Christianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars

In this BONUS episode, recorded live, five past guests of Christianity Without Compromise join host Jake Doberenz to talk about the Christian response to violent current events, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, school shootings, ICE deportations, and attacks against marginalized communities. 

This raw, honest reflection includes Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley (author, The Anti-Greed Gospel), Rev. Joash Thomas (author, The Justice of Jesus), Joshua Schuettenhelm (military veteran turned pacifist), Natalie Drew (former soldier and current RAWTools board member), and Rev. Nathan Perrin (Mennonite pastor and activist). Drawing on personal experience, theology, and global justice work, we discuss the American church’s complicity in violence, the loss of empathy in our nation, and the urgent need for creative anti-violence rooted in the Cross.

The Justice of Jesus by Joash P. Thomas (pre-order)

The Anti-Greed Gospel by Malcolm Foley

Dogmatic Uncertainty by Joshua Schuttenhelm

Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley is co-pastor of Mosaic Waco and Director of Black Church Studies at Truett Seminary. He is the author of The Anti-Greed Gospel. He was on the episode “Greed, Racism, Violence, and Empire.”

Rev. Joash Thomas is an international speaker, justice advocate, and author of The Justice of Jesus. Born in Mumbai and now based in Canada, he works in global human rights and decolonial theology. He was on the episode “Justice and Jesus and the Colonized Church.”

Joshua Schuettenhelm is a former soldier turned pacifist who is also the author of Dogmatic Uncertainty. He was on the episode “A Christian Veteran Challenges Militarism.” 

Natalie Drew served as an infantry sergeant in Iraq and now serves on the board of the nonviolence organization RAWTools. She was on the episode “Why a Trans Woman Centers Her Faith in Christ.”

Rev. Nathan Perrin is a Mennonite pastor at Lombard Mennonite Church and co-chair of Community Peacemaker Teams. He is active in Christian anti-violence organizing and diaspora research in Chicago. He was on the episode “How American Theology Broke the Middle East.”

Jake Doberenz is the host of Christianity Without Compromise and founder of the podcast production company Theophany Media. He’s on, well, all the episodes! But here’s a fun one to listen to: “Why I’m Not a Creationist Anymore.”

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