1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The Rev. Dr. Charles L. Howard is called to work for a communal increase in joy, peace, justice,&amp;nbsp;and love.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Howard serves as the University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity and Community at the University of Pennsylvania, his alma mater.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He has served as a chaplain in hospice and hospitals, and as a street outreach worker to individuals experiencing homelessness.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He has authored and edited several books, including&amp;nbsp;The Souls of Poor Folk, which explored new ways of considering homelessness and poverty,&amp;nbsp;The Awe and The Awful,&amp;nbsp;a poetry collection and Lenten Devotional,&amp;nbsp;Black Theology as Mass Movement, a call to theologians to expand the reach of their theological work, and&amp;nbsp;Pond River Ocean Rain, a small book about going deeper with a big God.&amp;nbsp; As a teacher, he has taught in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Graduate School of Education at Penn, as well as at The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia. Katie and I talk with Dr. Howard, or Chaz, about his new book &quot;The Bottom: A Theopoetic of the Streets&quot;.&amp;nbsp; We also get into theology within music, Spike Lee's films, and even the Philadelphia 76'ers!&amp;nbsp; Let's get that talk started. Find out more about his work at:&amp;nbsp; www.charleslattimorehoward.com The Well QA Podcast http://thewellshow.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18490649/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/18490649