Craig Geevarghese-Uffman
@craiguffman.bsky.social
Passionate about political theology, backyard farming, healthy cooking, strength training, and the life we share in common. Ph.D, USNA, Navy vet & Episcopal priest. SubStack at: CommonLifePolitics.com
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Honor—properly understood not as reputation but as integrity against fragmentation—has never been more essential in our political life.
In a culture of shamelessness and strategic compromise, maintaining wholeness between conviction and action becomes radical resistance.
Honor—properly understood not as reputation but as integrity against fragmentation—has never been more essential in our political life.
In a culture of shamelessness and strategic compromise, maintaining wholeness between conviction and action becomes radical resistance.
🧭Honor: Integrity as Resistance to Fragmentation
Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented World
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April 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Honor—properly understood not as reputation but as integrity against fragmentation—has never been more essential in our political life.
In a culture of shamelessness and strategic compromise, maintaining wholeness between conviction and action becomes radical resistance.
Honor—properly understood not as reputation but as integrity against fragmentation—has never been more essential in our political life.
In a culture of shamelessness and strategic compromise, maintaining wholeness between conviction and action becomes radical resistance.
Easter's Divine Paradox: Faith Amid Uncertainty & Strength in Vulnerability"
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Easter's Divine Paradox: Faith Amid Uncertainty & Strength in Vulnerability"
Floating in God's Presence: An Easter Meditation on Divine Love
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April 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Easter's Divine Paradox: Faith Amid Uncertainty & Strength in Vulnerability"
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Most revealing quote: 'Redefine crucifixion exclusively as transactional atonement without ethical implications.'
What power fears most isn't disbelief but genuine belief. Full satirical directive: [https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/urgent-official-proclamation-emergency] 3/3
What power fears most isn't disbelief but genuine belief. Full satirical directive: [https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/urgent-official-proclamation-emergency] 3/3
April 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Most revealing quote: 'Redefine crucifixion exclusively as transactional atonement without ethical implications.'
What power fears most isn't disbelief but genuine belief. Full satirical directive: [https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/urgent-official-proclamation-emergency] 3/3
What power fears most isn't disbelief but genuine belief. Full satirical directive: [https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/urgent-official-proclamation-emergency] 3/3
The directive's panicked response to 'unauthorized foot-washing ceremonies' and 'explicit passion readings' exposes the incompatibility between authentic Christianity and systems of domination. 2/3
April 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The directive's panicked response to 'unauthorized foot-washing ceremonies' and 'explicit passion readings' exposes the incompatibility between authentic Christianity and systems of domination. 2/3
The Theological-State Apparatus Responds: A Satire of Power's Panic
Today's 'Emergency Directive' for plantation preachers reveals power's fundamental terror: that people might actually believe the subversive message of a crucified God who stands with the marginalized.
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Today's 'Emergency Directive' for plantation preachers reveals power's fundamental terror: that people might actually believe the subversive message of a crucified God who stands with the marginalized.
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April 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Theological-State Apparatus Responds: A Satire of Power's Panic
Today's 'Emergency Directive' for plantation preachers reveals power's fundamental terror: that people might actually believe the subversive message of a crucified God who stands with the marginalized.
1/3
Today's 'Emergency Directive' for plantation preachers reveals power's fundamental terror: that people might actually believe the subversive message of a crucified God who stands with the marginalized.
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3/3 Both Dominative Christianism and Providential Identitarianism miss this vision of participatory knowledge.
Full essay here: www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/faith-vs-c...
Full essay here: www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/faith-vs-c...
📊 Faith vs Certainty: Rethinking How We Know Truth in a Post-Truth Age
Knowing and Being Known: Faith, Reason, and Doubt
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April 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
3/3 Both Dominative Christianism and Providential Identitarianism miss this vision of participatory knowledge.
Full essay here: www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/faith-vs-c...
Full essay here: www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/faith-vs-c...
2/3 Augustine understood: "We know God better by not knowing." Knowledge as participated mystery rather than possessed certainty.
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
2/3 Augustine understood: "We know God better by not knowing." Knowledge as participated mystery rather than possessed certainty.
"I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24)
This paradox reveals what our epistemologies miss - knowing is relational, not merely propositional or experiential.
This paradox reveals what our epistemologies miss - knowing is relational, not merely propositional or experiential.
April 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24)
This paradox reveals what our epistemologies miss - knowing is relational, not merely propositional or experiential.
This paradox reveals what our epistemologies miss - knowing is relational, not merely propositional or experiential.
4/4 How might we recover the theological virtues that sustain our constitutional order? Read my full analysis in today's Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/commonli...
🧭Decline by Choice: Confronting the Theological Roots of American Tyranny
The Theological Foundations of America's Constitutional Crisis
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April 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
4/4 How might we recover the theological virtues that sustain our constitutional order? Read my full analysis in today's Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/commonli...
3/4 When we understand freedom as participation rather than domination, constitutional constraints become not limitations on freedom but what makes genuine freedom possible.
