Heaven Bent

Growing up in the church, Tara Jean was instilled with a spirit of fear that has stayed with her decades after she stopped calling herself a believer. On this season, she'll lean on expert guests to help demystify some of these specific fears, like exorcisms, the female body, and on this episide the antichrist. Her guest is reknowned scholar Bernard McGinn, author of "Antichrist: 2 Thousands Years of the Human Fascination With Evil."

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Demons. The Antichrist. Witches. Tara Jean says she was instilled with a spirit of fear, in her childhood church. But it's now been decades since she was a believer, why is she still afraid? Join her as she attempts to recontextualize the concepts that haunt her with the help of scholars and other experts in religious history, mythology, sociology, and more.

*STARTS MONDAY, APRIL 13th
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Once upon a time, Brittany gave 6 years of her life to IHOPKC's 24/7 prayer room. Today, she's turned her experience in this high-control religious group into art. Join Tara Jean for her conversation with Brittany Hart on her debut poetry collection Surviving Wonderland: A Journey Beyond Control.

Brittany also supports survivors through creative writing and healing resources.

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Prophet Patricia King is being scrutinized for her handling of abuse & misconduct, how has her board just reacted to the most recent example of this from her past? Tara Jean provides a brief update on this development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 2000's, Kelowna's New Life Church was attracting charismatic Christians from all over the world, including Daniel from Australia. But why did prophet Patricia King send him away so quickly after arriving? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.