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Faithful Politics
POV: When Government Uses Scripture – A Live Conversation with Brian Kaylor
Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comThis month’s live Point of View (POV) brings a close reading of several U.S. government social media posts that pair Bible verses and prayers with military messaging. We’re joined by author and journalist Brian Kaylor to examine how these passages are being used, what they mean in their original context, and whether that kind of messaging is appropriate for a pluralistic public institution.We walk through four examples – Psalm 18, Psalm 23, Joshua 1:9, and the Lo...
2026-02-13
1h 02
Faithful Politics
When Government Quotes the Bible: Brian Kaylor on DHS, Faith, and Public Messaging
Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comNote: We discuss social media posts in this episode that are shown on the screen. To see the actual images watch the YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/316SCgIX9qQ The Department of Homeland Security has been posting Bible verses alongside immigration enforcement content. In this episode, Will and Pastor Josh are joined by President and editor-in-chief of Word&Way Brian Kaylor to examine what those posts mean and why they matter. The conversation f...
2026-02-10
1h 04
Dangerous Dogma
American Christianity Divided in Responses to ICE
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about ICE actions in Minneapolis, how many clergy are leading protests against ICE while others are supporting ICE, and new research worried about the loss of "purple" churches. You can watch a video version of the conversation here. Here are a few pieces related to the episode: Brian wrote about two American Baptist congregations ministering in Minneapolis. Angela mentioned a statement from the chaplain of...
2026-02-04
58 min
Dangerous Dogma
Anna Piela and Michael Woolf on Confronting Islamophobia in the Church
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with American Baptist ministers Anna Piela and Michael Woolf on Islamophobia, immigration, and how Christians can better engage with interfaith efforts. Anna and Michael are coauthors of the new book, Confronting Islamophobia in the Church: Liturgical Tools for Justice. Watch a video version of this conversation here. Here are a few pieces related to the episode: Brian wrote about Michael's advocacy outside an ICE facility in Illinois Michael wrote for Unsettling Advent about Advent in a time of soldiers in the streets Brian recently testified against anti-Sharia...
2026-01-30
47 min
Dangerous Dogma
Attacking Venezuela & Gambling on Jesus
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes consideration of the U.S. attack on Venezuela and how Christians are responding, Pete Hegseth's pledge to change the military chaplaincy program, and how people are now betting on the return of Jesus and pretty much everything else in life. You can watch a video version of the conversation here. Here are a few pieces related to the episode: Brian wrote at A Public Witness about...
2026-01-09
47 min
The State Of Belief
The War Gospel According to Pete Hegseth: Rev. Brian Kaylor
On the latest episode of The State of Belief, you’ll hear the insightful Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor, President and Editor-in-Chief of Word & Way. Brian and host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush use the lens of his new book, The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploring Scripture for Political Power, to focus on how scripture is being increasingly manipulated to justify distinctly non-biblical politics and policies – particularly at the Pentagon. Of the themes that emerged in the conversation, these were particularly notable: The Misuse of Scripture: Brian discusses how certain factions within Christianity, particularly Christian Nationalists, exploit bibl...
2025-12-14
1h 01
Dangerous Dogma
Dangers of Faith in the Pentagon & AI in Faith
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes consideration of U.S. strikes against Venezuelan boats, Pete Hegseth's Christian prayer services at the Pentagon, the use of AI in churches, and alarms about AI Christian music and books. You can watch a video version of the conversation here. Here are a few pieces mentioned in the episode: Brian wrote a piece for A Public Witness about the prayer services at the Pentagon. Ross Douthat...
2025-12-11
47 min
Good Faith Weekly
Good Faith Weekly, 11/21/2025 - Thanksgiving Turkey + Brian Kaylor
A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Brian Kaylor to discuss his latest book, The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power. Dr. Brian Kaylor is an award-winning author and journalist, and the President and Editor-in-Chief of Word&Way, a Missouri-based Christian media company. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political communication from the University of Missouri, and his writing has appeared in outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post, Sojourners, a...
2025-11-21
50 min
Dangerous Dogma
News Roundup: Elections, Government Shutdown, & Clergy Challenging ICE
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes consideration of religious attacks in elections this week, impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on churches, and clergy protesting against ICE. Watch a video version of this latest conversation here. Here are a few articles related to some of what was discussed: Angela interviewed two Minneapolis mayoral candidates: DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton. Brian wrote about the New York City mayoral race Brian reported o...
