Episode 79 – Turning Left from Right with Calvin Moore

Host of the Leading Questions podcast Calvin Moore joins Josh to discuss his journey away from the Evangelical faith and a traditional, conservative, Republican culture.  Calvin became disillusioned with the Christianity of his upbringing and dissuaded from the politics commonly attached to it over many years of wrestling with hypocrisies and disingenuous arguments.  His story is an excellent example of the dangers in short-sighted political strategies and belief systems that fail to take the experiences of others into account.

 

Calvin begins his story where he left off last year on the podcast Changed My Mind with Luke T. Harrington in which he shares why he left behind Evangelicalism.

 

Calvin Moore is the host of Leading Questions with Calvin Moore, a weekly moderated roundtable discussion about ongoing issues in our culture.  The podcast brings together disparate voices on a particular issue, discusses disagreements, considers one another's positions and, at the very least, leaves the table with a measure of respect for the person on the other side of the debate as they strive to create a space for passionate, yet healthy dialogue.

 

Always the inquisitive, skeptical member of his family, Calvin has consistently pushed the boundaries of accepted conventions in his search for truth and understanding.  With the rise of new media, he noticed the degradation of dialogue between disparate viewpoints, which led to the creation of this program.

 

Calvin earned his Bachelor of Science in History Education at Rochester University in Rochester Hills, Michigan.  His focus is on the African-American experience in the Early American Republic and Presidential History.

 

Calvin resides in Michigan with his wife, Jennifer.