President and founder of PRRI and NYT bestselling author of Backslide; The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long; The End of White Christian America. Writing at https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net.
Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy“Bracing—Jones presents a vision of America as “fallen into... apostasy.” But he remains hopeful, noting that “backsliding is not irreversible,” as “repentance is possible... with confession” and the ...bookshop.orgStarted @robertpjones.bsky.social book Backslide last night for an upcoming interview. I've read most of Jones books, and this one is different. It's a poignant, critical, and passionate look at where we are today. There are lots of amazing books coming out this year, make sure you add this one.
PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social and @joyannreid.bsky.social discuss the implications of speeches given by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House advisor Stephen Miller at a recent counter-terrorism conference. Watch now:
Steven Miller's Chilling Nazi Speech | Countering White Christian Nationalism with Joy Reid [Ep 8]The echoes are getting louder.www.redeemingdemocracy.net
"As long as we let this kind of thinking become normalized, every time we do it, we blunt our moral capacity." - @robertpjones.bsky.social
Robert P. JonesDid you miss Steven Miller’s chilling speech, where he evokes Nazi tropes abt the deformed physical appearance of his political enemies? @Joy-Ann Reid and I unpack the dehumanizing rhetoric and the broader Nazi echoes we’re hearing from Trump and the MAGA movement. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Icymi. Miller’s speech created few public ripples. But he’s revealing a brutal worldview behind the mass deportations that we’ve seen before. : And we know how that story ends.
Robert P. JonesThe latest from @convocation.bsky.social. We unpack Steven Miller’s chilling speech, which trades in Nazi tropes about the deformed/abnormal physical characteristics of the “enemy within.” @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
Icymi. Miller’s speech created few public ripples. But he’s revealing a brutal worldview behind the mass deportations that we’ve seen before. : And we know how that story ends.
Robert P. JonesThe latest from @convocation.bsky.social. We unpack Steven Miller’s chilling speech, which trades in Nazi tropes about the deformed/abnormal physical characteristics of the “enemy within.” @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
At the end of his cringy speech to journalists at WH Correspondents Dinner, Trump “pulled out a hat and with a theatrical flourish plopped it on his head. It said, ‘Trump 2028.’” We should take this very seriously. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults (Gift Article)President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.www.nytimes.comThe latest from @convocation.bsky.social. We unpack Steven Miller’s chilling speech, which trades in Nazi tropes about the deformed/abnormal physical characteristics of the “enemy within.” @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
Why Steven Miller’s Chilling Speech MattersPlus the latest from the Convocation Unscripted team.open.substack.comMy latest. On white christian nationalists' love of ICE and concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
White Christian Nationalists' Love of ICE and Concentration Camps, in Three ChartsWhite Christians who score high on the Christian nationalist scale enthusiastically support ICE and the building of concentration camps for immigrants on U.S. soil.open.substack.comDid you miss Steven Miller’s chilling speech, where he evokes Nazi tropes abt the deformed physical appearance of his political enemies? @Joy-Ann Reid and I unpack the dehumanizing rhetoric and the broader Nazi echoes we’re hearing from Trump and the MAGA movement. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Steven Miller's Chilling Nazi Speech | Countering White Christian Nationalism with Joy Reid [Ep 8]The echoes are getting louder.open.substack.comGood for @nytimes.com for reporting this atrocity. But how do they frame the criticism of such a clearly Orwellian move? "Some historians have also criticized the federal government’s attempts to overhaul the Smithsonian as ideologically motivated." UNBELIEVABLE. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History MuseumPresident Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”www.nytimes.comThe latest from @convocation.bsky.social. We unpack Steven Miller’s chilling speech, which trades in Nazi tropes about the deformed/abnormal physical characteristics of the “enemy within.” @kkdumez.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
Why Steven Miller’s Chilling Speech MattersPlus the latest from the Convocation Unscripted team.open.substack.comDid you miss Steven Miller’s chilling speech, where he evokes Nazi tropes abt the deformed physical appearance of his political enemies? @Joy-Ann Reid and I unpack the dehumanizing rhetoric and the broader Nazi echoes we’re hearing from Trump and the MAGA movement. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Steven Miller's Chilling Nazi Speech | Countering White Christian Nationalism with Joy Reid [Ep 8]The echoes are getting louder.open.substack.com
BREAKING: Vance Boelter, the man who murdered former MN House Speaker, Melissa Hortman, & her husband, Mark Hortman, & attempted to murder MN Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, Yvette, & his daughter, Hope, was sentenced to two Life sentences plus 40 years with no parole. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Vance Boelter gets 2 life terms, no parole for Minnesota lawmaker shootingsA federal judge on Thursday sentenced Vance Boelter two life sentences plus 40 years in the killings of Melissa and Mark Hortman and the attacks on John Hoffman, his wife Yvette and their daughter Hop...www.mprnews.org
The evidence is clear—Christian nationalism cannot abide a pluralistic democratic society. And this post from a fellow expert on CN helps position this topic and other findings in relation to recent claims that ”CN is just a label used to denigrate.”
Robert P. JonesMy latest. On white christian nationalists' love of ICE and concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
My latest. On white christian nationalists' love of ICE and concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
White Christian Nationalists' Love of ICE and Concentration Camps, in Three ChartsWhite Christians who score high on the Christian nationalist scale enthusiastically support ICE and the building of concentration camps for immigrants on U.S. soil.open.substack.comCheck out this important guest post on my Redeeming Democracy substack newsletter by theologians Rita Nakashima Brock Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite. Train up a Child: The Atrocity of a Mock Execution in a Church www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/train-up-a...
Train Up a Child: The Atrocity of a Mock Execution in a ChurchA guest post by Rita Nakashima Brock and Susan Brooks Thistlethwaitewww.redeemingdemocracy.netQuick clarification—the sneak preview is from the audio book, expertly read by Holter Graham. I argue that at this critical moment we should act in ways that avoid future regret. 10 years from now, what do we want to be able to say we did and didn’t do?
Robert P. JonesExcited to share a sneak preview of my forthcoming book, BACKSLIDE: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy. The clip is from the first chapter, “Future Regret”. www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/sharing-a-...
@robertpjones.bsky.social shares a sneak preview of his forthcoming book "Backslide" (out Sept. 8). Listen to the audiobook's first chapter, "Future Regret," on his Redeeming Democracy Substack www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/sharing-a-...
Sharing a Sneak Preview of My BACKSLIDE Audio BookPlus an early Library Journal review: "A thoughtful critique of current politics"www.redeemingdemocracy.net