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Kevin Healey

Kevin Healey is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire. His writing has appeared in Salon, Huffington Post, and Religion Dispatches, as well as in numerous academic books and journals. His most recent book, Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social Media: Digital Proverbs for Responsible Citizens, was published in 2019 by Routledge.

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Religion Dispatches

The Racist Message of Do-Nothing Religion, Courtesy of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

In the wake of widespread protests against police brutality, Americans are looking to their leaders for a message of unity. As pastors and elected officials get their footing and issue responses, a…
Kevin Healey
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Religion Dispatches

Krapp’s Last Tweet: The Rise (and Fall?) of Privilege in the Digital Economy

This fall marked the third anniversary of a record-breaking event—and one that serves well as a metaphor for our emerging digital economy. In October 2012, stuntman Felix Baumgartner jumped from a 24…
Kevin Healey
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Religion Dispatches

Google-Phonics, Or, 'What Is the Sound of a Thousand Tech Workers Meditating?'

Google’s mindfulness guru wants to “democratize enlightenment”—not through boots-on-the-ground activism, of course, but through a proliferation of wearable gadgets and prohibitively expensive mindfulness seminars.
Kevin Healey
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