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Jason Kirk, a longtime sports journalist, co-hosts the Vacation Bible School Podcast and the Shutdown Fullcast. He’s contributed to The Athletic, This American Life, Penguin Random House’s Hazlitt Magazine, Slate, USA Today, Vox, and many others. His non-fiction literary agent is Erik Hane of Headwater Literary Management.

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I'm about 10 years older than your protags. It was fascinating seeing how Columbine & 9/11 affected teens in the 00s. Basically, I loved this book and felt seen & it made me cry in a good way many times. Ever listen to any of the christian music anymore? I'll still give old Newsboys a spin, especially Elle G. They were at least honest about how Christianity isn't all praise and preach.

Jason Kirk Thank you, Joshua! I listened to a ton of Evangelical-market music while writing this, almost entirely the stuff my characters "were" into at the time…moreThank you, Joshua! I listened to a ton of Evangelical-market music while writing this, almost entirely the stuff my characters "were" into at the time (which almost always tracked with a lot of my non-secular favorites as a kid, because I'm in charge here): Underoath, Relient K, Amy Grant, Switchfoot, mewithoutYou, Kirk Franklin, Rich Mullins, Norma Jean, Further Seems Forever, etc. Probably noteworthy that almost all of those artists have been canceled by Christians at one time or another.

Never was a fan of most of the Wow Hits/Dove Award acts, and it's been a long time since I've had any use for anything presented as praise-and-worship music. (Though I could listen to Appalachian sacred harp all day long. Miss Esther's soundtrack, of course.)

And some of my favorite artists have backgrounds in that Evangelical market. Zao (Evangelical about 25 years ago) is my favorite rock band ever, Silent Planet still shares all sorts of Christian themes, and Underoath has openly battled with a deconstruction that's felt much like mine.

Official chapter-by-chapter playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yB...
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[Answering questions that I wasn't able to get to during our book launch party.] From Julianna: "Which of your female characters do you most identify with? #TeamAlexa"

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	Hell Is a World Without You 4.40 avg rating — 2,533 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sinful Seven: Sci-fi Western Legends of the NCAA by Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Spencer Hall, Richard Johnson 4.50 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Study Hall: College Football, Its Stats and Its Stories by Bill Connelly, Spencer Hall (Foreword), Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Publication To Be Name Later: Resilience (PTBNL, Issue 1) by Louis Bien (Editor In Chief), Spencer Hall, Britni de la Cretaz (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creepy American Legends By State: Chilling Urban Legends, Haunted Places, and Paranormal Folklore from All 50 States by Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author), Ai (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buddhist Lessons Told Through Stories: Simple Parables for Letting Go, Living Mindfully, and Meeting Life with Greater Compassion by Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author), Ai (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gustave Doré (1866)1. For the first 510-ish years of Christianity, it was common (and maybe even typical) to encounter Christians who denied belief in an eternal Hell.

Despite the pop-cultural/conservative-theological assumption that all Christians have always believed the same “everyone either goes to Satan World forever or goes to pearly gates forever” thing, there are centuries’ worth of rec

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“All that Hell shit,” she said, unzipping my hoodie and handing it back, “isn’t afterlife panic. It’s excuses to abuse people now, like addicts and victims need more bad shit. Let’s create middle-school self-haters! Then call them sluts who’ll get boys damned! Because we’re the only way outta Hell, everyone better agree with us on everything. Hell is a world without God? Hell is a Christian president bombing Iraqi babies!”
― Jason Kirk, Hell Is a World Without You

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“During hugs, Miss Esther said, “Gumdrop, once I’m gone, keep leadin’ my babies out here.” I agreed, queasily. She understands the parking deck’s gonna replace her house, right? “Acts 3:21,” she said. “We ain’t finished ‘til that’s his will.”
― Jason Kirk, Hell Is a World Without You

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“(Catholic Bibles include an extra hundred pages of bonus lore, meaning an extra hundred pages go unread.)”
― Jason Kirk, Hell Is a World Without You

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