Yesterday I was quoted in Axios alongside others in a write-up about exvangelicals by Stef W. Kight:

Stef Kight @StefWKight

Loved getting to write on exvangelicals for @axios — a bit of a passion project for me the past couple months (between covering the border, Afghanistan) I’ve been fascinated by the spiritual journeys of people i grew up with — & finding they’re not alone Exvangelicals are breaking away — and spreading the gospelThere’s a growing “subculture of the deconstructed” and they’re sharing their views on social media.axios.com

September 19th 2021

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This morning I was pleasantly surprised to find Exvangelical in Apple Podcasts’ Top Charts in the US:

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Happy Monday 😅

September 20th 2021

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I’m always thankful for these opportunities. Fellow Irreverent Media Group podcaster, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, was also quoted:

"I was coming out as transgender, and queer. I'm also Latinx," said Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, a theologian and ethicist with a doctorate in religion. "And so I'm already not fitting in because of some of these markers. But then I was being pushed out and disposed of because of the questions I'm asking."

Check out Dr. Robyn & Rev. Golladay’s latest episode of the Activist Theology podcast:

Kristin Kobes Du Mez was also quoted, whom I spoke with for season 1 of Powers & Principalities:

I also wrote a review of the book here:

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