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Evan Derkacz

Executive Editor of Religion Dispatches

Evan Derkacz has been the editor of Religion Dispatches since its launch in 2008, before which he was an editor at Tikkun magazine and AlterNet. When not busy editing pieces on evicting white Jesus or the ex-president’s theological devotion to border walls, he has served as a judge for foundation grants, the National Magazine Awards, and the Webby Awards; consulted for the Social Science Research Council’s religion and digital media programs; and led workshops for scholars seeking to write for the broader public. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, AlterNet, The Huffington Post and elsewhere. 

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Religion Dispatches
Or: How to make Catholicism even less appealing.
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Religion Dispatches
Honestly, after a good bit of Googling I’m surprised to find just a single mention of ISIS connected to the Walking Dead Season 5 premiere. In a ghastly early scene, Glenn, Darrell, Rick and Bob (in…
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Religion Dispatches
I try to ignore emails from the Family Research Council. They arrive with cringe-worthy puns in the subject line (e.g. “Is the Penn Mightier Than the Sword”… get it? It’s about Penn State!) and…
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