May 25, 2026
What if purity culture is not ultimately about morality, but belonging? Brandon Cook explores the inner psychology beneath political, religious, and personal purity systems, revealing how anxiety, inner critics, and the longing for connection shape our lives. He argues that unhurriedness, beauty, and “glimmers” help...
May 18, 2026
Why do we keep dividing the world into “us” and “them”? This episode explores purity culture as the hidden force shaping our religion, politics, and identity—offering certainty and belonging while quietly distorting reality. To move toward unitive centrism, we must first name the systems that keep us stuck.
May 4, 2026
Part II continues the conversation with a deeper look at how evangelicalism shaped political imagination and spiritual formation. It explores transactional faith, the loss of moral imagination, and the need for a third way rooted in participation, original blessing, and unitive centrism.