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Michael Wear

@michaelrwear.bsky.social
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President and CEO, Center for Christianity and Public Life Author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life

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Miguel Petrosky @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I had an in-depth, thought-provoking conversation with @michaelrwear.bsky.social on the state of the American religious left in the second Trump era. arcmag.org/what-religio...
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What Religious Left? | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
Every couple of years, interest spikes in the “religious left,” a nebulous, hard-to-pin-down coalition of religiously motivated actors involved with American liberal and progressive politics. Since th...
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Brazos Press @brazospress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"He Left the Pastorate. But He Hasn’t Given up on Religion." In this piece from @christianitytoday.com, @michaelrwear.bsky.social writes about how @ryanburge.bsky.social's new book, The Vanishing Church, shows the importance of faith for America. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/the-...
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He Left the Pastorate. But He Hasn’t Given up on Religion. - Christianity Today
Ryan Burge’s Vanishing Church shows the importance of faith for America.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
It is not just the act of violence but the spirit of violence that must be opposed. It is not just the action to harm another which must be opposed but the desire that harm would fall to another. If we do not have the courage to pursue a politics of love, our political heart will be consumed by hate
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The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net · 31/07/2025
How can we recover the mutually cooperative understanding between religious faiths and liberal democracy? An upcoming LibCon2025 panel—featuring Mustafa Akyol, @jonrauch.bsky.social, @michaelrwear.bsky.social, and Rabbi Gideon Sylvester—will explore. Register: form.jotform.com/251499093035...
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Steve Froehlich @graceunscripted.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I am with @michaelrwear.bsky.social , @esaumccaulley.bsky.social , David Koyzis, etc. Wear writes: This is a bad, bad idea for the country and an even worse idea for the credibility and authority of the local church... thehill.com/homenews/538...
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
This is a bad, bad idea for the the country and an even worse idea for the credibility and authority of the local church. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
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I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
For all the busy parents out there, this recipe is one of our favorite weekday recipes for both taste and efficiency of preparation: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024...
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Sheet-Pan Garlicky Chicken With Blistered Tomatoes (Published 2023)
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/05/2025
New: I wrote about Emily, who has streamed her life 24/7 for three years. No sick days, no vacations, no sex - and thousands of strangers who see her as a friend. “They don’t get a break from the constant surveillance … Is it any wonder these people burn out?” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Inside the life of a 24/7 streamer: ‘What more do you want?’
A lonely young woman in Texas has streamed every second of her life for three years and counting. Is this life, or a performance of one?
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Politics is not a game. It involves people's lives. And those making political decisions are not merely in power, they have an obligation to serve. You do not recklessly experiment using power you only steward. Many political decisions cannot be simply reversed.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
@mitchellatencio.com interviews @jamellebouie.net. Don’t miss it. sojo.net/articles/int...
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Jamelle Bouie: The Constitution Belongs to the People
Our founding document doesn’t just belong to lawyers and historians, and understanding its context can help in our pursuit of a just society.
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David A. Zimmerman @dazimmerman.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“The kind of biblical worldview Jesus wants you to have is inseparable from the kind of heart Jesus wants you to have.” —Michael Wear, The Spirit of Our Politics
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“This great need for noise is like a drug; it is a way to avoid focusing on what is really important.” He continues, “in losing the condition of silence, we lose the possibility of hearing what other people are saying…” -Umberto Eco wearweare.substack.com/p/we-take-ou...
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We Take Our Silence With Us
Umberto Eco, one of the great intellectuals of the twentieth century, grew up in Fascist Italy and spent much of his life thinking about the rise of fascism in Europe, and the meaning of the anti-fasc...
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Comment @commentmagazine.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“Christianity confounds us because it is essentially both private and public.” @michaelrwear.bsky.social on formation and the public-private divide.
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Rethinking the Public-Private Divide
There is much effort to distinguish between the private and public aspects of human life. But what if we're drawing the wrong conclusions?
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Comment @commentmagazine.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
“Good formation for public life requires private disciplines, just as good formation for one’s inner life requires public disciplines.” @michaelrwear.bsky.social on rethinking the public-private divide.
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Rethinking the Public-Private Divide
There is much effort to distinguish between the private and public aspects of human life. But what if we're drawing the wrong conclusions?
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Chris Crawford @crawfordstuff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Really important stuff here from @michaelrwear.bsky.social about what is happening at the intersection of Christianity and politics. Great analysis of what's happening with the president, and how Democrats need to respond: thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...
