Phil Dorroll
@phildorroll.bsky.social
Religious Studies professor in South Carolina; research on Islamic and Orthodox Christian theology in Turkish and Arabic; supports 🇺🇦
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Phil Dorroll
@phildorroll.bsky.social
· Dec 16
I made a starter pack for specialists in Eastern Christian Studies- check it out, share with others, and let me know who else to add!
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HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
www.bloomberg.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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St. Nicholas was the only house of worship destroyed on September 11. Its rebuilding reflects the spirit that carried New Yorkers through the days, months and years in the wake of the attack: a belief in each other, the hope of recovery, and a determination to begin again.
September 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
St. Nicholas was the only house of worship destroyed on September 11. Its rebuilding reflects the spirit that carried New Yorkers through the days, months and years in the wake of the attack: a belief in each other, the hope of recovery, and a determination to begin again.
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This afternoon, I joined Archbishop Elpidophoros and faith leaders at St. Nicholas National Shrine to mark the 25 years since the horrific terror attacks of 9/11 and reflect on the resilience of our city.
September 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This afternoon, I joined Archbishop Elpidophoros and faith leaders at St. Nicholas National Shrine to mark the 25 years since the horrific terror attacks of 9/11 and reflect on the resilience of our city.
And it was actually reflected in polling- there was a broad *increase* in support for Muslim Americans after 9/11, because of signaling from leadership.
But that was indeed short-lived, as what began as outbursts of Islamophobia became policy and political ideology over the next decade.
But that was indeed short-lived, as what began as outbursts of Islamophobia became policy and political ideology over the next decade.
September 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
And it was actually reflected in polling- there was a broad *increase* in support for Muslim Americans after 9/11, because of signaling from leadership.
But that was indeed short-lived, as what began as outbursts of Islamophobia became policy and political ideology over the next decade.
But that was indeed short-lived, as what began as outbursts of Islamophobia became policy and political ideology over the next decade.
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Really enjoyed @phildorroll.bsky.social's piece on patriarchy, virtue, & Orthodoxy today in Public Orthodoxy. publicorthodoxy.org/2026/09/02/h...
History or Virtue? A Response to Drs. David and Mary Ford
Earlier this year, Drs. David Ford and Mary Ford offered a response to my previous article on Christian masculinity and its patriarchal distortions. While I appreciate their sincere and thoughtful engagement with my position, I also contend that their arguments in support of male headship are based on a confusion between historical precedent and genuine...
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September 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Really enjoyed @phildorroll.bsky.social's piece on patriarchy, virtue, & Orthodoxy today in Public Orthodoxy. publicorthodoxy.org/2026/09/02/h...
Recently discovered a new favorite icon (The Virgin Hodegetria, 15th century; Lviv, Ukraine; in Miliayeva, “The Ukrainian Icon”)
August 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Recently discovered a new favorite icon (The Virgin Hodegetria, 15th century; Lviv, Ukraine; in Miliayeva, “The Ukrainian Icon”)
A must-read assessment of the state of modern Eastern Orthodox Christian theology via @publicorthodoxy.bsky.social
“Orthodoxy might not die out, but it still might die inside."
“Orthodoxy might not die out, but it still might die inside."
On Living and Merely Surviving
A common misunderstanding of classical evolutionary theory is that the “fittest” organisms that natural selection favors are merely those who have mastered their environmental milieux. Even in Darwini...
publicorthodoxy.org
August 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A must-read assessment of the state of modern Eastern Orthodox Christian theology via @publicorthodoxy.bsky.social
“Orthodoxy might not die out, but it still might die inside."
“Orthodoxy might not die out, but it still might die inside."
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really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
![During the ratification debates, Senator Cowan took aim
at the Roma people too, characterizing them as undeserving
of birthright citizenship because they “wander[ed] in
gangs,” “infest[ed] society,” and “impos[ed] upon the simple
and weak everywhere.”49 And again, Senator Conness dismissed Senator Cowan’s prejudices: “The only invasion of
Pennsylvania within my recollection was an invasion very
much worse and more disastrous to the State, and more to
be feared and more feared, than that of Gypsies. It was an
invasion of rebels [at Gettysburg].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreihrli2ghfantwmdgc4pk4rr4ddt4ajq4xgnggxhs4qv4hojeppmpi)
June 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
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Available for preorder this Fall @routledgebooks.bsky.social
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June 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Available for preorder this Fall @routledgebooks.bsky.social
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I've just finished indexing what is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated books among historians and sociologists of religion (as well as Vatican-watchers) - 'Trads' by Stephen Cranney and Stephen Bullivant global.oup.com/academic/pro...
June 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I've just finished indexing what is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated books among historians and sociologists of religion (as well as Vatican-watchers) - 'Trads' by Stephen Cranney and Stephen Bullivant global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Hungary has signalled it will drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s bid for EU membership, allowing it and Moldova to begin formal negotiations to join the bloc in the coming days, four diplomats told POLITICO.
