The Incarcerated Christian

By: Robin Mitchell Stroud PhD and Debra Levy Martinelli MA
  • Summary

  • What happens when a person’s coming of age and coming of conscience develop within the context of religious and spiritual abuse and neglect? How do they learn to break free from fear and shame to claim spiritual independence and a more authentic spiritual life? The Incarcerated Christian Podcast shines a healing light on the dark side of religious experiences through biweekly discussions with survivors and experts in theology, psychology, and spirituality. Whether you’re in the process of deconstructing religious beliefs, are curious about Christianity’s hold on American politics, thought this was a podcast for Christians in literal lock up, or it just sounded interesting, welcome! New podcasts post on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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Episodes
  • From Incarcerated to Unlocked with Robin and Debra
    Dec 27 2022

    As 2022 comes to a close, hosts Robin Mitchell Stroud and Debra Levy Martinelli reflect on the more than 30 episodes of The Incarcerated Christian Podcast and look toward the future. The podcast will continue after the new year, but with a new brand and emphasis. In this final episode, Robin and Debra describe what to expect.

    Topics Discussed in This Episode:

    • The rebranded, and revamped version of the podcast
    • A call for listener feedback
    • How to contact the podcast

    Related Links:

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    13 mins
  • Heal the Body, Heal the Trauma with Brian Peck
    Dec 6 2022

    What are adverse religious experiences and how are they harmful to people? Is healing the nervous system essential to healing religious trauma? Is healing in relationships with others important? Is forgiveness required for healing trauma? These are some of the topics that today's guest, Brian Peck, touches upon during our conversation with him.

    Brian is a therapist and coach for religious trauma and recovery. He is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in religious-based trauma in his private practice, Room to Thrive. He also helps guide individuals through deconstruction and deconversion (though he doesn't particularly like these terms) with somatic-based practices. As a coach, Brian empowers people who have been harmed by religion to clarify their values and learn t...

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    45 mins
  • Joyful Humanism with Bart Campolo
    Nov 15 2022

    How did a popular evangelical pastor become a humanist speaker and writer? How do students react to a humanist chaplain on campus? Today’s podcast episode with Bart Campolo addresses those questions.

    Bart Campolo is a humanist speaker and writer who was an evangelical pastor before transitioning from Christianity to secular humanism. He was the first humanist chaplain at the University of Southern California. Campolo currently serves as a leader and therapist of a humanist fellowship called Caravan in Cincinnati, Ohio, and hosts a podcast called Humanize Me. He has written several books, including Kingdom Works: True Stories of God and His People in Inner City America and Things We Wish We Had Said and Why I Left, Why I Stayed, which he co-wrote with his father, Tony Campolo, a sociologist, pastor and proponent of progressive thought and reform within the evangelical community.

    Listen to the episode to hear how Campolo’s spiritual journey brought him to secular humanism, how he was received as a humanist chaplain and what it was like to dramatically alter his belief system with a prominent pastor for a father.

    Topics Discussed in This Episode:

    • Campolo’s gradual transition from Christianity to secular humanism
    • The definition of humanism
    • Campolo’s humanist beliefs
    • His three decades as an inner-city minister
    • How his father, a noted evangelical pastor, reacted to his change in beliefs
    • Campolo’s current work as a therapist and leader of Caravan, a humanist fellowship
    • How he was received as a humanist chaplain on a university campus
    • Why Christians see joyful humanists as threatening
    • One of Campolo's spiritual role models

    Book Referenced by Campolo:

    • The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought by Susan Jacoby

    Related Links:

    The Incarcerated Christian

    The Incarcerated Christian on Instagram

    The Incarcerated Christian on TikTok

    The Incarcerated Christian on Twitter

    Bart Campolo website

    Bart on Twitter

    Bart on Facebook

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    55 mins

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Ms Stroud and Ms Levy are incredibly knowledgeable and are outstanding interviewers. Everyone should listen to these podcasts. Excellent

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