Jesus After Christianity

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. The public confrontation. Not a random outburst, but a deliberate act that exposes what happens when spirituality becomes a marketplace and power hides behind “holiness.” This episode explores the temple not just as a re...

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 socially and spiritually controlling—especially when it’s used to police bodies, silence questions, enforce conformity, and protect power. This episode explores what it means to confront religious oppression without losin...

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 to measure worth by output, Sabbath says you are not a machine. You are not what you produce. You don’t have to earn your right to rest. And that message isn’t neutral—it threatens every system built on extraction, bur...

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 inevitable—like it’s natural, permanent, and impossible to cross. But what if much of its power is perceived? What if the lines are intentionally reinforced because they keep us isolated, reactive, and easier to manage? This...

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. Not the neighbor who votes like you, looks like you, or makes you feel safe. Even the one you were taught to fear. This episode pushes past definitions and into the uncomfortable territory of action. Because “neighbor” i...

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 practice goodness together—where grace plants the seed, and shared practice helps it grow. This episode explores a faith that doesn’t start with scarcity, fear, or competition. Instead, it dares to say: there is enough to share...

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 fit neatly into metrics, profit, or productivity. This episode reframes restoration as more than comfort. Restoration is about creating space where people can be fully themselves—safe, dignified, and unafraid. And it for...

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 proven, and sometimes faith looks less like certainty and more like trust—especially when hope feels thin. We talk about why trust is contagious, and how practicing it together can transform more than belief ever could....

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 systems that keep harming them. If faith is meant to be good news, it should lighten burdens, not add to them. People deserve to be seen, supported, and not further weighed down. This episode draws a clear line between sympat...

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 collective resistance. If you want to understand what Jesus was saying, you have to understand Rome—and what it did to ordinary people. This episode asks a provocative question: what if Jesus wasn’t offering an escape rout...

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 heart of community after leaving traditional faith spaces. Together, they explore the kind of humanity that isn’t gated by doctrine—how people find belonging, rebuild trust, and stay connected to what’s good and life-givi...

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 introduction to the historical Jesus. Get a taste for what's coming in the Jesus after Christianity podcast.

In this first Jesus after Christianity teaser, cohost Jo Collins talks to host Ben Collins about community, humanity and inclusivity.