Articles
Devouring Beasts: Advent and the 2024 election
In the Christian calendar, the new year begins with the first Sunday of Advent. That is ...
City of the Living, City of the Dead: From Vilnius to Israel/Palestine
I spent the last weekend of October exploring the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. I was ...
My argument in Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies
This week, my new book, Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies, officially releases. I am told ...
Post-Evangelical Snapshots
Everywhere I go, I meet a surging community of post-evangelicals. I would like to offer readers ...
Erasmus Indicts Trump—and the USA
One thing that has gone tragically wrong with American politics over the past eight years is ...
Thoughts about the Art and Craft of Teaching
This week I begin my 31st year of full-time teaching in the field of Christian ethics. ...

Kingdom Ethics Podcast
Discussions of ethics, leadership, and world issues from a Christian perspective distinctly informed by the teachings found in the Sermon on the Mount, with co-hosts David Gushee and Jeremy Hall.
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