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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11m

Coptic OT Trainee Position

Diliana Atanassova announced on Agade an opening for a trainee position on the Coptic Old Testament Project in Göttingen. See the opening an...

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 46m

Western Accreditor Officially Drops DEI Standards

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission has formally adopted updated accreditation standards that eliminate all mention of diversity, equity and inclusion.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 7h

Piece on vertical morality

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.

This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 8h

A Sky Looming With Danger - NOEMA

A Sky Looming With Danger | NOEMA

Modern chemtrail conspiracies are wrong of course, but they reveal the consequential ways that different belief systems impact the invisible atmosphere.

www.noemamag.com

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 8h

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 8h

Our choir after a holiday www.musicformass.blog/2025/09/16/o...

Our choir after a holiday - Music for Mass

During the month of August, our choir, like many others, was technically on holiday.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 9h

Stephen Presley on Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics in the Church Fathers secundumscripturas.com/2025/10/06/s...

Stephen Presley on Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics in the Church Fathers

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Stephen Presley of the Center for Religion, Culture, & Democracy. We discuss retrieving biblical theology and cultural engagement in the early church (1:…

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 9h

I Regret to Misinform You lizalong.substack.com/p/i-regret-t...

I Regret to Misinform You

How AI-crafted “feel-good” posts launder bad claims—and how to teach students to spot the recipe.

lizalong.substack.com

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 9h

Logos Free Book of the Month: Ben Witherington III, Imminent Domain: The Story of the Kingdom of God readingacts.com/2025/10/01/l...

Logos Free Book of the Month: Ben Witherington III, Imminent Domain: The Story of the Kingdom of God - Reading Acts

How do I get free commentaries for Logos Bible Software?

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 9h

The Sages We Silence redletterchristians.org/2025/09/17/t...

The Sages We Silence

“Therefore I am sending you prophets, wise ones, and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.” -Matt 23:34 Jesus’s...

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10h

Alpha Male Manhood vs Jesus of Nazareth matttebbe.substack.com/p/alpha-male...

Alpha Male Manhood vs Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus doesn't act or behave like an alpha male, beloved

matttebbe.substack.com

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10h

Commentary on Psalm 83 biblicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/c...

Commentary on Psalm 83

Notes (NET Translation) A song, a psalm of Asaph. This is the last psalm of Asaph. 1 O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God! 2 For look, your enemies are making a comm…

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10h

An Ecumenical Moment: Cesar Chavez & the 3 Faiths www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

An Ecumenical Moment: Cesar Chavez & The 3 Faiths

"All Jews, Christians and Moslems, the spiritual heirs of those slaves freed from Egyptian bondage, are bound by that law, whether they live in the Middle

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10h

The trauma of poverty in education bethfelkerjones.substack.com/p/the-trauma...

The trauma of poverty in education

An excerpt from From Dropout to Doctorate by Terence Lester.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11h

In Much Wisdom There Is Much Grief www.patheos.com/blogs/freela...

In Much Wisdom There Is Much Grief

Whatever wisdom is, whether I have any or not, I at least know that wisdom isn’t found in a rule book in which one looks up one’s problem in the index, turns to the appropriate page, then finds an…

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11h

10 Spiritual Books from Indigenous Leaders sarahbessey.substack.com/p/spiritual-...

10 Spiritual Books from Indigenous Leaders

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11h

An Essay On Man: Week 4 (Final) karenswallowprior.substack.com/p/an-essay-o...

An Essay On Man: Week 4 (Final)

From the Chain of Being to the Chain of Love

karenswallowprior.substack.com

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11h

The Roundup – 10.5.25 amateurexegete.com/2025/10/05/t...

The Roundup – 10.5.25

“God worked discreetly, and in the ways that pleased Him. It had pleased Him that the Children of Israel should sweat and strain under the Egyptian yolk for generations. It had pleased Him to…

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 12h

Israel National Archaeological Database www.bibleexposition.net/2025/09/isra...

Israel National Archaeological Database

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched the Israel National Archaeological Database. I have only been able to dabble but this looks li...

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 12h

Bob Cornwall reviews The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism by Holly Berkley Fletcher

www.bobcornwall.com/2025/09/the-...

The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism (Holly Berkley Fletcher) - A Review

A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.

www.bobcornwall.com

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 12h

The Freedom From Religion Foundation urges Hernando County (Florida) to remove Christian nationalist chaplain

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FFRF urges Hernando County (Fla.) to remove Christian nationalist chaplain

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the Hernando County School Board (Fla.) to end its newly created chaplain program and rescind the appointment of Rev. John “Jack” Martin as the…

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 12h

MAGA Rages Over Country Star’s New Anti-ICE Song www.joemygod.com/2025/10/maga...

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 14h

Jeff Bezos Has a Plan to Curb AI’s Carbon Footprint: Send Data Centers to Space gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-h...

Jeff Bezos Has a Plan to Curb AI's Carbon Footprint: Send Data Centers to Space

Speaking at the Italian Tech Week in Turin, the Blue Origin founder predicted that humans will start building “giant gigawatt data centers” in space within the next two decades.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 14h

Parenthetical Statements in Mark blog.charleshedrick.com/2025/10/pare...

Parenthetical Statements in Mark

Commentary on subjects related to Christian origins, Christianity and international religions by Jesus Historian, Charles W. Hedrick, Sr.

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 15h

Was Christianity Unique? michaelfbird.substack.com/p/was-christ...

Was Christianity Unique?

Exploring Christianity within the Greco-Roman World

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