David W. Congdon
@dwcongdon.com
Senior Editor, University Press of Kansas | Lecturer, KU | Who Is a New Christian? (Cambridge, 2024) | Bylines: Christian Century, Sojourners, Presby Outlook, Revealer
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“As polyamorous families and relationships…become more commonplace, church leaders and other Christians will need to consider how best to respond.”
– @dwcongdon.com
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Understanding polyamory
Alternatives to monogamous marriage are going mainstream. How will Christians...
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Check out my feature article on polyamory in this month's Christian Century. My forthcoming book, POLY THEOLOGY, will be out in March from @fordhampress.bsky.social.
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honestly the whole graf is great
don’t have time to know what I’m talking about bc social media is now
don’t have time to know what I’m talking about bc social media is now
September 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
honestly the whole graf is great
don’t have time to know what I’m talking about bc social media is now
don’t have time to know what I’m talking about bc social media is now
Exciting news! One of Governor Kelly’s final acts is to declare University Press of Kansas Day on September 26.
🌻We are beyond thrilled to announce that September 26 is officially University Press of Kansas Day by proclamation of Governor Laura Kelly: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/09/16/governor-laura-kelly-proclaims-september-26-university-press-of-kansas-day/
#GovernorLauraKelly #UPKansas
#GovernorLauraKelly #UPKansas
September 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Exciting news! One of Governor Kelly’s final acts is to declare University Press of Kansas Day on September 26.
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“The university—especially the public university—has never been an ‘ivory tower,’ but rather a place where we help create the public sphere we want to see in the world.” Loved this urgent article about the assault on religious studies as part of the authoritarian project
"on every campus there are two universities—the administration and the faculty—who are competing with one another. Indeed the two are fundamentally at odds about what a university is"
from me & @vox-magica.bsky.social in @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/religion-hum...
from me & @vox-magica.bsky.social in @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/religion-hum...
September 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
“The university—especially the public university—has never been an ‘ivory tower,’ but rather a place where we help create the public sphere we want to see in the world.” Loved this urgent article about the assault on religious studies as part of the authoritarian project
Today I attended the MAGA rally at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe, KS, where JD Vance was the featured speaker. This was my first time being at a MAGA event, and it was an eye-opening experience. There was a complete cell deadzone at the event, so I wasn't able to post in real time. 🧵
September 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Today I attended the MAGA rally at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe, KS, where JD Vance was the featured speaker. This was my first time being at a MAGA event, and it was an eye-opening experience. There was a complete cell deadzone at the event, so I wasn't able to post in real time. 🧵
Bummed about Shelton’s loss, but I feel genuinely hopeful about the future of US men’s tennis.
September 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Bummed about Shelton’s loss, but I feel genuinely hopeful about the future of US men’s tennis.
LFG! Can’t let Zverev win every set.
September 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
LFG! Can’t let Zverev win every set.
NYT wants to be Compact so badly.
I see the NYT is still platforming 'dei crushed white men' bullsh*t. Here it's buried in a 'why rural themed pop culture' is so popular in a piece written by a Princeton grad who lives in New York City.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
September 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
NYT wants to be Compact so badly.
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Me in 2017.
The only folks who bought into the right's free speech nonsense were credulous marks or in on the scam.
It was bad faith from the start, and folks who bought into it should be ashamed.
The only folks who bought into the right's free speech nonsense were credulous marks or in on the scam.
It was bad faith from the start, and folks who bought into it should be ashamed.
September 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Me in 2017.
The only folks who bought into the right's free speech nonsense were credulous marks or in on the scam.
It was bad faith from the start, and folks who bought into it should be ashamed.
The only folks who bought into the right's free speech nonsense were credulous marks or in on the scam.
It was bad faith from the start, and folks who bought into it should be ashamed.
I was honored to be able to introduce my author, Sam Walker, at yesterday’s event. I recommend watching his talk. It was both informative and moving.
September 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I was honored to be able to introduce my author, Sam Walker, at yesterday’s event. I recommend watching his talk. It was both informative and moving.
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If you missed J. Samuel Walker’s recent conversation at The Dole Institute of Politics, you can now watch the full discussion, "The Day That Shook America": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1A_RxT1bE
#September11 #DoleInstitute #UPKansas
#September11 #DoleInstitute #UPKansas
A Discussion with the Author: “The Day That Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11”
As the nation pauses to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sep...
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September 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If you missed J. Samuel Walker’s recent conversation at The Dole Institute of Politics, you can now watch the full discussion, "The Day That Shook America": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1A_RxT1bE
#September11 #DoleInstitute #UPKansas
#September11 #DoleInstitute #UPKansas
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Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."
September 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."
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Another thing to say is that @dwcongdon.com was more right about the link between political and theological postliberalisms than I could have imagined.
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Really nothing to say about this except “shame“ and “scandal“ www.ncregister.com/news/pecknol...
Catholic Theologian Takes Job in Trump’s Department of Homeland Security
Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has begun working for the government agency that oversees immigration enforcement.
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September 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Another thing to say is that @dwcongdon.com was more right about the link between political and theological postliberalisms than I could have imagined.
