I agree with Archaea, that's also one of the main takeaway points of the article--that Dehlin is quite sloppy and intellectually lazy.
He gets a lot of material out there, but he's not exactly taken the time to be informed, much less be an expert.
Kind of like those radio talk shows where the guests are all plugging a book. The better hosts have actually read the book. Dehlin admits he likes the Larry King approach--virtually no homework at all.
It would be kind of like I jumped in and did this kind of thing. I would know just enough to get me into trouble. I could talk a good game, but I would be woefully ignorant on many subjects.
There's nothing terribly wrong with being that kind of podcast host. But when you are actually trying to start your own religious movement, you probably need to do a little bit of homework.
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