This chapter explores humanity’s “hyper-cooperativity,” as described by new and longstanding research in evolutionary biology, and the way the biology illuminates work on human relationality and covenantality in the areas of theology and ontology. It appears in the 2024 book, Assembling […]
White evangelical and populist politics often contribute to democracy. When do they pose a challenge to it, and why? Have a look at “When is White Evangelical Politics Illiberal? The Effects of Duress and Strong Populism on the Liberal Script” in Polarization and Deep Contestations: The Liberal Script in the United States, edited by Tanja A. Börzel, Thomas Risse, Stephanie B. Anderson, and Jean A. Garrison, Oxford University Press. Click here.
We are not naturally competitively aggressive and polarized; we are hyper-cooperative by evolution. Have a look at my chapter, “What Does Evolutionary Biology Tell Us about Relationality as a Basis for Economics and Politics?” in the new book, Assembling Futures: Economy, Ecology, Democracy, and Religion (2024), edited by Jennifer Quigley and Catherine Keller, Fordham University Press. Click here
On both the political left and right, the loss of our democratic covenant is considered at the root of current societal ills. For why and how that happens, check out Theo-podcast‘s new release of my recent talk. Click here. Many thanks, Theo-podcast!
“‘Strangers in Their Own Land’: The White Evangelical Contribution to Right-wing Populism in Leviathan 2023 Vol 52 Nr. 2 (in German)
Sacrifice amid Covenant: From Abuse to Gift in Mimesis and Sacrifice: Applying Girard’s Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines 2019 (Bloomsbury Academic)
White Evangelicals and American Right-wing Populism: The Evolutions of an Ethic in the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, 2023, Vol. 43, Nr. 1
With all the news about polarization and strife, it might be worthwhile having a look at this article about the evolutionary biology evidence for human cooperativity. Click here: Evolutionary Evidence for Human Cooperativitv
Click here for article > The Nature of Humanity & the Origins of Religion This article looks at the evolutionary biology evidence for human relationality and “hypercooperativity” that was the human modus vivendi until relatively recent agrarianism. It was published in […]
White Evangelicals and Populism as an Ethic in The Routledge Companion to Christian Ethics