Rev. Nathan Empsall is a prolific public speaker and writer whose work has appeared in such publications as Time, NBC News, The Hill, Newsweek, and Red Letter Christians, among others. Here is some of his public work; you can find additional pieces on his Substack column, Defiant Love.
- Trump’s Next Target: Religious Freedom – Newsweek, October 21, 2024
- A Tale of Two Faiths – Word&Way, November 4, 2024
- How to Preach About the Election – Baptist News Global, October 31, 2024
- Spreading Post-Conviction Violence in Jesus’s Name – Word&Way, June 20, 2024
- A False Prophet Makes an Appearance at the Capitol – Newsweek, May 22, 2024
- Staying awake to the threat of Christian nationalism – Religion News Service, March 27, 2024
- America’s biggest wolf in sheep’s clothing – Baptist News Global, March 24, 2024
- What Would Jesus Do for Christmas? Certainly Not This. – Newsweek, December 19, 2023
- Unsettling Advent Reflections, Day 14: Addressing Anxiety with Mystery and Wonder – Word&Way, December 16, 2023
- ReAwaken America is back. So is the right wing roadshow’s antisemitic rant. – Religion News Service, August 25, 2023.
- The Blasphemy of Comparing Trump to Jesus Christ – Time, April 6, 2023
- Why I Prayed Outside the Capitol at Sunrise – Word&Way, January 12, 2023
- Why the False Prophets of Christian Nationalism Don’t Speak for Me – Red Letter Christians, November 4, 2022
- Donald Trump’s bizarre altar call in Ohio – NBC News, September 20, 2022
- Rejecting Christian Nationalism Is What Jesus Would Do – The Daily Beast, August 8, 2022
- Why Good Friday is a warning against far-right Christian nationalism – NBC News, April 15, 2022
- Rejecting the January 6 Attack in Christ’s Name – Newsweek, January 5, 2022
- Faith leaders call on Congress to lead the response to a global pandemic – The Hill, September 19, 2021
- Amidst Pandemic, the Chance to Experience Easter as the Apostles Did – Red Letter Christians, April 12, 2020
- The Episcopal Church–standing up to climate change denial? – Search: A Church of Ireland Journal – Spring 2018
- Getting Things Done: Reflections on Katrina Recovery – Spokane, WA, Spokesman Review – January 6, 2007
Academic Works
- “Furthering an Intercentric Environmental Ethic: Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism and Biocentrism to Focus on the Ecological and Spiritual Reality of Interconnection.” FERNS: The Graduate Journal on Environmental Stewardship. 01.01 (2018): 60-83. (peer reviewed)
- An Interview with the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori – February 28, 2017:
The Rev. Nathan Empsall 