Perdition City Station
Jarad and Julie travel through the theology of the afterlife by train, bus, auto, ferry, and on foot. First stop Perdition City Station, last stop? Who knows?
They will be joined by cats, an occasional guest, ghosts, and a dead guy named Morty who came to hang out one Halloween and never left.
Come for the laughs, stay for the suffering.
This podcast contains some adult language and situations.
Perdition City Station
Hella Anxious About the Future
In this episode, Julie and Jarad discuss whether the church's obsession with Heaven and Hell has influenced our modern American tendency to live in the future to the detriment of the present (and history)—or whether it's the other way around. Or both.
This episode is an exploration of the topic that we've just begun considering. If you have any thoughts, please let us know at julie@sacredchickens.com. Put Perdition City Station in the subject line.
Here are this week's sources and or/references:
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife, by Bart D. Ehrman
The Harris Poll: Americans and Billionaires Survey
44 Percent of Americans Think They Can Achieve Billionaire Status
Everyone Loves The Apocalypse, But Why?
Evangelical Support-Israel Fueled Apocalyptic Hopes
Monkey Trial Fundamentalism and Social Gospel
Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell.
Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson.
Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens.
Produced by Julie Carpenter
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Follow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1
This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.