Faith and Feminism

Raised in a conservative Christian family, Christina Dent never thought twice about criminalizing drugs until she met an addicted mother who made her question how our justice system handles addiction. Now she's leading people in conversation in how to best treat people with addiction-- and it's not incarceration.

Mark Charles talks to us about official church edicts that gave Christian explorers the right to claim territories they "discovered," leading to the enslavement, genocide, and dehumanization of minority communities.

Dr. Laura, co-founder of the Religious Trauma Institute, talks to us about how to heal from religious trauma. This episode is broken into two parts, the first focuses on the problem, the second focuses on the healing.

Dr. Laura, co-founder of the Religious Trauma Institute, talks to us about how to heal from religious trauma. This episode is broken into two parts, the first focuses on the problem, the second focuses on the healing.

Many of us grew up in purity culture, and were disappointed, angry, or afraid when we began to have sex and it wasn't as promised. In this episode, Dr. Celeste Holbrook talks about recovering from purity culture and reclaiming our sex lives

Derek Myers, half of the duo at "Your Favorite Heretics," talks us through the three Christian views of Hell.

Katherine Stewart is an investigative reporter and author who has covered religious liberty, politics, policy, and education for over a decade. Her latest book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, is a rare look inside the machinery of the movement that brought Donald Trump to power.

Taylor Schumann, gun violence survivor, and author of "When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough" talks to us about the impact of gun violence on her world-- and the US at large.

Claudia Allen, writer and international speaker passionate about faith, culture, and justice, talks to us about expanding our horizons as a faith practice and learning from the experiences of others. Also, why CRT is important for us as Christians.

Cole Arthur Riley, the creator of Black Liturgies, talks to us about the importance of implementing dignity, lament, rage, justice, rest, and liberation in our faith practice.