*Me, reading @marshallcunningham.bsky.social 's 2024 VT article while writing a thing on Jeremiah* oh thank god Marshall did the reading

Someone’s #realacademicbio.

Is this exhibit the best part of working at The Marty Center? Possibly. Maybe. Probably. Yes!

Reading @ahmadgreene.com & Laura Helton this week in our Sacred Geographies course! We’ll focus on archives and collecting as forms of making/claiming/narrating/critiquing/embodying “the sacred.” Next week we visit Chi History Museum to engage archives & collections (& exhibits!) in person.

Just read a syllabus for a course on the sociology of reproduction in the US and there’s nothing about religion. Not one single reading in a semester length class that looks at “the social construction of reproductive values.” I find this astounding and yet also…not.

Please consider joining our conversation about the state of Catholic Studies. Super hosts and panelists! Meeting this afternoon. Sponsored by @csraac.bsky.social

Goodbye, beautiful objects! We miss you! (Especially the Oral Roberts wallet. And the Last Supper lunchbox. And the King James Version belt buckle. And…)

ICYMI: Last month @rewirenewsgroup.com published a comprehensive guide to protecting your reproductive health during the next Trump administration, including how to stock up on birth control and abortion pills, and how to protect your digital privacy rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/12/16/h...

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5yo: describes in detail a fairly mundane dream about legos. Then, an afterthought: “And there were gecko horses.” 😂

Can’t wait to read!

83% of parenting is scouring the floor for microscopic legos without which one’s child will perish.

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So how does this starter pack thing work? Can’t I just import my mutuals from the Bad Place? 😫

It's important to remember that the "crisis in the humanities" is deliberate and not because of a lack of funds or lack of student interest, but because of how those with power choose to wield their power.

We’ll be reading Meehan Crist’s “Is It Okay to Have a Child?” and hosting Kate Hoeting from @catholic4choice.bsky.social. A powerful way to say goodbye to wonderful students!!

Today is the last day of Religion and Abortion in American Culture and I’m feeling emotional about it! I’m going to miss the amazing students who made the class so good—and who welcomed me back into the classroom after two years away. Teaching is the best.

Join the virtual, pre-conference meeting on 11/16! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Meet the Editors of NAASR affiliated publications (Merinda Simmons, Leslie Smith, @emilydcrews.bsky.social Mitsutoshi Horii and Tisa Wenger) for a roundtable: The Place of NAASR Publications in the Field