if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

I’m so excited to be covered by a union contract for the first time in my life. I’m tenured so my raise is mostly wiped out by dues. But we got the bottom quarter of our unit a 14% raise. Protections for academic freedom and shared governance. Promotion paths and multi-year contracts for lecturers

what bugs me most about the $2/word model is it makes all words equal when clearly there are $3 words and $1 words and some that should be thrown in for free

I interviewed Dr. Tisa Wenger about her great new book, “Spirits of Empire: How Settler Colonialism Made American Religion.” Check it out

the most annoying shift in my academic career

Book contract: signed! The Cambridge Companion to Political Theology, coming soon(ish) to bookstores near you. I'm *very* excited...

Book contract: signed! The Cambridge Companion to Political Theology, coming soon(ish) to bookstores near you. I'm *very* excited...

smite my enemies & make my vats brim over with new wine? 🙏

The first episode of Reign of Error is here! Trump Year One: The War on Civil Rights, with @antheabutler.bsky.social. Give it a listen and spread the word! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/0...

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

It was beautiful to be with the best of Tallahassee today, protesting at the Florida Capitol. The vibes were good, but the anger is fierce.

It was beautiful to be with the best of Tallahassee today, protesting at the Florida Capitol. The vibes were good, but the anger is fierce.

the way to tell whether a person is credible is by *listening to what they say* and checking it against verifiable facts. The idea that you can bypass this with some value-neutral procedure is asinine if you think about it for two seconds and also the guiding ideology of 99% of American elites.

I have a new piece out in the Political Theology Network: "There is Power in Negative Political Theology." It's the first piece in a symposium on Critical Political Theology, together with King-Ho Leung and Jenny Leith. You can find it here! politicaltheology.com/there-is-pow...

I’m excited to see this in print! The first fruits of a very profitable stay at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Many thanks to them. I also have learned much from @dnewheiser.bsky.social whose careful probing of certain modes of speech has refined my own thought. Thank you!

Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:

The Journal of Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity has just published my dialogue with Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social on peaceful speech and political conflict. Since calls for civility are often weaponized, it was a gift to think this through with someone from whom I have learned so much

I'm BACK on New Books in Secularism, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, joined by @dnewheiser.bsky.social to talk about his book "Art-Making as Spiritual Practice: Rituals of Embodied Understanding" (Bloomsbury, 2025). Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/art-making-a...

once again i'm googling "is 'sanction' good or bad"

Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.

misty Tallahassee morning

misty Tallahassee morning

Christmas light

Accurate. I haven't heard *one single* pitch for "AI" in education that isn't one of these three: 1) It's inevitable so hop on board; 2) Employers want to know prospectives can use it; 3) We must stop it from hurting our students by training them in it. None promise better educational outcomes.

Christmas light

Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.

My new book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/978146969362...

Applications for the postdoc at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social are due by January 5, 2026.

sign of the times: epic cover to this week’s Action Comics #1093 - the bank forecloses on the Kent farm

"there's a new serif in town"

1 year VAP in Religion at Hamilton College to teach courses "on religions in the Americas, with a focus on religion and politics." Special interest in research "on the intersections of religion and postcolonialism and/or decolonization movements." Deadline 1/12/26 apply.interfolio.com/177313

That's a lot of snails. 😳

If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU! With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.

If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU! With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.

Of all the challenges facing higher education, “too many kids getting extra time on tests” is at the bottom of the priorities list, right down there with “is there still be a budget code for fax machine related supplies?” Maybe focus on affordable tuition, academic freedom, contingent labor rights?

My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination: "Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)

My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination: "Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)

"Nothing refracts the light of being like music. Nothing reflects the health of a culture and nothing predicts its durability better than how well it treats its song-makers." Beautiful!

I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️

I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️

I'm honored that BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE is on this list of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year and among so many important works.

If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!

FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!

FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!

SAT 11/22 at 12:30pm | Hynes Convention Center Ballroom A I'm grateful the special session on my book at the upcoming #aarsbl2025 meeting and excited to be in conversation with Danielle N. Boaz, Jamil Drake, Terence D Keel, and Wangui Muigai. papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...

What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck? It's the Pope in 1982.

Uhh I didn't need to know the Pope was hot in 1982. Why did you burden me with this sexy knowledge

This is a very fine department and the suspension of the single honours programme in Theology and Religion is an extremely serious blow. Please consider signing this petition.