I am so honored to have #godblessthepill be featured by the American Society of Church History!

American Society of Church History@aschurchhistory.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today's featured book: Samira K. Mehta, "God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion," University of North Carolina Press, 2026 @uncpress.bsky.social @samirakmehta.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146969342...

My contribution to Mother's Day: theconversation.com/protestant-l... #godblessthepill @hkyria.bsky.social @catehodorowicz.bsky.social @theconversation.com

Protestant leaders once championed birth control – not to liberate women, but as part of ‘responsible parenthood’

As birth control became increasingly accepted, some supporters’ views were based in religious beliefs about what motherhood should look like.

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Check out @michalraucher.bsky.social in The Conversation!

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 3mo ago

Three women just made history by taking a key Orthodox Rabbinate exam in Israel — a sign of growing opportunities and recognition for women in religious leadership.

I got to have a great conversation with Miranda Melcher of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about #godblessthepill! Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/god-bless-th... @hkyria.bsky.social @sonyabonczek.bsky.social @catehodorowicz.bsky.social

Helen Kyriakoudes@hkyria.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Did you know that the inventor of the birth control pill was Catholic? I didn't until I read @samirakmehta.bsky.social's fascinating new book GOD BLESS THE PILL, out this month. Check out this excerpt in @literaryhub.bsky.social ⤵️ lithub.com/god-bless-th...

Happy birthday to my book!!!!!

UNC Press@uncpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's pub day for GOD BLESS THE PILL: he Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion by @samirakmehta.bsky.social 🎉 🙌 uncpress.org/978146969343...

From my forever editor and champion!!!

Elaine Maisner@emaisner.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Read @samirakmehta.bsky.social’s brand new GOD BLESS THE PILL & discover a “Not-So Feminist History” rich in the connections among American sexualities, religions, & the state. Always a pleasure to have worked with this dynamic thinker. @uncpress.bsky.social tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/26/d...

The Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine offered this lovely right up of God Bless the Pill. www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

Praise the Lord and plan the family

In new book God Bless the Pill, CU Boulder scholar Samira Mehta delves into the often-forgotten history of how liberal religion helped make birth control

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Publisher’s Weekly did an interview with me about God Bless the Pill! @uncpress.bsky.social @hkyria.bsky.social @catehodorowicz.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Three Cheers for Contraception: PW Talks with Samira Mehta

In God Bless the Pill (UNC Press, Apr.), the religion scholar was surprised to find many Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant clergy once actively promoted contraception as an instrument of family stabili...

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I have never seen so many copies of #godblessthepill all in one place!

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...

I’m honored to be part of @HenryLouisGatesJr’s new series, BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY. This unifying and powerful series premieres February 2026 on @PBS, and we encourage you to tune in. #BlackandJewishAmerica #InterwovenHistoryPBS www.youtube.com/watch?v=If-u...

Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Official Extended Trailer

YouTube video by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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On this World AIDS Day, I would like to recommend a spectacular podcast about #theChurchWithAIDS. Lynne Gerber has created "When We All Get to Heaven," which is available through Slate and details the Metropolitan Community Church in the Castro during the AIDS crisis. slate.com/podcasts/whe...

When We All Get To Heaven

A queer church faces AIDS in 1980s and '90s San Francisco.

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The new North American Religion series editors at @nyupress.bsky.social! So excited to work with @apetro.bsky.social and Vaughn A. Booker!

Thank you so much for the shoutout, @theradr.bsky.social!

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg@theradr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Well, this seems like a seasonally appropriate (and evergreen) book to amplify, by @samirakmehta.bsky.social, that I imagine some of you might be glad to know about:

God Bless the Pill is available for pre-order on the UNC Press site!

Sonya Bonczek@sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 9mo ago

God Bless the Pill by @samirakmehta.bsky.social Religion, sex, and the birth control pill...but not quite the story you think. Shows how mid-century faith leaders actually embraced contraception as part of building the American Dream. uncpress.org/978146969343...

For wedding season….

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · last yr.

Jewish couples are adapting traditional wedding rituals to reflect gender equality, from revising the ketubah contract to both partners breaking the glass under the chuppah. A Jewish studies scholar explains: buff.ly/i5Lnukn By @samirakmehta.bsky.social @colorado.edu

Today! Join HBI at 7 pm (EDT) in person or online when @samirakmehta.bsky.social delivers this year's Diane Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights, “God Bless the Pill: Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion”. bit.ly/HBIMarkowicz 1/

Join us tomorrow, March 9, 7 pm EDT in observance of International Women's Day for “God Bless the Pill: Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion” presented by @samirakmehta.bsky.social at HBI’s Diane Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights. Hybrid. bit.ly/HBIMarkowicz

One thing Trump didn't talk about last night: his plans to abandon American women’s right to abortion care in medical emergencies. I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.

Boston friends, come and see me on Sunday night!

Hadassah Brandeis Institute HBI@hadassahbrandeis.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us this Sunday for “God Bless the Pill: Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion” with @samirakmehta.bsky.social who will deliver the Diane Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights. March 9, 7 pm (EDT) in-person at HBI & online, registration and info: bit.ly/HBIMarkowicz 1/

The Program in Jewish Studies & CU Libraries support visiting scholars whose research interests take advantage of unique resources in the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections. tinyurl.com/ShneerFellow... DEADLINE: March 1, 2025 @samirakmehta.bsky.social @hfalbk.bsky.social

This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this. The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".

I had this conversation just the other day….

Beth Popp Berman@epopppp.bsky.social · last yr.

There are so many reasons university endowments can't make up for the dramatic cuts the Trump administration has planned for science. Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.

The incomparable @lauraleibman.bsky.social will be at CU on Monday the 3rd! Join us, in person or on Zoom!

CU Boulder Program in Jewish Studies@cujewishstudies.bsky.social · last yr.

Join the Program in Jewish Studies March 3 for our 2025 Annual Bender Visiting Scholar Public Lecture by Dr. Laura Arnold Leibman. This event is free and supported by the Henry Luce Foundation. Details and zoom registration at: tinyurl.com/2axxsdbd @samirakmehta.bsky.social @hfalbk.bsky.social

I am so honored to be invited to give the 2025 Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights!

Hadassah Brandeis Institute HBI@hadassahbrandeis.bsky.social · last yr.

On March 9, International Women's Day, HBI is honored to host @colorado.edu professor Samira K. Mehta @samirakmehta.bsky.social as the 2025 Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights guest speaker. Mehta will speak on contraception and sexuality in American religion. bit.ly/HBIMarkowicz

I am very excited (or as excited as I can be while the world burns) about this book, by Susannah Heschel and @prof_girlfriend, otherwise known as Sarah Imhoff.

Join the Program in Jewish Studies and Jews of Color: Histories & Futures on Feb. 11 for our 2025 Embodied Judaism program. This event is free and supported by the Henry Luce Foundation. Details and zoom registration at: tinyurl.com/48nttjmu @samirakmehta.bsky.social @hfalbk.bsky.social

I felt the need to share this article today.

Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.

If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.

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May her memory be for a blessing. This was a hard loss, especially today. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards dies at 67

Cecile Richards, a longtime advocate for women’s rights and Planned Parenthood leader, died of brain cancer at 67, her family said.

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