Will Thorpe, aka, Heretical Theology describes himself as a humanist, heretic, apostate, and atheist. Although he spent 20 years identifying as a Christian previously and even fundamentalist 15 of those years. Through his online community, he helps those who are deconstructing in Christianity. He believes that theology without history is just fantasy. And Because of that - his main objective is to discuss the historical authenticity and textual criticism about the bible and apply critical thinki...
Mar 08, 2021•57 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Grace Baldridge aka Semler is a queer recording artist. She’s just beginning but that doesn’t mean much. Because this gal jumped straight to the top of Apple Music #1 in Christian music. This is the first time an openly queer person has even been charting in christian music. And we get into alllll that. Enjoy. And go stream “Preachers Kid”. https://linktr.ee/gracesemlerbaldridge @gracebaldridge @laurendeleary @officialadamfrost
Feb 22, 2021•52 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Your favorite heretics, aka Rachel & Derek are a wife & husband duo creating a safe space for deconstruction and recovery from church trauma. They are passionate about advocating for spirutual agency and freedom. They are deconstructed evangelicals. Derek has a biblical studies background & rachel is pursuing a masters in religious studies. Your Favorite heretics was born out of a desire to bring clear, easy to understand deconstruction perspectives to those who are interested to lea...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Blair aka, Talk Purity To Me is a fellow ex-evangelical purity culture survivor. She is committed to unlearning the shame that purity culture taught us. Between her words of wisdom, hilarious memes and on point tik tok - Blair provides humor & healing to thousands of us who are ready to say goodbye to shame. @talkpuritytome @laurendeleary @officialadamfrost https://linktr.ee/talkpuritytome
Feb 08, 2021•39 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Kevin Garcia is a digital pastor, creative mystic, public theologian and intuitive soul coach based in Atlanta, GA. After coming out in the fall of 2015 as a queer Christian, Kevin has reached thousands of individuals across the globe with messages of God’s unending love for all people. regardless of who they are, what they profess, or what they actually believe. Kevin’s the author of Bad Theology Kills: undoing toxic beliefs and reclaiming your spiritual authority, published Janurary 2020. Kevi...
Feb 01, 2021•53 min•Season 7Ep. 4
What to expect: Is... “Everything is a miracle or nothing is”, true? Adam may be the most enlightened non-spiritual person you know. Am I an atheist? You can lose your religion, but can you really lose your faith? Is consciousness the same as spirituality? @laurendeleary @officialadamfrost
Jan 25, 2021•38 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Let’s Be Match Breakers - Berry Galazka https://ffm.to/mancanthang
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Phil Drysdale is a PK (pastor’s kid) who had spent his whole life in the church in various capacities including church leader, "pastoring" a thousand church leaders in a global church network and travelling around the world and speaking in over a thousand churches, conferences & colleges about faith. Now, over the last 8 years, he has helped thousands of people around the world who are deconstructing their faith. He conducts research into the deconstruction community, helps people find other...
Jan 11, 2021•54 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Today we reflect on the year 2020 - what we gained & what we lost. We also talk about productivity & loneliness. As we wrap up the year, it may be hard to find the positives or even admit some of the good things that may have happened to or for us this year... We almost may feel guilty because this year, overall, was a very very hard year. We recognize that. But this is a safe space for all. And if you have anything that blessed you, grew you or positively affected you this year... we wa...
Dec 14, 2020•36 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Look, Christmas comes with its own set of issues. But then you are going through deconstruction AND a pandemic. And quite honestly - it becomes VERY confusing emotionally. We are here to talk about it all.
Dec 07, 2020•39 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Ahsaki Chachere is the ceo/founder of ah-shi beauty, the first native American owned and operated luxury skincare and cosmetics brand in the united states. She is a proud dine (Navajo) tribal member and African American woman. the odds were against her as she faced social and economic challenges as a dark-skinned native American. this gave her the fuel she needed to build ah-shi beauty. She gets to showcase that we as native americans/indigenous people are diverse. we are not the pervasive image...
Nov 23, 2020•47 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Dr. Randy Woodley is an activist/scholar, distinguished speaker, teacher and wisdom keeper who addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith, justice, our relationship with the earth and Indigenous realities. His expertise has been sought in national venues as diverse as Time Magazine, Christianity Today, Moody Radio and The Huffington Post. Dr. Woodley currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture at George Fox University/Portland Seminary. His books includ...
Nov 16, 2020•58 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Emily Sauer is a spritely entrepreneur who has always been passionate about creating catalysts that spark human connection. While developing Ohnut (an intimate wearable designed to help women and couples who experience deep dyspareunia) she co-founded the Lady Bits League, founded the Pain Perception Project, and is now launching Pelvic Gym to connect people and professionals from all over the sexual and pelvic health world, through education and story. Emily has redefined her life as a proud en...
Nov 09, 2020•54 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Election week is about to be hella crazy. Can I say that? Just did. There’s no right or wrong way to process. Boundaries include social media & TV. Make an election night plan now. Figure out how you want to spend the day/night of down to the details. Prep your meals. Practice self-care. It’s okay to not tune in. It’s okay to stuff your face with jalapeño chips & game all night. How you process is up to YOU. And we are here to support you all the way. And of course, if you haven’t alread...
