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Beer Christianity

Jonathan Langley

Faith, hops and love. Beer Christianity is a progressive Christian podcast that blends faith, politics and culture with pub chat. Interviews with thinkers, artists and theologians. Honest, authentic discussions of theology and society. Almost no real understanding of beer. Expect all this and a bunch of laughs as we try to deconstruct, reconstruct and unf*ck our Christianity with fear, trembling and a couple of drinks. Pour a pint, put your feet up and listen your way into a different kind of

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Episode 75: Coronation check-in

Beer Christianity ·

2023/06/03

We're back, baby, with an episode of king-shaming, favourite kings and comments on the coronation. Here's Jonty in a tiara his wife bought him: Ever topical and on-time, we break our hiatus (sorry about that, pneumonia) with an episode about the Coronation of King Charles (the third, not the spaniel) and about kings in general. Why would Christians object to the coronation? What are the reasons some Christians dislike the monarchy in general? What kinda fascist things happened around the

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Episode 74: Brian McLaren - Should I stay Christian?

Beer Christianity ·

2023/02/02

If the Church is going through a new Reformation (towards a more progressive, inclusive and liberal existence), then Brian McLaren is its Martin Luther. Or John Calvin. Or that Scottish guy. What we're saying is, for those who are unfamiliar with his work or reputation, he's a big dog in the world of not just progressive Christianity, but Christianity overall, especially over the last few years. Ever since A New Kind of Christian (2001) and A Generous Orthodoxy (2005), McLaren has drawn ire from

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Episode 73: New Year's resolutions

Beer Christianity ·

2023/01/08

It seems wild that it's January 2023, when it was 2019 only three weeks ago. But, if the "Lame Stream Media" are to be believed, the year is, indeed, 2023. Happy New Year! This episode is all about New Year's resolutions: what we think, as Christians, about their value, and what the right mindset for resolutions might be. Lau-Lau, Malky and Jonts talk about their own resolutions (or non-resolutions, or, you know, to-do lists) and go through a popular set of suggested resolutions from Equipping Godly

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Episode 72: War on Christmas (Happy Xmas / Holidays...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/12/24

These days, you get arrested and thrown in jail just for saying Merry Christmas. Or, at least, that's what Christian snowflakes, certain media vicars and most of the right wing media would have us believe. Apparently, atheists, humanists, Muslims and the 'Woke Liberal Elite' are policing our words, forcing us to say 'Happy Holidays' and thus deny Christ. This and other bullshit comes up in our Christmas 2022 episode, in which we discuss whether a helpful sensitivity to non-Christians during the

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Episode 71: Dr Leroy Logan - policing, ACAB and...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/10/08

Dr Leroy Logan served in the Metropolitan police for 30 years, eventually becoming a superintendent and helping to found the Black Police Association. Dr Logan talked to Jonty at Greenbelt festival in a lively press tent about his views on policing, defunding the police, slogans like ACAB and his views on justice in the legal system and society. His autobiography, Closing Ranks, My Life as a Cop details his life and career as well as his Christian faith. Leroy's life was also covered by Steve McQeen

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Episode 70: "Who elected him?" Symon Hill on...

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2022/09/23

Symon Hill made headlines when he was arrested for shouting: 'Who elected him?' during the proclamation of Charles Windsor as King in Oxford. Symon is a Christian, historian and peace activist and he is our guest for episode 70. Symon shares his surprise at being arrested, his concerns over free speech and democracy in Britain, and the deeply uncomfortable experience of being on the same side as Piers Morgan (this once). Protest, democracy, monarchy and the police on Beer Christianity. About Beer

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Episode 69 (nice): The Queen - Monarchy, Mourning and...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/09/18

TW: Monarchists and marmalade sandwich enthusiasts are probably not going to enjoy this episode. Queen Elizabeth II has died and Beer Christianity has great sympathy for her family, some sympathy for strangers who loved her and very little sympathy for those cynically emulating or prescriptively enforcing mourning. Join us as we try to understand what's behind the love and criticism for both the former monarch and the institution of monarchy in the 21st century from a Christian leftist perspective

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Episode 68: Good news: bad start? Questions for the...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/09/05

What are the five stages of the spiritual life (as identified by Brian McLaren)? Do we dilute the Gospel by starting with the bad news? And have you ever peed on a frog? These important questions all come up in this, our second episode from Greenbelt festival 2022. Greenbelt was wonderful this year. You should go to the next one. BeerChristianity.co.uk About Beer Christianity Beer Christianity is an anti-capitalist, pro-BLM, pro-LGBTQ+, post-post-post-evangelical podcast where we drink a bit and

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Episode 67: In the Jesus Arms - Greenbelt 2022 Review...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/09/02

A festival review is only a sort of festival, as Graham Greene sort of said. Everyone's experience of Greenbelt, in particular, will be different. This episode shares our thoughts about the best parts we experienced of Britain's best and most inclusive festival, but we'd love to hear what your highlights were. So please get in touch! Here's us while recording this episode in the Greenbelt beer tent: About Beer Christianity Beer Christianity is an anti-capitalist, pro-BLM, pro-LGBTQ+,

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Episode 66: Paul Northup, Creative Director of...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/08/19

