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A collaborative Substack magazine and podcast featuring writing on faith, culture, and politics from award-winning authors Diana Butler Bass, Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones, and Jemar Tisby.
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Where are the Conservative Patriots? (opens the original)
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This week, we celebrate the launch of Kristin’s new book, Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made. If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, there are links below!Amid the continued visible destruction of symbolic institutions, the Convocation Unscripted team asks, “Where are the conservative patriots?” You know, those who have so loudly professed a commitment to CONSERVING not only things like our most beloved public spaces like the Kennedy Center and the
Book Launch Weeks for Robby and Kristin - Can You Lend a Hand? (opens the original)
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Dear Convocation Unscripted readers,When the four of us — Robby, Kristin, Diana, and Jemar — launched the Convocation Unscripted more than two years ago in May 2024, we had no idea that this experiment between friends would turn into this amazing online community. After nearly 100 formal episodes and live shows, more than 18,000 of you have found your way to us and to each other here on Substack and on YouTube. We’re so moved and grateful. We’ve heard from many of you that listening to the show
The Long Shadow of 9/11 (opens the original)
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The twin towers fell twenty-five years ago, but the outrage that moment spurred is still shaping life in the U.S. and beyond. Kristin Du Mez, Diana Butler Bass, and Robert P. Jones sit with the anniversary and ask: What became of this country that morning? You’ll hear where each of them was, including Kristin standing in a blood donation line that evening that turned out to be unnecessary, because there were almost no survivors.Then, Robbie brings PRRI’s tracking of American attitudes toward Isl
What Vance’s and Thiel's Talk of the Antichrist and End Times Really Reveals (opens the original)
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This week, TCU came to you live across multiple platforms--via the Convocation Unscripted substack plus our own individual substack platforms. In this episode, we talk about a recent interview given by J.D. Vance in which he discusses his views of the Antichrist and the end times, echoing themes from his tech bro benefactor Peter Thiel. The actual theology is internally inconsistent and somewhat incoherent, but it does reveal a disturbing world of limitless power for the few chosen ones who lite
You're Invited! Our Next TCU+LIVE Session on September 3 (opens the original)
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Dear Convocation Unscripted community,This Thursday, September 3 at 5:00 PM ET, we’re holding our next regular TCU+LIVE webinar. We hope you will join us for this discussion of religion and the ongoing threats to our democracy.Trying Something New (Again) - No Registration NeededWe hope you can join us LIVE on September 3 at 5:00 PM ET. We’re going to try something new (again!)—convening via Substack Live instead of Zoom. You’ll get a notification via the Substack app when we go live, and you ca
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