2025-11-04
43 min
How to Heal Our Divides
Brian Kaylor: “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
Please enjoy this interview with Brian Kaylor, author of a new book titled “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“Learn more at:briankaylor.com wordandway.orgchalicepress.com
2025-10-30
31 min
Find Your Next Calling
Brian Kaylor: “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
Please enjoy this interview with Brian Kaylor, author of a new book titled “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“Learn more at:briankaylor.com wordandway.orgchalicepress.com
2025-10-30
31 min
Faith and Justice Book Group
Brian Kaylor: “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
Please enjoy this interview with Brian Kaylor, author of a new book titled “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“Learn more at:briankaylor.com wordandway.orgchalicepress.com
2025-10-30
31 min
The Jim Wallis Podcast
When Faith Meets Power: Brian Kaylor on the Gospel vs. Christian Nationalism
In this compelling conversation, Jim Wallis speaks with Brian Kaylor, president and editor-in-chief of Word & Way and host of Dangerous Dogma, about his new book The Bible According to Christian Nationalists. Kaylor exposes how Scripture is being distorted to serve political ends—and calls the Church to reclaim biblical truth and moral courage in an age of rising authoritarianism. Together, they explore how to resist “worship-washing,” rebuild faith literacy, and keep Jesus—not partisanship—at the center of public life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
2025-10-23
45 min
Dangerous Dogma
William Stell on Evangelicals & Antigay Christianity
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with William Stell, a religious studies professor and author of the forthcoming book, Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity. Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at Moravian Theological Seminary. This is the third in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals (following conversations with Randall Balmer in episode 189 and Angela Parker in episode 190). Other previous conversations mentioned in this episode are those with David Swartz in...
2025-10-15
56 min
IN LAYMAN'S TERMS
Brian Kaylor on Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism is not patriotism. It may actually be considered idolatry. Where is the line? And how do we ensure we aren't pushing Jesus from the center of the throne? Rev. Brian Kaylor, a Baptist pastor, journalist and author, will be the special guest at Orders & Fellowship in October. He will share the history of this phenomenon and will help pastors understand better how they can lead their congregations so that they still can show love for their country without falling into the pitfalls that have happened for others in the past. Download this podcast. You also...
2025-10-08
29 min
Faithful Politics
The Bible According to Christian Nationalists with Brian Kaylor
Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comWhat happens when the Bible gets treated like a political toolkit instead of a sacred text meant to form our lives? In this conversation, Pastor Josh and Will sit down with Brian Kaylor—editor in chief of Word&Way, Baptist minister, and author of The Bible According to Christian Nationalists—to unpack seven common ways scripture gets twisted to serve power. We talk about why Christian nationalism functions as a theological heresy, not just a polit...
2025-10-07
1h 03
Dangerous Dogma
Randall Balmer on Evangelicals & Church-State Separation
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Randall Balmer, a historian of American religion and author of the new book, America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State. Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at Moravian Theological Seminary. This is the first in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals. Balmer previously appeared on Dangerous Dogma in episode 25 and episode 124. You can watch a video version of this episdoe here. Burkholder will be giving the annual Walter Vivian...
2025-10-01
46 min
Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor on The Bible According to Christian Nationalists (with guest host Beau Underwood)
In this episode, guest host Beau Underwood interviews Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power. You can watch a video version of this conversation on YouTube. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
2025-09-23
43 min
The Amalgamation with Bruce Reyes-Chow
E73: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
✊🏽 About Our GuestsBrian Kaylor is a Baptist minister with a PhD in political communication. A former professor of political communication and advocacy studies, he now serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Word & Way, where he writes and speaks on issues of faith and public life. He previously served at churches and denominational organizations affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, American Baptist Churches USA, and Southern Baptist Convention. An award-winning writer, his pieces have been published by numerous outlets, including Boston Globe, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Star, Nashville Tennessean, Sojourners, and Washington Post. Kaylor serves as board treas...
2025-09-23
48 min
The Amalgamation with Bruce Reyes-Chow
E73 Trailer: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
Here is the trailer for Episode 73 of The Amalgamation Podcast: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood The full episode drops on Tuesday, September 23rd, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter have early access to the full episode. Thanks for listening.
