"Traders pinned some of the decline on a report released late on Monday by a branch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in which researchers said that '95 per cent of organisations are getting zero return' from their investments in generative AI..."

95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...

"Preferentialism is characterized by an expansive Free Exercise Clause w/ little or no Establishment Clause constraints on state funding, government expression or religious exemptions" p 62 Reestablishing Religion @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social

Before Project 2025 there was a pattern of cases brought before SCOTUS that paved the way for what the authors have identified as Structural Preferentialism for white Christian conservatives and their agenda regarding Abortion, LGTBQ equality& Marriage, school choice and other issues.

Monday 18 Aug 2025 10:00-11:30 AM CST | -6 UTC "Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation w/ @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social Religion, Authoritarianism & Public Narratives prt 4 Article lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv... Register soraaad.org

The government demands answers about Palestine chants at Glastonbury. Meanwhile, a large section of the public demands answers about UK support for the genocide.

I just want to tell a little story for you academics out there, especially the ones younger and more viral than I. I've published 3 books and an Element in my time, so I've been through that part of the process a lot. And here's something that happened already with my second book:

And now the 2025 Implicit Religion US Conference comes to a close. It has been a fantastic two days of conversation, discussion, learning and friendship. It always goes far too quickly. Thanks to all the presenters. Thank you to @drangelasutton.bsky.social for her incredible keynote. To 2026!

Our final presentation is by Darlene McLeod, a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa. She is speaking on alt-right and Christian nationalist protests, focusing on the Christian Nationalist exploitation of the Covid-19 pandemic through rhetoric's on victimhood and combat narratives.

Jacques Parker, a masters student at UCSB is presenting on his work on deprogramming in relation to the category of cult and a fear of social change with a focus on how cases in which the deprogramming was motivated by homophobia, partially or in full and therefore included sexual assault and rape.

Ashley Forgey now speaking on the growing recognition that religious beliefs & practises results in long lasting trauma offers new avenues for understanding the human experience. Mapping ex-evangelical Autistic people generating their own discourse about religious experience / trauma.

Julianna Roseland, an UG student at NCSU is presenting on her work amongst Daughter Houses as a means of following Implicit Religion's capacity to help researchers listen to whispers over shouts. her presentation is titled " Daughter Houses: An Oral History of a Dominican Convent."

The second day of the IR US conference opens with a workshop by @ichatterjea.bsky.social the executive director of @soraaad.bsky.social. Her workshop is entitled "Chaos v Developing & Sustaining a Qualitative Research & Writing Practice" focusing on the transition from student to writer / author.

Up next for #IRUS we have George Gonzales and @drfstewart.bsky.social delivering a workshop on how to network, focusing on personal approaches to networks, being effective without exhausting yourself, networking as an introvert, UK / US differences and how to recover from networking.

Amanda Furiasse on "Beyond Prediction: Al, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination." Exploring how AI & urban planning often reflect extensive effects where efficiency, control & prediction are valued more than creativity and ethics. #IRUS

Our first panel for #IR47 is opened by Octavio Carrasco, who is presenting on "Money and Moral Injury: the Implicit Religion of Squid Game." He is exploring the implicit religion of money as an image and also the system of capitalism as a form of implicit religion using Squid Game as an example.

The Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social begins by noting that once you start to see how books are constructed, you cannot unsee it. When deciding what you should do, collecting a wide sample of stories of what others did can help you understand and make a more productive start.

Our annual Implicit Religion US conference starts very soon. Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social (pirates, causation, oh my), workshops will be delivered by @soraaad.bsky.social and by Dr George Gonzalez & @drfstewart.bsky.social. Presenters talks will be promoted but details will not be shared.

Starting at 10:30 am CST, I've been looking forward to @drangelasutton.bsky.social 's Keynote for IR US 2025. *Pirates*. and. *causation*. in. the. same. talk?!

It’s unclear exactly what policy Rubio is announcing in this tweet, but a broad ban on Chinese student visas could be a crisis for Higher Ed and U.S.-China relations.

IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade." Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May. Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

Abstract: @drangelasutton.bsky.social will address the challenges of establishing clear causal links btwn a specific event/phenomenon& its extensive effects(&)the most common methodological obstacles early career scholars face when applying this framework (&) offer up an interdisciplinary toolkit

IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade." Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May. Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

A massive thank you to everyone who attended, presented, asked questions and supported each other at the 47th Implicit Religion UK conference. It was a wonderful weekend full of good conversation, friendship, support and enjoyment. Here's to next year (after some sleep first).

