I just listened to Talia on In Bed with the Right (loved that you partnered with Moira and Adrian, whom I adore!) and I had to say how much I appreciate you taking rightwing Christianity seriously as an internally consistent system. So, so, so few writers who grew up outside that world do this and it's absolutely vital to understanding anything about it. I'm very hopeful that lots of people will read the book and learn to look at it the way you do. You are one of the rare outsiders who I think truly get it.
Hearing you talk about books I remember from my mom's bookshelf (The Power of a Praying Wife, all the Dobson books, etc.) was very validating. It's one thing when other exvangelicals take these things seriously. It's another entirely when an outsider looks at them and says, "That's fucked up and it's also incredibly important."
I just listened to Talia on In Bed with the Right (loved that you partnered with Moira and Adrian, whom I adore!) and I had to say how much I appreciate you taking rightwing Christianity seriously as an internally consistent system. So, so, so few writers who grew up outside that world do this and it's absolutely vital to understanding anything about it. I'm very hopeful that lots of people will read the book and learn to look at it the way you do. You are one of the rare outsiders who I think truly get it.
Hearing you talk about books I remember from my mom's bookshelf (The Power of a Praying Wife, all the Dobson books, etc.) was very validating. It's one thing when other exvangelicals take these things seriously. It's another entirely when an outsider looks at them and says, "That's fucked up and it's also incredibly important."