2025-09-16
01 min
Elisha's Bears: Exploring Faith, Baptists, and the Bible
Baptizing America, Christian Nationalism, and the Mainline with Brian Kaylor
In this episode, Dr. Brian Kaylor talks with Pastor Danny about the origins, dangers, and influences of Christian Nationalism. He offers historical context on topics like flags in houses of worship, the Pledge of Allegiance, and “In God We Trust.” Much of the conversation stems from his book, "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.” Brian is a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in Political Communication and Advocacy Studies, and is President and Editor in Chief of the Word & Way. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, and The Washington Post...
2025-07-28
35 min
KFM On Demand
The Bible For Normal People - [Faith] Episode 60: Beau Underwood & Brian Kaylor - Christian Nationalism Across the Political Spectrum
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor join Pete and Jared to explore the history of how mainline Protestants have contributed to Christian nationalism in the United States. They explain how patriotic worship practices, uncritical support for the state, and assumptions about the nation’s “Christian” identity have shaped the movement—and how churches today can begin to untangle faith from nationalism. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-60-beau-underwood-brian-kaylor-christian-nationalism-across-the-political-spectrum/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/KtmnH_URiAE ********** This episode is sponsored by Greenlight. Greenlight is the easy, convenient w...
2025-06-30
1h 04
The Bible For Normal People
[Faith] Episode 60: Beau Underwood & Brian Kaylor - Christian Nationalism Across the Political Spectrum
In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor join Pete and Jared to explore the history of how mainline Protestants have contributed to Christian nationalism in the United States. They explain how patriotic worship practices, uncritical support for the state, and assumptions about the nation’s “Christian” identity have shaped the movement—and how churches today can begin to untangle faith from nationalism. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-60-beau-underwood-brian-kaylor-christian-nationalism-across-the-political-spectrum/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/KtmnH_URiAE ********** This episode is sponsored by Greenlight. Greenlight is the easy, convenient w...
2025-06-30
1h 02
In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer
Brian Kaylor on Baptizing America and How Christian Nationalism Hijacked Mainline Religion
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Brian Kaylor, President and Editor-in-Chief of Word & Way, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Baptizing America._____LINKShttps://briankaylor.comhttps://wordandway.orghttps://dogma.wordandway.org/https://bsky.app/profile/briankaylor.bsky.socialhttps://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-brian-kaylor_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus...
2025-05-06
1h 06
Dangerous Dogma
Angela Denker on Disciples of White Jesus
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with journalist and Lutheran minister Angela Denker about her forthcoming book Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood. You can watch a video version of this conversation here. You can also hear an earlier conversation with Denker in episode 68, and a conversation with Caleb Campbell in episode 150. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor a...
2025-03-20
32 min
Dangerous Dogma
David Swartz on Rebel on Main
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with historian David Swartz about his new narrative podcast project Rebel on Main, which offers a historical and contemporary exploration of a Kentucky county and its unusual Confederate statue. You can watch a video version of this conversation here. (You can also hear an earlier episode with Lisa Weaver Swartz in episode 83.) Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism...
2025-03-12
26 min
Dangerous Dogma
Munther Isaac on Christ in the Rubble
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, about his forthcoming book Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza. He also talks about Donald Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza, the importance of using the terms "genocide" and "apartheid," and why U.S. churches need to repent from the theology of empire. You can watch a video version of this conversation here. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make...
2025-03-05
42 min
Dangerous Dogma
178. State Senator Shows How NOT to Read Proverbs
On Tuesday (Feb. 25), a session of the Oklahoma Senate transformed into a spontaneous Bible study. Or perhaps more of a Bible study cosplay demonstrating how not to read the Bible, specifically how not to read the Book of Proverbs. In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor unpacks the errors in how Proverbs was cited by a state senator trying to justify public schools using corporal punishment against children with disabilities. You can watch a video version of this podcast here. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make...
2025-02-26
16 min
Dangerous Dogma
Countering Sean Feucht with Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood, a sociology doctoral fellow at Tulane University, about a protest march she organized to counter an event by Christian Nationalistic musician Sean Feucht in New Orleans on Feb. 8, 2025. You can learn more about Feucht at A Public Witness, including reports on his participation at campaign events and his rallies at state Capitols. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped...
2025-02-12
29 min
Dangerous Dogma
Paul Raushenbush & Trump's Targeting of Christians
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, about various ways the Trump administration has targeted Christian groups, including Episcopalians, Catholics, and Lutherans. You can read more about the recent attacks on Lutheran charity work in a report at A Public Witness and in a memo from Interfaith Alliance. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian...
