Dangerous Dogma

Valerie Hobbs, a linguist at the University of Sheffield, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book No Love in War: A Story of Christian Nationalism (video trailer here). She also discusses Dominionism, patriarchy, violence, and reading the Bible. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, vice president of the Evangelical Environmental Network, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action. He also discusses advocacy, storytelling, and loving neighbors. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Andrew Whitehead, a professor of sociology at IUPUI, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church. He also discusses the dangers of power, fear, and violence. He previously appeared on episode 52 to talk about his co-authored book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Shannen Williams, a professor of history at the University of Dayton, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle. She also discusses the importance of history and the process of Catholic sainthood. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Sabrina Dent, director of the BJC Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the history and work of the Center. She also discusses issues of racial justice, religious liberty, and the teaching of history. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Arlington, Texas, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about debates in Southern Baptist life over critical race theory. He also discusses honors to enslavers at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Al Mohler's support of Donald Trump, and pastoring during a pandemic. This episode is a rebroadcast of a 2021 episode of Baptist Without An Adjective, which was quoted by Religion News Service, Christian Post, and more. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Daniel Cooperrider, a United Church of Christ pastor, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You: A Field Guide to the Bible. He also discusses issues of climate change and biblical interpretation. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Kate Boyd talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book An Untidy Faith: Journeying Back to the Joy of Following Jesus. She also discusses deconstruction, Christian Nationalism, and cultural baggage attached to faith. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Allison Tanner, pastor of public witness at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, California, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the new Apartheid-Free Communities initiative. She serves as the national organizer for the campaign with the American Friends Service Committee. She also discusses the importance of listening to Palestinian Christians and speaking out against Israeli apartheid. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

Jay Augustine, senior pastor at St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, North Carolina, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book When Prophets Preach: Leadership and the Politics of the Pulpit. He also discusses preaching about current events, ministry after COVID, and the importance of lament. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.