NEWARK, New Jersey (RNS) — 'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.

Papst Leo XIV. besucht Lampedusa, das Symbol für Hoffnung und Leid der Migrant:innen. Und erinnert daran, wie sehr hier politische Entscheidungen über Leben und Tod bestimmen. 👉️ taz.de/!6193641/

Philosophy job in beautiful Lund 🇸🇪 lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #philjobs

Five of our books are on offer at Church House Bookshop, for those looking for resources to equip them in responding to the far right: chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk/features/far... @hannahmstrommen.bsky.social

The Linnaeus University (southern Sweden) is inviting applications for 5-6 fully funded PhD positions in the arts and humanities, including #history, #arthistory and #religiousstudies. International applicants without prior knowledge of Swedish are encouraged to apply.

Lecturer in Global Religions at Lancaster University

Rightwing MEPs chanting “Send them back” after the new deportation law went through. We live in the ruins of European refugee protection.

Sweden's new so-called "good behaviour" legislation for immigrants is horrible. Lots of religious studies folks signed this open letter against it.

On June 22, 5 PM ET, join scholars of religion, practitioners and clergy, and activists on the ground to explore the religious response to the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from and beyond Minneapolis. #AARONLINE26 registration is NOT required: aarweb.org/event/free-p...

Am Freitag, den 12. Juni muss die Reform des Europäischen Asylsystems #GEAS EU-weit umgesetzt werden. Auch in Deutschland wird es zu mehr Haft und fragwürdigen Asyl-Schnellverfahren kommen. Die Auswirkungen kennen wir schon aus Griechenland und der Türkei. Hier in unserer Handreichung erklärt:

Another day of far-right violence and pogroms in the UK. A country that still labels these thugs “protesters”, that claims “this isn’t Britain”, that fails to take responsibility for empowering and enabling these thugs, where the media is too afraid to call the forces behind this “far right”

I'm telling you: if you like someone's book or article, straight up email them that. It'll make their day. There are not enough compliments in academia.

In our current @Theosthinktank Reading our Times series on the rise of religious nationalism, we come to one of the most difficult topics, in conversation with Hannah Strømmen, namely how the far right weaponises the Bible. Sober listening. tinyurl.com/2nr9893a

Seabird ist zurück in der Luft & bezeugte: Libysche Milizen verschleppten mit demselben Schiffstyp, von dem aus die Sea-Watch 5 beschossen wurde, made in italy, Menschen nach Libyen. Finanziert von der EU & das obwohl eine Rettung durch @soshumanity_de nur Minuten entfernt war.

Praktische und sprachliche Dehumanisierung. Ich würde @lukashermsmeier.bsky.social bzgl. seines gewohnt exzellenten Artikels in der @woz.ch nur dahingehend etwas ergänzen wollen, dass es im Maga-Faschismus genau darum geht: um das Nicht-Verstecken, das Zelebrieren der Grausamkeit.

My tiny thread yesterday is now a whole op-ed! A quick read, connecting Pope Leo's apology for colonialism and slavery to his warnings about AI — it's all related. Working with editor @mpgphd.bsky.social was an absolutely pleasure!

We are organising an international conference on 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 @unituebingen.bsky.social that will take place from 29-31 July. Please find the programme, conference flyer and registration link: bit.ly/religion_glo... We will have great panels with distinguished scholars 👇

‼️ Jetzt bewerben ‼️ Die Ausschreibung des Leipziger Ernst-Bloch-Fellowships für das Wintersemester 2026/2027 ist online. efbi.de/leipziger-er...

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Conference! www.svenskakyrkan.se/forskning/bo...

Open PhD post in European Studies at Lund, in an interdisciplinary ERC project on radicalization and polarization run by @anamariads.bsky.social. (And I'll also be hanging out there a bit.)

Invitation to review books for the Nordic Journal of Migration Research: NJMR is looking for book reviewers for next year's issues. We are inviting scholars to review books on the below link, and If you have another new book in mind, please feel free to contact us journal-njmr.org/announcement...

Very interesting article about the “root causes” narrative. If it is true that investing in local economies is a necessary intervention, it is misleading to assume that it will contain migration.

The Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies at Heidelberg University has just posted its call for applicants for 2027-28. The theme for this round is vulnerabilities. If you work on anything related to the end of the world (or what happens after the end), you should check it out!

