Best Recovering Fundamentalist Podcasts (2024)

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Evolution + Christianity, Part II: An Interview w/ Dr. Jim Stump 51:26

20h ago51:26

51:26

Text us your questions! More Jim Stump! We hope you loved Part I of our conversation with Dr. Jim Stump as much we did. Here's Part II! In this one, we talk about the problem of evil and more about AI. Also...aliens! Seriously. Cheers! ===== Join us at Theology Beer Camp 2024! Get your tickets here to join us in Denver Oct. 17-19. Use code PASTPHIL…

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Evolution + Christianity, Part I: An Interview w/ Dr. Jim Stump 1:07:05

13d ago1:07:05

1:07:05

Text us your questions! Are Christianity and evolution compatible? Can a person trust God and trust science at the same time? Jim Stump wrote a book called The Sacred Chain: How Understanding Evolution Leads to Deeper Faith, and we are very much here for it. In this interview, we chat about the Bible, science, evolution, the soul, afterlife, and ma…

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180 - Election Year 2024 1:20:36

1M ago1:20:36

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JC, Matt, and Nathan discuss the division in our country that comes from politics. It's Election Year and we are called to live in a way that extends grace and displays the love of Christ for our enemies without sacrificing the truth. Join us for an honest look at the difficulty of navigating the political conversation in 2024.…

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Sarah McCammon on Exvangelicals 1:08:36

1M ago1:08:36

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Text us your questions! Welcome to Season 5! We're joined by Sarah McCammon, a National Political Correspondent for NPR and author of The Exvangelicals, an insightful and empathetic look at the stories of those who have left white American evangelicalism. Sarah is also an exvangelical herself, so she has a unique perspective that blends both person…

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179 - Discipleship: Shane Pruitt Interview 1:02:04

2M ago1:02:04

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This month, JC, Matt, and Nate interview Shane Pruitt. Shane serves as the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He and his wife, Kasi reside in Texas, with their five children. He has been in ministry for over 20 years as a church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor. Shane is also a traveling communicator, ev…

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The Book of Belonging: An Interview w/ Mariko Clark and Rachel Eleanor 1:20:10

3M ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Text us your questions! How do we grow and steward our children's spirituality when we've deconstructed so much of the spirituality that we were raised with? And even if we figure that out, how do we guide and encourage our kids on their spiritual journeys when there are so few quality resources and books that don't get all cheesy and cringe? We ar…

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The Bible, Evangelicalism, and Propaganda with Scott Coley 1:17:21

3M ago1:17:21

1:17:21

Text us your questions! Good, Bible-believing Christians should just automatically be Republicans. Everybody knows this. Have you heard that sort of argument or been led to believe that this is just the "biblical" way? If so, that probably means you've been given a hearty serving of propaganda. Our friend and philosopher Scott Coley wrote Ministers…

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178 - Be Sweet 1:08:26

3M ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Big announcement in this episode dealing with the future of the RFP. Also, there is a surprise guest and some huge truth bombs toward the end of the episode!By Recovering Fundamentalist

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Pastors Behaving Badly with Sheila Gregoire 59:26

4M ago59:26

59:26

Text us your questions! Evangelical megachurch pastors saying cringe things is nothing new, right? However, there's a point when cringe turns destructive and abusive. That's what this episode is about. Dallas/Ft. Worth megachurch pastor Josh Howerton said some very ugly and destructive things, and then doubled down with a weak (plagiarized) apology…

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God, Goodness, and Choice: A Conversation with Bruce Reyes-Chow 1:02:53

4M ago1:02:53

1:02:53

Text us your questions! We speak with Bruce Reyes-Chow about his recent book Everything Good about God Is True, a primer on what it means to choose faith in the midst of a bleeding world and an often broken church. We discuss the Christian ethic of loving enemies, listening, having compassion across ideological division, embodying faith in the publ…

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177 - Discipleship: The Defining Mark with Special Guests Matt Dudley and Mark Milioni 1:22:52

4M ago1:22:52

1:22:52

JC, Nate, Matt Dudley, and Mark Milioni have a conversation about discipleship and Jesus' command in John 13:34-35 for His disciples to love one another as He had loved them. Many things have become the defining mark of churches and movements throughout history that Jesus never intended to be the identity of His church. https://mission.edu/ https:/…

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Q&A Bonus Episode: Corporate Deconstruction 47:58

4M ago47:58

47:58

Text us your questions! Jeff Cook is back with us to dive deeper into deconstruction, inspired by our interview with Keri Ladouceur, the Executive Director of the Post-Evangelical Collective. We discuss the nature of deconstruction, its corporate, personal, and ethical dimensions, and what it implies about what's next. And because we're nerds, we a…

