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From Crazy Rich Asians to Cherry, our #FridayReads: 
.@jafreenmu is re-reading Tahmina Anam (@tahmima)’s novel The Bones of Grace, “a story that draws you in so deeply into the world of its characters, I'm as captivated the second time around as I was when first reading it!”
.@MLRStrategy is reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, “a light beach read that’s been perfect for summer; a love story spanning socioeconomic and class divides that plays out amongst the uber-wealth of Singaporean high society. Will see the movie next!”
September is a big month! I’m at the airport on my way Florida for The #Exvangelical Community: Paths, Projects, Prospects. In the last two days I’ve filed two pieces with editors, and this week I did podcasts w/ @NiceMangos and @kitchencultpod (@haettinger and @mxdarkwater). #FF
Next weekend I’ll be in Charleston, South Carolina to give a talk for @CHShumanists, and am very much looking forward to that! October is also pretty full!
#Exvangelical #EmptyThePews #FridayFeeIing #FF
#Exvangelical #EmptyThePews #FridayFeeIing #FF
And next week I’ll also be doing a second podcast episode with @TwistedSisterds! It’ll be my second time on, and I sure had fun last time!
twistedsisterds.podbean.com
#Exvangelical #FF
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#Exvangelical #FF
Some recommendations and recent reads from our staff: #FridayReads
.@NadxiNieto is reading Fruit of the Drunken Tree by @ingrid_rojas_c, a "stunning debut novel about violence and mythmaking that follows the lives of two women in Escobar-era Bogotá."
Julie Trebault is reading @ArmisteadMaupin's Tales of the City, a “strongly addictive saga that intertwines stories of men and women looking for sex, love, and themselves in the rousing, tolerant, and cozy atmosphere of San Francisco in the 1970s.”
📚 It's #FridayReads time! 📚
.@fletchlivesaf is reading Dreamland by @samquinones7, an "exploration of how heroin was able to take hold of middle class America and how Purdue Pharma helped that happen."
.@SuzanneNossel is reading Mike @McFaul's Cold War Hot Peace, "a vivid insider account of his time managing US-Russia relations during the Obama Administration that offers a critical foundation for understanding how ties have further deteriorated since."
1. Not gonna lie; I'm surprised that World Magazine, an evangelical publication, would release such a withering expose of Liberty University's authoritarian crackdown on the college newspaper. But this is a must read:
world.wng.org/2018/08/papere…
#Exvangelical #EmptyThePews #Resist
world.wng.org/2018/08/papere…
#Exvangelical #EmptyThePews #Resist
2. Heavy-handed control over college newspapers--essentially rendering them propaganda outlets--is one common tactic used when evangelical colleges crack down to impose orthodoxy, a frequent pattern. Here's an investigative piece I did on these crackdowns
religiondispatches.org/special-report…
religiondispatches.org/special-report…
3. I interviewed David Wheeler (@WheelerWorkshop), who was faculty adviser for the student paper at Asbury University, and one of his former students for the article linked above. Asbury refused to print the student's article making a Christian case for legal same-sex marriage.
Monday 7/9 in #NYC: Our celebration of Nelson #Mandela at 100 will feature @dolabunny @IshmaelBeah @stengel @Moore_Darnell @HISHAMTAWFIQ @AtandwaKani @LieslTommy and more. Details and tickets: symphonyspace.org/events/nelson-… via @SymphonySpace
"Mr. Mandela’s prison letters, particularly those to his family, reveal that even the most righteous cause cannot inoculate anyone from the agony of separation," writes @tayari Jones nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opi… via @nytimes
‘I Do Not Know, My Darlings, When I Will Return’: excerpts from a new volume of #Mandela's previously unpublished prison letters nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opi… #FridayReads
