Post Denomination

By Post Denomination

The murderer of murderers has struck again.

Join a disillusioned master of the divine and a spiraling philosopher as they investigate why and how we killed our faith. And whether or not resurrection... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Post Denomination episodes:

March 08, 2025 Non Sequitur: Capturing Christianity's Defense of JD Vance's Lack of Faith
In our tangentially sixth episode, I respond to Capturing Christianity's defense of the Vice President's weird ordering of love.

Reading List:
Capturing's Video: https://youtu.be/S9vQjNNxlYE?si=69oTzjdPi6Czj67N
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13min
December 21, 2024 Two Cis Het Christian Boys Talk About Sex
In our apparent quest to keep stretching our runtime, our seriously fifth episode follows the self-reflection of two cis het Christian boys on their sexual experiences. Content warning: There are brief and irreverent discussions of suicidality (15:30, 41:16, 57:23) and sexual assault (01:06:30 - 01:07:50)

Time Codes
(0:00) Content Warning
(0:19) Cold Open
(0:34) Introduction to the Episode
(01:00) Connor’s Porn Printing Industry
(04:18) Embarrassment to Shame Pipeline
(08:40) The inception of Jonathan’s masturbatory career
(11:00) But why though? For him and for him
(17:32) The Don Juan/Jon Tangent
(19:25) Porn vs Sex
(22:45) Jonathan doing his own thing
(26:35) The The Road Tangent
(28:20) Defense of masturbation
(30:00) Jonathan’s fumble
(35:00) The need for intimacy and the trouble of getting it
(37:18) The Purity of Connor
(39:10) The Impurity of Jonathan
(41:41) Connor’s sexual conversion into purity
(43:40) The culture of purity
(51:35) The counterculture to purity
(58:40) The goodness of sex
(01:01:10) Jonathan’s social ineptness and the inaccessibility of purity culture
(01:06:30) SA story
(01:07:50) Other barriers to purity culture
(01:11:28) Is sex even worth it?
(01:15:34) Christian sexual ethic?
(01:19:33) Connor’s sexual conversion out of purity
(01:31:50) The reasons for purity
(01:37:07) Sex as mutual masturbation
(01:38:50) Parameters for the sex trilogy
(01:39:58) Recap and Preview
(01:44:50) Outro?

[Recorded on June 25, 2024]
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1h 47min
December 07, 2024 Trouble in Paradise: The Theological Inconsistencies of Christian Nationalism
On our most fourth episode we continue our conversation on Christian Nationalism, exploring the theological claims this -ism makes.

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Time Codes
(0:00) Introduction
(0:32) Recap
(02:06) Roadmap for the Episode
(02:55) Defensive Rhetoric of Christian Nationalism
(04:18) “Lefties won’t engage (so I won’t either)”
(10:04) “I dOn’T wAnT tO… buuut”
(13:07) “Mea”culpa
(15:21) “Behind the scenes though”
(17:30) Why can’t I love my “religion”?
(22:00) The Claim of Efficacy
(33:30) Is Militance a Christian Virtue?
(42:45) What even is a Christian Nation?
(54:10) Christians should be Non-Nationalistic
(01:07:38) Wesley’s Hermeneutics
(01:15:40) Preferential Option for the Poor
(01:24:04) Conclusion
(01:28:04) Benediction

Reading List
Anderson, Braden P., 2010, Chosen Nation: Biblical Theopolitics and the Problem of American Christian Nationalism. Dissertations.
DeYoung, Kevin, 2022, “The Rise of Right-Wing Wokeism,” Christian Living
Dussel, Enrique, 1979, “The Kingdom of God and the Poor,” International Review of Mission, 220, p 115-130
Gutiérrez, Gustavo, 1973, A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
Haxel, Chris, and Lisa Hagan, 2020, “Episode 4: Building the Kingdom of God Podcast,” NPR, No Compromise Podcast.
Hickel, Jason, 2018, The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
Maggie Mae Fish, 2023, “Clint Eastwood's Twisted Fantasy of American Masculinity,” YouTube
Mounk, Yascha, 2018, “The Rise of McPolitics,” The New Yorker
Miller, Paul D., 2021. “What is Christian Nationalism?” Christianity Today.
Moore, Russell, 2015, “Is Christianity Dying?” Russell Moore’s Personal Website
Nicholas, Tom, “How Countries Were INVENTED,” YouTube.
On the Media, 2024, “Christian Nationalism is Reshaping Fertility Rights, and Books Dominate at the Oscars,” NPR
Perry, Samuel L. and Andrew L. Whitehead., Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States
Richter, Sandra L, 2008, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament.
Sanneh, Kelefa, 2023, “How Christian is Christian Nationalism?” The New Yorker: Annals of Religion

[Recorded March 28, 2024]
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1h 29min
November 23, 2024 A More Perfect Union: Trump and Jesus
[Recorded March 7, 2024]

In our incredibly third episode, we discuss the secular aspects of Christian Nationalism.

