Escaping Punitive Christianity with Brian Recker

About this episode

Joshua Turek interviews Brian Recker about his book 'Hell Bent' and their journeys in redefining spirituality and masculinity.

Host Joshua Turek is joined by guest Brian Recker , author of the new book "Hell Bent" (How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love). They discuss the books Brian read while researching his own, which details redefining his own spirituality and Christian beliefs. Discussing masculinity and softening the world, the two detail their own unique paths toward similar conclusions. to sign up for Josh’s next Zoom weekend poetry workshop on Jan 18&19 check joshuaturek.com Books Talked About Include: Debt by David Graeber Hell Bent by Brian Recker Adam’s Return by Richard Rohr Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Spoke in the Wheel by Renate Wind A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn the will to change bell hooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Turek

Guest: Brian Recker

Topics covered

• Christianity
• spirituality
• masculinity
• personal growth
• book discussion

Keywords

• Christianity
• spirituality
• Hell Bent
• masculinity
• book discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ninth Planet Audio

Books & works: Hell Bent, Debt, Adam’s Return, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Spoke in the Wheel, A Peoples History of the United States, the will to change

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