June 8, 2021

Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus and John Wayne

In episode 3 of Dangerous Dogma, Kristin Kobes Du Mez talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. She also discusses why evangelicals embraced Donald Trump, and how to pronounce “evangelical.”

Dangerous Dogma

177. Countering Sean Feucht with Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood

In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood, a sociology doctoral fellow at Tulane University, about a protest march she organized to counter an event by Christian Nationalistic musician Sean Feucht in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025. You can learn more about Feucht at A Public Witness, including reports on his…
176. Paul Raushenbush & Trump's Targeting of Christians

In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, about various ways the Trump administration has targeted Christian groups, including Episcopalians, Catholics, and Lutherans. You can read more about the recent attacks on Lutheran charity work in a report at A Public Witness and in a memo from…
175. Mariann Budde, John Danforth, & Prophetic Preaching

In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with John Danforth, a former U.S. Senator and Episcopal priest, about the controversy over Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde's sermon during an inauguration prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral. You can read more about the issue at A Public Witness, including a report on the sermon, a look…
174. Joe Blosser on To Love Our Neighbors

Joe Blosser talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book To Love Our Neighbors: Radical Practices in Solidarity, Sufficiency, and Sustainability. He also discusses understandings of how a neighbor is, church food pantries, and economic neoliberalism. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense…