Exvangelical

This week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Keisha McKenzie, aka @mackenzian on Twitter. She shares her story of growing up in the UK, attending school in Jamaica, as well as her time living in the US, all while engaging her Adventist faith and finding communities that helped her continue to ask the questions she wanted to ask. It’s a great conversation that covers a lot of ground across politics, religion, and sexuality—what she refers to as “the three taboos” on her website. Follow Dr. McKenzie on Twitter @mackenzian and visit her site at mackenzian.com. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelical. Follow me on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Show Notes: The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone: http://amzn.to/2e5spjr Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber: http://amzn.to/2fwSRax The Roots of Our Ecological Crisis by Lynn White: http://www.uvm.edu/~gflomenh/ENV-NGO-PA395/articl

This week’s guest is the anonymous blogger Heretic Husband. He tells his story, which begins in Catholicism and continues through evangelicalism and agnosticism. This story does include a discussion of spiritual and sexual abuse, so if that is triggering please bear that in mind. Also there is one F bomb. Heretic Husband’s story at heretichusband.com, follow him on Twitter @heretichusband, and follow his tumblr at heretichusband.tumblr.com. If you enjoy the show and want to support it, please rate and review the show on iTunes. Ratings and reviews increase the visibility of the show and will help us continue to grow our audience. As this tempestuous election season draws to a close, I think there will be more people looking for ways to explore ideas around faith and evangelicalism, so the more reviews we can get the more people have a chance to find this. You can also support the show via Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on twitt

Today’s guest is Kevin Garcia, a writer, podcaster, and all around thoughtful guy. It’s hard to summarize Kevin’s story. Ultimately it’s s story of self acceptance and finding God’s love, but it took time to get there. It’s very moving, but it’s best told in his own words. A couple notes: the language in this one is a little blue, so don’t play it around kiddos or people sensitive to profanity - just use discretion, ok? Also, Kevin was recording from a public spot, so there’s a lot of really great background ambience happening that I actually dig and I hope you do too. Also, there is frank talk of suicide and reparative therapy so if that is triggering, please be advised. - Follow Kevin on Twitter @thekevingarcia\_ Subscribe to A Tiny Revolution: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tiny-revolution-kevin-garcia/id1139407923?mt=2 Visit Kevin's website: thekevingarcia.com Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram: @exvangelicalpod Follow the sh

This week’s episode features a conversation with Nathan Cleveland. We discuss his evangelical childhood, our time at the Mystery College, the mystery and power of the Eucharist, the limitations of certainty, and perhaps most importantly, he and I relish in the proper pronunciation of the word ‘evangelical.’ This talk features adult language, so don’t play it around your kiddos or anyone else’s kiddos. You can follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. You can also support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Intro Music: "The Fleecing" by Pedro the Lion Interlude: "Timebomb" by The Whitest Boy Alive Outro Music: "Be Here Now" by Ray LaMontagne --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode features a conversation with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch from The Flawless Project. They discuss the impact their experiences with purity culture and sexism has had on their lives. The Flawless Project: theflawlessproject.org Emily Joy Poetry: emilyjoypoetry.com Ida Grey: idagrey.weebly.com Follow Emily Joy on Twitter @emilyjoypoetry Follow Hannah Paash on Twitter @hannahpaasch Follow The Flawless Project on Twitter @flawlessproj Intro & Outro "Flawless" by Beyonce (duh): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/\*\*\*flawless-feat.-chimamanda/id780330041?i=780330402 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode includes a wonderful conversation with Ryan Johnson, a friend from college. We met up in Chicago to talk about his upbringing, our shared experience in the social sciences department at the Mystery College, and the fraught marriage of evangelicalism and Republican politics in the United States. Follow the show on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod Like the show on FB: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow on Instagram: @exvangelicalpod Follow me on Twitter: @brchastain Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Rate and review the show on iTunes! Please! This week's hashtag is #americanjesus Intro Music: "American Jesus" by Bad Religion https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/american-jesus/id345095806?i=345096226 Outro Music: "Personal Jesus" by Johnny Cash https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/personal-jesus/id591290676?i=591290683 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices.

