# "Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life" with Paul Hoard, PhD, and Billie Hoard

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard.md
Podcast: [The Allender Center Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683)
Published: 2026-02-27T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://theallendercenter.libsyn.com/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theallendercenter/TAC624-Exportb.mp3?dest-id=214185
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683/episodes/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard
Duration seconds: 3000

## Resource

How often do we think about disgust? Yet it shapes our choices, relationships, and even our faith every day in ways we rarely notice. In this episode of the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Paul Hoard and Billie Hoard discuss their new book, "Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life," exploring how this powerful, often overlooked force influences us. Drawing from theology and psychology, they examine how disgust—originally designed to protect us—can become a tool for exclusion when applied to people rather than pathogens. From purity culture to nationalism to everyday relational divides, they consider how "contamination logic" forms the world around us. But the heart of their work is hopeful: Jesus doesn't abolish disgust—he inverts it. In Christ, holiness is not fragile. Love is stronger than sin. What looks contaminating does not defile him; instead, his presence transforms from within. This conversation invites us to reflect on where disgust may be shaping our reactions, relationships, and theology—and to imagine a discipleship formed by more courageous, more transformative love. About the Allender Center Podcast: For over a decade, the Allender Center Podcast has offered honest, thoughtful conversations about the deep work of healing and transformation. Hosted by Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen, MDiv, this weekly podcast explores the complexities of trauma, abuse recovery, story, relationships, and spiritual formation. Through questions submitted by listeners, stories, interviews, and conversations, we engage the deep places of heartache and hope that are rarely addressed so candidly in our culture today. Join the Allender Center Podcast to uncover meaningful perspectives and support for your path to healing and growth. At the Allender Center,…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683/episodes/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-allender-center-podcast-1093683/eucontamination-disgust-theology-and-the-christian-life-with-paul-hoard-phd-and-billie-hoard.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.