This podcast is the authority on questioning authority. We challenge the dangerous ideas found in various strands of Christianity, while looking to Jesus’s own teachings to see the dangerous places where he tells us to find inspiration and renewal. Enjoy these interviews with leading writers, thinkers, and activists hosted by Brian Kaylor, president & editor-in-chief of Word&Way.
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103. Craig Lamar Brown & Andrea Summer on Between Mercy and Me
Craig Lamar Brown and Andrea Summer talk with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about their movie Between Mercy and Me. They also discuss issues of racism, church worship, and creating music and movies. 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. -
102. Amanda Tyler of Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about attending the ReAwaken America Tour and a Pastors for Trump meeting at Trump Doral in Miami, Florida. She also discusses the work of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, church-state legislation in Texas, and issues being considered by… -
101. Nijay Gupta on Tell Her Story
Nijay Gupta, a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church. He also discusses issues related biblical translations, importance of historical context, and debating on Twitter. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning… -
100. Isaac Sharp on The Other Evangelicals
Isaac Sharp, a visiting assistant professor at Union Theological Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressive, Feminist, and Gay Christians ― and the Movement That Pushed Them Out. His also discusses issues related Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that… -
99. Jeremy Duncan on Upside-Down Apocalypse
Jeremy Duncan, a pastor in Calgary (Alberta, Canada), talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Upside-Down Apocalypse: Grounding Revelation in the Gospel of Peace. His also discusses issues related to metaphors, nonviolence, and COVID. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith,… -
98. Cody Sanders & Mikeal Parsons on Corpse Care
Cody Sanders and Mikeal Parsons talk with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about their book Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead. They also discuss issues related to green burials, funeral practices, and COVID. 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. -
97. Bradley Onishi on Preparing for War
Bradley Onishi, a religion scholar who cohosts the Straight White American Jesus podcast, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next. He also discusses Jan. 6, evangelical racism, Ron DeSantis, and more. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our… -
96. Kevin Nye on A Christian Call to End Homelessness
Kevin Nye talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. He also discusses the importance of language and extravagance. 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. -
95. Peter Jarrett-Schell on Reparations
Peter Jarrett-Schell, rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Reparations: A Plan for Churches. He also discusses his work as chair of the Reparations Task Force of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that… -
94. Ilsup Ahn on the Church in the Public
Ilsup Ahn, a professor of professor of philosophy at North Park University in Chicago, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book The Church in the Public: A Politics of Engagement for a Cruel and Indifferent Age. He also discusses the Sanctuary Movement and the Poor People's Campaign. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to…
