Angela Parker, assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority. She discusses issues of biblical interpretation, race, and inerrancy. A recent column by Adam Greenway of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary also comes up in the conversation.

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Adam Taylor, author of A More Perfect Union, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book and his hope for building the Beloved Community. He also discusses his advocacy efforts and his role as president of Sojourners.

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Jen Butler, author of Who Stole My Bible?, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book and what it means to read the Bible a handbook for resisting tyranny. She also talks about her advocacy work as executive director of Faith in Public Life.

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Beau Underwood, Word&Way VP & senior editor, takes over the microphone to interview host Brian Kaylor about communication, religion, politics, storytelling, and more. 

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Brad Lyons, president and publisher of Chalice Press, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about what he has learned in the world of religious publishing. He also discusses his books on spirituality and national parks, as well as why he does not like Amazon. 

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Jessica Johnson, a visiting scholar in religious studies at the College of William & Mary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll's Evangelical Empire. She also discusses issues of spiritual abuse, hypermasculinity, and Calvinism. In the conversation, she mentions a new podcast on Mars Hill and a Christianity Today article about Bethlehem Baptist Church. 

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about faith and politics as a United Methodist minister and U.S. congressman. He also discusses his experience on Jan. 6, attacks on voting rights, and the importance COVID-19 vaccination.

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Mae Cannon, executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the work of CMEP and her book Beyond Hashtag Activism. She also discusses conflict in Gaza, the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure as prime minister, and the impact of COVID-19 in the region.

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David Gushee, distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University and chair of Christian social ethics at Vrije Universiteit (“Free University”) Amsterdam/IBTS, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity. He also discusses biblical interpretation, ethics, and presidential leadership.

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Sandhya Rani Jha, anti-oppression consultant and community organizer, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her book Liberating Love: 365 Love Notes from God. She also discusses activism, biblical interpretation, and Christian community.

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