18 Podcast Episodes
What Happened to Historian Molly Worthen?
What Happened to Historian Molly Worthen?
For 20 years, I’ve felt like Molly Worthen and I have lived parallel lives. We graduated college the same year. We wrote... Read more
9 May 2023
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1hr 30mins
64: Is Conservative Christianity Anti-Intellectual?: Molly Worthen
64: Is Conservative Christianity Anti-Intellectual?: Molly Worthen
Is Conservative Christianity necessarily opposed to reason? Dr. Molly Worthen discusses the history of Protestant Evange... Read more
3 Mar 2022
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59mins
Ep. 3 The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill with Professor Molly Worthen
Ep. 3 The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill with Professor Molly Worthen
Professor Molly Worthen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researches and teaches American religious his... Read more
27 May 2021
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44mins
Molly Worthen, “From St. Paul to Populist Politics: The Evolution of Charismatic Leadership”
Molly Worthen, “From St. Paul to Populist Politics: The Evolution of Charismatic Leadership”
Charisma is a concept we typically use to refer to individuals who fascinate, attract, and captivate us in some way. The... Read more
17 May 2021
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27mins
Crises in Evangelicalism with Dr. Molly Worthen
Crises in Evangelicalism with Dr. Molly Worthen
Dr. Molly Worthen joins Matt and Derek to talk all things evangelicalism, not the least of which is her book, "Apostles ... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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56mins
#158 Live in Carrboro, NC- Charisma in American Politics & Society w/ Molly Worthen, Doug Heye & Rufus Edmisten (Recorded at Cat’s Cradle)
#158 Live in Carrboro, NC- Charisma in American Politics & Society w/ Molly Worthen, Doug Heye & Rufus Edmisten (Recorded at Cat’s Cradle)
Dr. Molly Worthen (Department of History, UNC-Chapel Hill), Doug Heye (CNN/former RNC Communication Director) & Rufu... Read more
27 Jan 2020
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1hr 21mins
#24: Molly Worthen of The New York Times about "The Pod Bros"
#24: Molly Worthen of The New York Times about "The Pod Bros"
Jeff and Molly Worthen talk about her article in the New York Times titled "The Pod Bros Want To Optimize Your Life." T... Read more
7 Feb 2019
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46mins
#47 The History of Christianity w/ Molly Worthen (Rebroadcast)
#47 The History of Christianity w/ Molly Worthen (Rebroadcast)
Are faith and reason compatible? How do people of faith reconcile themselves to a secular world? These are difficult and... Read more
23 Nov 2017
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1hr
Episode 7: Talking Religion and Politics with Molly Worthen
Episode 7: Talking Religion and Politics with Molly Worthen
Today's guest is Molly Worthen. Molly is a historian whose specializes in American religious intellectual history. She a... Read more
21 Apr 2017
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35mins
Molly Worthen, “Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism” (Oxford UP, 2014)
Molly Worthen, “Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism” (Oxford UP, 2014)
Beginning with a network of reformed figures that orbited around Billy Graham, from J. Howard Pew’s money to Carl Henry’... Read more
14 Mar 2017
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1hr 8mins