2025-02-07
26 min
Dangerous Dogma
Mariann Budde, John Danforth, & Prophetic Preaching
In this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with John Danforth, a former U.S. Senator and Episcopal priest, about the controversy over Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde's sermon during an inauguration prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral. You can read more about the issue at A Public Witness, including a report on the sermon, a look at the anti-religious liberty responses to her message, and an analysis of sermons inspired by the bishop's stand. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and pol...
2025-01-31
27 min
Dangerous Dogma
Joe Blosser on To Love Our Neighbors
Joe Blosser talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book To Love Our Neighbors: Radical Practices in Solidarity, Sufficiency, and Sustainability. He also discusses understandings of how a neighbor is, church food pantries, and economic neoliberalism. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when...
2025-01-16
49 min
Dangerous Dogma
173. Bruce Chilton on the Herods [Reissue]
Bruce Chilton, professor of religion at Bard College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession. He also discusses the political issues at play in New Testament stories like the birth, teachings, and death of Jesus. This episode is being reissued and was originally released in December 2021. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Ka...
2024-12-20
48 min
Dangerous Dogma
Christi Harlan on Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C.
Christi Harlan talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new books Mr. President, The Class Is Yours: Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Lessons in Washington, D.C. and Normal Lives: President Jimmy Carter and His Church. She also discusses Carter's teaching style and humor, as well as the church's history. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it...
2024-12-13
45 min
Dangerous Dogma
Samuel Perry on Religion for Realists
Samuel Perry, a professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion. He also discusses issues of religious identity, partisanship, and Christian Nationalism. He previously appeared on episode 46. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly...
2024-12-06
49 min
Dangerous Dogma
Tony Campolo on Faith as Babylon Falls
This episode features a conversation originally recorded in May 2020 for the podcast Baptist Without An Adjective. In it, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor interviewed author and sociologist Tony Campolo. The author of 35 books and a longtime professor at Eastern University, Campolo died on Nov. 19 at the age of 89. This conversation is being rebroadcast to honor this influential and important Christian thinker. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism...
2024-11-22
54 min
Dangerous Dogma
Grace Ji-Sun Kim on When God Became White
Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. She also discusses issues of racism, patriarchy, and Christian Nationalism. She previously appeared on episode 145. She writes a Substack newsletter and can be found on social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline...
2024-11-15
10 min
Dangerous Dogma
Grace Ji-Sun Kim on When God Became White
Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. She also discusses issues of racism, patriarchy, and Christian Nationalism. She previously appeared on episode 145. She writes a Substack newsletter and can be found on social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline...
2024-11-15
42 min
Dangerous Dogma
Drew Strait on Strange Worship
Drew Strait, a New Testament professor at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. He also discusses issues of strategic nonviolence, empathy, and suspicion of state power. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off...
2024-11-08
47 min
Dangerous Dogma
Bekah McNeel on This is Going to Hurt
Journalist and author Bekah McNeel talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America. She also discusses addressing issues of immigration, education, and guns. She previously appeared on episode 70. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the...
2024-11-01
50 min
Dangerous Dogma
Michael Austin on American Christian Nationalism
Michael Austin, a philosophy professor at Eastern Kentucky University and Bonhoeffer Senior Fellow of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning and Leadership of Hebrew College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book American Christian Nationalism: Neither American nor Christian. He also discusses American values, teachings of Jesus, and the co-option of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and...
2024-10-25
48 min
Dangerous Dogma
Jerome Copulsky on American Heretics
Jerome Copulsky, a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order. He also discusses colonial Anglicans, debates during the Confederacy, and Christian Nationalism. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice...
2024-10-18
48 min
Dangerous Dogma
Amanda Tyler on How to End Christian Nationalism
Amanda Tyler of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her forthcoming book How to End Christian Nationalism. She also discusses the Christians Against Christian Nationalism effort, issues involving public education, and different ways to engage in the public square. She previously appeared on episode 7 and episode 102. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood...
2024-10-11
51 min
Dangerous Dogma
Blake Chastain on Exvangelical and Beyond
Blake Chastain, author of The Post-Evangelical Post, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back. He also discusses racism, consumerism, and Donald Trump. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price...
2024-10-04
51 min
Dangerous Dogma
Lore Ferguson Wilbert on the Understory
Lore Ferguson Wilbert talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book The Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor. She also discusses issues of grief, COVID-19, and hope. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you use the promo...
