Sacred Tension

Mar 29 2024 263 ep. 56 mins 79

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House of Heretics: Integrated Christianity | Bo McGuffee

Mar 29 2024 15 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comBecome a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this paid subscriber podcast, Timothy and I are joined by Bo McGuffee, founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network. He helps navigate Christians through re-envisioning what Christianity can be.We discuss my latest article Can

America's Forgotten War on Gay People | Jonathan Rauch

Mar 22 2024 45 mins

I am joined by journalist, author, and gay marriage activist Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, which is an investigation into America’s long assault on the humanity of gay people. For the majority of the 20th century, the United States waged a war of psychic terror against its gay population. This history is largely forgotten, even by LGBT people. Read

House of Heretics: Faith, Doubt, and Ted Bundy

Mar 16 2024 23 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss our most recent articles. His article discusses struggling with faith, and mine is about Christian sexuality. Along the way, we talk about the necessity of ministers; my Christian ethics; the disturbing case of TikTok star Ryan Foley; m

Sex, Porn, and Male Sexuality | Dr. David Ley

Feb 29 2024 59 mins

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I’m joined by sex therapist and author Dr. David Ley to discuss male sexuality. We talk about how men use sexuality to meet their deeper needs, myths about “porn addiction”, the importance of sexual role models, and much more. Dr. David Ley is a clinical psychologist, certified sex therapist, consultant, and expert witness. He is the author

House of Heretics: Adolescent Satanism

Feb 24 2024 14 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the bills restricting the free speech of Satanists and how these encroachments threaten everyone’s liberty. We also discuss my latest essay The Limits of Satanism, especially my criticism of “adolescent Satanism” as a form of poli

The Evolution of Christian Faith | Bo McGuffee

Feb 13 2024 77 mins

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by progressive Christian writer and minister Bo McGuffee. Bo is the founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network and author of the Substack by the same name. We discuss his religious journey, how Christianity must evolve, orthodoxy vs orthopraxy, the necessity of spiritual practice, my journey beyond Satanism, and more. Find Bo on Su

House of Heretics: Purity Culture

Feb 10 2024 11 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTimothy and I discuss purity culture, porn, and sexuality. Become a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/

Sibling Rivalry: Are We Free? | Elizabeth Schultz

Jan 31 2024 92 mins

In this episode of Sacred Tension, my sister Elizabeth Schultz returns for a spirited debate about free will, the existence of God, and the foundations of morality. I am skeptical of the concept of free will, miracles, and God, while my sister defends them.Sacred Tension is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid su

House of Heretics: Christmas Ringers and Purity Spirals

Dec 23 2023 13 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTimothy recounts his experience as a Christmas bell ringer in the Salvation Army. We also discuss the Catholic Church’s astonishing new policy on blessing same-sex unions and the aftermath of my recent interview with Rauch.

Burning My Leftist Card | Jonathan Rauch

Dec 12 2023 77 mins

Become a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, author and journalist Jonathan Rauch takes the helm to interview me about my political transformation from progressive leftist to liberal centrist. We talk about cancel culture as a form of thought control, why I have turned against identitarianism, how the left’s response to the Ham