Christopher Rhodes
Lecturer, Social Sciences
Teaching Interests
Comparative politics, international relations, American politics, identity, African studies, religion and politics, cross-cultural communications
Research Interests
Political economy of religion, identity and politics, African politics, organizational behavior and political activities
Publications
Book Manuscripts
Evangelical Violence: Christian Nationalism, the Great Commission and a Millennium of “Holy” Warfare. London: Routledge. (forthcoming, 2025)
Christopher Rhodes and George Soroka (eds.), Conflict, Politics, and the Christian East: Assessing Contemporary Developments. London: Routledge. (2021).
Us, You and Them: A Journey Through the History of Race, Division and Identity (in progress)
Academic Articles, Chapters and Journal Issues
Rhodes, Christopher. “(Un)locking the Church Doors: Regime Legitimacy and Political (De)Mobilisation of Churches in Ethiopia.” Religion, State and Society 2020.
Rhodes, Christopher and Soroka, George. “An Introduction to Conflict, Politics, and the Christian East: Towards a Theoretical Typology.” Religion, State and Society 2020.
Rhodes, Christopher. “Evangelical Violence: Western Christianity and the Use of Force against the Third World” in Randolph B. Persaud and Narendran Kumarakulasingam, Eds., Violence and the Third World in International Relations. Routledge, 2019.
- Rhodes, Christopher. “Evangelical Violence: Western Christianity and the Use of Force against the Third World” Third World Quarterly(2019).
Op-ed/Opinion Articles
“The Feminizing of Fascism in Europe.” Boston Globe. April 21, 2022.
“How Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Tore Ethiopia Apart.” Washington Post. Nov 8, 2021.
Fiction
TEN (A political science fiction comic)
Selected Conference Presentations
“The Law and the Prophets: Religion, Law & Politics in 21st Century Africa”
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference. 2017.
Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture Annual Conference. 2017. (Panel Chair, “Sociological Studies of Religious Groups.” )
“Religion, Politics and Law: Lessons from the Kenya 2010 Referendum”
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. 2015
“Political Christianity: Influences of Internal Characteristics and External Context on Church Political Activity”
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference. 2012.
Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics and Society 2ND Annual Graduate Student Workshop. Chapman University. 2013.
Professional Activities
Lecturer in Government at Harvard University
Political Writer for Blavity News
Columnist for Al Jazeera
Guest Editor, Politics and Religion. Special Issue: Contemporary Authoritarianism and Christianity (forthcoming, 2024)
Guest Editor, Religion, State and Society. Special Issue: Conflict, Politics, and the Christian East: Assessing Contemporary Developments. 2020.
Media appearances: MSNBC, Asharq News Channel (Dubai), Blavity News (Facebook Live stream), Sky News (London)