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 (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 448: A Small If - Elijah Stacy
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 447: Musical Advent Calendar Preview
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 446: Chosen Road - Appalachian Hymns
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 445: Melanie Waldman
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Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 444: Becca Jordan
Episode 443 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) The Gates Are Not Locked
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 442: STEPHEN MCWHIRTER
Episode 441: For Love of Neighbor - Politics For The Common Good Film Synopsis
Episode 440: Live Episode On The Wisdom App - Who Is Jesus?
Episode 439 - William Willimon - The ABCs of Christian Faith
Episode 438 - The Love of Christ
Episode 437 - Called To Something New
Episode 436 - Stephen McNeill - The Art of Repair - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 435 - Dale Baker - The Maudlin Fee - Voices In My Head ( The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 435 - Linda Znachko - He Knows Your Name - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 434 - For The Fatherless - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 433 - JENNY & TYLER - PART OF ME
Episode 432 - What On Earth Is Heaven?
Episode 431: Thank You Health Care Workers
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