News & Features
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New award honors Tim Keller and Sister Norma Pimentel for civic renewal
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
By JACK JENKINS | OCTOBER 12, 2023
A new group plans to honor the Rev. Timothy Keller, an evangelical Christian theologian who died earlier this year, and Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work with migrants.
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How cynical are Americans about religion in politics?
DESERET NEWS
By BRIGHAM TOMCO | OCTOBER 8, 2023
Disagreement continues in the GOP about whether former President Donald Trump has corrupted or rekindled religious rhetoric in politics. Michael Wear was interviewed for this article on the American religious and political landscape in Deseret News.
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S5 E12: Restoring Our Political Witness | Michael Wear
PASTOR THEOLOGIANS PODCAST
JUNE 5, 2023
Michael was featured on the Pastor Theologians Podcast talking about restoring our political witness. The pastor theologians podcast consists of conversations and teaching resources at the intersection of theological scholarship and life and ministry in the local church.
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The Surprise of Tim Keller
COMMENT MAGAZINE
By MICHAEL WEAR | May 22, 2023
Tim Keller, a pastor theologian who was one of the great American evangelists of his time, died on Friday morning, May 19, with his wife, Kathy, by his side. He was an imperfect man, as both he and his theology would demand I point out, but faithfulness pervaded his life.
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America's Brash Grandiosity
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
By BONNIE KRISTIAN | JANUARY 30, 2022
This essay was originally commissioned for a private convening of British and American Christian leaders organized by The Center for Christianity and Public Life and the UK-based Faith in Public.
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541: Rethinking Heaven, the Harrowing of Hell, & Christian Civics with Michael Wear
THE HOLY POST PODCAST
Interview by KAITLYN SCHIESS | DECEMBER 28, 2022
Kaitlyn Schiess interviews Michael Wear, the founder and president of The Center for Christianity and Public Life.
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This Is Not the Most Important Election of Our Lives
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
Interview By DANIEL SILLIMAN | OCTOBER 25, 2022
Michael Wear, founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, on the state of American politics, what’s at stake in the midterms, and the temptation to “ultimatize” our issues.
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Links: Catholicism in The New York Times; swing state midterms; Sukkot
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
By MICHAEL SEAN WINTERS | OCTOBER 20, 2022
Welcome to the The Center for Christianity & Public Life, which launched this week with a short video. The organization is founded by former Obama faith-based advisor Michael Wear, one of D.C.'s truly lovely people. I wish it the best as it seeks to be a voice of sanity and morality in our nation's capital.
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POLITICO Playbook
POLITICO
By RYAN LIZZA and EUGENE DANIELS | OCTOBER 18, 2022
Michael Wear has launched The Center for Christianity and Public Life, a new nonpartisan nonprofit, with chief of staff Phebe Meyer.
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American Idol: How Politics Replaced Spiritual Practice
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
By MICHAEL WEAR | OCTOBER 18, 2022
Christian formation is central to civic renewal, not the other way around.
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Michael Wear Launches The Center for Christianity & Public Life
MILLENNIAL JOURNAL
OCTOBER 18, 2022
At Christianity Today, our 2017 Millennial of the Year, Michael Wear, writes:
These convictions ground The Center for Christianity and Public Life, a new nonpartisan institution based in the nation’s capital that I, along with our board and staff, have launched this week.
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Former Obama faith adviser launches Christian political organization
YAHOO NEWS
By JON WARD | OCTOBER 17, 2022
At 34 years old, Michael Wear has already been a faith adviser to an American president, written two books and developed a reputation as a thoughtful and connected leader in American politics and religion.