“Bart's conversation with Jessica Wilbanks (author of "When I Spoke in Tongues") has many highlights:
1. both appreciate the power of experiences (such as tongue-speaking) in natural terms that we can replicate in secular communities without magical thinking;
2. both cherish their parents and those who hold to traditional doctrines (in contrast to some nonbelievers who mock and minimize religious people);
3. both bring insight to the gnarliness of gender and sexuality for traditional Christians (who might have been more accepting if Jessica had gotten pregnant when she was single rather than for her to love a woman);
4. Jessica knew of Bart's celebrity status in the church, so realizing that both of them had stepped away from Christianity helped her know that she was not alone;
5. Jessica's mom was a POWERFUL defender of her daughter against a pastor who tried to publicly shame her over her sexuality.
This conversation is a good example of humanists learning to speak their truth in love.”Read full review »
FaithfullySecular via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/16/18
“I have had the good fortune to read Bart Campolo’s book and hear him speak in person, in addition to this podcast, and he is engaging in all three media.
Bart, a former evangelical minister, is now a humanist chaplain. He offers pastoral care, advice, and help, but without any supernatural...”Read full review »
Magister Christopher via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/19