Author Archive for: dgalston
About David Galston
David Galston is the Executive Director of the Westar Institute and a founding member of the Seminar on God and the Human Future. Learn more here.
Entries by David Galston
We Are All in This Together
April 1, 2020 /2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by David GalstonWe Are All in This Together By David Galston, Westar Executive Director| 4.01.2020
Translating Trump Supporters
October 24, 2019 in Uncategorized /by David GalstonThe Twitter feed I received read, “Prominent Christian activist” says that Evangelicals have a “moral obligation” to vote for Trump. Christian activists used to be people like Tommy Douglas or Martin Luther King, Jr., and their activism concerned social justice. This “activist” is Ralph Reed, someone who I don’t think deserves such a compliment. And [...]
The Bible and Abortion
May 23, 2019 in News and Events /by David GalstonWith Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama voting in favor of severe restrictions to abortions, it is understandable that those in the Christian tradition might turn to the Bible for theological perspective. However, as with every modern social issue, the Bible actually has nothing to say since the Bible is not a modern document. Nonetheless, the instinct [...]
What’s the big deal about decoloniality?
April 8, 2019 in Christian Religious Education, Theology /by David GalstonA term has been coming up a lot in the work of both the Christianity Seminar, and the Seminar on God and the Human Future. Decoloniality. But what is it? One of our scholars wrote about it here, and this post aims to take another look at what it is, and how to better understand [...]
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