Sightings Articles
Banning Books; Banning Brains
Neglect of commitments to education has profound social and political implications.
March 2, 2023
Religion, Politics, and Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Fall from Grace
Hulu's new documentary about the Falwell family sheds light on entanglements of religion and politics and has important implications for the current moment.
November 11, 2022
The Great Defiance: Religious Objections and Vaccine Mandates
Vaccination defiance among healthcare workers reveals much about how many Americans think about themselves and their faith.
February 23, 2022
Extremism and Defense of Democracy
If we focus on policing acceptable political ideas via the state, we do more to undermine democracy than to secure it.
December 2, 2021
Time, Plague, and Politics at Passover
A new administration, a new pace for the news cycle, and a very old truth
March 29, 2021
Why White Evangelicals Stuck with Trump
What polling data tells us about why White Evangelical support for Trump was undiminished in the 2020 election
February 11, 2021
We Hold These Truths
An Augustinian meditation on the communal dispositions required for democracy
January 25, 2021
Symphonic Politics, Sibelius, and the Immanent Messiah
Our country cannot afford to wait for a miracle. The music of Jean Sibelius teaches us what the alternatives might look like.
January 11, 2021
The Road to Hell: Dantes Inferno and the Undermining of Trust
A late-medieval view of institutional sin
November 2, 2020
King Cotton
The United Methodist Church's roots witness against Cotton's attack on critical history