I have a piece up at Truthout on the idea that racism is “America’s original sin.”
Review of O’Donnell’s Passing Orders
I recently reviewed S. Jonathan O’Donnell’s Passing Orders, a fascinating study of contemporary “spiritual warfare” literature, in the journal Politics, Religion, and Ideology.
Podcast Interview on What is Theology?
I was recently interviewed by Liam Miller of the “Love–Rinse/Repeat” podcast on my new book What is Theology?
Upcoming virtual conference at Yonsei University
Next week I will be participating in a conference on Democracy and Theology, held virtually under the auspices of Yonsei University in South Korea. My paper will be entitled, “The Threat to ‘Our Democracy’ and the Neoliberal Crisis of Legitimacy.” A poster for the event follows.
What is Theology? shipping from Amazon today
What is Theology? is now shipping from Amazon, where it is reportedly the #1 new release in both philosophy and political history. The book of course remains available direct from the publisher as well.
Don’t call it a book launch
The first event related to my new book, What is Theology?, will be taking place under the auspices of the Inter-Chicago Circle for Experimental Critical Theory (Interccect) on Tuesday, September 28. See details here — thanks to Anna Kornbluh for organizing!
Fall syllabi posted
Classes start tomorrow, so the time for tinkering has passed. I have posted the syllabi for my courses on the Teaching History and Sample Syllabi page. They are as follows:
- Integrative Studies: Ancient to Early Modern World: the first half of the Shimer Great Books School’s senior seminar, stretching from Gilgamesh to the present day. I have taught this a few times before, and it remains easily my favorite course to teach. (I will also be teaching the second half in the spring.)
- Natural Sciences: The Shape of the World: a Shimer Great Books seminar on cosmology and astronomy, from the Pre-Socratics through Galileo, with side trips into Chinese, Indian, and Arab scientific traditions.
- Cardinal Directions Senior Seminar: Utopia and Dystopia: a relatively unique requirement at North Central is a senior capstone course for their Gen Ed experience as well as their major. Professors get to pick their own topics, and I chose utopia and dystopia as a way of getting them thinking creatively about the future — both their own and that of society as a whole.
- Ethics: this will be my first offering in the philosophy department at North Central, hopefully the first of many!
Recommended reading on neoliberalism
I was asked to contribute reading list on neoliberalism for a new book recommendation site.
What is Theology? now available from Fordham UP
While Amazon is adhering to the official release date, Fordham University Press is taking orders for my new book, What is Theology? Christian Thought and Contemporary Life, as we speak! Book jacket copy and recommendations are posted “below the fold.”
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New article on Biden, the pandemic, and neoliberalism
I have a new article up at The Bias, entitled “The Many Deaths of Neoliberalism.” Spoiler alert: it turns out that Joe Biden is not the reincarnation of FDR!