Thereafter
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsWelcome to the Thereafter, a place where we explore life on the other side of faith change. We’re here to break down the binaries, deconstruct the dualities, and wander through what it looks like to live in the gray. In church, we were told that life after leaving would be a bitter wasteland of unfulfilling hedonism. But we’ve discovered quite the opposite. There is actually a vibrant community of people on the other side of faith who are finding space for hope and healing. Come along, as we explore the all too often uncharted expanse of evangelicalism, evolving faith, and life thereafter.
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103 - Celeste Irwin | The Complexity of Change When Stepping Out From Harmful Places
May 22, 2024 12:44 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBWe know we've been so behind!! We promise we have more amazing episodes on the way with some incredible guests. Today we bring you a conversation we recorded a while back with our dear friend Celeste Irwin. It was such an amazing convo and we're so glad we're finally getting to share it! Celeste Irwin (she/her) is a transgender, lesbian woman. She is a writer and advocate for transgender rights and inclusion in Christian spaces. Having survived an abusive church, she also writes about spir...
102 - Phil Drysdale | The Data on Deconstruction and a Bit On Spiral Dynamics
April 23, 2024 13:44 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThis week on the pod we bring you a conversation with Phil Drysdale. For over a decade Phil has been sitting with people as they navigate the difficult process of deconstructing their faith. As well as doing research on the phenomenon. Check out all his work at https://www.phildrysdale.com/ If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, we would love to see you in our Patreon.com/Therea...
101 - @Transvangelical Returns | Our Reaction When The Straight White Guy Changes His Mind
April 09, 2024 12:47 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBToday we are releasing a more impromptu conversation that we got to have with our dear friend @Transvangelical about the ways we react when prominent straight white men in evangelicalism decide to become affirming of the LGBTQ+. Fort those who may have missed our previous conversation with Transvangelical on the pod make sure to scroll back and check out her episode. And don't forget to give her a follow over on Twitter https://twitter.com/transvangelical If you enjoy listening to the show,...
100 - Sarah McCammon | Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
March 27, 2024 19:45 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBThis week we're so grateful to be sitting down with Sarah McCammon. Sarah is the author of the newly released book The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. She is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and cohost of The NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including the intersections of politics and religion, reproductive rights, and the conservative movement. She is also a frequent guest host for...
099 - @Transvangelical | Transition, Sex Work and Reclaiming Our Sexuality Through Better Theology
March 19, 2024 11:35 - 1 hour - 76 MBOn today's episode we sit down with our guest Alycea, better known around the web as @Transvangelical. Alycea is a trans theologian, linguist, Bible translator, and sex worker. Much of her work focuses on reclaiming sexuality as an integral part of who we are. Make sure to go give her a follow in all the places! You can find links to all her things at https://www.transvangelical.com/ If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If...
098 - Brandon Flanery | Stumbling - A Sassy Story About Coming Out of Evangelicalism
March 05, 2024 13:35 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBOn this weeks episode of the pod we sit down with Brandon Flanery! We are so excited to share this episode with you. Brandon's new book is out now and available everywhere! You can find links to follow Brandon everywhere and get a copy of his book at his website: https://brandonflanery.com/ If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, we would love to see you in our Patreon.com/Thereafter...
097 - #ContentWarningEvent | A Recap and Debrief From the First Annual Content Warning Weekend
February 27, 2024 13:17 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week we don't have a guest. It's just Meghan and Cortland sitting down to chat about the Content Warning Event which happened over President's Day weekend in Portland, OR. If you missed attending virtually, a replay copy of the recorded sessions will be available soon via ContentWarningEvent.com. Also, be on the lookout for details about next years Content Warning Event which we announced will be President's Day Weekend 2025 in Atlanta, GA. If you enjoy listening to the show, please...
096 - Carly Butler | Apocalypse Child - Living Through The End Of The World
February 13, 2024 13:30 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThis week on the pod we have Carly Butler on to talk about her soon to be released book Apocalypse Child. We're so grateful to have this chance to chat with her and are so excited to be sharing it with you! You can find all the links to pre-order the book and follow her on all the socials at: https://linktr.ee/carlymbutton Remember, that there's still time to register for the #ContentWarningEvent (both Virtually and In Person). You can register to attend at https://www.contentwarningevent....
