Episode 11
011: 🐍 Snake-Handling Christians with Julia Duin
February 8th, 2018
43 mins 42 secs
About this Episode
Julia Duin worked as religion editor for the Washington Times for fourteen years, has worked as a journalist for 40 years, and was nominated three times for the Pulitzer prize. We talk about her book, the relationship between social media and faith, and her coverage of serpent-handling Christians from the Appalachian mountains.
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- In the House of the Serpent Handler by Julia C. Duin
- Pentecostalism - Wikipedia
- Mark 16:17-18 — "These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents [with their hands], and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- GetReligion.org
- JuliaDuin.com
- Snake Salvation - National Geographic Channel