S11E1: The Antichrist

About this episode

Tara Jean explores the concept of the Antichrist with scholar Bernard McGinn, addressing fears rooted in her church upbringing.

Growing up in the church, Tara Jean was instilled with a spirit of fear that has stayed with her decades after she stopped calling herself a believer. On this season, she'll lean on expert guests to help demystify some of these specific fears, like exorcisms, the female body, and on this episide the antichrist. Her guest is reknowned scholar Bernard McGinn, author of "Antichrist: 2 Thousands Years of the Human Fascination With Evil." *For now, Apple Podcast subscribers can still access the first 3 episodes, under S9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tara Jean Stevens

Guest: Bernard McGinn

Topics covered

• Antichrist
• exorcisms
• female body
• fear
• Christianity

Keywords

• Antichrist
• fear
• exorcisms
• Christianity
• Bernard McGinn

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Antichrist: 2 Thousands Years of the Human Fascination With Evil

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