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pauldjupe.bsky.social
Prof at Denison University; Political Scientist studying US religion and politics. blogging at religioninpublic.blog. Riding all over (hilly) Ohio.
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After reading excellent reporting from @oyousef.bsky.social on NPR about the violent gender ideology behind the anti-abortion movement, we (@brooklynwalker.bsky.social + I) had to dig into our data to see whether this exists in the mass (Christian) public. 1/2 religioninpublic.blog/2025/05/16/t...

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It has been conventional wisdom for so long that abortion is one of a few mobilizing issues on the Right. So much so that it didn't seem worth investigating. Good thing we did (w @brooklynwalker.bsky.social). 1/3 religioninpublic.blog/2025/04/22/t...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Check out this excellent review of the Christian nationalist advance in Texas where legislation is openly touted that it will bring kids to Christ.

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

we are f*cked

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It seems like a universal experience in the social sciences to face problems with peer reviewing - it's certainly taking longer and editors report that it's hard to recruit reviewers. I've been interested in getting data on this for a decade and we just pub'd the 2nd installment. Peer review is...

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

In a new piece titled 'Jesus and John Wayne Wannabes', now out at Sociology of Religion, @pauldjupe.bsky.social and I explore the role of felt gender on Christian nationalism. We find that men who describe themselves as feminine use Christian nationalism as a compensatory tool.

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

“extreme politics acts as compensatory mechanisms to project masculinity when it is lacking otherwise.” New Christian nationalism study from @pauldjupe.bsky.social and @brooklynwalker.bsky.social just dropped. Been waiting for this one. @kkdumez.bsky.social academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

Important study finding that it's not hyper-masculine men who embrace Christian nationalism; it's men who see themselves as more feminine. Why? Because Christian nationalism (and extremist politics) are likely compensatory mechanisms for men insecure in their own masculinity. doi.org/10.1093/socr...

submitted 76 days ago • 9 comments

After release of the Pew Report last week, @brooklynwalker.bsky.social and I dig in to our data to find "The Reactionary Religious Reengagement of Young Men." It's stunning to see how distinct they are from not just younger women but older Christians too. religioninpublic.blog/2025/03/05/t...

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments

***NEW Research*** From @brooklynwalker.bsky.social & @pauldjupe.bsky.social, two leading researchers on Christian nationalism-- "Christian Nationalism is Unbounded by LGB Identity" Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

I've been concerned that commentators have been too quick to segment Christian nationalism to just "White CN" as particularly problematic. In reaction, I've been looking at CN within other groups, even those targeted in typical CN policy. In our new piece... religioninpublic.blog/2025/02/17/i...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

In a new religioninpublic.blog post, Brooklyn Walker takes up the argument that Christian nationalism is just a dressed up version of authoritarianism. While related, she shows that they're doing different things and are not synonymous (using recent GSS data). religioninpublic.blog/2025/02/12/i...

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Calling all sociologists, political scientists, psychologists, & more: we want your cool papers & panels on religion! Check out the CFP & pitch us something to share in Minneapolis this fall!

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After @mccrummen.bsky.social's excellent piece in The Atlantic I've had a number of thoughtful emails looking for more info about 7 mountains belief and the size of the NAR. Some substack posts questioned my findings based on...their sense of things. My response religioninpublic.blog/2025/01/27/d...

submitted 117 days ago • 4 comments

The religioninpublic.blog is back after a bit of a break to get some academic writing done. In this first of many in 2025, we have Andy Williams and colleagues David King and Brad Fulton writing about their recent article in the Politics & Religion journal. They interviewed a range of clergy...

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment

My latest Substack — first in a series on foreign aid to Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/mileswil...

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U.S. aid to Ukraine has far surpassed U.S. giving to any other country since 2022. The orange line is aid to Ukraine in billions of dollars. The blue lines represent aid to all other individual countries in the U.S. foreign assistance database. More to come on by substack: mileswilliams.substack.com

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