https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mlnvmi7gzc22On Art and Mysticism with James K.A. Smith on Makers & Mystics pod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32t7cLTCmvcfFHiHL26dM6?si=8e6ef015fd8b4407&nd=1&dlsi=8f8c5de0289d4a1b12 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvmi7gzc22https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mhvf4nctrs2aA Willing Philadelphia Story https://open.substack.com/pub/keenon/p/a-willing-philadelphia-story?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web25 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvf4nctrs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mhvcuzakq225On navigating Mis-/Disinformation and embracing the gift of unknowing vis-a-vis Mysticism & Art https://jameskasmith.substack.com/p/mysticism-is-a-path?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1849150&post_id=191977021&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=bm8f&triedRedirect=true25 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvcuzakq225https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mh6qbpo47s26Who bankrolled the American Revolution? Adam Gopnik reviews Richard Vague's new book, THE BANKER WHO MADE AMERICA in the New Yorker magazine: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/23/the-banker-who-made-america-richard-vague-book-review#rid=f8a27111-6e95-44dc-b77e-270f51d5c188&q=gopnik16 Mar 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6qbpo47s26https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mgxdrlcygs26Richard Vague's absolutely engrossing biography of Thomas Willing tells the little-known story of the wealthy Philadelphia merchant banker, whose steady hand helped save the fledgling American republic from financial ruin: https://www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/the-banker-who-made-america-thomas-willing13 Mar 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxdrlcygs26https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mgatskirgc26Thomas Willing's Influence on the American Revolution: https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/leadership-in-the-shadows-thomas-willings-influence-on-the-american-revolution-and-us-economic-pol/04 Mar 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgatskirgc26https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mgaf7b7sak2vPhilosopher James K.A. Smith explores Mysticism, Art, & the Gift of Unknowing w/Rick Lee James on Voices in my Head: https://www.voicesinmyheadpodcast.com/e/voices-in-my-head-the-rick-lee-james-podcast-episode-615-james-k-a-smith/?token=00f2366d4f39a51cb17c383e958d44a104 Mar 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaf7b7sak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mg662jqmf22vA Philosopher Embraces Mystery: PW Talks with James K.A. Smith https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99763-a-philosopher-embraces-mystery-pw-talks-with-james-k-a-smith.html03 Mar 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg662jqmf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mem3ioyyv22nAmerica’s revolutionary war would have almost certainly been lost if not for the colony’s wealthiest merchant: Thomas Willing, a founding father many Americans have never heard of... https://www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-unplugged-podcast/thomas-willing-the-revolutionary-war-arms-dealer-who-led-the-first-bank-of-the-united-states11 Feb 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem3ioyyv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mckdro6kyk2aAuthor considers lesson from St. Anthony of Padua when writing, publishing: https://jameskasmith.substack.com/p/finding-an-audience-or-evoking-an?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1849150&post_id=184720126&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=bm8f&triedRedirect=true16 Jan 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckdro6kyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3mbbyoo5pq226#460 - What A Liberal Society Could Be: A Dialogue with Alex Zakaras https://open.substack.com/pub/convergingdialogues/p/460-what-a-liberal-society-could?r=bm8f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web31 Dec 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbbyoo5pq226https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m7nc3hnbc22f@patrickwyman.bsky.social Thomas Willing (PA) voted "no" re the Declaration of Independence, but then helped fund the American Revolution. If interested in exploring more on the pod, let me know: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-banker-who-made-america-thomas-willing-and-the-rise-of-the-american-financial-aristocracy-1731-1821--978150956908310 Dec 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nc3hnbc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m5byynvmq22fBeyond the New Deal: How the Left Must Reinvent Itself in a Populist Age https://open.substack.com/pub/keenon/p/beyond-the-new-deal-how-the-left?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&timestamp=74.110 Nov 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5byynvmq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m4xyfj3voc2k"Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you." --Ford Madox Ford; Alex Zakaras on whether his book passes the test: https://page99test.blogspot.com/2025/11/alex-zakarass-freedom-for-all.html06 Nov 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xyfj3voc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m4srltrkck2kGood News for Lefties podcast unpacks liberalism w/Alex Zakaras this Election Day...