On Episode 7, I chat with Dr. Heather White. Heather White is a specialist in American religious history with a research focus on sexuality, gender, and twentieth century social movements.Heather teaches courses in gender, feminist and queer studies; queer theory and queer politics; sexuality and the history of religion; and the history and politics of religious freedom.

Heather’s first book, Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2015. It was featured in Huffington Post, Religion and Politics, theL.A. Review of Books, and Religion Dispatches, and listed in the top ten “best LGBT nonfiction of 2015” by the Bay Area Reporter. Heather also co-edited an anthology (with Gillian Frank and Bethany Moreton), titled Devotions and Desires: Histories of Religion and Sexuality in the Twentieth Century United States. Heather serves on the advisory board of the LGBT Religious Archive Network, and is a steering committee member of the Queer Studies in Religion group of the American Academy of Religion.

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In episode 4, I sit down with author and pastor Tullian Tchividjian discusses his new book, Carnage and Grace, which chronicles his journey of crashing and burning in a very public way and finding hope and healing through God's grace. He shares how his theology of grace helped him navigate the dark and hopeless moments in his life and how acknowledging his own brokenness and living amends have been transformative practices. Tchividjian also addresses the failure of the pastor as a moral exemplar and the need for safe spaces where people can tell the truth about themselves. His hope is that this book will reach those who feel hopeless and remind them of God's unconditional love.

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In episode 5, join me for a conversation with leading meditation teacher Giovanni Deinstmann. He is an international author, meditation teacher, coach, speaker, and the creator of Live and Dare—the fifth most popular meditation blog on the planet—and author of the best-selling book Practical Meditation, which is available in eight different languages and has popularly been called “The Meditation Bible”.

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