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This week's episode is a re-release of a conversation with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch from The Flawless Project (from episode 10). 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: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Outro: "Flawless" by Beyonce (duh): itunes.apple.com/us/album/\*\*\*flaw…0041?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

My guest this week is Peterson Toscano. He is a Bible scholar, actor, storyteller, and activist exploring the intersection of gay rights, human rights, and climate change. Check out all of Peterson's projects: petersontoscano.com Peterson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/p2son Climate Stew: https://climatestew.com/ Peterson's work on gender & the Bible: https://petersontoscano.com/portfolio/transfigurations/ Citizen's Climate Radio, start from the beginning: http://citizensclimatelobby.org/citizens-climate-radio-episode-one-beginnings-and-transformations/ - Follow @exvangelicalpod on @Anchor! https://anchor.fm/s/99d1bc Follow Exvangelical everywhere else @exvangelicalpod. Support Exv on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain. --- 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 guest is Crystal Cheatham, co-host of the podcast Lord Have Mercy, and producer of the upcoming Our Bible App, an inclusive Bible app for the rest of us. We talk about a number of Crystal's experiences and projects, as well as why the Our Bible App is necessary in today's world. Sign up to be notified when the Our Bible App launches at http://ourbibleapp.com! Learn more about Crystal and all her projects on her website, crystalcheatham.com Follow Crystal on Twitter: twitter.com/crystalcheatham Follow the show across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram [@]exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter [@]brchastain. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Intro, interlude, and outro by Broke for Free. Links below: Intro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/FrostClick\_FrostWire\_Creative\_Commons\_Mixtape\_Vol\_5\_/04\_Broke\_For\_Free\_Playground\_Pigeon\_XXVII\_FROSTCLICK\_FROSTWIRE\_CREATIVE\_COMMONS\_MIXTAPE\_VOL\_5 Interlude/Outro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Brok

My guest this week is Verdell Wright. In this conversation Verdell and I talk about growing up in the 7th Day Adventist tradition, asking big questions at an early age, the difficulties of attending church when you're seminary educated, depression, sexuality, Christian atheism, and religious humanism. It's a wide ranging conversation, but I hope you listen through to the very end. In the final section, Verdell talks about his work in highlighting Black queer voices, and what we can all do to highlight and support them as well, including financially, emotionally, and by including them in events and elsewhere. Be sure to follow the Dell & Jess Show on Twitter: twitter.com/dellandjess, and follow Verdell there, too: twitter.com/mr\_wrightaway. You can follow me on Twitter [at] brchastain. You can also follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram [at]exvangelicalpod. I just started using Instagram Stories to post some stuff, so check it out there. You can also support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exv

This week I talk to Samantha Field about homeschooling, Christian education, and growing up in a cult. We also focus in on why the nomination of Betsy DeVos is so concerning. Read Samantha's work: samanthapfield.com. Follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/samanthapfield. Follow the show on FB/Twitter/IG: @exvangelicalpod. Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude 1: "I Eat Boys Like You for Breakfast" by Ida Maria: https://open.spotify.com/track/3jzdwBxvsX1Z9gcRYhjczT Interlude 2: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" by Mz Virtue: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MlGkAYehGtvtoyl7Y0zZ8 --- 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 I talk to "Martin Luther," a pseudonym for someone who wished to remain anonymous in order to tell his story. We cover a lot of ground: Christian school networks, Betsy DeVos style student leadership training, biblical literalism, the apocalyptic worldview, and how to appeal to patriotism to find commonality w/ evangelicals and other groups. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_Night\_Owl Interlude: "Normal Person" by Arcade Fire https://open.spotify.com/track/3KMhWFbexTo20tH3hwK61K --- 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 I'm joined by Becky, Callie, and Amanda--aka The Twisted Sisterds! The Twisted Sisterds spun out of the Inglorious Pasterds podcast, having met in The Pub, which is the Inglorious Pasterds private Facebook group. We talk about their stories, deconstruction, responses to social upheaval--as well as Doctor Who, Stargate, and Lord of the Rings. Subscribe to the Pasterds/Sisterds: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inglorious-pasterds/id1090051747?mt=2&at=1001lba7 Follow the Sisterds on Twitter: Twitter.com/twistedsisterds twitter.com/beckyseville twitter.com/calliesearch79 twitter.com/indweltdaughter - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Visit exvangelicalpodcast.com for more. Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod - Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_

....and now for something completely different. I want to hear from you. How are you doing? How are you coping with an increasingly polarized social media landscape? What sort of self-care or spiritual practices are you using? I also want to hear how you are working through relationships--of any kind--where political, social, and theological disagreements have created a rift in the time leading up to and since the election. What are some examples in your life of ways you've struggled to reconcile with others, let alone reality itself? Join the conversation on Twitter w/ the hashtag #ExvShare. Email the show at contact@exvangelicalpodcast.com. Leave a voicemail at 312–857–4196. - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Music: "Born Free" by Night Owl, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke\_For\_Free/Directionless\_EP/Broke\_For\_Free\_-\_Directionless\_EP\_-\_01\_N

