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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87. Andrew Seidel on American Crusade
Andrew Seidel, vice president of strategic communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom. He also discusses Christian Nationalism, COVID, and abortion bans. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public… -
86. Sara Billups on Orphaned Believers
Sara Billups talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book Orphaned Believers: How a Generation of Christian Exiles Can Find the Way Home. She also discusses issues the impact of growing up with end-times theology, culture war politics, and commercialism. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness… -
85. Stephen Bullivant on Nonverts
Stephen Bullivant, a professor religion and sociology at St Mary's University in London and the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America. He also discusses his experiences as a British researcher traveling across the U.S., and how the changing religious… -
84. Terrell Carter on What the Church Can Relearn about Reconciliation
Terrell Carter, pastor of Webster Groves Baptist Church and executive director of Rise in St. Louis, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Family Feuds: Forgotten Bible Rivalries and What the Church Can Relearn About Reconciliation. He also discusses issues of politics, power, and biblical interpretation. Note: Don't forget to subscribe… -
83. Lisa Weaver Swartz on Stained Glass Ceilings
Lisa Weaver Swartz, a sociologist, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book Stained Glass Ceilings: How Evangelicals Do Gender and Practice Power. She also discusses Al Mohler, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and the campuses of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Asbury Theological Seminary. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to… -
82. Alan Streett on Songs of Resistance
Alan Streett, an emeritus professor of biblical theology at Criswell College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Songs of Resistance: Challenging Caesar and Empire. He also discusses songs in the Christmas biblical texts, public and private resistance, and the demands of Caesar. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A… -
81. Robin Lovin on Leading the Church in a Polarized Society
Robin Lovin, an ordained United Methodist minister and a former professor of ethics at Southern Methodist University, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening?: Leading the Church in a Polarized Society. He also discusses Dietrich Bonhoeffer, learning to listening, and the current schism in… -
80. David Hollinger on Christianity's American Fate
David Hollinger, an emeritus history professor at the University of California, Berkeley, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular. He also discusses why evangelicals grew in the 20th century, what Donald Trump reveals, and a better name for mainline Protestants. … -
79. Dave Verhaagen on How White Evangelicals Think
Dave Verhaagen, a psychologist, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book How White Evangelicals Think: The Psychology of White Conservative Christians. He also discusses fear, conspiracy theories, and collective narcissism. 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. -
78. Adriene Thorne of Riverside Church
Adriene Thorne, the new senior pastor at the Riverside Church in New York City, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about pastoring at this historic congregation. She also discusses becoming the first African American woman to lead Riverside, her past ministry roles, and the challenges that churches face today. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to…
