It was such a pleasure to talk with @mccutcheonsays.bsky.social about the new second edition of his landmark book, Manufacturing Religion! Congrats on 30 years, on the second edition, and for all of the success you’ve built! newbooksnetwork.com/manufacturin... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

I had such a great conversation with @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social and Andrew Aghapour about the amazing work they’re doing at The Religion Department! Listen now, and get involved in the awesome work they are up to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/the-religion...

Happening tomorrow!! Register and come hang out with me! A recording will be made available to those who register, so if you can’t make it you can watch it back. See you then!

Jacob Barrett@jakebarrett25.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’m SO excited to be partnering with The Religion Department next month with a guest lecture on a Supreme Court case that I think is just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago! Come hang out with me on December 3! Register: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/8NZYi...

I’m SO excited to be partnering with The Religion Department next month with a guest lecture on a Supreme Court case that I think is just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago! Come hang out with me on December 3! Register: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/8NZYi...

I have a lot of thoughts about Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl but even more about the discourse about the album! Why are people so worked up? Read my thoughts! When Intimate Publics Shift: Understanding the Discourse around Taylor Swift's New Album thereluctantamericanist.com/2025/10/06/w...

When Intimate Publics Shift: Understanding the Discourse around Taylor Swift’s New Album

As those who know me well (or, even those who have been around me for any length of time) know, I’m a Swiftie. And I was excited for The Life of a Showgirl like everyone else. I stayed up to …

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Submission deadline extended to October 6! Proposals are just a paper title and 300 word abstract - submit!! Find the full CFP at relse.org.

Jacob Barrett@jakebarrett25.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The CFP for the AAR-Southeast 2026 meeting at Furman University in Greenville, SC is due on October 1! Find the CFP at relse.org, and consider submitting to the Religions in America section! Meeting is March 6-8 - hope to see your proposals!! Reach out with any questions!

The CFP for the AAR-Southeast 2026 meeting at Furman University in Greenville, SC is due on October 1! Find the CFP at relse.org, and consider submitting to the Religions in America section! Meeting is March 6-8 - hope to see your proposals!! Reach out with any questions!

My interview with @mccutcheonsays.bsky.social about the 2nd edition of Religion and the Domestication of Dissent is out! We chat about the book but more importantly we talk about the state of the field (spoiler: bleak) and what to do from the all-too-late place we're in now.

Looking forward to this conversation taking place on Wednesday! It’s beyond time we start rethinking what graduate education in religious studies looks like if we hope to have a future as a field. Tune in, and register here: aarweb.org/event/future...

It was such a pleasure to talk with @bethhurd.bsky.social about her fantastic new book! It’s so important, so relevant, and SUCH a compelling read. Listen to our conversation anywhere you stream podcasts @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social in Religion! newbooksnetwork.com/heaven-has-a...

It’s been a minute, but I’m back on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with @judithweisenfeld.com talking about her wonderful new book. I so enjoyed the conversation, and it’s always an honor to learn from Dr. Weisenfeld. Listen now anywhere you stream podcasts! newbooksnetwork.com/black-religi...

In my PhD Candidate era 🥂📚✨

End of year awards ceremony was a success, and I even took home the department’s teaching award! When they started reading student evaluations in the announcement, I was really hoping for my two favorite ones to make an appearance. Oh Gen Z, how I adore you 🫶💖

I’m so excited to be part of this cohort! I’m looking forward to starting my new year with this crash course in public scholarship 🫡

Sacred Writes Public Scholarship@sacredwrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please put your virtual hands together for the intrepid cohort of religion, gender, and sexuality scholars selected for our January Intensive Public Scholarship Training, funded by the Carpenter Foundation! 👏 meet them below and www.sacred-writes.org/carpenter-co...

I think Disco loves when new books arrive just as much as I do 🪩💖📚

Several of the contributors are part of a panel on the book tonight at 5 in Conv Center 31-B. Join us if you’re not already home from #sblaar24 www.bloomsbury.com/us/teaching-...

Today at 12:30 PST in HB Aqua 300! “Diagnosing Digital Archives: New Theories & Methods for Studying Religion Online” How do we deal w the ever-evolving nature of digital religion & its expressions? The papers grapple w how to build, assess & derive new insights from digital archives. #sblaar24

a man with the words impossible perhaps the archives are incomplete below him

Alt: Obi-Wan Keno I from Star Wars sits in the digital Jedi archive and says “impossible perhaps the archives are incomplete”

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To my fellow introverts heading out into the wonderfully social #aar #aarsbl24 #sblaar24 conference, remember: we got this! Most people are kind, willing to hear about your research, and happy to make connections.

The conference starts at baggage claim 😉

Russell T. McCutcheon@mccutcheonsays.bsky.social · 2y ago

Land in San Diego and right away meet two former MA advisees (Sierra & Jacob) both doing PhDs at UNC — how cool is that?!

On my way to San Diego for AAR! Drop by my presentation on Saturday 12:30pm-2:30pm in the Hilton Bayfront Aqua 300 to hear about digital archives and computational analysis in my version of that vine that goes “WHY are you running?!”

Our final roundtable session is this Saturday at 1pm! Join us for a conversation with an amazing group of scholars on interdisciplinary applications of religious studies.

New episode is out now! I chatted with M. Cooper Minister and Sarah Bloesch about the second edition of their textbook “Cultural Approaches to Studying Religion: An Introduction to Theories and Methods” Listen now 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/cultural-app...

M. Cooper Minister and Sarah J. Bloesch, "Cultural Approaches to Studying Religion: An Introduction to Theories and Methods" (Bloomsbury, 2023) - New Books Network

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Had a blast talking w/ Leslie Dorrough Smith and Steven Ramey about their amazing new textbook! If you’re teaching World Religions anytime soon, get your hands on this book! It is so importantly different from other WR books! newbooksnetwork.com/religions-of-t… @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

New textbook just published! More info & order at 25% off quoting code RW here: bit.ly/3T2qfre @jakebarrett25.bsky.social @projectrs.bsky.social @mccutcheonsays.bsky.social @julieingersoll.bsky.social

Excited to see this out! I wrote the first version several years and many political moments ago, but that almost makes the case study even more interesting. Find my article, as well as the whole special issue “Belief, Reconsidered” at the Implicit Religion site here: journal.equinoxpub.com/IR/index

Excited to be presenting at NAASR 2023 on Friday alongside these awesome people! See you in San Antonio!

Very excited for this conversation to be out! I talked with Naomi Goldenberg about her volume "The End of Religion", unpacked her theory of religion as a vestigial state, and talked about the exciting new directions her theorizing is headed. Listen now! newbooksnetwork.com/the-end-of-r...

Podcast | Kathleen Mcphillips and Naomi Goldenberg, "The End of…

Subscribe for free. Kathleen Mcphillips and Naomi Goldenberg, "The End of Religion: Feminist Reappraisals of the State" (Routledge, 2020)

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My interview with Jason Bivins on his recent book “Embattled America: The Rise of Anti-politics and America’s Obsession with Religion” is out @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social It was a great conversation about the new framework for understanding politics + religion he is working towards! Listen now👇

Podcast | Jason C. Bivins, "Embattled America: The Rise of…

Subscribe for free. Jason C. Bivins, "Embattled America: The Rise of Anti-Politics and America's Obsession with Religion" (Oxford UP, 2022)

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Finally made the move over here! I’m excited to be on a less icky platform and keep doing religious studies on the internet with you all 😎 Thanks @thornthewitch.bsky.social for the code 🙏