Ukraine and Moldova on course to start formal EU membership talks in June
Hungarian officials have signaled they intend to drop their opposition to Ukraine’s EU membership bid, diplomats told POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
June 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Hungary has signalled it will drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s bid for EU membership, allowing it and Moldova to begin formal negotiations to join the bloc in the coming days, four diplomats told POLITICO.
For the first day of Pride Month, a very short and very moving tribute to Imam Muhsin Hendricks, a courageous and humble advocate for all those oppressed and outcast, and the author of the first LGBTQ+ affirming Islamic theological arguments:
A Tribute to Muhsin Hendricks: A Life of Courage, Compassion, and Friendship
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Translation: Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we…
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June 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
For the first day of Pride Month, a very short and very moving tribute to Imam Muhsin Hendricks, a courageous and humble advocate for all those oppressed and outcast, and the author of the first LGBTQ+ affirming Islamic theological arguments:
Real hot take here, but it stand by it: Turkish tea is absolutely superior; Turkish coffee is fine
May 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Real hot take here, but it stand by it: Turkish tea is absolutely superior; Turkish coffee is fine
I think it’s helpful to realize that worldviews- political, ideological, religious, etc- are primarily used by people to imbue events in the world with meaning, rather than explain why they happen.
People can easily tolerate a lack of understanding, but no one can tolerate a lack of meaning.
People can easily tolerate a lack of understanding, but no one can tolerate a lack of meaning.
This is really what I was getting at. Talking to people about politics is to realize that most of them have no clue about how political choices end up creating the realities around them. They just can't fill in the blanks between who they voted for and what happens next.
Some people will see high gas prices and make the connection with an unpopular war. But we are so burned out by how few people ever connect Trump's actions with their results. Still, we must don the mantle of hope.
May 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I think it’s helpful to realize that worldviews- political, ideological, religious, etc- are primarily used by people to imbue events in the world with meaning, rather than explain why they happen.
People can easily tolerate a lack of understanding, but no one can tolerate a lack of meaning.
People can easily tolerate a lack of understanding, but no one can tolerate a lack of meaning.
If you see this post a tree
May 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If you see this post a tree
Post a meme made by you
May 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Post a meme made by you
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Pope:”Reading nourishes the mind, helps cultivate a conscious and well-formed critical sense, guards against fundamentalisms and ideological shortcuts.” Reading is “an antidote to closed-mindedness which manifests in rigid attitudes and reductive views of reality.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo: Literature must be a 'school of fraternity and peace' - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature ...
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May 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Pope:”Reading nourishes the mind, helps cultivate a conscious and well-formed critical sense, guards against fundamentalisms and ideological shortcuts.” Reading is “an antidote to closed-mindedness which manifests in rigid attitudes and reductive views of reality.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Very excited to get this in the mail yesterday
May 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Very excited to get this in the mail yesterday
4th Eye Blind
Slightly increase a band:
Twenty-two Pilots.
Twenty-two Pilots.
Slightly increase a band:
Sum 42
Sum 42
May 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
4th Eye Blind
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“A recently published study in The Lancet, the British medical journal, forecast that at present rates the defunding will cost 9.4 million lives by 2030, including 2.5 million children under the age of 5.”
Having destroyed America's aid agency, President Trump is now withholding GAVI vaccines from poor countries--like a $3 vaccine against malaria, and a $4 vaccine against cervical cancer. Countless thousands will die. Destroying aid is Trump's single most lethal policy: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...
Opinion | What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children
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May 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“A recently published study in The Lancet, the British medical journal, forecast that at present rates the defunding will cost 9.4 million lives by 2030, including 2.5 million children under the age of 5.”
St. Jacob of Serugh (Suruç in modern Turkey; 451-521) on the love of God
May 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
St. Jacob of Serugh (Suruç in modern Turkey; 451-521) on the love of God
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Reflections on a major figure of Islamic history whose traces I've been encountering for most of my scholarly career but who always seems to evade any firm academic grasp- a good thing really in my estimation:
Searching for 'Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
The Muslim Saint Who is Everywhere and Nowhere
jonathanparkesallen.substack.com
May 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Reflections on a major figure of Islamic history whose traces I've been encountering for most of my scholarly career but who always seems to evade any firm academic grasp- a good thing really in my estimation:
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U.S. intel also indicates that Iran retains about 75% of its pre-war inventories of mobile launchers & about 70% of its pre-war stockpiles of missiles, per a U.S. official. The regime has also been able to recover underground storage facilities & repair damaged missiles
May 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
U.S. intel also indicates that Iran retains about 75% of its pre-war inventories of mobile launchers & about 70% of its pre-war stockpiles of missiles, per a U.S. official. The regime has also been able to recover underground storage facilities & repair damaged missiles