With news about abortion bans, anti-trans legislation, and rising Christian nationalism, the Center for Religion & Media is pleased to publish several podcast episodes of the Revealer podcast that focus on religion and politics:
Our newest episode, “Latino Faith-Based Activism and the New Sanctuary Movement” explores religious communities that are addressing immigration issues, deportation, and family-separation. Gina Pérez, author of Sanctuary People: Faith-Based Organizing in Latina/o Communities, joins us to discuss how religious groups are working to address the diverse needs of Latino communities and what the possibility of Donald Trump’s reelection portends for Latinos in the United States.
Podcast Series: Conservative Religion and Politics
As we move closer to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, we’re paying special attention to the many ways conservative religion and politics are intermingling. We dedicated a three-episode series in the Revealer podcast to exploring various aspects of conservative religion and politics in the U.S:
Series episode 1: Ex-Evangelicals and U.S. Politics
NPR’s political correspondent and author of The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, Sarah McCammon joins us to discuss ex-evangelicals’ insights into why so many evangelicals are primed to accept “alternative facts,” why they remain loyal to Trump, and what all of this portends about the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Series episode 2: Contemporary Christian Music’s Political and Religious Messages
Leah Payne, author of God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music, joins us to discuss the racial, religious, and nationalistic ideas this music promotes, and what it reveals about what conservative Protestants envision for the United States and what they want in the 2024 election.
Series episode 3: LGBTQ Republicans
Neil Young, author of Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right, joins us to discuss how gay Republicans responded to the rise of the anti-queer religious right in the GOP, how they worked to convince church-going Americans that it is okay to be gay, how they are responding to the current barrage of anti-trans legislation, and what they want for America as we head into the 2024 election.
If you’re looking for even more podcast episodes on conservative religion and politics, check out the following episodes from our full catalogue:
–The FBI and White Christian Nationalism
–Religion in the CIA
–Evangelical Masculinity
–For Putin, God, and Country: American Converts to the Russian Orthodox Church
–Faith-Based Prisons
You can find the Revealer podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
