Evangelicals Shift Progressive in Proximity to Whiteness - With Special Guest Joey Torres - 121

As some Evangelical churches shift toward progressive policies and theologies, do they do so in proximity to whiteness? What does it mean to be progressive or to inhabit progressive spaces? Guest Joey Torres discusses his doctoral research and contemplates the trajectory of American Evangelicalism.

Joey Torres is a doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Study of Religion at UC Davis.  To learn more about his work you can follow him on Facebook or email him at [e-mail].

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RELEVANT LINKS 

From Our Conversation with Joey Torres on Evangelicals Proximity to Whiteness

• He has become a hashtag and a movement for change. But who was the real Stephon Clark? (Sacramento Bee Article)
• California Proposition 8 (2008) - A California ballot measure that made same sex marriage illegal, which was later overturned.

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Jeff is currently the Director of Discipleship at a United Methodist church on the central coast of California.  In addition to getting his B.A. in Theology, he also received his ordination through the prestigious online organization of The Universal Life Church whose alumni include the likes of Conan O’Brien and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.  Jeff loves all things that tell a story: people, movies, tv, music, comics, etc.

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