A better understanding of Jesus and a better way to solve our problems.
Jesus After Christianity
What if the things Jesus was doing and saying before Christianity—before the creeds, the power structures, the purity codes—are the same things that provide a path out of this critical, chaotic moment we're in now - As Christianity collapses?
The Podcast
What's the Problem?
Christianity—especially in its evangelical form—has been shaped by purity codes and belief systems that prioritized exclusion, certainty, and control. Many have left the church. But they haven't lost their longing for meaning, love, or the story of Jesus.
What's the Solution?
Not Jesus as a museum piece, not Jesus as brand hero, not Jesus the object of faith nor of worship—Jesus as living measure of compassion, moral courage, and measurable repair.
A different kind of Jesus podcast.
NOT Jesus as the singular solution to every problem, as confessional religion has taught for centuries. Instead:
Jesus is the posture and playbook through which we run our problems.
Not because it will solve them all, but because it will shape us to approach them with empathy, kindness, compassion, justice, and mercy—rather than fear, anger, self-righteousness, or violence.
Jesus after Christianity is Jesus on his own terms: not the founder of a religion, but the prophet of a practiced alternative to systems that crush people.
Format:
24 Episodes (biweekly for 12 months)
~45-55 minutes each
Teaching rooted in Albert Nolan's Jesus Before Christianity
Conversation with Jo and Freddie
Two practices per episode you can try
Coming Episodes:
Episode 1: Jesus Before Christianity (and Maybe After?)
Distinguishing Jesus' historical moment from the gospel writers' moment. Why this matters urgently today.
Episode 4: Solidarity with the Suffering
Not charity. Not pity. Actual practiced solidarity that crosses barriers and redistributes resources.
Episode 7: The Kingdom and Money
Economic sharing isn't a nice idea—it's the structural practice that creates the kingdom Jesus talked about.
Episode 12: Confronting the Empire
Jesus resisted domination systems. So can we. Here's how.
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