Day 3 of “X Years of Postmigration”, the annual conference of the Rat für Migration. Later with yours truly on a panel about the futures of postmigration at HU Berlin’s Institute of European Ethnology.

Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

My article on the use of “Render unto Caesar” to support secularism and exclude Islam is published in Critical Research on Religion (open access): doi.org/10.1177/2050...

Our research project, "AI and Vulnerable Populations in Hong Kong," is advertising for a (funded) PhD student. PI: @lchecketts.bsky.social; Co-I: @gillianchuphd.bsky.social, @drybis.bsky.social, and Prof. Rachel Robertson. Please apply (or have your students apply)! philjobs.org/job/show/29998

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

TWO NEW POSITIONS IN HISTORICAL & SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Two new positions in historical and systematic theology are now advertised for the Religion and Theology research program within the IRCI and FTP: PD attached. The application deadline is 23:59 AEST on 5 November. www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/ca...

My review of @bethhurd.bsky.social's Haven Has A Wall (@uchicagopress.bsky.social): "captivating reading, a tour de force in political theology. ... Hurd shows clearly and compellingly that religion animates what appears as secular. Whether revered or reviled, religion is to be reckoned with.”

Today, our symposium on Jason Springs's _Restorative Justice and Lived Religion_ launches with an introduction from @theologygurl.bsky.social and the first contribution from James Howard Hill Jr. @nyupress.bsky.social contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

5 nach 12 - Embracing hopelessness als Gegenwartsform von Hoffnung! ... und hier nochmals mein Essay mit freiem Zugang! Dennoch: schönen Sonntag! www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

I wrote a little review of Felipe Amin Filomeno's "Christian Cosmopolitanism: Faith Communities Talk Immigration":

Es regnet gerade Stellen am BIM: Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Projekt „The Democratic Potential of Religion“ mit vorauss. 2/3-Teilzeitbeschäftigung, befristet für 3 Jahre und 6 Monate. Bewerbungsfrist: 15.10.25. Viel Glück! Alle Infos hier: www.bim.hu-berlin.de/de/aktuelles...

If you have not left academia. edu yet, now would be a good time. PS: the last post in this thread explains how you can delete everything and leave without agreeing to this horrible new ToS first.

All are invited to Biblical Public Scholars(hip) in Perilous Times, a webinar that explores shared concern of the increasing vulnerability of biblical scholars who engage in public scholarship. Register Today! buff.ly/jzsmwpT.

Well done, VU! Congratulations, Dion!

It's out! Written together by activists and academics who are concerned with faith-based refugee relief in Europe; edited by Anna Hjälm, Ryszard Bobrowicz, and yours truly.

My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

Our latest report was designed to support the work of immigration attorneys, criminal defense lawyers, civil rights advocates, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship. Check it out on our website: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rel...

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

Looking forward to conferencing on my home turf tomorrow!

Essential reading for those interested in the entanglement of Christianity and populism in Europe - congratulations to all colleagues who participated in the project and publication, especially @marietta1.bsky.social @letsgosojo.bsky.social, Petr Kratochvil and Zoran Grozdanov!

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social 📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position 📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement) 📍 Location: Uppsala ⏳ Apply by: Oct 1 Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Der Vatikan wird der erste klimaneutrale Staat www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

CURA is looking for an assistant director! Here’s your chance to work at the oldest center for the study of religion and world affairs in the U.S. Please share widely! jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/...

In the second part of their CM conversation, @bethhurd.bsky.social and Hannah Strømmen discuss the role of masculinity in far-right movements today and the importance of focusing on affect when studying them. contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

Part II of my discussion with @hannahmstrommen.bsky.social about her new book Bibles of the Far Right. Fantastic, creative work on some of the most vexing questions of our time. @cmnd.bsky.social

In part one of this conversation, @bethhurd.bsky.social reflects on the various "biblical assemblages" that Hannah Strømmen investigates in _The Bibles of the Far Right_, focusing in particular on "masculine maximalism" across far-right movements today. contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

Sometimes a book is exciting because it makes you think in new ways. Other times it's important to a particular historical moment. Rarely does a book do both. Hannah Strømmen’s new book The Bibles of the Far Right is the exception. My review for @cmnd.bsky.social urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

I'm so looking forward to this coming out - comments and criticisms on my "Terror und Theologie" (pubished with @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social) by Katja Ekman, Zoran Grozdanov, Robert Vosloo, Annette Langner-Pitschmann, and Fatima Tofighi.

