Exvangelical

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

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