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The Progressive Christians Podcast — 91 episodes

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89: Is James Talarico the Game Changer the Right Didn't Expect?

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88: Weaponizing Scripture: Unmasking Political Violence & Abuse in the Name of God

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87: Building Leftist Christianity in Dying Empires with Jonty Langley from Shibboleth Magazine

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86: Trump Is Fighting With Pope Leo?

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85: The Real Reasons Evangelical Pastors Compare Trump To Jesus

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84: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Reconstructing Progressive Christianity with Joe Smith

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The Questions That Linger After Deconstruction - A Bonus Episode of Special Listener Questions!

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83: Teens Tracking ICE: Confronting Trump's Deportation Reality

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82: The Political Underside of Contemporary Christian Music with Leah Payne

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81: Progressive Christians Weigh In On THE OSCARS

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80: Transitioning out of Evangelical Christianity into Progressive Politics with Johanna Whaley

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79: The Real Reasons LENT is So Important

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78: Liberation Theology? What You Actually Need To Know

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77: MAGA's Christian Nationalist Plan for Women

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76: Progressive Christian Parenting Meets Fascist Reality

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75: Alex Pretti & Radical Community in Minneapolis

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74: Our First Ever Q+A!

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73: Renee Nicole Good, And How Just War Theory Makes Room For Christian Authoritarianism

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72: Is Being Biblical The Same As Being Christian?

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71: Is Artificial Intelligence ANTI Christian?

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70: How Should Christians Feel About Artificial Intelligence?

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69: How To Survive A Conservative Family Christmas

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68: Samantha Fulnecky, Transphobia, & The Conservative Christian Grift

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67: What Does Progressive Christianity Look Like in a Conservative Area? (with Pastor Ben Stringer)

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66: Can Christians Embrace Socialism?

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65: Is Having Empathy Really A Bad Thing?

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64: What is JD Vance's Christian Nationalist Vision?

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63: The Dangerous Rise of Christian Nationalism in the Military

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62: Christian Nationalism & Its Role in Shaping America's Politics

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61: What Happens to the Forgotten Women of the BIBLE?

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60: What Are The TOP 5 Myths About Progressive Christianity?

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59: Purity, Shame, and Its Impact On A Generation of Christians

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58: What Makes People LEAVE the Church and Then Return?

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57: Maybe This Is Who We Are? A Conversation on Violence, Trauma, and Faith

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56: Beyond the "Thin Blue Line": Exposing the Religious Roots of Mass Incarceration

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55: Cruelty Disguised As Christianity? Examining The Legacy of James Dobson

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54: I Was A Christian Nationalist & Didn't Know It w/ April Ajoy

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The Progressive Christians Podcast - Trailer

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53: Seeing Jesus In A Queer Black Woman

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52: Israel, Gaza, & The Political Theology of Collective Punishment

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51: Who Wants To Be A Trad Wife? Deconstructing Gender Roles & Traditional Marriage

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50: South Park Jesus: Examining Christianity's Broken Public Image

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49: The Epstein Files, Trump, & Why This Matters To Conservative Christians

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48: How Rapture Theology Influenced The Guadalupe River Flood Response

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47: Debunking MAGA's Biblical Argument Against A Government Social Safety Net

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46: A Spirituality of Staying In A Culture Of Leaving

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45: Why Young Men Are Struggling & Why It Should Matter To All Of Us

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44: The Spiritual Immaturity of MAGA & A Progressive Theology of Spiritual Formation

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43: ICE Raids, LA Protests, & Progressive Christian Resistance To Tyranny

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42: How Could Progressive Theology Influence Economic Policy?

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41: Ageism & The Fear Of Young Adults In Power

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40: Why Are You (Still) A Christian?

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39: What Is Fascism & How Progressive Christianity Can Help Us Resist It

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38: How Do We Hold On To Hope In Times Of Crisis?

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37: RFK Jr. Wants To Save Autistic Children But He's Making Things Worse

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36: The Problem of Evil with Dr. Becky Copeland

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35: How Christian Authoritarian Parenting Helps Explain Our Response To The Disappearing Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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34: What Do Progressive Christians Believe About Salvation?

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33: How To Talk To Conservatives About Politcs & Religion

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32: Adolescence, Doechii, and the Wisdom of Youth

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31: Project Esther & The Crackdown On Speech That Is Critical of Isreal

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30: They Like The Lying: Trump's Lies & His Support Among Conservatives

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29: What Is Sin?

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28: Do Progressive Christians Believe In The Bible?

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27: Sex, Gender, & Christian Theology

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26: Undocumented Immigrants & The Sanctuary Movement

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25: Trump's Executive Order for Christian Supremacy

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24: Project 2025: A Progressive Christian Analysis

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23: Women, Patriarchy, & the Bible with Claire McKeever-Burgett

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22: Trump 2.0 - How Should Progressive Christians Respond To The Second Trump Presidency

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21: MAGA Evangelicalism vs. Jimmy Carter's Progressive Evangelicalism

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20: L.A. - Where We All Live - Is On Fire

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19: What Do Progressives Believe About Evangelism?

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18: Our Favorite Christmas Traditions

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17: Netflix's Mary & A Progressive Christian Christmas

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16: Can Murder Be Just? Luigi Mangione & Healthcare In America

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15: Wicked & The Power of Political Propaganda

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14: Dealing with MAGA Religion at the Thanksgiving Table

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13: Christian Nationalism helped Trump win the election. What should progressive Christians do now?

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12: A Qualified Black Woman Lost To An Under-Qualified White Male Criminal

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11: Christian Nationalism is More Pervasive Than You Realize

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10: Evangelicals Fear Sexual Assault, But Misplace Their Focus

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9: Hurricane Helene and the Christian roots of Environmental Justice

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8: What Is A Progressive Theology of Immigration?

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7: Young women are leaving the church, why?

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6: Creating A Church With & For Families With Disabled Children

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5: Grump lost the debate but does that matter to Christians who would vote for him?

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4: Why are Conservatives (J.D. Vance) Obsessed with Childless People?

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3: What does progressive Christian masculinity look like?

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2: The Black Church Shows Up To The DNC

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1: Living Single…and being shamed for it.