American Unexceptionalism When the history of this moment is written, Minneapolis may take its place alongside Selma, Stonewall, and Harper’s Ferry—a name synonymous with resistance. In this episode, Matthew Taylor and Susie Hayward return to American Unexceptionalism to...
American Unexceptionalism Resisting Authoritarianism: Lessons from Global MovementsIn this final episode of 'American Un Exceptionalism,' hosts Matthew Taylor and Susie Hayward reflect on the lessons learned from their exploration of global resistance to religious...
American Unexceptionalism In 2012, members of the feminist performance art collective Pussy Riot staged what they called a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior—an act so transgressive it landed two of them in a penal colony. Wearing bright dresses and...
American Unexceptionalism In this episode of American UnExceptionalism, we travel to Poland to explore how faith, nationalism, and LGBTQ+ resistance collide in one of Europe’s most religious countries. The story begins in 2019, when Polish activist Elżbieta Podleśna was...
American Unexceptionalism In this compelling episode, we sit down with a Dr. S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana whose deep personal and scholarly ties to Turkey illuminate one of the most significant political transformations of the last century. Together, we trace Turkey’s journey...
American Unexceptionalism In this episode, Matt and Susie unpack the complex interplay between US and Israeli politics, centered around two controversial projects: Project 2025 and Project Esther. The hosts discuss the origins and implications of these projects, which aim...
American Unexceptionalism This episode of American Non-Exceptionalism delves into the rise of Hindu nationalism in India and its global impact, including its manifestations within the Indian diaspora in the United States. Hosts Matthew Taylor and Susie Hayward discuss the...
American Unexceptionalism In this episode, the hosts delve into the recent political upheavals in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, focusing on the unique aspects of the resistance movements in each country. In order to break down the dimensions of these political movements, they...
American Unexceptionalism South Korea is a nation that is deeply entwined with the United States. From the Korean War (which never technically ended) to Korean pop culture to the deep ties between Korean and American evangelical communities, what happens in the US affects...
American Unexceptionalism Our trip around the world begins in Brazil. The parallels between what’s happening in the US and what’s happening in Brazil are striking. In both places, you have powerful Christian movements that have become politically active over the last...
Pure White What can an enslaved woman's memoir teach us about the history of purity culture and White supremacy?The history of sexual purity is deeply intertwined with the history of race in the US. Specifically, it tells us a great deal about how the racial...
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Pure White In this final episode of Pure White analyses how myths of white women’s innocence are deployed to demonstrate national innocence. The events of January 6, 2020 included several white women who willfully disobeyed the law. When arrested, many...
Pure White This episode examines how the True Love Waits and the Southern Baptist church influenced Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform bill with an amendment that created funding for abstinence-only education. This pairing demonstrates how myths about sexual...
Pure White This episode focuses on the organization True Love Waits and its founding as a highly ambitious campaign to transform the diversity of sexual cultures, expressions, and ethics in the US into a singular ethic based on Christian principles. While...
Pure White Emmett Till. Lionel Richie. The Atlanta Massacre. This episode looks at how the legacy of lynching remains active in the promotion of myths of sexual danger which even today promote white women’s sexual purity and racial innocence. It examines...
Pure White This episode is named after an especially violent time in US history immediately following Reconstruction in the US South. Frequent racial-terror lynchings were justified by what journalist Ida B. Wells called the lynching myth. The myth was...
Pure White First coined by US gender historian Barbara Welter, the cult of true womanhood is a concept that describes Victorian gender ideologies of the 19th century cultural elite. An analysis of these ideals reveals efforts by white Protestants to create a...
Pure White What happens when you link national renewal to the sexual lives of teenagers? This is exactly what evangelical purity culture did in the 1990s. In this first episode, host Dr. Sara Moslener recounts the history and details of purity culture's...
On God's Campus As you know, in 2024, REAP transitioned from working primarily on the Hunter lawsuit to digging in grassroots style and supporting students directly on their campuses. While hosting our fireside chats, we’ve been able to meet some of the most...
On God's Campus As per REAP’s commitment to fight for the safety, bodily autonomy, justice, and human rights of LGBTQ people, REAP has been hosting private meetings and workshops with LGBTQ students around the US. These students are unique because they are...
On God's Campus On this #GivingTuesday we bring you two stories of students who deserved better. And while we may not have been able to sway the Department of Education this year, we are leaning into our grassroots efforts to support students where they are. Just...
