David W. Congdon
@dwcongdon.com
Senior Editor, University Press of Kansas | Lecturer, KU | Who Is a New Christian? (Cambridge, 2024) | Bylines: Christian Century, Sojourners, Presby Outlook, Revealer
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David W. Congdon
@dwcongdon.com
· Nov 19
Who gets to define Christianity?
David Congdon links postliberal theology to the exclusionary politics of the Christian...
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My book was reviewed in Christian Century today, and I think it's a very well-done and fair analysis of my project.
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I guess I have a substack now. Really resisted this for the longest time, but I need a more effective place to respond to critics and explain my ideas.
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Postpostliberalism | David Congdon | Substack
Reflections on utopia after dystopia. Click to read Postpostliberalism, by David Congdon, a Substack publication. Launched 5 minutes ago.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I guess I have a substack now. Really resisted this for the longest time, but I need a more effective place to respond to critics and explain my ideas.
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I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
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These photos are terrifying (as opposed to stunning). Black women have been killed in these kind of scenarios long before Trump.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
These photos are terrifying (as opposed to stunning). Black women have been killed in these kind of scenarios long before Trump.
It’s wild and appalling the stuff that official government accounts are just posting freely now.
Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
DHS, White House shared white nationalist song in ICE recruitment posts
Multiple accounts run by DHS share references to “We’ll have our home again” song, popularized by a white nationalist group, with a link to join ICE.
www.splcenter.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It’s wild and appalling the stuff that official government accounts are just posting freely now.
When I read the first line in my notifications I assumed this was about the US.
“This regime is killing people,” Ara Torosian told RNS in a phone interview, referring to a crackdown against protesters in Iran, where hundreds and perhaps thousands have been killed.
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Iranian American pastor asks feds to release Iranian detainees, intervene in Iran
(RNS) — A former refugee from Iran and now a U.S. citizen, the Rev. Ara Torosian said several of his church members remain in ICE custody. He fears they'll be killed if they are sent back to Iran.
religionnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
When I read the first line in my notifications I assumed this was about the US.
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IT'S ME lol
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
IT'S ME lol
First Things just got a larger NEH grant ($2.07 million) than the total amount for all NEH grants related to the US sesquicentennial celebration.
www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...
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NEH Announces $75.1 Million for 84 Humanities Projects
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January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
First Things just got a larger NEH grant ($2.07 million) than the total amount for all NEH grants related to the US sesquicentennial celebration.
www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...
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The power of higher education. A good example of why the MAGA leaders want to destroy universities.
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The power of higher education. A good example of why the MAGA leaders want to destroy universities.
Wonderful essay on "manhood" and gender boundaries by @modernistwitch.myatproto.social for @flaminghydra.com (if you haven't subscribed, fix that!). Much of what skolnik says here applies as well to other culturally constructed identities, including religious identity, the subject of my work.
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Wonderful essay on "manhood" and gender boundaries by @modernistwitch.myatproto.social for @flaminghydra.com (if you haven't subscribed, fix that!). Much of what skolnik says here applies as well to other culturally constructed identities, including religious identity, the subject of my work.
The @univpressofkansas.bsky.social participates in JSTOR's Path to Open program, which makes new scholarship available OA after 3 years. The program began in 2023, and this month JSTOR released the first batch of 100 open access titles—3 of them from UPK. about.jstor.org/products/boo...
JSTOR and University Press Partners Announce Path to Open Books Pilot
Browse the growing collection of Path to Open titles, peer-reviewed books from nearly 50 university presses advancing diverse, global scholarship in open access.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The @univpressofkansas.bsky.social participates in JSTOR's Path to Open program, which makes new scholarship available OA after 3 years. The program began in 2023, and this month JSTOR released the first batch of 100 open access titles—3 of them from UPK. about.jstor.org/products/boo...
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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I’m generally skeptical of interpretations that reduce political persuasions to expressions of psychological pathology, but pedocon theory has been racking up a lot of W’s lately.
Lot to unpack—
"Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon....Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography."
"Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon....Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography."
Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon. Now he wants one for another notorious San Diego son of Washington.
Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I’m generally skeptical of interpretations that reduce political persuasions to expressions of psychological pathology, but pedocon theory has been racking up a lot of W’s lately.
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This is what they’ve wanted all along. This is the goal.
🚨 Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This is what they’ve wanted all along. This is the goal.
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published this and was then immediately without internet for 3+ hours to share it so please read 🙏
ICE is headed to Maine
The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
published this and was then immediately without internet for 3+ hours to share it so please read 🙏
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Two neighbors came out with a snow shovel and a broom to beat away the officer. If I were writing the scene, I'd add a hockey stick guy but you're doing amazing cliches, Minneapolis.
JUST IN: Minneapolis city officials reported a shooting in north Minneapolis Wednesday night. The Associated Press said a federal officer shot a person in the leg. This is an ongoing story and will be updated as we learn more.
Minneapolis officials: Shooting involving federal law enforcement reported
Here’s the latest Wednesday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and the protests against the killing of 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis last week by a U.S. ...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Two neighbors came out with a snow shovel and a broom to beat away the officer. If I were writing the scene, I'd add a hockey stick guy but you're doing amazing cliches, Minneapolis.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
This is exactly right.
ICE is indeed doing what Trump and his fellow Republicans deisigned it to do: Prepare the way for a coup.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is exactly right.
Evergreen post
One thing you can do today is buy a friend's book. Who cares if you even read it. Just buy to support art. Fascists hate poetry and short stories and books about joy and memoirs about compassion etc.
Let's go.
Let's go.
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Outrageous.
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. n.pr/4qn9Iwz
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Outrageous.
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WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
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“All of these actions represent our new normal in response to the cosplaying Proud Boy thugs with military weapons and total impunity who are going neighborhood to neighborhood, store to store, school to school, door to door, to assault and kidnap our neighbors.”
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“All of these actions represent our new normal in response to the cosplaying Proud Boy thugs with military weapons and total impunity who are going neighborhood to neighborhood, store to store, school to school, door to door, to assault and kidnap our neighbors.”
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There is nothing complex or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening here.
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
There is nothing complex or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening here.
I would call this Orwellian, but even Orwell would find this too outrageously on the nose for a dystopian novel.
January 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I would call this Orwellian, but even Orwell would find this too outrageously on the nose for a dystopian novel.
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
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ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
This is a sobering read as I prepare to again teach my class on Christian nationalism and US politics next week.
Such an important piece from @bakerdphd.bsky.social on the crackdown on students and faculty at colleges. "This is not solely a “red state” or “southern” problem," she writes, with numerous examples from schools like Stanford and Brooklyn College. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This is a sobering read as I prepare to again teach my class on Christian nationalism and US politics next week.