Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
In the course of his remarks to the Family Research Council’s “Pray Vote Stand Summit”…
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‘America First’ and the Origin of the Modern Jewish Conspiracy
Historian Paul Hanebrink discusses the origin and uses of the Judeo-Bolshevik myth as a grand conspiracy that inspired the Holocaust and how crucial parts of it survived under the umbrella of “Judeo-Christian civilization.”
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You’re Using It Wrong: Rachel Held Evans Returns to the Bible
One critic was like, “Rachel Held Evans bases her Biblical interpretation on all the feels”… So I took a picture of my endnotes, which are lengthy, and sent them to him with the note, “All the feels, page 1,” “All the feels, page 2″…
Read MoreHow “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power, and Exclusion
Gratitude operates like resentment. When we find ourselves in a position of owing—and people in a democratic society always owe something to other people—we may become vulnerable to control.
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How “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power and Exclusion
Recognizing mutual support is important because neoliberalism preaches the false doctrine of pure independence—that the individual exists before society, before government, before relationships—which makes any form of relationship a threat to the individual’s autonomy.
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Fear, Nostalgia and Power Drove Evangelicals to Trump: Interview with Evangelical Scholar John Fea
If you were raised in American evangelicalism during the past thirty years, you’ve probably come…
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The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll
Over the past six decades, rock ‘n’ roll music has played a central role in…
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How the Abortion Debate Turned the Christian Right On To Liberal Arguments… and Birthed the Religious Freedom Industry
Historically, the Christian Right has not been recognized for its celebration of liberal values. On…
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Evangelical Author on Why Christian Conservatives Supported Trump
Though he lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots, the Electoral College carried…
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How America’s Charismatic Christianity Helped Fuel the Fantasyland Presidency of Donald Trump
The United States is suffering through an epistemic crisis. From day to day it seems…
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