Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

Catch up with our @catholicbiblical.bsky.social panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I reflect on Christ's 'heartset' against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church youtu.be/isutSePhSms

All welcome to join our panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I'll be reflecting on Christ's heartset against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church www.catholicbiblical.org/meetings/ubr...

The University of Nottingham's latest round of financial restructuring involves suspending our Theology & Religion BA course with a view to its permanent closure. Please support our staff and students by signing this petition c.org/MQVjrMwXq8

More of this! For Eng teachers, professors, or teacher educators looking for related research & resources creating connections: A) Buy Dan/Johanna’s book. I was fortunate to get a review copy & it rocks B) Check my 🧵 of resources & researchers. ⤵️ C) Support disciplinary literacy policy/initiatives

Ooooo just saw the announcement... Massive congrats to @paultsloan.bsky.social, 2025 winner of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship (www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...)! Paul's work on Torah interpretation in the NT is consistently impressive - highly recommend! 👏

I am beyond excited to share that I am receiving this year’s Brooten Award from the Society of Biblical Literature for my paper, “The Monster at the End of This Essay: Incestuous Whores, Trans Monstrosity, and Genesis 38.” www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...

IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month. it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?

If you're free this Thursday morning, I'll be giving a virtual lecture titled "The Real Lives of Blind Mesopotamians" as part of the 2025−2026 public lecture series hosted by the Bade Museum and Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. Come join the fun!

Our new volume 📖 , Writing Enslavement, is out now—physical and digital. the editors, @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, @candidamoss.bsky.social, and @illdottore.bsky.social, put an amazing amount of work into a volume that is both slavery studies and book history. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...

he's going to work

Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!

Please reskeet: CFP is open for the North American Patristics Society meeting, May 21-23, 2026 in Chicago Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session! Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link: www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...

“And the distinction between violent and nonviolent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.” ― Hannah Arendt

NAPS! Call for papers! 13 (!!) amazing looking thematic sessions to apply to, plus the general call for papers! www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...

Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...

It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week. After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here @scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers

Change is possible; good things can happen www.bbc.com/news/article...

wizard frog is insane

Bishop Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What gifts does she bring to the role? What does this mean for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion? Helen King ( @helenking.bsky.social ) & Andrew McGowan ( @praxeas.bsky.social ) share their thoughts ⚓

Nearly 20 years in academia and I have never seen a library website interface redesign that was better than the older version, NEVER Why is it always like this

"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!

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!