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Chance Bonar

Chance Bonar is an Advising Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Virginia who works at the intersection of religious studies and classics. He researches primarily on early Christianity, Roman slavery, ancient Palestine, and modern (ab)uses of ancient history or biblical texts.

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Religion Dispatches
'Governing by force' has just as much of a Christian history as 'blessed are the poor'
In a recent New York Times op-ed called “Donald Trump, Pagan King,” journalist and filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse highlights the apparent contradiction between the Trump administration’s violent “might…
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Religion Dispatches
At the April 17 th House Education Committee hearing on Columbia University’s response to antisemitism on campus, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) questions Columbia President Minouche Shafik about her…
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Religion Dispatches
In early April, the internet was entranced by televangelist Kenneth Copeland summoning the wind of God to destroy coronavirus: “ I blow the wind of God on you. You are destroyed forever, and you’ll…
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