2024-09-27
45 min
Just Liberty
21: Worshiping at the altar of America with Brian T. Kaylor
Who should we blame for the rise of Christian nationalism? Is it simply the work of white Christian supremacists or far-right evangelical political leaders? Or could it also have been fueled by ordinary American Christians, and their decades-long, unquestioning embrace of something called "civil religion"? We talk with award-winning author and journalist Brian T. Kaylor about his newly published book, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. *** Follow Brian: X: @BrianKaylor Instagram: @BrianKaylor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantkaylor *** Book: Baptizing...
2024-09-24
32 min
Dangerous Dogma
Darryl Stephens on Reckoning Methodism
Darryl Stephens, director of United Methodist Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Reckoning Methodism: Mission and Division in the Public Church. He also discusses issues of sexuality, colonialism, and public advocacy. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price...
2024-09-19
46 min
Dangerous Dogma
Julie Faith Parker on Eve Isn't Evil
Julie Faith Parker, a visiting scholar at Union Theological Seminary and a biblical scholar in residence at Marble Collegiate Church, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Eve Isn't Evil: Feminist Readings of the Bible to Upend Our Assumptions. She also discusses translation problems, the role of the matriarchs, and female prophets. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood...
2024-09-13
44 min
Dangerous Dogma
Matthew Taylor on the Violent Take it by Force
Matthew Taylor, a scholar with the Institute for Islamic-Christian-Jewish Studies, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book The Violent Take it By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy. He also discusses the New Apostolic Reformation, election prophecies, and the Jan. 6 insurrection. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice...
2024-09-06
58 min
Dangerous Dogma
Jason Shelton on the Contemporary Black Church
Jason Shelton, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion. He also discusses impacts of the civil rights movement, racial injustices, and the COVID-19 pandemic on church life. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy...
2024-08-30
50 min
Dangerous Dogma
Joel Looper on Another Gospel
Joel Looper talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book Another Gospel: Christian Nationalism and the Crisis of Evangelical Identity. He also discusses messianic and apocalyptic rhetoric in Trumpism. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you use the promo code "BApodcast."
2024-08-23
48 min
Dangerous Dogma
Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity
Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about podcasting, community, and speaking out in public. He also talks about Theology Beer Camp on Oct. 17-19 in Denver. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you use the promo code "BApodcast."
2024-08-16
55 min
The Living Room Disciple
75. Baptizing America: A Conversation with Beau T. Underwood & Brian Kaylor
Listeners of The Living Room Disciple can receive 25% off their subscription to Dwell by visiting https://dwellbible.com/tlrd. On This Week’s Episode: Join us as we sit down with Beau T. Underwood and Brian Kaylor, authors of the book Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. In this episode, we explore the deep roots of Christian nationalism within mainline denominations and discuss how these historical ties continue to shape the American church today. We also delve into what it means to follow Jesus in a culture increasingly influenced by...
2024-08-12
45 min
Dangerous Dogma
Tony Jones on the God of Wild Places
Tony Jones, a theologian and author, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors. He also discusses hunting, death, and ministry. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you use the...
2024-08-09
45 min
Dangerous Dogma
Thomas Jay Oord on Expulsion from Church of the Nazarene
Thomas Jay Oord, a theologian and author, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about being disciplined by the Church of the Nazarene, which resulted in him losing his preaching credentials and being expelled from membership. He also discusses the church trial process, his defense of affirming LGBTQ+ people, and open and relational theology. Learn more from his website or the Center for Open & Relational Theology. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline...
2024-08-02
46 min
Dangerous Dogma
Jenai Auman on Othered
Jenai Auman, a writer and artist, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized. She also discusses church trauma, the importance of lament, and misuse of Scripture. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off...
2024-07-26
51 min
A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast
Mainline Protestants and Christian Nationalism w/ Brian Kaylor
Send us a textSpecial Guest:Brian Kaylor, Author of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian NationalismGuest Question:Christian nationalism didn’t develop in a vacuum created only by conservative evangelical Christians. How have protestant and progressive Christian actions contributed to the rise of Christian nationalism, even if inadvertently?Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian NationalismFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website
2024-07-25
1h 00
Dangerous Dogma
Ross Kane on the Good News of Church Politics
Ross Kane, a professor of theology, ethics, and culture at Virginia Theological Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book The Good News of Church Politics. He also discusses local engagement, the biblical word for the church, and the importance of repentance and forgiveness. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice...
