

Exvangelical
Blake Chastain
Exploring the world inside and outside the evangelical subculture, one conversation at a time."Exvangelical" is a shared starting point with many destinations; it acknowledges the impact (predominantly white/white-led) evangelicalism has had on our lives, but does not dictate our current or future beliefs & practices. On this podcast, you'll hear stories of people who've left evangelicalism for other branches of Christianity, for other spiritual traditions, and for none at all. All paths are valid. Wholeness > Holiness.Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Support the show at just $5/month or $50/year at postevangelicalpost.com. 25% of net proceeds are donated to the Religious Exemption Accountability Project and White Homework.Find show notes and archives at exvangelicalpodcast.comSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about
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Dec 13, 2016 • 1h 9min
A Visceral, Heaven-Rending Advent w/ Jason Chesnut & Tuhina Rasche
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
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Dec 6, 2016 • 1h 27min
A Mystical Tradition Primer with Steven Jones, aka The Skeptical Mystic
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.
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Nov 28, 2016 • 52min
Science Mike
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
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Nov 21, 2016 • 1h 41min
Thanksgiving Prep Re-Release: Greg Coates
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
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Nov 14, 2016 • 21min
6 Days Later
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.
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Nov 7, 2016 • 1h 20min
"Weird Everywhere" - Expats of Jesusland with Dr. Chris Stroop
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.
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Intro, Interlude, and Outro: "Indiana" by Louis Armstrong.
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Oct 31, 2016 • 1h 20min
A Safe Place for Questions w/ Dr. Keisha McKenzie
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/articles/Lynn-White.pdf Enough Room at the Table Film: http://www.enoughroomfilm.com/
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Oct 24, 2016 • 1h 25min
Heretic Husband
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 twitter @exvangelicalpod Follow the show on Instagram @exvangelicalpod. You can follow me on Twitter @brchastain. Intro/Outro: "Hard to Be" by David Bazan https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hard-to-be/id718735084?i=718735089 - Links: What Christianity is Not - http://amzn.to/2f1zdnF Finding God in the Waves - http://amzn.to/2f9Osuj You Made It Weird Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-it-weird-pete-holmes/id475878118?mt=2 The Liturgists Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-creativity/id903433534?i=1000364512218&mt=2
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Oct 17, 2016 • 1h 18min
The Kevin Garcia Needs to Sit in the Front Row
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 show on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Richard Rohr's Everything Belongs: http://amzn.to/2enezKE Intro: "Be Yourself" by Frank Ocean https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/be-yourself/id1146195596?i=1146195715 Interlude: "How Great (feat. Jay Electronica & my cousin Nicole" by Chance the Rapper https://open.spotify.com/track/0OT0cCKbSmSMRvyWeqEFBq Outro: "The Same Boy You've Always Known" by The White Stripes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/same-boy-youve-always-known/id275223056?i=275223112
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Oct 11, 2016 • 1h 49min
Matter Matters & Other Matters with Nathan Cleveland
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
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