Spread the word: Postdoc at the Institute for Religion, Culture & Public Life at Columbia. Preference to projects that seriously engage with the theme of religion and at least one of the other two dimensions. If I could go back in time…

My review of Hans Joas' "Universalism" (@suhrkamp.de) is out: "To write a global history of universalism requires more than a measure of daredevilry. This is what Joas has done..., putting him in line with the giants of sociology, philosophy, and theology, on whose shoulders he stands."

From Libya to The Hague: Confronting Crimes in Libya and EU Complicity 📅 Monday, 18 May 2026 | 18:00 CEST📍 De Onderstroom, Paviljoensgracht 18, The Hague 🎬🔥 Screening & Talk — Join the Discussion with @ecchr.bsky.social @libyanjustice.bsky.social @Forensis www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/from-li...

My department is advertising an assistant professorship in theology, philosophy, and/or ethics with specialization in existential sustainability. Come to Lund - fabulous people (and yours truly) are here!

Very happy that this open-access book about my Doktorvater, Werner Jeanrond, is finally out! Lots of fabulous chapters. (And one, "On Heimat", by yours truly.)

Die trügerische Sehnsucht nach dem "Kern" der Wissenschaft Die Kritik an zu viel Normativität und gesellschaftlichem Engagement in der Wissenschaft ist doppelt falsch. Ein Essay. Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/04...

we’ve got human beings on the dark side of the moon but microsoft word will still not let me add a comment to a footnote

We are hiring! The Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict is looking for Postdoc & Doc Researchers (m/f/d). Find out more & apply via www.ips.mpg.de #MaxPlanck #Postdoc #PhD #Sociology #SocialScience #PoliticalScience #Inequality #Conflict www.ips.mpg.de/13135/stelle...

"...it is not his idealism, but his materialism that made Habermas stick to the idea of a progressive evolution of communication. Whatever it takes to redeem history has to be right there, within it. Perhaps our age of nihilism, disinformation and AI slop lends new credibility to that idea."

So there's this new book coming out in September, y'all should preorder it. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theology-...

Looking forward to Rose Cuison-Villazor and the Rutgers Center for Immigrant Justice @law.rutgers.edu folks joining us at Lund for a workshop on "'Race' and 'Religion' in the Law of Migration: Comparing E.U. and U.S. Contexts" tomorrow. Some of it will be open to the public - see below.

🗣️LISTEN TO THE VOICES FROM THE BORDER.
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CEAS Reform: Tightening of EU Asylum Law. Mandatory fast-track procedures at external borders categorize by origin rather than individual merit. This erodes the right to asylum anchored in the Law. "Asylum procedure detention" effectively turns facilities into detention camps—even for children.

Christians Challenging Islamophobia Conference at @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social . We are 30 Christian leaders coming together to learn how to confront Islamophobia rife in public life and congregations. @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social-co-organizer and @annapiela.bsky.social-co-organizer

According to IOM just two months into 2026, at least 606 persons have been reported dead or missing along the #Mediterranean route.

Greece is working with four EU countries (Germany, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands) to establish "return hubs" in non-EU states for rejected asylum seekers, as the bloc moves ahead with stricter deportation rules under its new migration framework. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6995...

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Gemeinsam können wir mehr bewirken, als wir manchmal denken! Heute in Heilbronn: „Wahlcheck“ mit der AfD auf dem Podium. -> Tickets ausgebucht -> Saal fast leer Zivilgesellschaft wirkt 🎉

📽️ WATCH: We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas. Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind. Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6

Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

when you say "this isn't christianity" what I and other non-christians, who are sharing this country with y'all what we hear is "this isn't my problem" the thing is: it is all of our problems but my team doesn't have the option to opt out of dealing with it

Important book by @hannahmstrommen.bsky.social and @ulrichschmiedel.bsky.social a must read for Christians of all denominations recommended to me by my old friend and teacher Rev Prof Will Storrar.

The new STK is out! And it's a special issue on "Global Public Theology" with fascinating articles by Jakob Wirén, @digitaldion.bsky.social, Annette Langner-Pitschmann, @vincent.northsky.social, and Fatima Tofighi (plus my inaugural lecture on "Public Theology for the Postmigrant Society").

Article on the religious aspects of the Minnesota protests religionnews.com/2026/01/25/t...