095 - @TheSnarkyGent Returns | The Evangelical Training Program Industrial Complex Part 2
February 05, 2024 13:17 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBMatt @TheSnarkyGent returns to the pod (again!) to talk about the Evangelical Training Program Industrial complex. This is part 2 of our conversation! Remember, that there's still time to register for the #ContentWarningEvent (both Virtually and In Person). You can register to attend at https://www.contentwarningevent.com/ We'd love to hear from you too, so if you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at Hosts@ThereafterPod....
094 - @TheSnarkyGent Returns | The Evangelical Training Program Industrial Complex Part 1
January 10, 2024 17:08 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBMatt @TheSnarkyGent returns to the pod to talk about the Evangelical Training Program Industrial complex. This is part 1 of our conversation! We had so much to talk about we had to break it up. Look out for part 2 next week! We'd love to hear from you too, so if you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at [email protected]. Please let us know in the email if you would be ok with the message or voice note being featured...
093 - Trey Ferguson | Theologizin’ Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly
December 20, 2023 23:35 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week we sit down with Trey Ferguson (known to many of us as PastorTrey05)! We're so excited to share this conversation with you and hope you take a moment to visit https://www.pastortrey05.com/book and pre-order a copy of his soon to be released book! And don't forget to follow @PastorTrey05 across all the socials! We'd love to hear from you too, so if you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at [email protected]...
092 - Meghann & Cortland | Why We Deconstruct
December 05, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 56 MBNo guest this week! Instead, Meghan and Cortland catch up about the conversation that seems to be constantly coming back up from evangelicals on the internet, which is, WHY WE'RE ALL DECONSTRUCTING. We'd love to hear from you too, so if you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at [email protected]. Please let us know in the email if you would be ok with the message or voice note being featured on an episode. If you'r...
092 - Meghan & Cortland | Why We Deconstruct
December 05, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 56 MBNo guest this week! Instead, Meghan and Cortland catch up about the conversation that seems to be constantly coming back up from evangelicals on the internet, which is, WHY WE'RE ALL DECONSTRUCTING. We'd love to hear from you too, so if you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at [email protected]. Please let us know in the email if you would be ok with the message or voice note being featured on an episode. If you're ...
091 - Flamy Grant | The Shame-Slaying, Hip-Swaying, Singing-Songwriting Drag Queen
November 23, 2023 16:39 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBWe are so sorry this is out late! But we are so very excited to be releasing this episode with Flamy Grant! In an effort to get it out ASAP I'm going to make the show notes here short so we can get get this published and have you enjoying it right away! You can check out Flamy's Kickstarter at: https://KickFlamy.com or visit her website https://www.flamygrant.com/ for links to all the things! If you're interested in attending the event we talk about in the beginning of the episode go ...
090 - Will (@Heretical_Theology) Returns | Gender, Witchcraft, and Our Personal Evolution of Beliefs
November 14, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThis week we have a return guest!! Will from episode 013 returns to the show for an amazing conversation! Don't forget to give Will a follow over on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heretical_theology/ and leave them a comment telling them you found them through the pod! Also, for those interested in the event we mention at several points in the episode, you can check out all the info we've released so far along with registering for your spot to join us at ContentWarningEvent.com. ...
089 - Brittany Bruton | Family Dynamics, Chronic Illness, and Navigating Evolving Beliefs
November 07, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBThis week on the pod we are so grateful for the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Brittany Bruton! Brittany has been a dear friend of ours since before we were podcasting and we've wanted to have her on the pod for so long now! Make sure you give her a follow over on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/brittnbloom/ Also, if you're looking for a link to the podcast about IHOPKC that Cortland mentioned in the intro, it can be found HERE: https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/heaven-...
088 - Meghan & Cortland | Deconstruction Events, Community Building, and Platform Culture
October 31, 2023 15:13 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBNo guest this week. Cortland and Meghan sit down to chat in a shorter episode than usual. We cover all kinds of topics coming off a weekend of getting to hang out IRL. Get into it! If you are wanting to drop us a text note or voice memo we'd love to hear from you! You can email those to us at [email protected]. Please let us know in the email if you would be ok with the message or voice note being featured on an episode. If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading o...