2024-07-11
50 min
How to Heal Our Divides
Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor: “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism”
Book interview with Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor: “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism” Learn more at: chalicepress.com https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptizingamerica faithandjusticebookgrou.com
2024-07-11
38 min
Faith and Justice Book Group
Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor: “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism”
Book interview with Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor: “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism” Learn more at: chalicepress.com https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptizingamerica faithandjusticebookgrou.com
2024-07-08
38 min
Dangerous Dogma
Andrew Garnett on Christians and the Roman Army
Andrew Garnett, pastor Hampton Baptist Church in Virginia, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Christians and the Roman Army: Lessons for Today. He also discusses the impact of the rise of Constantine, differences between leaders and congregants, and Fourth of July services. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they...
2024-06-27
47 min
The Justice Briefing with Dr. Jemar Tisby
Baptizing America with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor
We often frame the white Christian nationalism as a problem exclusively of far-right, fundamentalist evangelicalism. What we talk much less about is mainline Protestants and how they have contributed to the rise of Christian nationalism from the 1940s to the present.I talk with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor about the book he co-authored called, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.Among the topics we cover are:Defining mainline ProtestantismDistinguishing between civil religion and Christian NationalismWhy capitalize the "N" in Christian NationalismHow January 6, 2021 compares with January 6, 2022What can or s...
2024-06-27
1h 05
That Makes Total Sense!
Episode 254 – Brian Kaylor
Growing up inside American evangelicalism, I can see now that there was definitely a taste of Christian nationalism thrown into the cultural mix (though I certainly couldn’t name it at the time). If you grew up culturally Chrisitan in the U.S., the same is probably true for you, too. What Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood … Continue reading Episode 254 – Brian Kaylor
2024-06-23
51 min
Dangerous Dogma
Caleb Campbell on Disarming Leviathan
Caleb Campbell, pastor at Desert Springs Bible Church in Phoenix, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor. He also discusses Turning Point USA, syncretism, and missionary strategies. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you...
2024-06-19
50 min
Dangerous Dogma
Shirley Mullen on Claiming the Courageous Middle
Shirley Mullen, retired president of Houghton College (now University), talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book Claiming the Courageous Middle: Daring to Live and Work Together for a More Hopeful Future. She also discusses liberal arts education, listening to others, and embracing middle spaces. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice...
2024-06-13
49 min
Dangerous Dogma
Diana Butler Bass, Adriene Thorne, & Andrew Whitehead on Christian Nationalism & Mainline Protestants
This episode features the audio from an online book launch for Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. Co-authors Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood hosted a panel conversation with Dr. Diana Butler Bass, Rev. Adriene Thorne, and Dr. Andrew Whitehead on Christian Nationalism and mainline Protestants. Bass, who writes the Substack newsletter The Cottage and is the author of numerous books, previously appeared on episode 59. Thorne, the senior minister at The Riverside Church in New York City, previously appeared on episode 78. And Whitehead, author of American Idolatry, previously appeared on episode 52 and episode 111. Note: Don't fo...
2024-06-06
00 min
Homebrewed Christianity
Faith in the Public Square with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, authors of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism, joined me for a live-streamed conversation where we discussed the book and a bunch of listener questions inspired by their recent lectures linked below. Lecture One: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism Lecture Two: How Mainline Protestants Still Perpetuate Christian Nationalism In the face of a rising threat to both church and democracy, "Baptizing America" provides an urgent examination and an enlightening critique exposing the dangerous undercurrents of Christian Nationalism. How can Mainline Protestants spot such practices in t...
2024-06-03
1h 26
The State Of Belief
Brian Kaylor: The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
How did phrases like "One nation under God" become part of the Pledge of Allegiance, and "In God We Trust" become America's national motto? As Christian Nationalism becomes more and more mainstream, experts like Brian Kaylor are examining the origins of these religious elements in American public life. Contrary to popular belief, much of this conflation of religion and national identity was not established by evangelicals, but were, instead, the work of mainline Protestant clergy and politicians.In this week's episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, Rev. Paul Raushenbush is...
2024-05-25
52 min
Dangerous Dogma
Scott Coley on Ministers of Propaganda
Scott Coley, a lecturer in philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his forthcoming book Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right. He also discusses the rhetoric of complementarianism, creation science, and Al Mohler. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they...
