Re-Release: Brian McLaren ”The Great Spiritual Migration”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 97 minutes

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BIO/GUEST:This week we speak with Brian McLaren! Brian is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is an Auburn Senior Fellow and a leader in the Convergence Network, through which he is developing an innovative training/mentoring program for pastors, church planters, and lay leaders called Convergence Leadership Project. Born in 1956, he graduated from University of Maryland with degrees in English (BA, summa cum laude, 1978, and MA in 1981). His academic interests included Medieval drama, Romantic poets, modern philosophical literature, and the novels of Dr. Walker Percy. In 2004, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree (honoris causa) from Carey Theological Seminary in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and in 2010, he received a second honorary doctorate, this one from Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal). Brian’s books have been translated into many languages, including Korean, Chinese, French, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. He has written for or contributed interviews to many periodicals, including Leadership, Sojourners, Tikkun, Worship Leader, and Conversations. He is an active and popular blogger, a musician, and a songwriter, offering a variety of resources through his website, www.brianmclaren.net. A frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs, he has appeared on All Things Considered, Larry King Live, Nightline, On Being, and Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. His work has also been covered in Time, New York Times, Christianity Today, Christian Century, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, and many other print and online media. He has taught or lectured at many seminaries and has served on a number of boards, currently including the Convergence Network and The Wild Goose Festival.(Selected) Published Works: “The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to be Christian; Seeking Aliveness; Way of Life; Naked Spirituality; Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?; A New Kind of Christianity; A Generous Orthodoxy; The Last Word and the Word After That.”Guest Website/Social Media:www.brianmclaren.netTwitter: @brianmclarenFacebook: @brianmclarenTheme Music by: Forrest Clay “This Water I am Treading & You Must Go” found on the brand new EP, Recover.You can find Forrest Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. This episode is brought to you by Dwell. Dwell lets you listen to scripture the way that fits you. It's an app that reads the bible for you! Go to www.dwellapp.io/deconstruct for 10% off your annual subscription or 30% dwell for life!Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & 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	Welcome to the wind is gone from ourselves and no one's left to tell my tale.
0:17.4	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:19.4	I'm your host John Williamson, and we are back with another episode in the series I'm calling re-releases. So again, if you just jumped in, go back a couple weeks. This is, I believe, should be week three of the re-release series that we're doing here. These are oldies but goodies that I've pulled
0:39.2	out of the archive. We've been around for almost seven years now, and so this is something that we
0:44.9	wanted to do a while ago, but just never got a chance to do it. So doing it now, as I gear things up
0:52.4	again for more new interviews and new content, but those of you who are
0:56.2	new or may not have heard some of these episodes. So this is one that was a big deal for us,
1:00.7	a big fan of this guy. Adam and I got to go out and actually do an in-person interview,
1:05.5	which doesn't happen very often. Living in the metropolis of Columbus, Ohio, we don't often
1:10.8	get a chance to have,
1:12.9	you know, big deal theologians rolling through town as often as we would like. So I know,
1:19.7	it's odd. It's crazy. But Brian was actually speaking, gosh, I think it was a church up in Cleveland,
1:27.4	if memory serves. And we got a chance to go up
1:30.8	and meet him and talk to him and interview him and just benefit from his wisdom. He's been
1:38.0	doing it for a little while now. He's an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian.
1:43.4	He's a former college English teacher and pastor.
1:46.7	He is a passion advocate for a new kind of Christianity, just generous and working with
1:51.6	people of all faiths for the common good.
1:54.2	He is a core faculty member of the Living School and podcaster with Learning How to See,
1:59.9	which are part of the Center for Action and
2:01.6	Contemplation, which, if that sounds familiar, that is where Richard Roar operates from.
2:09.1	So, so amazing guy, amazing speaker.
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