“To understand the role the Bible plays in our politics, we have to focus less on what biblical texts mean and more on how the Bible is used.” – Mac Loftin www.christiancentury.org/features/how...

My piece for the Guardian on 10 years since Europe’s border crisis: “The burning of an effigy of refugees is what happens after a decade of dehumanisation. Many have implanted a dangerous border fantasy that will continue to divide, hurt and kill.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📣 Postdoc vacancy! I am looking for a qualitative postdoc (3 years, 100%) to join my ERC project #RESTATE (Refugees’ Political Participation and State-(Re)Making in Displacement, 85%) and my project #SYREALITY (Syrian Imaginations of Europe meet Reality, 15%) starting preferably on 1 January 2026.

Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt hat sämtliche humanitären Aufnahmeprogramme für Geflüchtete gestoppt. Das muss diese christliche Nächstenliebe sein.

Das ist ein Skandal und Missachtung des Rechtsstaats, der wegen seiner Exemplarität viel Aufmerksamkeit finden müsste, aber einfach untergeht: Gestern wurde eine ezidische Familie unrechtmäßig in den Irak abgeschoben. Obwohl sie erfolgreich gegen die Abschiebung geklagt hatte 1/4

Very excited about this!

Lots of fascinating speakers (and yours truly) at this summer school on "World with Broken Borders: Theological Perspectives on Displacement and Diasporas", hosted by the Eastern European Institute of Theology in Ukraine.

The Dutch House passed a bill criminalising irregular stay and aid to undocumented people, including children. Mainstream parties believe they can outflank the far-right with hard positions. This strategy has previously backfired reinforcing the far-right narrative. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

🔔 #theologyjobs ❗️Fresh to market ❗️Professor in Systematic Theology @uni-jena.de www.academics.de/jobs/profess... #theology #Theologie #academia #academics #ecrchat #postdocjobs #IchbinHanna #systematictheology #dogmatics #dogmatik #Philosophy #Ethics

Come join our wonderful department! An exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. A two-year post working closely with colleagues in @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social More info here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Is Bonn too hot for Christian-Muslim political theology (or is Christian-Muslim political theology too hot for Bonn)? Looking forward to finding out - with Fatima Tofighi at @ CTSI Bonn.

Bishop Michael Pham, Pope Leo XIV’s first appointment, and first Vietnamese American to lead an American diocese, is calling on people of faith to stand with immigrants. He joined immigrants at the San Diego courthouse today in solidarity, and ICE left empty handed. Via @pslsandiego

2015 ➡️ 2025 Forced displacement has almost doubled in the past decade, yet humanitarian resources remain nearly the same. We cannot let these #GlobalTrends continue. 🔗 unhcr.org/global-trends

Dies ist kein Fake. Es handelt sich um ein neues Plakat, das Frontex entworfen hat, um Kindern während einer Abschiebung zu erklären, was gerade geschieht und wie es weitergeht. Die eigene Abschiebung als Abenteuergeschichte. 🤯

Irreführende Skalenabbildung, die sich Ministerium nicht leisten darf

What are the ethical, practical and relational considerations in engaging migrant communities in the research process? @rlutz2013.bsky.social explores the co-production of academic research on migration in light of the new Praxis guide on fair compensation. Read the post here👉👉 bit.ly/43nb5Ce

The lecture is out! Listen to @naikaforoutan.bsky.social on knowledge production in the postmigrant society (with a significant but sad twist at the very end)!

If you're committed to advancing migration scholarship and want to shape the future of academic publishing, please please send a short motivation letter of 1–2 pages, together with your CV to current Editors-in-Chief [email protected] and [email protected] by 30th June 2025!

CM's series on Atalia Omer's _Decolonizing Religion and Peacebuilding_ begins today with an introduction from blog editor Josh Lupo and a post from Robert Orsi. Contributions to come from Emma Tomalin, K. Christine Pae, and J. P. Reed. contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...

Very proud to be part of the theological faculty now and honorary doctor of @lund-university.bsky.social

So proud to have @naikaforoutan.bsky.social as a colleague in my Faculty now! (And honoured to be the one who put a diploma, a hat, and a ring on her!)