David Dault

it’s possible I’ve been added to a starter pack. Hello new followers! I am a philosopher with additional training in theology and religious studies. I teach Christian spirituality at a Jesuit university. I comment frequently on Catholicism, politics, law, ethics, and science.

Yesterday’s hearing was such a wild ride that at one point, a colleague in the media room threw up his hands and exclaimed, “What else could happen??” We’ll find out soon. The hearing resumes at 9 a.m. ET. I’ll be covering it all for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along! 🧵🧵🧵⬇️👇

Nice choices! My instinct is more basic/on the nose, just doing doumentaries: Primary, The War Room, The Fog of War (I'm meh about American Dharma, but your skepticism may vary lol), etc. For funsies/not docs—Election (duh), & I'm watching Tanner '88 for the first time right now? It's...interesting

David Dault is writing things. daviddault.substack.com?r=beex&utm_c...

Very grateful to Publishers Weekly for this wonderful conversation about my book, #TheAccessorizedBible https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99302-the-object-of-the-bible-pw-talks-to-david-dault.html

The Accessorized Bible (David Dault) - A Review

My deacon brothers and I loved interviewing Dr. David Dault about his new book The Accessorized Bible and the idea of catastrophic love--have a listen! megaphone.link/SM9757426345

happy David Dault Day, if you’re celebrating along with us at the Co-op

The entirety of our lives, including & explicitly the political realm, has been wholly captured by the economic realm. This realm of unpredictable futures being made together in mutual solidarity has been completely subsumed by the idea of yielding predictable results that yield a profit. #IRUS26

"THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE is a deeply engaging and intellectually stimulating work." @erbks.bsky.social has praised David Dault's book for its thought-provoking pages. Read more here:

Another new review this week: THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE by David Dault Read the review here: englewoodreview.org/...

THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE is a "thoughtful and provocative examination of the Bible not merely as a sacred text, but as a complex social artifact" writes @erbks.bsky.social 

Not every object that is called a bible functions as scripture. –David Dault (The Accessorized Bible, 2026)

"“Apocalypticism is not a theological concept; it’s a marketing concept,” observed David Dault, assistant professor at Loyola University. “It’s designed to mobilize mass movements and to have mass effect.”"

In his new book, 'The Accessorized Bible,' philosopher David Dault looks not only at how the Bible has shaped our thought, but how we use it, tailoring it to fit our tastes and “accessorizing” it to suit our desires, including our desires for violence.

We still have a couple of weeks until the election, so I figured I would offer some suggestions for films to help get you in the mood. Enjoy, please share, and I would love to hear your own recommendations! https://daviddault.substack.com/p/seven-films-to-watch-before-the-midterms

Death by malicious negligence is a defining characteristic of concentration camps

Don’t just be the change you wish to see in the world. Be the dollars.

Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president. His conclusion about Trump? “This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.” King then goes through the list. WATCH.

worth also noting that both the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti happened in her district, and on top of the obviously racist targeting of her personally this is also an attempt to deny the people of Minneapolis their democratically elected representative

The fact that Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle were once married is maybe the best illustration of who white Centrists are.

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

Such a delight to spot one of my books out in the wild. Thank you, Seminary Co-op Bookstore, for making space for my words. I am grateful!

Such a delight to spot one of my books out in the wild. Thank you, Seminary Co-op Bookstore, for making space for my words. I am grateful!

As many of you know,my brother and his family are refugees. Here is an essay from my sister in law, telling part of their story. If you have the means, please contribute to the support of my brother and his family. Thank you. https://www.aprilonline.org/trans-atlantic-trans-exiles

New episode: A continued exploration of the new papal encyclical and analysis of Bishop Barron's recent attacks on so-called "toxic empathy." Also, an interview with theologian Ed Hahnenberg about synodality and ministry. @daultradio.bsky.social francisfxpod.com/current/2610

It's not even hypocrisy on their terms, they're being totally consistent within their own worldview. For right-wingers it's trivially obvious one would privilege the in-group while harming and depriving the outgroup, that's the thing they believe in.

Feels like we're experiencing the rise of vice signal marketing, where there are two target audiences: the fascists who hear the dogwhistle and love it, and the oppressed and antifascists who recognize it and are outraged. The outrage then becomes marketing too.

The economy is now so bad that MAGA can’t even afford to rent the libs.

I am very grateful for this conversatIon with Rebecca Bratten Weiss for U.S. Catholic magazine about The Accessorized Bible. I hope you enjoy it! https://uscatholic.org/articles/202609/we-shape-the-bibles-messages-as-much-as-they-shape-us/

Yuuuuup…

Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.

Aren't folks still waiting for the DOGE checks?

Bragging about an "exclusive chat" with a blatant PR operation is so funny

We're gonna need more space on the gas-pump display.

@daviddark.bsky.social and @daultradio.bsky.social and I talked U2, moral seriousness, robot soft exorcism, and more.

So in this essay, I’m trying to figure out a pattern I’ve been seeing in the leadership of the Democratic party. I invite you to think with me. https://daviddault.substack.com/p/detrimental-victory

Debating the "existence" of God: -pointless -boring -antithetical to a religion based on faith itself Debating whether or not communion by intinction is simply a variation on "chips and salsa" -invigorating -a bold new frontier for discourse -you get drunk the more you do it

Writing is going much better today. Two pages (versus the two paragraphs I was able to get done yesterday). I’ve ended up researching and writing more about the Gregorian Reforms of the 11th century than I would have imagined possible.

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

[nods] Funny way of saying the DSA runs competent candidates, and mainline Dems don’t, but here we are

Spent all afternoon writing two paragraphs. They have kicked my ass. They are not good paragraphs. This is writing.