Heather Cronk of Project 21:12 On Exvangelicals Fighting Christian Nationalism

About this episode

Heather Cronk discusses the challenges exvangelicals face in combating Christian Nationalism and the importance of community for those leaving evangelicalism.

This episode features Heather Cronk, founder of Project 21:12 , a group that helps ex-evangelical Christians, or exvangelicals as they are known, find community with others like them, and take action to diminish the power of rising Christian Nationalism, fueled in part by evangelical leaders. Heather and Nancy speak about the power of community within the church and the importance of creating a new community for people leaving it; Evangelicals’ transactional alliances with unlikely partners to pursue their end goals; and how secular progressives are reading the room wrong when it comes to strategically pushing back on the church’s agenda. You won’t want to miss this episode for Heather’s fascinating insights into the evangelical mindset and the very real dangers that it poses to our democracy. Project 21:12 PRRI, “Exvangelicals: Who They Are, Why They Left, and What They Believe” Matthew D. Taylor, The Violent Take it By Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening Our Democracy Thank you for being a listener! Stay up to date on New Faces of Democracy by signing up for the newsletter here . If you or someone you know would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us an email…

People in this episode

Host: Nancy Bynum

Guest: Heather Cronk

Topics covered

• Christian Nationalism
• Exvangelicals
• Community
• Evangelical Mindset
• Secular Progressives
• Democracy

Keywords

• Christian Nationalism
• Exvangelicals
• community
• evangelical leaders
• secular progressives
• democracy
• evangelical mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Project 21:12

Books & works: Exvangelicals: Who They Are, Why They Left, and What They Believe, The Violent Take it By Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening Our Democracy

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