extremely true we wrote a whole book about it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...

The more things change… here’s the VP proving that paganism remains a useful foil for a certain vision of American “civilization”: “it is about whether we will remain a civilization under God, or whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past” religionnews.com/2026/01/23/m...

I need you all to understand something for those of you who think you know what this black woman who has lived in racist America really thinks. I know this is hard for you all, but some of us saw this coming for years, decades even. So understand, I am not being snarky. I am grieving.

Just saw this. Glad to bring a little hell to your holidays

time to signal boost @kginlum.bsky.social's awesome book again religiondispatches.org/2024/11/20/p...

Free and open to the public: a talk featuring Prof. R. Marie Griffith: “BANKRUPT: Power, Abuse, and Trauma in American Christianity.” Feb 10, 4:30pm, Stanford Humanities Center. Please join us!

Christmas puzzle complete! If only the #SFGiants off-season was this exciting…

Check out this important and insightful piece by @argcstanford.bsky.social alumna @chanheeheo.bsky.social on @religiondispatches.org:

Aspirational pile of books for the new academic year

I’m teaching a grad seminar on American religion this semester, and am really excited to introduce my students to these phenomenal books.

What it feels like to watch the #SFGiants these days 😅😭 @schulzmuseum.bsky.social

On July 4, 1917, Henry Ford’s English School held its graduation. Immigrant workers in native dress descended from a mock steamship into a giant cauldron marked “Melting Pot” and emerged in suits, waving US flags. Assimilation staged as public ritual. Credit: The Henry Ford Collection, THF106481

It has been such a privilege to work with @chanheeheo.bsky.social over the years and to see her work culminate in this important, evocative, and gorgeously written dissertation. Congratulations, Chanhee!

had an amazing time learning more about @ahmadgreene.com's gorgeous new book! religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...

now would be a great time for everybody to pick up a copy of @kginlum.bsky.social's *Heathen* but in the meantime: religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...

A moving concert and conversation tonight between Dr. Julian Saporiti (No-No Boy) and @chanheeheo.bsky.social. Full recording will be posted to argc.stanford.edu

It’s been a minute since ARGC put on this panel on “Race, Religion, Asian American Studies” with Melissa Borja, Jonathan Tran, and @kginlum.bsky.social, moderated by @chanheeheo.bsky.social, but we finally got the recording up! Check it out at argc.stanford.edu/research-pro...

Writing is never wasted

So delighted for my brilliant advisee @chanheeheo.bsky.social and the fantastic group of postdocs starting at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social this fall! rap.wustl.edu/news/jpostdo...

First time in the archives in a while. Came across this gem in a book advocating against Chinese exclusion. “It is impossible to preserve the integrity of a government like ours if we deny to any class in our community the equal protection of the laws.”

ARGC is delighted to present “Singing Asian American History,” a live music concert by No-No Boy in conversation with @chanheeheo.bsky.social. Join us! May 9, 6pm PST, free and open to the public. RSVP here: forms.gle/tk76grabH5So...

Check out this lovely reflection by @argcstanford.bsky.social graduate student Jeffrey Sánchez in *Collecting Religion*: “Candles are ephemeral and made to be disposed of after use, but they also leave ‘stuff’ behind.” collectingreligion.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b...

Been seeing lots on social media about the Asian American student rejected from 16 schools. But the real story that needs to be shared isn’t about a single student. It’s about the appalling decline in Black and Latinx student enrollment since the 2023 Supreme Court decision.

The ASCH forum on Heathen, from the Jan 2024 conference, is live on Church History. Open access! @kecarte.bsky.social’s intro: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @mbaysa.bsky.social’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Happening now!

Religion and Indigeneity in the Pacific and Asian Americas is hosting its third talk on Feb. 5. Dr. Kathryn Gin Lum (@kginlum.bsky.social) will join to share insights from her 2022 book, Heathen: Religion and Race in American History, and explore its broader implications. RSVP: tinyurl.com/4pjvk6ff

Open to the public! Religion and the 2024 Election Tuesday January 28, 4:30pm PT In person and on Zoom

Making a Difference! Humanities can! As seen on the MTR in Hong Kong. Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a prominent advertisement for the humanities on public transit in the US

"Heathen is never just a religious descriptor. It is a term that takes on and informs racial othering in this country." @kginlum.bsky.social speaks with @mpgphd.bsky.social about her new book, "Heathen: Religion and Race in American History." Read their full interview: ow.ly/5hkb50UbVFy

My book Immigration and Apocalypse will be at #AAR #SBL San Diego and bookstores / online everywhere Nov. 26 (pre-order avail now). Immediately, direly relevant, and I wish it were not so.

If you run into me at #AARSBL24, you might get a bookmark for SPIRIT HOUSE (www.crossroads-spirithouse.org) or a postcard with a 30% discount on my book, BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE (nyupress.org/978147982978...). Maybe both.

This was probably (definitely) the most fun I’ve had doing an interview. Thanks @mpgphd.bsky.social!

For the first time in over 14 years of professoring I massively overslept my alarm, had to sprint to class, haven’t showered, eaten, or finished my slides, and most importantly, haven’t caffeinated. It’s a 3-hr undergrad class. Wish me luck 😬

This shameful country.

The toddler this morning: “Mom, I love my life. I get to watch so many shows.” How parenting is going during “ski week” (what even is that?!) 😂🫠

So grateful to the amazing Eziaku Nwokocha for spending the day with us @argcstanford. We love _Vodou en Vogue_!

Teaching one of my all-time favorite books this week, by @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social, and delighted to see this pairing 🤗

Wonderful to be in conversation with @argcstanford.bsky.social alumnus @rhcraig.bsky.social about his moving new book, Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner (Eerdmans). Congratulations, Ralph!

Just got pooped on by 5 pigeons as punishment for having the audacity to skip the afternoon sessions of a conference and go on a walk with a grad school friend 🐦💩

Congratulations to the amazing @kginlum.bsky.social for winning the American Society of Church History's Philip Schaff Prize for her fantastic book, *Heathen: Religion and Race in American History.* churchhistory.org/asch-awards/...

Very glad to get my copy of @RalphCraigIII’s wonderful new book today. Available here: eerdmans.com/9780802878632/…

Starting the new school year in conversation with the brilliant Dr. Lloyd Barba. Thank you for sharing your amazing work with us!

I said it to two different audiences yesterday, but I cannot commend @kginlum.bsky.social's *Heathen: Religion and Race in American History* to you enough. A great book, and my students dug into the chapters on exclusion and inclusion and go so much out of them. www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?...

Excited to share the American Religions in a Global Context Proseminar Speakers for 2023-24. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Lloyd D. Barba, Dr. Ralph H. Craig III, Dr. Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha, and Dr. Helen Jin Kim to campus this year!