A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar
Randy Knie & Kyle Whitaker
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Mixing a cocktail of philosophy, theology, and spirituality.
We're a pastor and a philosopher who have discovered that sometimes pastors need philosophy, and sometimes philosophers need pastors. We tackle topics and interview guests that straddle the divide between our interests.
Who we are:
Randy Knie (Co-Host) - Randy is the founding and Lead Pastor of Brew City Church in Milwaukee, WI. Randy loves his family, the Church, cooking, and the sound of his own voice. He drinks boring pilsners.
Kyle Whitaker (Co-Host) - Kyle is a philosophy PhD and an expert in disagreement and philosophy of religion. Kyle loves his wife, sarcasm, kindness, and making fun of pop psychology. He drinks childish slushy beers.
Elliot Lund (Producer) - Elliot is a recovering fundamentalist. His favorite people are his wife and three boys, and his favorite things are computers and hamburgers. Elliot loves mixing with a variety of ingredients, including rye, compression, EQ, and bitters.
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S6E11 Is Pastoring More Like a Startup or a Garden?
Text us your questions!Randy and Kyle sit down with Milwaukee pastor and author Matt Erickson to explore a different vision of pastoral ministry: not the pastor as CEO, brand manager, or religious…
S6E10 Why Preston Sprinkle Changed His Mind On Women Pastors
Text us your questions!We talk with Preston Sprinkle about his book From Genesis to Junia and the long road from a John MacArthur shaped complementarian framework to an egalitarian view that affirms…
S6E9 Trump, Iran, and Where This All Might Be Headed: A Conversation With Mike Madrid
Text us your questions!The news cycle is moving so fast it’s training us to forget. We invited Mike Madrid, a longtime classical conservative political strategist, commentator, and Lincoln Project…
S6E8 Thinking About Nature With Brian McLaren
Text us your questions!Prayer doesn’t always happen in a church. Sometimes it happens under streetlights or beside old trees. We open with Randy’s simple practice of late night walks and how nature…
S6E7 Bart Ehrman: Is Jesus Responsible for Our Moral Common Sense?
Text us your questions!Bart Ehrman, an atheist New Testament scholar with a penchant for annoying evangelicals, now claims that the teachings of Jesus determined the moral instincts of the West. Bart…
S6E6 Human Is The New Vinyl: Micah Voraritskul
Text us your questions!AI can now generate essays, photos, songs, and video that look real enough to fool experts. This impacts how and whether humans can trust one another, and it’s already…
S6E5 A Live Conversation on the Church, Healing, and Truth-Telling With David Gushee and Keri Ladouceur
Text us your questions!We recorded this live gathering in Chicago with the Post Evangelical Collective, and it still feels uncomfortably current. Alongside Dr. David Gushee and Keri Ladouceur…
S6E5 Backyard Update
Text us your questions!We're still here! Stay tuned.=====Want to support us?The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.If you'd rather make a…
S6E4 Power, Love, and What God Can’t Do: More on Omnipotence With Tom Oord and Chris Lilley
Text us your questions!What kind of God is worth trusting when life falls apart? We pull up a chair with Thomas Jay Oord and guest Chris Lilley for a spirited, vulnerable conversation about…
S6E3 Motives, Meaning, and the Enneagram with Jeff Cook
Text us your questions!Our friend Jeff Cook—writer, podcaster, and Enneagram systems thinker—is back with us to discuss his recent book (volume 1 of a series because of course it is): about the…
S6E2 Miroslav Volf: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse
Text us your questions!Is the drive to be better than others making us worse? We talk with theologian Miroslav Volf about his book The Cost of Ambition and explore why comparison-based striving…
S6E1 How Latino Voters Are Reshaping American Politics
Text us your questions!We talk with political strategist, author, and Lincoln Project member Mike Madrid about data, culture, and why both parties keep getting the Latino vote wrong.Mike takes us…
S5E24 What Conservative LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us About Love
Text us your questions!Dawne Moon and Theresa Tobin are back to discuss their book Choosing Love, which represents the culmination of their research over the last several years into the community of…
S5E23 Deconstructing the Culture Wars with Laurie Johnson
Text us your questions!What happens when political labels lose their meaning? Dr. Laurie Johnson, political philosopher and president of the Maurin Academy, joins us to unpack the tangled roots of…
S5E22 Reframing the Bible with Zach Lambert
Text us your questions!Ready to transform your relationship with the Bible? Zach Lambert, pastor of Restore Church in Austin and author of Better Ways to Read the Bible, offers a healing pathway for…
S5E21 Do You Still Pray?
Text us your questions!What happens to prayer after you rethink religion and spirituality? Does it feel empty, confusing, or even impossible? If so, you're not alone.In this episode, the three of us…
S5E20 Gender, Faith, and Privilege after Transitioning: Paula Stone Williams
Text us your questions!What happens when a successful religious leader transitions genders and loses everything? Reverend Dr. Paula Stone Williams takes us on her extraordinary journey from privilege…
S5E19 Adding to the Good Pile: Women's Ordination and the Role of the Pastor's Wife with Beth Allison Barr
Text us your questions!How did the role of "pastor's wife" replace ordination for women in church history? Is the news that there was women's ordination in church history hitting you unexpectedly…
S5E18 Sexual Ethics, Queer Theology, & Responding to Critics: Matthew Vines (Part 2)
Text us your questions!Matthew Vines returns to discuss how the revised edition of his book addresses critiques from prominent theologians, the distinction between affirming theology and queer…
S5E17 Pope Francis' Legacy: A Global Church in Transition
Text us your questions!Pope Francis, a man who inspired even many Protestants and non-Christians with his refreshingly prophetic voice, has died. The process to select his successor is ongoing as we…
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