Denver Brew Theology

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About us

***We are an active group - We hope you will consider joining us for an event. *** Check our upcoming events for further information!

Curious what we are about? Read on!...

Do you like wrestling with meaningful questions? Do you like local brew? How about enjoying both at the same time? Denver Brew Theology (DBT) is a diverse community filled with a mosaic of amazing people across the religious/ nonreligious and interfaith spectrum. We hold organized weekly conversations at a local brewpub. DBT is a growing community that gathers around an eclectic table with moderators keeping the convo flowing over some delicious CO craft brew. We brew up some zesty topics and relevant questions ranging from Christianity to Atheism, Buddhism to Judaism, etc. along with kicking around conversations pertaining to science, philosophy, sex, gender, race, politics, socio-economic, and justice-centric issues.

We are very open and honest - everything is on the table. If you're going to get bent out of shape if someone questions what you think, maybe this isn't the place for you. Some of the greatest theological conversations throughout history have happened at local pubs. Let's keep that tradition alive. We find that even in our disagreements and differing beliefs, DBT is a safe, ecumenical community that values one another. We find common ground in our shared humanity and are strangely yet remarkably unified by being together.

In addition to the weekly pub talk, we also publish a podcast - the Brew Theology Podcast - which is a microcosm of our weekly gatherings in half the time. We affirm all people, and everyone's voice truly matters. We simply ask that everyone be respectful, loving and gracious toward his or her fellow Denver Brew Theologian. We are the "home base" to #BrewTheology, an alliance/ network with chapters across the country (www.brewtheology.org). Denver as well. See ya at the pub soon.

Peace,
Janel and Rob
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Alchemy: The Practice of Transformation
Thu, Apr 30 · 7:00 PM MDT
Strange Craft Beer, 13th & Zuni - 1330 Zuni Street, Unit M, Denver, CO, US
Date: Thursday, April 30 @ 7:00pm
Location: Strange Craft Beer Co.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83219357817
Curriculum: Coming Soon!
Password: brew

Join us this week as our own, Mark Donato, teaches us about Alchemy. Alchemy can be understood most simply as the practice of transformation—of matter, of perception, and of the self—through physical, symbolic, and spiritual means. Maybe there are even ways to make beer out of water :)

At its most literal level, alchemy aimed at transforming substances—most famously turning base metals into gold or discovering the elixir of life or a universal panacea. But like many pre-Enlightenment natural philosophies, it was also a way of understanding the structure of reality, divine order, and human development.

Over time, alchemy came to function as a symbolic and psychological language. In the 20th century, figures like Carl Jung interpreted alchemical imagery as expressions of deep psychic processes, particularly the movement toward individuation. Similarly, thinkers like James Hillman emphasized not a return to literal alchemy, but a restoration of its imaginative mode—a way of speaking about embodied, transformative experience.

Today, the term “alchemy” is often used loosely, stripped of its historical and symbolic depth. You will see it in businesses, book titles, and wellness paradigms but often it is used to give a sense of mystery or magic to an otherwise everyday thing. In Jungian, mystical, and esoteric traditions however, it remains a rich framework for understanding transformation not just of substances, but of the soul.

So join us at Strange Craft as we learn about Alchemy. We may be in the beer garden if the weather is nice.
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