#72 John Dear with Bishop Michael Curry, prophetic leader and best-selling author on the way of God and the way of life: "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!"
About this episode
Fr. John Dear interviews Bishop Michael Curry about his prophetic leadership and the importance of love in Christianity.
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I speak with legendary Bishop Michael Curry who served as the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church. Elected in 2015, he retired in 2024. Throughout his forty years of ordained ministry, Bishop Curry has been a prophetic leader, particularly in the areas of racial reconciliation, climate change, evangelism, immigration policy, and marriage equality. Bishop Curry is the author of five books, including the best-seller, Love Is the Way , as well as, The Power of Love; Crazy Christians and Following the Way of Jesus . He captured the world’s attention when he preached at Harry and Megan’s wedding at Westminster Abbey and called the whole world to love. “A Christianity that doesn't take the way of Jesus, his way of radical unconditional love, his way of nonviolent living,” he says, “always goes wrong. Sacrificial love is the way of God and the way of life! As Duke Ellington said, ‘It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!’” Bishop Curry talks about Jesus as an organizer, and what he asks us to do when we join the movement of God, and what that movement means. His enthusiasm is infectious and his…
People in this episode
Host: Fr. John Dear
Guest: Bishop Michael Curry
Topics covered
- racial reconciliation
- climate change
- evangelism
- immigration policy
- marriage equality
- nonviolent living
- community
Keywords
- Bishop Michael Curry
- nonviolence
- Christianity
- love
- racial reconciliation
- climate change
- evangelism
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Episcopal Church
Books & works: Love Is the Way, The Power of Love, Crazy Christians, Following the Way of Jesus
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