2024-05-14
49 min
Dangerous Dogma
Joe Ingle on Too Close to the Flame
Joe Ingle talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Too Close to the Flame: With the Condemned inside the Southern Killing Machine. He also discusses meeting with politicians and his memories of Will Campbell. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they are offering 33% off the cover price when you u...
2024-05-14
49 min
Dangerous Dogma
Grace Ji-Sun Kim & Susan Shaw on Surviving God
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw talk with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about their new book Surviving God: A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors. They also talk about considering new metaphors for God, reading biblical stories of survivors, and the importance of still finding joy. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy...
2024-05-14
45 min
Crackers and Grape Juice
Episode 435: Baptizing America - How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism
Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood join the pod to discuss their new book, Baptizing America - How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.From the publisher:In the face of a rising threat to both church and democracy, Baptizing America provides an urgent examination and an enlightening critique exposing the dangerous undercurrents of Christian Nationalism. How can Mainline Protestants spot such practices in their own activities? A crucial call to reckon with influences before it's too late. Christian Nationalism presents an existential threat to both Christ’s church and American democracy. Now is the time — before it...
2024-05-12
1h 01
Good God
Brian Kaylor: The Surprising Origin Story of Christian Nationalism
George is joined by Brian Kaylor, author of the book "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism"—a critique of the concept of civil religion, arguing that such expressions are far more dangerous than we realize.In this conversation, they discuss his new book; the dangers of a softer, friendlier Christian Nationalism present in many mainline protestant churches; and the difficult work of figuring out what is American and what is Jesus's teachings. To make this distinction, we must ask ourselves, "What are they trying to accomplish? And how are they treating our fellow citizens in...
2024-05-10
32 min
Dangerous Dogma
Elizabeth Neumann on Kingdom of Rage
Elizabeth Neumann talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace. She also discusses terrorism and 9/11, working in the Trump administration, and how to reach those who have been radicalized. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a copy of Baptizing American: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. If you buy it directly from Chalice Press, they...
2024-05-08
50 min
Good Faith Weekly
Good Faith Weekly, 04/26/2024 - Going Noseblind + Brian Kaylor
A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Missy points out to Mitch what Christian Nationalism has in common with a musty home.Guest: Brian Kaylor, president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, as well as co-author, with Beau Underwood, of the new book "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.""Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrgBrian Kaylor ~ https://briankaylor.com/"...
2024-04-26
48 min
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp
S5E26 Baptizing America - Mainline Protestantism and Christian Nationalism with Brian Kaylor
Send us a textAward-winning author, journalist, and fellow podcaster Brian T. Kaylor joins Ken to talk about his soon-to-be-released (June 6, 2024) book, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. Brian adds a significant contribution to the discussion about the pervasive Christian Nationalism so prevalent today - the movement that became highly visible in the January 6th assault on our nation’s Capitol. It’s a little-discussed fact that the foundation for Christian Nationalism was laid by the “Seven Sisters” - the mainline denominations that far and away dominate...
2024-04-25
59 min
Dangerous Dogma
Jim Wallis, Brian Kaylor, & Angela Denker on Christian Nationalism
Angela Denker, a journalist and Lutheran minister, moderates a discussion with Jim Wallis of the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice and Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about Christian Nationalism and other issues of faith and politics. A written version of this conversation was previously published at A Public Witness. Denker, author of Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind, previously appeared on episode 23 and episode 68. Wallis, author of the new book The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy, previously appeared on episode 24. Kaylor is t...
2024-04-05
57 min
Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood on Baptizing America
Beau Underwood talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the forthcoming book they co-authored, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. They also discuss changing U.S. demographics and how the book came together. Underwood previously appeared on episode 43. Save 33% on Baptizing America with the promo code "BApodcast" at chalicepress.com. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
2024-03-29
47 min
Faithful Politics
"Baptizing America" with co-authors Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comThe conversation explores the book 'Baptizing America' and the role of mainline Protestantism in shaping Christian nationalism in the United States. It discusses the January 6th event and the connection to Christian nationalism. The concept of civil religion and its influence on American society is also examined. The conversation explores the critique of civil religion and its connection to Christian nationalism. It highlights the importance of understanding and addressing Christian nationalism in the current political climate. The...