087 - @AlmightyGod | Deconstruction, Satire, and The Benefits of Blasphemy
October 24, 2023 12:50 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWhat an honor to have the one and only Almighty God on the pod! They, of course, need no introduction so let's all just jump in to the interview! Don't forget to follow God around the socials: on Twitter: https://twitter.com/almightygod on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@real_almightygod on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/almightygod.bsky.social If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, w...
086 - Matthias Roberts | Holy Runaways
October 17, 2023 18:31 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBWe are so excited to be sharing our conversation with Matthias Roberts on the pod today! Matthias (he/him) is a psychotherapist specializing in religious and spiritual trauma and the author of Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms. He hosts Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being and holds two master’s degrees from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, one in theology and culture, and one in counseling psychology. His work has been featured by O: The Oprah Ma...
085 - Season 4 Premier! | Meghan & Cortland Chat About What's Next
October 10, 2023 16:31 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBMeghan and Cortland chat about what we've been up to and what we have planned for season 4. We're so excited for the conversations we're going to be having and sharing with all of you this season! If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, we would love to see you in our Patreon.com/ThereafterPod! Also, look for us on social media and shoot us a message to say hello, or chat with us in Twitter sp...
Summer Series Mini-sode Ep. 4
August 02, 2023 20:16 - 51 minutes - 91.4 MBWelcome to our summer mini-sodes! We have decided to be done with Season 3 but don’t want to go all summer without hanging out and connecting with all of you, so we’ve decided to do mini-sodes that will pretty much just be our Twit-Bits segment of the show each week (or as close to weekly as we can manage during the busy summer! We hope this way we can stay connected with listeners even while on our break between seasons! We’ll be back with full episodes including guest interview when we la...
Summer Series Mini-sode Ep. 3
July 11, 2023 17:33 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWelcome to our summer mini-sodes! We have decided to be done with Season 3 but don’t want to go all summer without hanging out and connecting with all of you, so we’ve decided to do mini-sodes that will pretty much just be our Twit-Bits segment of the show each week (or as close to weekly as we can manage during the busy summer! We hope this way we can stay connected with listeners even while on our break between seasons! We’ll be back with full episodes including guest interview when we la...
Summer Series Mini-sode Ep. 2
June 22, 2023 17:03 - 51 minutes - 48 MBWelcome to our summer mini-sodes! We have decided to be done with Season 3 but don’t want to go all summer without hanging out and connecting with all of you, so we’ve decided to do mini-sodes that will pretty much just be our Twit-Bits segment of the show each week (or as close to weekly as we can manage during the busy summer! We hope this way we can stay connected with listeners even while on our break between seasons! We’ll be back with full episodes including guest interview when we la...
Summer Series Mini-sode Ep. 1
June 06, 2023 15:02 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWelcome to our summer mini-sodes! We have decided to be done with Season 3 but don’t want to go all summer without hanging out and connecting with all of you, so we’ve decided to do mini-sodes that will pretty much just be our Twit-Bits segment of the show each week (or as close to weekly as we can manage during the busy summer! We hope this way we can stay connected with listeners even while on our break between seasons! We’ll be back with full episodes including guest interview when we la...
084 - Erica Smith | Sex Ed & The Purity Culture Dropout
May 23, 2023 12:21 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBThis week on the pod we sit down for a conversation with Erica Smith! Erica, is an award winning sexuality educator and consultant with over 20 years of experience. Throughout her career, she has provided comprehensive sex education and advocacy to young women and LGBTQ+ youth in Philadelphia’s juvenile justice system, worked in abortion care, and supported HIV+ and transgender adolescents and their families. In 2019, she developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn al...
083 - Benjamin Perry | Cry Baby - Why Our Tears Matter
May 09, 2023 14:21 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBWe are so excited to share our interview with Benjamin Perry on today’s episode! Benjamin Perry is a minister at Middle Church and an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in outlets like The Washington Post, Slate, Sojourners, and Bustle. With a degree in psychology from SUNY Geneseo and an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, Perry has worked as an organizer with the New York chapter of the Poor People's Campaign and as an editor at Time, Inc. Perry has appeared on MSNBC, Al Jazeer...
