Bread and Rosaries
Welcome to Bread and Rosaries, the UK based podcast that explores the complexities of eating the rich in the name of Jesus. We have episodes on protest, motherhood, policing, liberation theology, purity culture and much more. Plus guests superior to any other podcast! So whether you’re a Christian seeking a fresh perspective or a raging communist curious about spirituality in the revolution, Bread and Rosaries is here to blow your mind! And failing that, you can always come and join us as we try not to get sued for defamation by the Tories!
Episodes
Is hell real? What is it? Who goes there? That's right folks, it's getting hot in here, but don't take off all your clothes or you'll go to hell. Instead, join Ben and Adam as they chat with Llama Pack pastor, the Word in Black and Red host, and slander victim, Micah "the wise old llama enby" Belong about why hell might be closer than we think.
Ben and Adam are joined by Matt Bernico and Dean Dettloff, hosts of The Magnificast and authors of the new book Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism and Liberation Theology. They talk about how capitalism's obsession with endless growth is destroying people and planet, and ask what what resources Christian traditions like liberation theology may have for imagining something better.
Enough is Enough i...
Ben and Adam chat with three-time Bread and Rosaries returnee, Damon Garcia, about his new book, You Don’t Need a Calling. They talk about purpose, vocation, and why 'calling' can feel like religious version of productivity culture.
Damon's book is available from all good booksellers and also some bad ones. Or just visit Damon's website: DamonGarcia.com
Ben and Adam look at a few figures who did some cool stuff, but didn’t quite make it onto the Saint of the Week list, and debate whether this week's Saint of the Week, Jesse Jackson, should be struck off before he's even arrived! They also talk about the difference between liberal identity politics and leftist intersectionality.
This week Bread and Rosaries takes a trip to Scotland to chat with student minister and PhD candidate, William Gibson, about Red Clydeside: the strikes, rent protests, anti-war organising, and radical politics of Glasgow in the early twentieth century. We also look at the Church of Scotland’s uneasy relationship with working-class struggle, social reconstruction, and capitalism itself, including why so much of the c...
It’s Easter, so obviously Ben, Jonny and Adam start where every serious theological podcast should: Afro Man… in court… vibing to his own music while being unsuccessfully sued by police.
It’s broadly downhill from there, but the main theme, Ignacio Ellacuría's crucified people, is well worth hearing about.
David Tombs’ article is Jon Sobrino and ‘the Crucified People’
In this episode of Bread and Rosaries, Jonny, Ben and Adam ask a simple question: what is Lent actually for?
Has it become too individualised? Is it more about self-improvement than transformation? How have practices like fasting and “giving things up” shifted over time, and what might be lost when Lent is detached from justice, community and repentance?
Along the way, they also get into questions of forgiveness, acc...
This week we’re joined by Jonty Langley, editor of Shibboleth magazine and host of the Beer Christianity podcast, to tackle Shibboleth's latest topic: evangelism. Is evangelism inherently manipulative? Why do leftist Christians often seem more comfortable evangelising for politics than for Jesus? Does Christianity really have anything distinctive to offer? What happens to evangelism when eternal damnation is of...
Ben and Adam are joined by Erica Dunmow of the Urban Theology Union to talk about what it really means to do theology where you live. They explore urban theology, liberationist praxis, and the legacy of John Vincent.
Urban Theology Union Website
Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreo...
Adam speaks with Chris Howson, chair of Sunderland City of Sanctuary, about lies in Reform UK's recent campaign leaflets and about what a Christian response to scapegoating and hostility should look like. They also discuss one man's unusual excuse for not obtaining planning permission.
BBC article on Chris' challenge to Reform
Adam has, for the delectation of the listeners, foolishly bravely subjected himself to yet another video recording of right-wing faith hobbyists making asses of themselves. Now it's Ben's turn. Join the lads as they head off to St Michael’s, Cornhill, in the City of London, for the launch of the Reform Christian Fellowship.
What’s on the menu?
🍿 Sermon breakdown
📖 Bad Theology
⚡ And, ...
It's finally here! The annual (probably) awards ceremony people actually care about! Who will win the coveted Best Christian and Best Church gongs? And who can claim to be the first ever recipient of the biggest prize around - the Bread and Rosaries Piece Prize?! Listen now to find out in this bumper awards edition of the greatest UK based leftist Christian podcast released on a semi-fortnightly basis!
The Church of England Is Now Investing in Arms. Cool. This week, Ben, Jonny and Adam talk pigs, peace prizes, and the slow spiritual death of the Church of England. Adam reflects on finding more joy at a winter fair than in most churches, Ben explains (again!) why liberals can’t be trusted, and Jonny questions what ‘Prince of Peace’ actually means when the C of E decides weapons are a sound investment strategy. Plus...
This week, Adam and Ben dive into yet another baffling episode of the Evangelical Alliance’s Cross Section podcast, where the hosts calmly explain that Zack Polanski’s Green Party and Tommy Robinson’s merry band of fascist grifters are basically two sides of the same extremist coin. Yes, really.
The guys listen and respond as the sensible moderates of Cross Section:
- warn churches about the rise of “extre...
For our final Rosaries Rewind of the series, please enjoy this episode from 2022. We will be back with new episodes very soon!
Adam is joined not by Ben, who got called into work at the last minute, but by the Rev'd Robin Hanford. Robin and Adam return the podcast to the topic of Remembrance and ask if a radical Remembrance is possible.
Find Robin Hanford here:
Twitter – @RobinHanford
Web – https://hanfo...
We're still on a break from recording so once again we've got an old episode for you. This time, it's a very early episode from 5 years ago looking at the celebration of Remembrance. Adam and I discuss our various problems with Remembrance and wearing poppies.
Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to suppor...
Unfortunately due to various issues, we're taking some time out from recording. By way of apology, please enjoy this Halloween episode from the archive.
A spectre is haunting the podcast, no sadly not communism, but the next best thing: special guest Emma Holton. Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Are light parties cool? Should Ben watch Star Trek? All will be answered in the most spooktacular episode of...
There was just so much happening that Ben and Adam had to do what they do best: Mindgrapes. This episode ranges from the immediate horror of the Manchester synagogue attack, to how the event has been politicised. They also talk about how much of a change the appointment of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury actually represents. Finally, Blue Labour 2: Electric Boogaloo?
Tommy’s back, bringing his biggest crowd yet. They march under crosses and shout about Jesus, but are they really Christian? And what role does the Church play in all this? Let’s see if we can find out!
Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon, we'd love you forever!
Music credits...
This week Ben and Adam get revolutionary with Martin Empson, author of The Time of the Harvest Has Come. Together, they explore the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25, the largest social revolt in pre-French Revolution Europe. Along the way, they discuss one of its lesser-known leaders and Saint of the Week, Michael Gaismair.
COMPETITION: Email breadandrosaries@gmail.com and tell us how you've been organising for a...
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