The Tech-Christian Apologoist Who Demolished Gawker: This column offers a profile of Pay-Pal billionaire Peter Thiel that students can assess for point-of-view, gay activism, money and power, and personal agendas. “In coverage of the Hulk Hogan business, Thiel’s Christianity has mostly been a bemused sidenote. But Thiel’s statements about faith illustrate the way that techno-utopianism can mingle with Christian ideas—and even cast moguls in the roles of prophets.”
