Prophetic Resistance Podcast

Welcome to the Prophetic Resistance podcast hosted by Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews. Grounded in our diverse faith traditions, we are exploring what it means to embody love in the face of fear, to show up like hope in seasons of despair, to stand ready to be light in the darkness and water in a parched land. In each episode, we are learning from the stories, traditions, and wisdom of our beloved community of freedom-fighters, justice-seekers, and faith leaders. And together, we are investigating how – in this moment – leaders of faith and moral courage can cultivate prophetic resistance rooted in revolutionary love.
April 8, 2021

Episode 48: Rabbi Mordechai Liebling

Today’s guest is Rabbi Mordechai Liebling. Mordechai is a lifelong co-laborer in the multi-faith movement for justice. He founded and directed the social justice organizing program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College just …

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March 31, 2021

Bonus Episode: Denise Collazo

Revolutionary Faith is hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Denise Collazo. Denise is the author of Thriving in the Fight: A Survival Manual for Latinas on the Front Lines of Change. Sh …

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March 24, 2021

Episode 47: Lisa Sharon Harper

Welcome to Season 5. We are honored that our first guest of this season is Lisa Sharon Harper. From Ferguson to New York, from Brazil to Germany, Lisa has led trainings and mobilized clergy and community leaders around shared values for the common good, w …

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March 12, 2021

Bonus Episode: Kamau Allen

Revolutionary Faith, is hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Kamau Allen, a community organizer with Faith in Action Federation Together Colorado. Kamau has led the charge on several …

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February 24, 2021

Bonus Episode: Catalina Morales 

We invite you to listen to this episode from our sibling series, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin meets with Catalina Morales Bahena, an organizer who leads LA RED&# …

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January 31, 2021

Bonus Episode: Shauntrice Martin

We are busy working on new episodes for Season Five. In the meantime, we invite you to listen to this episode from our sibling series, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Faith in Action Executive Director, Rev. Alvin Herring. In this episode, Alvin …

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December 10, 2020

Episode 46: Reflections on Season 4

Listen to this short episode, as our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews leans into the learnings from our Season 4 guests. He reflects on the wisdom of our ancestors and unpacks a season that was scheduled to be about the Census, elections, and voting b …

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November 25, 2020

Bonus Episode: Revolutionary Faith

We are excited to share with you a new sibling series to the Prophetic Resistance podcast.  Revolutionary Faith is a Facebook Live series hosted by Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action. This bi-weekly show is centered on …

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November 4, 2020

Episode 45: Rev. Margaret Ernst

In this post-election episode, we talk with Margaret Ernst, program manager for Faith Matters Network. When we planned this interview, we knew we would talk about post-election resilience and what it m …

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October 23, 2020

Episode 44: What My Mama Taught Me: Black Women, Voting Power and Prophetic Witness”

This special episode is themed “ What My Mama Taught Me: Black Women, Voting Power and Prophetic Witness” and features Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould and Bishop Dwayne Royster. In this election cycle …

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