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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Episode 405 - Postcards From Babylon with Brian Zahnd, David & Kathi Peters
Episode 404 - Sow and Tether - This Is The Day!
Episode 403 - What Is Epiphany?
Episode 402 - Last Show of 2020 (LIVE) - Fred Rogers Quotes and More!
Episode 401 - with John DeMuth
400th Episode with Phil Keaggy
Craig Harmann & Church Music Makers - Episode 399
Hymn For The 81% with guest Daniel Deitrich - Episode 398
William Willimon: The Gospel For The Person Who Has Everything - Episode 397
The Life She Once Knew with Vanna Nguyen & Anna Donato - Episode 396
Guest Joel Vaughn - Episode 395
Guest Caroline Cobb - Episode 394
Standing On The Wall: Prayers To Preserve The Integrity of a Nation with Jannah Scott - Episode 393
For Love of Neighbor: Politics For The Common Good - Episode 392
Out of the Depths: Into Psalm 130 - Episode 391 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Taking A Look At The True State of the Pro-Life Argument In America - An Article by David French: Episode 390 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Actress Shannen Fields and her new movie "The Order of Rights" - Episode 389
Him + Her Worship (Even In The Dark)- Episode 388
Fred Rogers Speaks- Episode 387
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