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Sacred Tension is the newsletter and podcast about the spiritual discipline of asking questions. It is dedicated to the pursuit of compassion, intellectual rigor, and professional curiosity.
Hosted by:
Stephen Bradford Long
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House of Heretics: Integrated Christianity | Bo McGuffee
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In this paid subscriber podcast, Timothy and I are joined by Bo McGuffee, founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network. He helps navigate Christians through re-envisioning what Christianity can be.
We discuss my latest article Can I Return to Christianity? In the process, we explore what it means to have a mature and integrated Christian faith.
America's Forgotten War on Gay People | Jonathan Rauch
I am joined by journalist, author, and gay marriage activist Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, which is an investigation into America’s long assault on the humanity of gay people. For the majority of the 20th century, the United States waged a war of psychic terror against its gay population. This history is largely forgotten, even by LGBT people.
Read Jonathan Rauch’s article.
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House of Heretics: Faith, Doubt, and Ted Bundy
In this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss our most recent articles. His article discusses struggling with faith, and mine is about Christian sexuality. Along the way, we talk about the necessity of ministers; my Christian ethics; the disturbing case of TikTok star Ryan Foley; myths about porn, and more.
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