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Scott M. Coley

@scottmcoley.bsky.social
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author | professor | consultant | political philosophy, metaethics, philosophy of religion | views expressed are my own | 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎: 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 a.co/d/a8zoXdA

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Adam Shields @adamrshields.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Rethinking Sex-A Provocation by Christine Emba $4.99 amzn.to/47cCbxy Ministers of Propaganda-Truth, Power & the Ideology of the Religious Right by Scott Coley $4.84 amzn.to/3NIlPWF The Historian: Novel by Elizabeth Kostova $2.99 amzn.to/47khRKF Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison $1.99 amzn.to/47eBmEu
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Rethinking Sex: A Provocation
Rethinking Sex: A Provocation - Kindle edition by Emba, Christine. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rethinking Sex: A Provocation.
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Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
On the global paradigm of charismatic ‘Spiritual Warfare’, I have this 2018 article. (US, Lat Am, Nigeria) academia.edu/resource/wor...
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Destroying arguments and captivating thoughts: Spiritual warfare prayer as global praxis
Destroying arguments and captivating thoughts: Spiritual warfare prayer as global praxis
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Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This fight for the soul of Christianity will be won by Christians. It’s an uphill battle, as there are 600 million Charismatics/Pentecostals globally, for whom Christianity is principally a “power encounter”. Here are two more recent, excellent books I highly recommend.
Book: Matthew D. Taylor - The Violent Take it by Force. Book. Scott M. Coley - Ministers of Propaganda
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Ryan Scott @ryanalanscott.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Thanks @scottmcoley.bsky.social for this fantastic book. Sorry I got it from the library instead of buying it. #pastorproblems www.eerdmans.com/978146746600...
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Ministers of Propaganda
Scott Coley exposes the inner workings of the religious right’s propaganda—and how Christians can resist it. Good evangelical Christians are Republican. ...
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Thoughtful analysis from my friend, Joel Bowman, in Baptist News Global. baptistnews.com/article/why-...
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Why don't white evangelicals listen to Black Christians? – Baptist News Global
Many white evangelicals only listen to Black Christian perspectives on racism when these perspectives reinforce their existing beliefs.
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
In his upcoming book "Ministers of Propaganda," Scott M. Coley says evangelicals use a hermeneutics of legitimization when reading the Bible. That means they read the Bible to "preserve the power and privilege of evangelicals like themselves."
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Bob Cornwall @drbobcornwall.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Review: Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, & the Ideology of the Religious Right by Scott Coley (Eerdmans). Uncovering ideological roots leading to current divides in our society threatening our democracy & way of life. www.bobcornwall.com/2024/08/mini... #books #reviews #religion #Politics
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Ministers of Propaganda (Scott M. Coley) -- A Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Scott Coley: White Superiority and Meritocracy
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Scott Coley: White Superiority and Meritocracy
Scott M. Coley, Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2024), 77: In the 1950s, evangelicals believed that white families ha…
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
Conservative Christians always say progressive Christians make things up when interpreting the Bible, all while interpreting the Bible like this... From Scott M. Coley's upcoming book, "Ministers of Propaganda."
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thank you
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thanks for reading!
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Heather @heatherand.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
“Jesus and John Wayne” by K.K.DuMez does a great job explaining this. Also recommend “Ministers of Propaganda” by Scott Coley.
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Gus Orviston @orviston.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Man, this book is so damn good.
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Gus Orviston @orviston.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Can already tell this is going to be one of my favorite books of the year.
Photo of “Ministers of Propaganda” by Scott Coley, which you should probably read.
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Erin Newton @erinnewton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We've hit the halfway mark for 2025 reading list. What!? Looking forward the the second half of the year.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
And @mcoleyyy.bsky.social can attest that the first thing I do with a new hardcover is toss the dust jacket. 😂
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Just saw this—thanks so much for reading!
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Erin Newton @erinnewton.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I’m late to my own book club… well barely finishing the book before we meet in an hour. Wowzers. This was a good read. Excellent work @scottmcoley.bsky.social and props to @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social Can’t wait to hear what other readers thought. (I misplaced the dust jacket in St Louis 😆)
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Thank you!
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Chris Teichler, The Meatball Composer @composerchris.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Outstanding. HIGHLY recommend this book by @scottmcoley.bsky.social
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I tell everyone I know this
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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
👊🇺🇸🔥
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Ministers of Propaganda is now 50% off on Amazon—just over $13 for hardcover!
