Love Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Love Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Do you yearn for a new vision of Christianity—one with love and justice at the core of its practice? Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis animates a renewed faith for our times in her new podcast Love Period. As a writer, scholar, activist, and leader of a radically accepting congregation in New York City, Rev. Jacqui brings her devotion, clarity, and energy to this conversational podcast. In conversation with artists, activists, and faith leaders, such as Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor, Wajahat Ali, and many others, Rev. Jacqui reveals the transformative potential—and urgent need—for radical love in our times.

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April 15, 2021 4 mins
Do you yearn for a new vision of Christianity—one with love and justice at the core of its practice? Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis animates a renewed faith for our times in her new podcast Love. Period. Writer, scholar, activist, and leader of a radically accepting congregation in New York City, Rev. Jacqui brings her devotion, clarity, and energy to this conversational podcast.  In conversation with artists, activists, and faith leaders, ...
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In this mini-episode, Rev. Jacqui Lewis is interviewed by Kaliswa Brewster about the formations of Love. Period. the podcast; why it exists and what she hopes to listeners will take away from it. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts and join us in May for the official launch!
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May 5, 2021 44 mins
How do we extend love beyond our neighbors? In this episode, Episcopal Priest, Author, and Teacher Barbara Brown Taylor joins Jacqui to officially kick off Love. Period. Listen in as they explore how she has experienced a deeper understanding of loving herself and the world around her on her farm in Georgia. Resources: The transcript for this episode will be available on Friday, May 7th. Connect with us: We’d love to hear your th...
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May 12, 2021 37 mins
How does self-love transform the way we show up in the world? In this episode, columnist, public speaker, and recovering attorney Wajahat Ali joins Jacqui for Love. Period. Listen in as they explore his journey to self-love. Connect with us: We’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. Send us an email. Rev. Jacqui Lewis Ph.D.: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Wajahat Ali: Twitter | Website Center for Action and Cont...
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May 19, 2021 48 mins
In this episode, Ruthie Lindsey joins Jacqui for Love. Period. Listen in as they explore her journey of becoming a love doula as she transformed her story of immense pain and hopelessness into a source of love and connectedness with all. Connect with us: We’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. Send us an email. Rev. Jacqui Lewis Ph.D.: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Ruthie Lindsey: Instagram | Website Center f...
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May 26, 2021 36 mins
Today on the show, Jacqui is joined by her husband, John Janka. Together they explore the various aspects of his journey as a clergy, activist, dad, grandfather, and Jacqui's husband, and all of those have informed his ability to love well. Connect with us: We’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. Send us an email. Rev. Jacqui Lewis Ph.D.: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Center for Action and Contemplation: Facebo...
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June 2, 2021 38 mins
In this episode, Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., the founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute joins Jacqui to talk all things faith, politics, and love. He is most recently the author of "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity" and “The End of White Christian America,” which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. You can also find his writing on politics, culture, and religion for The Atlant...
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June 9, 2021 44 mins
In this episode of Love. Period., Emmy nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis mentors us on how to love the world better. Aside from being an actress, she's also an activist who recently worked to get the Mississippi flag changed. She is the president and CEO of Miss Myrtis Films, and co-founder of Take it Down America. These are two great organizations that have strived to abolish racist southern symbols from Mississippi and other surro...
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June 16, 2021 33 mins
On this episode, Genesis Be joins Rev. Jacqui Lewis for Love. Period. As an artist and activist, her music and art explore the nuances of her intersectionality as a queer, muslim, biracial black woman. Her long work fighting to remove the Confederate flag from the Mississippi state flag culminated in an incredible collaborative victory in June of 2020. She is also the founder of Strive Till I Rise, an organization in which Genesis ...
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June 23, 2021 44 mins
The Justice Doula Micky ScottBey Jones joins Jacqui for this episode of Love. Period. sharing what she has learned from grief and loving herself and others well. Micky accompanies people as they birth more love, justice and shalom into our world. As a womanist, faith rooted, contemplative activist, movement chaplain, and nonviolence practitioner, Micky supports students, clergy, activists and everyday leaders in a variety of roles ...
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June 30, 2021 43 mins
For the last week of Pride, Kevin Garcia joins Jacqui for Love. Period. Kevin is an author, podcaster, digital pastor and an intuitive soul coach who helps people heal spiritual wounds, create new practices for a healthy life, process experiences related to queerness + faith identity, practice radical honesty, avoid spiritual burnout, and reminds people of their infinite connection to Love. He is also the author of the book Bad The...
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July 7, 2021 40 mins
Mark Charles joins Jacqui on this episode of Love. Period. He is the son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man, Mark teaches the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and Christendom in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation. He is the co-author of the book, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and he authors the blog...
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July 14, 2021 43 mins
Richard Rohr joins Jacqui on this episode of Love. Period. Richard is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He is the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation and academic dean of the CAC’s Living School. An internationally recognized author and spiritual leader, Fr. Richard teaches primarily on incarnational mysticism, nondual consciousness, and contemplation, with a particular emphasis on how these affect the ...
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July 29, 2021 34 mins
Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft joins Jacqui for this episode of Love. Period. She is the Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement Building at Middle Church and is also the founder of Raising Imagination, a platform that examines social issues through the lens of imagination and encourages activism with young and old alike. Her activism has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, and Refinery29. She's...
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August 4, 2021 35 mins
Rev. Darrell R. Hamilton, II joins Rev. Jacqui Lewis for this episode of Love. Period. Darrell is the Executive Minister for Operations and Resource Development at Middle Church. Prior to his time at Middle Church, he served as the Pastor for Formation and Outreach at First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, MA, and the Program Director for Urban Pastoral Ministry Program at City Mission Boston. Darrell is impassioned by the way poli...
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Love Period. returns with a brand new season based on the themes found in Rev. Jacqui's new book Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World. To kick things off, Wajahat Ali is returning to discuss the theme of Chapter One: "Love Yourself Unconditionally. It All Starts Here." In this conversation, Wajahat explains what loving himself unconditionally has meant to him, and how he w...
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November 17, 2021 36 mins
Michael-Ray Mathews joins this episode of Love Period to discuss the theme of Chapter Two: "Speak Truthfully. It Will Set You Free." Michael-Ray Mathews brings over 30 years of leadership experience – as a senior pastor, grassroots leader, psalmist and community organizer – to his work as Deputy Director for Faith in Action (formerly PICO National Network). He is the host of the Prophetic Resistance Podcast, where he engages multi-...
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On this episode of Love Period, Valarie Kaur joins Jacqui in conversation to discuss the theme of Chapter Three: "Travel Lightly. Downsize the Burdens You Carry." Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader and celebrated prophetic voice "at the forefront of progressive change" (Center for American Progress). Valarie burst into American consciousness in the wake of the 2016 election when her Watch Night Service address went vira...
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Frank Schaeffer joins Jacqui for this episode of Love Period where they discuss the themes found in the fourth chapter of Jacqui's new book Fierce Love which is titled "Show Kindness and Affection Wildly. Make Fierce Love Real." Frank is an artist and a New York Times bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction. Frank has lectured at a wide range of venues from Harvard’s Kennedy School to the Hammer Museum/UCLA, Princeton Uni...
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December 8, 2021 44 mins
On this episode of Love Period, ALOK joins Jacqui to cover the themes found in the fifth chapter of Fierce Love: Confront Boldly, Transform Your Circumstances with Moral Courage. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binar...
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