082 - Meghan & Cortland Talk Harm Reduction
May 04, 2023 21:31 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBNo guest interview on today’s episode! Cortland and Meghan talk about harm reduction, shared ethics beyond deconstruction, and the contrast with some of the large conservative platforms that exist in harmful and toxic ways. A content warning on this episode as we discuss Steven Crowder and a recent abusive video that surfaced and other aspects of domestic abuse. If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the ...
081 - Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers & Chloë Abigail | Growing Up Sex Positive and Parenting Without Shame
April 25, 2023 12:01 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBWe are so excited to share this episode with you! This week Cortland and Meghan sit down with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers and Chloë Abigail. Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a best-selling author, speaker, and researcher on sexual shame and healing religious sexual trauma. She is professor emerita of sexuality, and Marriage & Family Therapy, and the Founder of the Northwest Institute on Intimacy and Inanna Rising. She is the author of: Sex, God, and the Conservative Church – Erasing Shame from Sex...
080 - Community Chat | Hanging Out With Friends of the Pod!
April 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBHosts Cortland and Meghan spend today’s episode hanging out with folx from the Thereafter community. This was a spur of the moment episode celebrating what we love most about making this podcast - the people we get to interact with. The episode is a bit chaotic, but we hope you’ll have as much fun listening as we did making it. We also hope to do this again in the future! Special thanks to the guests that jumped in to say hello. Please check them out and follow them on social media! Here is...
079 - Jenna DeWitt | Asexuality and a Liberative Theology That Includes Everyone
April 04, 2023 13:55 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBWe are so excited to have Jenna DeWitt as our guest today on the pod! Jenna DeWitt (she/her) is a writer, editor, and resource curator. She uses her powers as a sapphic aromantic asexual to advocate for queer belonging in the church and greater awareness of aromanticism and asexuality within affirming theology. Her website, InvisibleCakeSociety.com, provides resources, essays, poetry, and podcast interviews exploring the many facets of queerness, faith evolution, mental health, and more ways...
078 - Justin Gentry | Forced to Tithe and Other Tales of Leaving The Ministry
March 28, 2023 16:29 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBOn today’s episode, Cortland and Meghan talk with Justin Gentry, former pastor and also co-host of two fabulous podcasts: REVcovery and Go Home Bible, You’re Drunk. Justin joins us for #twitbits and a larger conversation about ministry, forced tithing, and the exploitation of church staff and volunteers. Check out Justin’s podcasts here: REVcovery: https://www.irreverent.fm/show/revcovery/ Go Home Bible: https://www.irreverent.fm/show/go-home-bible-youre-drunk/ If you enjoy listening to ...
077 - Looking Back — Meghan and Cortland Reminisce About The Pod, How We Got Here, & How We’re Evolving
March 14, 2023 15:10 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBQuick TW/CW up at the top! We do get into some conversation during the TwitBits portion at the beginning of the episode that could be triggering. We discuss sexual assault and rape in regards to the discourse around David and Bathsheba that has been happening on twitter once again. If you are not in a place to hear conversations on this topic this might be one you want to skip. There is no guest on today’s episode. In addition to #TwitBits we spend the episode reminiscing about some of our ...
076 - Camille Hernandez | Reclaiming Healing and Liberation
March 07, 2023 13:58 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBWe are so very excited that today’s guest is Camille Hernandez! Camille is an abolitionist, community facilitator, and poet. In all her avenues, she uses care-centered leadership models to help survivors know their voice, be nourished in community, and develop self-compassion practices in order to birth new liberated realities into existence. Her debut book The Hero and the Whore: Reclaiming Healing and Liberation through Stories of Sexual Exploitation in the Bible will be released on Novemb...
075 - Josephine Jael Jimenez | Speaking of Church - From The One She Was Born Into, to Where She is Now
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBToday on the pod we sit down with the one and only Josephine Jael Jimenez or as you may know her from around the web @JosieTakesTheWorld. Josie is the host of the Speaking in Church Podcast along with being the a photographer, writer and numerous other amazing things! She is a dear friend of the show and we are so excited to have her on the pod today! Make sure you follow her over on instagram https://www.instagram.com/josietakestheworld/ and on Twitter https://twitter.com/josietakesthe as w...
