Holy Heretics: Losing Religion & Finding Jesus
The EXvangelical podcast that addresses your questions about faith, politics, how we got here, and how to move forward. No topic is off-limits as we have conversations with scholars, spiritual seekers, and activists in our quest to uncover the heart of faith.
Ep. 65 Jaded: A Reckoning with White Evangelicalism w/ Marla Taviano
There is a stage in your deconstruction called rage. Learn how to use that anger to fuel change instead of allowing it to destroy you.
Ep. 60: Transgender and Christian? w/ Natalie Drew
Natalie Drew's personal story of how her gender transition not only saved her life, but her faith as well.
Ep. 51 Abortion: Beyond Pro-Life or Pro-Choice w/ Gary Alan Taylor
Deconstructing Abortion: An exvangelical conversation about abortion, women’s rights, and the hypocrisy of the Religious Right.
Ep. 48: Why I Deconstructed Evangelicalism w/ Dr. David Gushee
Dr. David Gushee describes his own journey out of evangelicalism while providing language for the myriad of faithful reasons to leave this toxic movement behind. Including Trumpism, white supremacy, LGBTQIA+ exclusion, and biblical literalism.
Ep. 47: Saving Jesus From Evangelicals w/ Dr. Robin Meyers
Christianity isn’t an orthodox belief system. It is rather a very unorthodox way of being in the world. Orthodoxy may be the greatest heresy of them all.
Ep. 42: The Enneagram: Your Number, Your Needs w/ Suzanne Stabile
“Few people can teach you the Enneagram with the genuine insight, humor, and potential for real growth and change better than Suzanne Stabile, writes Father Richard Rohr.
Ep. 38: Recovering From Evangelicalism: The 5 Noble Truths of Deconstruction
Recovering from evangelicalism is a lot like recovering from an addiction. In this introductory episode to season two, we uncover the five noble truths of deconstruction.
BONUS: Cussing, Smoking, & Tattoos—Oh My! w/ The Space Between & Uncertain
Why are we so offended by “cussing”? Is someone really “going downhill” if they smoke tobacco or have tattoos? Melanie joins Katherine from Uncertain…
Ep. 35: Do I Have Religious Trauma? w/ Dr. Laura Anderson
Religious trauma is sneaky for so many reasons, perhaps no more so than the fact that trauma of any kind was minimized or delegitimized by religious leaders. So many of us…
Ep. 24: Liberation, Belonging, & Coming Out w/ Flamy Grant & Ben Grace (Heathen Podcast)
What happens when you realize your religion does everything except foster wholeness, flourishing, and love? For Flamy Grant and Ben Grace, two of the four hosts of…
Ep. 18: Is Christianity Harmful? with Will Thorpe (Heretical Theology)
How sure are you about what you believe? How do you know it’s true? Will Thorpe (aka @hereticaltheology) has made it his mission to ask the difficult questions about faith and God…
Ep. 17: From Fundamentalism to Nuance: Rediscovering Ancient Spiritual Practices w/ Travis Wade Zinn
From his fundamentalist, homeschooled (Bill Gothard style) upbringing to finding himself addicted to alcohol and homeless in France, Travis Wade Zinn has been through a lot…
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