The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.
- Associate Professor of Practical and Political Theologies, Starr King School for the Ministry
So-called Spiritualists split off from Martin Luther’s Reformation 500 years ago, but some of their ideas carry on.
Excommunicating a church member, like ‘canceling’ someone on social media, serves to cleanse the body politic of behavior deemed damaging, suggests a scholar of political theology.
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