074 - Jennifer C. Martin | Polyamory and The Many Ways We Can Love
February 14, 2023 16:12 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBToday's guest is the one and only Jennifer C. Martin, and we couldn't be more excited for her to be our Valentine's Day guest! She is a writer and editor living in Richmond, Virginia with her two partners, two children, and two pets. A former Pentecostal and current member of the United Church of Christ, she writes on religion, theology, sexuality, culture, entertainment, parenting, and polyamory. Her work has been featured in Insider, New York Times, Jezebel, Sojourners, Time magazine, and ...
073 - Marla Taviano | A White Girl Learning and Using Poetry to Process the Change
February 07, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBToday we are honored to have Marla Taviano as our guest on the pod! Marla is into books, love, justice, globes, anti-racism, blue, gray, rainbows, and poems. She reads and writes for a living, wears her heart on her t-shirts, and is on a mission/quest/journey to live wholefarted (not a typo). She's the author of two books of unconventional poetry: unbelieve and jaded. She lives in South Carolina with her four freaking awesome kids. Find out more at marlataviano.com Don't forget to follow Ma...
072 - Kristina Hart | Comedy, Dating, Faith, Singleness, and Being Edgy on The Internet
January 31, 2023 13:35 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBToday’s guest is Kristina Hart who is one of our favorite follows from around the web! Kristina is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and all around amazing human! On this episode Kristina brings her unique perspective as a Persian woman who grew up in Christianity, began her online career blogging about Christian singleness and has since seen her faith and perspective evolve. She consistently brings an insightful and comedic perspective on topics of faith, womanhood, dating, and more! We promis...
071 - Shannon TL Kearns | On Queer Theology and an Expansive History of Queerness
January 17, 2023 12:45 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBToday’s episode is one we’ve been excited to release for awhile. Cortland and Meghan chat with Shannon TL Kearns. A former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. He is the co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His first book In the Margins: A Transg...
070 - Emily Pfenning | Disability Justice, Intersectionality, and Curated Authenticity
January 12, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBOn this episode we chat with Emily Pfenning. Emily is an "almost" Oregon native originally adopted as a baby from India. She works in real estate as the director of operations for a small local team. Emily serves on her office's DEI committee, and several other committees and groups. Outside of the office, she enjoys reading constantly, teaching English through EngIN, leading book groups and workshops on current events and social issues like equity, disability justice, and global corruption ...
069 - Extended TwitBits with Returning Guest Kevin Nye!
January 03, 2023 16:52 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn our first episode of the year we sat down (on New Years Eve) with friend of the show and returning guest, Kevin Nye! We discussed a semi viral tweet he had last week, the epic Greta Thunberg take down of Andrew Tate and more. We jump around quite a bit and have quite a bit of nuanced conversation. As always a reminder that much of what we talk about in these segments is us processing through our evolving thoughts on these topics as they happen in real time. We are constantly getting new i...
068 - Vy @WyldViolet | Purity Culture, Ethical Porn, & Finding Your True Self
December 13, 2022 14:56 - 1 hour - 80 MBThis week on the pod we sit down with Twitter friend and creator Vy (https://twitter.com/WyldViolet). We discuss a lot of different topics along Vy's journey from growing up in evangelical purity culture to finding herself as a lesbian and reclaiming her sexuality through her work as an Only Fans creator. It was such a treat to get time with her and we could have talked for so many more hours! Make sure you go follow her on all her socials and if it's something you're into subscribe to her O...
067 - Paula Stone Williams | Womanhood, Gender Equity, and Evangelical Toxicity
November 29, 2022 15:49 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBOn today’s episode, hosts Cortland and Meghan interview Paula Stone Williams. Paula is an internationally-known speaker on issues of gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She has been featured in TEDWomen, TEDSummit, the New York Times, Red Table Talk, TEDxMileHigh, the Washington Post, NPR, Good Morning America, CNN, ABC News, PBS, and scores of other media outlets. Paula has been a keynote speaker for hundreds of corporations, conferences, and universities around the wo...
