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Personalist Manifesto(s)

Personalist Manifesto(s)

Personalist Manifesto(s) hosts conversations inspired by the personalist thought and action of Jacques Ellul and Bernard Charbonneau. If you"ve never heard about personalism, Ellul, or Charbonneau, don"t worry! This is the place to hear about all three and more. At the end of the day, it"s all about revolution: a contemplative revolution that (re)humanizes rather than de-humanizes people. So what are you waiting for? Join the contemplative revolution!

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00:58:03

Jesus Was... - A Conversation with Susy Flory and...

Personalist Manifesto(s) ·

2025/10/31

It’s amazing and terrifying how one small sentence posted online at a particular moment in a particular context can spread like wildfire, and result in a book. In this case, it was the sentence Jesus was non-violent, posted by Susy Flory on Facebook during the Covid-19 pandemic and the January 6 Insurrection that started the fire and led to a book. In this conversation, I speak with Susy and Scott Johanningsmeir, editors of the recent published book Jesus Was: Not What We Expected But Better Than We

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00:58:04

I Didn't Believe The Beatles - A Conversation with...

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2025/10/14

As you’ll hear in this conversation, this episode started with a collegial back-and-forth about a footnote concerning punk rock. I was reviewing my friend Erv Klassen’s Doctor of Ministry project on hope, and he took an excellent side quest at the bottom of one of his pages to talk about the birth of punk rock. Don’t you just love it when music fans get into hairsplitting conversations (i.e. arguments) about who started what and when and how they started it? I know I do. Well, sometimes. And then at

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01:10:43

Music Outside the Gates - A Conversation with Joshua...

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2025/10/09

This is episode 36 of Personalist Manifesto(s), and to tell you the truth, I’m a bit surprised it has taken this long to feature a longform conversation about music. Music has come up in other episodes, of course, but this is the first time I’ve done full-length talk about something so close to my heart.Because of that, it makes total sense that I’d have my friend, Joshua Leventhal, a worship pastor, songwriter, and performer to talk all things music—including, what it’s like making a go at being a

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00:32:32

Earthbound - A Conversation with Grace Ji-Sun Kim

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2025/10/02

In this episode, Grace Ji-Sun Kim becomes the first ever returning guest on this show—and in this conversation, we talk about her new book Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice. Grace’s book offers a transformative vision of divine presence that calls us to active, restorative justice in a world crying out for restoration. Now, two things about this recording. First, it’s audio only (although you can watch a YouTube video with some nice looking audio waves if you want some nice

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01:26:00

Touch the Grass Politics - A Conversation with David...

Personalist Manifesto(s) ·

2025/09/16

The introduction to this episode was recorded at 11:17am, On September 15, 2025 Pacific Time. The conversation with politics columnist, commentator, and author David Moscrop ⁠in this episode was recorded at 11:00am Pacific time on August 29, 2025 Pacific Time.I am sharing these dates and times with you so you get a sense of the timeline for, or the lead up to, David and I’s initial conversation, and what has happened between that dialogue and now.I am, of course, referring to the murder of Charlie

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00:49:17

Sports, Community & Jesus - A Conversation with...

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2025/09/11

In this conversation, I speak with my friend, and sports super fan, Andrew Blaine.Sports talk has come up here and there on this show—usually when I am lamenting the ongoing losses and heartbreaks that come with being a Vancouver Canucks fan—but this is the first episode where sport is spoken about at length.What you may come to see as the conversation progresses, however, is that sports for Andrew are about more than sports. Sports are about community, relationship, and… a God who meets us, and

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01:06:48

The Journey of God - A Conversation with Jonathan...

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2025/09/04

In this episode, I speak to someone by the name of Jonathan Lyonhart.Jonathan is a theologian, philosopher, author, and ordained minister. He emailed me a while back, letting me know he’s listened to this show, and he thought I might be interested in reading his new book The Journey of God: Christianity in Six Movements.I responded to Jonathan’s email, saying something like, “Of course. Send me your book. Let’s do this.”And we are here, Jonathan and I talking about stories, theology, philosophy, and

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00:40:22

Disability and The Church (Part Four) - Let's Get...

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2025/08/28

In this episode, we’re finishing the four-part seminar series on disability and the church I’ve been sharing with you over the course of the last few weeks. So, be sure to check out the other three sessions before you jump into this one if you haven’t already. Or, start here and work your way backwards if you want. It’s up to you, really. You’re your own person. I can’t make you do anything you don’t want to do, right? Session One - Disability Language and Rhetoric with Krista Ewert:

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00:50:33

Disability and The Church (Part Three) - Mutualistic...

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2025/08/20

In this episode, we’re continuing on in the disability and the church seminar series—the third of four sessions. If you haven’t caught the first two sessions, be sure to check them out before you get into this one.In this seminar, my friend Greg Harris presents on disability and discipleship.Session One - Disability Language and Rhetoric with Krista Ewert: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/disability-and-the-church-seminar-part-one-before/id1779392257?i=1000720849933Session Two - What is a

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00:37:43

Disability and The Church (Part Two) - What is a...

