Social media and recent political events have exposed the fault lines that exist within our country and our spiritual communities. The corruption and blind spots of the evangelical church have led to the departure of so many from faith, who cite hypocrisy and partisanship as reasons they can’t stay. Chillingly, many of the virtues that we believed were a central piece of our religious heritage—including kindness, purity, modesty, hospitality, and faithfulness—have been hijacked and used for political or cultural gain.
But all is not lost. My guest today, Author Amy Peterson, wants to reimagine virtue as a tool, not a weapon; as wild, not tame; as embodied, not written. As someone intimately familiar with, fond of, and also deeply critical of the world of conservative evangelicalism, Amy dissects the moral code of American evangelicalism and re-examines what it really means to be faithful in the modern world.
Her latest book, Where Goodness Still Grows, traces the virtues from their original meanings and imagines what it could look like for us to embrace and celebrate them today. Where Goodness Still Grows is more than a book. It is a thoughtful, poetic, and deeply powerful call to reclaim our faith and it’s a book I deeply needed in 2020.
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Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 319: America's Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics with Author Joel Edward Goza
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 318: Dr. Julie Galambush - Hidden Truths: Why Translators Intentionally Mistranslate the Bible
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 317: Dr. Julie Galambush - Luke-Acts and the Creation of Christianity
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 316: In Conversation with Islam - Dr. Akber Mohammed
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 315: Guest Stephen Tobolowsky
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 314: Calvary Movie Reflection
Episode 313_The Jewish View of Original Sin with Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 312: Matthew Clark
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 311: Legend Ozora
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 310: Wild Harbors
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #309: Hank Spaulding and The Just and Loving Gaze of God With Us
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 308: Fault Lines with Kevin M. Kruse and Julian Zelizer
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #307: Father of Christian Rock, Joseph Markko and The All Saved Freak Band.
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #306: Breakfast With Brian Zahnd
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #305: Remembering Rich Mullins - Guest Beth Snell Lutz Shares Memories of Her Friend
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #304: Pete Peterson Wrestles With Frankenstein
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #303: Jason Scott and The Worship Collective
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #302: Brian Zahnd - PostCards From Babylon
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #301: Thomas Jay Oord (Author of God Can't)
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #300 - 300th Episode Retrospective with guest host Matt Anderson
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