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.
Polarization, Presence, and the Politics of Potlucks with Lura Forcum | Episode 292
America isn’t breaking apart because people are more extreme. We’re breaking apart because our civic relationships are.
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?
