Heaven Bent

Retching. Snarling. Supernatural strength. Tara Jean deconstructs the exorcism ritual with psychological anthropologist Tayna Marie Luhrmann.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At one youth group night in 1993, a church leader taught Tara Jean about the 'witching hour'. Why does this ominous time of night still haunt her decades after she left the church and where does this concept come from? On this episode, retired professor Sabina Maglioccom, author of "Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America.."*The first 3 episodes of S11 are temporarily available under S9, for Apple subscribers and patrons on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing up in the church, Tara Jean was instilled with a spirit of fear that has stayed with her decades after she stopped calling herself a believer. On this season, she'll lean on expert guests to help demystify some of these specific fears, like exorcisms, the female body, and on this episide the antichrist. Her guest is reknowned scholar Bernard McGinn, author of "Antichrist: 2 Thousands Years of the Human Fascination With Evil."*For now, Apple Podcast subscribers can still access the first 3 episodes, under S9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demons. The Antichrist. Witches. Tara Jean says she was instilled with a spirit of fear, in her childhood church. But it's now been decades since she was a believer, why is she still afraid? Join her as she attempts to recontextualize the concepts that haunt her with the help of scholars and other experts in religious history, mythology, sociology, and more.*STARTS MONDAY, APRIL 13th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once upon a time, Brittany gave 6 years of her life to IHOPKC's 24/7 prayer room. Today, she's turned her experience in this high-control religious group into art. Join Tara Jean for her conversation with Brittany Hart on her debut poetry collection Surviving Wonderland: A Journey Beyond Control.Brittany also supports survivors through creative writing and healing resources.tinyurl.com/survivingwonderlandbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prophet Patricia King is being scrutinized for her handling of abuse & misconduct, how has her board just reacted to the most recent example of this from her past? Tara Jean provides a brief update on this development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 2000's, Kelowna's New Life Church was attracting charismatic Christians from all over the world, including Daniel from Australia. But why did prophet Patricia King send him away so quickly after arriving? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After hearing Kat’s story, a man who lived with prophet Patricia King in 2002 reaches out. What do his memories reveal about Pat's ministry, her marriage, and her late-husband Ron? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Charismatic movement has shown a systemic failure in dealing with clergy sexual abuse, and prophet Patricia King thinks the Kingdom Accountability Project can help. On this episode, church leader and victim-advocate, Ron Cantor, tells Tara Jean about the development of the KAP document. Over 114-pages, it outlines how churches should respond to allegations, and for months Patricia was listed as a co-author. But why has her name been removed? Why do some advocates think KAP is dangerous? And could it's guidelines help with Kat's claim that Patricia mishandled her alleged sexual assault in 2001? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patricia King says it was an inappropriate boundary violation. Kat says it was sexual assault. On this episode, Kat reacts to Patricia's formal statement regarding her allegations. Also, in 1994, how did Pat's ideologies on handling sexual abuse make headlines? Tara Jean shares what she's uncovered in BC newspaper archives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.