In this episode, we are joined by Sarah McCammon, National Political Correspondent at NPR, to discuss her book Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. In it, Sarah tells a compelling, personal story about family, marriage, politics, and church—and she concisely boils down insights from scholars like David Gushee, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Christian Smith, and others you’ll hear her reference. If the great de-churching currently happening in American society is most acutely felt by Gen Z and Millennials, Sarah’s story is right in the heart of that. And since no one really knows where the future is headed, one question to ask is: If evangelicals or other religious Americans leave the fold, what replaces that unique sense of purpose, transcendent faith, and community? Joining Sarah to discuss that and other urgent questions is Ruth Graham, the brilliant New York Times’ religion, faith, and values reporter.
Guests:
Sarah McCammon
Ruth Graham
Additional Resources:
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, by Sarah McCammon
"Evangelical Writer Who Influenced Purity Culture Separates from Wife," by Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham
"Two Evangelical Leaders on 'Radical Faith'," by Ruth Graham
Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation, by Jon Ward
John Inazu and Matthew Kaminski: Learning to Disagree
Michael Wear and Tim Alberta: The Spirit of Our Politics
Elizabeth Bruenig and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac: Advent in the Holy Land
Tim Alberta and Michael Wear: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
Romney: A Reckoning with McKay Coppins and Peter Baker
Luke Russert and Carl Cannon: Look for Me There
David Brooks and Curt Thompson: How to Know a Person
Christine Emba and Richard Reeves: On the Crisis Men Face
Rabbi David Saperstein and McKay Coppins: Religious Freedom in an Uncertain World
Race and Faith in America: Eugene Scott and Ekemini Uwan
Storytelling and Hollywood: Alissa Wilkinson and Brad Winters on Faith at the Movies
Carolyn Chen and Trae Stephens: How Work Replaces Religion in Silicon Valley
A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar: Joshua Ralston and Rim-Sarah Alouane
America’s Crisis in Social Trust: Yuval Levin
Islam and American Pluralism: Mustafa Akyol and Dalia Mogahed
Miroslav Volf and Tim Alberta: Life Worth Living
Shaun Casey and Rachel Donadio: Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom
Mapping the Faith-Based Initiative: Ryan Streeter and Tevi Troy
Peter Frankopan: China’s New Silk Roads
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