Is Greenbelt festival a guilty pleasure for evangelicals, a Church without the hassle of 365day pastoral care or a breaking through of the kingdom of God? We talk to Paul Northup, Creative Director (aka Big Dog) of Britain’s best festival about the inclusion of Richard Dawkins at a Christian festival, what inclusion means and what makes Greenbelt a special space for so many people. Paul takes time out of his busiest and most stressful time of year to talk to the Beer Christianity Crew about how

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Episode 65: SHO(R)T - All creation yeets - special...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/05/25

It should have been a shot of Amarula. Or good Cape wine. But in this short sharp shot, Jonty sips on some terrible sweet bubbly and tells you about all the animals that have tried to attack his wife recently - as well as an encounter of sorts with another religious in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Glories of creation, all things not so bright and beautiful, coming to you from South of the equator. About Beer Christianity Beer Christianity is a left-leaning, evangelical-adjacent

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Episode 64: Christian vs Muslim - battle of the...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/03/24

It's the clash of cultures! It's a battle royale between two podcast hosts of different faiths! It's a competition to see which religion is better! (It's none of these things.) It IS a joint episode, published in slightly different forms, by both Beer Christianity and the Amreekies podcast, hosted by the lovely Ehab who you have heard on our show before. So Amreekies listeners and Beer Christianity listeners will hear largely the same thing, with some key differences. Mostly those differences are

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Episode 63 - SHO(R)T - Ukraine crisis: Love during...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/02/28

Is anyone else a little alarmed by how quickly so many people have begun singing off the same jingoistic and bellicose hymn sheet? Is anyone a little freaked out by how the rhetoric around the evil happening in Ukraine right now seems to ignore very similar things 'our side' has done? Is Jonty the only one who worries about critical thinking when everyone seems to be parroting 'He's insane / evil' but is doing pretty much what most leaders in his position have done (including our own)? Probably just

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Episode 62: Partygate scandal: politicians' perfidy...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/02/14

All Boris do is eat hot chip and lie. So we talk about that. As well as following up on listeners' letters, including more thoughts on what defines a Christian; slapping compassion into Tories; Boris Johnson's general awfulness and what we look for in a leader. We also cover Geordie Kieffer (peace be on his house), whether it's better for some churches not to call themselves inclusive and what the hell you call it when women aren't allowed to preach. We should have called this episode something

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Episode 61: SHO(R)T: Law (uhuh UH), what/who is it...

Beer Christianity ·

2022/01/19

Who is the law for? Why do the police get called for some wrongdoing and not other, usually 'white-collar' crimes? Can I call the police if my boss doesn't pay me on time? And if not, why can they call the cops when I take my salary out of petty cash? In this short episode, Jonty asks if we are conformed to the thinking of this world in accepting who the police and law truly serve. About Beer Christianity Beer Christianity is a left-leaning, evangelical-adjacent Christian discussion podcast that

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Episode 60: Sad prayer, patriotism and theodicy -...

Beer Christianity ·

2021/12/16

Patriotism, prayer for the Big Sad and a port-flavoured man-toe. Lau-Lau, Malky and Jonts answer listeners' letters SUPER late, and discuss British v American Christian patriotism; suffering and the theodicy and whether we are EXvangelicals. So if you want to hear about virgin sacrifice in Oxford, Malky's diagram of healing, scumbag pseudo-Christian newspapers, what Westboro Baptist got right and why one of us is a disgrace, you should listen. It's Christianity without the labels. It's beer for the

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Episode 59: SHO(R)T - What makes a 'real Christian'?

Beer Christianity ·

2021/12/02

What do you consider to be the definition of a Christian? Jonty talks ponders the dangers in making statements about what 'Christians believe' and the foolishness of pretending that there is only one type of Christian (or one way of being a Christian). He also ponders the orb. But if there are many ways to follow Jesus, where are the boundaries? Where does a different approach become heresy, or just not specifically Christian? Is following Jesus really just a matter of identity? We don't really

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Episode 58: SHO(R)T: Happy Halloween from Beer...

Beer Christianity ·

2021/10/31

Happy Halloween! Can Christians like Halloween legitimately? Is there something wrong with the 'glorification of darkness' that is inherent in dressing up as a fictional Transylvanian? Or are Christians who hate Halloween actually being kind of insulting and damaging their witness? Jonty discusses with a spooky Goth voice in this special Beer Christianity Halloween episode. About Beer Christianity Beer Christianity is a left-leaning, evangelical-adjacent Christian discussion podcast that often

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Episode 57: Horror and the Bible with Brandon Grafius

Beer Christianity ·

2021/10/29

It's spooky season! Aka Goth Christmas. Aka The (real) Most Wonderful Time of the Year. In honour of that, we're talking monsters, horror and,, the Bible? Horror movies are deeper than you think - and more Christian! Dr Brandon Grafius, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, joins Malky, Jonty and Laura to talk monster theory, the Bible and Horror. We cover some of the best horror with Christian significance, how religion itself can be a source of horror

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Episode 57: Horror and the Bible with Brandon Grafius

Beer Christianity ·

2021/10/29

It's spooky season! Aka Goth Christmas. Aka The (real) Most Wonderful Time of the Year. In honour of that, we're talking monsters, horror and,, the Bible? Horror movies are deeper than you think - and more Christian! Dr Brandon Grafius, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, joins Malky, Jonty and Laura to talk monster theory, the Bible and Horror. We cover some of the best horror with Christian significance, how religion itself can be a source of horror

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