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Recovering Enchantment in a Secular Age: Interview with Richard Beck 1:24:06

5M ago1:24:06

1:24:06

Text us your questions! Psychologist and author Richard Beck joins us to discuss his recent book Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age. Richard is an engaging critic of some forms of contemporary "disenchanted" spirituality. He's also a fun dialogue partner and a good sport, who was willing to roll with Kyle's annoyin…

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Is American Democracy in Danger? Interview with David Gushee 1:17:34

5M ago1:17:34

1:17:34

Text us your questions! David Gushee is back on the show to discuss his book Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies, an erudite, timely, and disturbing take on American democracy, its struggles with authoritarianism, and its place on the global political stage. We discuss such questions as: How are government and morality related? What does…

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176 - The Interview: Dr. Dave Douglass (Former President of Hyles Anderson College) 1:44:28

5M ago1:44:28

1:44:28

Dr. Dave Douglass is the former president of Hyles Anderson College. He joins JC, Brian, and Nate on the RFP to discuss legalism, his grace awakening, and his time serving as a student and then the president of the flagship IFB Bible College.By Recovering Fundamentalist

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Making Sense of Negative Theology: Peter Rollins, Part 2 1:28:50

5M ago1:28:50

1:28:50

Text us your questions! Believe it or not, this is our 100th episode! And what better way to spend it than diving back in with Peter Rollins, a guest who is unusually suited to the regular themes of our show, while also throwing some wrenches into pretty much everything we do. :-) Picking up with where we left off in Part 1, we explore the sense in…

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Disillusionment, Pyrotheology, and the Death of God: Peter Rollins, Part 1 1:05:38

6M ago1:05:38

1:05:38

Text us your questions! Break out your dictionaries folks, this one got in the weeds a bit. But if you're familiar with Peter Rollins, you're probably not too surprised by that. Peter is a philosopher, public intellectual, and self-described anti-guru who writes and speaks extensively about concepts like the death of God, negative theology, "pyroth…

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175 - Discipleship: Missions 1:20:36

6M ago1:20:36

1:20:36

Missions has always been a focus of the Fundamentalist Movement in America. JC, Brian, and Nathan talk about missions in and out of the IFB and what it should look like according to Scripture.By Recovering Fundamentalist

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Is Your Theology Too Small? A Conversation with Trey Ferguson 1:27:47

6M ago1:27:47

1:27:47

Text us your questions! Trey Ferguson of the New Living Treyslation and Three Black Men podcasts joins us to discuss his new book Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. We talk about the Bible, the difference between "theologizin'" and theology, the racial dynamics of deconstruction, why evangelicals are so obsessed with …

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Beyond BJU: Exposing Fundamentalism - OUT NOW - New Separate Podcast 1:55

7M ago1:55

1:55

Listen to 'Beyond BJU: Exposing Fundamentalism' on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Other Platforms Join Andrew Pledger as he exposes Bob Jones University's dark history and teachings while amplifying other survivors’ stories. BJU is a fundamentalist college with its roots in white supremacy and is known for its culture of indoctrination, conformity, a…

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Is There a Soul? 1:06:32

7M ago1:06:32

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Text us your questions! In this episode, Kyle and Randy discuss the philosophy of the soul and its implications for religious belief, the lived experience of faith, and even ethics. Kyle is a materialist, which means he thinks humans are physical objects, and Randy leans towards dualism, which involves belief in a soul or non-physical part of a hum…

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174 - Discipleship: Dr. Steve Pettit Interview 1:12:53

7M ago1:12:53

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JC, Brian, and Nate continue the conversation about Discipleship with Dr. Steve Pettit. Dr. Pettit got his M.A. in Pastoral Studies at Bob Jones University. He went on to become the President of Bob Jones University where he served from 2014 - 2023. Steve also served as the director of Northland Camp and Conference Center from 2002 to 2011. In reco…

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Randy Quit 1:01:12

7M ago1:01:12

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Text us your questions! ... drinking. This is a more personal episode for us, particularly for Randy. As you know, we like alcohol around here, especially whiskey. In this episode, we chat about that and the presence it's had on our podcast and in our lives. Can we have a "healthy relationship" with alcohol? What does that look like? How does that …

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Changing Our Mind with David Gushee 1:19:49

8M ago1:19:49

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Text us your questions! David Gushee is an influential Christian ethicist who famously changed his mind about LGBTQ Christians. His 2014 book Changing Our Mind (now in its third edition) has been celebrated and widely recommended as an honest and forceful reckoning with the ethical issues surrounding LGBTQ Christians and the church's complicity in …

