Veterans of Culture Wars

Oct 15 2024 123 ep. 78 mins 49
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Conversation on the beliefs, history, culture and personal stories from Evangelical Christianity as engaged by veteran culture warriors and friends.

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117: Ministers of Propaganda: Scott M. Coley

Oct 15 2024 70 mins  
Scott Coley joins the show to talk about his book Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right. We discuss the weaponization of the term "biblical", common sensism, the remarkable pivot of George Wallace, young earth creationism and more. Buy Scott's book: https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467466004/ministers-of-propaganda/ Support the show on Patreon

116: Justin Gentry Has a Scidentity Crisis, Goes Home, and REVcovers

Oct 08 2024 85 mins  
Justin Gentry joins the show to talk about his work as a former pastor and current co-podcaster (REVcovery Room, Scidentity Crisis, and Go Home Bible, You're Drunk), as well as helping organize the annual Content Warning event, coming to Atlanta next February. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://op

115: Blake Chastain Goes Beyond #Exvangelical

Oct 01 2024 73 mins  
Podcaster and originator of the exvangelical hashtag Blake Chastain returns to the VCW hall to talk about his new book Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back. Buy Blake's Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747796/exvangelical-and-beyond-by-blake-chastain/ Katelyn Beaty article on what "post-Evangelical" m

114: Dr. Matthew Taylor - The Violent Take it By Force

Aug 20 2024 76 mins  
Dr. Matthew Taylor returns to the VCW hall to discuss his forthcoming book (out October 1, 2024) "The Violent Take it By Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening Our Democracy". Dr. Taylor talks about some of the major figures within the independent Charismatic movement, what he sees as 4 quadrants of Evangelicalism, how independent Charismatics have taken over t

113: Transvangelical and Wyld Violet are Not Safe for Worship

Jul 23 2024 94 mins  
Alycea, who uses the pseudonym Transvangelical, and Wyld Violet are online sex workers who incorporate their evangelical experience into their work and have a new podcast called Not Safe for Worship. We talk about deconstruction, purity culture, ethics in porn consumption and production, and even touch on the current political climate regarding trans rights and safety. Support the

112: Dr. Matt Warner was Cancelled at a Conservative College (With Dr. Paul Hoard)

Jun 04 2024 67 mins  
Dr. Matt Warner joins the VCW to talk about being fired from Grace College in Winona Lake, IN for what he describes as unspoken political expectations. Outside activists found old social media posts by him (involving posts about LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter and criticism of Tucker Carlson) and they pressured college board members to let this professor go. We talk about education vs in

111: Meg Wise Deconstructed at John MacArthur's Church

May 28 2024 86 mins  
Meg Wise joins the VCW hall to talk about her experiences at John MacArthur's Church in Los Angeles County, CA. She talks about their response to the COVID pandemic and the scandal involving MacArthur publicly shaming a woman whose husband was sexually abusing their kids. Follow Meg Wise: On X/Twitter: _nomadic_soul Read A Deconstruction Chronicle here: https://thedeconstructi

110: Jason Kirk: Hell is a World Without You and Nevaeh is Just Heaven Spelled Backwards

Apr 23 2024 73 mins  
Burn this episode to the top blank CD on your spindle and throw it in your anti-skip discman, because writer and podcaster Jason Kirk joins the VCW hall to talk about his new novel, Hell is a World Without You, a coming-of-age story set in early 2000s evangelical youth group culture, and chock full of the rapture anxiety, purity culture, retreats, AIM chat logs, and Christian metal

109: The Ballot and the Bible: Kaitlyn Schiess

Apr 02 2024 63 mins  
Co-Host of the Holy Post podcast, Kaitlyn Schiess stops by the VCW hall to talk about her new book, The Ballot and the Bible. She discusses points of American history and how the Bible was interpreted on multiple sides of an issue by Christians- sometimes for good, sometimes for bad, and sometimes for really ugly evil. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod Da

108: Jewish Voices for Peace: Dr. Alice Rothchild and Abby Brockman

Mar 26 2024 70 mins  
With Israel's brutal war against Gaza still raging, Dr. Alice Rothchild and Abby Brockman join the VCW hall to talk about the horror of Israel's war, to talk about their interactions with Palestinian people and the hospitality they experienced as well as speaking about their perspectives on Jewish faith and values. Read Dr. Rothchild's articles: The Seattle Times: http