Looking forward to my first Fall book talk for Martyrs and Migrants at the Croft Institute @olemiss.bsky.social! @nyupress.bsky.social

The second review of Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social written by Helana Marie Boutros has just been published in @amanthro.bsky.social. I have so much gratitude for this engagement with the book that centers its theological aspects and methodological-conceptual work.

Excited to have a chapter in this volume!

Our edited volume proofs for ‘Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics’—Available for pre-order now and out in November! With Foreword from Sonja Thomas and Afterword from Angie Heo fordhampress.com/anthropologi...

Another extensive review in Arabic of “Martyrs and Migrants” @nyupress.bsky.social from Coptic novelist Shady Lewis Botros—very grateful for this in depth engagement with the book! rb.gy/73wmdi

The first review of Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) written by Nevine Abraham has just been published with the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES). I am so grateful for this generous and thoughtful engagement!

📚📚📚New Book Review📚📚📚 Nada Moumtaz reviews // “Devotion to the administrative state: Religion and social order in Egypt” // by Mona Oraby @princetonupress.bsky.social 2024 Find it here in AE 52.3 Early View: ⤵️ anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My review of @galekenny.bsky.social’s “Christian Imperial Feminism” (NYU Press) is published and part of the Spring 2025 issue of @amrel.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55127

رحلة تحليلية و في كتابي : —— بقلم الكاتب الصحفي حسام حداد، كل الشكر والتقدير لهذا المجهود المميز! (The first review of Martyrs and Migrants is out—and in Arabic with al-Bawaba!) @nyupress.bsky.social www.islamist-movements.com/71629

My @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast interview on Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) is up. Many thanks to Diana Dukhanova for the invitation! newbooksnetwork.com/martyrs-and-...

Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence. In a post for the blog, Candace Lukasik explains what these efforts reveal about US empire.

A short, public-facing intro to Martyrs and Migrants just published on @nyupress.bsky.social From the Square blog nyupress.org/blog/2025/06...

For recent our 20th anniversary, we gathered Crown scholars to explore the challenges facing the #MiddleEast. Watch our panel on #Egypt & #NorthAfrica featuring @clukasik.bsky.social, Andrew F. March, @jlsowers.bsky.social, & Ian VanderMeulen, moderated by Eva Bellin: youtu.be/ylJWV_XiPKc

What does motherhood mean when hospitals are bombed and schoolbags become grave markers? Mohammed Abu Muheisen documents the unbearable weight carried by Gaza’s mothers in a war with no end. 🔗 www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...

issue 15 of religion & society is out! and with it, our 20-year anniversary forum on talal asad's FORMATIONS OF THE SECULAR www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal... aaron eldridge, brent eng, ashwak hauter, sohaib khan, jean-michel landry, candace lukasik, muneeza rizvi, and myself read its chapters

wrote some notes on @rajbirsinghjudge.bsky.social's wonderful book for the AUFS book event itself.blog/2025/05/31/n...

Thank you @christianitytoday.com‬ for highlighting a wonderful interview with author Candace Lukasik on how Coptic martyrs—and migrants—inform our Christian faith. You can read the article here:

My interview with @christianitytoday.com on Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social “Martyrdom…represents a way of life that entails everyday sacrifice…[and] migration is also a form of sacrifice.” www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/egyp...

This past weekend we hosted the 2025 Spring YSAR Sessions! Look into what a weekend at YSAR looks like, from the opening reception to closing dinners, and all the learning in between! Apply for the 2025-2027 Cohort: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...

Today is publication day! 🎉 Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire, is now available @nyupress.bsky.social. Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off: nyupress.org/978147983322...

Candace's upcoming book, "Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Politics of US Empire," is out soon from @nyupress.bsky.social. Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off: nyupress.org/978147983322...

Many thanks to @migrationpolicy.bsky.social for informing me that they included Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social in their Migration Information Source newsletter. 5 days until publication day! 🎉migrationpolicy.salsalabs.org/source-march17…

Coming Fall 2025 from @fordhampress.bsky.social Co-edited with the amazing @clukasik.bsky.social. It’s also lovely to see another one of my photos grace the cover of a FUP book. 🎉

Coming Fall 2025 @fordhampress.bsky.social, Co-edited with @riccardiswartz.bsky.social 📚

This Wednesday, I’ll be giving the annual Christianity and Culture lecture in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Join us!

Looking forward to being part of this conversation today at @budiversity.bsky.social! Here is the link to the event: www.bu.edu/diversity/ev...

Surreal to hold ✨Martyrs and Migrants✨ in my hands! Publication day is fast approaching—pre-order your copy now from @nyupress.bsky.social, use code NYUAU30 for 30% off!

Hot off the press! The latest book in our Anthropology of Contemporary North America series with U Nebraska Press. Started this in 2013 with Carrie Lane, and this is our 11th title. Two more in press: next up, Prison Town: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social is out in the world! ✨

The call for papers for the Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit of the AAR is now available! We're very excited to have @riccardiswartz.bsky.social as our new co-chair and look forward to your submissions- please share far and wide! (and thanks again to Sarah for designing the flyer!)

I made a starter pack for specialists in Eastern Christian Studies- check it out, share with others, and let me know who else to add! go.bsky.app/8a9jSuF

TOMORROW! Kicking off the publication of “Martyrs and Migrants” in March, I will be in conversation with Zainab Saleh at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Register at the link below! The book is available for pre-order now with @nyupress.bsky.social, use code NYUAU30 for 30% off!

Christina Davidson’s incredible new book highlighted at #AHA2025 and the @dukepress.bsky.social booth. Order your copy of “Dominican Crossroads” today!

Kicking off the publication of “Martyrs and Migrants” (available for preorder with @nyupress.bsky.social), I will be in conversation with Zainab Saleh on the book’s stakes, methods, and themes at the Crown Center later this month. Register below! www.brandeis.edu/crown/events...

We’ve got some great panels lined up for our Annual Meeting! #ACHA2025

Looking forward to our @achahistory.bsky.social/ @historians.org panel on Catholic universality and Eastern rites this Sunday in NYC! I’ll be thinking through some threads from my new book project on Christianity and indigeneity in the Middle East.

Hi Bluesky! I’m James Bielo, an anthropologist of religion. Secondhand Sacred is my current work, exploring the circulation of Christian material culture thru 2nd economies. This includes a series of public exhibits, like Domestic Devotion & (Ir)Reverent Fun. Follow along for project updates!

I started a list for Syriac Studies - please reply to be added! go.bsky.app/9sUvunP

“Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire” is available for preorder @nyupress.bsky.social, now with endorsements from Paul Sedra, Zainab Saleh, and Valentina Napolitano. ✨ nyupress.org/9781479833221/…

Page proofs submitted and I don't have to read my book again for a while! Coming April 29, 2025

🧵So many people have asked me about this article. nypost.com/2024/12/03/u...

Meet the panelists of the upcoming Religion & Episode! Don’t miss this interdisciplinary conversation with three scholars who will engage in a wide-ranging conversation with Sylvester A. Johnson, a leading scholar in the field of American religion. Register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

I'm beating one drum until next Friday, December 13, and that message is: get registered for the ACHA conference! We the @achahistory.bsky.social have put a great group of panels and events over three days, so check us out online: achahistory.org

My book is available for preorder with @nyupress.bsky.social ✨Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire, out in March 2025 nyupress.org/978147983322...