Dr. Chance Bonar
@chancebonar.bsky.social
Advisor, teacher, and writer
Researching ancient Christianity, slavery, authorship, antisemitism, and the literature of the ancient Mashriq
Cat dad | 🏳️🌈
http://chancebonar.com
Books: https://bit.ly/3R8LXbo & https://bit.ly/4iMBSwy
Researching ancient Christianity, slavery, authorship, antisemitism, and the literature of the ancient Mashriq
Cat dad | 🏳️🌈
http://chancebonar.com
Books: https://bit.ly/3R8LXbo & https://bit.ly/4iMBSwy
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Dr. Chance Bonar
@chancebonar.bsky.social
· Sep 19
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - God, Slavery, and Early Christianity
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The digital version of God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is officially out! If you're interested in ancient Mediterranean slavery's effects on Christian thought and practice, this is for you.
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
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www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
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Phew, *finally* got the @universitypress.cambridge.org website to work with the #AARSBL25 discount. That took far too long, but @chancebonar.bsky.social 's "God, Slavery, and Early Christianity" should be winging its way to me!
Page w/details (thx, @willwhim.com )
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Page w/details (thx, @willwhim.com )
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American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Phew, *finally* got the @universitypress.cambridge.org website to work with the #AARSBL25 discount. That took far too long, but @chancebonar.bsky.social 's "God, Slavery, and Early Christianity" should be winging its way to me!
Page w/details (thx, @willwhim.com )
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
Page w/details (thx, @willwhim.com )
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.
We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Omar El Akkad, winner of the 2025 National Book Award for non-fiction for his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, speaking tonight at the awards gala in New York City where he accepted the award.
#NationalBookAwards
#NationalBookAwards
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Omar El Akkad, winner of the 2025 National Book Award for non-fiction for his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, speaking tonight at the awards gala in New York City where he accepted the award.
#NationalBookAwards
#NationalBookAwards
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lovely and enlightening event about @ingerkuin.bsky.social's new DIOGENES book in conversation w @aristofontes.bsky.social. there were sheet cookies with the cover!
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
lovely and enlightening event about @ingerkuin.bsky.social's new DIOGENES book in conversation w @aristofontes.bsky.social. there were sheet cookies with the cover!
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AAR/SBL folks: Sunday, 8-11pm First Church Boston (on Marlborough between Clarendon and Berkeley)!
Alumni and friends of UVa Religious Studies: you are invited to our reception at the AAR/SBL annual meeting!
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
AAR/SBL folks: Sunday, 8-11pm First Church Boston (on Marlborough between Clarendon and Berkeley)!
In good #aarsbl25 fashion, AAR double-booked the Genocide unit and the Kierkegaard unit in the same room — but didn’t update the app early enough for most folks to know before they started
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In good #aarsbl25 fashion, AAR double-booked the Genocide unit and the Kierkegaard unit in the same room — but didn’t update the app early enough for most folks to know before they started
Grateful to see God, Slavery, and Early Christianity on display at the CUP booth at #aarsbl25!
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Grateful to see God, Slavery, and Early Christianity on display at the CUP booth at #aarsbl25!
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
My favorite thing about SBL is that I’ve seen 10 friends, mentors, and supervisors in the span of 20 minutes
Ran into @chancebonar.bsky.social and hugged him like a lunatic even though I saw him yesterday and am his supervisor
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My favorite thing about SBL is that I’ve seen 10 friends, mentors, and supervisors in the span of 20 minutes
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Ran into @chancebonar.bsky.social and hugged him like a lunatic even though I saw him yesterday and am his supervisor
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Ran into @chancebonar.bsky.social and hugged him like a lunatic even though I saw him yesterday and am his supervisor
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As part of TGS’ 1000th Patreon member celebration, @juliaschifini.bsky.social and I are recording an AMA video! If you’ve ever wanted to ask one of us a question about history, podcasting, or history podcasting, now’s your chance. ☺️
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As part of TGS’ 1000th Patreon member celebration, @juliaschifini.bsky.social and I are recording an AMA video! If you’ve ever wanted to ask one of us a question about history, podcasting, or history podcasting, now’s your chance. ☺️
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“Had UChicago simply matched the market, its endowment would be $6.45 billion larger today—more than enough to repay its entire debt.”
