The Immanent Frame gave me the opportunity to reflect on aspects of God Bless the Pill that felt politically hard as I was writing.

The Immanent Frame (SSRC)@immanentframe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW | In her essay, @samirakmehta.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) contemplates the "conservative impulses" behind birth control. She writes, "Women...achieved our collective liberation by appropriating ... a tool that they had intended for the perfection of the family." tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/26/d...

A new essay from @immanentframe.bsky.social

The Immanent Frame (SSRC)@immanentframe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW | In her essay, @samirakmehta.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) contemplates the "conservative impulses" behind birth control. She writes, "Women...achieved our collective liberation by appropriating ... a tool that they had intended for the perfection of the family." tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/26/d...

Very honored to be the incoming editor of The Immanent Frame, with the great team at the SSRC! Please see the announcement for how to pitch us…

The Immanent Frame (SSRC)@immanentframe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Immanent Frame, published by the @ssrc.org , has long served as a central site for debate, discussion, and analysis of the role of religion in public life. Read this letter from our editors on the website redesign "Reintroducing the Immanent Frame." tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/18/r...

The Immanent Frame, published by the @ssrc.org , has long served as a central site for debate, discussion, and analysis of the role of religion in public life. Read this letter from our editors on the website redesign "Reintroducing the Immanent Frame." tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/18/r...

New Forum | Jonathan C. Gold coedits and introduces "Karmic historiography," an essay series that "draws on Buddhist concepts to create fresh perspectives on contemporary and historical issues." @immanentframe.bsky.social @ssrc.org tif.ssrc.org/2025/08/06/k... #polrel #polisky

Karmic historiography

A lawyer friend explained it to me this way: Since the 1980s, lawyers with specialized expertise and exclusive relationships—especially those involved in high-stakes deals like mergers and acquisition...

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Read the July 2025 edition of the @ssrc.org Intersections newsletter to learn about our recent webinar on religion, gender, and populism, as well as the conclusion of our essay forums! #polrel #polisky #academicsky

Greetings Bluesky! Founded in 2007, The Immanent Frame is an award-winning online interdisciplinary forum on religion, secularism, and the public sphere, managed by @religionssrc.bsky.social. tif.ssrc.org

SSRC The Immanent Frame | Secularism, religion, and the public sphere

The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.

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Edited by Heidi Campbell (Texas A&M Univ), "A Call to Action" is an essay forum that explores the ethical implications of emerging digital technologies on spiritual life. Check out the essays on Intersections: intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

👇🌏 #academicsky #polrel #polisky #greensky

Evan Berry@ecothought.bsky.social · last yr.

The concluding essay of this forum is now published @religionssrc.bsky.social "The religious, spiritual, and theological ambivalences of energy...suggest that...our supposed secularity yet pulses with energetic forms of enchantment." intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

👇 #academicsky #polrel #polisky #socsky

Evan Stewart@evanstewart.bsky.social · last yr.

Wrapping up projects from the term & happy to revisit this full essay collection on religion & civic engagement @religionssrc.bsky.social. It was a joy to edit these wonderful pieces with @themodsisyphus.bsky.social! intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

Join us TODAY at 11AM via Zoom. There's still time to register: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Notes from the Field: Studying the Nexus of Religion, Gender, and Populism from a Global Perspective. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to host a webinar exploring the intersection of religion, ...

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Religion & the Public Sphere@religionssrc.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for our webinar hosted by the SSRC and the Berkley Center at Georgetown Univ: "Notes from the Field: Studying the Nexus of Religion, Gender, and Populism from a Global Perspective". WHEN: Wed, May 14, 2025, 11 AM EDT WHERE: Zoom 🔗 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/ssrcberkleyc...

Join us for our webinar hosted by the SSRC and the Berkley Center at Georgetown Univ: "Notes from the Field: Studying the Nexus of Religion, Gender, and Populism from a Global Perspective". WHEN: Wed, May 14, 2025, 11 AM EDT WHERE: Zoom 🔗 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/ssrcberkleyc...

Essay | In her contribution to our Religion & AI forum, Pauline Hope Cheong (@arizonastateuni.bsky.social) carefully considers the human labor, agency, and innovation underlying AI systems in religious spaces. READ: intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

(Re)membering Artificial Intelligence: Human Leadership, Labor and Religious Human-Machine Communication

A long time ago, on one auspicious day, a robot cardinal was elected to be pope. “All factions now are agreed on itself has taken a hand in the deliberations. The computer has been strongly urging the...

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New Essay | As part of our Religion & Civic Engagement forum, the "Art of Knowing Project" team explain their "pedagogical intervention and research project that utilizes Indigenous Muslim storywork as a foundation for elementary school science curriculum." intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

Learning Through Stories: Bringing Indigenous Muslim Wisdom into Science Education

In this article, we provide an overview of “The Art of Knowing” project, a pedagogical intervention and research project that utilizes Indigenous Muslim storywork as a foundation for an extracurricula...

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Essay | Introducing our essay forum on Religion and Artificial Intelligence, Heidi Campbell (Texas A&M) gives a history of digital religion and observes, “within the hype of AI’s potential, we must consider how human needs and values, ... may be overlooked.” intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

Considering the Role of Religion and Agency in an Age of AI and Digital Mediation

We live in interesting times. Our daily encounters and experiences are increasingly mediated and shaped by digital and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). Wearable smart ri...

