Patrick Burrows
@lpburrows.bsky.social
Author, "Theology in Place: Christianity, Geography, and the American South" (Fordham UP) | Theology, ethics, queer studies, Dolly Parton | North Carolinian | GDTBATH, YNWA | he/him
New piece up on Arc from @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social about Dolly Parton, remixed Christian theology, and grief.
The Gospel According to Dolly Parton | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
My first encounter with Dolly Parton came through Dollywood, the 150-acre amusement park in Sevierville, Tenn., which she co-owned with Herschend Family Entertainment and where she served as “Dreamer-...
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September 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
New piece up on Arc from @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social about Dolly Parton, remixed Christian theology, and grief.
Earlier this week, I got to speak with @krystafauria.bsky.social of the Associated Press about Dolly, theology, and LGBTQ experience, including a bit of my forthcoming book with @fordhampress.bsky.social, Theology in Place: Christianity, Geography, and the American South.
In Dolly Parton’s theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage
Dolly Parton was known for both her faith and acceptance. The beloved country singer's support for the LGBTQ+ community resonated with many, especially queer Christians.
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August 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Earlier this week, I got to speak with @krystafauria.bsky.social of the Associated Press about Dolly, theology, and LGBTQ experience, including a bit of my forthcoming book with @fordhampress.bsky.social, Theology in Place: Christianity, Geography, and the American South.
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I once worked at a university that gutted an entire (very popular and useful) learning center and replaced it with two guys who would teach you how to host blogs. every student had to have a blog. Every single one. Our syllabus had to mention blogs. We had to teach WITH blogs.
I cannot begin to count the amount of technology tools I have been told in the last 20 years that I need to teach my students how to use because they were the future.
95% of them are gone.
A tool is a tool.
95% of them are gone.
A tool is a tool.
there is no rhyme or reason to an entire “AI” department, much less an AI school. There is no curriculum, as such, because AI is not a school of thought. It has no theory, no method. It’s just a tool. Two or three courses, max, if someone is obsessed with it should suffice.
August 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I once worked at a university that gutted an entire (very popular and useful) learning center and replaced it with two guys who would teach you how to host blogs. every student had to have a blog. Every single one. Our syllabus had to mention blogs. We had to teach WITH blogs.
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McIver: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
Lyons: Yes
McIver: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands? Do you think you’re going to hell?
Lyons: Yes
McIver: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands? Do you think you’re going to hell?
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
McIver: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
Lyons: Yes
McIver: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands? Do you think you’re going to hell?
Lyons: Yes
McIver: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands? Do you think you’re going to hell?
Character growth is reducing the argument of a 25pg paper you wrote in grad school, but never published, down to 242 words (and a 122 word footnote) for an essay you're working on.
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Character growth is reducing the argument of a 25pg paper you wrote in grad school, but never published, down to 242 words (and a 122 word footnote) for an essay you're working on.
This week (unintentionally) I am teaching Patrology (Richard of St. Victor, Julian of Norwich, John Calvin, Janet Martin Soskice) in my Intro to Christian Thought course, and in Queer Theology, I am teaching Mary Daly.
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Something something Providence something something
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This week (unintentionally) I am teaching Patrology (Richard of St. Victor, Julian of Norwich, John Calvin, Janet Martin Soskice) in my Intro to Christian Thought course, and in Queer Theology, I am teaching Mary Daly.
Something something Providence something something
Something something Providence something something
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notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
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"Who's city is it Chief?
Bovino: "It's our fucking city."
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem. It is not a democracy when men with guns and uniforms believe they have more control over a city than its residents.
Bovino: "It's our fucking city."
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem. It is not a democracy when men with guns and uniforms believe they have more control over a city than its residents.
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"Who's city is it Chief?
Bovino: "It's our fucking city."
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem. It is not a democracy when men with guns and uniforms believe they have more control over a city than its residents.
Bovino: "It's our fucking city."
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem. It is not a democracy when men with guns and uniforms believe they have more control over a city than its residents.
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In theater. So they think they’re at war.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
In theater. So they think they’re at war.
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
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Remember when they told us they were only interested in removing (ie censoring) books that are “obscene” and “harmful” to children?
They lied. 😑
They lied. 😑
PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
pen.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Remember when they told us they were only interested in removing (ie censoring) books that are “obscene” and “harmful” to children?
They lied. 😑
They lied. 😑
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Binged “Heated Rivalry” in 2 days. Emotional wreck. But it’s nice that we’ve turned a corner in mainstream queer stories away from trauma and violence and rejection. The closet and fear, yeah, but not trauma.
And that Crave didn’t fade-to-black on the sex scenes, which is rare for non-indie stuff.
And that Crave didn’t fade-to-black on the sex scenes, which is rare for non-indie stuff.
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Binged “Heated Rivalry” in 2 days. Emotional wreck. But it’s nice that we’ve turned a corner in mainstream queer stories away from trauma and violence and rejection. The closet and fear, yeah, but not trauma.
And that Crave didn’t fade-to-black on the sex scenes, which is rare for non-indie stuff.
And that Crave didn’t fade-to-black on the sex scenes, which is rare for non-indie stuff.
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And as several theologians and religious studies scholars have noted, what that student did — lazily waving in the direction of the Bible, never even citing Scripture much less delving into it — would’ve gotten an F In their courses.
She’s not a victim.
She’s not a victim.
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And as several theologians and religious studies scholars have noted, what that student did — lazily waving in the direction of the Bible, never even citing Scripture much less delving into it — would’ve gotten an F In their courses.
She’s not a victim.
She’s not a victim.