Episodes

A Historical Perspective

The 1/6 Commission and Myth Making in Real Time

w/ Professor R. Marie Griffith, author of Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics

The Hidden History of Focus on the Family with Dr. Audrey Clare Farley

+ The God Bless the USA Bible (?)

Re-Release of an Interview with Dr. Chrissy Stroop

The Dangerous Relativism and Will to Power of Reformed Theology

Philip Gorski on the History and Future of Christian Nationalism in the USA

The Grand Obstructionist Party

Fascism is Trending and the Worst is Yet to Come

Orthodoxy, Putin Veneration, and Fascism in Rural Appalachia

On Rick Santorum, Promise Keepers, Josh Duggar, and Caitlyn Jenner

Monument to White American Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism

America First, George Floyd, and Racial Violence

Thoughts on the Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction

With Constitutional Lawyer Andrew Seidel

Brad and Dan discuss how returning to normal after the pandemic is tragic in contemporary America: from the murder of Daunte Wright during the Derek Chauvin murder trial to the propagation of White replacement theory by prominent pundits and politicians to the Evangelical reticence to get the vaccine. They draw on the work of James Baldwin and others to draw connections among these disheartening facets of American life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Response #2 to Timothy Keller

Response #2 to Timothy Keller

Brad and Dan draw on Sophie Bjork-James' new book, the Divine Institution, to demonstrate how Evangelicals use the nuclear family in order to both attack members of the LGBTQ+ community and draw attention away from systemic issues related to race and other public health threats. In particular, they discuss a) the trans bill and healthcare for trans children in Arkansas b) Biden's executive order on gun control and the issue of gun violence as a public health threat c) the CDC's labeling of racis...

Brad is joined by Dr. Susannah Crockford, author of "Thank God for the greatest country on earth: white supremacy, vigilantes, and survivalists in the struggle to define the American nation," an article in which she shares her ethnographic field work from the Arizona desert, near the US-Mexico border. Her work illuminates how Christian nationalism works in the minds of those who see defending the border as the most pressing issue in maintaining the greatness of the USA. She also explores how cer...

Brad responds to a Twitter thread by Timothy Keller, pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Keller argues for sex in a lifelong covenant marked by deep permanent union. He calls this biblical. Brad points out that the only biblical soulmate story we have of this kind is between God and Israel, which is a problematic example since God is both Israel's Husband AND maker. How do you have consent and symmetry if your spouse is your creator? He then shows that the soulmate myth Keller is advancing c...

Brad and Dan are happy to announce that SWAJ is joining the Irreverent Media Group--a collective of podcasts that offers content on deconstruction, rediscovery, and everything in between. We outline the details at the top of the episode. Check out irreverent.fm for more details! We spend the major segment discussing the 82 anti-trans bills up for vote across the country. Dan shares analysis about how and why the trans body is so disruptive to the Christian nationalist vision of the USA. By usin...

TEDx speaker and author Asha Dahya is the Creator and Editor in Chief of GIRLTALKHQ. She was born in the UK, raised in Australia, and now lives in the USA. Of Indian descent, Asha grew up in Evangelical churches and was imbued with the teachings of purity culture. She discusses how it shaped her understanding of love, embodiment, and relationships, and why it prevented her from seeking the proper help when her marriage turned abusive. She also discusses how being a woman of color in the United S...