Apr 30, 2017
This episode deviates from our typical weekly interview, so
I'm posting it on the weekend as special bonus
episode!
Professor Nagle identifies with the catholic tradition. The first
half of our discussion is his religious journey away from
catholicism to agnosticism and back again.
It's important to note that Professor Nagle uses the term
deconversion in a broader sense than I do. For this podcast
I define deconversion in the sense of a person leaving
Christianity altogether and becoming atheist or agnostic.
Professor Nagle uses the term deconversion
to define various religious transitions in
life.
The second half of the interview he discusses
current research on deconversion and the focus of his
particular research, including how religious teaching
changes in response to our cultural climate?
He is currently working on his doctorate at Fordham University in
New York.
Show Notes:
Versions of Deconversion: Autobiography and the Loss of Faith by
John Barber
https://www.amazon.com/Versions-Deconversion-Autobiography-Studies-Religion/dp/0813915465
@jamesMnagle