Christopher Douglas
My latest: "What If God is a ‘Pagan Amalgam’: Marilynne Robinson and Historical Bible Scholarship"
https://academic.oup.com/litthe/article/37/2/67/7208648
https://academic.oup.com/litthe/article/37/2/67/7208648
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher for her Black Lives Matter flag — but now she's prevailedwww.salon.com "I feel vindicated but I also feel sad," said Amy Donofrio, after a judge ruled her banner broke no school rules
Amazon Prime's series, The Boys, gets fascismwww.losangelesblade.com If the series points to what’s happening now in the world feels too blunt, perhaps it’s because it's the blindingly obvious
The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn't Born on 10/7 — It's Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writingreligiondispatches.org Often referred to as an “open-air prison,” Gaza has been turned into, in the words of British-Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, “an open-air graveyard.” This is the same Gaza that drew the USS Gerald R. F...
Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?www.nytimes.com From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground.
Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?www.nytimes.com From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground.
The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn't Born on 10/7 — It's Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writingreligiondispatches.org Often referred to as an “open-air prison,” Gaza has been turned into, in the words of British-Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, “an open-air graveyard.” This is the same Gaza that drew the USS Gerald R. F...
The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn't Born on 10/7 — It's Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writingreligiondispatches.org Often referred to as an “open-air prison,” Gaza has been turned into, in the words of British-Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, “an open-air graveyard.” This is the same Gaza that drew the USS Gerald R. F...
Scenes from a Slow Civil War | Jeff Sharlet | Substackjeffsharlet.substack.com I reported Trump '16 and '20 for magazines & in my book THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. I was going to sit '24 out, but the slow civil war is speeding up. Click to read Scenes from a Slow ...
At center of Alito controversy, a flag celebrated by extremistswapo.st Since its origins in colonial times, historians say, the Appeal to Heaven flag has been used to justify political violence. It has been adopted in recent years by Christian nationalists and others on ...
The Red Heifer, Christian Zionism, and the Dangers Of Nowwww.lifeisasacredtext.com How a Holy Cow encapsulates an unholy zealot alliance
If God Meant to Interfere by Christopher Douglas | Paperback | Cornell University Presswww.cornellpress.cornell.edu The rise of the Christian Right took many writers and literary critics by surprise, trained as we were to think that religions waned as societies became modern. In If God Meant to Interfere, Christoph...
Why Malignant Crank RFK Jr. Could Ensure Biden's Reelectionopen.substack.com The conventional wisdom about RFK Jr. is wrong and getting wronger.