Join us as Dr. Ben Norquist helps us think through reclaiming a theology of place. Learn more about what it looks like to learn from different perspectives, including indigenous American, Palestinian, and other marginalized groups; how we can correct empty theologies; and how stories we tell about place can become weapons we use against others, or shields that are used to insulate positions of power.

00:00 - Introduction

02:14 - Patreon

02:46 - What is a theology of place?

14:34 - Difference between land and place

18:51 - A brief detour to Minneapolis

21:20 - When land stories are used as weapons

26:33 - Learning from indigenous perspectives

33:40 - Connecting place to faith

40:57 - How scripture corrects empty theologies

50:06 - How Christians can make place a home for everyone

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Walter Bruggeman’s The Land: Place as Gift, Challenge, and Promise in Biblical Faith- https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/2490/The-Land-Place-as-Gift-Promise-and-Challenge-in-Biblical-Faith-2nd-Edition

Randy Woodley - https://www.randywoodley.com/

Richard Twiss - https://www.ivpress.com/richard-twiss?srsltid=AfmBOoqdVzWhgQCQqO0dugnDXdhZCbd1XNjQaVpZLhYmXMRAvmEfOjM6

John Inge’s A Christian Theology of Place - https://www.routledge.com/A-Christian-Theology-of-Place/Inge/p/book/9780754634997

Miroslav Volf (et Al.)’s book Life Worth Living - https://www.lifeworthlivingbook.com/

Related episodes:

From Renee Good Square to George Floyd Square - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/19/ep-30-from-renee-good-square-to-george-floyd-square

Practicing Sankofa at Home - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/3/17/ep-39-practicing-sankofa-at-home

A Border Perspective on Loving our Neighbors - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/7/ep-41-a-border-perspective-on-loving-our-neighbors-with-yonathan-moya

Related resources:

Unsettling Truths - https://www.ivpress.com/unsettling-truths

Join us as Yonathan Moya from Border Perspective discusses how his organization has sought to help Christians learn more about loving their immigrant neighbors on trips to the U.S.-Mexico border; how ongoing proximity informed experiences and responses to actions in Minnesota; and how the Church can continue to engage moving forward.

00:00 - Introduction

02:15 - Patreon

02:47 - Developing a border perspective

10:30 - Travelling the border

16:19 - Taking Christians to the border

21:18 - Changes at the border

28:57 - Experiences with ICE in Minnesota

38:40 - How border visits influenced action

43:21 - Building a foundation for understanding immigration

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

Border Perspective - https://www.borderperspective.org/

More about Yonathan’s 9-day border journey - https://youtu.be/uaoXVbCzUEs?si=IWDErEbR2wpz8eXZ

Transform Minnesota Remain Standing call to action - https://transformmn.org/portfolio/remain_standing/

Related Episodes:

Migration Stories and the Bible - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/9/2/ep-14-migration-stories-and-the-bible-with-dr-danny-carroll

From Renee Good Square to George Floyd Square - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/19/ep-30-from-renee-good-square-to-george-floyd-square

No Kings? King of Kings?

Listen to this week’s episode to hear more about the No Kings and Palm Sunday demonstrations in St. Paul, and learn what it looks like to move forward while pursuing justice.

#justice #biblicaljustice #podcast

00:00 - Introduction

01:13 - Patreon

01:46 - Rally recap

03:52 - Defining demonstrations and protests

07:34 - The kingdom vs. empire

08:30 - So much happening in the world

09:58 - Who we are vs. what we do

12:19 - Who is leading

14:42 - Pursuing justice

Find us online:

Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/

Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresources

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources

Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources

Links:

How to Be an Antiracist - https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist

Join the Resistance - https://www.ivpress.com/join-the-resistance

Kaitlyn Schiess on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitlynschiess/

Liturgy of Politics - https://www.ivpress.com/the-liturgy-of-politics

The Ballot and the Bible - https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781587435966_the-ballot-and-the-bible

The Birmingham Campaign - https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/birmingham-campaign-of-1963/

Related Episodes:

Episode with Michelle Ferrigno Warren - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/2/ep-4-the-long-work-of-justice-with-michelle-ferrigno-warren
Episode with Efrem Smith - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2025/7/29/ep-9-lessons-about-justice-from-multiracial-churches-with-rev-dr-efrem-smith