The Central Cast
The Central Cast
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Central is a healing and inclusive spiritual community for those hurt by religion and seeking the sacred. We are a fully affirming community that discusses challenging spiritual topics, reflects through progressive Christian liturgy, communes over food and drink, and serves our neighbors.
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The podcast focuses on themes related to progressive theology, social justice, and inclusivity, with episodes that cover topics like the challenges faced by gender minorities in modern society, the transformative power of queer theology, and the impact of socio-political turmoil on faith formation, exemplified by episodes discussing the legacy of Rachel Held Evans and the beauty of embracing impermanence.
Central is a healing and inclusive spiritual community for those hurt by religion and seeking the sacred. We are a fully affirming community that discusses challenging spiritual topics, reflects through progressive Christian liturgy, communes over food and drink, and serves our neighbors.
In this episode we talk about navigating tense holiday gatherings with conservative family and friends, exploring recent brain research (Ohio State, 2023) that suggests liberals and conservatives process moral and political issues differently. The host reflects on deconstruction, identity, and how recognizing different brain wiring can foster compassion instead of contempt.
The episode closes with a simple loving-kindness meditation to extend compassion toward difficult relatives and practical perspectives for keeping peace while holding to one’s values.
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