Shorter show notes for this one, everybody. Kyle Parton, Director of Epiphany Publishing, talks with me about teenage adventures in Wal-Mart evangelism, key markers of evangelicalism, war, other faith traditions, and alternate models of salvation (the more serious show title was "Finding a Substitute for Penal Substitution"). Check out Epiphany Publishing: http://epiphanypublishing.us Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylecparton Follow Exvangelical on Twitter/Like Us on Facebook: @exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Intro Music: "Corpus Christi Carol" by Jeff Buckley https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/corpus-christi-carol/id385560474?i=385560483 Outro Music: "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternal-life/id385560474?i=385560485 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, I talk to Brandon Whitmore about his journey from Christianity to agnosticism. The conversation covers all sorts of topics, from the historical record of Jesus & science's relationship w/ religion to a qualitative ranking of The Muppets television shows. It's great. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. The hashtag for this episode is #skepticalmuppet. Intro Music: "The Fleecing" by Pedro the Lion: itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-fle…0959?i=572010962 Outro Music: "Follow the Light" by Travis: itunes.apple.com/us/album/follow-…700?i=1139316723 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features a conversation with Rev. Kevin Wright from the Riverside Church in NYC. We talk about his journey, LGBTQ affirmation, and more. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Rev. Kevin Wright on Twitter @kevinkwright. Read Kevin's blog at kevinkwright.com Read Kevin's posts on the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/kwright-488 Show Notes: Harry Emerson Fosdick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry\_Emerson\_Fosdick Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation: http://amzn.to/2buQsu4 Reinhold Niebuhr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold\_Niebuhr Moral Man & Immoral Society: http://amzn.to/2bZN6hO Dietrich Bonhoeffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich\_Bonhoeffer The Cost of Discipleship: http://amzn.to/2bu3g6P Karl Barth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl\_Barth The Epistle

On this week's episode, I talk to Sean Reed, a friend of mine from high school. We talk about youth group, working in Christian bookstores, Christian music festivals, 90s Christian rock, and more. It's a fun conversation. Join the conversation on Twitter and share your CCM nostalgia by using the hashtag #CCMemories. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like Exvangelical on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode features a conversation with Nate Crawford, director of Here/Hear, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on mental health. Nate shares his story, including his experience with bipolar disorder. Trigger warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health issues, so if that is triggering, please keep that in mind. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Follow Exvangelical on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod Follow Exvangelical on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Here/Hear's website: herehear.org - Show Notes: Here/Hear blog: http://www.herehear.org/blog The Mighty: https://themighty.com/ National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/ Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live: https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Meets-Depression-Life-Sucks/dp/0553418378 Intro and Outro Music: "The Fleecing" by Pedro the Lion itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-fle…0959?i=572010962 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvange

This week, we feature a conversation with author, religious scholar and PhD candidate Greg Coates. We discuss his evangelical youth, his time in China, his book, and of course, Donald Trump. Follow Exvangelical on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Show Notes: Greg's book, Politics Strangely Warmed: Political Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Strangely-Warmed-Political-Theology/dp/1498201563 Bookmark Greg's blog: http://gregcoates.blogspot.com/ Follow Greg on Twitter: @GregoryRCoates. John Howard Yoder's book, The Politics of Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-John-Howard-Yoder/dp/0802807348 Wikipedia entry on Stanley Hauerwas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley\_Hauerwas Pew Research Study on white evangelical support of Trump: http://www.pewforum.org/2016/07/13/evangelicals-rally-to-trump-religious-nones-back-clinton/ Randall Ballmer's article, "The Real Origins of the Religious Right:" h

Hey there - this is just a quick note that we'll be moving new episodes to Mondays. The next full episode hits Monday, 8/8/16. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 2 of Exvangelical, I speak to Steven Jones. Steven Jones shares his story of growing up within evangelicalism and attending Christian college, facing family struggles, and--at the risk of being too reductive--losing and finding belief. He also shares about his engagement with the mystical tradition, including a series of experiences he had that are worthy of the word "revelation." Steven's story is redemptive and full of hope. It clocks in at close to two hours, and is absolutely worth a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This first episode of Exvangelical features a long, free-form with American religious historian Dr. Jonathan Dodrill, who is a longtime friend of mine. We discuss how we met at Christian college, our experiences there, as well as how our viewpoints have changed since then. We also spend a good amount of time talking about modern evangelical politics, the current election cycle, and the baffling case of Donald Trump. This conversation was originally recorded on 6/28/16 and has been edited. Frank language is occasionally used, so be wary of young ears. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Exvangelical: a podcast exploring the world inside and outside of American evangelicalism. This episode explains the purpose behind this project. Give it a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices