Interview with "Exvangelical" host Blake Chastain about his new book exploring why people leave evangelical churches. It's more about identity and politics than theology. But that's because evangelicalism itself is more about politics than theology. www.salon.com/2024/09/30/i...
In "Exvangelical and Beyond," Blake Chastain offers hard truths about why people leave evangelicalism
This is fantastic, Amanda. I really want to read this book. Great interview! 👏👏
You may find the recent Mindscape podcast #290 Hahrie Han on Making Multicultural Democracy Work, interesting. Particularly the discussion on mega churches, and how good DEI programs can work. Disclaimer, I haven't read her book yet, "Undivided The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church".
The genuine truth. Evangelicalism is a political movement, not a religion.
My wife left the Catholic church because she couldn't accept a religion that saw her as lesser than men. I'm a Christian atheist. I can follow the teachings of Jesus without the magical stuff. It's just being a good person.
Why read past headlines: Blake did a tremendous job on the history of why evangelicals would support Trump. They were never about Jesus, charity, or theology. What always bound them together was reactionary views on race, gender, and capitalism. www.salon.com/2024/09/30/i...
In "Exvangelical and Beyond," Blake Chastain offers hard truths about why people leave evangelicalism
I wonder if trumps finger were burned holding that bible