Public Writing
“Remembering Vattimo” (with Simonetta Moro, John D. Caputo, Gavin Hyman, Silvia Mazzini, Mario I. Aguilar), Political Theology Network (7 Oct).
“How a Bike Accident Changed Me, By a Philosopher of Hope,” The Conversation (19 Aug 2022).
“Pandemic life and the chance of transformation,” ABC Religion & Ethics (3 May 2022).
“Theology for Atheists,” Syndicate (20 Apr 2020).
“Sustaining hope through coronavirus uncertainty,” ABC Religion & Ethics (9 Apr 2020).
“The promise of negative political theology,” ABC Religion & Ethics (10 Mar 2020).
“Law, Order, and Idolatry,” ABC Religion & Ethics (26 Jul 2018).
“Tradition, Novelty, and the Need for Discernment,” The Living Church (29 Jan 2012), 19-22.
“Vulnerability and the Possibility of Progress,” University of Chicago Religion and Culture Web Forum (May 2010).
Radio
“Paradox and Palm Sunday” on ultra106.5fm (23 Mar 2024).
”Religious differences in the family” on God Forbid, ABC Radio National (22 Mar 2024).
“Varieties of Atheism” on RN Breakfast, ABC Radio National (7 Apr 2023).
“Christmas in a secular society” on ultra106.5fm (22 Dec 2022).
“Is hope necessary?” on God Forbid, ABC Radio National (23 Sep 2022).
“How David was lost, then found” on Conversations, ABC Radio National (29 Aug 2022).
“Rupture and Hope” on The Philosopher’s Zone, ABC Radio National (1 May 2022).
“How’s your Soul? A look back on 2021” on Soul Search, ABC Radio National (12 Dec 2021).
“Atheism on the rise” on God Forbid, ABC Radio National (7 Nov 2021).
“Is Christmas Secular?” on Another World, Eastside FM (20 Dec 2020).
“Contemplating hope” on Soul Search, ABC Radio National (5 Jul 2020).
“How can we live with coronavirus uncertainty?” on The Minefield, ABC Radio National (8 Apr 2020).
“Politics and the Sacred” on The Philosopher’s Zone, ABC Radio National (21 Apr 2019).
“Dealing with Religious Differences during Christmas Dinner” on Sydney Breakfast, ABC Radio National (25 Dec 2019).
“Should Christians and Atheists Get Along?” on The Spirit of Things, ABC Radio National (29 Jul 2018).
Podcasts
“Heresy, Philosophy, and Hope” on Beyond Atheism (19 July 2023)
“The Varieties of Atheism” on The New Books Network (31 Jan 2023).
“The Varieties of Atheism” on The Classical Ideas Podcast (13 Dec 2022).
“Hope in a Secular Age” on The Classical Ideas Podcast (28 Dec 2020).
“David Newheiser, Hope in a Secular Age” on Bookaholics #3, a podcast of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (26 Nov 2020).
“Hope in a Secular Age” on New Books in Secularism (25 Nov 2020).
“Religion & Hope in Exceptional Times (pt. 2)” on PICT Voices #3, a podcast of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (17 Apr 2020).
“Religion & Hope in Exceptional Times (pt. 1)” on PICT Voices #3, a podcast of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (16 Apr 2020).
“Embracing Doubt” on Thinking Philosophy (14 Apr 2020).
Coverage
Stuff: Philip Matthews, “The Covid cloud and the silver lining: Was change possible?” 8 Oct 2022.
Vox: Eleanor Cummins, “Is this the end of American optimism?” 29 Oct 2020.
Buzzfeed News: Scott Lucas, “The World Feels Hopeless. I Talked To Christian Scholars About What To Do.” 25 Oct 2020.
The Catholic Leader: Nick Holt, “Atheists and Christians can Enjoy Sympathetic and Interesting Conversations about Religion.” 9 Jan 2019.
The Conversation: Lyn McCredden, “Popular music’s search for the sacred in a secular world.” 5 Oct 2018.