In conversation with Robert Jones of PRRI

Also, abortion on the ballot in Florida

I am deeply indebted to

Robert P. Jones

- writer and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute - for his thoughtful work on religion and politics, which has been foundational for my own.

So it was a real pleasure to join a livestream with Robby last night to talk about The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, which is now a New York Times bestseller (thank you for your support!).

Screenshot by John Hawthorne (who also has a great Substack!)

Robby and I have a lot of common - including similar backgrounds, some parallels in our personal lives, and work that focuses on the intersections of religion and politics. We discussed all of that and much more during our conversation, which you can view here on Robby’s Substack.

In other news:

• I joined Jim Acosta on CNN to discuss Trump’s Bible and his continued appeal to white evangelicals

• Teen Vogue mentioned The Exvangelicals in a long piece about deconstruction

• Many thanks to member station WUNC for having me on their Due South podcast to discuss the book.

  

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On NPR’s All Things Considered and the NPR Politics Podcast yesterday, we talked about the fact that abortion will be on Florida’s ballot this November - and maybe as many as a dozen states or so. We talked about what that could mean for the both presidential election and key down-ballot races.

I’ll be back in your NPR Politics Podcast feed - back in the host chair - tonight, for a conversation with Correspondent Sue Davis about her reporting on primary challenges to several Democrats who’ve publicly criticized Israel and President Biden’s support for Israel in the current conflict with Hamas.

The Exvangelicals is now available to order here in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.