On God's Campus Angela Whitlock was a huge part of the underground LGBTQ movement at Samford. Hers is a success story of someone who relied on her community to execute a groundbreaking campaign at a conservative Christian school in the South. As the creator of...
On God's Campus After the appeal for Hunter v. DOE failed, we realized that while the law would allow for discrimination on non-affirming college campuses, queer students on those campuses will need our support even more. This brings us to two points: 1. We need...
On God's Campus This is a special episode of On God’s Campus, with a new update to the Elizabeth Hunter v. Department of Education lawsuit. On July 16th, 2024 we found ourselves again in court watching the appeal of this special Title IX exemptions lawsuit. Three...
On God's Campus Erin, Paul, and Tori discuss Tori’s experience in religious education, how neuroscience helps us understand implicit biases, and practical solutions for dismantling racism, queerphobia, and transphobia in religious education.Notes:Support Tori’s...
On God's Campus Erin, Paul, and Brad discuss Brad’s book, Preparing for War, the history of the religious right, and their quest for power and dominance in America.Notes:Support Brad’s work: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesusFind Brad on social...
On God's Campus Erin, Paul, and Andrew discuss what religious freedom actually means and how it should be made manifest in our society, communities, government, and institutions. Notes:Support Andrew’s work: https://andrewlseidel.comFind Andrew on social media:...
On God's Campus Erin, Paul, and Kalie discuss Kalie’s experience at Lincoln Christian University, Trans inclusion in the Bible, and purity culture.Notes:Support Kalie’s work: https://propheticimagination.org/Find Kalie on Instagram:...
American Idols A podcast series about how and why one world-renowned sociologist renewed his faith by leaving Christian nationalism behind.In this limited series, world-renowned sociologists Andrew Whitehead uses his own faith journey to uncover the threats that...
American Idols Andrew reveals how Christian nationalism leads Christians to harm their neighbors when they embrace the idols of power, fear, and violence. He uses two key examples--racism and xenophobia--to demonstrate that these idols violate core Christian...
American Idols Andrew draws on dozens of sociological studies in order to demonstrate the anti-democratic facets of Christian nationalism. He shows how Christian nationalism shapes attitudes about police brutality, democratic processes, voting rights, immigration...
American Idols In the opening episode, Andrew defines Christian nationalism, and uses his personal journey as a Christian to understand how it works on the ground in the religious lives of Americans, church spaces, and the public square. Transcript here.Order...
American Idols Andrew speaks with local organizers, professors, lawyers, and clergy who are fighting Christian nationalism - figures such as Anthea Butler, Jemar Tisby, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Chris and Mendi Tackett, and Robert P. Jones. They share strategies...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Michael Flynn was raised Catholic. But in recent years his spiritual identity has shifted - or expanded. He talks often about spiritual warfare and the need for any army of God's warriors to do battle. It is one thing to hear pastors or even...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation Subscribe for to listen to this series ad-free, and get access to Axis Mundi Media premium features: access to exclusive series, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive,...
New Books in ReligionBeyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah (Brandeis University Press, 2025) draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud as a literary unit. By interrogating how, why, and...
New Books in ReligionImperial Science, the Organic Movement and the Path to Shangri La, 1900-1969 (UCL Press, 2026) is a global history project that examines the diffusion of scientific and environmental discourses from India to Britain and the US. Ashok...
Straight White American JesusThis week on Straight White American Jesus, Brad and Dan trace the connections between Trump-era immigration policy, rising far-right extremism, and a growing international movement built around the idea of “remigration.” Beginning with unrest at...
New Books in ReligionDr. Shirley's monograph, Religion, Gender, and Politics in Medieval Sri Lanka: The Reconstruction of Buddhist Kingship, ca. 1070-1215 (ARC Humanities Press, 2026), is now available open access, thanks to the generous support of the Robert H. N. Ho...
Religion for Breakfast Straight White American JesusJosh Hawley is a dyed-in-the-wool, self-described Christian nationalist. But he’s careful not to make this too obvious in discussion of Christian masculinity and masculine virtue. But if we look past his smoke and mirrors, if look behind the...
New Books in ReligionHere in Episode 9 of Season 5, I interview Mr. Rob Long. A longtime Hollywood professional, he was a writer and producer for the classic sitcom Cheers as well as for over a dozen other shows. A National Review contributor and columnist for...