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Christian Re-Existence in the Trump Era
Fear can be weaponized by empire—or cultivated as fertile ground for Spirit-powered imagination, communal courage, and re-existence.
The theological horizon
Authoritarian populisms promise security through sameness: one language, one wall, one flag. Embracing Fear reads that fortress mentality through Babel and offers Pentecost as a rival script—one in which migration, difference, and dispersion become sites of divine possibility.
This page gathers the book, the public essays, and the accompanying interviews into one formation journey.
A four-part formation journey
Each movement pairs one of my essays with a recorded conversation originally published through the Center for Public Theology & Migration.
June 6, 2026
Fear becomes more than an emotion when empire turns it into governing infrastructure—making domination feel natural, obedience appear safe, and difference seem dangerous.
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Why do people sometimes choose their oppressor? The promise of sameness can feel like refuge, even when it narrows freedom, agency, and the capacity to live with others.
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The series moves from diagnosis toward another way of life: re-existence as spiritual and public practice, nourished by holy fear and an imagination larger than empire.
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Pentecost offers a rival script to the walls of Babel. Difference, migration, and scattering become divine resources for communities improvising life beyond imperial enclosure.
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These essays were originally published by the Center for Public Theology & Migration. The link below opens the original publications on theologyandmigration.com.
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These conversations were originally released through the Center for Public Theology & Migration’s YouTube channel. The link below opens the original recordings.
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