Diana Butler Bass

from Exvangelical · host Blake Chastain

This week's guest is the author, scholar, and historian Diana Butler Bass. Ms. Bass has written several books on church history and American Christianity. In this conversation, we discuss her life of faith through the lens of her recently re-released memoir \*Strength for the Journey: A Pilgrimage of Faith in Community\*. We also discuss the impact of the 2016 election on evangelicalism, and the state of American Christianity today. To order her memoir, click here: http://amzn.to/2FtuweL (affiliate link) To pre-order her upcoming book \*Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks\*, click here: http://amzn.to/2DX79gy (affiliate link) Visit dianabutlerbass.com to learn more about her work and sign up for her twice-monthly newsletter: http://dianabutlerbass.com/ Thanks to my loyal Patreon supporters for helping make this show possible. Support Exvangelical by visiting patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Join the Exvangelical Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/332199817139241/ Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain and follow Exv on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Music: Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Interlude 1: "Resurrection Fern" by Iron & Wine Interlude 2: "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven" by Iron & Wine Outro: "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car" by Iron & Wine --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

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