Holy Heretics: Losing Religion & Finding Jesus
The EXvangelical podcast that addresses your questions about faith, politics, how we got here, and how to move forward. No topic is off-limits as we have conversations with scholars, spiritual seekers, and activists in our quest to uncover the heart of faith.
Ep 96: From Original Sin to Original Blessing w/Matthew Fox
What if humanity didn’t begin with a fall, but with a blessing? What if your original identity wasn’t sinful, but good? In today’s Holy Heretics podcast episode, I’m joined by the renown Dr. Matthew Fox, one of the most provocative and influential theologians of the last half‑century. A former Dominican priest and the author of Original Blessing, Fox is best known as the founder of Creation Spirituality, a spiritual and theological framework that challenges Western Christianity’s deep fixation on sin, guilt, and separation.
Ep 95 Bishop Trumps President w/Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde joins Holy Heretics this week with the kind of steady, unflinching presence that has marked her ministry for decades. Our conversation moves through her spiritual journey, her Episcopal imagination, and the moral clarity that shaped her message to President Trump at his inaugural prayer breakfast. In a time of authoritarianism and dehumanization, Bishop Budde offers a courageous and compassionate way forward.
Ep 87: MAGA Christians and the Sin of Empathy w/Gary Alan Taylor
MAGA Christians are cruel because the MAGA cult is cruel; and MAGA Christians are cruel because cruel people tend to become MAGA members.
Ep. 81: This is Going to Hurt w/Bekah McNeel
Like a dog returning to her vomit, America chose the sexual predator, white nationalist, pathological liar, and criminal instead of an educated, compassionate Black woman to lead this nation into our collective future. What are you going to do about it?
Ep. 80: Ministers of Propaganda w/Dr. Scott Coley
Good evangelical Christians are Republican. It seems like it’s always been this way. That means the propaganda is working.
Ep. 66 Saving Democracy From Her Christian Enemies w/ Dr. David Gushee
The greatest danger to the future of American democracy is white, evangelical Christians.
Ep. 37: Deconstructing Trumpism with CNN’s Kirsten Powers
Politics continue to be the most divisive aspect of American culture, especially in a post-truth world where Christian Nationalists are willing to get in bed with anyone, including Donald Trump, to maintain cultural hegemony. CNN’s Kirsten Powers helps us navigate this space with grace.
Ep. 31: Reclaiming Christian Politics w/ Charlie McCallie
We all hate politics. With every politician and candidate seemingly corrupt af, voting has turned into an exercise of futility and despair. But our guest today, Charlie McCallie, is…
Ep. 9: How “Christian Values” Gave Rise to Toxic Masculinity with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Those of us who were raised evangelical are well acquainted with the terms “family values” and “Christian values.” But do we know where they came from, what came before…
Ep. 7: Loving Your Enemies with Dr. Russell Johnson
What does it look like to actually love our enemies? We sit down with Dr. Russell Johnson, a professor at the University of Chicago, to talk about his personal…
Ep. 6: Unholy Trinity: Power
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 wasn’t a spontaneous decision by rogue militants to commit treason, this day was decades in the making. Fueled by…
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