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April 2025 Newsletter | Check out the latest edition of Intersections' newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor... Essays on Religion and Civic Engagement; Religion and AI | The Global Flourishing Study launch at Gallup headquarters | A public webinar on Religion, Gender, and Populism

WHAT: Official launch of the Global Flourishing Study at Harvard + conversation WHEN: April 30 2025 WHERE: Gallup Headquarters, Wash. DC WHO: Harvard, Institute for the Study of Religion (Baylor University), and the Center for Open Science More info: globalflourishingstudy.com

4-30-25 | In collaboration with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard, Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, and the Center for Open Science will host a landmark conversation at its global headquarters in Washington, D.C. Register Here: event.gallup.com/exploring-th...

Wrote a short piece on the Shambala Energy Center in the Mongolian Gobi for @religionssrc.bsky.social Provincialize Energy Now! 🪨⚡️

Evan Berry@ecothought.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm proud of this collection of online essays on "religion and energy" published by @religionssrc.bsky.social. In addition to the introductory essay, there are pieces on healing energies in rural Mongolia, lithium mining in Bolivia, and electrical salvation. intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

I'm proud of this collection of online essays on "religion and energy" published by @religionssrc.bsky.social. In addition to the introductory essay, there are pieces on healing energies in rural Mongolia, lithium mining in Bolivia, and electrical salvation. intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

Climate Futures

This topic focuses on two key questions: what is the relationship between religion and climate change? And what kinds of alternative climate futures can we imagine through the lens of religion?

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The 1st 2 essays of "Religion and Muslim Civic Life" series on SSRC's "Intersections" platform with generous support from the SSRC's Religion & Public Sphere initiative @religionssrc.bsky.social. @evanstewart.bsky.social & I were excited to platform these amazing scholars. shorturl.at/ZtHBP

Religion and Civic Engagement Forum

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Such a joy to work with @themodsisyphus.bsky.social on this collection for @religionssrc.bsky.social. You have to check out Seyma Kabaoglu's "Men, Money, and Hijab: Financial Labor and Politics of Visibility in Islamic Banking in Turkey." Cool stuff! intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

Men, Money, and Hijab: Financial Labor and Politics of Visibility in Islamic Banking in Turkey

In June 2018, I entered the headquarters of an Islamic bank, nestled among Istanbul’s skyscrapers, as a PhD researcher ready to discover the world of global Islamic finance. Besides chasing my own dou...

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Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)@themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 2y ago

The 1st 2 essays of "Religion and Muslim Civic Life" series on SSRC's "Intersections" platform with generous support from the SSRC's Religion & Public Sphere initiative @religionssrc.bsky.social. @evanstewart.bsky.social & I were excited to platform these amazing scholars. shorturl.at/ZtHBP

Since its debut in May, the SSRC's religion & internat'l affairs platform Intersections has produced a range of exciting projects and publications. Read our LinkedIn newsletter to learn more: tinyurl.com/intersection... #academicsky #polrel #polisky #greensky

Intersections in its First Year

In May, the Social Science Research Council launched the Intersections platform to explore and advance research at the convergence of religion and international affairs. Since its debut, we are proud ...

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We are proud to share a new essay written by Emily K. Fraser (Missouri State Univ) for @therevealer.bsky.social with the support of our summer RSDR Fellows Workshop on Christianity in the US led by journalist Rebecca Randall. therevealer.org/to-evangelic... #academicsky #polrel #polisky

To Evangelical Christians, What Does it Mean to "Welcome the Stranger"? — The Revealer

A surge in White evangelicals working to help immigrants and refugees—and if that influences their politics

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Today at the AAR Annual Meeting in San Diego

Religion & the Public Sphere@religionssrc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us 11/23, at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Organized by the SSRC, a panel of esteemed experts will discuss the importance of expanding public involvement with religion. The session will also highlight our new religion & int'l affairs platform. #polrel #academicsky #phdchat

Join us 11/23, at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Organized by the SSRC, a panel of esteemed experts will discuss the importance of expanding public involvement with religion. The session will also highlight our new religion & int'l affairs platform. #polrel #academicsky #phdchat

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,468,467!

The SSRC is offering two workshops on funding for religion and spirituality research aimed at scholars in the Global South: one for scholars in Latin America (Oct 8th), and another for scholars in Africa (Oct 9th). #polrel #academicsky #phdchat #blacksky Details: tinyurl.com/relfundingssrc

Funding Scholarship on Religion and Spirituality: An interactive workshop series for scholars in Africa and Latin America

The Social Science Research Council is looking to support the growth of an international cohort of scholars of religion and spirituality by offering two workshops on how to find funding for research o...

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Intersections' field review for "Religion in the Digital Age" is authored by Johanna Sumiala (Univ. of Helsinki). She asks, "What does it mean to be dead? What are digital souls?" Read the full essay: shorturl.at/GMyBc #religion #socialtheory #philosophy #science

Intersections' field review for "Religion and Democracy" is authored by Neilesh Bose (Univ. of Victoria). He writes, "Religion and nation need not be understood only from the vantage point of the powerful and majoritarian." Read the full essay: shorturl.at/k6cEo #polisky #polrel #academicsky