and conflict transformation. He worked in the higher education sector for over 15 years as a chaplain and a teacher of rhetoric, writing, leadership, and public speaking. He is an interfaith activist, a minister of 20 years, a contemplative Christian, and co-founder and co-owner of Kardia House Consulting, LLC. Josh focuses on civic interfaith leadership and religious communication in the public sphere, and his real passion is the practice of engaged contemplative spirituality and reframing the ways we approach religion, justice, communication, and the spiritual imagination. His most recent publication is his co-authored book, Following the Way of Wisdom Jesus, that focuses on communication as a mindfulness practice of generosity.
Sharyl West Loeung is a TEDx speaker, author, consultant, event producer, and social entrepreneur who facilitates spaces of belonging where connection, collaboration, and creativity can flourish. She is co-founder of Kardia House Consulting, a consulting group that seeks to reframe the world through our words, stories, and conversations. Using the framework of Generous Communication, Kardia House offers communication services - speaking, writing, and publishing - to reframe divisive conversations and bring healing to communities, congregations, and work cultures. When she is not writing, speaking, or appearing as a podcast guest, Sharyl is a Speaker Success Coach at The Big Talk with Tricia Brouk (Brook) and co-producer of The Belief & Belonging Festival. Sharyl is married with two sons and a herd of cats.
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Episode 25: "Leaving A-Holiness Behind & Salvation" with Christian Piatt & Adam Clark
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