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Leaving Eden

Leaving Eden

By: Luke Hermann
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Leaving Eden is a personal, reflective 15 episode podcast about faith, doubt, and what happens when the beliefs that once gave life meaning begin to fall apart.

Hosted by Luke Hermann, the series explores loss, grief, curiosity, and the slow work of rebuilding after certainty fades. This isn't a show about winning arguments or tearing belief down... it's about honesty, companionship, and learning to live well when the old answers no longer hold.

Whether you're religious, questioning, or simply curious, you're welcome here.

Luke Hermann Spirituality
Episodes
  • Part 9: Nihilism

    Part 9: Nihilism
    Feb 22 2026

    In this episode, I confront nihilism... not as a final destination, but as a stage of honest reckoning.

    When inherited meaning falls away, what remains? This episode explores the tension between despair and responsibility, and how the absence of a guaranteed objective purpose can become the beginning of something self-authored.
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    18 mins
  • Part 8: Anger

    Part 8: Anger
    Feb 21 2026

    When innocence fades, anger often follows.

    In this episode, I talk about the season of bitterness that accompanied my unraveling faith as I wrestled with history, reason, institutional resistance, and the sharp honesty of thinkers who no longer softened their critique of religion. A candid reflection on the phase where disappointment turned into fire.
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    22 mins
  • Part 7: Innocence Lost

    Part 7: Innocence Lost
    Feb 18 2026

    Innocence is fragile.

    In this episode, I revisit the faith structures that shaped my early understanding of God and the world, and the painful moment when that understanding collided with the realities of human cruelty, history, and suffering. A deeply personal reflection on how innocence is built, and how it is lost when reality refuses to stay contained.
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    21 mins
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