The final presentation for #IR47 is by @drfstewart.bsky.social, she is speaking on Tracing the Gáe Bulg of Northern Irish punk’s antagonism to ‘deviant’ bodies.” She is exploring the impact of religion on socially constructed norms related to bodies that are coded as having atypical subjectivity.

For our final panel of #IR47 Tova Makhani-Belkin speaks on gender advocacy within the Baha'i community in Ireland. Key principles are equality in the eyes of God & should therefore ensure gender & spirituality equality, encouraging women to be full participants in all aspects of society.

Next up is @annemariefoster.bsky.social speaking on her PhD work on the story of Bathsheba through womanist and feminist frameworks that focus on how gender, power, and silence function within the biblical text and its theological interpretations. #IR47

Out next panel features @msamrc.bsky.social speaking on field notes from sites of climate crisis. She is focused on climate martyrs, the death of environmental defenders / known activists. In 23 / 24 there were 196 people murdered whilst protesting or defending the land (GlobalWitness.org).

The 47th Implicit Religion is delighted to have George Gonzalez open up our Sunday series of panels, presenting on his recent ethnographic project with Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. #IR47

Alice Bakradza is now presenting on her PhD work on Armenian ethnic minority women in Georgia and their experiences of motherhood. She is exploring how motherhood becomes a site of both cultural resistance and transformation as they negotiate traditional religious expectations. #IR47

Our evening panel begins with Saifa Tazrin on clothing as resistance amongst urban middle class Bangladeshi Muslim women and the struggle for autonomy. She notes that the dressed body is a fundamental aspect of identity as dress choices serve as personal narratives & express social position. #IR47

Our next presentation is by Maria Cecilia Johnson & Melisa Ruth Sanchez from the National University of Cordoba. They are speaking on the research they have been undertaking on gender based violence in Latin America, and note that religion is not as implicit there as it is elsewhere.

Our next speaker is Natasha Gilani, who is speaking on her doctoral work focused on how marginalised communities, particularly queer women in Pakistan, navigate systems of erasure and oppression through innovative strategies of resistance and community building.

#IR47 returns. Our first paper today is being delivered by Dina Imanmukhamed who is working on spaces of belonging & identity formation in women's Quran courses in Kazakhstan. She begins by noting Muslim majority population & that post-Soviet Islamic revival has occurred under state supervision.

"lean into the proximal" wonderful call

Fantastic and nuanced keynote by Dr Monique Moultrie at @implicitreligion.bsky.social just now

We begin #IR47 with a keynote from Dr Monique Moultrie. It is based on her new book: www.dukeupress.edu/hidden-histo... which explores through womanism how Black lesbian women who are leaders negotiate racism, sexism and homophobia whilst remaining committed to social justice and their communities.

The Edward Bailey Keynote for the 47th Implicit Religion UK Conference will be delivered by Dr Monique Moultrie. Further information: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Registration is open, conference is free of charge and online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile...

The problems in our society are not caused by migrants or refugees. They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires. If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

So Pope Leo has "Creole of color roots from New Orleans." Every scholar of race in America knows what that means. Under the "one drop rule,"* the world now has its first Black pope. 😄 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Since the Pope has some Black roots.

I'm always grateful to Chrissy's (@www.bugbeardispatch.com) deep, nuanced, and thoughtful reporting on our community and this moment — and the clarity of her values. Give this piece a read and then, if you can, subscribe to @theflytrapmedia.com.

Further information about the conference, theme can be found here: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Programme is available here: cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... Join us: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile...

monique moultrie has been an intellectual hero of mine since 2008. everything she does is so, so brilliant. this will be brilliant too.

I am looking forward to Monique's Keynote, you don't want to miss it. In addition to pioneering work at the juncture of religion, race, sexuality, Monique has always had a clearly expressed qual mixed methods and this talk promises to be no exception.

The Edward Bailey Keynote for the 47th Implicit Religion UK Conference will be delivered by Dr Monique Moultrie. Further information: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Registration is open, conference is free of charge and online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile...

Registration for the 47th UK Implicit Religion Conference: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile... 16 - 18th May, online only, completely free of charge. Open to anyone who is interested, pass along to students, colleagues, neighbours etc. More details: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic...

Registration for the 47th UK Implicit Religion Conference: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile... 16 - 18th May, online only, completely free of charge. Open to anyone who is interested, pass along to students, colleagues, neighbours etc. More details: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic...

Implicit Religion U.S. Deadline Extension: 7 April 2025 Notifications by 11 April. If you have questions as to whether or not your project is a fit watch the video, use the contact form to reach out to @drfstewart.bsky.social . Full Call For Papers: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...