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The New Era of Religion and Politics
Plus: Why faith matters in Russia’s war with Ukraine.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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Deacon Scott @deacondodge.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
"If circumstances can lead us to sacrifice gentleness in pursuit of a political outcome, it is likely because we fear not getting something from politics that we believe we need more than what God will provide if we are faithful. This fear paves the way for the downward spiral of rationalizations"
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
For years now, I have been glad to host The Morning Five, a daily (Monday-Thursday) podcast with scripture, prayer and the news of the day. In recent weeks, I think our time together each morning has carried a different significance. I hope you’ll join us: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Morning Five
News Podcast · 565 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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Jeff Kessinger @jkessingersgf.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
“Christians will approach politics best when we do not think of politics first.” — @michaelrwear.bsky.social
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The Spirit of Our Politics is available on Kindle right now for only $2.99! www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYYZDZ2Y
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The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life
The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life - Kindle edition by Wear, Michael R.. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 17/01/2025
This week on The Bulletin: Hosts @drmoore.bsky.social, @mikecosper.bsky.social, and @clarissamoll.bsky.social discuss Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, the potential Israel-Gaza ceasefire, and the LA wildfires. With guests: @michaelrwear.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com, and Kutter Callaway.
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I’m Still Standing - Christianity Today
This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa welcome Michael Wear to review the week’s cabinet hearings and the potential ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Then, Katharine Hayhoe and Kutter Callaway ...
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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
In this earlier episode, Tim Alberta of The Atlantic and @michaelrwear.bsky.social of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, to discuss Michael's book "The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life." faithangle.podbean.com/e/michael-we...
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Michael Wear and Tim Alberta: The Spirit of Our Politics | Faith Angle
In this episode, we are joined again by Tim Alberta of The Atlantic and Michael Wear of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, to discuss Michael's brand new book The Spirit of Our Politics: Spi...
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Seeing positive posts about Carter from some of the very people who rejected and mocked him along very Trumpian lines basically right up until 2015-2018. They don’t acknowledge the bulk of their political careers were spent undermining that which they now extol. They all have malaise now.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 21/12/2024
When it comes to anonymous sperm donation, the U.S. should look to countries like Australia to inspire better regulation, @garynunn.bsky.social writes in a guest essay.
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Opinion | The U.S. Should Abolish Anonymous Sperm Donations
Children deserve better than to feel left in the dark against their will.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The crisis is not that Christians now feel politically homeless, but that we ever thought we could make our home in politics in the first place.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Wicked is a total triumph. Best film version of a musical in decades. Absolutely incredible. Only big thing that missed was the fan service with Idina and Chenoweth (loved seeing them, but the whole thing wasn’t well-executed and Idina doing her “Defying” riff was unnecessary.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
What an inspiring evening listening in on this conversation between former POTUS Barack Obama & former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It was incredibly moving to hear these 2 leaders I admire—one I know well, and the other a hero I’ve admired from afar—talk freedom, politics, faith and leadership.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
There are those who think Trump's election means that now nothing matters. They're wrong. Everything matters now. The binary, singular choice is behind us. Now the choice facing each of us is what kind of person will we be in the season that lies ahead.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
"Reading Michael Wear’s The Spirit of our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, I was struck that Wear had managed to write a mirror for princes for our time." Grateful for Terrence Sweeney’s careful reading & insightful review. mereorthodoxy.com/spirit-of-ou...
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A Mirror for the Princes of Today
In pre-modern days philosopher wrote moral guides for princes. Michael Wear's recent book fills a similar role for contemporary politicians and voters.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
In light of the growing consensus that we lost something of civic and social value w/ the decline of religious participation, must we assume continued religious decline as we consider the path ahead? I was glad to write for Capita, a great think tank: t.co/r21h6LhFxS
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https://capita.org/belonging-and-shared-agency-what-religion-still-offers-society/
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Maybe @drmoore.bsky.social is actually in purgatory and the rest of his existence will just be joining new social media websites and then being accosted by people who want him to recruit the same four people to join him.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Speaking in Atlanta and Indy this week! DM for details.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/11/2024
Airbnb is giving people a chance to role-play as gladiators as part of a film promotion — to the dismay of some locals.
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Airbnb’s gladiator experience at the Colosseum leads to outcry in Rome
Airbnb is giving people a chance to role-play as gladiators as part of a film promotion — to the dismay of some locals.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/11/2024
Josh Allen, Buffalo’s Atlas, is carrying the Bills more than ever as they get set to face their longtime nemesis yet again.
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Josh Allen and the art of being The Man
Josh Allen, Buffalo’s Atlas, is carrying the Bills more than ever as they get set to face their longtime nemesis yet again.
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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I figured it was time.
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