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God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America

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New piece on faith, church, and AI

I wrote a piece for TIME on (not) leaving church in the age of AI. It’s probably the most personal thing I’ve ever written. I hope you read it.

https://time.com/6317316/religion-ai-...

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Aaron is Currently Reading

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To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World

by James Davison Hunter

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Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power

by Simon Balto

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Gotham’s War within a War: Policing and the Birth of Law-and-Order Liberalism in World War II–Era New York City (Justice, Power, and Politics)

by Emily Brooks (Goodreads Author)

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