Queer Theology

Queer Theology

The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages as well as dozens of interviews with respected LGBTQ leaders (and a few cis, straight folks too). Join tens of thousands of listeners from around the world for the Bible, every week, queered.

Episodes

January 7, 2024 36 mins

In this episode, we’re exploring the topic of desire and going beyond sexual desire to encompass desire in all its […]

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We’re sharing our favorite aspects of queer and trans faith and spiritual practices. We talk about how we’ve developed our […]

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December 24, 2023 38 mins

We’re queering Christmas for this episode of the podcast! First, we’re gonna explore the queer and political aspects of Christmas […]

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December 17, 2023 36 mins

In this episode, we discuss the challenges and stress that can come with the holiday season, particularly for queer and […]

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December 10, 2023 41 mins

We both are huge believers in being life-long learners and not just for the benefit of expanding knowledge. We’ve found […]

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December 3, 2023 37 mins

It’s that time of year when people start thinking about setting goals and resolutions so Brian is taking this episode […]

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November 26, 2023 14 mins

Father Shay shares a sermon based on Matthew 21:33-46 for this episode. Has there ever been a time someone told […]

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November 19, 2023 39 mins

Worship music might be killing your soul, but attending an unaffirming church, reading material that is unaffirming, and hate-following accounts […]

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November 12, 2023 44 mins

One of the things that comes up the most often in our work with people is that they have this […]

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November 5, 2023 30 mins

Thinking about your religion as only a personal relationship with God is dangerous to you and to others. There are […]

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October 29, 2023 31 mins

We’re coming up on All Souls Day and this has us thinking about death, dying, and grief. What was your […]

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October 22, 2023 38 mins

It’s not enough to leave a church or faith that is harmful, you still have to unlearn the bad theology […]

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October 15, 2023 27 mins

Last week we talked all about harm reduction. But we don’t want you to just go from hurting to numb- […]

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October 8, 2023 36 mins

We’re getting into our feelings in this episode talking about that sense of homesickness for a place/home/church you can’t go […]

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October 1, 2023 44 mins

One thing we often hear is that people are so overwhelmed they can’t possibly start making changes or living their […]

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September 24, 2023 37 mins

As we head into the new season we are reflecting and setting intentions for the fall. Maybe it’s the years […]

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For the final episode of our Summer Guest Series we are joined by Cindy Wang Brandt. Cindy describes herself as […]

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September 10, 2023 68 mins

Candice Marie Benbow is on the podcast this week talking about growing up in the Black Baptist Church, Red Lip […]

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September 3, 2023 51 mins

We are talking with Candace Simpson on this episode of our Guest Series about a God who gives a damn […]

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It is such a privilege to have Bishop Karen Oliveto on the podcast for this guest series episode. She describes […]

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