066 - Robert Monson | A Black Theologian Disentangling Faith and Pursuing Softness
November 22, 2022 14:24 - 1 hour - 74 MBThis week on the show we talk with writer, theologian, and podcaster Robert Monson (@robertjmonson on Twitter). We are thrilled to share this interview about theology, atheism, spirituality, race, progressivism, and more. If you enjoy the show, please support Robert’s work! You can subscribe to his substack, join the Patreon for the Three Black Men podcast, and subscribe to both Three Black Men and Black Coffee and Theology Podcasts. You can also support Robert by sending him money! Ca$h...
065 - Heathen Queen | You Don’t Always Have To Be Nice to Heal
November 15, 2022 12:35 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBWe are so excited to be having Jess Heathen Queen on the pod this week. If you are not yet familiar with her work on YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and more where have you been? She is an absolute delight and one of our favorite follows from around the web. In this conversation we talk a bit about her story and the work she's been doing helping others to unlearn from their toxic pasts and explore the rich expanse of knowledge surrounding theology, religion, and the world that exists outside of her...
064 - Tim Whitaker TheNewEvangelicals | Pushing Back and Pressing Forward
November 08, 2022 13:31 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBToday on the pod we sit down with Tim Whitaker from The New Evangelicals. Growing up, Tim always felt at home in evangelical spaces – until years later, when his studying and questions caused him to no longer be welcomed at in his church community. Brokenhearted, but undeterred, Tim continued to pursue a deeper understanding of faith, history, theology and the evangelical church. The more he uncovers, the more he realizes the importance of advocating for the marginalized in the church, explo...
063 - Jo Luehmann & Rabbi Michael Harvey | Christian Supremacy, How it Shapes Us, & Why it Matters
November 01, 2022 14:29 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBToday on the pod we have the honor of talking with not one but two amazing guests! Returning to the pod is the one and only Jo Luehmann along with the brilliant mind of Rabbi Mike Harvey! Many of you probably already know Jo Luehmann (she/they), who is a Colombian born and raised writer, documentary producer, and podcaster who moved to the US to get her masters degree in ministry and theology. After 10 years working inside of churches, developing curriculum and teaching classes on theology ...
062 - Benjamin Faye | When Your Identity is an Intellectual Exercise, Everything's an Argument
October 25, 2022 12:15 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn today’s episode we sit down with Benjamin Faye (@HeyThereBenji on IG). Ben has been a favorite follow of ours for a while and we are so excited to have him on the pod to talk about faith, race, and his experience in the American Evangelical Church. Ben is a writer, speaker, advocate, #exvangelical, and spiritual abuse survivor who is creating content that uses his experience to comfort, challenge, and connect with others. He is the co-host along side @likeablemenace (on IG) of the podcas...
061 - Late Stage Gays | Navigating Life as Grown Up Baby Queers
October 18, 2022 16:51 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOn today's episode we talk about our experiences with coming out later in life and being newly out baby queers in the world. If you enjoy listening to the show, please consider heading over to apple podcasts to rate and review us. If you really enjoy the show, we would love to see you in our Thereafter Patreon! Also, look for us on social media and shoot us a message to say hello, or chat with us in Twitter spaces on Tuesday mornings in deconstruction coffee hour! Remember, PROMO Code for...
060 - Jon Carl Lewis | Sex & the Gay Christian on Sex Positivity
October 11, 2022 13:35 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBThis week Cortland and Meghan sit down with Jon Carl Lewis, creator of Sex & the Gay Christian. Jon is a spiritual director that has created space as a gay Christian man for queer Christians that are seeking to live an integrated sexual and spirtiual life. Jon shares a bit of his history and upbringing, and then chats about sex positivity, “Biblical” sexual ethics, and how individuals discover their sexuality and spirituality. Please check out Jon’s website, and give him a follow @sexgaychri...
059 - Chrissy Stroop | Pluralism and Letting Go of God Without Leaving the Conversation
October 04, 2022 17:15 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBThis week we had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Chrissy Stroop. Chrissy is an important voice in the exvangelical and post-Christian conversation and brings so much to that conversation through her work as a scholar, researcher, author, and educator. She is a Senior correspondent for @RDispatches, columnist for @openDemocracy, as well as a speaker and writer for hire. She is the co-editor of Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church (available here: https://www.ama...