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Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground.
For the spiritually tender — those searching for healthier expressions of our global Christian faith and deconstructing harmful theology.
Listen to conversations with pastors, priests, reverends, scholars, artists, and public voices from multiple denominations, cultures, backgrounds, and genders.
Come to be challenged, healed, and begin again.
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Send us Fan Mail Introducing The Sacred Slope Highlights! 🎙️We're launching our new Highlights series with the most popular episode in The Sacred Slope's history! Our conversation with historian and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Kobes Du Mez (@kkdumez) is resonating with more of you than any other episode. And now, here is the snackable edition. Some of you love an hour-plus deep dive. Others want 20 minutes for your commute, your run, or while cooking dinner. Now you can have bot...
Send us Fan Mail 68. Robert P. Jones, PhD (PRRI) | Backslide: Christian Nationalism, Trump & America's Moral Reckoning What happens when Christians are taught that one political party speaks for God? What happens to democracy when faith becomes a tool for political power? And how do we reclaim our moral conscience? Just before the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Dr. Robert P. Jones (Robby), founder and president of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), joins Alexis Rice to discuss h...
Send us Fan Mail 67. Tracy E. Gilchrist | Holding Space in Hollywood: Queer Media, Advocacy & the Power of Human Connection What does it take to make some of Hollywood's biggest stars feel truly seen? For Tracy E. Gilchrist, it starts with a simple question, genuine curiosity, and the willingness to hold space for another human being. The longtime LGBTQ+ entertainment journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Advocate became a viral sensation after her unforgettable "holding space" int...
Send us Fan Mail 66. Meghan Tschanz (Exvangelical) | How Purity Culture Fuels **pe Culture & Silences Women What happens when Christianity teaches girls that their bodies are dangerous—and men's behavior is their responsibility? What if purity culture doesn't protect women, but helps create the conditions for abuse? And what happens when Christian women trust their own voices? Meghan Tschanz, author of Women Rising and host of Faith and Feminism, joins Alexis Rice to explore purity cultur...
Send us Fan Mail 65. Rev. Darrell Hamilton II (Baptist) | Healing Religious Trauma: Tending to Open Wounds What happens when the Christianity that was supposed to heal you is what wounded you? What if questioning your faith isn't a slippery slope to hell, but the beginning of liberation? And what if the image of God you inherited shapes how you see women, LGBTQ+ people, race, and power? Rev. Darrell R. Hamilton II is an ordained Baptist minister, preacher, writer, and advocate for faith-roote...
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