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2025/08/13

This is the second of a four-part seminar series on disability and the church. It explores what it means to be human, specifically from the perspective of the Bible, theology, and what most people call disability.These seminars were the result of a collaborative effort between The Lazarus Centre, Northwest Seminary and College, and Fellowship Pacific, and this show.If you haven't listened to the first seminar exploring the history of disability language and rhetoric, check it out here:

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00:51:58

Disability and The Church Seminar (Part One) - Before...

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2025/08/06

This is the first of a four-part seminar on disability and the church. These seminars were the result of a collaborative effort between The Lazarus Centre, Northwest College and Seminary, Fellowship Pacific, and this show—all groups I am a part of in one way or another.I am sharing these seminars with you because I do not want the discussions of disability we have on Personalist Manifesto(s) to just be theoretical. I want to them to lead to real, practical action.In the first seminar, my friend and

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01:39:46

Smaller Politics - A Conversation with Jeff Wheeldon

Personalist Manifesto(s) ·

2025/07/04

Initially, my childhood friend Jeff Wheeldon thought he was going to be a pastor. Then, he thought he was going to be a theology professor. But then, he ended up in politics. Some of you may be excited to hear I’m interviewing a Christian who happens to be in politics. Some of you might get a little skittish. If you’re in the latter category, stick with us. I think you’ll find that Jeff is breaking the mold in terms of what it means to be a Christian in politics. We talk about theology, politics,

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01:28:26

Radical Spaces for Radical Love - A Conversation with...

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2025/06/27

*trigger warning* / *take care of yourself*Karen O'Donnell has written a lot on theology, feminism, trauma, and so much more. We got together to talk about her latest book, Survival: Radical Spiritual Practices for Trauma Survivors. If you're journeying with trauma, or journeying with people who are, I hope this conversation helps you in that journey.BioDr Karen O'Donnell is a theologian with particular interests in the ways in which bodies intersect with theologies. This has led to

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01:48:30

Theological Paranoia - A Conversation With Jared Stacy

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2025/06/19

Conspiracy. Conspiracy theories. Fake news. Fake media. Disinformation. Misinformation. Propaganda. Such words, and words like them, have entered the mainstream, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the average person to navigate the choppy waters of on and offline truth and lies. How did we get here, sensible people are asking?And what do we do about it, is their follow-up question.Enter Jared Stacy, who’s written an immensely helpful and apocalyptic doctoral thesis (which is becoming a

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01:35:32

Deliver us from AI - A Conversation with Jon Coutts

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2025/06/12

Jon Coutts is a polymath theologian. He's written and presented on Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the church, film, and a whole lot more. So when Jon emailed me to ask if I'd be interested in reading some work he did on artificial intelligence (AI), my response was of course! and, we should have a conversation about this. Here is that conversation.BioJon Coutts is theologian in western Canada with a forthcoming book on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's ethics. He has been a professor in England

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01:32:08

Haunted & Held: A Christian Theology of Place - A...

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2025/06/03

Ryan Turnbull is a Canadian theologian, and I’m a Canadian theologian, so we talk about a lot of Canadian stuff in this episode. But you don’t have to be Canadian to engage in or get something out of this conversation. Because what we talk about functions like a case study of what it looks like to be a theologian who lives in a particular place and is thinking critically and constructively (theologically) about that place. So hopefully Ryan and I’s conversation helps you do that—in your own place,

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01:04:00

Creative Processes in a World with AI - A...

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2025/06/03

This is a recording of a recent presentation I gave titled "Creative Processes in a World with Artificial Intelligence (AI), or Why and How God Uses The Work of Artists." Normally, Personalist Manifesto(s) features dialogues throughout, but this one is a little bit different. It starts with a presentation and ends with a Q&A dialogue. Because I only had one mic, and the mic was my phone, the audio quality isn’t great and the questions are quiet. But I did what I could to boost the sound and

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01:15:45

The History & Spirit of Personalism - A Conversation...

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2025/06/03

When I started Personalist Manifesto(s), everyone told me I needed to talk to two people: Daniel Cérézuelle and Christian Roy. I agreed with their suggestions. I spoke to Daniel in the first ever Personalist Manifesto(s) conversation, so you can check that out through the link below if you haven’t already. In this conversation, I speak with Christian. His research focuses not only on Personalism, but the expressions of it represented by Jacques Ellul, Bernard Charbonneau, and their colleagues and

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01:09:17

The Disabled God Revisited - A Conversation with Lisa...

Personalist Manifesto(s) ·

2025/06/03

The origin story of this dialogue is a bit of a complex one. It started when a directed study I am doing with a master’s student named Ruby collided—in the best way possible—with an online exchange I had with scholar Lisa Powell. This was brought about by the recent conversation I had with Daniel Rempel about Barth, witness, and intellectual disability (link below if you haven't seen it yet).When Daniel posted our conversation on his social media account, Lisa commented on it, and I said “Hey, Lisa,

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00:56:52

Genesis, Civilization & The City - Part Three of a...

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2025/06/01

The other day, my colleague Joel Korytko started talking about Genesis, Cain, and the city. Right away, I asked him: Have you read Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City? Joel hadn't read it, so I sent him some sections. After that, we decided it made sense to start talking about it and hit record. What resulted was a three-part conversation on Genesis, Civilization & The City. This is the third part.The first part is here:

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