About this episode

The episode discusses spiritual narcissism, MAGA as a cult identity, and the impact of prosperity gospel culture on communities.

In the first hour we get into spiritual narcissism, not as an abstract idea but as something that shapes real communities and does real damage. We talk about MAGA as a kind of cult identity, Trump as a case study in personality-driven power, and how prosperity gospel culture helped prepare the ground for all of it. We also get into religious trauma and why, at least for me, institutional Christianity isn’t something that can be fixed from the inside. And we don’t let progressive spaces off th...

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Host: Frank Schaeffer

Guest: Becky Garrison

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Organizations: MAGA, prosperity gospel, institutional Christianity

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