Is God a Winning Strategy for Democrats?
Pete Buttigieg and other Democrats have begun to talk up their Christian beliefs in hope of appealing to more voters, but there are a few problems with that approach.
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The Problem with the Latest Predictions for ‘the Rise of the Religious Left’
Not only are claims that the religious left is “on the rise” as old as the contemporary religious right itself, but the framing of the religious left may actually further enable the religious right.
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The Year in Religion: A Ray of Hope Amid the Usual Fecklessness
Taking my cue from the revised pater noster commended by His Holiness, I begin by…
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Raw Power Is Just What The Religious Left Needs
Of all the religion-and-politics takes on Doug Jones’ victory over Roy Moore—and there are many—one…
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So You Think You Can Dance, Or At Least Lead A Populist Moral Movement
I want to write just a quick response to Nicholas Laccetti’s piece on the new…
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Jesus Said Punch Up, Not Down: Why William Barber’s Attack on the Religious Right May Not Be What It Seems
William Barber, rising face of the religious left, managed to kick up some dust last…
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Maybe Instead of Solidarity, The Religious Left Should Try Being Indivisible
If I were asked to briefly summarize my various critiques of the religious left, I’d…
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The New Religious Left: A Marketing Dream or Political Reality?
The religious left movement is stuck between the universalism of its aims and the particularity of the people who constitute it.
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Cheese State Reality Check: On The Wisconsin Idea and the Social Gospel
This Saturday, I’m off to a day-long meeting at a church with an interesting history….
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Can the “Spiritual Left” Make the Change They Wish to See?
We all know about the grassroots activism of the “religious right” and the role they…
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