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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After noting Cicero’s lost works, Petrarch laments: “The shame of failing to cultivate our own talents.” O, Petrarch, Father of Humanism, if you only knew of our destruction of books to feed LLMs, how we offload our cognition to AI, and our love of money! From the land of the living, 2026 #APEuro

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m teaching through Unit 1 on the Renaissance in AP European History right now. Humanism is a major theme. I’m am more and more convinced that we are living through an anti-humanist age. AI being a big driver, especially with its effects on education.

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Long days and pleasant nights.

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Edwin Lopez Cornejo, a young man who was detained at Delaney Hall, died this weekend. He leaves behind a family and community who deserve answers.

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Smoke Plume Map 😬 fire.airnow.gov

Smoke Plume Map of North America showing wildfires and smoke traveling from NW Canada down across the Mid-Atlantic states.

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Like that Rolling Stone piece? Check out this one I wrote on how, in the wake of the PC(USA)'s condemnation of Christian nationalism, Presbyterians can love their country without confusing it with the kingdom of God. Out today for @presoutlook.bsky.social pres-outlook.org/2026/07/pres...

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Presbyterian patriotism: Honestly honoring our history

In the wake of the PC(USA)'s condemnation of Christian nationalism, Matthew B. Warren explores how Presbyterians can love their country without confusing it with the kingdom of God.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 15/07/2026

@warnock.senate.gov on why Christian nationalism doesn't mean Christian faith: “Christian nationalism is faith as domination, is faith as power over. And it’s faith, ultimately in the designs of human imperial power.” Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And I have to thank @profgabriele.com The post below is what got me thinking more about Douglass over the holiday weekend. bsky.app/profile/prof...

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I also have to thank @lollardfish.bsky.social Reading “The Public Scholar: A Handbook” a few weeks ago set me on this path. Thank you! bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is my first publication and my first time working with an editor. I am so grateful to @presoutlook.bsky.social for helping me take this from a proposal to a published piece. It was a great experience working with them!

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Check it out! I wrote a piece about being Presbyterian in the USA. As a full-time US History teacher and part-time PC(USA) minister, I point to Frederick Douglass as a guide for thinking about the nation’s 250th anniversary even as we reject Christian nationalism.

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Presbyterian Outlook @presoutlook.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Presbyterian patriotism: Honestly honoring our history In the wake of the PC(USA)'s condemnation of Christian nationalism, Matthew B. Warren explores how Presbyterians can love their country without confusing it with the kingdom of God. @mattwarren.bsky.social

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Presbyterian patriotism: Honestly honoring our history

In the wake of the PC(USA)'s condemnation of Christian nationalism, Matthew B. Warren explores how Presbyterians can love their country without confusing it with the kingdom of God.

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 30/06/2026

Did you know that New Jersey is known as the Crossroads of the American Revolution? As we commemorate America's 250th anniversary, check out these 5 New Jersey towns that played an important role in founding of our nation.

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The Crossroads of the American Revolution: 5 New Jersey Towns That Played a Critical Role

YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Separation of church & state is a longstanding concern of Presbyterians in the USA, a concern predating the drafting of the Constitution. Presbyterians should reject government intrusion into religious life and attempts at establishment. This is old but worth reading: www.jstor.org/stable/23325...

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PRESBYTERIANS AND THE RELATION OF CHURCH AND STATE on JSTOR

WILLIAM B. McALPIN, PRESBYTERIANS AND THE RELATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1943-1961), Vol. 32, No. 3 (September, 1954), pp. 187-202

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Every time I see or hear something about the reflecting pool, this is playing in my head: youtu.be/-lvRYpHjbaE

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I'm a Doctor, NOT A POOLMAN!

YouTube video by Rich Birdsall

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I think one explanation for reticence is that such expressions would seem to endorse a kind of Christian Nationalism. See these linked PC(USA) overtures, for example. But we do see liberal Christians mobilized at, say, Delaney Hall. Such mobilization is a prophetic witness. pcusa.org/news-storyte...

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Christian nationalism, migrant rights and the Doctrine of Discovery are on the docket of Reformed Identity in the United States Committee

As the 227th General Assembly convenes on June 22, commissioners and advisory delegates on the Reformed Identity in the United States Committee will tackle a variety of issues including Christian nati...

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Can’t sleep. So I’m reading “Unfading Light” by Sergius Bulgakov. In this extended evening, it is amusing to me that the translator says the adjective “nevechernii” translated as “unfading” literally means “no-evening.” That light is Jesus Christ.

