David Zahl

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Author | Founder & Director — Mockingbird Ministries

David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website (www.mbird.com), and co-host of The Mockingcast. He and his family live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church, supervising their adult education and ministry to college students. Zahl is the author of A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N’ Roll and coauthor of Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints). His most recent book, Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technlogy, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What To Do About It, appeared in 2019 from Fortress Press. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among other venues. David is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal diocese of Virginia.

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Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

Many of us spend our days feeling like we're the only one with problems, while everyone else has their act together. But the sooner we realize that ev...

Featured on: Thursday, January 12, 2023

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Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It

At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "...

Featured on: Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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