# ross douthat (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ross douthat. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Soul Food Knows That Diet Culture Doesn't](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/what-soul-food-knows-that-diet-culture) _2026-08-26 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ Last week I wrote about my conversation with the Progressive Christians Podcast. As part of my prep for it the hosts read Beyond Wellness, and Reverend Dr. ## [I Can Bring the Casserole. I Can’t Accept One.](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/i-can-bring-the-casserole-i-cant) _2026-08-20 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ We keep calling it a loneliness epidemic. I think we have the diagnosis backwards. ## [Bryan Johnson Isn't a Narcissist. He's a Bad Theologian.](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/bryan-johnson-isnt-a-narcissist-hes) _2026-08-13 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ I woke up early this morning because I knew Ross Douthat was posting his Interesting Times interview with Bryan Johnson today, and listened to the whole thing before I got out of bed. ## [A Pastor Nearly Died Trusting His Chatbot. If You’re Clergy, Read This.](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/a-pastor-nearly-died-trusting-his) _2026-07-31 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ I wrote today’s post with my clergy subscribers in mind, but I think it will be of interest to everyone else as well. ## [Negative Emotions Are Part of Well-Being](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/negative-emotions-are-part-of-well) _2026-07-24 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ Dr. ## [You Don’t Have to Believe for This to Be a Spiritual Practice](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/you-dont-have-to-believe-for-this) _2026-07-15 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast with Manoj Dias, who is launching Gentle Noise this September, and he warned me ahead of time that he was going to end our conversation by asking me a question he asks everyone: what song has spiritual meaning for you. ## [What Patriotism Could Mean If We Let It](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/what-patriotism-could-mean-if-we) _2026-07-08 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ I’m late to the party, but….happy birthday, America. ## [I Didn’t Expect an Episode of Ross Douthat’s Podcast with a Biotech Billionaire to Be My Favorite Thing Last Week](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/i-didnt-expect-an-episode-of-ross) _2026-06-30 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ When I started listening to Ross Douthat’s June 11th podcast last week, which was an interview with a German biotech entrepreneur, I assumed it was going to be like every other tech bro conversation about optimization. ## [Kilts, Cage Fights, and the Theology of American Masculinity](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/kilts-cage-fights-and-the-theology) _2026-06-19 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ Last Sunday my family did one of our favorite weekend things and walked the almost four miles from our house in Brookline to Newbury Street in downtown Boston. ## [Caught Between a College Reunion and a High School Graduation](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/caught-between-a-college-reunion) _2026-06-12 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ On being sandwiched between the America that was and the America that's coming ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6mAalK8c9nPz) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Your Eschatology Is Showing](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/your-eschatology-is-showing) _2026-06-02 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ A Religious Studies Term Everyone Needs Right Now ## [I've Spent My Career Arguing With Popes. This Week I'm Listening](https://lizbucar.substack.com/p/ive-spent-my-career-arguing-with) _2026-05-26 · Liz Bucar · Religion, Reimagined_ Pope Leo XIV just dropped a 42,000-word encyclical on AI. Here's what a religion scholar who argues with popes found in it.