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Episode 106: Are Kids Growing Up in a Post-Christian America?

Thomas and Sam debate renewing Evernote Premium and discuss Donald Trump's Christianity, Evangelical logic, and whether Generation Z is growing up in a "Post-Christian" America.

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  • David Lewis on Twitter: “@samharrelson What is Christian (or in sync with the teaching of Jesus) about @realDonaldTrump’s lifestyle or policies?”
  • Clinton: ‘If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president’ – CNNPolitics.com
  • Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘Evangelicals Have Found Their Dream President’ | Sojourners
  • Forget millennials. How will churches reach Generation Z? | Religion News Service
  • White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order – POLITICO
  • Thomas Whitley on Twitter: “A God that wants you to discriminate against others is not a God worth following. https://t.co/4w2TcHPHk3”

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Sam Harrelson is a PhD candidate researching ecological theology, phenomenology, Edith Stein, spiritual ecology, and the Ecology of the Cross. View all posts by Sam Harrelson

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“Practice resurrection.”

New here? Start with these pieces that sketch what I mean by “Ecology of the Cross.”

  • What is the Ecology of the Cross?
    An overview paper that lays out the integral ecology of the cross and why kenosis + ecological intentionality matter.
  • Process Ecology of the Cross
    A deeper dive into communion, kenosis, fire, and planetary politics through a process-relational lens.
  • Why Edith Stein matters here
    How The Science of the Cross became the metaphysical and spiritual backbone of this whole project.
  • Hildegard, Viriditas, and the Cross
    Greening, viriditas, and how a medieval mystic’s vision feeds an ecological theology of the cross.
  • Ecological Intentionality
    The AAR paper that frames “ecological intentionality” as performing peace beyond human boundaries.

→ More posts in the Ecology of the Cross archive