Time Codes:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:20) Disclaimer
(01:04) Building the Definition
(05:10) Christian Nationalism as Culture
(13:48) The Belief Clusters
(39:30) Christian Nationalism's Assumptions
(58:52) Christian Nationalism's Function
(01:17:46) Conclusion& Benediction

Reading List
Anderson, Braden P., 2010, Chosen Nation: Biblical Theopolitics and the Problem of American Christian Nationalism. Dissertations.
DeYoung, Kevin, 2022, “The Rise of Right-Wing Wokeism,” Christian Living
Dussel, Enrique, 1979, “The Kingdom of God and the Poor,” International Review of Mission, 220, p 115-130
Gutiérrez, Gustavo, 1973, A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
Haxel, Chris, and Lisa Hagan, 2020,“Episode 4: Building the Kingdom of God Podcast,” NPR, No Compromise Podcast.
Hickel, Jason, 2018, The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
Maggie Mae Fish, 2023, “Clint Eastwood's Twisted Fantasy of American Masculinity,” YouTube
McNaughton, Jon, 2009, One Nation Under God, Painting
Mounk, Yascha, 2018, “The Rise of McPolitics,” The New Yorker
Miller, Paul D., 2021. “What is Christian Nationalism?” Christianity Today.
Moore, Russell, 2015, “Is Christianity Dying?” Russell Moore’s Personal Website
Nicholas, Tom, “How Countries Were INVENTED,” YouTube.
On the Media, 2024, “Christian Nationalism is Reshaping Fertility Rights, and Books Dominate at the Oscars,” NPR
Perry, Samuel L. and Andrew L. Whitehead., Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States
Richter, Sandra L, 2008, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament.
Sanneh, Kelefa, 2023, “How Christian is Christian Nationalism?” The New Yorker: Annals of Religion
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1h 27min
November 09, 2024 The Cruelty of Middle-Class Faith
In our very second episode, we look at the pressure to meet the standards of the middle-class measuring rod and what happens to our faith when we achieve those comforts.

Reading List
Big Brains, 2019, “Why Chasing the Good Life is Holding Us Back with Lauren Berlant,” The University of Chicago [YouTube video]
Dussel, Enrique, 1979. “The Kingdom of God and the Poor,” International Review of Mission, 220, p
115-130
Gruber, June, Iris B. Mauss, and Maya Tamir, 2011, “A Dark Side of Happiness? How, When, and Why
Happiness is Not Always Good,” Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6:222
Guignion, David, 2021, “What is Cruel Optimism? | Lauren Berlant | Keyword,” Theory & Philosophy [YouTube video]
Lloyd, Vincent, 2011, The Problem with Grace: Reconfiguring Political Theology
Mauss, Iris B., Maya Tamir, Craig L. Anderson, and Nicole S. Savino, 2011, “Can Seeking Happiness Make People Unhappy? Paradoxical Effects Valuing Happiness,” American Psychological Association
Shorter, Rosie, C., 2019, “Cruel Christianity: Joshua Harris and the Promise of Evangelical Purity Culture,” Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Tobore, Tobore Onojighofia, 2023,
“On the Beauty of Sadness: It’s Okay to Say I am Sad, Thank You,” Communicative & Integrative Biology, 16(1).
Waters, Sonia, E, 2014, “I
Surrender All: Subverting the Cruelty of Capitalist Optimism with Affective Expressions of Worship,” Pastoral Psychology

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1h 1min
October 26, 2024 Is God a White Racist?
In our inaugural episode, we ask the unfortunately pertinent question: Is God a White Racist?

Reading List:
> Berton, Pierre. The Comfortable Pew.
Hodder, 1966.
> Cone, James Hal. Black theology and Black Power.
Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press, 1969.
> Cone, James H. 2000. Black Liberation Theology and
Black Catholics: A Critical Conversation. Theological Studies, 61(4), 731-747.
> Das, Rupen. “Ancient Israel.” Compassion
and the Mission of God: Revealing the Invisible Kingdom. Langham Creative
Projects, 2016,
> Jantzen, Matt R. 2020 “Neither Ally, Nor Accomplice:
James Cone and the Theological Ethics of White Conversion.” Journal of
the Society of Christian Ethics 40, (2): 273–90.
> Jones, William R. Is God a White Racist?: A
Preamble to Black Theology. Beacon Press, 1973.
> Lloyd, Vincent. 2016. “For What Are Whites to
Hope?” Political Theology 17 (2): 168–81.
> Norris, Kristopher. 2020. “James Cone’s Legacy for
White Christians.” Political Theology 21 (3): 207–24.
> Rowe, William L. 1979. “The Problem of Evil and Some
Varieties of Atheism.” American Philosophical Quarterly, 16 (4): 335–41.
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46min

FAQs about Post Denomination:

How many episodes does Post Denomination have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.