David Newheiser
@dnewheiser.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of Religious Studies / writes on religion & ethics, politics, culture / dreams of democracy, art, & other miracles / 📙 Varieties of Atheism: http://bit.ly/3CaNe4
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David Newheiser
@dnewheiser.bsky.social
· Aug 20
This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social):
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️
I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️
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I never thought I would have a chance to discuss Kristi Noem's hair extensions and lip filler in the context of political theology but that is what I am cooking up for this book panel on Sunday. I hope you can join us! #AAR25 #AARSBL #SBLAAR
If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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I'm honored that BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE is on this list of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year and among so many important works.
MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is one of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year! 🎉😭
Thrilled to be in such excellent company with @sho-walter.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @judithweisenfeld.com @biologycarly.bsky.social @dhbaron.bsky.social @alicelovejoy.bsky.social & more!
Thrilled to be in such excellent company with @sho-walter.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @judithweisenfeld.com @biologycarly.bsky.social @dhbaron.bsky.social @alicelovejoy.bsky.social & more!
These are Science News’ favorite books of 2025
Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.
www.sciencenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm honored that BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE is on this list of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year and among so many important works.
If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!
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FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!
FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!
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SAT 11/22 at 12:30pm | Hynes Convention Center Ballroom A
I'm grateful the special session on my book at the upcoming #aarsbl2025 meeting and excited to be in conversation with Danielle N. Boaz, Jamil Drake, Terence D Keel, and Wangui Muigai.
papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...
I'm grateful the special session on my book at the upcoming #aarsbl2025 meeting and excited to be in conversation with Danielle N. Boaz, Jamil Drake, Terence D Keel, and Wangui Muigai.
papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
SAT 11/22 at 12:30pm | Hynes Convention Center Ballroom A
I'm grateful the special session on my book at the upcoming #aarsbl2025 meeting and excited to be in conversation with Danielle N. Boaz, Jamil Drake, Terence D Keel, and Wangui Muigai.
papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...
I'm grateful the special session on my book at the upcoming #aarsbl2025 meeting and excited to be in conversation with Danielle N. Boaz, Jamil Drake, Terence D Keel, and Wangui Muigai.
papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Uhh I didn't need to know the Pope was hot in 1982. Why did you burden me with this sexy knowledge
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Uhh I didn't need to know the Pope was hot in 1982. Why did you burden me with this sexy knowledge
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This is a very fine department and the suspension of the single honours programme in Theology and Religion is an extremely serious blow. Please consider signing this petition.
The University of Nottingham's latest round of financial restructuring involves suspending our Theology & Religion BA course with a view to its permanent closure. Please support our staff and students by signing this petition c.org/MQVjrMwXq8
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of undergraduate Theology & Religion at the University of Nottingham
c.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is a very fine department and the suspension of the single honours programme in Theology and Religion is an extremely serious blow. Please consider signing this petition.
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I'm featured in Publisher's Weekly in the ramp-up to the #AARSBL book panel. If you're in Boston for the annual meeting, please come by.
AAR/SBL 2025: Changing People, Changing Worlds
Yale University religious studies scholar Yii-Jan Lin sees parallels between immigration stories and the Book of Revelation.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm featured in Publisher's Weekly in the ramp-up to the #AARSBL book panel. If you're in Boston for the annual meeting, please come by.
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New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
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I know a number of us are joy-scrolling today, so here's a bit more encouragement: two lovely letters responding to my piece in the Tampa Bay Times defending the humanities.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I know a number of us are joy-scrolling today, so here's a bit more encouragement: two lovely letters responding to my piece in the Tampa Bay Times defending the humanities.
I know a number of us are joy-scrolling today, so here's a bit more encouragement: two lovely letters responding to my piece in the Tampa Bay Times defending the humanities.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I know a number of us are joy-scrolling today, so here's a bit more encouragement: two lovely letters responding to my piece in the Tampa Bay Times defending the humanities.
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Beauty at the beach: St. Teresa, Nov 2025
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Beauty at the beach: St. Teresa, Nov 2025
Beauty at the beach: St. Teresa, Nov 2025
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Beauty at the beach: St. Teresa, Nov 2025
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Yesterday my #FSU class on Religion & Democracy hosted Albie Sachs - anti-apartheid activist and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yesterday my #FSU class on Religion & Democracy hosted Albie Sachs - anti-apartheid activist and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
Yesterday my #FSU class on Religion & Democracy hosted Albie Sachs - anti-apartheid activist and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yesterday my #FSU class on Religion & Democracy hosted Albie Sachs - anti-apartheid activist and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!
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Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
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At the State Capitol yesterday for Hands Across The Land: an interfaith prayer vigil to protest the Everglades detention center.
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
At the State Capitol yesterday for Hands Across The Land: an interfaith prayer vigil to protest the Everglades detention center.
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
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Yunmen (d. 949 CE; founder of Yunmen school of Chan Buddhism under Tang Dynasty): “when walking, just walk.”
Me, literally reading this while walking the dog: “omg so true”
Me, literally reading this while walking the dog: “omg so true”
October 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yunmen (d. 949 CE; founder of Yunmen school of Chan Buddhism under Tang Dynasty): “when walking, just walk.”
Me, literally reading this while walking the dog: “omg so true”
Me, literally reading this while walking the dog: “omg so true”
At the State Capitol yesterday for Hands Across The Land: an interfaith prayer vigil to protest the Everglades detention center.
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
At the State Capitol yesterday for Hands Across The Land: an interfaith prayer vigil to protest the Everglades detention center.
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
>Defend the Sacred. Return the land.<
Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!
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Wow, over lunch at this event, I was chatting with a woman and she mentioned how she failed Mississippi's "literacy" test 3 times, keeping her from the vote
Just now I learned there are a couple people here who integrated their schools
This ain't ancient history y'all
Just now I learned there are a couple people here who integrated their schools
This ain't ancient history y'all
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wow, over lunch at this event, I was chatting with a woman and she mentioned how she failed Mississippi's "literacy" test 3 times, keeping her from the vote
Just now I learned there are a couple people here who integrated their schools
This ain't ancient history y'all
Just now I learned there are a couple people here who integrated their schools
This ain't ancient history y'all
I have an oped in today's Tampa Bay Times: "The humanities deserve Florida’s public support. Democracy depends on it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"This is the beauty of public universities like Florida State: they give everyone the opportunity to cultivate intellectual freedom."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"This is the beauty of public universities like Florida State: they give everyone the opportunity to cultivate intellectual freedom."
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I have an oped in today's Tampa Bay Times: "The humanities deserve Florida’s public support. Democracy depends on it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"This is the beauty of public universities like Florida State: they give everyone the opportunity to cultivate intellectual freedom."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"This is the beauty of public universities like Florida State: they give everyone the opportunity to cultivate intellectual freedom."