“Secular” is progressive and “religious” is a threat to democracy? Get beyond the binary. My new essay is in Word & Way, one of the best go-to places for ideas about religion and society.
Beyond the Secular vs. Religious Divide
December 15, 2022
Category: Latest News
“White Evangelicals and Right-wing Populism” on Word & Way’s 2022 Books of the Year!
December 7, 2022
I’m honored and humbled that my book, White Evangelicals and Right-wing Populism: How Did We Get Here? is on Word&Way’s Best Books of 2022 list! Click here and scroll down a bit.
Khyati Joshi on Christian Nationalism–Political Theology Network
November 16, 2022
Khyati Joshi offers the final essay in Political Theology Network’s series based on my book, White Evangelicals and Right-wing Populism: How Did We Get Here? Have a look here
“The Tragedy of Evangelical Politics” in Commonweal Magazine
November 4, 2022
If you know the history, you’ll get the hope & and tragedy. Very honored to have my essay, “The Tragedy of Evangelical Politics,” published in Commonweal Magazine.
David Gushee’s Brilliant Essay on Authoritarian Reactionary Christianity
October 30, 2022
Sam Perry on the Right-wing Politics of Pro-Natalism
October 22, 2022
In the 3rd essay in Political Theology Network’s series on populism, white evangelicals, and Christian Nationalism, Sam Perry has sharp, surprising research on how pro-natalism feeds into right-wing politics.
Yale Professor Phil Gorksi on White Evangelical Populism in PTN Series
October 14, 2022
Yale Professor Phil Gorski has written a powerful and gripping response to my essay in the Political Theology Network’s series on White Evangelical Populism. Check it out!
Political Theology Network Symposium on White Evangelical Right-wing Populism
October 11, 2022
I am thrilled and honored to announce the launch of the Political Theology Network’s 6-week Symposium based on my book, White Evangelicals and Right-wing Populism: How Did We Get Here? My Introductory blog leads off, and for the next 5 weeks, prominent scholars in the field will offer their perspectives and research. Check it out!
Wonderful Podcast on Leonard Cohen on Religion News Service
September 24, 2022
Honored to be on the AAR Reading List!
September 13, 2022
I am thrilled and honored that From The Broken Hill I Sing to You: God, Sex, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen is on the Reading Religion list of the American Academy of Religion.