Today I speak with Stephen Mattson. Stephen wrote one of my favorite books  “The Great Reckoning: Surviving a Christianity That Looks Nothing Like Christ” Mattson attended Moody Bible Institute which moved him out of suburban St. Paul where he grew up and placed him in Downtown Chicago. Stephen Shares being challenged to better understand the complexities and varieties of the human experience there. He found his start writing in a writers club called The Burnside Writers Collective, which was founded by Donald Miller another one of my favorite authors.  His first piece was picked up by Sojourners, a progressive monthly magazine and daily online publication. We talk about dealing with the blowback from evangelical culture when offering a critique. Check out his new book “On Love & Mercy : A Social Justice Devotional “ https://www.amazon.com/Love-Mercy-Social-Justice-Devotional/dp/1513809377Find out more about Stephen! https://sojo.net/biography/stephen-mattsonIf you'd like to connect with Danny Brewer follow this link :  https://linktr.ee/DannyBrewerCommon topics of this podcast include #SurvivingChristianity #Exvangelical #DeconstructingMyReligion #ReligiousAbuse #CPTSD, #ChristianNationalism #Afterlife #Christianity #ChristianUniversalism #theology #whiteevangelical #deconstruction #JesusChrist #trauma #podcast #podcasting #podcastersofinstagram #podcasts #spotify #podcastlife #podcaster #youtube #podcasters #applepodcasts #itunes #podcastshow #interview #newpodcast #spotifypodcast #applepodcast #motivation #artandculture #radioshow #entertainment #moodybibleinstitute #mdiv #J&JW #KristinKobesDuMez 

What do Tom Waits, Abraham Heschel, & Chaim Potok all have in common? They are all loved by today’s guest Jason Campbell. In this episode I am talking with my good erudite pal Jason, he is scholarly, well read, creative, curious, and an all around hoot to talk to.  If you enjoy writing, reading, or thinking then this episode is for you. Check out Jason's Blog links belowhttps://jaypercival.blogspot.com/https://jaypercival.blogspot.com/p/the-good-samerican.htmlhttps://jaypercival.blogspot.com/p/selections-from-tailspin.htmlAlso some fun links to a few folks mentioned in this conversationWendell BerryAbraham HeschelChaim Potok Tom WaitsThis is The Curious Companion Podcast, conversations celebrating empathy, curiosity, and adventure.If you'd like to connect with Danny Brewer follow this link :  https://linktr.ee/DannyBrewerTAGS : Exvangelical, Deconstructing My Religion, Religious Abuse, PTSD, Christian Nationalism,  Afterlife, Christian Universalism, theology, white evangelical, MDIV, deconstruction, Jesus Christ, Wendell Berry, Tom Waits, Abraham Heschel,  Chaim Potok, Jason Campbell, Danny Brewer

This is The Curious Companion Podcast, conversations celebrating empathy, curiosity, and adventure. In this episode, I talk with Neal Giedd. Neal loves theology. He graduated from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary where he received his MDIV. We talk about evangelical culture, the afterlife, and Christian Universalism. I hope this episode blows your hair back. If you would like to contact Neal or get a copy of Neal’s Hell paper you can email him at [email protected] you'd like to connect with Danny Brewer follow this link : https://linktr.ee/DannyBrewerPopular Tags : Exvangelical, Deconstructing My Religion, Religious Abuse, PTSD, Christian Nationalism, Afterlife, Christian Universalism, theology, white evangelical, MDIV, deconstruction, Jesus Christ, Danny Brewer,

In this episode, I talk with Timothy Walker. Timothy and I met sometime in 2008 and spent time touring and playing music together over the years. Currently, he's lives in  Davis, California where he is finishing up his PhD in English Literature at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on the politics of spirit, the socio-political and cultural significance of Christian conversion, specifically before the Civil War, as well as the roots of Christian nationalism in 19th-century antebellum U.S. literature. Thanks for listening!If you’d like to follow Timothy on instagram find him under his artist name @threadbarebrotherIt you'd like to connect with Danny Brewer you can do that at https://linktr.ee/DannyBrewer

In part 2 of my conversation with my good friend Aaron Schorch we explore the concepts of emotional sobriety, the irony of forging relationships with religious agendas, and how I was recently betrayed and called a heretic by my closest friends in the church.  Aaron is a photographer, yoga instructor, and an all around inquisitive and enthusiastic person.  Aaron shares his story of growing up in an evangelical culture, his ongoing work of deconstruction and connection, his struggles to make sense of the world, and spirituality in general.  Look up Aaron's work as a photographer at http://www.aaronschorch.com David Bazan Lyrics Quoted With the threat of hell hanging over my head like a haloI was made to believe in a couple of beautiful truthsThat eventually had the effect of completely unravelingThe powerful curse put on me by youWhen you set the tableAnd when you chose the scaleDid you write a riddleThat you knew they would fail?Did you make them trembleSo they would tell the tale?Did you push us when when we fell?If my mother cries when I tell her what I have discoveredThen I hope she remembers she taught me to follow my heartAnd if you bully her like you've done me with fear of damnationWell then I hope she can see you for what you areWhen you set the tableWhen you chose the scaleDid you write a riddleThat you knew they would fail?Did you make them trembleSo they would tell the tale?Did you push us when when we fell?And what am I afraid of?Whom did I betray?In what medieval kingdomDoes justice work this way?You knew what would happenAnd made us just the sameThen you, my lord, can take the blame

Episode # 1.  I am speaking with my close friend Aaron Schorch. Aaron is a photographer, yoga instructor, and an all around inquisitive and enthusiastic person.  Aaron shares his story of growing up in an evangelical culture, his ongoing work of deconstruction and connection, his struggles to make sense of the world, and spirituality in general.  Look up Aaron's work as a photographer at http://www.aaronschorch.com