2024-03-26
1h 02
Disarming Leviathan Podcast
Christian Nationalism in Mainline & Progressive Traditions w/ Brian KaylorChristian Nationalism in Mainline & Progressive Traditions w/ Brian Kaylor
Dr. Brian Kaylor joins us to explore how progressive and mainline churches have promoted American Christian Nationalism over the last century. Learn more about our ministry at DisarmingLeviathan.com About Brian […]The post Christian Nationalism in Mainline & Progressive Traditions w/ Brian Kaylor first appeared on Disarming Leviathan. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe
2024-03-14
37 min
Faithful Politics
Heavenly Homeland, Episode 1: The Myth of a Christian Nation
Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com"Heavenly Homeland: The Myth of a Christian Nation" kicks off a five-part audio series by the Faithful Politics Podcast. This series dives into Christian Nationalism in America, a blend of faith and politics that's been a part of the country's history since its founding . Brian Kaylor, a seasoned journalist at Word&Way, initiates the dialogue, focusing on Christian Nationalism's faith-politics intersection. Robert Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) follows, discussing Christian Nationalism's effects o...
2024-03-03
34 min
Future Christian
Impolite conversations in the church with Brian Kaylor
In these days of increasing political polarization and hyper-partisanship in church, Brian Kaylor joins the show to talk about why he doesn't think pastors should be partisan, how it is possible to be a bi-partisan church, and how pastors and church leaders can foster health political conversations. Brian also shares why churchgoers are more likely to change churches than change their politics and encourages pastors to focus on what unites people other than their politics. Brian is an writer and expert on issues of religion, politics, and communication. He also hosts the award-winning podcast “Baptist Without An Adj...
2022-10-18
49 min
Pursuing Uncomfortable with Melissa Ebken
Pursuing Authentic Conversations About Religion and Politics with Brian Kaylor
Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communication, is president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way. He writes about faith, culture and politics at publicwitness.wordandway.org.Word and WaySubscribe to A Public WitnessFollow Word and WayTwitterFacebookFollow BrianTwitterFacebookComment on/ask questions about this episode hereWatch on YouTubeSupport the showMore From Melissa and Pursuing Uncomfortable:ResourcesfiLLLed...
2022-09-28
36 min
Good Faith Weekly
Good Faith Weekly, 09/02/2022 - Brian Kaylor, Pulpits and Patriots
A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week:Missy informs Mitch that he decorated the house for Christmas -- in her *dreams*. Mitch and Missy also explore how one can be a patriot but not an insurrectionist.Guest: Brian Kaylor, president and editor-in-chief of Word & Way. Kaylor joins Mitch and Missy for a deeper dive on the threat that is Christian nationalism."Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and...
2022-09-02
46 min
Crackers and Grape Juice
Episode 361: Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood - The Church is an Embassy not a Chaplain
Brian and Beau are, respectively, the President & Editor-in-Chief and the VP for External Affairs & Editor of Word and Way Magazine. They’re back on the podcast to talk about SCOTUS overturning Roe vs. Wade, the rise of Christian Nationalism in Republican politics, and how Christians should (or should not) celebrate Independence Day.Don’t forget to head over to https://www.crackersandgrapejuice.comClick on “Support the Show.”Become a patronSubscribe to CGJ+For peanuts, you can help us out….we appreciate it more than you can imagine.Follo...
2022-07-01
1h 03
Songs & Stories Podcast
#629 Politics and Faith with Brian Kaylor
The intersection of faith and politics has never been more divisive and decisive as it is now. Author Brian Kaylor and the guys talk about Donald Trump winning the election, what will happen if he runs and wins again and how evangelicals can swing the elections. Do Jesus and our votes actually align? Follow Brian’s work at Wordandway.org Listen to Brian’s podcast Dangerous Dogma Podcast Checkout Wild Earth’s new album “Weary Hymns Along The Way” and follow them on Spotify )and on IG @wildearthmusic Grab your tic...
2022-05-19
1h 37
Songs & Stories Podcast
#629 Politics and Faith with Brian Kaylor
The intersection of faith and politics has never been more divisive and decisive as it is now. Author Brian Kaylor and the guys talk about Donald Trump winning the election, what will happen if he runs and wins again and how evangelicals can swing the elections. Do Jesus and our votes actually align? Follow Brian’s work at Wordandway.org Listen to Brian’s podcast Dangerous Dogma Podcast Checkout Wild Earth’s new album “Weary Hymns Along The Way” and follow them on Spotify )and on IG @wildearthmusic Grab your tic...
2022-05-19
1h 37