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Coming to terms with a messed up subculture. One conversation at a time. Support this podcast: https://postevangelicalpost.substack.com
Recent Episodes
Oct. 11, 2024
From the Archive: Reza Aslan
Today I'm publishing an archival episode with Reza Aslan, who called my book Exvangelical & Beyond " [a]n insightful exploration of faith, identity, and activism in a nation at the crossroads of religious fervor and social c…
Sept. 24, 2024
Exvangelical & Beyond is out TODAY.
Read an excerpt in TeenVogue, and buy wherever books are sold.
Aug. 30, 2024
Thoughts on the PRRI 2023 Census of American Religion
In this minisode, I talk about the 2023 Census of American Religion published by PRRI. This is an adaptation & expansion of my latest post at The Post-Evangelical Post . Exvangelical & Beyond comes out in under a month! Pre-…
Aug. 16, 2024
The Good Books: Tia Levings, author of A Well-Trained Wife
Today's guest is the author Tia Levings, writer of the new book A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. You may also know her from the Amazon docuseries Shiny Happy People and her newsletter The Anti-Fundam…
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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 early criticism of “exvangelical” as a term was that it was overly negative. Since ma…
Watch the CBS Religion documentary “Deconstructing My Religion” on YouTube and On-Demand
This Sunday, CBS Religion released their documentary Deconstructing My Religion featuring me, Chris Stroop, Linda Kay Klein, Emily Joy, and Julie Ingersoll, and other exvangelical voices.
The special is available on all CBS platforms and Yo…
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 statement can be found here:
https://twitter.com/HarrisJosh/status/1054442345800716288
Long stor…
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.