Great essay by Elesha Coffman: there is quite a bit of 'religious' fervor among contemporary campus protestors, similar to the evangelical revivalism that spread through colleges in 1995

Check out my new book, The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy, which drops September 3. My book helps to explain Gen Z's priorities--and the role of gender and sexuality in impacting their political behavior.
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Devastating news. Killing local reporting endangers our democracy. Sarah Leach ☮️ was doing incredible on-the-ground reporting in Ottawa County. She should be winning awards, not being shown the door.

Tonight is the night! Schuler Books, 6:30pm. From what I've heard, it is going to be *full*! That means you won't just get to hang out w/ Cait & me, but you'll meet all sorts of other fabulous folks in the GR area. Definitely the place to be on a Thursday.
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The thing that strikes me is the willingness of boards & administration to kind of alter the process to achieve the end they want…At the very moment when Chr higher ed could be helping to navigate difficult cultural moments, we’ve been sidelined by these kinds of controversies.”

I love listening in on these kinds of conversations.

As a former journalist and a scholar of religion, this is excellent media advice from Kristin Du Mez for anyone trying to share their research with journalists and their audiences: open.substack.com/pub/kristindum…

In which I offer a few tips to scholars who would like to work with the media to bring their research to bear on current events, and share a few of my favorite pieces of late.
open.substack.com/pub/kristindum…

West Michigan folks! I’ll be having a launch event for RIFT with Kristin Du Mez this Thursday at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids! Come say hi!

Register for free: bit.ly/rift-launch

“what not long ago seemed to be a marginal set of beliefs has become a dominant religious framework among American Christians.” An important new study from Matthew D. Taylor and Paul Djupe.

There are a lot of good books coming out about #ChristianNationalism . So what makes 'Baptizing America' worth reading? While others look at evangelicals & Pentecostals, 'Baptizing America' focuses on other half of white Protestant community. Order today!
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