Social media and recent political events have exposed the fault lines that exist within our country and our spiritual communities. The corruption and blind spots of the evangelical church have led to the departure of so many from faith, who cite hypocrisy and partisanship as reasons they can’t stay. Chillingly, many of the virtues that we believed were a central piece of our religious heritage—including kindness, purity, modesty, hospitality, and faithfulness—have been hijacked and used for political or cultural gain.
But all is not lost. My guest today, Author Amy Peterson, wants to reimagine virtue as a tool, not a weapon; as wild, not tame; as embodied, not written. As someone intimately familiar with, fond of, and also deeply critical of the world of conservative evangelicalism, Amy dissects the moral code of American evangelicalism and re-examines what it really means to be faithful in the modern world.
Her latest book, Where Goodness Still Grows, traces the virtues from their original meanings and imagines what it could look like for us to embrace and celebrate them today. Where Goodness Still Grows is more than a book. It is a thoughtful, poetic, and deeply powerful call to reclaim our faith and it’s a book I deeply needed in 2020.
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Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #289: The Gospel According To Superman with Rev. John T. Galloway
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #288: Jessica Crawford - Honestly
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #287: Guest Francois Clemmons (Officer Clemmons) from Mister Rogers Neighborhood
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #286: "The Character of Virtue" with guest Stanley Hauerwas
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #285: "Shame Off You" with guest Denise Pass
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #284: David Dault - Producer and Host of Things Not Seen
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #283: Michael G. Long author of Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #282 : Meet John Tibbs
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #281: A History of Christian Worship Part Ten - The Present
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #280: A History of Christian Worship Part Nine - The Liturgical Movement
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #279: A History of Christian Worship Part Eight - Post-Reformation
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #278: A History of Christian Worship Part Seven - The English Reformation
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #277: A History of Christian Worship Part Six - The 16th Century and the Reformation
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #276: A History of Christian Worship Part Five - The Middle Ages (The 5th through 15th Centuries)
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #275: A History of Christian Worship Part Four - The 4th through 8th Centuries
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #274: A History of Christian Worship Part Three - The Second and Third Centuries
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #273: A History of Christian Worship Part Two - The Times of the New Testament
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #272: A History of Christian Worship Part One - Jewish Roots
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #271: Build Your Multicultural Ministry Super Power with Nikki Lerner
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