An amazing and essential book for our times! I am grateful to be in the room for this set of panelists and their conversation about the #apocalypse and #immigration in the USA.

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...

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...

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...

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.”

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...

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.

"Reading the Bible amid the Environmental Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights to Ecological Hermeneutics" Sébastien Doane www.bloomsbury.com/us/reading-t...

A highlight this morning at #IAHR: the first two volumes of a planned 7-volume set on Global Secularity. 🛤 Not here? No problem. The whole series is open access! You can read all volumes here as they cone out: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/glose...

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.

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

Have a spare thirty minutes? Check out our recent podcast on The Book of Revelation. CenSAMM Director James Crossley introduces the book of Revelation and interviews Dr Michelle Fletcher about the contents and influence of this New Testament text. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmq...

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...

🌊 On ‘sail’ now! This book is set to make a splash. 👉 First book to unite #Linguistics, #MaritimeLaw and the #LawOfTheSea, written by legal scholars and linguists. 🚢 Shipping now & available via the usual channels: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111332543/html All puns intended.

Interview with @bethhurd.bsky.social: 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 The Bibles of the Far Right is the exception.” - @bethhurd.bsky.social : 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

“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 The Bibles of the Far Right is the exception.” - @bethhurd.bsky.social : 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:/...

"One of the defining features of the Trump decade is the strange combination of conservative Christians’ fervent loyalty to the president and Trump’s obvious ignorance of Christianity. Playing to his base, Trump pretends to be an ardent follower of a faith he couldn’t care less about."

Honoured and happy to read Mac Loftin’s engagement with my book, The Bibles of the Far Right, in Christian Century! www.christiancentury.org/features/how...

“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...

*PSA PUBLICATION* #OpenAccess article; Christian #Nationalism & The Far Right: A Transnational Entanglement. How did conservative Christians become aligned with the far right? @marietta1.bsky.social explores ➡️ buff.ly/Lmd9O3Z @sagepub.com #InternationalRelations #USPolitics #GlobalPolitics

Also this blog from Prof Shayna Sheinfield @shaynasheinfeld.bsky.social about attending AAR/SBL has more good advice, most of which is relevant to other kinds of conferences, too! stecaonline.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/t...

I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too! 💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens) Let’s see where it ends up… #Giveaway

Review of my book, Immigration and Apocalypse, in the Times Literary Supplement!

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

Very excited about this!

"... as ... Trump wields tariffs as a political weapon to help Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, the specter of a far-right international alliance is closer to becoming a reality." New column for Project Syndicate:

My book is out online! It won’t feel real until the print book comes out in September, but I’m excited to see it out in the world at last.

In my latest paper, I discuss how digital methods may be employed to study transnational phenomena in dramatic texts comparatively, focusing on #ClassicalReception. The paper is open access: doi.org/10.1163/9789... #CLS #DH #LitWiss #ClassicsBluesky #NetworkAnalysis @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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

My new book Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders and the Global United States is out! Here's an excerpt from the Introduction. therevealer.org/american-bor...

Looks like a great place to access and share radical historical documents

How can we ground political theologies in feminist, ecological, & Latin American epistemologies? How can Latin American ecofeminist liberation theologies contribute to illuminating & addressing the politics of our time? PhD candidate Ely Orrego Torres @elyorrego.bsky.social doi.org/10.5840/pga2...

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)!

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

SBL Awards are now open for submissions! Applications including a CV and anonymized paper of no more than 10,000 words must be submitted before the 15 June deadline. Apply today! buff.ly/TUVI4S2

From Bluesky to the Guardian! In my new op-Ed, I argue that the “male glaze” of media and politics is empirically, normative, and politically wrong and that progressives should focus more on the left turn of young women.

Ben Jones's book _Apocalypse without God: Apocalyptic Thought, Ideal Politics, and the Limits of Utopian Hope_ is now freely available online www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

My 2023 book Constructive Theology and Gender Variance: Transformative Creatures, is now out in paperback and has an additional 20% off until March 2026 with discount code RELIG1125 at cambridge.org/9781108791915 (making it only £21.59 / USD 27.99).

My new book is out! Exploring the American political religion of our borders, from bans to walls to borderlessness, salvation and transcendence.

"Minoritized communities (communities minoritized along vectors of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, disability, indigeneity, and others) have been voicing out for full humanity in the face of various animalizing/oppressive systems."—Dong Hyeon Jeong tinyurl.com/46ssx5wn #AAPIHeritageMonth

This is an excellent analysis, maybe also preview of the “flying palace”…

This looks very cool and is also the most thoughtful, transparent, and entertaining PhD fellowship announcement I can recall!

Harvard is conflating Jewish identity with political loyalty to Israel. That’s a dangerous mistake. Atalia Omer is a portrait of courage and eloquence. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Indexing for a brilliant colleague today! Sarah Emanuel's latest book--forthcoming with @fortresspress.bsky.social--is PHENOMENAL. It is definitely going to be one of the most important books written about Paul, and everyone needs to read it ASAP once it's published.

New issue of the Journal of the Bible and its Reception Vol. 12, No. 1 (2025) www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @colbytownsend.bsky.social @dorhamidbar.bsky.social