We Are All in This Together
We Are All in This Together By David Galston, Westar Executive Director| 4.01.2020
Translating Trump Supporters
The 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 [...]
Faith, Republicans, and Trump
The law of unintended consequences: often our actions have effects that we do not anticipate and do not intend. This applies also to faith.
A Decolonial Response to the New Zealand attack
Dear Friends and colleagues, A year ago I was enjoying the scholarship, stimulation of thinking, friendship and hospitality of Westar at the annual meeting; we discussed the decolonial, we challenged established thinking, we raised new and difficult questions.
Welcome new Scholars!
We are always grateful for new scholars joining our ranks. This year we welcomed a number of new contributors to our work!