1. Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin (Presbyterian) – ProgressiveChristianity.org & The Christian Left: Busting Myths About Progressive Christianity

ITS THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE!🎙️ 1. Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin (Presbyterian) – ProgressiveChristianity.org & The Christian Left: Busting Myths About Progressive ChristianityIn this episode of The Sacred Slope, Alexis Rice is joined by Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin (@marksandlin), Presbyterian minister, writer, and co-founder of ProgressiveChristianity.org (@progressivechristianity) and The Christian Left (@the_christian_left). Mark has spent decades helping people recover a Christ-centered faith rooted in love rather than fear, shame, or authoritarian control.Together, Alexis and Mark dismantle the biggest misconceptions that keep so many people trapped—or pushed out—of Christianity altogether, especially those raised in conservative or fundamentalist spaces.✨ In this conversation, we myth-bust 6 common beliefs:1. Progressive Christians don’t believe the Bible Why taking Scripture seriously is not the same as taking it literally—and how historical and literary tools deepen faith.2. Progressive Christianity isn’t “real” Christianity How white American evangelicalism came to dominate the narrative—and why Christianity has always been bigger, older, and more diverse.3. Progressive Christians ignore sin and holiness How fear, shame, and hell were weaponized—and what sin looks like when understood as anything that separates us from love and community.4. Faith and science can’t coexist Why evolution, the Big Bang, and the cosmos don’t threaten belief in God—and can actually reveal deeper beauty and connection.5. Progressive Christianity is just politics in disguise Why justice, care for the vulnerable, and love of neighbor were never apolitical—and why calling them “political” protects power.6. There’s no salvation or afterlife in progressive faith What salvation looks like without fear-based evangelism—and what Jesus was actually saving people from.📚 Resources Mentioned • The Bible for Normal People – @thebiblefornormalpeople. Podcast: https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/podcast/ • Jared Byas – @jaredbyas • Pete Enns – @peteenns • Richard Rohr – Podcast: Another Name For Everything https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-name-for-every-thing-with-richard-rohr/id1452609613 • Brian McLaren – @brianmclaren Podcast: Learning How to See: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-how-to-see-with-brian-mclaren/id1532685433 • Diana Butler Bass – @dianabutlerbass • Barbara Brown Taylor – @barbarabrowntaylor • Dan McClellan – @maklelan Podcast: Data Over Dogma: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-over-dogma/id1681418502 • Bart Ehrman – @bartdehrman • Moonshine Jesus Show Podcast: https://moonshinejesus.podbean.com/#christianity #progressivechristianity #deconstructing #deconstruction #exvangelical #faithandscience #preysbyterian #thechristianleft #liberal #progressive #democrat #openandaffirming #lgbtq #letherlead #womeninleadership #antiracist Support the showAbout The Sacred SlopeWhere the slippery slope becomes sacred ground.For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity.Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion.🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify     LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere     FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky)🔗 Connect🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: [email protected]🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control