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Welcome to Bread and Rosaries, the UK based podcast that delves into 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!
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Send a text 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 off the table? What might evangelism look like on the other side of decon...
Send a text 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 Support the show 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 at this link
Send a text 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 Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support...
Send a text 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, of course, the ever-present "cancel culture" Along the way, they Mindgrapes 🍇 th...
Send a text 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 Bird Who Sang the Trisagion by Robert A Kitchen and Glenn Peers Support the...
Send a text 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, our first Hussite Saint of the Week! Support the show Everything...
Send a text 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 “extremes”frame mild social democracy as radical and dangeroustalk with straight fa...
Send a text 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? Shibboleth magazine Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyon...
Send a text 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! Support the show 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 at this link
Send a text 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 chance to win a copy of Martin's book! Buy Martin's book Martin...
Send a text So... Adam watched an episode of the Newsagents podcast and got sufficiently pissed off to rant about it into a microphone so now you all have to suffer! Along the way Ben offered a controversial Saint of the Week and Adam shared news from CAGE International about political prisoner T Hoxha. Take Action for T Hoxha: ✉️ Email the prison today and demand T is transferred to a hospital for independent health monitoring. RALPH.LUBKOWSKI@sodexogov.co.uk 📞 Call the prison: 01733 217500...
Send a text Because the audience clearly can't get enough democracy content, Ben, Adam, and Jonny reunite to pick up the conversation where they left off in Episode 62. This time they ask the question 'how democratic are our churches really?' Along the way, they detour into some sci-fi beef and discuss anti-apartheid activist, Steve Biko, for Saint of the Week. Clip from Cry Freedom (1987) © Universal/Marble Arch, used under UK fair dealing for criticism/review. Support the show Everythin...
Send a text This week, Ben, Adam, and Jonny take a look at the confected moral outrage machine. Why are we allowed to be angry at Bob Vylan, but not a government aiding and abetting a genocide? How does the state uses outrage to keep people quiet? Why do Christians so often fall for it? Plus: the antifascist joy of queer wrestling in nacho cheese, bookshop-based moral collapse, and a French pastor and his deeply unimpressed wife, who led a village to save thousands of Jewish refug...
Send a text Well almost illegal anyway... if the government gets its way, pretty soon this kind of content will get us up to 14 years in prison, so enjoy (endure?) it while you can! CLARIFICATION: In this episode, Adam says he thinks Mark Rowley was formerly commissioner of the Northern Irish Police Service. This is not the case. Bread and Rosaries wishes to apologise for associating such a name with the good people of Ireland. It's bad enough the PSNI exists, without Mark Rowley getting inv...
Send a text Ben and Adam sit down with poet and Culture Matters editor Fran Lock to talk about her new poetry collection Love Is Stronger Than Death: Mary Magdalene and the Insurrection of Jesus. They talk Christian communism, doubt as an ethical practice, Mary Magdalene’s overlooked radical role, and what Christ and Huey Newton have in common. Plus: football and Palestine solidarity; Saint of the Week Thomas Hagerty. Buy Fran's book here! Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does...
Send a text Ben and Adam coordinate T-shirts, then draw from Adam's article in Shibboleth magazine to coordinate their critiques of how church and crown legitimise each other. They also react to the horror of an American Pope and present perhaps their most famous Saint of the Week yet! Support the show 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 a...
Send a text Join Ben and Adam as they try to work out why online shopping feels like a spiritual experience, uncover the story of a Jesuit resistance hero who outsmarted the Gestapo, and endure Adam’s chaotic new soundboard additions. Spoiler: Yes, your headphones are ethically cursed. Support the show 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 at t...
Send a text Avoid God's wrath by joining Ben, Jonny, Adam and returning guest James Sholl, pastor of Toronto’s Wellspring Worship Centre, as they ask 'why did Jesus (have to) die?' Is penal substitution just divine child abuse? Does Jürgen Moltmann's solidarity theory hold up? And most importantly, how many times can Ben say the words "lick out" before we never want a Caramel Egg again? Plus learn about Saint of the Week, Trevor Carter, the Windrush-generation communist who co-founded Notting...
Send a text Get yourself a beer and the roasted flesh of the cutest animal you can find, then buckle up and tune in for the manliest UK-based leftist Christian podcast ever! This week the team take on The Manosphere. Can they stare into the abyss and still come back? Will they suddenly start getting defensive whenever anyone mentions Joe Rogan? Only time (about 1hr 15mins!) will tell! Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money...
Send a text It's time for the big one: just how exactly do we know what we know? In episode 69 (nice!), Adam and Jonny have invited special guest Professor Oli Mould to talk with them about epistemology. Can they work out how to tell truth from lie in a post-truth world? Or will they fall prey to the postmodern neo-Marxists trying to spread their WOKE agenda? There's only one way to find out! Support the show Everything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does co...
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Great podcast, highly recommend