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Tony Keddie

Tony Keddie is Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at the University of British Columbia. His new book, Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels, will be released in October, 2020.

(A)theologies, Archive, New Books, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/Justice, Sexuality/GenderOctober 20, 2020

‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical

By Tony Keddie

The following is an excerpt from Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels…

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(A)theologies, Archive, New Books, Politics/LawJuly 27, 2020

The Wrong Emperor: Why Ralph Reed’s New Pro-Trump Book Distorts the Bible to Cast the President as Tiberius

By Tony Keddie

Ralph Reed’s new book, For God and Country: The Christian Case for Trump (published by…

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(A)theologies, Archive, History/Theology, OMFGJune 8, 2020

Space X and the Photo-Op: Trump’s Use of the Bible Was Just the Latest in a Series of Christian Nationalist Messages

By Tony Keddie

Trump’s supporters are busy combing the scriptures for that perfect verse that justifies the president…

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Archive, CultureJanuary 9, 2020

Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base

By Tony Keddie

Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might…

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Archive, History/Theology, OMFGSeptember 4, 2019

Prosperity Gospel Prayers Aren’t Sufficient to Save Hurricane Victims

By Tony Keddie

When we hear religious conservatives using the language of “prayers” and “favor” as a disaster strikes, it’s important to recognize that this pious rhetoric conceals neoliberal politics that impede the work of government institutions of disaster management.

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Culture, History/TheologyMay 13, 2019

How a Bill O’Reilly Bestseller Helps Explain the Anti-Semitism Behind the Poway Shooting

By Tony Keddie

O’Reilly and Dugard’s interpretation of the gospels in Killing Jesus was motivated by the same politics of resentment that Trump inherited from the Tea Party—a politics of fiscal, ethnic/racial, and religious conservatism.

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History/TheologyMarch 29, 2019

The White Nationalist Fantasy of Ancient Christian-Muslim Conflict Would Get an ‘F’ in History Class

By Tony Keddie

When I first heard the tragic news of the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New…

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