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Making America Great and the “Priority of the Spiritual” (Barrett Turner)

One argument in Donald Trump’s favor entertained by those concerned about religious liberty holds that Trump would be…
South African Political Unrest And The New Activism Of The Churches – A Tale Of Three Hashtags (Stephen Martin)

Over the past two or three years I’ve published several pieces with PTT on the theological significance of…
Flashback – For Black Lives There Can Be No Peace Without Justice (Vincent Lloyd)

In our commitment to keeping going the ongoing conversation on political theology and race in America, we are…
The Politics of Unity, Division, and Discernment—Luke 12:49-56 (Richard Davis)

Jesus, against our expectations, comes to bring division in places where unity formerly existed. He calls us to…
PTT Dispatches – Reflections On Trump, America, And “Eurocentrism” From The Sand Dunes Of A Remote Dutch Island (Carl Raschke)

I doubt that anyone outside the Netherlands has ever heard of the island of Terschelling. That’s probably because…
Why Do So Many Evangelicals Support Donald Trump? (Ludger Viefhues-Bailey)

Why do so many evangelicals support Donald Trump? The Pew Foundation reports that a majority of evangelicals are…

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Making America Great and the “Priority of the Spiritual” (Barrett Turner)

12 Aug, 2016 The Editors 1 CommentCatholic Social Ethics

One argument in Donald Trump’s favor entertained by those concerned about religious liberty holds that Trump would be better for religious liberty than Hillary Clinton. The argument proceeds that Trump would be more likely, even if through insouciance rather than real commitment, to appoint judges, support legislation, and dictate regulations […]

Voters lined up from early hours for the poling station to be opened in capital Kampala February 18, 2016.

South African Political Unrest And The New Activism Of The Churches – A Tale Of Three Hashtags (Stephen Martin)

11 Aug, 2016 Current Events 0 CommentsCurrent Events

Over the past two or three years I’ve published several pieces with PTT on the theological significance of South Africa’s democratic evolution and the involvement of churches there. The last of these concerned the #rhodesmustfall movement, which began with a statue fronting the University of Cape Town’s Upper Campus. With […]

Flashback – For Black Lives There Can Be No Peace Without Justice (Vincent Lloyd)

09 Aug, 2016 Political Theology Today in History 0 CommentsPT Through History

In our commitment to keeping going the ongoing conversation on political theology and race in America, we are republishing here an opinion piece from two summers ago by PTT’s editor Vincent Lloyd of Villanova University (formerly Syracuse University). The piece was originally published on August 19, 2014, and was entitled […]