Episodes 38
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (110)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Months
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A close look at the basic concepts of Latin American liberation theology with David Inczauskis, SJ

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Ep. 38: Jesus and Justice

May 26, 2026 58m

John Dominic Crossan and Michael Okinczyc-Cruz join the show to discuss their recently published book "Jesus and Justice: Organizing for God's Reign on Earth Then and Now." Who is Jesus? What…

Ep. 37: Spirituality for Community Organizing with Br. Ken Homan, SJ

Mar 06, 2025 38m

Br. Ken Homan, SJ, joins David to discuss their recently published article, "Community Organizing and the Call of the…

Ep. 36: Simone Weil and Liberation Spirituality w/ Faiz Abimanyu Wiguna (Pt. 2)

Nov 11, 2024 55m

Faiz Abimanyu Wiguna recounts the life of the philosopher, activist, and mystic Simone Weil. He presents his thesis, which offers a liberationist perspective on the rosary through Simone Weil's…

Ep. 35: Conversion, Coups, and Catholicism in Indonesia w/ Faiz Abimanyu Wiguna (Pt. 1)

Sep 16, 2024 40m

What led Faiz Abimanyu Wiguna to liberationist Catholicism? Faiz tells his story as well as that of politics and religion in Indonesia.Music:"Los molinos" by Adam Drake and Tom JenkinsObtained via…

Ep. 34: Intro to Liberation Theology with the Word in Black and Red *BONUS*

Aug 12, 2024 1h 57m

On this bonus episode, the Liberation Theology Podcast partners with the Word in Black and Red Podcast. It's a co-released introduction to liberation theology. We discuss the meaning of liberation…

Ep. 33: Jesus' Political Message and the Catholic Teacher w/ James Kirylo

Jul 22, 2024 58m

To what extent and how was Jesus' message political? David discusses Juan Hernández Pico's response to this question. Then, David interviews the education professor James D. Kirylo, who has written a…

Ep. 32: Christology in Times of Empire: Liberation Theologians' References to Patristics

May 13, 2024 1h 22m

Liberation theology constitutes not only a rupture from Church tradition but also a creative development of this tradition. David investigates the ways that Latin American liberation theologians draw…

Ep. 31: Creation and the Material World

Jan 15, 2024 34m

Pedro Trigo, SJ, helps us answer three key questions about creation and the material world. How to believe in a God of life in a situation marked by death? How to live with God when it is demanded of…

Ep. 30: The Church Fathers and Anti-Capitalist Christianity with Stephen D. Morrison

Nov 20, 2023 1h 1m

Ecumenical theologian and author Stephen D. Morrison joins David to discuss common objections to liberation theology and to present a patristic, anti-capitalist Christianity. Isn’t Christianity about…

Ep. 29: Inculturation w/ Laurel Marshall Potter

Sep 25, 2023 1h 29m

Laurel Marshall Potter and David Inczauskis present, critique, and share personal intercultural experiences related to the content of Paulo Suess' Mysterium Liberationis chapter on inculturation. How…

Ep. 28: Revolution, Violence, and Peace

Jul 17, 2023 26m

Revolutionary force does not emerge from a blank slate, from a level playing field. It is a response to systemic injustice, to repression, to a state of affairs that kills, sometimes quickly,…

Ep. 27: The Crucified People w/ Dr. Michael E. Lee

May 15, 2023 1h 13m

Dr. Michael E. Lee joins the podcast for the first time to discuss Ignacio Ellacuría's essay "The Crucified People" in Mysterium Liberationis. The discussion covers the story of Prof. Lee's…

Ep. 26: Dialogue with European Theology w/ María Soledad del Villar Tagle

Mar 20, 2023 1h 11m

María Soledad del Villar Tagle returns to speak about some of the European roots of Gutiérrez' liberation theology in the French nouvelle théologie movement. David shares the varied responses of two…

Ep. 25: Oscar Romero and Ordained Ministries with Dr. Irene B. Hodgson

Jan 16, 2023 44m

The Spanish-to-English translator of St. Oscar Romero's diary, Dr. Irene B. Hodgson of Xavier University, joins David to discuss the archbishop's inspirational life and his understanding of his role…

Ep. 24: Ideology, Part 2

Nov 21, 2022 1h 25m

David presents and assesses three perspectives on the relation between ideology and Christianity from the French Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser, the German theologian Karl Rahner, SJ, and the…

Ep. 23: Ideology, Part 1

Sep 19, 2022 45m

What exactly is ideology? How does liberation theology respond to critics who claim that liberation theology itself is ideological? And how does liberation theology engage with the prominent…

Ep. 22: Liturgy and Sacraments

Jul 18, 2022 1h 10m

Jesuit scholar and priest Anthony Lusvardi introduces the sacraments as the ecclesial preservation of the embodied graces of Jesus' earthly presence and as the primary way that most Catholics engage…

Ep. 21: Evangelization

May 16, 2022 44m

Though many consider "evangelization" to be converting others to Christianity, in liberation theology, "evangelization" means more than sharing a creed: it means bringing glad tidings to the poor--as…

Ep. 20: Liberation Christology w/ John Thiede, SJ

Mar 28, 2022 1h 2m

John Thiede, SJ, joins David to discuss liberation Christology. How have liberation theologians thought about Christ, and what difference does a liberationist understanding of Christ make in Latin…

Ep. 19: The Trinity, Pt. 2

Feb 07, 2022 47m

Leonardo Boff shows how the Trinity serves as a model for a just society and how heresies against the Trinity reflect and reinforce various kinds of social oppression. David shares highlights from an…

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