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.
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?
Why America is Actually Breaking Apart 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?
