S2 E23: Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, Indigenous Spirituality and De-Colonizing Christianity
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What if the severe dogmatic cruelty of our modern expression of faith is an add on of Western Colonialism? What would happen if you started to pull on the thread of colonialism in your faith. What would come out? What would remain? Today I talk with Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, an expert voice in the areas concerning spirituality, earth-care, racial and ethnic identity, diversity, peace, social justice, eco-justice, interreligious dialogue, Indigenous studies, agriculture, and spirituality. Randy is also co-founder and Program Director of the George Fox Master of Arts Intercultural Studies degree, the Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds. Author of 9 books, including An Indigenous theology and the Western Worldview, and host of the Peacing it all together podcast. He is a member of the Cherokee nation, and considers himself an indigenous person who follows Christ. We talk about his experiences as an indigenous person within the western church.To see Randy’s work, please visit his website: www.Randywoodley.com | www.Eloheh.org | www.elohehseeds.com
Time Stamps for the episode:
00:43 Introductions
09:06 Cherokee roots
13:30 My Oppressive Missionary Colonizer Years
19:02 Colonialism woven into the Christian faith
22:37 The Violence of Christian Supremacy
28:06 Conservative politics picks up the torch of colonialism
31:45 The Problem of Disembodied Theology
36:55 Shalom and the Failed Western Experiment
42:20 Decolonizing the Faith
47:16 Colonial Theology that needs to Go: Hell, Exclusivity, and Original Sin
51:19 The Practice of Vulnerable Conversation
53:40 Conclusions
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