Judith Weisenfeld
@judithweisenfeld.com
Scholar of African American religious history & religion and race in America. Professor of Religion at Princeton.
Website: https://www.judithweisenfeld.com/
Most recent book: Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake (NYU 2025)
Website: https://www.judithweisenfeld.com/
Most recent book: Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake (NYU 2025)
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· Nov 20
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.
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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.
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NJ is is under attack and our brave and dedicated volunteers are out there supporting our neighbors. Please donate to help families in need and to get necessary equipment for our volunteers. Anything helps. #nohumanisillegal #resist
Please donate to support the work of the brave volunteers helping our immigrant community in NJ. They need money for gas, food, vests, to print flyers and to cover basic needs of families facing abduction and deportation. Anything helps. Please donate.
Rapid Response Emergency Fund
🌟 Join us in solidarity and resistance! 🌟We are calling on all our allies to take part and make a contribution to our Rapid Response Emergency Fund today. Your support will directly assist detained fa...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
NJ is is under attack and our brave and dedicated volunteers are out there supporting our neighbors. Please donate to help families in need and to get necessary equipment for our volunteers. Anything helps. #nohumanisillegal #resist
My department at Princeton is hiring a full-time lecturer in Asian Religions. Deadline: February 18.
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
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January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
My department at Princeton is hiring a full-time lecturer in Asian Religions. Deadline: February 18.
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
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A lovely profile of @xroadproj.bsky.social Research Fellow @ambrelynae.bsky.social in the Cornell Chronicle. You can also view her exhibit about gospel songwriter Roxie Ann Moore on SPIRIT HOUSE.
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/dromgoole
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/dromgoole
How music galvanized the fight for civil rights | Cornell Chronicle
Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches tapped into a Black musical tradition that animated the Civil Rights Movement, says Ambre Dromgoole, assistant professor of Africana religions and music.
news.cornell.edu
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
A lovely profile of @xroadproj.bsky.social Research Fellow @ambrelynae.bsky.social in the Cornell Chronicle. You can also view her exhibit about gospel songwriter Roxie Ann Moore on SPIRIT HOUSE.
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/dromgoole
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/dromgoole
Here's the list of grants, which does include some wonderful projects.
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's the list of grants, which does include some wonderful projects.
The NEH just awarded $10 million dollars to this outfit after canceling a host of grants that had already been awarded for important projects.
FEHE network has roots in anti–gay marriage fight, Opus Dei
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education supports programs based at or near 14 elite universities. It’s headquartered at a conservative think tank and funded generously by right-leaning donor...
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The NEH just awarded $10 million dollars to this outfit after canceling a host of grants that had already been awarded for important projects.
I'm re-listening to @thislynne.bsky.social's stunning podcast, *When We All Get to Heaven* to choose an episode for a spring course. A difficult choice!
www.heavenpodcast.org
www.heavenpodcast.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I'm re-listening to @thislynne.bsky.social's stunning podcast, *When We All Get to Heaven* to choose an episode for a spring course. A difficult choice!
www.heavenpodcast.org
www.heavenpodcast.org
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Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
Brooke Rollins net worth: $15 million.
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Brooke Rollins net worth: $15 million.
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Who wants to move to NYC for a tenure track job teaching Caribbean and/or Latino/a literature?
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Who wants to move to NYC for a tenure track job teaching Caribbean and/or Latino/a literature?
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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Check out these fantastic teaching resources for #AmRel and #AfricanaReligions. SPIRIT HOUSE has storymaps, music, comics, documentaries, experimental films, oral histories, and more related the Black religious histories, communities, and cultures.
Gearing up for a new semester? Did you know that @xroadproj.bsky.social's SPIRIT HOUSE gallery of 36 projects on varied aspects of Black religious histories, communities, and cultures has a teaching guide? Check it out here:
SPIRIT HOUSE
SPIRIT HOUSE invests in and celebrates the richness and abundance of Black religions as they manifest through scholarly research, artistic expression, and community building.
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Check out these fantastic teaching resources for #AmRel and #AfricanaReligions. SPIRIT HOUSE has storymaps, music, comics, documentaries, experimental films, oral histories, and more related the Black religious histories, communities, and cultures.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Today is publication day! The Open Access version is now online so you can read for free on @manifoldscholar.bsky.social With huge thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social @ecds-emory.bsky.social and @foxcenteremory.bsky.social Go to jimcrowintheasylum.com
Jim Crow in the Asylum | Emory Center for Digital Scholarship - Manifold Scholarship
<h3>Untangling the relationship between race and psychiatry in the American South</h3>
There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama...
