“a sad man on a therapist's couch, telling his feelings to the internet, digital art” - dall-e 2 Over the past few years I’ve stopped believing in a lot of things. Some of those things are theological, some are political, some are social. I have less faith in politics. I have less faith in governance. I have less faith in media, both mainstream and social. I have less faith in most institutions. I also have less connections. This problem was exacerbated by the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, and I don’t think I’ve recovered. In some ways, I feel at a complete and utter loss about how to address it ..read more

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to go see Pedro the Lion perform in Chicago. On this tour, Bazan and the band are performing the albums Control and It’s Hard to Find a Friend in their entirety. Both albums are at least 20 years old, and a lot has changed in the time since Bazan wrote them. What I love about David Bazan as an artist is he acknowledges change, and in response, he changes his art. On most tours, Bazan takes questions between songs. He will begin a dialogue with his audience. He does this at living room shows and in traditional venues. On this tour, given that his set ..read more

The Post-Evangelical Post is the home of the Exvangelical podcast - which releases new episodes on Thursdays. This week I welcome back to the show to discuss his book Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University. We talk about his life as a professor at an evangelical college, the classroom experience, pushing back against Whiteness as an Asian American man, and how he found community on and off campus. Scott is also the host of the Chapel Probation podcast. I was a guest! Check out Scott's prior appearance on Exvangelical. Buy Scott's book from ..read more

I expanded upon my earlier post from this week for the podcast. To read the original post, head on over here: The Post-Evangelical Post ?What I'm Reading: May 2023 The Post-Evangelical Post is home of the Exvangelical podcast & a newsletter about belief, tech, & society—with a focus on US white evangelicalism—by Blake Chastain. Subscribe here… Read more 3 days ago · 5 likes · Blake Chastain Share The Post-Evangelical Post is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber ..read more

The Post-Evangelical Post is home of the Exvangelical podcast & a newsletter about belief, tech, & society—with a focus on US white evangelicalism—by Blake Chastain. Subscribe here: Subscribe now Hi, all. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, other parts of my work & personal life are demanding more of my time at the moment, so my regular publishing cadence has been thrown off. So it goes. I’m working on some things that aren’t quite ready for primetime, but in the interim I thought I’d share part of my current reading list. The icon of my ever-expanding reading list is, of course, this sti ..read more

This is the latest episode of Exvangelical, the long-running interview show featuring stories of people who have left white evangelicalism. Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post and a member of the Irreverent Media Group. Subscribe now In this episode, I catch up with Holly Laurent from MEGA, the satirical improv show about a fictional megachurch. We last spoke in 2019, and a lot has changed since then. We talk about improv, comedy & satire, and the upcoming MEGA spinoff, The Rise and Fall of Twin Hills. Find out more about MEGA at their website, and be sure to chec ..read more

Welcome, especially to the new subscribers who have found this publication since the release of Substack Notes. More often than not, I release new episodes of my podcast, Exvangelical, each Thursday—though that hasn’t been possible of late. Thankfully, there’s a new episode in the feed today: New interviews are recorded and being planned, but not ready to be published. Various other commitments in life have taken precedent. In lieu of an interview, I'm publishing an audio version of an essay I wrote here last fall, embedded below: The Post-Evangelical Post On Public & Private Griefs This ..read more

I’m back this week with a new episode after an unexpected break in programming. (I wrote about that here.) In this episode, I interview Gloria Beth Amodeo, author of the memoir God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus. We talk about her college-age conversion to evangelicalism through Cru, how purity culture and gender norms are enforced, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation. Support Gloria Beth Amodeo & Exvangelical by buying her book from The Post-Evangelical Posts's bookshop.org page - or if you prefer ebooks, from my Amazon affiliate l ..read more

I am aware that there has been a lack of posts here this month. That is for a wide array of reasons. This will continue to be the case through March - I have a scheduled vacation next week, and other family and work commitments are taking the majority of my time at the moment. I have never been the most prolific content creator. Please bear in mind that in addition to this work writing and podcasting, I have a full-time job and family obligations, and am working on a book. I will try to share more things in the chat, which now works on the web. On Substack Let’s have a group chat (now on the ..read more

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