In this episode, Tyler Walsh shares his experience with purity culture within his church.  His experience is, for the most part, positive.  So it is very helpful to hear his perspective.  He then goes into why he holds to a lot of the principals within his church’s purity culture, but also talks about some ways he thinks it should change.  

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Here is the article Tyler recommended.  

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/unmarried-sex-worse/

He also mentioned the book, “The Purity Principal” by Randy Alcorn.

In this episode we welcome Jasmine West on the podcast to share her experience with purity culture in her Christian upbringing.

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In this episode Dr. Brad Harper shares about a Christian movement that has shaped the way many churches in the western hemisphere are today: Christian Fundamentalism.  Dr. Harper shares with us exactly what Christian fundamentalism is, what is potentially harmful about it, and also some potentially good things about it.  

Books Dr. Harper recommended: 

1) Fundamentalism and American Culture by George Marsden   

2) Reforming Fundamentalism by George Marsden 

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Teddy Nieuwsma sits down with Drew Swanson to talk about the oldest Christian church that there is--the Eastern Orthodox church.  They talk about what the Eastern Orthodox church is and how it differs from most of Christianity that we see in the United States.  

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Dash Riprock (an atheist) and Drew Swanson (a theist) go on a backpacking trip and talk about their differences in belief.  Do you believe in God?  Why or why not?  Share your thoughts on the Project Matter social media pages in the post applicable to this episode.

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In this episode, we hear from Daniel Roberson and Andrea Smith on why they believe in God.  

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In this episode Drew Swanson welcomes JR Lilly on to the podcast to talk about Native American spirituality.  At the end of the episode, JR briefly talks about his own spiritual journey.  

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In this episode, Tyler and Drew continue their conversation regarding hell.  Drew pushes back against Tyler's view of hell as eternal conscious torment.  Tyler defends his position.    

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In this episode, Drew Swanson talks with his old friend and mentor Tyler Walsh and discuss the different Christian views of hell.  Tyler then tells us what view he has on hell and then reconciles this view with a loving God.  

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