jimcrowintheasylum.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Today is publication day! The Open Access version is now online so you can read for free on @manifoldscholar.bsky.social With huge thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social @ecds-emory.bsky.social and @foxcenteremory.bsky.social Go to jimcrowintheasylum.com
I'm trying to track down information about an early 20thC Black Baptist church in Kansas that no longer exits and did a Google search to see if anything turned up. The AI summary fabricates a congregation with the same name using sources from Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas. No Kansas. ☹️
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I'm trying to track down information about an early 20thC Black Baptist church in Kansas that no longer exits and did a Google search to see if anything turned up. The AI summary fabricates a congregation with the same name using sources from Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas. No Kansas. ☹️
CFP: Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) Conference | June 9-11, 2026 at UC Berkeley
Theme: Hope and Struggle: Navigating Today, Nurturing Tomorrow
Proposal deadline: March 9, 2026
Theme: Hope and Struggle: Navigating Today, Nurturing Tomorrow
Proposal deadline: March 9, 2026
APARRI 2026 Call for Proposals – APARRI
aparri.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
CFP: Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) Conference | June 9-11, 2026 at UC Berkeley
Theme: Hope and Struggle: Navigating Today, Nurturing Tomorrow
Proposal deadline: March 9, 2026
Theme: Hope and Struggle: Navigating Today, Nurturing Tomorrow
Proposal deadline: March 9, 2026
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The Oglala Sioux Tribe is still trying to locate four members kidnapped by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, and many Native people in the Twin Cities have felt scared to leave the house to go to work or get groceries.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is still trying to locate four members kidnapped by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, and many Native people in the Twin Cities have felt scared to leave the house to go to work or get groceries.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
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Disguising yourself as a civilian in order to carry out a lethal attack is called perfidy and it’s one of the most serious of war crimes. The usual punishment is execution.
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Disguising yourself as a civilian in order to carry out a lethal attack is called perfidy and it’s one of the most serious of war crimes. The usual punishment is execution.
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The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
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talking about religion and podcasting with the @csraac.bsky.social folks next week
join me, Andrea Jain, Chris Stevenson, & @bradleyonishi.bsky.social
**Thursday, 22 January @ noon EST**
(thanks to @profjte.bsky.social for the invite!)
register:
iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join me, Andrea Jain, Chris Stevenson, & @bradleyonishi.bsky.social
**Thursday, 22 January @ noon EST**
(thanks to @profjte.bsky.social for the invite!)
register:
iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Religion & Podcasts As Public Engagement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Podcasts have become a powerful tool for scholars to share ideas beyond the classroom. In an era when the traditional methods (books, articles, of engaging the wider public in scholarship and research...
iu.zoom.us
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
talking about religion and podcasting with the @csraac.bsky.social folks next week
join me, Andrea Jain, Chris Stevenson, & @bradleyonishi.bsky.social
**Thursday, 22 January @ noon EST**
(thanks to @profjte.bsky.social for the invite!)
register:
iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join me, Andrea Jain, Chris Stevenson, & @bradleyonishi.bsky.social
**Thursday, 22 January @ noon EST**
(thanks to @profjte.bsky.social for the invite!)
register:
iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Postdoc at Wesleyan Center for the Study of Guns and Society focused on "religion and firearms as part of a pilot project titled 'Moving Past God and Guns: Strengthening Scholarly and Public Understanding of the Intersection of Guns and Religion'.”
Deadline: March 1. 2026
Deadline: March 1. 2026
CSGS Hiring Postdoctoral Faculty Researcher - CSGS | Center for the Study of Guns & Society
CSGS Seeks Postdoctoral PhD with Expertise in Religion and Firearms CSGS is honored to be awarded a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to hire a postdoctoral faculty researcher with...
gunsandsocietycenter.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Postdoc at Wesleyan Center for the Study of Guns and Society focused on "religion and firearms as part of a pilot project titled 'Moving Past God and Guns: Strengthening Scholarly and Public Understanding of the Intersection of Guns and Religion'.”
Deadline: March 1. 2026
Deadline: March 1. 2026
“When the judge read him his rights, Pittman said, ‘Jesus Christ is Lord’.”
FBI says arson suspect targeted Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship
The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship.
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“When the judge read him his rights, Pittman said, ‘Jesus Christ is Lord’.”
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Check out these fantastic teaching resources for #AmRel and #AfricanaReligions. SPIRIT HOUSE has storymaps, music, comics, documentaries, experimental films, oral histories, and more related the Black religious histories, communities, and cultures.
Gearing up for a new semester? Did you know that @xroadproj.bsky.social's SPIRIT HOUSE gallery of 36 projects on varied aspects of Black religious histories, communities, and cultures has a teaching guide? Check it out here:
SPIRIT HOUSE
SPIRIT HOUSE invests in and celebrates the richness and abundance of Black religions as they manifest through scholarly research, artistic expression, and community building.
www.crossroads-spirithouse.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Check out these fantastic teaching resources for #AmRel and #AfricanaReligions. SPIRIT HOUSE has storymaps, music, comics, documentaries, experimental films, oral histories, and more related the Black religious histories, communities, and cultures.
Reposted by Judith Weisenfeld
If you want an easy way to read and then amplify the voices of historians, follow and share things from @contingent-mag.bsky.social.
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
If you want an easy way to read and then amplify the voices of historians, follow and share things from @contingent-mag.bsky.social.
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Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Not sure what has led to this influx of new followers ….
January 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Not sure what has led to this influx of new followers ….