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Philosophy in the Wild: Aaron Simmons 1:20:34

8M ago1:20:34

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Text us your questions! Philosopher Aaron Simmons joins us to discuss his new book Camping with Kierkegaard. It's all about living life in a way that is "worthy of your finitude," avoiding becoming an "asshole capitalist," and learning how to value the things in your life with the help of folks like Kierkegaard and Simone de Beauvoir. We discuss li…

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173 - Discipleship: Robby Gallaty Interview 1:31:12

8M ago1:31:12

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Robby Gallaty is the pastor of Long Hollow Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He and his wife, Kandi, started "Replicate", a ministry with the vision to empower churches to activate their unique disciple-making movement. He is passionate about Discipleship because of the powerful change it made in his life. Robby does not have a squeaky clean bac…

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After Evangelicalism with Keri Ladouceur 1:21:31

9M ago1:21:31

1:21:31

Text us your questions! Where do we engage when we're done with evangelicalism, but we don't want to be done with the church? Thanks be to God, there are new signs of life springing up in the post-evangelical wasteland, and we're so here for it. Keri Ladouceur leads one of those hopeful spaces called the Post Evangelical Collective. Keri is the Exe…

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William Paul Young & Brad Jersak: Judgment, Wrath, Hell, and the God Who Is Love (Re-Release from S01E11) 1:14:51

9M ago1:14:51

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Text us your questions! For New Year's, we're re-airing an episode from Season 1 in which we discuss God and love in the context of suffering, abuse, betrayal, and addiction with William Paul Young and Brad Jersak. It remains one of our most popular episodes to date, and we hope re-airing it will introduce it to new listeners. Enjoy! We'll be back …

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172 - 2023 Christmas Eve Special 39:29

9M ago39:29

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JC, Brian, and Nathan are joined by a few special guests. Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a big announcement. Merry Christmas! Christ is born! https://www.chosenroadmusic.com/ https://marklowry.com/ https://rfpnetwork.org/ Background Music by Leigh Robinson from PixabayBy Recovering Fundamentalist

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171 - Trevin Wax Interview 1:05:57

10M ago1:05:57

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Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Wheaton College. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to "The Washington Post," "Religion News Service," "World," and "Christianity Today," which named…

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The Other Side of Advent with Brian Zahnd 1:16:54

10M ago1:16:54

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Text us your questions! Merry Christmas! Brian Zahnd is back on the show to discuss his Christmas devotional The Anticipated Christ. We talk about why he's "trying to be religious," the difference between Christmas and Advent, the book of Isaiah, the Magnificat, what nonviolence has to do with Advent, the current Israel–Hamas war, and more. We also…

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Theology, Race, and Inclusion: An Interview w/ Dr. Willie James Jennings 1:14:55

10M ago1:14:55

1:14:55

Text us your questions! This is such a rich conversation. Dr. Willie James Jennings is an incredible theologian who teaches Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. Dr. Jennings has written influential books like, The Christian Imagination: Theology and Origins of Race, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging, and a grou…

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170 - A Response to Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals 45:17

10M ago45:17

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Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals examines the pain of survivors of the IFB. Former members Ruthy Heiler, Kathy Durbin, Rachel Peach, and Amanda Householder tell their stories of abuse at the hands of church leaders and the violence, manipulation, and cover-ups by their pastors and other members. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/let-us…

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Theology from the Margins: An Interview w/ Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim 1:15:43

11M ago1:15:43

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Text us your questions! How do you process your identity and theology if you feel invisible as a person? What if your story, history, and experience are largely rejected and excluded from the culture you're a part of? How does that shape the way you see God and the world? Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean-American theologian who works in liberation …

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Ronna Derrick -What if we let women tell their own stories? 1:03:11

11M ago1:03:11

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In this months episode, the lovely, courageous, intelligent Ronna Detrick joins me to talk about her newly-released book "Rewriting Eve." It started from a simple place: in seminary, when the guys translated a passage of scripture, it came out vastly different to how the women's translations came out. The subjects and verbs were correct. But the nu…

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Q&A Bonus Episode: The Problem of Evil 57:23

11M ago57:23

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Text us your questions! Jeff joins us to ask some questions about evil and get into the philosophical weeds a bit. What is the connection between God's nature and suffering? Can we say that suffering is meaningless? What was up with Leibniz? And a lot more. If you'd like to ask a question about a recent episode to be featured on one of these bonus …

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169 - Greg Stier Interview (Part 2) 48:50

11M ago48:50

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Greg Stier is an evangelist, author, speaker, and the founder, president, and CEO of Dare 2 Share Ministries. In these 2 episodes he shares the powerful story of how he came to meet Christ and his experience growing up in the Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement. Greg had a grace awakening early in his ministry and is passionate about helping p…

