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 The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse.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