FREE PUBLIC EVENT: Providence University College & Theological Seminary and CSCA’s Winnipeg local chapter present a lecture by Rev. Dr. Jared Stacy.
Resisting Rogue Words: Conspiracy Theory and Christian Witness in Disreality
Come to consider the untold history of evangelical conspiracism across United States history and reflect on the unique theological elements which supercharge conspiracism, transforming “alternative facts” or slogans of “fake news” into “biblical” content that organize both Christian political action and delimit Christian community.
Jared Stacy is a theologian, ethicist, chaplain, and former pastor to evangelical churches in New Orleans and the DC Metro Area. He received a PhD in moral & practical theology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. His research focuses on the intersection of theology and politics, specifically on ethics, extremism, conspiracy theory, and US evangelicalism. His is excited to present and discuss work from his new book entitled “Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis” to Manitobans.