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The Deconstructionists

Ep 87 - Dr. Jacqueline Bussie ”Love Without Limits”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4823 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2018

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Guest Info/Bio: Our final guest of 2018 wrote one of our favorite books of this past year. Dr. Jacqueline Bussie is an award-winning author, professor, theologian, public speaker, and student of life in all its messy beauty. Her books include “Love without Limits (2018) and “Outlaw Christian” (2016), which won the 2017 Gold Medal Illumination Award for Christian Living. Jacqueline teaches religion, theology, and interfaith studies classes at Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota, where she also serves as the Director of the Forum on Faith and Life. Guest Social Media: www.jacquelinebussie.com Twitter: @jacquelinbussie Instagram: @jbussie Facebook: @jacqueline.bussie Special Music By: Sleeping at Last www.sleepingatlast.com Twitter: @sleepingatlast Facebook: @sleepingatlast Instagram: @sleepingatlast Enjoy the music? Songs heard on this episode were: “Atlas: Body, Atlas: Heart, Atlas: One, Atlas: Four, & “Mars” from the album, Atlas: Space (Deluxe). You can find Sleeping At Last’s music on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, or anywhere good music is found. This episode of the Deconstructionist’s Podcast was edited by John Williamson. It was mixed and produced by George Benson. George is the host of the Evangebro’s podcast available anywhere good podcasts are found! George also once slayed a dragon. He’s the reason we’re all much safer now. Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, snag a t-shirt, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! We also have brand new coffee mugs in the webstore! Website by Ryan Battles All photos by Jared Hevron Logos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pflug. T-Shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

The Bible is primarily concerned only with agape, which is the unconditional love that is universal.

0:08.6

So you don't do anything to earn it. It's not a special relationship.

0:12.6

It's kind of the thing that humans want to ignore, right?

0:15.5

Because it's like it's not exclusive. It's universal and you can't do a darn thing to earn it.

0:21.3

And so it's very uncapitalist.

0:23.9

It's very un-American in that sense.

0:26.9

And it's very non-individualism, and it's completely inclusive.

0:30.2

I am short to bed standing next to you.

0:49.4

I am out of my dad.

0:51.7

I'm your host, John Williamson.

0:55.4

Adam is not here this week.

0:57.3

He is actually working deep undercover for the CIA.

1:00.3

Or he's in Toledo, one of the two.

1:03.2

Anyway, either way, he will be back for the last episode that we put out for 2018.

1:09.6

But in the meanwhile, we do have our last interview of 2018 as we

1:14.4

crawl across the finish line. It has been one heck of a year. And I'm lucky I still have a voice

1:21.1

right now. So anywho, we've got a really, really good one really excited about. This is one of my

1:27.4

favorite books of the year.

1:29.1

It just came out.

1:30.4

It's by Dr. Jacqueline Bussie.

1:33.1

Jacqueline's amazing.

1:34.4

Just a great writer, great personality, and on top of that, just a brilliant scholar as well.

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