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Brian Kaylor

Brian Kaylor, Word&Way president and editor-in-chief since 2016, is an award-winning writer and sought-after expert on issues of religion, politics, and communication. A Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communication, he is the author or co-author of five books on religion and politics: Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism, Vote Your Conscience: Party Must Not Trump Principles; Sacramental Politics: Religious Worship as Political Action; Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of Confessional Politics; and For God’s Sake, Shut Up!

Brian has a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political communication from the University of Missouri, and a B.A. in communication and Christian ministry from Southwest Baptist University. In addition to articles and editorials for Word&Way, his writings have been published by CNN, Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Star, Louisville Courier-Journal, Religion News Service, Roll Call, Sojourners, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, and many other outlets. He also hosts the award-winning podcasts Dangerous Dogma and Baptist Without An Adjective.

He previously served as associate director of Churchnet (also known as the Baptist General Convention of Missouri), assistant professor of communication studies at James Madison University in Virginia, contributing editor for Ethics Daily, and pastor of Union Mound Baptist Church in Elkland, Missouri. He currently serves as chair of the Resolutions Committee for the Baptist World Alliance.

Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianKaylor.

To interview Brian: email or 866-967-3929, ext. 5.

Dangerous Dogma

173. Bruce Chilton on the Herods [Reissue]

Bruce Chilton, professor of religion at Bard College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession. He also discusses the political issues at play in New Testament stories like the birth, teachings, and death of Jesus. This episode is being reissued and was originally released…
172. Christi Harlan on Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C.

Christi Harlan talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new books Mr. President, The Class Is Yours: Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C. and Normal Lives: President Jimmy Carter and His Church. She also discusses Carter's teaching style and humor, as well as the church's history. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to…
171. Samuel Perry on Religion for Realists

Samuel Perry, a professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion. He also discusses issues of religious identity, partisanship, and Christian Nationalism. He previously appeared on episode 46. Note: Don't forget to subscribe…
170. Tony Campolo on Faith as Babylon Falls

This episode features a conversation originally recorded in May 2020 for the podcast Baptist Without An Adjective. In it, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor interviewed author and sociologist Tony Campolo. The author of 35 books and a longtime professor at Eastern University, Campolo died on Nov. 19 at the age of 89. This conversation is being…

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