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As a religion scholar I really dislike the use of cult language for Trump—but this, this is crazy stuff.
Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump."
It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.
It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.
September 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
As a religion scholar I really dislike the use of cult language for Trump—but this, this is crazy stuff.
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God upon hearing this:
September 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
God upon hearing this:
TIL the church fathers are actually fanfic from the late middle ages.
September 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
TIL the church fathers are actually fanfic from the late middle ages.
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JUST IN: Missouri Supreme Court rules Secretary of State Denny Hoskins violated that court's order by directing local officials to use a pro-GOP map it rejected, but says Hoskins "purged" the contempt today by telling them to use current map. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Supreme Court appears to kill GOP redistricting hopes in Missouri
The justices set aside a federal judge’s order that effectively required the state to use a new plan that was likely to net Republicans a House seat.
www.politico.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
JUST IN: Missouri Supreme Court rules Secretary of State Denny Hoskins violated that court's order by directing local officials to use a pro-GOP map it rejected, but says Hoskins "purged" the contempt today by telling them to use current map. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Imagine getting slapped twice in one week by a Supreme Court you thought was on your side.
Missouri keeps finding new ways to embarrass itself.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Missouri keeps finding new ways to embarrass itself.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map
The ruling deferred to Missouri’s state Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Imagine getting slapped twice in one week by a Supreme Court you thought was on your side.
Missouri keeps finding new ways to embarrass itself.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Missouri keeps finding new ways to embarrass itself.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Missouri’s response is due to SCOTUS in an hour, and the contempt hearing at the state supreme court is in 2 hours. Below is a clear explanation of where we are and what’s next in the Missouri congressional map situation.
“No matter what they do later today or tomorrow, the justices in Washington bear at least some of the responsibility for how we got here in the first place.”
Me on Missouri’s mess—and the conflicting injunctions simultaneously *barring* the state from using its 2025 map and *requiring* it to do so:
Me on Missouri’s mess—and the conflicting injunctions simultaneously *barring* the state from using its 2025 map and *requiring* it to do so:
Bonus 248: Missouri’s Massive Midterm Mess
The Supreme Court can and should put an end to the mess over which map Missouri must use in November's elections. But it’s a mess of the justices’ own making.
www.stevevladeck.com
September 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Missouri’s response is due to SCOTUS in an hour, and the contempt hearing at the state supreme court is in 2 hours. Below is a clear explanation of where we are and what’s next in the Missouri congressional map situation.
As a Missouri resident, I’m enjoying watching the state officials lose their minds. But it also is deeply and seriously concerning.
Biggest sigh.
Lawmakers threaten the Missouri Chief Justice with impeachment.
The good news is: It’s only 15 state lawmakers, and it’s a really bad letter.
The bad news: It’s a really bad letter, and it’s 15 state lawmakers.
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Lawmakers threaten the Missouri Chief Justice with impeachment.
The good news is: It’s only 15 state lawmakers, and it’s a really bad letter.
The bad news: It’s a really bad letter, and it’s 15 state lawmakers.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
As a Missouri resident, I’m enjoying watching the state officials lose their minds. But it also is deeply and seriously concerning.
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he’s talking about carbon removal but this is the most EVERGREEN SKEET to ever ship out into the bsky seas
if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here
September 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
he’s talking about carbon removal but this is the most EVERGREEN SKEET to ever ship out into the bsky seas
Check out my feature article on polyamory in this month's Christian Century. My forthcoming book, POLY THEOLOGY, will be out in March from @fordhampress.bsky.social.
“As polyamorous families and relationships…become more commonplace, church leaders and other Christians will need to consider how best to respond.”
– @dwcongdon.com
www.christiancentury.org/features/und...
– @dwcongdon.com
www.christiancentury.org/features/und...
Understanding polyamory
Alternatives to monogamous marriage are going mainstream. How will Christians...
www.christiancentury.org
September 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Check out my feature article on polyamory in this month's Christian Century. My forthcoming book, POLY THEOLOGY, will be out in March from @fordhampress.bsky.social.
I’m not gonna “hand it to” Kavanaugh, but I do get satisfaction thinking about the Missouri politicians stomping and whining right now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
Justice Kavanaugh Blocks Missouri Voting Map Benefiting Republicans
Missouri’s Supreme Court blocked election officials from using a new congressional map, saying voters must first approve the district lines in a statewide referendum.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I’m not gonna “hand it to” Kavanaugh, but I do get satisfaction thinking about the Missouri politicians stomping and whining right now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
I really hope Kansas voters pull through this fall for Adam Hamilton.
"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I really hope Kansas voters pull through this fall for Adam Hamilton.
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
These are the candidates for today’s Confederacy.
www.kmbc.com/article/miss...
These are the candidates for today’s Confederacy.
www.kmbc.com/article/miss...
20 states ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Missouri congressional map case
Twenty states are backing Missouri's request for the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling requiring the state to use its 2022 congressional map in November
www.kmbc.com
September 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
These are the candidates for today’s Confederacy.
www.kmbc.com/article/miss...
These are the candidates for today’s Confederacy.
www.kmbc.com/article/miss...