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Exvangelical - A Working Definition
Republishing my March 2019 essay.
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On the Deconstruction Discourse
In this mini, Blake talks about the recent spat of discussion about exvangelicals and people deconstructing that is happening. Parts of this script are adapted from Blake's twitter feed & newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff Sharlet (Cheery Thanksgiving Conversation Starter Re-Release)
I spoke to author Jeff Sharlet in November 2020, just after the election was called for Biden - but Trump was already signaling that he would not concede. The Jan 6 insurrection had not yet happened, but what would become The Big Lie had already begun to take root from
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New Episode: 1 Year Since the 2020 Election with Brad Onishi
I recorded this episode with my fellow IMG podcaster, Bradley Onishi. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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1 Year Since the 2020 Election, with Brad Onishi
In this episode, I talk with fellow IMG podcaster Bradley Onishi about how things have developed in the last year since the 2020 election. In that time we've seen Trump's decisive electoral loss, the Jan 6th insurrection, the entrenchment of The Big Lie within the GOP,
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Minisode: Funding the Next Chapter of Exvangelical
This past July marked 5 years of publishing Exvangelical. In this minisode, I describe my new funding/listener support model. Read the full post here. When you support the show via Substack, I will donate 25% of net revenue to organizations that serve populations harmed by white evangelicalism. Those organizations
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New episode: The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
Last week, I published an interview with Paul Southwick & Erin Green of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project. CW: this conversation includes discussion of sexual and gender discrimination and other forms of abuse. REAP has filed a landmark class action lawsuit, Elizabeth Hunter, et al. v. U.S. Department of
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The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
In this episode, I chat with Paul Southwick & Erin Green of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP). Paul Southwick (he/him) is Director of REAP, and Erin Green (she/they) is REAP's Campus & Alumni Organizer. REAP has filed a landmark class action lawsuit, Elizabeth Hunter, et
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Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of "God, Human, Animal, Machine"
On 9/9/21, I spoke with Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of the new book God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning. We talked about her time at Moody Bible Institute, experiencing 9/11 on a Christian campus, the similarities between Christian prophecy & secular
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Peterson Toscano On Activism, Trauma, and Curiosity
Recorded on 9/1/2021, I spoke with Peterson Toscano all the way in South Africa. Peterson is podcaster, performer, climate activist, and biblical scholar. In this conversation, Peterson talks about activism, trauma, and recognizing when to move on to other projects. We also talk about curiosity, the role of
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Christian Nationalist Political Tactics with Katherine Stewart (Re-Release)
In light of the TX SB8 law going into effect, and SCOTUS' refusal to strike it down, I am re-releasing this episode I recorded with Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. This book is extremely helpful in detailing the strategies and
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New Episode: In Conversation with Jamie Lee Finch
I caught up with Jamie Lee Finch on the latest episode: Here’s how I start the show: “I want to set the stage for what we’re going to talk about today. Over the past week or so, there’s been a bit of….unrest…in our part of