Bob Smietana on Reorganized Religion
In episode 64 of Dangerous Dogma, Bob Smietana, a national reporter for Religion News Service, talks about his new book Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters.
Diana Butler Bass on Freeing Jesus & The Cottage
In episode 59 of Dangerous Dogma, Diana Butler Bass, author of Freeing Jesus, talks about her writings on religion, history, and fundamentalism. She also discusses her Substack newsletter The Cottage.
Luke Timothy Johnson on the Mind in Another Place
In episode 55 of Dangerous Dogma, Luke Timothy Johnson, author of The Mind in Another Place: My Life as a Scholar, talks about his life as a biblical scholar and teacher. He also discusses biblical interpretation, preaching, and theological education.
Summer Reads 2022
In this issue of A Public Witness, we both join with six other people to each suggest two books for your consideration. We hope you’ll find at least one good book to help in your own formation this summer.
Brian McLaren on Do I Stay Christian
In episode 53 of Dangerous Dogma, Brian McLaren talks about his Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned. He also discusses issues of faith, doubt, younger generations, and hope.
Review & Giveaway: Dear Son
Perfect for Father’s Day, a review of Dear Son: Raising Faithful, Just, and Compassionate Men by Jonathan Hall and Beau Underwood. And learn how to win the autographed copy we will give away.
Andrew Whitehead on Taking America Back for God
In episode 52 of Dangerous Dogma, Andrew Whitehead, a professor of sociology at IUPUI, talks about his book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States (which is coming out in a new paperback edition).
Bob Cornwall on Called to Bless
In episode 51 of Dangerous Dogma, Bob Cornwall, author of Called to Bless, talks about considering the spiritual DNA of a church or individual. He also discusses why he reads books and how he writes reviews of them. You can find his weekly book reviews
Review & Giveaway: The Flag and the Cross
The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy by sociologists Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry is so important that we’re not just highlighting it in this review, but we’re also giving away a copy autographed by Perry.
Samuel Perry on The Flag & The Cross
In episode 46 of Dangerous Dogma, Samuel Perry, a professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, talks about the new book he co-authored, The Flag & The Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy.