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A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar

By: Randy Knie & Kyle Whitaker
  • Summary

  • Mixing a cocktail of philosophy, theology, and spirituality.

    We're a pastor and a philosopher who have discovered that sometimes pastors need philosophy, and sometimes philosophers need pastors. We tackle topics and interview guests that straddle the divide between our interests.

    Who we are:

    Randy Knie (Co-Host) - Randy is the founding and Lead Pastor of Brew City Church in Milwaukee, WI. Randy loves his family, the Church, cooking, and the sound of his own voice. He drinks boring pilsners.

    Kyle Whitaker (Co-Host) - Kyle is a philosophy PhD and an expert in disagreement and philosophy of religion. Kyle loves his wife, sarcasm, kindness, and making fun of pop psychology. He drinks childish slushy beers.

    Elliot Lund (Producer) - Elliot is a recovering fundamentalist. His favorite people are his wife and three boys, and his favorite things are computers and hamburgers. Elliot loves mixing with a variety of ingredients, including rye, compression, EQ, and bitters.

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Episodes
  • Making Sense of Negative Theology: Peter Rollins, Part 2
    Apr 20 2024

    Believe it or not, this is our 100th episode! And what better way to spend it than diving back in with Peter Rollins, a guest who is unusually suited to the regular themes of our show, while also throwing some wrenches into pretty much everything we do. :-)

    Picking up with where we left off in Part 1, we explore the sense in which Pete is a trinitarian Christian, some differences between Pete's and Kyle's philosophical approaches, the role of certain biblical themes in Pete's thought, his relationship to the historic Christian church, his beef with progressives, and a lot more. And we try really hard to get to the bottom of his whole negative theology thing.

    You can find the transcript for this episode here.

    The whiskey we taste in this episode is Barrell 15 Year Gray Label bourbon.

    Content note: This episode has some adult themes and mild profanity.

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Disillusionment, Pyrotheology, and the Death of God: Peter Rollins, Part 1
    Apr 6 2024

    Break out your dictionaries folks, this one got in the weeds a bit. But if you're familiar with Peter Rollins, you're probably not too surprised by that. Peter is a philosopher, public intellectual, and self-described anti-guru who writes and speaks extensively about concepts like the death of God, negative theology, "pyrotheology," and Atheism for Lent. He's been on our list to talk to since we started the podcast, and we're finally making it happen. And wouldn't you know it, we had so much to dig into that we had to talk to him again, so this will be a two-parter.

    Fair warning: Peter has some challenging things to say, pretty much regardless of where you land on the religious or political spectrum. His ideas are not easy to swallow or to understand, but we did our best to get to the bottom of some of them. And we had a great time doing it. Let us know what you think!

    You can find the transcript for this episode here.

    The bourbon we taste in this episode is Weller 12.

    Content note: This episode has some adult themes and mild profanity.

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    Want to support us?

    The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.

    If you'd rather make a one-time donation, you can contribute through our PayPal.


    Other important info:

    • Rate & review us on Apple & Spotify
    • Follow us on social media at @PPWBPodcast
    • Watch & comment on YouTube
    • Email us at pastorandphilosopher@gmail.com

    Cheers!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Is Your Theology Too Small? A Conversation with Trey Ferguson
    Mar 23 2024

    Trey Ferguson of the New Living Treyslation and Three Black Men podcasts joins us to discuss his new book Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. We talk about the Bible, the difference between "theologizin'" and theology, the racial dynamics of deconstruction, why evangelicals are so obsessed with "facts," why they're prone to grifters, white theology vs. Black theology, shame, heresy, Twitter (I refuse to call it X), and what "Michael vs. LeBron" has in common with theological frameworks. Trey is insightful, hilarious, gregarious, and humble. We hope you love this conversation as much as we did.

    You can find the transcript for this episode here.

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    Want to support us?

    The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.

    If you'd rather make a one-time donation, you can contribute through our PayPal.


    Other important info:

    • Rate & review us on Apple & Spotify
    • Follow us on social media at @PPWBPodcast
    • Watch & comment on YouTube
    • Email us at pastorandphilosopher@gmail.com

    Cheers!

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    1 hr and 26 mins

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