Taylor Petrey
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social
Professor of Religion at Kalamazoo College.
Early Christianity, Gender Studies, Mormonism
Early Christianity, Gender Studies, Mormonism
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I’ve never had a more pleasant/rewarding academic experience than I did last week co-directing the Eugene England Summer Institute, a writing retreat/workshop for junior scholars in Mormon studies. Thanks to co-directors @taylorpetrey.bsky.social and Jana Riess, & especially the phenomenal fellows.
June 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’ve never had a more pleasant/rewarding academic experience than I did last week co-directing the Eugene England Summer Institute, a writing retreat/workshop for junior scholars in Mormon studies. Thanks to co-directors @taylorpetrey.bsky.social and Jana Riess, & especially the phenomenal fellows.
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📚 In @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 57, Iss. 4, Christopher James Blythe reviews @uofupress.bsky.social book "Like a Fiery Meteor," @shilohlogan.bsky.social reviews "Proclaim Peace," and there's two more reviews. cc: @taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
May 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
📚 In @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 57, Iss. 4, Christopher James Blythe reviews @uofupress.bsky.social book "Like a Fiery Meteor," @shilohlogan.bsky.social reviews "Proclaim Peace," and there's two more reviews. cc: @taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
Incredible how some people applaud past progress like it’s sacred history—labor rights! civil rights! feminism!—but when today’s movements come knocking, it’s all “let’s not get carried away.”
May 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Incredible how some people applaud past progress like it’s sacred history—labor rights! civil rights! feminism!—but when today’s movements come knocking, it’s all “let’s not get carried away.”
The Scholars and Saints podcast out of UVA is one of my favorite in the Mormon Studies space and I love the work that @nbshrum34.bsky.social has been doing with it. This was a great discussion on my latest book _Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos _.
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Scholars and Saints podcast out of UVA is one of my favorite in the Mormon Studies space and I love the work that @nbshrum34.bsky.social has been doing with it. This was a great discussion on my latest book _Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos _.
The Scholars and Saints podcast out of UVA is one of my favorite in the Mormon Studies space and I love the work that Nicholas Shrum has been doing with it. This was a great discussion on my latest book _Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos _.
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Queering the Mormon Cosmos (feat. Taylor Petrey) - Scholars & Saints
Mormonism has been stereotypically conceived of as a patriarchal, heteronormative religion, from its past polygamy to its male-only priesthood. But what happens if you apply a queer studies lens to th...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Scholars and Saints podcast out of UVA is one of my favorite in the Mormon Studies space and I love the work that Nicholas Shrum has been doing with it. This was a great discussion on my latest book _Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos _.
www.buzzsprout.com/1298003/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1298003/epis...
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Vol. 57, Iss. 4, of @dialoguejournal.bsky.social contains personal voices, poetry, & fiction that resonate with the theme of family, using creativity to illuminate perspectives that are both universal and unique. cc:
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May 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Vol. 57, Iss. 4, of @dialoguejournal.bsky.social contains personal voices, poetry, & fiction that resonate with the theme of family, using creativity to illuminate perspectives that are both universal and unique. cc:
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
End of an era for me. Thanks @dialoguejournal.bsky.social!!
May 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
End of an era for me. Thanks @dialoguejournal.bsky.social!!
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What is a family? This special issue of @dialoguejournal.bsky.social 57.4 explores the multifaceted concept of family within the context of Latter-day Saint culture & thought. cc:
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April 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What is a family? This special issue of @dialoguejournal.bsky.social 57.4 explores the multifaceted concept of family within the context of Latter-day Saint culture & thought. cc:
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
@taylorpetrey.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
1/ The way Christians used the Bible to defend slavery is eerily similar to how many now use it to condemn queer people. The battle isn’t new. It’s the same script with new actors.
April 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
1/ The way Christians used the Bible to defend slavery is eerily similar to how many now use it to condemn queer people. The battle isn’t new. It’s the same script with new actors.
An individual lacks the power to effect structural change alone.
But a committee can reach a well-documented consensus that structural change is, regrettably, unfeasible at this time.
