For the first time in decades, American Christianity is not in decline. What are young people looking for–and finding–at church?
Further reading: The surprising chasm splitting Americans along religious lines by Christian Paz. Pew report: Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off.
This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey, e ... Show More
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I was told there would be deals
After pressing pause on the steepest tariffs, the Trump Administration promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. That deadline is nearly here but the deals are not. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kri ... Show More
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Mar 2025
Andrew Isker: Building a Christian Refuge to Fight Wokeness, Transgenderism, and Paganism
Andrew Isker is the sixth generation in his family to live in the same Minnesota town. But when the state declared war on Christians, he fled to Tennessee, where he’s helping to build a new and real community based on faith and freedom.
(00:00) Why Isker Is Building a New Christi ... Show More
1h 41m
Feb 2019
Matthew Bowman, "Christian: The Politics of a Word in America" (Harvard UP, 2018)
The intersection of religion and politics in the United States is one of the nation's most enduring conversations. Christian: The Politics of a Word in America(Harvard University Press, 2018) by Dr. Matthew Bowman at Henderson State University, was recently named one of the five ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 2025
An Atheist’s Case for More Christianity in Politics
We’ll be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime we’re kicking off 2025 with a great conversation from our friends at “The Opinions.” In this episode, the New York Times Opinion columnist David French, a lifelong evangelical, speaks to Jonathan Rauch, an atheist an ... Show More
20m 12s
Jun 2
Bishop Barron on the New Pope, the Foolishness of Atheism, and Why Young Men Are Turning to Christ
There’s a revival going on, says Bishop Robert Barron. It’s unmistakable. You see it everywhere. (00:00) Introduction (09:05) How to Abandon Your Ego (20:47) Seeing God in All Things (25:15) The Biggest Threat to Your Relationship With God (54:00) Does God Require Sacrifice? Paid ... Show More
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Aug 2024
[Faith] Episode 43: Yolanda Pierce - Nobody's Doing Theology from the Moon
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared and Angela Parker talk to Yolanda Pierce about the different paths of deconstruction, how womanist and intersectional theology provides plenty good room, and why true multicultural diversity is more than just different faces in a ... Show More
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