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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · 1d

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American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social · 2d

On Friday, October 10 at 12 PM ET, AAR's Middle Eastern Christianity Program Unit is hosting a webinAAR on "Theology after Gaza: A Global Anthology" (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2025) as part of our Fall Fridays Scholarship Series. Register now! aarweb.org/event/theolo...

Theology after Gaza: A Global Anthology – AAR

An AAR Fall Fridays WebinAAR Hosted by AAR’s Middle Eastern Christianity Program Unit As part of the Fall Fridays Scholarship WebinAAR Series, this panel of scholars will discuss a groundbreaking…

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · 2d

Friends and colleagues—I hope you can join us for an upcoming @aarweb.bsky.social WebinAAR conversation on "Theology after Gaza: A Global Anthology" this coming Friday October 10 at 12pm ET. Please see the details here:

aarweb.org/event/theolo...

Theology after Gaza: A Global Anthology – AAR

An AAR Fall Fridays WebinAAR Hosted by AAR’s Middle Eastern Christianity Program Unit As part of the Fall Fridays Scholarship WebinAAR Series, this panel of scholars will discuss a groundbreaking volu...

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · 15d

miriam ticktin's new book will be out in december press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... against innocence: undoing and remaking the world

Against Innocence

A provocative critique of how the concept of innocence functions in contemporary politics and society. In this timely and bold book, Miriam Ticktin explores how a concept that consistently appears as ...

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to my first Fall book talk for Martyrs and Migrants at the Croft Institute @olemiss.bsky.social!

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Sep 2

The second review of Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social written by Helana Marie Boutros has just been published in @amanthro.bsky.social. I have so much gratitude for this engagement with the book that centers its theological aspects and methodological-conceptual work.

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Jacob Lassin @jacoblassin.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excited to have a chapter in this volume!

Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our edited volume proofs for ‘Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics’—Available for pre-order now and out in November! With Foreword from Sonja Thomas and Afterword from Angie Heo fordhampress.com/anthropologi...

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our edited volume proofs for ‘Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics’—Available for pre-order now and out in November! With Foreword from Sonja Thomas and Afterword from Angie Heo fordhampress.com/anthropologi...

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jul 27

Another extensive review in Arabic of “Martyrs and Migrants” @nyupress.bsky.social from Coptic novelist Shady Lewis Botros—very grateful for this in depth engagement with the book!

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"شهداء ومهاجرون":أقباط في ظل الإمبراطورية

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jul 22

And here is the link to the review: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jul 22

The first review of Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) written by Nevine Abraham has just been published with the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES). I am so grateful for this generous and thoughtful engagement!

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American Ethnological Society // American Ethnologist (journal) @amethno.bsky.social · Jul 16

📚📚📚New Book Review📚📚📚

Nada Moumtaz reviews // “Devotion to the administrative state: Religion and social order in Egypt” // by Mona Oraby @princetonupress.bsky.social 2024

Find it here in AE 52.3 Early View: ⤵️

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jul 15

My review of @galekenny.bsky.social’s “Christian Imperial Feminism” (NYU Press) is published and part of the Spring 2025 issue of @amrel.bsky.social.

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jul 8

رحلة تحليلية و في كتابي : ——
بقلم الكاتب الصحفي حسام حداد، كل الشكر والتقدير لهذا المجهود المميز!

(The first review of Martyrs and Migrants is out—and in Arabic with al-Bawaba!) @nyupress.bsky.social

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jun 26

My @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast interview on Martyrs and Migrants (@nyupress.bsky.social) is up. Many thanks to Diana Dukhanova for the invitation!

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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · Jun 18

Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence. In a post for the blog, Candace Lukasik explains what these efforts reveal about US empire.

Middle Eastern Christians and the Politics of Persecution by Candace Lukasik - NYU Press

Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence in the wake of the American invasion…

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · Jun 18

A short, public-facing intro to Martyrs and Migrants just published on @nyupress.bsky.social From the Square blog

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Middle Eastern Christians and the Politics of Persecution by Candace Lukasik - NYU Press

Over the past two decades, Western politicians, think tanks, and NGOs have re-channeled their efforts into “saving” Middle Eastern Christians facing violence in the wake of the American invasion of......

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Crown Center for Middle East Studies @mes-crown.bsky.social · Jun 13

For recent our 20th anniversary, we gathered Crown scholars to explore the challenges facing the #MiddleEast. Watch our panel on #Egypt & #NorthAfrica featuring @clukasik.bsky.social, Andrew F. March, @jlsowers.bsky.social, & Ian VanderMeulen, moderated by Eva Bellin:

youtu.be/ylJWV_XiPKc

The Future of Egypt and North Africa | Crown at 20: The Future of the Middle East

YouTube video by Crown Center for Middle East Studies

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Institute for Palestine Studies @palestinestudies.bsky.social · Jun 12

What does motherhood mean when hospitals are bombed and schoolbags become grave markers? Mohammed Abu Muheisen documents the unbearable weight carried by Gaza’s mothers in a war with no end.

🔗 www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657...

When Motherhood Turns Into a Never-Ending Funeral

Palestine Square, فلسطين الميدان

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · Jun 10

issue 15 of religion & society is out! and with it, our 20-year anniversary forum on talal asad's FORMATIONS OF THE SECULAR www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal... aaron eldridge, brent eng, ashwak hauter, sohaib khan, jean-michel landry, candace lukasik, muneeza rizvi, and myself read its chapters

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basit kareem iqbal @biqbal.bsky.social · Jun 1

wrote some notes on @rajbirsinghjudge.bsky.social's wonderful book for the AUFS book event itself.blog/2025/05/31/n...

Non-redemptive Narration (Prophetic Maharaja Book Event)

1. One of the things for which I have come to rely on Rajbir over the years is his unfailing attentiveness to the dynamics of loss: one that is unsentimental and non-indulgent. (Against the empire …

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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thank you @christianitytoday.com‬ for highlighting a wonderful interview with author Candace Lukasik on how Coptic martyrs—and migrants—inform our Christian faith.

You can read the article here:

How Coptic Martyrs—and Migrants—Inform Our Christian Faith - Christianity Today

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect.

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · May 29

My interview with @christianitytoday.com on Martyrs and Migrants @nyupress.bsky.social

“Martyrdom…represents a way of life that entails everyday sacrifice…[and] migration is also a form of sacrifice.”

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/egyp...

How Coptic Martyrs—and Migrants—Inform our Christian Faith - Christianity Today

Interview: While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Apr 28

This past weekend we hosted the 2025 Spring YSAR Sessions! Look into what a weekend at YSAR looks like, from the opening reception to closing dinners, and all the learning in between!
Apply for the 2025-2027 Cohort: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/you...

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