Don’t understand why these people aren’t simply fired
Don’t understand why these people aren’t simply fired
The boys at UChicago smirking right now because they proved once again, they're breaking new ground and Harvard follows after the fact.
stanfordreview.org/uchicago-los...
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UChicago Lost Money on Crypto, Then Froze Research When Federal Funding Was Cut
While Stanford responded to the federal funding research freeze by halting administrative hiring and protecting research, the University of Chicago panicked.
On January 28, hours after the Trump admi...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“Had UChicago simply matched the market, its endowment would be $6.45 billion larger today—more than enough to repay its entire debt.”
Don’t understand why these people aren’t simply fired
Don’t understand why these people aren’t simply fired
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if simply associating with depraved pedophiles is enough to get a professor fired how is anyone ever going to learn economics
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
if simply associating with depraved pedophiles is enough to get a professor fired how is anyone ever going to learn economics
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Alumni and friends of UVa Religious Studies: you are invited to our reception at the AAR/SBL annual meeting!
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Alumni and friends of UVa Religious Studies: you are invited to our reception at the AAR/SBL annual meeting!
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
Sunday, November 23, 8-11pm at First Church Boston.
The venue is not a literal ship as in years past, but the etymology of “nave” keeps us in line with UVa tradition.
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I spoke with the Boston Globe about the Summers situation
TLDR: other professors like myself can no longer trust Summers to perform a key duty of a university professor, which is to advise & mentor students
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/m...
TLDR: other professors like myself can no longer trust Summers to perform a key duty of a university professor, which is to advise & mentor students
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/m...
Long a coveted voice, Larry Summers withdraws from a half-dozen groups amid Epstein ties. Harvard’s not among them. - The Boston Globe
Former Harvard president Larry Summers is no longer affiliated with a series of centers and think tanks with which he’s long been involved, officials confirmed Tuesday.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I spoke with the Boston Globe about the Summers situation
TLDR: other professors like myself can no longer trust Summers to perform a key duty of a university professor, which is to advise & mentor students
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/m...
TLDR: other professors like myself can no longer trust Summers to perform a key duty of a university professor, which is to advise & mentor students
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Listen, my brother, Virginia Tech *was* the sexy and cool place to go---back when you had a Religious Studies department
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Listen, my brother, Virginia Tech *was* the sexy and cool place to go---back when you had a Religious Studies department
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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We’ll have to see how they handle the gap he’s leaving. Harvard tends to look after its insiders, and failing upward isn’t exactly uncommon, especially for men and higher admins. I’m not optimistic that this will prompt any real reflection on what isn’t working.
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
We’ll have to see how they handle the gap he’s leaving. Harvard tends to look after its insiders, and failing upward isn’t exactly uncommon, especially for men and higher admins. I’m not optimistic that this will prompt any real reflection on what isn’t working.
ICYMI: other Harvard economists, as Larry Summers’s colleagues and protégés, are again defending him publicly just like they did in ‘05/‘06.
Two of his most public defenders within the department, then and now, teach what is historically the largest course at Harvard.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Two of his most public defenders within the department, then and now, teach what is historically the largest course at Harvard.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Despite controversies, Larry Summers has kept a hold in elite circles
Larry Summers has seen his share of controversy, and up to now, he's always bounced back. But the scandal engulfing those with ties to Jeffrey Epstein is, for now, derailing the high-profile economist...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
ICYMI: other Harvard economists, as Larry Summers’s colleagues and protégés, are again defending him publicly just like they did in ‘05/‘06.
Two of his most public defenders within the department, then and now, teach what is historically the largest course at Harvard.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Two of his most public defenders within the department, then and now, teach what is historically the largest course at Harvard.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
This is what I like to see!!!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is what I like to see!!!
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
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"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
🎁 link
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Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
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www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
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www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...