The Museum of the Bible
Monument to White American Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism
Weekly Roundup: The Civil War Never Ended
America First, George Floyd, and Racial Violence
Police Brutality, Family Values, and White Supremacist Christianity
Thoughts on the Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction
Teaching Creationism = Gateway for LGBTQ+ Bigotry
With Constitutional Lawyer Andrew Seidel
Weekly Roundup: Tragically Back to Normal
Brad and Dan discuss how returning to normal after the pandemic is tragic in contemporary America: from the murder of Daunte Wright during the Derek Chauvin murder trial to the propagation of White replacement theory by prominent pundits and politicians to the Evangelical reticence to get the vaccine. They draw on the work of James […]
Satisfying Yourself: Response #2 to Timothy Keller
Response #2 to Timothy Keller
Satisfying Yourself
Response #2 to Timothy Keller
Weekly Roundup: The Problem with the Focus on the Family
Brad and Dan draw on Sophie Bjork-James’ new book, the Divine Institution, to demonstrate how Evangelicals use the nuclear family in order to both attack members of the LGBTQ+ community and draw attention away from systemic issues related to race and other public health threats. In particular, they discuss a) the trans bill and healthcare […]
White Supremacists, Border Vigilantes, and Survivalists with Dr. Susannah Crockford
Brad is joined by Dr. Susannah Crockford, author of “Thank God for the greatest country on earth: white supremacy, vigilantes, and survivalists in the struggle to define the American nation,” an article in which she shares her ethnographic field work from the Arizona desert, near the US-Mexico border. Her work illuminates how Christian nationalism works […]
The Christian Soulmate Fallacy–Response to Timothy Keller
Brad responds to a Twitter thread by Timothy Keller, pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Keller argues for sex in a lifelong covenant marked by deep permanent union. He calls this biblical. Brad points out that the only biblical soulmate story we have of this kind is between God and Israel, which is a problematic example […]
Weekly Roundup: Why Are They Trying Write Trans People Out of Existence?
Brad and Dan are happy to announce that SWAJ is joining the Irreverent Media Group–a collective of podcasts that offers content on deconstruction, rediscovery, and everything in between. We outline the details at the top of the episode. Check out irreverent.fm for more details! We spend the major segment discussing the 82 anti-trans bills up […]
Being a Woman of Color in Purity Culture with Asha Dahya
TEDx speaker and author Asha Dahya is the Creator and Editor in Chief of GIRLTALKHQ. She was born in the UK, raised in Australia, and now lives in the USA. Of Indian descent, Asha grew up in Evangelical churches and was imbued with the teachings of purity culture. She discusses how it shaped her understanding […]
