The Exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham

In this episode, we are joined by Sarah McCammon, National Political Correspondent at NPR, to discuss her book Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. In it, Sarah tells a compelling, personal story about family, marriage, politics, and church—and she concisely boils down insights from scholars like David Gushee, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Christian Smith, and others you’ll hear her reference. If the great de-churching currently happening in American society is most acutely felt by Gen Z and Millennials, Sarah’s story is right in the heart of that. And since no one really knows where the future is headed, one question to ask is: If evangelicals or other religious Americans leave the fold, what replaces that unique sense of purpose, transcendent faith, and community? Joining Sarah to discuss that and other urgent questions is Ruth Graham, the brilliant New York Times’ religion, faith, and values reporter. Guests: Sarah McCammon Ruth Graham Additional Resources: The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church , by Sarah McCammon " Evangelical Writer Who Influenced Purity Culture Separates from Wife ," by Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham " Two Evangelical Leaders on 'Radical Faith '," by Ruth Graham Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation , by Jon Ward

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The Exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham is an episode from Faith Angle by The Aspen Institute.

This episode is 46:09 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2024.

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