We discuss how one defines "the religious left," how the religious left differs from the religious right, the historical predecessors of the current religious left, and how the media has adapted to covering religion since the 2016 election.įollow Jack Jenkins on Twitter Blake on Twitter and on Instagram at Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities with a paid subscription to The Post-Evangelical Post on Substack - you can also subscribe for free! All content is free through the election.
My guest this week is Jack Jenkins, national reporter for Religion News Service and author of the book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country (Amazon, Bookshop). We’re big fans of Inside the Actors Studio, so we. Send in a voice message: this podcast: Get full access to The Post-Evangelical Post at /subscribe Rough Draft With Reza Aslan debuts this Sunday on Ovation, and the host promises to combine a loose, casual vibe with in-depth interviews. Today's biggest scribes (screen, television, books and press) sit with Reza for a lively discussion that's intimate, provocative and always entertaining.
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In particular, we discuss what it means that 70 million Americans voted for Trump to be re-elected, the cult-like characteristics of Trumpism, the 'geography of identity' of Trumpism, the role of the media, and much more. In the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities, I speak with Reza Aslan about what we've learned about the United States in the past four years.