Episodios

  • Coming out in faith: Bishop Karen Oliveto’s journey

    Coming out in faith: Bishop Karen Oliveto’s journey
    May 15 2025
    “Following Jesus is costly,” says The UMC’s (Ret.) Bishop Karen Oliveto. “And for me, that price was being closeted. And I was willing to pay that price.” Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes the denomination’s first openly gay bishop to “Un-Tied Methodism” as Bishop Oliveto shares her story of burden, scrutiny, oppression and how knowing that “Perfect … Continue reading "Coming out in faith: Bishop Karen Oliveto’s journey"
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    45 m
  • Love, Calling and Courage: A clergy couple’s journey of faith and identity

    Love, Calling and Courage: A clergy couple’s journey of faith and identity
    Apr 24 2025
    In this poignant 2025 Heritage Sunday-themed oral history episode of “Un-Tied Methodism,” (Ret.) Bishop Peggy Johnson and Rev. Mary Johnson join Dr. Ashley Boggan to share their experiences as a clergy couple, including their calls to ministry, career challenges, and Mary’s journey of discovering her transgender identity. Explore the United Methodist General Commission on Archives … Continue reading "Love, Calling and Courage: A clergy couple’s journey of faith and identity"
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    50 m
  • Reproductive Rights, Respectability Politics and Methodism

    Reproductive Rights, Respectability Politics and Methodism
    Mar 27 2025
    Methodism has influenced – and been influenced by – issues such as reproductive justice, the concept of respectability politics and contemporary perceptions of womanhood. Dr. Ashley Boggan and guest Dr. Amy Laura Hall, Duke University professor and ordained elder in The UMC, take a deep dive into understanding why our 20th century history matters for … Continue reading "Reproductive Rights, Respectability Politics and Methodism"
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    46 m
  • Methodism and American politics: An historical look at the interplay

    Methodism and American politics: An historical look at the interplay
    Feb 19 2025
    Understanding the historical intertwining of religion and politics in America, particularly from a Methodist standpoint, helps us navigate contemporary situations. Discover how Methodism impacted Revolutionary War-era Manhattan and Boston when Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes the Rev. Stefanie Bennett and Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain as guests on “Un-Tied Methodism.” Explore the United Methodist General Commission on … Continue reading "Methodism and American politics: An historical look at the interplay"
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    52 m
  • New Year, New BoD

    New Year, New BoD
    Jan 16 2025
    After an historic eight-year gap, The UMC has a new Book of Discipline, one reflecting the actions from the Postponed 2020 General Conference held in 2024. In this lively conversation with Dr. Ashley Boggan and guest, Dr. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith, discover what’s new in the latest iteration, as well as take a deep dive into the … Continue reading "New Year, New BoD"
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    42 m
  • Seven sisters: A look at the lives of John Wesley’s female siblings

    Seven sisters: A look at the lives of John Wesley’s female siblings
    Dec 18 2024
    John Wesley had seven sisters and it’s “overdue that we explore their lives,” says Rev. Dr. Glen O’Brien, author, minister and professor of Christian history and thought at the University of Divinity in Melbourne, Australia. Join Dr. Ashley Boggan, host of “Un-Tied Methodism,” as she and O’Brien delve into the stories of the Wesley sisters, … Continue reading "Seven sisters: A look at the lives of John Wesley’s female siblings"
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    32 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 h y 6 m
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