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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Jun 18

So honored to be among the contributors to this special issue of The Journal of Gods and Monsters on the lives and afterlives of The Exorcist. Huge thanks to the editors for shepherding this into the world--and just in time for fall syllabi ;)

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): The Journal of Gods and Monsters: Special Issue on The Exorcist, 50 Years Later | The Journal of Gods and Monsters

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Mar 14

Had fun talking with St. Louis Public Radio for this piece and am glad they have such a capable reporter on the religion beat.

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Fewer St. Louisans identify as Christians than 10 years ago, study shows

A recent Pew Research report shows that fewer St. Louisans identify as Christian, which mirrors a national trend. The report also shows that 31% of adults in the Metro area are not affiliated with any...

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hey friends in #stl and environs (and beyond!): Come hang out with us next month as we think about the constructions and uses of shared spaces!

Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 27

Nominate others’ work, too! TT/Tenured folks this isn’t for you but you can nominate a colleague :)

Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our editor @erinbartram.bsky.social (who is also the person speaking to you now) is going to prepare the 2024 book and journal article lists this weekend, so get your submissions in this week! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians

Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has assembled lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in that calendar year, and we’re doing the same this year for 2024 publi...

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 27

And, you know, repackaged settler colonial genocide as gratitude.

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · Nov 27

You can submit your friends' articles and books, and you should! They'll forget to!

Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our editor @erinbartram.bsky.social (who is also the person speaking to you now) is going to prepare the 2024 book and journal article lists this weekend, so get your submissions in this week! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians

Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has assembled lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in that calendar year, and we’re doing the same this year for 2024 publi...

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 26

Had a lovely, productive, whirlwind of an #aarsbl24 in San Diego this weekend! Learned so much from many people. Sad to miss the excellent papers today and tomorrow. Energized to get back to writing and teaching … next week lol.

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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · Nov 16

Shimooka Renjō 下岡蓮杖 was among the first to practice commercial photography in Japan, opening a studio in Yokohama in 1862.

Yokohama was one of the few open treaty ports for foreigners and was soon teaming with globetrotting tourists; it was also in close proximity to the Kamakaura Daibutsu. /🧵
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Hello! The image depicts a historical photograph of a large Buddha statue, the Kamakaura Daibutsu, prominently positioned and facing forward. The statue is surrounded by trees and foliage, partially obscuring it. The Buddha has a serene expression. The statue is elevated on a pedestal, with steps leading up to it visible in the lower section of the image. The trees on either side are dense and add a natural frame to the Buddha's presence. There is an altar in front of the estate with a man standing looking towards the camera.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Nov 16

This is not a mandate.

Chart showing Trump with the lowest popular vote margin of any recent winning president. 1.9 percent compared to George W Bush at 2.4 percent.

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 15

People! If you are going to #aarsbl next week please drop by the SLU reception on Saturday at 5ish to join us in the official public launch of the Where's Religion? research and teaching app. We can't wait to share this with you :)

Center on Lived Religion @livedreligion.bsky.social · Nov 15

The Center on Lived Religion is excited to announce the public launch of the Where's Religion? App at the 2024 AAR/SBL Meeting in San Diego! Please join us on Saturday, November 23, at 5pm at Cafe Sevilla to learn a bit about the app and enjoy the open bar and tapas. #aar #aarsbl #aarsbl24 #sblaar24

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hey #aarsbl folks! Stop by the SLU reception next Saturday for drinks and tapas! All are welcome!

Theological Studies @ SLU @theologyslu.bsky.social · Nov 15

Please join us for the Saint Louis University Reception at the AAR/SBL next Saturday, November 23, from 3-6pm at Cafe Sevilla! #aarsbl2024 #aarsbl24 #sblaar2024 #sblaar23 #acrel #biblicalstudies

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Nov 12

In a couple weeks you're all going to meet the 16-year-old trans girl who's challenge to a ban on gender-affirming medical care is being heard at SCOTUS and I'm going to need you all to 1) be loud and thankful for how badass she's being and 2) fight for her like your life depends on it

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · Nov 13

wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs

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wade of mutilation @waderockett.bsky.social · Jul 6

I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

A fellow academic tells Mayer:

“But the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join with you, never comes. That’s the difficulty. If the last and worst act of the whole regime had come immediately after the first and smallest, thousands, yes, millions would have been sufficiently shocked—if, let us say, the gassing of the Jews in ’43 had come immediately after the ‘German Firm’ stickers on the windows of non-Jewish shops in ’33. But of course this isn’t the way it happens. In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next. Step C is not so much worse than Step B, and, if you did not make a stand at Step B, why should you at Step C? And so on to Step D.“

“And one day, too late, your principles, if you were ever sensible of them, all rush in upon you. The burden of self-deception has grown too heavy, and some minor incident, in my case my little boy, hardly more than a baby, saying ‘Jewish swine,’ collapses it all at once, and you see that everything, everything, has changed and changed completely under your nose. The world you live in—your nation, your people—is not the world you were born in at all. The forms are all there, all untouched, all reassuring, the houses, the shops, the jobs, the mealtimes, the visits, the concerts, the cinema, the holidays. But the spirit, which you never noticed because you made the lifelong mistake of identifying it with the forms, is changed. Now you live in a world of hate and fear, and the people who hate and fear do not even know it themselves; when everyone is transformed, no one is transformed. Now you live in a system which rules without responsibility even to God.“

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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · Nov 12

"Don't none of you sanctuary people move!" Paul Conrad, LA Times, Nov 15, 1985.

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 12

Give us a follow so we can stay in touch! Big news dropping before #aarsbl2024 😳😊🎉

Center on Lived Religion @livedreligion.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hi! The Center on Lived Religion is excited to join the @bsky.app community! We will be sharing information about our work and opportunities for researchers, educators, artists, and others. But we also want to learn from you! Follow, tag, share so we can stay in touch!

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 12

I was talking to a friend the other day about being a blueberry in a bowl of tomato soup and she said that sounds gross. Sure does. At what point do we get to be a fruit salad?

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Nov 12

X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.

You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type;

We have made some updates to our Terms of Service. This version of the Terms of Service will go into effect on November 15, 2024. Until then, the current Terms of Service continue to apply.

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Judith Weisenfeld @judithweisenfeld.com · Nov 12

Exciting news that American Religion is now an open access journal and all issues are available for free. And, they’re open for submissions for future issues.

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Nov 10

Who’s going to #AARSBL23?!? Come hang with us on Sunday afternoon to talk about the Lives and Afterlives of the Exorcist just a month before the 50th anniversary of its theatrical release. And if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the screening on Saturday night! #aarsbl

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Rachel Lindsey, PhD @rmclindsey.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey friends! I'm new to this platform and excited to reconnect! Thanks @rachelbgross.bsky.social for the invite!

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