The re-election of Donald Trump on an anti-immigrant, anti-“woke” platform has a lot of Americans asking who we are as a nation. Jon Shelton, professor of democracy and justice studies, argues that while many working class Americans are angry right now, nothing has fundamentally changed about the nature of democracy. The real story of American … Continue reading The Story of American Democracy

The American past includes a great number of tragic mistakes, and it can be difficult, given our current political realities, to be hopeful about the future of democracy. Jon Shelton, a UW-Green Bay professor, argues that we have an important heritage of democratic activism in our past, however, on which we can draw to strengthen … Continue reading Why I’m Proud to Be an American

For far too long, our politics and our culture have told us that not everyone deserves to have a good job, good healthcare, or the best education. This sermon explores the April theme of “resistance” through that question. Author and professor Jon Shelton argues that to have a fulfilling life, we need to resist the … Continue reading Why Everyone Deserves a Good Life