Forsakers of the Faith: Recent Episodes
Germaine Joseph
Forsakers of the Faith presents the thoughts, feelings, and events behind the experience of losing religious faith. It’s not really about theology. It is a platform for first-hand stories and reflections on ‘forsaking faith’. We look at the motivations, influences, inner-conversations and actions that it entails.
The show covers experiences from as wide a range of religions as we can reach, but with a focus on Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (Abrahamic religions), as we try to uncover any shared experiences and underlying themes. ‘Forsakers’ also puts the spotlight on those individuals who have not opted into their faith, at least not in their older age, but those individuals for whom much of their life and core identity was steeped in religion and religious practice.
Lastly, as the name suggests, the show gets to the nitty gritty of losing ‘faith’. What happens when you lose the beliefs your life has been founded on? And, when you look at what’s left, is there anything you didn’t expect to find?
Former award-winning Gospel Rap artist Jahaziel and I, sit down to discuss the thoughts behind his infamous renunciation of the Christian faith and his subsequent adaptation of African spirituality.
In this episode I sit down with an ex-Muslim from London. An individual of great insight and thoughtfulness, Mia and I (not her real name) focus on the ideas that influenced the way we view world. Among them, such things as family, culture, socio-politics and feminism.
An ex-Jehovah's Witness, Amy and I sit down to unravel the unique experience of leaving a faith that many know from the outside, but very few from within. We discuss everything from family and identity, sexuality, parenting, and ultimately, becoming.
Two of my cousins and I sit down to discuss our lives growing up in the church and our subsequent departure from it. We reflect on our beliefs, then and now, and what may have been the catalyst for our life-altering views.