Today we’re joined by Joe Quigley - son of two missionaries in Guatemala who were also Wycliffe Bible Translators, as he details his early life and eventual deconstruction. Joe’s Bio:”Software engineering consultant who grew up in Latin America as a sheltered missionary kid with Bible-translator parents, baptized at age 6, went to a Christian college, got married, had kids, did everything right, and found himself rapidly and violently deconstructing over the course of two years after holding it back for over a decade. The 2012 and 2016 elections laid the groundwork for 2020 when he realized that his faith community didn’t share (or uphold) the values they taught him as a child.

After spending well over 500 hours listening to podcasts and reading books by evangelical and non-evangelical theologians, and Christian scientists and historians he finally found the words and context to put his cognitive dissonance to rest.”

Joe’s Social Media and blogs can be found at Quigs.Link

Books and Podcasts mentioned in the show:The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our Correct Beliefs by Peter Enns

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

Why I Believed: Reflections of a Former Missionary by Kenneth W Daniels

The Evangelical Universalist by Gregory MacDonald 

Dr. Michael Heiser and the Naked Bible Podcast

An evangelical biblical scholar who is an expert in biblical Hebrew culture with a focus on ancient civilizations' supernatural beliefs and how they shape their scriptures.

Why you should read the Bible as if it were fiction

Supernatural Seminar with Dr. Michael Heiser (Part 1):

The Great Deconstruction is hosted by Rev. Matt Oxley on Revoxley.substack.com

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Intro Music: Into the Jaws of Dread by Zao (With gracious permission)