Drew Strait
@DrewStrait
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Prof. @AMBS_seminary | (Re)Imagining peace church | Writing on political idolatry & violent extremism | Strategic nonviolence is the way | Dad & latte artist
South Bend, IN
Joined April 2020
I’m excited to see this out in the world in less than a month. I’ll share much more in the coming weeks! 😀 #ChristianNationalism
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1st preacher at @PeteHegseth's monthly Pentagon prayer services was his former pastor in Doug Wilson's denomination. Preachers since then: 3 Southern Baptist pastors, grandson of Billy Graham, & former NFL player accused of insider trading: https://t.co/JqpeUVBfmX
@DOWResponse
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After the ambush on National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced he would send 500 more troops to the nation’s capital.
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Revisiting this helpful article by @DrewStrait on "How to Challenge MAGA’s Biblical Authoritarianism" as theologians, pastors, and biblical scholars within a distinctly Christian vernacular.
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Below is a guest essay from Drew Strait, an associate professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Indiana and author of Strange Worship.
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Some smart people are saying good things about my forthcoming book, 'The Bible According to Christian Nationalists.' So don't take my word for it, listen to them & preorder the book:
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When writing a book, a nerve-racking moment comes when finally sharing it with others to read.
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As the Department of Homeland Security once again kidnaps a Bible verse to justify militarized hunting of immigrants in a social media video, I'm reminded that the Bible shows us that even Satan knows how to quote Scripture.
TO EVERY CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN IN AMERICA: Darkness is no longer your ally. You represent an existential threat to the citizens of the United States, and US Border Patrol's Special Operations Group will stop at nothing to hunt you down.
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Our news roundup is here early for the holiday weekend! It features insights from @robertpjones, @angela_denker, @AmandaTylerBJC, @DrewStrait, @mcasey1, @mboorstein, @fiona_ndre, @emlybelz, and more.
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We’re wrapping up the week a bit early to grill some hot dogs and watch some fireworks.
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Today’s issue of A Public Witness features a guest essay from @DrewStrait centered on four creative proposals to disrupt Christian Nationalism within a distinctively Christian vernacular.
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Below is a guest essay from Drew Strait, an associate professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Indiana and author of Strange Worship.
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In new financial disclosures, Trump reported making $1.3 million from promoting Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" Bibles: https://t.co/BGntILpFer What a gross grift off of a heretical #ChristianNationalist perversion of the Bible!
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President Donald Trump has made millions from his family’s cryptocurrency venture, private golf clubs and hawking everything from Bibles to watches – as he’s capitalized on his political prominence...
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Imperial boomerang: when tactics of colonial rule exported abroad are imported back home
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Wrapping up a profound few days at the “Signs of the Times: Interdisciplinary Responses to Religious Nationalism” conference at Notre Dame. It was a huge privilege to present a paper on the Bible and human security with @kkdumez and @TaylorMatthewD. Onward together!
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In her new book “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood” (@broadleaf_books), journalist and pastor @angela_denker ventures into contested spaces to help readers understand what is going on with Christian masculinity.
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That the United States is in a time of great cultural upheaval is no secret.
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Gonzaga has reached nine straight Sweet Sixteens (including two title games), the only team in the nation to do that. Gonzaga is only the fourth team in college hoop history to reach nine straight, joining UCLA, North Carolina and Duke. Gonzaga has always had fearless
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In light of rude, pro-Putin treatment of Zelenskyy by Trump & Vance in White House, it's important to be clear about who actually started the war & who is actually a dictator:
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“War is Peace.
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Drew Strait joins us for a conversation about how Christian Nationalism is impacting the American Church and how we can engage those giving themselves over to this movement. @DrewStrait
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AIDS deaths and starvation rising in Africa... hospitals closing in refugee camps in Thailand... kids watching their grandparents being dragged away in the US. It shouldn't be controversial to say that any movement that brings "bad news to the poor" is not a Christian movement.
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Appreciate @ChristianCent review of 'Baptizing America.' "The themes presented in this significant book prompt us to reflect on how we might respond to these pressing issues. Reading it prayerfully is earnestly recommended." https://t.co/zRtF2SKGe5
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Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood plumb history to show how the Protestant mainline has intertwined church and state...
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Dear NT scholars: Less Jesus in film classes and more Jesus in far right memes classes please. Sincerely, The world
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will be published in the Biblical Theology Bulletin sometime in the next year-ish.
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Happy to see some of my sabbatical research out in the wild on MAGA's animalization of immigrants, trickle down bigotry, and Jesus' essentialization of the Canaanite woman and gentiles as "dogs" in Matthew 15. The longer version+ https://t.co/cO1Yo2In6h
politicaltheology.com
All human beings (including me) are capable of dehumanizing others. Moreover, all dehumanizers (including Jesus) can change their minds.
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