This week's guest is Rev. Morgan Guyton, author of the book How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity. We discuss his life, his book, and the toxicity of white American evangelicalism. The pledge rewards for the Exvangelical Patreon have been revamped! Check out patreon.com/exvangelicalpod for more details. Follow Morgan Guyton on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/revmorganguyton twitter.com/maguyton Follow the show on Twitter, FB, IG: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Buy Morgan's book! http://amzn.to/2jOiEJR Intro: "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternal-life/id385560474?i=385560485&mt=1&app=music Interlude 1: "So Real" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-real/id385560474?i=385560479&mt=1&app=music Interlude 2: "The Transfiguration" by Sufjan Stevens https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-transfiguration/id5

This week I'm joined by Stephanie Drury from StuffChristianCultureLikes. It's a great conversation that covers a ton of ground: being a PK, leaving evangelicalism, church and family trauma, poking fun of authority, and more. Follow Stephanie across the internet: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes https://www.facebook.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/?fref=ts stuffchristianculturelikes.com Follow me and the show: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Rate and review the show on iTunes! Visit the site: exvangelicalpodcast.com. Intro: "Digital Witness" by St. Vincent https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/digital-witness/id773457330?i=773457351 Interlude: "The Big Guns" by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-big-guns/id1043297885?i=1043298259 Outro: "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/personal-jesus/id203880450?i=203880452 ---

My guests are Lauren O'Neal & Niko Bakulich from the podcast Sunday School Dropouts, which is decidedly not your average Bible Study podcast. Subscribe to Sunday School Dropouts: http://sundayschooldropouts.lol/subscribe-2/ Follow Lauren on Twitter: twitter.com/laureneoneal Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.comexvangelicalpod Intro/Interlude/Outro: "Thou Shalt Wilt" by Loose Fur https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/born-again-in-the-usa/id995347923 --- 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 guest is Christina Maddalone, a longtime friend. We talk about youth group, college, and Christina's missionary and pastoral work and her heart for people. Intro: "Woman King" by Iron & Wine: https://itun.es/us/YFzTc?i=45455306 Interlude & Outro: "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven" by Iron & Wine Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter at twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show via Patreon at patreon.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

The third and final part of our mystical primer with the Skeptical Mystic concludes today. Steven Jones and I talk about Benedict of Nursia & lectio divina, Catherine of Siena & erotic spirituality, and Hildegard of Bingen & the greening of all things. Subscribe to Steven's YouTube channel for more wonderful insights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtS0smP4jSHKjlcvRMW7Ag Follow Steven on Twitter: twitter.com/skeptical\_monk Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on FB: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram @exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Intro/Outro available on the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris\_Zabriskie/Undercover\_Vampire\_Policeman/06\_-\_That\_Kid\_in\_Fourth\_Grade\_Who\_Really\_Liked\_the\_Denver\_Broncos\_1128 Interlude 1 available on the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The\_Tudor\_Consort/Giovanni\_Animuccia

We return to what will now be a three part series to extend just beyond Advent with the Skeptical Mystic, Steven Jones! In this episode, we discuss St. John of the Cross, Theresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, the crazy performance artist Ezekiel, and I even sneak in a bit our my favorite digital prophet, Marshall McLuhan. Extended show notes will be added to exvangelicalpodcast.com. --- 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 one has expletives, folks. | | | | | | V My guests this week are Jason Chesnut and Tuhina Rasche, the co-collaborators behind #FuckThisShit, and Advent Devotional (PG Version: #RendtheHeavens). We discuss why they use such frank language for cathartic release during Advent, why they feel such a devotional is necessary at this moment, the positive and negative reactions to the devotional, and so much more. Check out the devotional at medium.com/fuckthisshit. Intro/Outro: "What Child is This?" by August Burns Red --- 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 Part 1 of a 2-part series, Steven Jones and I discuss the variety of mystical traditions! (Expanded show notes will be posted later in the week.) Follow Steven on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtS0smP4jSHKjlcvRMW7Ag Follow Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Skeptical\_Monk Follow Blake on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.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

This week's guest is Mike McHargue, aka Science Mike, author of the book Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science. Mike is also a podcaster on well-known podcasts The Liturgists and Ask Science Mike. Buy Science Mike's book: http://amzn.to/2fDsDPz Follow Science Mike on Twitter: twitter.com/mikemchargue Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram: @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.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

Get ready for some potentially awkward Thanksgiving conversations with this re-release of my conversation with Greg Coates. Buy Greg's book, Politics Strangely Warmed: Political Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit: http://amzn.to/2gCiqsq Sign up for Exvangelical Reader: http://eepurl.com/cpzXOD Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.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

No guest this week. It's been a few days since the election. These are some of my thoughts on it, as well as some stories from my youth. Discuss this show with the hashtag #byourlove. "The Real Origins of the Religious Right," by Randall Balmer: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133?o=1 - Follow me on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.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

This week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Chris Stroop. Chris is an historian and a Provosts's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of South Florida, and the co-editor of the upcoming anthology By the Rivers of Babylon. We discuss his experience with K-12 Christian education, how he wrestled with faith in college and beyond, his reporting on the conservative crackdown of students and faculty on Christian college campuses, as well as his recent adoption of the "no religious affiliation" moniker. It's a great conversation. Discuss this show on twitter with the hashtag #weirdeverywhere. Follow Chris on Twitter @c_stroop Read his work at Religion Dispatches: religiondispatches.org/special-repor…cal-paranoia/ Chris also publishes under the name Christopher Stroop. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/e