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Eggs? In this economy? Classic academic elite.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
That’s tough. Even if the fact is conceded, it’s unlikely to penetrate the paradigm formed over decades in the absence of the relevant fact.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
😑
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
No apologies necessary! It was a generalization. Thank you for the insight and for your efforts!
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Hence ‘many of’. I realize that many of you also helped build it and understand perfectly well what’s going on. I’m just astonished when I see so many folks watch military spending in Europe go up, erosion of US soft power, or the dismantling of the rule of law and think, “yeah that’s good.”
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A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar @ppwbpodcast.bsky.social · 13/05/2022
Conservative evangelicals hate moral relativism, right? Right? Scott Coley isn't so sure. Access this and other bonus content at our Patreon: www.patreon.com/apastorandaphilosop…
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
If you’re interested in using my book for a book club and you’d like me to give a talk or Q&A, let me know—I’d be delighted!
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Erin Newton @erinnewton.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Just finished selecting the last books for our book club this year. We're currently meeting to discuss Beaty's book. I'm so excited for the next months! (13 books because technically we started last December). Do you see your book on the list?
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
THIS IS HUGE! A cancer vaccine developed by Yale University and DFCI shows MAJOR promise. Results of an early-phase trial reveal ALL patients with ADVANCED stage kidney cancer had successful anti-cancer immune responses AND have remained CANCER-FREE approximately THREE years after treatment. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Mark Hackett @markhackett.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Dr. @scottmcoley.bsky.social on why and how white evangelical leaders have created a subculture in which they neither have to interact with biblical scholarship nor scientific expertise, and what the results are. Full conversation and a link to get Scott's book: www.markhackett.com/writings/a-c...
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
💯. Gateway olive.
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Mark Hackett @markhackett.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I recently talked to @scottmcoley.bsky.social about his book Ministers of Propaganda. Here's a short clip about how evangelicals have created alternative gatekeeping institutions that allow for the bad-faith questioning of experts. Full episode: www.markhackett.com/writings/a-c...
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John Hawthorne @jwhawthorne.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Happy Book Release Day for Those Who Celebrate (That's Me!)
The book summary I wrote for Current
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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
NEW: My conversation w/ @katherinestewart.bsky.social about her prescient new book, "Money, Lies, & God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy." She lays out the money and the Christian nationalist ideology behind the MAGA mahem we're living through. www.whitetoolong.net/p/new-wtl-au...
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New WTL Author Forum [Video]: Katherine Stewart, Author of "Money, Lies, and God"
Become a paid subscriber to join me for WTL Author Forums throughout the year.
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Phil Christman @philipchristman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
my next book, Why Christians Should be Leftists, is available for preorder. as you'll figure from the title, it spits on the idea of complying with any vibe shift. it comes out September 16. www.eerdmans.com/978080288405... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/why-christ... you can also purchase it at amazon
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Why Christians Should Be Leftists|Hardcover
The Sermon on the Mount offers a rousing call to political solidarity—if only we have ears to hear it.    Being a Christian and being a socialist go together for Phil Christman. He exp...
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
With gratitude to @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
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The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness
The pushback is starting
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
There’s no need for a new law and you’re never going to get it passed in the minority anyway. Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Bad reporting here. Trump is not “sending education back to the states,” because a) it’s mostly already there; b) his patriot education EO is one of the biggest acts of federal education overreach in history. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Trump order to dismantle the education department in the works, sources say
President Trump could soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
No tariffs?! How are we gonna to pay for childcare?!
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Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 03/02/2025
@scottmcoley.bsky.social writes about how "common sense" functions as a kind of populist propaganda — since if it were indeed "common" to every person, why would it need the force of law to impose it?
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Scott M. Coley @scottmcoley.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
“We can’t help starving people because we’re supposed to love our families.” “Don’t worry about what these people say because their character is what really matters.” Please—failing a modicum of decency—if only out of respect for basic logic, make it stop.
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Christy Staats @christyrstaats.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Not a care in the world. While I read Ministers of Propaganda by @scottmcoley.bsky.social and catch up on alarming Federal overreach this week… the cocker spaniel snoozes like a baby next to me. Dogs are a gift from God.
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