Nov 02, 2020•23 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Kiona, Ph.D., M.S., M.A. is the founder of the award-winning digital platform How Not To Travel Like A Basic Bitch, which was launched in 2016. Seeing the deficits in academia where rarely Brown and Black people are rarely deemed experts in their own cultures and access to higher education is placed behind a huge paywall, she created a platform that does the opposite. She travels the world spotlighting different cultures, redefines the expert, and uplifts marginalized voices, hosting and teachin...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Should your go to person for deconstruction and spiritual discussions be your partner? Can you cultivate a thriving relationship while one deconstructs and the other doesn’t? Is it possible for two people to be in different stages of deconstruction and be together? If the closest people in my life only hear my process as rebellion, how do I invite them in? How do you navigate conversations about church and parenting? How do you handle sexual ethic deconstruction changes while in a relationship? ...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Elizabeth Earnshaw (aka Liz Listens) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Gottman Therapist. She owns A Better Life Therapy in Philadelphia, PA where she and her colleagues have supported hundreds of couples. Elizabeth also writes and speaks on relationships. She shares many of her insights on her Instagram account @lizlistens and within her membership program Love Lessons 365.
Sep 14, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Matthias Roberts is a therapist, author of Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms (Fortress, 2020) and host of Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being which was recently named as one of the "12 Best LGBTQ+ Podcasts of 2020" by O: The Oprah Magazine and the #1 Podcast to Listen to on National Coming Out Day by Radio.com. He holds two master's degrees, one in theology and culture and one in counseling psychology from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. In his psyc...
Sep 07, 2020•50 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Crystal Cheatham is the CEO & founder of @ourbibleapp 🙏🏽 She received her MFA from Antioch University & is an LGBTQ+ rights activist with a focus on religious liberty. Since 2011 Crystal has worked simultaneously as a ghostwriter and queer rights activist with groups such as Soulforce and the Attic Youth Center. As an entrepreneur Crystal is the founder of two projects: Follow the Red Balloon and The IDentity Kit, both of which provided resources for marginalized communities of faith. ...
Aug 31, 2020•52 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Jon Steingard - you probably know him as the singer for Hawk Nelson. As of late, he has been deconstructing his faith in public. He is curious about matters of faith and spirituality... any of this sound familiar? @jonsteingard @laurendeleary @adam.budnick
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Colby is passionate about helping people come more alive. About seeing us wake up to the truth about who we really are: loved children of God. Some of the ways He does that is with his books: (UnClobber and The SHIFT). He also co-pastors a church, Sojourn Grace Collective, with his wife & co-hosts a podcast with his wife (The Kate and Colby Show). They are raising four sons: ages 15, 14, 10, & 8. He was raised conservative baptist, deconstructed for several years after leaving Bible Coll...
Aug 17, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Fifi Buchanan began her career journey as mechanical engineer, and now works as a copywriter, content creator, and voice actress. She currently lives in Southern California, where she enjoys writing and podcasting for her own brand as well as others. Fifi hosts a lifestyle improvement podcast called Wonderfully Made, where she uses storytelling, soothing sounds, and personal experiences to help others reflect on some of life’s biggest questions and challenges. She believes affirmation and encour...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Reverend Sarah Heath is a speaker, pastor, author, podcaster, designer, actress, dancer, & science nerd. She is an ordained United Methodist clergywoman who loves to use her unique experiences to teach others to lead with authenticity, reframe their stories, build relationships with people who are different than them, connect the spiritual and the ordinary, and renew their space in a way that renews community. She helps people see the potential beauty that already exists in their own lives a...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Mini Series: revisiting some of our most popular episodes thus far - reassessing our OWN deconstruction. How have our perspectives & languaging shifted over just one year? Today we dive into our episode “Recovering From Purity Culture w/ Linda Kay Klein. (Season 2, Episode 7). To listen to that full episode, click here: https://anchor.fm/deconstructpod/episodes/Recovering-From-Purity-Culture---Linda-Kay-Klein-easldf
Jul 20, 2020•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Mini Series: revisiting some of our most popular episodes thus far - reassessing our OWN deconstruction. How have our perspectives & languaging shifted over just one year? Today we dive into our episode “What To Make Of Worship & God Within Us” (w. Madison Morrigan Hedlund), Season 2, Episode 4. To listen to that full episode, click here: https://anchor.fm/deconstructpod/episodes/What-to-make-of-worship--God-within-us---Madison-Hedlund-eaeolu
Jul 13, 2020•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Podcast is ONE years old now! And for a season, we are revisiting & reevaluating some of our most popular episodes thus far. We are ever changing, ever growing & evolving. We are reassessing our OWN deconstruction. Where do we land on certain topics even just one year later? The same? Or have our perspectives & languaging shifted over time? Today we dive into our episode “Purity Culture, Josh Harris & Now What (w. Ashley Trabue), Season 1, Episode 2. If you haven’t listened t...
Jul 06, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Jo Luehmann was born and raised in Colombia and is a pastor with a masters degree in ministry and theology. She speaks and teaches about decolonizing church, theology, spirituality and faith, as well as the importance of dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy and capitalism both individually and collectively. @jojuehmann https://linktr.ee/joluehmann
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Allison Del Fium is co-host of the What The Faith podcast, a space for the faith curious, helping people become more interested in the journey than the destination, more passionate about conversation than conversion and more driven by empathy than by division. After meeting and falling in love with an ex-cult member, Allison now navigates and thrives in a mixed faith relationship. @allison_delfium https://linktr.ee/whatthefaithspace
Jun 15, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Discussing our families opinions of our deconstruction. podcasts that more specifically dive into the important conversations around racial equality & justice. 1619 - The New York Times About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge Code Switch - NPR The Diversity Gap - Bethaney Wilkinson Intersectionality Matters! - Kimberle Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast - Race Forward Pod For The Cause - The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Pod Save The People - Crooked Media https://blacklivesm...
Jun 08, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Tyler George is one half of the pop/soul duo “The George Twins”. A band with over 13 Million views on YouTube & 70,000 Monthly listeners on Spotify. Tyler grew up a pastors kid and over the last couple years has been deconstructing the difference between religion & spirituality through the lens of Christianity. @tylergrahamgeorge
May 25, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 8
