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The Widow’s Last Meal: Choosing Who Deserves to Eat
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The Widow’s Last Meal: Choosing Who Deserves to Eat

The widow of Zarephath was preparing to die.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM

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The Widow’s Last Meal: Choosing Who Deserves to Eat
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The Widow’s Last Meal: Choosing Who Deserves to Eat

The widow of Zarephath was preparing to die.

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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM

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The Associated Press

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U.S. airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on the first day of cuts tied to government shutdown.

US airlines cancel 1,000 flights while complying with shutdown order

Anxious travelers across the U.S. are feeling a bit of relief as airlines have mostly stayed on schedule while gradually cutting flights because of the government shutdown.

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November 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM

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Overcoming Academic Burnout: A Call for Sustainable Scholarship
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Overcoming Academic Burnout: A Call for Sustainable Scholarship

We didn’t train for burnout—but academia rewards it.

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November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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The Associated Press

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Even though President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot, many voters made their picks in key races Tuesday in opposition to him or considered him to be irrelevant, an AP Voter Poll finds.

Tuesday’s races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds

President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections, but many voters in key races made their choice in opposition to him or considered him to be irrelevant, according to the AP Voter Poll.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Working in Alignment: How Scholars of Religion Can Thrive Without Burning Out
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Working in Alignment: How Scholars of Religion Can Thrive Without Burning Out

Introduction

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November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM

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The Overlooked Role of Slavery in UK Religious Education
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The Overlooked Role of Slavery in UK Religious Education

What does accountability look like within the United Kingdom and why should it matter to scholars in the Religious Academy?

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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM

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Angela Davis and the Ethics of Abolition
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Angela Davis and the Ethics of Abolition

Black August Chronicles Part 2

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November 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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Words of Wisdom: Why Bringing Your Own Chair is the Winning Strategy
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Words of Wisdom: Why Bringing Your Own Chair is the Winning Strategy

Shirley Chisholm's advice to "bring a folding chair" when excluded from decision-making tables has never been more urgent.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM

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Words of Wisdom: Angela Davis and The Cost of Political Autonomy
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Words of Wisdom: Angela Davis and The Cost of Political Autonomy

Angela Davis's piercing question—"If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what's that?

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November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM

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Building in the Wilderness: Independent Scholarship as Liberation (Part 1)
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Building in the Wilderness: Independent Scholarship as Liberation (Part 1)

Hagar is sent into the wilderness twice.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM

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Reclaiming Sass: a Womanist Response to Christian Nationalism and Theological Silence
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Reclaiming Sass: a Womanist Response to Christian Nationalism and Theological Silence

In the book, Deeper Shades of Purple, theologian Shawn Copeland discusses thinking on the margins as essential to a womanist critique.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM

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Building in the Wilderness: Independent Scholarship as Liberation (Part II)
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Building in the Wilderness: Independent Scholarship as Liberation (Part II)

In Part 1, we explored how the wilderness of independent scholarship offers freedom from institutional constraints and examined viable economic models for building sustainable careers outside the acad...

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November 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM

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We Are an Endangered Species
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We Are an Endangered Species

I need to say this plainly: US Black women in general, and Black women intellectuals in particular, are under attack.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Religious Studies Post - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Religious Studies Post - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dear Research Network,

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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM

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2025 and 2026 Funding Opportunities for Humanities Researchers
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2025 and 2026 Funding Opportunities for Humanities Researchers

If you’re a humanities or social sciences scholar seeking postdoctoral funding, you’re in luck.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM

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Abort Mission: Ending the Church's Theological War on Women's Bodily Agency
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Abort Mission: Ending the Church's Theological War on Women's Bodily Agency

Theological Violence: Why Denying Women Bodily Agency Betrays the Imago Dei

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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM

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When We Deny the Gleanings: Ruth and Our Broken Covenant with the Hungry
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When We Deny the Gleanings: Ruth and Our Broken Covenant with the Hungry

I cannot stop thinking about Ruth in the fields of Boaz.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM

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Call for Papers: Crisis Special Issue in Signs Journal
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Call for Papers: Crisis Special Issue in Signs Journal

Dear Research Network,

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November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM

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Call for Papers: Crisis Special Issue in Signs Journal
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Call for Papers: Crisis Special Issue in Signs Journal

Dear Research Network,

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November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

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Trump and Republicans' govt shutdown and refusal to fully fund SNAP isn't just leaving families hungry.

It's also threatening the small businesses who feed them and destroying local economies.

Republicans must end their government shutdown NOW and keep our families fed.