How the conservative right hijacks religion
Published in The Conversation, 2019
In this article, I argue that when progressives dismiss or neglect religion/spirituality, they leave a vacuum that the conservative right fills — aligning faith with commercial, political and elite interests. The piece elaborates how spirituality is not inherently ill-fitting with science or progressive values; rather, when religious discourse is captured by the right, it becomes a tool for cultural and ideological control. The article calls for renewed progressive engagement with spirituality and religion in order to reclaim narrative space and resist elite appropriation.
Recommended citation: Sosteric, Mike. (2019). "How the conservative right hijacks religion." The Conversation.
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