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How Liberals, Progressives, Feminists, and Black and LGBTQ People Got Kicked Out of Evangelicalism 1:07:45

11M ago1:07:45

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Text us your questions! We discuss the history of evangelicalism with Isaac B. Sharp. Or rather, the alternative history of evangelicalism, for it differs in some significant ways from what you may have heard about how evangelicalism in America developed, and how most of us understand what it is today. Would it surprise you to learn there were once…

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168 - Greg Stier Interview (Part 1) 50:17

11M ago50:17

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Greg Stier is an evangelist, author, speaker, and the founder, president, and CEO of Dare 2 Share Ministries. In these next 2 episodes he shares the powerful story of how he came to meet Christ and his experience growing up in the Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement. Greg had a grace awakening early in his ministry and is passionate about help…

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167 - Missing The Mark (Part 2) 48:28

11M ago48:28

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What are the things about the IFB that don't reflect what the Bible says a Church is supposed to be? Brian, JC, and Nate discuss things they experienced and witnessed growing up in the IFB Movement that missed the mark of what God calls the Church to be. This will be a multiple week discussion.By Recovering Fundamentalist

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The Problem of Evil (Part 2) 43:18

12M ago43:18

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Text us your questions! We wrap our discussion of evil and suffering with a look at some other sorts of responses to the problem and a reflection on where we land personally. If you haven't heard part 1, start there first. Due to the subject and the tone of this conversation, these episodes do not include a beverage tasting. Content note: this conv…

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166 - Missing The Mark (Part 1) 33:12

12M ago33:12

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What are the things about the IFB that don't reflect what the Bible says a Church is supposed to be? Brian, JC, and Nate discuss things they experienced and witnessed growing up in the IFB Movement that missed the mark of what God calls the Church to be. This will be a multiple week discussion.By Recovering Fundamentalist

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165 - Be The Church 58:41

12M ago58:41

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JC, Brian, and Nate talk about what it means to be the church. We don't go to church... we are the church. This is an honest and candid conversation about the perception of the church in our culture as opposed to how Scripture defines the Church.By Recovering Fundamentalist

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The Problem of Evil (Part 1) 1:06:06

12M ago1:06:06

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Text us your questions! How can people who believe in a good God account for the existence of pervasive suffering and evil? This is the oldest and most powerful objection to both belief in God's existence and religious practice, and it has been the subject of philosophical discussion and theological speculation spanning many religious traditions fo…

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Q&A Bonus Episode: AI and God 27:47

1y ago27:47

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Text us your questions! Elliot has a few more questions about AI following our conversation with Derek Schuurman. Is AI a Tower of Babel moment? Is there any real reason for concern? Will it go so great that it makes us all soft? If you could live forever, would you? What about the end of the world? Big questions! We do our best for answering on th…

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The AI Takeover: A Conversation w/ Dr. Derek C. Schuurman 1:22:49

1y ago1:22:49

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Text us your questions! The rise of artificial intelligence has happened at a startlingly rapid rate, and it seems like it's only accelerating by the month. Whether it's AI writing (plagiarizing) college papers and lazy pastors' sermons, potentially curing horrific diseases, making fake humans, or taking over the world, we all have an endless amoun…

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164 - Season 3 Intro 55:15

1y ago55:15

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JC, Brian, and Nate discuss their Sabbatical and the new season of the RFPBy Recovering Fundamentalist

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Q&A Bonus Episode: Evangelicals, Nationalism, Guns, and Masculinity 34:41

1y ago34:41

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Text us your questions! Our friend Jeff Cook joins us for a new Q&A segment to reflect on our conversation with Rob Schenck (see parts 1 and 2 of that conversation here and here). This is our second installment of what will become a regular bonus segment with Jeff unpacking the content of certain episodes. You can hear the first installment, on LQB…

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Beyond BJU - NEW PODCAST 1:32

1y ago1:32

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Listen to more survivor's stories on 'Beyond BJU' on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms. Join Andrew Pledger as he speaks with survivors who have endured harm at Bob Jones University, a fundamentalist college known for its strict regulations and emphasis on indoctrination, conformity, and control. The influence of BJU extends far beyond i…

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15 - Finale 24:09

1y ago24:09

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More stories on 'Beyond BJU' on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms. - Contact me on social media here: https://andrewpledger.mypixieset.com/links In this thought-provoking episode, we dive into the impact of fundamentalism on society as a whole, shining a light on the negative consequences that arise from rigid and uncompromising belief s…

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