The second of my series of posts about the nature and kinds of populism.
What is White Supremacist Populism?
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Book Launch: The Political Theologies of Populism
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Information about my calendar while I am in England.
In Attacking Pope Leo XIV President Trump is Reviving an Old White Supremacist Trope
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Trump congratulates Pope Leo XVI after he is named first American pontiff. 5/8/25 (Image via Fox News created using Getty Images) The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV has been the subject of a fair amount of commentary. Some of the President’s allies have warned the Pope not to talk about theology or claimed that he doesn’t understand the Bible. Critics of the...
The Political Theologies of Populism
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Pre-order my new book The Political Theologies of Populism!
A New World in Our Hearts: Reimagining Democracy
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A post-election sermon reflecting on the need to build Beloved Community.
Crying for America: Fannie Lou Hamer
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The seventh sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on Fannie Lou Hamer.
New Article: Populism as Political Ontology
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Populism is a political ontology, in which political being is centered on the question of collective identity. It is also a political theology embedded within constitutional democracy.
Sitges
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We are Sitges. We got here last week and we’ll be here for another eleven days or so. We are using it as a homebase while I write and we take a variety of day trips around Catalonia. Sitges is one of those places that’s been described as “the crown jewel of the Mediterranean.” It is a beautiful beach town about 40 minutes South of the center of Barcelona by train (the train leaves every 15...
When the Spirit Says Do
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as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, August 29, 2021 Thank you, Sophia for that exquisite violin performance. It is a blessing to have such talent in our congregation. I think that I can speak for the entire community when I say that we are proud of your achievements and wish you the very best as you continue your musical education. I am certain that you will bless...
The Senate Should Expel Senators Cruz and Hawley
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Note: I wrote this op-ed on Friday and sent it to the Houston Chronicle with the intention of sending it on to the Kansas City Star and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch if the Chronicle declined to run it. Since writing it the editorial boards of all three newspapers have written editorials calling for resignations and so I have decided to just post it to my blog. The Chronicle’s op-ed calling...