Andrew Ambrose Mackey
@andrewmackey.com
Sociologist of Religion researching Christian Nationalism and digital rhetoric. Former political candidate turned academic researcher.
Thank you @andrewmarchand.bsky.social and @theathletic.com. He has been a he worst part of introducing people to soccer since he started showing up in tv. It’s dated, it’s out of place, and every day he speaks for American soccer we stray further from his Spin Doctor denim kit glory days.
Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation “Every Knee Shall Bend: Leadership and Christian Nationalist Framing in Give Him 15.” Thank you to everyone who attended and supported me throughout this journey.
Delighted to announce that I have been awarded the Graduate Research Prize by the Midwest Region American Academy of Religion at the annual conference in Cincinnati. My presentation and paper was titled “An Appeal to Heaven: Spiritual Warfare Rhetoric, and Democratic Strain in Digital Ministry.“
You don’t get to add “but” to this sentence.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoRep. Mike Lawler: "I don't support making a whole civilization die, but ... "
Always a good time judging the OCLRE Ohio High School Mock Trial competition, but being able to participate in my first Championship Round judges panel was quite a treat. Congratulations to Archbishop Hoban and St. Xavier on advancing to the finals.
I think about this @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social video about Psalm 109 at least once a day. It brings me so much joy. youtu.be/PySJfZ4QVGk?...
Psalm 109 is the biggest hater
YouTube video by John Green
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Happy @prri.org American Values Atlas day to all who celebrate.
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
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I’m happy to share that I’ve was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, last week in Omaha. I’m grateful for the mentors, colleagues, and students who have shaped my work and made this recognition possible.
Section Chair @jlkucinskas.bsky.social joined a panel in the Netherlands on administrative ethics. The session examined the moral responsibility of civil servants in liberal democracies, 40 years after Dennis Thompson’s landmark PAR article. Organized by The Netherlands Institute of Governance.
As a former campaign comms person seeing this email makes me think “there but for the grace of God, go I”
We met up with @sssreligion.bsky.social recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask "What Are You Working On?" Meet emerging scholars and familiar faces working on all things religious scholarship!
I think I just experienced the most engaging and theoretically impressive presidential address in my career from @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at the annual meeting for the @sssreligion.bsky.social. Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.
Hello! I'm coming up from the dissertation bunker to say that if you will be at SSSR I'll be putting together some fun Bluesky content with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social for the @asareligion.bsky.social account. COME TELL US WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. We'd love to amplify some voices.
UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
The ASA Religion Section extends our congratulations to @ntammerman.bsky.social on her election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!! www.amacad.org/person/nancy...
Nancy T. Ammerman
Nancy T. Ammerman is Professor Emerita of Sociology of Religion at Boston University, having served as Chair of the Department (2007-2013) and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences (2015-2018).Her mo...
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The nice folks at @npr.org gave me a minute of their air to talk about Dilexi Te. Listen to: Pope Leo XIV is drawing the world's attention to poverty - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5563...
🔊 Listen Now: Pope Leo XIV is drawing the world's attention to poverty
All Things Considered on NPR One | 4:19
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Many of you know how much @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social’s work shaped my research on spiritual warfare. His book The Violent Take It By Force is essential reading.
The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy
The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy
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Pope Leo has given us his first teaching document today. It gives no comfort to the Napa Institute, billionaires, or anybody who wants a powerful or integralist church. This below is the takeaway. We go on in Francis's direction. share.google/jLb2vAGT1c57...
Intercessors for America’s “Propaganda Report” warns believers to spot manipulation—then models it. A civics lesson turns into spiritual warfare, complete with demons, distrust, and a link to partisan media. Read @andrewmackey.com’s newest here:
Faith, Fear, and the Free Gift of Propaganda
Intercessors for America’s “Propaganda Special Report” repackages media literacy as a weapon of spiritual warfare and political distrust.
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After a fantastic first month on Substack, Every Knee Shall Bend (eksb.org & @eksb.org) will be moving to weekly articles on Wednesday going forward. Thanks so much for subscribing and reading.
Every Knee Shall Bend | Andrew Ambrose Mackey | Substack
Examining the ideas, leaders, and cultural forces shaping Christian nationalism, and creating space for open, research-driven articles. Click to read Every Knee Shall Bend, a Substack publication.
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"The White House has taken an action that is sweeping in its rhetoric yet almost certainly empty of formal legal effect." Such great work on #antifa by Thomas Brzozowski, shedding light on a critically important (and thorny) question for @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-...
This NY Times article has more about the OOO messaging war being waged.
Federal Agencies Use Official Websites to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
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Always impressed by @julthomson.bsky.social’s work (giving all us doctoral candidates a good name!) With Mark Rozell they just published an important piece on the global challenges of protecting religious freedom for Ethos. PDF in English here czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/et...
This is my 16th time this year at a Midway layover and every time I walk around and then just get a Billy Goat Tavern cheezborger.
“Trad cath” is, weirdly, code for “unfamiliar with Catholicism”
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 11mo agoFar-right Catholics freaking out about the Pope doing normal Pope things will always be entertaining. The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?
