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Exploring the intersection of protestants and politics through news, opinion, research and books.
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Who are the nones and why are they growing? This group includes atheists, agnostics, and lots of those who may or may not be personally religious but don't affiliate with a particular religious group. As they grow in numbers, they're becoming an increasingly important part of the American political landscape.
My guest is Ryan Burge, Assistant Professor of political science at Eastern Illinios University. An expert in religion and political behavior, Professor Burge has over 20 articles published in peer reviewed academic journals. We spoke about his new book, The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going.
The Nones: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506465852/The-Nones
Ryan Burge website: http://ryanburge.net/
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
What's going on with Southern Baptists these days? The most recent controversy is over a task force report on the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and its president, Russell Moore, an outspoken critic of alliances between evangelicals and former President Donald Trump.
Matthew Hawkins was Policy Director for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission under Russell Moore and Moore's predecessor, Richard Land. He is now a Ph.D. student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and cohosts a podcast called Crossing Faiths: A Christian & a Muslim Talk Religion & Politics.
ERLC Study Task Force Report: https://3c9inr29cnbxopwsm4bdy491-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Final-Report-of-the-ERLC-Study-Task-Force.pdf
Matthew Hawkins website: https://matthewthawkins.com/
Crossing Faiths podcast: https://www.crossingfaiths.com/
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
On opposition to DACA, family separation, an almost complete shutdown of the refugee program, and a host of other immigration policies, many evangelical groups and leaders either opposed those policies or worked to alleviate the unjust effects of those policies. With the change in the presidency and Senate control, these evangelicals are hoping for less cruel, more just immigration policies and legislation.
Matthew Soerens is U.S. Director of Church Mobilization at World Relief, a global humanitarian organization that aids refugees, and National Coordinator of the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of evangelical groups that advocates for bipartisan and biblically based solutions to immigration reform.
Welcoming the Stranger: https://worldrelief.org/welcoming-the-stranger/
Evangelical Immigration Table: https://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com/
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Critical Race Theory — how did these three words become so politically divisive? My guest is author, speaker and activist Lisa Sharon Harper, president and founder of Freedom Road.
Harper tweet thread: https://twitter.com/lisasharper/status/1335689358859509761
Harper website: https://lisasharonharper.com/
Freedom Road: https://freedomroad.us/
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
What is Christian Nationalism? How does it influence voting? My guest is Andrew L. Whitehead, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of ARDA, the Association of Religion Data Archives, at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University.
Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States: https://www.amazon.com/Taking-America-Back-God-Nationalism/dp/0190057882
Protestants & Politics Newsletter: https://protestantpolitics.substack.com/
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
How should Christians respond to the misogynist in the White House? Why do some Christians defend President Donald Trump's objectification of women? My guest is best-selling author and women's ministry leader Vicki Courtney.
Vicki Courtney's website: https://vickicourtney.com/
Convention on Founding Principles speech: https://youtu.be/KzMijDLxbjQ
The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1725271788
Newsletter: https://www.nappnazworth.com/newsletter
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Does pro-slavery theology still influence evangelicals today? My guest to talk about this issue is preacher, speaker and writer Diana Butler Bass.
The tweet thread that inspired this episode.
Bass' website: dianabutlerbass.com
Bass' newsletter: dianabutlerbass.substack.com
My Newsletter: nappnazworth.com/newsletter
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Who is former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr's interim replacement Jerry Prevo? And what does he have to do with evangelicals and oil? My guest is KL Marshall to talk about her new book, Faith and Oil: How the Alaska Pipeline Shaped America's Religious Right.
Newsletter: https://www.nappnazworth.com/newsletter
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez talks about her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.
For more information about Kristin Du Mez, go to her website, KristinDuMez.com.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Carmen LaBerge gives me some tips on interviewing guests and we talk about future topics for the podcast.
For more info, go to ReconnectWithCarmen.com.