Episodes

In Part 2 of our conversation with Lillian Daniel , we move deeper into the tensions at the heart of her story—and the bigger questions it raises for the modern church. If Part 1 explored what happene...

📝 Episode Summary Drawing from her new book, Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church, Lillian shares her journey through ministry, the unexpected challenges she encountered, and th...

What happens when the version of you that survived… isn’t the version of you that’s whole? In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Cristy Carr, we move deeper—beyond awareness and into the work of heal...

🧭 Episode Summary Who were you… before you were told who to be? For many of us—especially those shaped by religious systems—identity isn’t something we discovered. It’s something we inherited. Belief...

Episode: Violence and the Bible – What Do We Do With It? 🧭 Episode Summary Violence is everywhere in the Bible—and for many, it’s one of the most difficult aspects of scripture to reconcile with the ...

The Deconstructionists Podcast Guest: Dr. Michelle Keener In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Michelle Keener , we go deeper into the themes of her book, Comfort in the Ashes: Explorations in the B...

In this first part of our conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Michelle Keener , author of Comfort in the Ashes: Explorations in the Book of Job to Support Trauma Survivors . The Book of Job is often cit...

In Part Two of our conversation with John Dominic Crossan and Michael Okinczyc-Cruz , we move from historical foundations to present-day consequences. Once Jesus is understood within the realities of ...

In this episode of The Deconstructionists Podcast , we’re joined by John Dominic Crossan and Michael Okinczyc-Cruz for the first part of a wide-ranging conversation about Jesus, empire, and why histor...