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.
Jesus Is Lord. Caesar Is Not. with Landon Whitsitt | Episode 301
We want an open relationship with God. But that doesn’t lead to a good end. Never has.
A Very Human God with Kenneth Tanner | Episode 300
What if the most powerful thing about God is how small he was willing to become?
We're All Prosperity Preachers Now with Andrew Root | Episode 299
What if the church’s obsession with growth is just modern-day Baal worship?
Democracy As Moral Practice with Jason Edwards | Episode 298
Jason Edwards talks about his essay on democracy as a moral practice rooted in character, prudence, and living alongside people we didn’t choose.
The Other Trump Derangement Syndrome with Corey Nathan | Episode 297
There’s a version of Trump Derangement Syndrome you haven’t heard of — and it’s not about the critics.
Living the Jesus Way in a Polarized Age with Graham Joseph Hill | Episode 296
What does it really mean to follow Jesus in an age obsessed with the ”sovereign self” and success?
The Nicene Creed Is Not a Yard Sign with Teer Hardy | Episode 295
How the Nicene Creed guards against both Christian nationalism and reducing Jesus to ”a 2,000-year-old community organizer.”
When Inclusive Church Excludes with Jason Swan Clark | Episode 294
What happens when the church’s drive to be inclusive ends up excluding people instead?
