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Val and Nathan discuss the stages of development that churches undergo and their moral implications.

Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part III of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan go more "macro" and explain how churches (just like human beings and human civilizations) go through stages of development and that a church will choose its stances of "significant moral consequence" accordingly. In short, if a church is focused on earlier stage legitimacy--its all about preserving its favorite form(s) of dominator hierarchy. If the church has m...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Hamaker

Guest: Nathan

Topics covered

• church development
• moral consequence
• legitimacy
• dominance hierarchy
• transformation

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Organizations: Religion IS Political

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