But a committee can reach a well-documented consensus that structural change is, regrettably, unfeasible at this time.
April 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
An individual lacks the power to effect structural change alone.
But a committee can reach a well-documented consensus that structural change is, regrettably, unfeasible at this time.
But a committee can reach a well-documented consensus that structural change is, regrettably, unfeasible at this time.
I for one believe we Americans owe the people of Ukraine immense gratitude for fighting on the front lines to keep the rest of Europe and the world safe from Russian aggression.
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I for one believe we Americans owe the people of Ukraine immense gratitude for fighting on the front lines to keep the rest of Europe and the world safe from Russian aggression.
Supporting Ukraine is not a Rorschach test. It is an open book True/False for anyone who paid any attention to 20th century European history.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t real hard choices about what to do but forced surrender with a knife in the back is so obviously not it.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t real hard choices about what to do but forced surrender with a knife in the back is so obviously not it.
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Supporting Ukraine is not a Rorschach test. It is an open book True/False for anyone who paid any attention to 20th century European history.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t real hard choices about what to do but forced surrender with a knife in the back is so obviously not it.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t real hard choices about what to do but forced surrender with a knife in the back is so obviously not it.
I dream of a time when Gobstopper multicolor layer technology can be applied to bar soap.
February 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I dream of a time when Gobstopper multicolor layer technology can be applied to bar soap.
Remember when Trump was impeached for trying to extort a fake investigation into the Bidens from Ukraine? He actually did it. It’s in the transcript and sworn testimonies. Anyway, now they’re a target of his revenge scheme.
February 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Remember when Trump was impeached for trying to extort a fake investigation into the Bidens from Ukraine? He actually did it. It’s in the transcript and sworn testimonies. Anyway, now they’re a target of his revenge scheme.
Why are we here in a world where American oligarchs are buying our politicians and getting to run amock in the government?
One of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history: Citizen’s United.
One of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history: Citizen’s United.
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Why are we here in a world where American oligarchs are buying our politicians and getting to run amock in the government?
One of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history: Citizen’s United.
One of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history: Citizen’s United.
While the notion that the gender of deities directly mirrors the gender politics of a religion was an overly simplistic interpretation of earlier social analyses, the exposition of heteropatriarchal ideology concealed as theology continues to be a crucial aspect of analysis.
February 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
While the notion that the gender of deities directly mirrors the gender politics of a religion was an overly simplistic interpretation of earlier social analyses, the exposition of heteropatriarchal ideology concealed as theology continues to be a crucial aspect of analysis.
Don’t be suspicious, don’t be suspicious.
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Don’t be suspicious, don’t be suspicious.
February 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Whether due to stupidity or worse, the president of the United States of America is indisputably a Russian asset.
February 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Whether due to stupidity or worse, the president of the United States of America is indisputably a Russian asset.
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Dying in a hideous plane crash because the world’s most racist and unlovable nerds couldn’t handle a 45 minute HR training.
February 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Dying in a hideous plane crash because the world’s most racist and unlovable nerds couldn’t handle a 45 minute HR training.
1/ Been thinking about the anti-institutional mood that helped bring Trump to power—the idea that everything is broken and should be burned down. The usual take is that Democrats got stuck defending the status quo. That’s partly true—but also misses something important.
February 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
1/ Been thinking about the anti-institutional mood that helped bring Trump to power—the idea that everything is broken and should be burned down. The usual take is that Democrats got stuck defending the status quo. That’s partly true—but also misses something important.
Blatant, open, corruption.
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Blatant, open, corruption.
Choosing Russia over Europe is a betrayal of our ancestors, values, and honor. Shame on the GOP.
February 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Choosing Russia over Europe is a betrayal of our ancestors, values, and honor. Shame on the GOP.
NT Profs: my go-to teaching example of how the canonical gospels are shaping Jesus's story to fit their later interpretations of prophesy is the triumphal entry with the donkey/colt in the synoptics. What do you use to make this point?
February 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NT Profs: my go-to teaching example of how the canonical gospels are shaping Jesus's story to fit their later interpretations of prophesy is the triumphal entry with the donkey/colt in the synoptics. What do you use to make this point?