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Jan. 8, 2021

The Outcome of White Evangelical Power: Sedition & Insurrection.

It's 2021. Ossoff & Warnock won the Senate, and the next day Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building after being incited by the President himself and encouraged by Senators Cruz and Hawley. 5 people died. White evangeli...

Dec. 14, 2020

The Dirty Rotten Church Kids

My guests for this episode are The Dirty Rotten Church Kids, aka Josh Link & Adrian Gibbs. The DRCK has taken exvangelical Instagram by storm over the past year, and their podcast has created its own community that is in thei...

Nov. 30, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 12: What We've Learned in the Past 4 Years with Reza Aslan

In the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities, I speak with Reza Aslan about what we've learned about the United States in the past four years. In particular, we discuss what it means that 70 million Americans voted for T...

Nov. 19, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 11: Coup Attempts & Police Nationalism with Jeff Sharlet

In this episode, I speak with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family ( which was turned into a Netflix documentary series of the same name). We discuss the actions of President Trump and the GOP to undermine the results of the el...

Nov. 13, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 10: Post-Election Debrief with Bradley Onishi

Prof. Bradley Onishi from Straight White American Jesus returns to the show to discuss Election Week. We discuss the historical significance of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the decisive victory of Joe Biden &...

Nov. 9, 2020

6 Days Later (2020)

Some initial thoughts on the 2020 Election. Acknowledging what was accomplished, and the work that still needs to be done. Follow Blake on Twitter and subscribe to The Post-Evangelical Post , where you will find a correspondi...

Nov. 2, 2020

Powers & Principalities: One Day Until the Next Stage

We're one day out until the November 3rd election. In this brief episode, Blake reviews this season's guests and the threats that remain regardless of the outcome of election day. If you haven't voted early, please make your ...

Oct. 26, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 9: The Religious Left with Jack Jenkins

My guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for Religion News Service and author of the book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country ( Amazon ...

Oct. 23, 2020

Talking Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen

In this episode, I chat with Anne Helen Petersen about her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation ( Amazon , Bookshop ). We discuss her spiritual & religious background, her viral essay on BuzzFeed tha...

Oct. 21, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 8: White Evangelical Racism with Anthea Butler

My guest this week is Dr. Anthea Butler, associate professor of religion and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the upcoming book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America . I...

Oct. 15, 2020

Luke Barnett of Faith Based

My guest this week is Luke Barnett, writer and star of the new film Faith Based, which is available now on demand. Faith Based is a comedy about two friends who want to strike it rich by making a Christian film, and its cast ...

Oct. 12, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 7: Answering Audience Questions with Bradley Onishi

On this week's episode, I am joined by Bradley Onishi of the Straight White American Jesus podcast to answer your questions about white evangelicalism and Christian nationalism. You all had some really wonderful questions, an...

Oct. 5, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 6: White Too Long with Robert Jones

My guest this week is Robert Jones, founder and CEO of PRRI (The Public Religion Research Institute), and author of the recent book White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity ( Amazon , Bookshop )....

Sept. 28, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 5: The Unholy Alliance of Trump & the Religious Right with Sarah Posner

My guest this week is Sarah Posner, author of the book Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump ( Bookshop , Amazon ). In her book, Sarah details the intellectual and social connections between the ...

Sept. 23, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 4.1: CALL FOR QUESTIONS!

We're taking a brief break to allow a little more time for production, but we're ready to take your questions. Brad Onishi (of Straight White American Jesus) & I will be taking your questions and answering them on the air in an upcoming episode. Submit your questions by Monday October 5th to be co…

Sept. 14, 2020

Powers & Principalities Episode 4: Christian Reconstruction with Julie Ingersoll

My guest this week is Julie Ingersoll, professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the book Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction ( Amazon , Bookshop.org ). C...

Sept. 7, 2020

Episode 3: Quantifying Christian Nationalism with Sam Perry & Andrew Whitehead

My guests this week are Sam Perry & Andrew Whitehead, authors of the book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States ( Amazon, Bookshop.org ). Perry & Whitehead are sociologists, and have publishe...

Aug. 31, 2020

Powers & Principalities, Episode 2: Jesus and John Wayne, with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

My guest this week is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation ( Bookshop.org , Amazon ). Her book examines the role that cultural idea...

Aug. 24, 2020

Powers & Principalities, Episode 1: The Power Worshippers with Katherine Stewart

This week's episode features a conversation with Katherine Stewart. Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism ( Bookshop.org, Amazon.com ). Her book provides ...

Aug. 17, 2020

Powers & Principalities, Episode 0: Diana Butler Bass

In this very first episode of Powers & Principalities (termed Episode 0, because it acts as a bridge between Exvangelical & this show), I talk with Diana Butler Bass about the early history of fundamentalism in white evangelical Protestant Christianity in America. You can subscribe to the new show…

July 24, 2020

Coming Soon: Powers & Principalities

Coming soon: Powers & Principalities, a new podcast series from Blake about the systems and institutions that propagate white evangelical & Christian nationalist sociopolitical power. Debuting in late August 2020. Follow alon...

June 26, 2020

Austin Channing Brown (Re-Release)

Austin Channing Brown, author of I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, joined the show in 2018. This is a re-release of that interview, originally published on June 6, 2018, with a new introduction.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/messageSupport thi…

May 29, 2020

Gretchen Baskerville

Gretchen Baskerville joins the show!Gretchen Baskerville is a divorce recovery leader and researcher. For more than 20 years, she has worked with Christian women and men going through difficult, life-saving divorces, listening with compassion to those who have suffered from domestic violence, betra…

May 15, 2020

The Backsliders

Keylee & Micah Sudduth - aka the Backsliders - join the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support