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Kate Blanchard

Kate Blanchard is Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies, Emerita, at Alma College in central Michigan. She is the author of The Protestant Ethic or The Spirit of Capitalism: Christians, Freedom, and Free Markets (Cascade) and co-author of An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism: Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics (Baylor).

(A)theologies, Archive, Racial JusticeJanuary 13, 2023

As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind

By Kate Blanchard

Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawOctober 13, 2020

The Religious Reason Many Americans Refuse to Wear Masks

By Kate Blanchard

Even in the most evangelical phase of my life, when I was a college student…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveOctober 4, 2017

First Things First: Sexual Equality Just Is

By Kate Blanchard

I am a liberal Christian, but I generally think well of First Things as a…

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Politics/LawFebruary 16, 2017

Why ‘Religion or Politics?’ Is the Wrong Question

By Kate Blanchard

No wonder Americans are so unhappy—we have made a virtue of denying ourselves integrity in favor of psycho-somatic division.

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(A)theologies, Archive, CultureDecember 27, 2016

Teaching World Religion in the Dumpster Fire

By Kate Blanchard

How different might this election cycle have been had more voters been willing to be curious about, understand, accept, or even embrace a pluralist nation, rather than panic in the face of the other?

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJuly 3, 2016

The Sacred Myths of My People: A 4th of July Reflection

By Kate Blanchard

I recently had the great pleasure of visiting Washington, DC with my tween. With its…

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(A)theologiesMay 31, 2016

Cafeteria Christianity in the Age of Social Media: What’s Old Is New Again

By Kate Blanchard

When people ask questions like “Why do we pick and choose our religious beliefs?” they…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveOctober 23, 2014

Maher vs. Aslan: Is Religion an All-Powerful Force or Mere Window Dressing?

By Kate Blanchard

I have been following, with some glee, the verbal spankings that Bill Maher and other…

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(A)theologies, OMFGJune 12, 2014

Note to David Brat: Free Markets Are Not Calvinist

By Kate Blanchard

On the occasion of Dave Brat’s rise to (perhaps short-lived) fame, I wish to take…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesFebruary 13, 2014

[This Valentine’s Day] Less Sex is Good Sex!

By Kate Blanchard

A recent article connecting marital equality with a less active sex life set off a firestorm… but is everyone asking the wrong questions?

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