Episodes

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). Christian Reconstruction is a movement that can be hard to both explain and identify, but has considerable influence - especially in the realm of Christian education and homeschooling. Julie helps provide context for this movement, and why its social and political goals are anti...

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 published their data about America's relationship to Christian nationalism. They help define a framework for Christian nationalism, and why it is valuable to distinguish it from white evangelicalism in this context. They also provide four primary ways Americans react to Christian nati...

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 ideals of evangelical masculinity have been influenced more by John Wayne than by Jesus of Nazareth. If you've spent time in white evangelical circles, much of this will ring true; if you wonder why evangelicals are drawn to "strong men" like Donald Trump, her work will help explai...

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 a comprehensive overview of the tactics and strategies Christian nationalists have employed in American politics: teaching false historical narratives about American history (and the history of the Religious Right itself), deteriorating the public education system, lobbying st...

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 feed right here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere.Diana Butler Bass is the author of several books, including Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks (Bookshop.org, Amazon*). She also publishes a weekly newsletter, The Cottage, on Substack. Subscribe here.Support Blake's work by telling people about this show, following him on Twitter & Instagram, and by subscribing to The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter.(*Affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you purchase the book from these links--another great way to support the show!)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/messageSupport this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="pa…

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 along in the Exvangelical feed, or subscribe to the new show directly on Spotify. (The feed is new, and will appear on other platforms soon.) Keep updated (and learn more about the methodology and scope of the new series) by subscribing to The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter....

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 this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

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, betrayal, infidelity, and emotional abuse. Gretchen's book can be found on Amazon. For those who wish to avoid Amazon, it's also available on Gumroad in epub & pdf formats.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/messageSupport this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Keylee & Micah Sudduth - aka the Backsliders - join the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Science Mike returns to the show to discuss his new book, You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Laura Anderson & Brian Peck from the Religious Trauma Institute join the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Nate Postlethwait from The Other Side of Saved joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Mark Russell returns to the show to discuss his comic book, Second Coming. Volume 1 is available now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Chrissy Stroop & Lauren O'Neal return to the show to discuss their essay anthology, Empty The Pews! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Angela Denker, author of Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump, joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Alternate title: "Maybe today, Satan." Kevin Garcia returns to the show to chat about their new book, #BadTheologyKills and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Climate activist and podcaster Anna Jane Joyner joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Holly Laurent from the MEGA Podcast joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Brenda Marie Davies, host of the God is Grey channel on YouTube, joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion) returns to the show with Brandon Vedder to discuss Strange Negotiations, the new documentary about Bazan's life and career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Exvangelical returns from hiatus, featuring an interview with the co-hosts of Straight White American Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Pete Holmes joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Mark Russell, author of *Second Coming* and *God is Disappointed in You* joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>

Andy Herndon, director of the upcoming documentary project "The Exvangelicals," joins the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support</a>