Exvangelical

Exvangelical

Coming to terms with a messed up subculture. One conversation at a time. Support this podcast: https://postevangelicalpost.substack.com

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The Religious Exemption Accountability Project
Authors On Exvangelical LGBTQ+ Voices Religious Trauma / Adverse Religious Experience

The Religious Exemption Accountability Project

Sept. 30, 2021

An interview with Paul Southwick & Erin Green

Guests: Erin Green , Erin Green , Erin Green , Paul Southwick
Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of "God, Human, Animal, Machine"
Authors On Exvangelical

Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of "God, Human, Animal, Machine"

Sept. 24, 2021

9/11 & Transhumanism & Plant Consciousness, Oh My!

Peterson Toscano On Activism, Trauma, and Curiosity
Authors On Exvangelical LGBTQ+ Voices

Peterson Toscano On Activism, Trauma, and Curiosity

Sept. 17, 2021

Peterson Toscano returns to the show!

Christian Nationalist Political Tactics with Katherine Stewart (Re-Release)
Politics Powers & Principalities

Christian Nationalist Political Tactics with Katherine Stewart (Re-Release)

Sept. 2, 2021

This episode, recorded in the fall of 2020, is being re-released due to its relevance following the TX ruling.

In Conversation with Jamie Lee Finch
LGBTQ+ Voices Religious Trauma / Adverse Religious Experience

In Conversation with Jamie Lee Finch

Aug. 26, 2021

Jamie Lee Finch, author of You Are Your Own, returns to the show! We had been planning to talk this month for quite some time, but our conversation has a different tenor than we anticipated. This is one conversation among ma…

Tucker in Hungary in Context (Sarah Posner Re-Release)
Powers & Principalities Politics

Tucker in Hungary in Context (Sarah Posner Re-Release)

Aug. 19, 2021

Revisiting Tucker Carlson's trip to Hungary.

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Recent Blog Posts

“Exvangelical” – a working definition.

Over the past two years, the term “exvangelical” has gained traction on social media, especially through Twitter & Facebook. One e…

Watch the CBS Religion documentary “Deconstructing My Reli…

This Sunday, CBS Religion released their documentary Deconstructing My Religion featuring me, Chris Stroop, Linda Kay Klein, Emily Joy, and Julie Ingerso…

On Josh Harris’ IKDG “Apology.”

Two days ago, Josh Harris–the infamous author of purity culture books I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl–issued a statement. That sta…

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About the Host

Blake Chastain

Blake Chastain is host of the Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities podcasts and writer of the Post-Evangelical Post newsletter. He started the #exvangelical hashtag and helped popularize the term. He lives in the Chicago area with his family.

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So good.

"The Powers and Principalities season was rich with detail, well produced, and super helpful to a gal who is exvangelical and trying to wrap my head around this stuff. Understanding the systems at pla…"

By OG_Cupcake on Jan. 8, 2021 via Apple Podcasts

Feels like a podcast that is breaking down my entire childhood.

"I grew up a home schooled, preacher’s kid, in the south. The grand daughter of generations of ministers and intrenched in evangelical culture my whole life. As I grew up and left the culture it felt …"

By Heather Meredith on Dec. 17, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

Calm, Balanced, Compassionate, Real.

"The conversations are calm and candid, like an interesting conversation you’d have with new friends in the host’s living room on a Friday night. The guests are people with interesting but familiar-so…"

By Science Fan on Dec. 14, 2020 via Apple Podcasts
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