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-news-deep-dive-unpacking-liberalism-with-alex-zakaras/id1761267999?i=100073461739104 Nov 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4srltrkck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m4sqbtw5vs2kThe PoliticsGirl discusses "Freedom" what a liberal society could be with Alex Zakaras: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freedom-for-all-a-conversation-with-professor-alex-zakaras/id1595408601?i=100073517684104 Nov 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4sqbtw5vs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m4qltsk7qc2kJoin Samantha Hancox-Li & Alex Zakaras, author of Freedom for All, discuss liberalism as a radical political project, the differences between liberalism & socialism, & the playbook for radical liberals in the age of Trump II: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberalism-50-radical-liberalism/ @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com03 Nov 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qltsk7qc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3m4b7n6ixa22hUVM Professor discusses what a liberal society could be... https://www.uvm.edu/cas/news/reviving-promise-liberal-democracy-conversation-alex-zakaras28 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b7n6ixa22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lzy6n5iewk25@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com thought the author of this book might appeal to your audience. Let me know if I can connect you to him or send a book: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-All-Liberal-Society-Could/dp/0300281765/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SSPP3AVQ9EXP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._6Y_xapYsrEQjfQqISKpj88djh85cWq3qpv9q46Z0JzJ8h-d2VU8QWXOsM4bt1sqhVP62Zs2KtLVryJorEgzgUavJ4gudpvhLbtjEv-lq1rv33NlyL3I6o-28XWMoi8sibqgagUjW_a-_IsZ4dvz7K3s5eQjDautPsggqihHL0n0wxZ0yvQe77yqPpZq5CCd1jyZPxNYR9KVCi8otmes4Qmwr2TNUqxgtGsYnoq2qLU.ISve5VmetaPcUq6_gn0A1zCdVsOXE79HK9C38D9Hank&dib_tag=se&keywords=freedom+for+all&qid=1759154302&s=books&sprefix=freedom+for+all%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-129 Sep 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy6n5iewk25https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lzy66mves22n@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com For keen insights re exploring what it would mean to extend the liberal promise of freedom to everyone on equal terms, and how it could transform our economy and our politics alike consider hosting Alex Zakaras on your podcast: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-All-Liberal-Society-Could/dp/0300281765/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SSPP3AVQ9EXP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._6Y_xapYsrEQjfQqISKpj88djh85cWq3qpv9q46Z0JzJ8h-d2VU8QWXOsM4bt1sqhVP62Zs2KtLVryJorEgzgUavJ4gudpvhLbtjEv-lq1rv33NlyL3I6o-28XWMoi8sibqgagUjW_a-_IsZ4dvz7K3s5eQjDautPsggqihHL0n0wxZ0yvQe77yqPpZq5CCd1jyZPxNYR9KVCi8otmes4Qmwr2TNUqxgtGsYnoq2qLU.ISve5VmetaPcUq6_gn0A1zCdVsOXE79HK9C38D9Hank&dib_tag=se&keywords=freedom+for+all&qid=1759154302&s=books&sprefix=freedom+for+all%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-129 Sep 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy66mves22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lporvjqmz223City Lights in SF hosted authors for a day re Pathologies of Faith: https://www.youtube.com/@CityLightsBooks/videos21 May 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lporvjqmz223https://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lnxg3i6jzc2oFrom author Roger Rosenblatt: 10 Tips for Being Happily 85 Years Old (Like Me) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/opinion/aging-tips-getting-older.html?smid=bs-share29 Apr 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxg3i6jzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lnif2no4ws2bCan America Survive Without Christianity? https://www.thefp.com/p/can-america-survive-without-christianity?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web23 Apr 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnif2no4ws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lnfty5c2zk2oHow does a nice Jewish boy who is also a gay atheist have the chutzpah to lecture Christianity on its obligations to democracy? Author Jonathan Rauch talks w/EconTalk's Russ Roberts & makes the case for what he calls a thicker Christianity: https://www.econtalk.org/why-christianity-needs-to-help-save-democracy-with-jonathan-rauch/22 Apr 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfty5c2zk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lmkce5bpus2nWhat if the strongest case for Christianity's role in Democracy came from an atheist? https://open.spotify.com/show/3EBNjnjkUf5IXEWqGnD6bQ?si=-bHpeJqUSm6bGvTD8eGx3Q&dl_branch=1&nd=1&dlsi=1331e97ccf5c42eb @puckventurepod11 Apr 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkce5bpus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lkb5uj353s2wJonathan Rauch on the Politicization of Christianity https://www.persuasion.community/p/jonathan-rauch-on-the-politicization?r=bm8f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false13 Mar 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkb5uj353s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lk7jgczwes2wJonathan Rauch on the Politicization of Christianity https://open.substack.com/pub/yaschamounk/p/jonathan-rauch-on-the-politicization?r=bm8f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false12 Mar 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7jgczwes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3ljknhmxkgs2sAs some Christians pursue domination, Jew calls on them to embrace pluralism https://www.stillmoretosay.com/p/as-some-christians-pursue-domination?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web04 Mar 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljknhmxkgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3ljhzdwu5ak2cRestoring Friendly Relations Between Freedom and Religion: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/03/02/restoring_friendly_relations_between_freedom_and_religion_152445.html03 Mar 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhzdwu5ak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cjpurdypr.bsky.social/post/3lj5zaojh222hBillionaires, Blowhards, and the Death of Trust https://open.substack.com/pub/mattklewis/p/billionaires-blowhards-and-the-death?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web27 Feb 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:peprr2pol4etijdgymwvtuap/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5zaojh222h