Episodes

  • The AME Church in Indian Territory: A complex kinship

    The AME Church in Indian Territory: A complex kinship
    Nov 21 2024
    In a history that is not widely known, the early African Methodist Episcopal Church and indigenous communities shared a relationship of both connection and resistance in the area now known as Oklahoma. Dr. Ashley Boggan takes a look at the history with Dr. Christina Dickerson, professor and author of “Black Indians and Freedmen: The African … Continue reading "The AME Church in Indian Territory: A complex kinship"
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    36 mins
  • Methodists and Sand Creek

    Methodists and Sand Creek
    Oct 24 2024
    Many United Methodists do not know the violent tragedies of our past, including the denomination’s responsibility and agency in the Sand Creek Massacre, the 1864 attack by the U.S. Army on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people in what is now Colorado. This is that story. Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes guest, Dr. Gary L. Roberts, professor … Continue reading "Methodists and Sand Creek"
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Methodism in Latin America: The journey and the legacy that remains

    Methodism in Latin America: The journey and the legacy that remains
    Sep 19 2024
    Join Dr. Ashley Boggan D., GCAH’s general secretary, and Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo, professor of Missiology, World Christianity and Methodist Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary, as they discuss the vibrant history of Methodism in Latin America. Learn about the courageous pioneers who brought their faith to a region dominated by Catholicism and how the legacy continues to … Continue reading "Methodism in Latin America: The journey and the legacy that remains"
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    36 mins
  • Lessons for 21st-century people of faith from a 19th-century abolitionist

    Lessons for 21st-century people of faith from a 19th-century abolitionist
    Aug 15 2024
    The Rev. Dr. Christopher P. Momany joins Dr. Ashley Boggan as a return guest on “Un-Tied Methodism” to discuss the new collaborative project titled “Awakening to Justice: Faithful Voices from the Abolitionist Past.” Inspired by the discovery of a 19th century abolitionist journal and the documentation of a ship used to enslave people, the book … Continue reading "Lessons for 21st-century people of faith from a 19th-century abolitionist"
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    40 mins
  • Methodist Abolitionists: Boldly following a ‘higher law’

    Methodist Abolitionists: Boldly following a ‘higher law’
    Jun 20 2024
    The Rev. Dr. Christopher P. Momany, author of “Compelling Lives: Five Methodist Abolitionists and the Ideas that Inspired Them” joins Dr. Ashley Boggan D. as a guest on “Un-Tied Methodism” to discuss key Methodists whose opposition to slavery and witness for justice was grounded in the “higher law” of godly authority rather than human-made laws. … Continue reading "Methodist Abolitionists: Boldly following a ‘higher law’"
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  • From Faith to Politics: How Methodism Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton

    From Faith to Politics: How Methodism Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton
    May 16 2024
    Hillary Rodham Clinton, a lifelong United Methodist, made a profession of faith at 10 years old, a faith that impacted her character and her politics, says Gary Scott Smith, biographer of the American politician, diplomat and former First Lady. Smith joins Dr. Ashley Boggan D. on “Un-Tied Methodism” to discuss “Do All the Good You … Continue reading "From Faith to Politics: How Methodism Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton"
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  • RMN, at ’40 years young,’ prepares to step into a new UMC

    RMN, at ’40 years young,’ prepares to step into a new UMC
    Apr 25 2024
    On today’s special 50th episode of “Un-Tied Methodism,” streamed live from the postponed 2020 General Conference, Dr. Ashley Boggan D., host, welcomes Jan Lawrence, executive director of Reconciling Ministries Network. The two discuss RMN’s 40 years of witness, as well as what the LGBTQ+ caucus is doing to prepare for the next iteration of The … Continue reading "RMN, at ’40 years young,’ prepares to step into a new UMC"
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  • Reimagining unity: Regionalization and The UMC

    Reimagining unity: Regionalization and The UMC
    Apr 11 2024
    In the next installment of our special General Conference series of “Un-Tied Methodism” episodes, we discuss regionalization. Few may realize that as soon as John Wesley’s Methodist movement expanded out of the U.K. to Ireland, Scotland, the Caribbean and North America, the conversation about regionalization began. More than 270 years later, a petition outlining an … Continue reading "Reimagining unity: Regionalization and The UMC"
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