"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Delighted that our Theology & Religion courses are ranked in the top ten of @thetimes.com UK University Rankings 2026 League Table! More: tinyurl.com/55ddyx84. #colleagues #happy #success #trs #theology #religion

Updated: A signposting resource to support Autistic people experiencing menopause/ perimenopause. autisticrealms.com/autistic-men...

Booking for #BNTS2025 remains open until Sunday evening for online attendance, so don't miss out on what promises to be an excellent programme!

Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social

You can now read the entire introduction to MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK on the @princetonupress.bsky.social website ⬇️

Jeremiah Coogan has been appointed as a 2025-2026 member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute of Advanced Studies. buff.ly/pLLJoIt

My author’s copy has arrived from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social . Very nice to see in person. I wrote an entry with Laura Quick on developments in women’s ritual bathing in ancient Judaism.

In Man Up, @milleridriss.bsky.social, a leading expert on extremism, reveals how an epidemic of misogyny—both online and off—and a patriarchal backlash are driving an exponential rise in mass and far-right violence. Out next month. Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

'Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research [led by Sam Rickman, LSE] has found.' 1/2

I may still update the sex work reading (Perhaps a new piece by @anisekstrong.bsky.social !) and I'm looking for a newer reading for the non-binary bodies unit, but here's the relaunch of my sex and gender research mythologies seminar OER. All materials are free to use. clas4032.wordpress.com

Why do you hate free books? Oh, you don't? Then why haven't you downloaded mine yet? It's free, you can nab it even if you never intend to read it! Then one day maybe you find it nestled snugly in your hard drive, open it, and lose yourself in its intoxicating academic prose.

today's excessive footnote is tomorrow's research article (I console myself)

An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.

looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out

“A University of Aberdeen Professor is among the distinguished scholars newly elected to the British Academy's Fellowship in recognition of outstanding contributions to the humanities + social sciences. Reverend Professor John Behr, Regius Chair in Humanity is one of 92 academics elected this year”

RIP to AAR/SBL

Any pals know how to cite the digital Lexicon of Greek Personal Names database? Their 'How to Cite' page is blank...

Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor! @ptseminaryiym.bsky.social @sblsite.bsky.social ptsem.edu/wp-content/u...

Some thoughts on women retelling the gospel story. theconversation.com/cynthia-eriv...

Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.

If you... 📝Teach in #theology #religiousstudies #Biblicalstudies or a similar discipline 📝Encounter #trauma in your teaching (teach on trauma/related subjects, or have experience of it in your classroom/with your students) Please like or interact with this so we can see you + share widely!

I'm entering my 25th year in the job, having taught for 4 years at Yale and 20 at Berkeley. The clearest trendline in my experience (fwiw) is the *dramatically* diminished willingness or capacity of undergrads to read. I used to assign 150 pp./week. Closer to 40 now—and even that is aspirational.

Came home to the best gift ever - a copy of my new book, edited with @drkyliesmith.bsky.social. This book is the culmination of years of fantastic conversations with some brilliant scholars, and I'm so thrilled to finally hold it in my hands. I might be prouder of this than my actual monograph. 1/

AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist

The program for the SBL Christian Apocrypha section has been posted to the new page dedicated to the section on the NASSCAL web site: www.nasscal.com/society-of-b...

Last week @tdbiii.bsky.social and I hosted a workshop in Soeterbeeck about contemporary feminist biblical reception. It was also the eighth hottest day since Dutch records began. Feeling very grateful for friends and colleagues able to be brilliant in extreme conditions and for what’s coming next!

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Delighted to be joining the @westcotthousecam.bsky.social team!

late antiquity nerds! @vox-magica.bsky.social's awesome new Element is scheduled to drop *this week* so bookmark now so you can get your ~free~ download when it hits! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

nation.cymru/news/cardiff... a devastatingly accurate assessment of the 'post-academic university' of managerialist enshittification

This summer, we are celebrating the 1700th birthday of the Nicene Creed, one of the most enduring statements of Christian faith. 📜 Join with believers around the world as we reflect on each of the 24 lines, over 24 days. Find the daily reflections at cofe.io/EverydayFaithApp.

Don't forget about our awesome online hangout this Saturday for people interested in #body studies. We'd love to hear about what you're working on. #MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #WhatsHistory

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

Please join me in signing this petition against UoN Language Centre staff cuts, which include Hebrew and Arabic programmes docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Very interesting new study dating the Dead Sea Scrolls. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Troubling news regarding St. Catherine’s Monastery. en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/announcement...

It was great to speak to @feministtheology.bsky.social last night about the book, and a real treat to have such rich conversation around it. @karenod.bsky.social has worked some magic creating that space - highly recommended. 💙

For the morning crowd - please do sign and share. Every single one of my former #DisabilityStudies colleagues at Liverpool Hope is at risk of redundancy. This isn't just about individuals; it's a threat to the field itself.

my jsnt article comparing paul's claims about christ as an image of god with other ancient evidence about images of gods (literary, artistic, epigraphical, etc.) is now really truly published in the latest issue of the journal! does this mean it's really real?? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

hey friends, you can now pre-order my element. and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.

and you can preorder my second book too! though i might wait. i’m hoping OUP gives me one of those special discount codes.

My book is under $10 right now: www.amazon.com/Eusebius-Eva...

"You must stop looking at it and start writing." BnF MS Latin 276; Evangelia; 12th century; f.36v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Our baby is finally out! This journey—from reading group to conference to special volume—has been a romantic one! I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Axolile Ntsika Qina and Mireia Vidal on this special volume! brill.com/view/journal...