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November 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
It was wonderful to talk with @adellembanks.bsky.social about my forthcoming book. #AcRel
Princeton University scholar @judithweisenfeld.com describes in new book how “attribution of mental illnesses to religious causes” was more prominent for African Americans than others in the late 1800s, early 1900s.
My @rns.org story:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/a...
My @rns.org story:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/a...
Author Judith Weisenfeld unpacks historic links between religion, race and psychiatry
(RNS) — Psychiatrists in the late 19th century were ‘lending the authority of medicine to pathologize one of the central sources of community and connection and ability to survive,’ she said.
religionnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It was wonderful to talk with @adellembanks.bsky.social about my forthcoming book. #AcRel
I'm stunned and disappointed to see the shuttering of yet another piece of public religious studies scholarship. #acrel #amrel #aarsbl #sblaar
After careful consideration, the American Academy of Religion has decided that Reading Religion will cease operations on May 31, 2026.
Reviews will continue through May, after which the site will become a public archive.
With gratitude.
Official Statement: buff.ly/DYwZsam
Reviews will continue through May, after which the site will become a public archive.
With gratitude.
Official Statement: buff.ly/DYwZsam
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
BIPOC & Asian American Literature (CEA 4/1-4/3/27) https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108195 #acrel
September 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
BIPOC & Asian American Literature (CEA 4/1-4/3/27) https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108195 #acrel
PKMS Graduate Student Conference and Workshop: Dinner Party Medieval Studies https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108165 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
September 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
PKMS Graduate Student Conference and Workshop: Dinner Party Medieval Studies https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108165 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
www.lakeforest.edu
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
My department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in early Christianity (our search last year was among those canceled because of budgetary uncertainty). Review of applications begins September 3, 2025. Full job description and application requirements in the link. #AcRel
puwebp.princeton.edu
July 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in early Christianity (our search last year was among those canceled because of budgetary uncertainty). Review of applications begins September 3, 2025. Full job description and application requirements in the link. #AcRel
I enjoyed participating in this conference back in the day. For #AcRel scholars and teachings, the videos include one of the session on African American religious history.
Looking for classroom resources for courses in African American history? Check out these videos from The Future of the African American Past, a landmark 2016 conference co-hosted by the AHA & the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture that brought together 60+ scholars. 🗃️
The Future of the African American Past – AHA
The AHA and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture co-hosted The Future of the African American Past, a landmark conference to celebrate the opening of the NMAAHC.
www.historians.org
May 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I enjoyed participating in this conference back in the day. For #AcRel scholars and teachings, the videos include one of the session on African American religious history.
Exciting to see so many #AcRel scholars and friends here. Congratulations all!
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACLS Fellowships! This year, the program will award more than $3.5 million to 62 scholars, recognizing outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences: bit.ly/4jwiyEq
American Council of Learned Societies Awards 62 ACLS Fellowships
ACLS Fellowships award $3.5 million to scholars in recognition of excellence in humanities and social sciences research
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April 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Exciting to see so many #AcRel scholars and friends here. Congratulations all!
I'm thrilled to share my first peer-reviewed #Disney /religion publication, which is open-access in Religion Compass! "Exploring Disney's World's Through Religious Studies." compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #AmRel #AcRel Immense thanks to reviewers; all errors mine
January 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm thrilled to share my first peer-reviewed #Disney /religion publication, which is open-access in Religion Compass! "Exploring Disney's World's Through Religious Studies." compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #AmRel #AcRel Immense thanks to reviewers; all errors mine
Hindutva and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108236 #acrel
October 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Hindutva and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108236 #acrel
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108211 #acrel
October 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108211 #acrel
Caste and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108234 #acrel
October 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Caste and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108234 #acrel
Myth, Folklore, and Fairy Tales Area https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108488 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
October 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Myth, Folklore, and Fairy Tales Area https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108488 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
October 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Caste and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108234 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
September 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Caste and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108234 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
¡AfroLatinxs Presente!, AfroLatinx Pasados https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108459 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
October 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
¡AfroLatinxs Presente!, AfroLatinx Pasados https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108459 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
Hindutva and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108236 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
September 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Hindutva and Capitalism in Contemporary India https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108236 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
Call for Papers — AI and Sovereignty https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108237 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
September 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Call for Papers — AI and Sovereignty https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108237 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108211 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
September 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108211 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
Call for Papers — AI and Sovereignty https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108237 #acrel
October 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Call for Papers — AI and Sovereignty https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108237 #acrel
36th Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies (BCPS) Conference https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108198 #acrel
September 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
36th Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies (BCPS) Conference https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108198 #acrel
Institutionalizing Censorship: Governing Knowledge, Constraining Mobility https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108500 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
October 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Institutionalizing Censorship: Governing Knowledge, Constraining Mobility https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108500 #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar
I am biased as her advisor, but Kim Akano's dissertation and DH work (the latter supported by our wonderful @princetoncdh.bsky.social) are fascinating and will add so much to our understanding of the role of religion in African American and African connections. #AcRel
Read Crossroads Project Graduate Fellow Kim Akano's article about her work mapping Horace Mann Bond's collection of information about African students in HBCUs. The project is related to her dissertation on "the religious, racial, and political formation of African students in the US" in the 20thC.
Visualizing African Student Mobility
What can bundles of worn index cards tell us about twentieth-century African migration to the United States?
startwords.cdh.princeton.edu
January 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I am biased as her advisor, but Kim Akano's dissertation and DH work (the latter supported by our wonderful @princetoncdh.bsky.social) are fascinating and will add so much to our understanding of the role of religion in African American and African connections. #AcRel
Call for Papers: Mystery, Suspense, and True Crime at CEA 2027 https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108221 #acrel
October 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Call for Papers: Mystery, Suspense, and True Crime at CEA 2027 https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/108221 #acrel