Culture wars prepare the ground for real war. They acclimatise societies to violence, teach people to see enemies everywhere, and numb them to the pain of others. A public trained to fear enemies within will be ready to fight abroad. We saw it in Russia. We are seeing it in the US again and again.

Mark your calendar for the next event in our series, focusing on religious actors. 🗣️ @emiliapalonen.bsky.social 🗣️ @lomascolo.bsky.social 🗣️ @shekhovtsov.substack.com 🗣️ @zsolt.bsky.social 🗓️ Mar 9, 5pm CET 📍 Budapest / YouTube Details: 👉 shorturl.at/b8ZrY Registration: 👉 shorturl.at/REo2i

BECAUSE (say it with me, kids): Abortion bans are not only a violation of the 14th Amendment, but the 1st Amendment as well. You cannot enshrine one specific religious perspective into law and impose it upon an entire diverse nation of people.

Join me for the first set of book talks in February and March with many great co-authors and special guests, where we will discuss how politically engaged ultraconservative christian actors in Europe represent a threat to democracy and human rights.

It's great to see The Christian Right in Europe" out in the wild, in many bookshelves all across Europe and the US! #christiannationalism #christianright

I have my author’s copy - you should try to get one from @lomascolo.bsky.social :-)

GIVEAWAY! The first copies of "The Christian Right in Europe" just arrived and I am giving away three copies. Retweet to participate, worldwide shipping is on me! You can download the ebook here FOR FREE or buy a copy: transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-6...

Rather than a traditional Book discussion, we had a vivid and engaging discussion on the Christian Right in Europe, anti- gender as the driving issue, illiberalism and secularisation at Oxford University. Thank you @jowolff.bsky.social for moderating! You can check the recording here:

Thank you Alexander!

BOOK RELEASE! I am very excited to announce that my edited volume "The Christian Right in Europe" is finally out! Download the book for free: www.transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-6... Sign up for the streamed booklaunch, Tomorrow 18:00 CET live from Oxford: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/blava...