The Progressive Christians Podcast

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Faith Deconstruction Explained: Why Doubt Is Not the End of Your Faith

September 04, 2026

Is faith deconstruction the end of your faith — or the beginning?If you grew up in church and something started feeling off — like the Christianity around you didn't match the Jesus you read about — this is for you. In this episode, we share the moment our questions started, why doubt isn't failure, and how to rebuild a faith big enough to hold mystery, grief, and justice. We discuss what deconstruction is and what it isn't, Adam Grant's Think Again hierarchy (cult leader → learner), Fowler's...

EP 103: It's Not the End Times, It Just Feels Like It - What Eschatology Actually Teaches

August 28, 2026

It feels like the end times - Christian Nationalism, war in Iran, and we can't even trust that our food is safe to eat anymore. A lot of people are carrying summertime sadness and doom-loop anxiety. Given this, what does eschatology actually teach, and how does bad end-times theology fuel fear? In this episode, we unpack eschatology (the study of the end times) beyond Left Behind theology. We map pre-millennial vs. amillennial vs. realized eschatology, explain why Revelation is resistance lit...

EP 102: From the Civil War to the Texas Senate: The Real Fight Christians Refuse to Have

August 24, 2026

In this episode, we unpack the Texas Senate race between State Rep. James Talarico and State Attorney General Ken Paxton as a theological case study, rather than a political race. Both say they were sent by God - they're reading the same Bible, and yet, two very different Christianities emerge. In their own words: "I truly believe that God just delivered me, not because I'm a great person because God is sovereign and he does what he wants to do." — Ken Paxton "Scripture says you can't love Go...