Articles
The Book of Job as Breakthrough Text for Post-Evangelicals and Other Spiritual Refugees
By David Gushee |
On September 2, my next book comes out, with Orbis press. Job in Exile: A Guide for Spiritual Refugees (Orbis Books) is a treatment of the majestic, complicated, wonderful Book of Job. I have been fascinated with ...
Toward a New Religious Humanism
By David Gushee |
Note: On Friday, May 22, I enjoyed the distinct honor of being awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity at Franklin College in Indiana. I also gave this baccalaureate address. It foreshadows themes that will appear ...
After Primary Day, Where Are We?
By David Gushee |
I want to offer a few propositions for where our country is politically after this week’s round of primary voting, mainly in the South. President Donald Trump continues to destroy the careers of those Republican politicians ...
The Guardrails Preserving Our Democracy
By David Gushee |
I want to consider some cautiously good news today. The good news is that certain cultural, political, international, and legal guardrails are holding against Donald Trump and his government right now. Democratic resilience is appearing ...
“I Was Simply Trying to Be a Good Christian”
By David Gushee |
André Trocmé, Le Chambon, and the refusal to surrender moral judgment There are basically three kinds of people who know what happened in the small French village of Le Chambon during World War II. The ...
A Report from the Post-Evangelical Collective National Meeting in Boston
By David Gushee |
Boston marked my 4th national Post-Evangelical Collective (PEC) conference. In order, they have been Denver (2023), Raleigh (2024), Nashville (2025), and now Boston (2026). The Dallas 2027 meeting has already been announced. Here are some ...
Post-Evangelical Churches Are Succeeding
By David Gushee |
There is much handwringing about the “state of the church” these days. I want to suggest that handwringing is a bit exaggerated. I know the statistics. There are certainly many US churches that are struggling ...
Pope Leo, Donald Trump, and Moral Plumblines
By David Gushee |
The recent, entirely predictable, online attack by Donald Trump on Pope Leo XIV has made an argument over values into a personal dispute. But the issue between the two men is not a personal dispute. ...
An American Ponders the Meaning of “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight.”
By David Gushee |
It is both a blessing and a curse to be an American in Amsterdam tonight. On the one hand, it is a blessed escape. On the other hand, people look at you with worry and ...
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