The ARDA recently added data from the 2023 Christian Nationalism Survey conducted by PRRI and The Brookings Institution. This survey provides new measures to estimate the proportion of Americans who adhere to and reject Christian nationalist ideology. thearda.com/data-archive?f…

Black *v.* Palestinian freedom? False dichotomy, and the history of U.S. Black politics since the 1950s proves it. _Muslim American Politics and the Future of US Democracy_ (NYU Press) reads Black and Muslim American history in tandem--they are inextricable. 🧵

Finalizing a syllabus and looking for material on the Middle East/North Africa, or on questions of immigration, settler colonialism, public health, urbanism, or climate change? Our editors chose their 10 favorite articles for classrooms! 🧵

Under Christian patriarchy, Tia Levings’ husband controlled her clothing and demanded to be called “my lord” — all in the name of Christ. Now, in her new memoir, Levings warns that these teachings are infecting U.S. national politics. religionnews.com/2024/07/24/a-w…

Meet some more of our past Young Scholars with different positions when they were accepted. Our YSAR program is open to many types of people, positions, research and ideas. We can't wait to announce our next cohort... soon!

Registration for the 2024 SBL Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA is open!! Register before 26 September to take advantage of discounted registration rates! buff.ly/3Vv2MPp

The Department of Religion at Rice University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in African Diasporic Religious Thought and Traditions. This new colleague will help improve the linkages between African Religious Studies and African American Religious Studies.

ICYMI Prayer And Pluralism At The RNC And DNC | Melissa Borja patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Office selfie on the first day of my 21st year at IU Indianapolis (now IU Indianapolis). It was a rough summer with my dad's death, but I'm glad to be back teaching Intro to Christianity & American Religion. I'm biased, but I still think religion is the most interesting subject in gen ed!

Religion & returns this fall with a new slate of monthly conversations on the state of religion in modern contexts. Season 5 will engage important topics of our current moment such as antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the aftermath of the 2024 election. raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/relig…

Open Access! "This article synthesizes new directions taken in the sociology of religion and social movement studies and examines Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary (QTN) Muslim activism in Toronto, Canada." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Check it out and pre-order now! From the great Dr. Megan Goodwin and Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst.

My new book comes out October 22. Preorders are open now! amazon.com/How-Christian-…

New opportuntities digest this week - many job postings with a politics-adjacent program, plus plenty of CFPs, fellowships, and more! religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/…

Announcing the 2024-2026 cohort for the Young Scholars in American Religion program. The cohort brings with them vast professional experiences and research interests relating to the study of American Religion. Learn more about the newest cohort at raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/young….