Mark Hackett

Exploring faith and church culture in the American South

A portrait of Mark Hackett. He is sitting at a desk in his office.

Hi, I’m Mark.

I explore the Christian faith and the messiness of church culture in the American South, as well as their possibilities and promises.

Popular Articles & Conversations

  • Vibrant, abstract painting featuring several crosses on a hill with a radiant sunburst in the background, surrounded by colorful clouds and a starry sky.

    Exploring the kaleidoscopic world of Christian atonement theory

    The Cross is more complicated than we want it to be. Maybe that’s okay.

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  • Photo of a golden church and trees

    Reimagining belonging in a post-evangelical age

    How church monoculture failed and interdependence and Spirit-led belonging offer a better way forward.

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    Discovering truth and hope in biblical myth

    How exploring the Bible for what it is shows how God meets us where we are.

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    Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw: Scapegoats - The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims

    Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry at Campbell University

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    Dr. Scott Coley: Ministers of Propaganda - Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right

    Philosopher and scholar of philosophy of religion, moral epistemology, and political philosophy

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    Dr. Beth Allison Barr: The Making of Biblical Womanhood - How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

    The James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History at Baylor University

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