Winter break: cozy coffee shops, snowy views from windows, and reenergizing projects that have been back-burnered for far too long. ✨

For my Sociology of Religion final I had students create a fake and fun religion applying our learning. I was so impressed with their creativity and application of our course learning.

It gives me some hope that young people are asking for conversations around what is happening sociopolitically. Grateful to be a part of this conversation on political violence and extremism.

"highly transferable skills—relevant not only to academia or nonprofit work, but to ... finance, marketing, business, and more. And yet, when students express interest in these broader arenas, they’re often met with hesitation, if not outright silence, from faculty." 👏👏👏 contexts.org/blog/dream-b...

Colonial powers have always portrayed anti-colonial resistance as savagery, barbarism, and terrorism.

2 years of genocide. I mourn the dead, and I mourn the living. None of us will ever be the same, none of us should ever be the same.

In today’s EKSB, @tessstarman.bsky.social and Ron Hopson explore how Christian nationalism frames violence as sanctified, creating a theological and political barrier to reform in America’s gun crisis. Read it here:

This Friday! Episode 3. You can listen on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts. You can also follow along on IG @butisitfeminist 💅🏼

The campus is looking beautiful for the first day of the semester at Simpson College! Grateful to meet some students during Professor Meet & Greet. Looking forward to all the learning this year will bring.

🎥 Film Review Alert🚨 Tess Starman’s review of the film Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy examines how faith is used to influence societal norms and community values. doi.org/10.1177/0092... www.badfaithdocumentary.com #TeachSoc #filmreview @asanews.bsky.social

Ep 328: Dr. Tess Starman joins me to discuss “A Corrupted Faith” — exploring Christian disaffiliation, power, and the rise of #ReligiousNones. Listen: linktr.ee/classicalideas @sacredwrites.bsky.social @tessstarman.bsky.social

Happy Earth Day! Our planet is precious and as a pastor, I believe we are all called to be good stewards of our earth. So let’s reaffirm our commitment to protect this gift and continue working towards a clean and sustainable future.

Wow, this title for coverage on our recent publication about religious change is pretty humorous: "Holy shift: More Americans finding faith outside church" www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Tomorrow! Workshop for anyone wanting tips on navigating the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago!

Some friends and I made a zine of things you (and anyone) can do to support science right now. Print a few and put them in little free libraries or local coffee shops, maybe? Printable: tinyurl.com/doforscience... Digitally Readable: tinyurl.com/doforscience... #scicomm #science #research #zine

I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @notredame.bsky.social. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...

1 week away! Join us for the SFAB Spring Workshop: Making the Most out of the ASA Annual Meeting 📅 Thursday, April 10 🕖 7–8 PM ET (4 PT / 5 MT / 6 CT) 💻 Register: tinyurl.com/SFAB-Webinar

🧵For someone who isn't religious, I think about religion a LOT...specifically, the U.S. flavors of Christianity. And if you're paying attention to any number of the horrifying things happening, you should be thinking about the Christians, too. 1/7