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? 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, violence
Latest episodes
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36 min
Jesus After Christianity. - Episode 16
Episode 16: The Coming of the KingdomThe final episode of Block Four. Religious leaders had the answer to "when will the kingdom come" locked down for centuries: someday, so keep w…
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42 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 15
The time is fulfilled" wasn't a prophecy. It was a threat. Jesus watched Rome claim eternal power, the temple claim divine permanence, and religious leaders preach patience — and h…
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40 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 14
Episode 14: The Kingdom and PrestigeLast time Jesus went after wealth. This time he goes after status. Ben and Jo Collins dig into prestige, rank, and religious hierarchy — the who…
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44 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 13
Episode 13: The Kingdom and MoneyJesus didn't ask for generous charity. He demanded redistribution. In this episode, Ben and Jo Collins dig into one of the most uncomfortable thing…
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Jesus After Christianity - Episode 12
Episode 12: Political DiscipleshipIf Jesus wasn't political — if his kingdom was just "spiritual" — why were all the charges at his trial political and economic? Ben and Jo close o…
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26 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 11
In Episode 11 of Jesus After Christianity, we revisit one of the most misunderstood—and most revealing—moments in the Jesus story: the temple incident. The tables. The disruption.…
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30 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 10
In Episode 10 of Jesus After Christianity, we name what so many people have felt but were taught not to say out loud: religion can be oppressive. Not just personally painful, but s…
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39 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 9
In Episode 9 of Jesus After Christianity, we explore Sabbath as far more than a spiritual self-care practice. Sabbath is a direct confrontation with power.In a world that trains us…
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51 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 8
In Episode 8 of Jesus After Christianity, we pull back the curtain on one of the most effective tools of control: division dressed up as “truth.” The political divide can feel inev…
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46 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 7
In Episode 7 of Jesus After Christianity, we sit with one of the most quoted teachings of Jesus—and one of the most avoided in practice: love your neighbor. Not the easy neighbor.…
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44 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 6
In Episode 6 of Jesus After Christianity, we bring “the kingdom of God” down from the clouds and back into real life. The kingdom isn’t far away. It happens wherever people practic…
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50 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 5
In Episode 5 of Jesus After Christianity, we challenge the assumption that what matters most can be measured. Some of the most meaningful things—healing, therapy, liberation—don’t…
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56 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 4
In Episode 4 of Jesus After Christianity, we explore a different starting point for faith—one that isn’t about escaping the world, but changing it. Not everything meaningful can be…
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50 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 3
In Episode 3 of Jesus After Christianity, we take on a hard truth: compassion isn’t a brand—it’s a practice. And real compassion doesn’t just comfort people; it confronts the syste…
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43 min
Jesus After Christianity - Episode 2
In Episode 2 of Jesus After Christianity, we zoom out to the world Jesus actually lived in: a society shaped by empire, surveillance, and state terror designed to crush hope and co…
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Jesus After Christianity - Episode 1
In this first episode of Jesus After Christianity, cohost Jo Collins joins host Ben Collins for an honest, wide-angle conversation about what it means to keep (or rediscover) the h…
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Jesus Before Christianity & After
In this first teaser video, Ben shares a little bit of his evangelical Christian background and how Albert Nolan's book Jesus Before Christianity changed his life and faith with an…
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Jesus After Christianity - Teaser 1
In this first Jesus after Christianity teaser, cohost Jo Collins talks to host Ben Collins about community, humanity and inclusivity.