Next year in D.C.!

Our first installment of the #AltogetherExtraordinary Webinar series on the SHIELD COVID-19 testing program features ⁦University of Illinois System researchers who share a brief history of the development and future of SHIELD. Listen to the webinar here: youtube.com/watch?v=_y1PAn…

Refreshing things you’ve heard since late January. Number 1: “We have vaccine appointments available.” Number 2: this from John Kirby.

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl (UCLA School of Law) will give the 2021 Thulin Lecture in Religion, titled “Islam, Human Rights, and Contemporary World Politics,” on Wednesday, April 7, at 4 p.m. For more info: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/6873/33… To register: illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Please join us!

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Just want to remind everyone to take some time for themselves. But not before you finish that committee report, resubmit the manuscript that should have been returned in March, or finish your grading.

Writers are the lifeblood of any social and cultural moment—read and cherished by people from all walks of life, they are an unsung public good. Join us for the next installment in "A Year of Creative Writers" tomorrow, April 7. bit.ly/3sWQZKs

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⭐️TONIGHT AT 7PM⭐️Don't miss your chance to see poet Tyehimba Jess read from his remarkable work. He is the author of 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 (2005) and 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘰 (2016), winner of the Pulitzer Prize. ⁣Register now for what is sure to be a memorable evening! bit.ly/3s9wqcF

In the fall, I'll be teaching a new undergrad course called "Literatures of the Islamic World." (Wish me luck!) My pal @Rob_A_Rushing designed a really nice poster for the course (see below). If you happen to know any University of Illinois undergrads, please tell them to sign up!

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Professor J Kameron Carter will deliver the 2022 Thulin Lecture TONIGHT at 7 PM (Levis Faculty Center, Room 300). His talk is entitled "The Religion of Whiteness: An Apocalyptic Lyric." You can also join us ONLINE via zoom: go.illinois.edu/Thulin

Join Us: Medieval Studies Colloquium Dr. Mukhtar Ali Department of Religion, University of Illinois “Ibn Arabi and his Commentators: The School of Philosophical Sufism” 422 Levis Faculty Center Wednesday, October 12 5 pm Questions? [email protected] Jonathan Ebel

This is a reminder to register for our 2023 Annual Meeting! We are meeting in conjuction with American Historical Association in Phildelphia from January 5-8. Early bird registration ends December 1. For more info and to register, see: churchhistory.org/annualmeeting/…

In anticipation of ASCH 2023, we are higlighting some of our planned sessions. Today's featured panel: "Evangelical Aesthetics: The Art They Hated and the Art They Made," chaired by @Randall_Stps with papers by @austinLsteelman, @anthonympetro, Allison Murray, and Kristin Du Mez.

For today's recent book, we are featuring "The Bible in Early Transatlantic Pietism and Evangelicalism," edited by Ryan Hoselton, Jan Stievermann, Douglas Sweeney, and Michael Haykin. Check it out at PSU Press: psupress.org/books/titles/9…

We are excited to announce four new ASCH Working Groups for the 2022-23 academic year! These groups are open to both ASCH members and non-members. For more info on the groups and how to join them, see: churchhistory.org/membership/wor…

In case you missed the news last week, we are now accepting applications for the 2023-2025 Young Scholars in American Religion cohort! Khyati Y. Joshi and Jonathan Ebel will be the mentors for this cohort. Learn more about the YSAR program and apply here: raac.iupui.edu/programs/young…