Book cover of Unfading Light: Contemplations and Speculations by Sergius Bulgakov.

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

LA Grand Prix and World Cup is giving my remote a workout.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10/06/2026

Living in New Hampshire has been a political education for me like no other. Growing up in big urban environments where progressive movements and people of color are plentiful and visible, I made a lot of assumptions about the organizing conditions and outcomes

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I really enjoyed this. And it’s about so much more than repudiating Nietzsche. youtu.be/_QQ6UFRw9pY?...

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David Bentley Hart: Why Nietzsche Was Wrong About Love and Morality

YouTube video by Solomon & Smith

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This is great! Practical and encouraging. @lollardfish.bsky.social This has me thinking that I could write! Courtesy of @mclsnj.bsky.social Love my local library!

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THE PUBLIC SCHOLAR
A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK
DAVID M. PERRY

Cover art includes a red bullhorn.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 28/05/2026

"In interviews with nearly 100 parents, coaches, athletes and experts, the reporting found a system that has corrupted the experience, making it so that even the families of average athletes shell out as much as $20k/yr just for their child to keep pace with their peers." www.nj.com/sports/2026/...

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Youth sports are bleeding N.J. families dry. How much parents are spending — and why they can't stop.

New investigation reveals a predatory industry preying on well-meaning parents, leaving them broke and exhausted

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Christian B. Miller @charactergap.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Book Giveaway! With *The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World* to be released in a week, it is time to give away 3 free signed copies! Must repost and follow (if needed) to enter. Will randomly select winners + cover mailing costs. Please share!

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“The doctrine of election is the sum of the Gospel because of all words that can be said or heard it is the best…” - Karl Barth, born May 10, 1886

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On this May the 4th, I think it should be said that the best Star Wars movie will be the one they make that fits squarely within the horror genre. Think Vader at the end of Rogue One, make it more terrifying, and do that for the whole movie. youtu.be/wxL8bVJhXCM?...

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Darth Vader's rage | Star Wars: Rogue One [Ending scene]

YouTube video by Kenneth Garaza

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: Spider-Man (1994) Batman TAS Buffy the Vampire Slayer Battlestar Galactica The Office I Love Lucy The Queen’s Gambit Avatar: The Last Airbender The West Wing Rick Steve’s Europe The Daily Show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Bluey Looney Tunes 30 Rock

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Tier 1 for Everyone in NJ next?

Man in suit praying: JESUS, I SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND I WANT THAT FOR ME

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is cool! But sociologists have been talking about “Twentysomethings” as a unique category for about 20 years now.

Screenshot of quotation from linked article: "Late teens to twenties is a unique period in someone's life, and that hasn't been fully recognized as its own category," said Lisa Yoskowitz, VP and executive editorial director of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and editorial lead of Requited. "This does feel like the moment to be meeting it."u

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Can we just lock John Behr, Bruce McCormack, David Bentley Hart, Katherine Sonderegger, and Rowan Williams in a room until they figure out some things?

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A Khan Noonien Singh origin story?

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An outstanding interview by Neil McRobert of Caroline Bicks on her upcoming book “Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Steven King.” Releases April 21. Can’t wait to read it! @carolinebicks.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/03HO...

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275 – Caroline Bicks & The Stuff Too Dark for Even Stephen King

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Libraries are amazing institutions! I put this request in on March 6. The book released on April 7. I’m picking up the latest @chanda.blacksky.app book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie, from my @mclsnj.bsky.social branch today!

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Holy Spirit, Grant me the faith that saves me from despair and vice. Grant me the love for God and others that purges all hate and bitterness, grant me the hope that frees me from fear and despondency. Teach me to discern Jesus Christ and to do his will. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2/4/1906-4/9/1945)

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I will be teaching on the UN in the next week, including the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. All too relevant. www.un.org/en/genocide-...

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Definition
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Article I|
In the present Convention, genocide means anyof the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
1. Killing members of the group;
2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

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Matthew Warren @mattwarren.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I can’t believe I missed these! Wasn’t even on my radar 😔 Maybe because they were the week before Holy Week. Can’t wait to listen to Willie James Jennings in these Warfield Lectures! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The 2026 Annie Kinkead Warfield Lectures - YouTube

These lectures explore what is required for Christians to recover what is often missing: a doctrine of creation that does real work in the world. Across six ...

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