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An unconventional devotional for our times
This slim volume by theologian Hanna Reichel is a first aid kit for people who are trying to reckon with an imperial presidency.
The mischief of oppression
In The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho shows how political corruption and violence create an atmosphere of dread—along with situations so confusing they are almost funny.
A procession against authoritarianism
“We honor people’s dignity,” says Todd Lippert, a lead organizer of the Palm Sunday Path. “That’s what we do; it’s who we are.”
Who gets to define Christianity?
David Congdon links postliberal theology to the exclusionary politics of the Christian right.
Inside ‘the new American fascism’
Katherine Stewart explores the strange alliance seeking to impose its antidemocratic vision on the US—one Moms for Liberty meeting at a time.
Can we save democracy in the United States?
I grew up in Taiwan and Argentina. Here’s what I know about authoritarianism.
Connecting the dots
Heather Cox Richardson guides us through serial attempts to overturn the liberal consensus in America.
Maria Ressa’s fight for democracy in the Philippines
The renowned journalist explores how the authoritarianism and corruption she has been fighting for 35 years are now aided and abetted by the internet.
by Tom Montgomery Fate
The Philippines is 80% Catholic. President Duterte is ferociously anti-Catholic.
How on earth did this happen?
by Philip Jenkins
A small, courageous protest of Putin
At the World Cup, Pussy Riot opened a window on authoritarianism.
Democracy is always fragile
Protecting it requires all of us.
by Charles Scriven