NPR correspondent examines her religious upbringing in 'The Exvangelicals'

By Ben Kieffer,

Samantha McIntosh

Published September 27, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Growing up in a deeply evangelical Midwest family, NPR's Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him and not question the faith.

Sarah McCammon writes about how the belief system she was taught clashed with her expanding understanding of the outside world in her book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church.

The former IPR Morning Edition host shares her experience as part of a generation of children who are growing up and leaving the church, and how she's witnessed the power that evangelism has held on the political right as a reporter covering the Trump presidential campaign.

Guest:

Sarah McCammon, NPR National Political Correspondent

This episode was originally produced 4-11-2024.

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Ben Kieffer

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Samantha McIntosh

Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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NPR correspondent examines her religious upbringing in 'The Exvangelicals'

Growing up in a deeply evangelical Midwest family, NPR's Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him and not question the faith.

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