Ken’s MEMO to Dr. Hill re “The BWM Podcast”

Wednesday, 31 JAN 2018

To: Theon Hill, PhD
From: Ken (Beached White Male – BWM)
RE: Podcast Interview

First of all, thanks, Theon, for your interest and your enthusiasm for this crazy project. Here are some thoughts regarding our recorded interview. As we discussed, I’m planning to produce a demo version of the podcast – Beached White Male (for future broadcast).

Since the milestone impact of the 9/11 attack, the BWM has been fascinated by what Brian McLaren calls “The Great Spiritual Migration.” According to McLaren, thinking people of faith have been rewriting their tribal narratives in earnest. For the BWM, whose cultural tribe has been white evangelicalism, the popular assumption that all evangelicals identify with alt-right conservatism must be challenged.

Links to learn more – 

• Official Wheaton College Site: Dr. Theon Hill
  • Dr. Hill’s research explores the relationship between rhetoric and social change related to race, culture and American politics. Specifically, he examines the role of radical rhetoric as a crucial form of civic engagement and public advocacy. His previous work on rhetoric and social change in political, social movement, and religious contexts has appeared in edited collections and scholarly journals.
• Wheaton College – Tower Talks (Dr. Hill)
  • See bio, articles, academic focus, courses taught 
• Sanitizing The Struggle: Barack Obama, Selma and Civil Rights Activism by Theon Hill
• CT Podcast: Are Trump’s White Evangelical Supporters Racist? Mark Galli with Theon Hill
  • Theon Hill joins CT editors to discuss the evolution of the word “racist,” where gentleness belongs in this discussion, and how the issue of race affects Eva ngelicals’ legitimacy in the public square. CT EDITORS DECEMBER 8, 2016
• LECTURE: Theon Hill | The Pulpit and Racial Difference (2/18/2020)