Mile High Theology

Kali Fajarado-Anstine's "Sabrina & Corina" seemed to barrel onto the literary scene not so much with a bang, but with the elegance of an experienced skydiver, every short story landing gracefully inside her readers' imaginations. Set primarily on the ancient lands of Colorado and New Mexico, "Sabrina & Corina" spotlights the tension between memory, ancestry, and the present moment. Kali discusses her book, what led her to write it, her connections to Denver and to the peoples of the lands of Colorado and New Mexico. Show Notes:kalifajardoanstine.com"Sabrina & Corina" by Kali Fajarado-AnstineIf you enjoy Mile High Theology and want this programming to continue, support Saint John's Cathedral by giving at sjcathedral.org/give.This podcast was recorded on the land of Ute, Cheyenne, and Araphao peoples.

Myth-making is a central dimension of being human and fiction writers are the midwives of that process for the rest of us. Manuel Aragon, a Denver-based Latinx writer, director, and filmmaker reads his short story "The Last Snowstorm" and discusses the role of good fiction in the creation of a more just and compassionate future. Manuel is community engagement director for Lighthouse Writers Workshop and is currently working on Norteñas, a collection of speculative fiction short stories centered in the Northside, a Mexican and Mexican-American centered part of Denver, and the people, ghosts, and demons that live there.Show Notes:ManuelAragon.com"A Violent Noise" by Manuel AragonLighthouse Writers WorkshopIf you enjoy Mile High Theology and want this programming to continue, support Saint John's Cathedral by giving at sjcathedral.org/give.This podcast was recorded on the land of Ute, Cheyenne, and Araphao peoples.

In 2013, Patrisse Cullors coined the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter when she used it to comment on her friend Alicia Garza's Facebook post in response to George Zimmerman's acquittal of the killing of Trayvon Martin. In the months and years that followed, well-meaning white Americans reacted to the hashtag with #AllLivesMatter, a saga Dr. Andre Johnson wrote about in "The Struggle over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter" with co-author Amanda Nell Edgar. In this episode, Dr. Johnson discusses the two hashtags and what they say about the ongoing movement for Black lives.Show Notes:"The Struggle over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter" by Dr. Andre Johnson and Amanda Nell Edgar"The Spirit Led Me," Chapter Three of "The Struggle over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter" "When protest becomes prayer" by Renée Darline Roden for AmericanMagazine.org"Protest As Prayer: Paul Ricoeur and the Surplus of Political Meaning" by Timothy Harvie&q

In this episode of Mile High Theology, Canon Broderick speaks with the Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey. As we reflect on last week's election, Dr. Lightsey unpacks the circumstances that led her to write "Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology," how the centering of certain stories reveals our core values, and the 2020 presidential election results. Dr. Lightsey is Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Constructive Theology at Chicago's Meadville Lombard Theological School. Show Notes:"Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology" by Dr. Pamela LightseyIf you enjoy Mile High Theology and want to see similar programming, support Saint John's Cathedral by giving at sjcathedral.org/give.This podcast was recorded on the land of Ute, Cheyenne, and Araphao peoples.

After the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officers on Memorial Day weekend, a wave of law enforcement reform proposals flooded city halls and legislative chambers in cities and states across the country. State Representative Leslie Herod has spearheaded those efforts in the Colorado. Our very first guest on this podcast returns to discuss qualified immunity, the limitations of public policy, and the ongoing struggle for the liberation of Black people. Leslie Herod was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016 where she represents the 8th district and is the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado's General Assembly.Show Notes:Bill 217Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) on Denver Justice ProjectCaring for Denveriwillvote.comIf you enjoy Mile High Theology and want to see similar programming, support Saint John's Cathedral by giving at sjcathedral.org/give.If you don't know your status as a voter in the United States, please visit iwillvote.c

The Rev. Canon Broderick Greer speaks with his friend, Bianka Emerson, for a special episode of Mile High Theology. Bianka is deeply involved in politics, holding degrees in law and social science.Show Notes:Proposition 115 on BallotPedia.orgProposition 115 Explained on the Colorado Sun Ballot PediaBell Policy CenterConnect with Bianka Emerson on LinkedIn and read her research on affirmative action.

Dr. Apryl Alexander discusses the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, the history of policing in the U.S., and the Movement for Black Lives with Canon Broderick. Dr. Alexander is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver.Show Notes:In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina SharpePushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique MorrisWhy black girls are targeted for punishment at school – and how to change thatIf you enjoy Mile High Theology and want to see similar programming, support Saint John's Cathedral by giving at sjcd.org/online-offering/plate.

In this special episode of Mile High Theology, Canon Broderick Greer talks with Adrienne Norris, a local artist and activist who designed and led the painting of the Black Lives Matter mural in Denver in front of the Colorado Capitol. This conversation was hosted in partnership with the Christian Formation Department.

In this episode of Mile High Theology, Vic Vela, a weekend host and reporter for Colorado Public Radio, discusses addiction, meaning, and recovery.

Canon Broderick conducts a Zoom interview with Pastor Anne J. Scalfaro about practicing resurrection in the time of quarantine. The Rev. Scalfaro is senior pastor of Denver's Calvary Baptist Church. 

Bobby LeFebre, Colorado's Poet Laureate, joins us on Mile High Theology for an evening of poetic reflection on our common life as a city, state, and nation. Canon Broderick conducts the interview with Mr. LeFebre, an award-winning Denver slam poet, writer, playwright and performer.

Dr. Eric Smith, Assistant Professor of Early Christianity and Contemporary Christian Practices at Iliff School of Theology, discusses his new book about St. Paul. 

The Rev. Eunjoo Kim, Ph.D., professor of homiletics and liturgics at Iliff School of Theology, discusses the interplay between ethnicity, memory, liturgy, and preaching.

The Rev. Dr. Valerie Jackson, senior pastor of University Park United Methodist Church, discusses Advent; Mary, Mother of God; and black womanhood.

The Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, Dean of the Faculty at Iliff School of Theology, discusses how post-colonial readings of theology and embodiment empower marginalized groups to unapologetically claim their unique personhood.

A two-part episode, The Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, Dean of the Faculty at Iliff School of Theology, discusses how her day-to-day, her childhood, and her education impacted her place as a theologian.

Daniel Ramos, Executive Director of One Colorado, will discuss how the embodiment of LGBTQ people is a gift to the world and how those we understand least need the most protection.

Shea Watts, Associate Director of Contemporary and Family Worship at Christ Church, Charlotte, NC discusses the role of our unique embodiments in Christian liturgy.

You are invited to a night of poetry, music, and theology at Saint John’s Cathedral featuring performances by poet Andrea Gibson and musician Julien Baker. In addition to the performances, Canon Broderick Greer interviews the artists about love, heartbreak, meaning and what those themes say about being fully alive human beings.Julien Baker's music used by permission of Matador Records. Check out her latest album "Turn Out The Lights."Andrea Gibson’s poems used by permission of the artist. Check out their latest collection of poetry, Lord of the Butterflies wherever books are sold.

Dr. Eric Smith, New Testament professor at Iliff School of Theology, leads us in a Bible study on the Samaritan woman at the well story from John.