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
3/4 When we understand freedom as participation rather than domination, constitutional constraints become not limitations on freedom but what makes genuine freedom possible.
2/4 Madison's warning about "accumulation of all powers" takes on theological significance. Constitutional separation of powers reflects Christian understanding of human fallenness and need for constraints on power.
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
2/4 Madison's warning about "accumulation of all powers" takes on theological significance. Constitutional separation of powers reflects Christian understanding of human fallenness and need for constraints on power.
Constitutional Fidelity as a Theological Virtue
The Dispatch's recent editorial "Slouching Towards Tyranny" identifies concerning political trends, but the deeper issue is theological.1/3
The Dispatch's recent editorial "Slouching Towards Tyranny" identifies concerning political trends, but the deeper issue is theological.1/3
April 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Constitutional Fidelity as a Theological Virtue
The Dispatch's recent editorial "Slouching Towards Tyranny" identifies concerning political trends, but the deeper issue is theological.1/3
The Dispatch's recent editorial "Slouching Towards Tyranny" identifies concerning political trends, but the deeper issue is theological.1/3
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... 🧩 NEW WEEKEND WISDOM: "Overaccepting Binary Thinking"
In this week's Weekend Wisdom, I explore how we can move beyond the polarizing either/or frameworks that dominate our public discourse.
#WeekendWisdom #BinaryThinking #Overaccepting #TheologicalPractice
In this week's Weekend Wisdom, I explore how we can move beyond the polarizing either/or frameworks that dominate our public discourse.
#WeekendWisdom #BinaryThinking #Overaccepting #TheologicalPractice
🛠️Weekend Wisdom: Overaccepting Binary Thinking
Welcome to this week's Weekend Wisdom, where I distill key insights from the week's explorations and provide practical ways to incorporate them into daily life.
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April 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... 🧩 NEW WEEKEND WISDOM: "Overaccepting Binary Thinking"
In this week's Weekend Wisdom, I explore how we can move beyond the polarizing either/or frameworks that dominate our public discourse.
#WeekendWisdom #BinaryThinking #Overaccepting #TheologicalPractice
In this week's Weekend Wisdom, I explore how we can move beyond the polarizing either/or frameworks that dominate our public discourse.
#WeekendWisdom #BinaryThinking #Overaccepting #TheologicalPractice
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... Chapter 2 of my project on "Overaccepting Dominative Christianism and Providential Identitarianism" explores the Trinitarian foundations of Christian identity in contrast to dominative religious mutations.
📊 Overaccepting Dominative Christianism: The Trinitarian Foundation of Christian Identity
Trinity and identity
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April 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... Chapter 2 of my project on "Overaccepting Dominative Christianism and Providential Identitarianism" explores the Trinitarian foundations of Christian identity in contrast to dominative religious mutations.
"The Ministry of Truth was unavailable, so we created the National Curriculum Cleansing Task Force – because teaching critical thinking might lead to questioning authority."https://open.substack.com/pub/commonlifepolitics/p/official-proclamation-formation-of?r=uazba&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
April 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"The Ministry of Truth was unavailable, so we created the National Curriculum Cleansing Task Force – because teaching critical thinking might lead to questioning authority."https://open.substack.com/pub/commonlifepolitics/p/official-proclamation-formation-of?r=uazba&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Only by crossing these boundaries in our historical knowledge can we develop a more truthful vision of American identity.https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/beyond-the-mayflower-spanish-america?r=uazba
April 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Only by crossing these boundaries in our historical knowledge can we develop a more truthful vision of American identity.https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/beyond-the-mayflower-spanish-america?r=uazba
open.substack.com/pub/commonli.... When Emotional Resonance Substitutes For Justice. The invitation is to a broader, more generous form of moral engagement. Check out my new post
Beyond Empathy
When Emotional Resonance Substitutes For Justice
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April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
open.substack.com/pub/commonli.... When Emotional Resonance Substitutes For Justice. The invitation is to a broader, more generous form of moral engagement. Check out my new post
The Historical Context of MAGA Christianism
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The Historical Context of MAGA Christianism
Roots of a Theological Mutation
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March 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Historical Context of MAGA Christianism
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How I Discovered America's Multiple Founding Peoples
How I Discovered America's Multiple Founding Peoples
The Textbook That Lied
How I Discovered America's Multiple Founding Peoples
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March 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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How I Discovered America's Multiple Founding Peoples
How I Discovered America's Multiple Founding Peoples
open.substack.com/pub/commonli.... As a big birthday nears, I’m rethinking the numbers that guide my days and years.
The Metrics That Matter
Rethinking Progress at 65
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March 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
open.substack.com/pub/commonli.... As a big birthday nears, I’m rethinking the numbers that guide my days and years.
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... Process is just a much a matter of ethics as the ends we pursue.
When Leadership Vision Meets Democratic Values: The False Equivalence Between Business and Governance
In my military, business, and ecclesial careers, I witnessed firsthand the power of bold leadership, transformative vision, and decisive action.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
open.substack.com/pub/commonli... Process is just a much a matter of ethics as the ends we pursue.