Church and Main
At the Intersection of Religion and Public Life
Church and Main is a religion and public affairs podcast. We look at where religion intersects with 21st-century public life with a focus on the story of Mainline Protestantism, its problems, its strengths, and its future. Join Pastor Dennis Sanders on the journey.
When Jesus Becomes a Mascot with Garwood Anderson | Episode 291
Is there still room for people who don’t fit neatly into a camp?
Why Don't Bad Things Happen to Bad People? with Jared Dodson | Episode 290
A conversation on why Gen Z is asking not why bad things happen to good people.
Stubbornly Choosing Hope in a Hopeless World with Jake Doberenz | Episode 289
A conversation about faith, generational despair, and holding on to what’s good even when it’s hard to see.
There's Never A Good Time to Have Kids. Have them Anyway. with Griffin Gooch | Episode 288
Is now a good time to have kids?
Is AI A Tool For Love? with Cathie Caimano | Episode 287
Is artificial intelligence a threat — or a tool for love?
The Local Church and the Grammar of Grace with Trygve Johnson | Episode 286
What happens when a local church closes?
God is Still Speaking. We Should Listen. with Katherine Willis Pershey | Episode 285
What if the real crisis in the mainline church isn’t empty pews but a failure to actually believe that Christ is risen?
Navigating the AI Apocalypse with Michael DeLashmutt | Episode 284
What does artificial intelligence reveal about what it means to be human?
