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Meet the host and panelists for the upcoming Religion & Revolution episode!
Register and learn more: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

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In case anyone happens to be in New Haven today, my book launch is this afternoon. I’m honored to be in conversation with these brilliant folks

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Job alert!
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hiring a tenure-track digital archivist. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. Please share widely!
This is a great collection, full of hidden gems, in an academic library committed to students.
apply.interfolio.com/184021

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CALL FOR TEN (10) PARTICIPATION GRANTS | Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000) International Conference — 16–18 September 2026 Fondazione Bruno Kessler – Italian-German Historical Institute (FBK-ISIG) Trento, Italy

10 grants available (up to €300) for travel and expenses to join us in Trento, Italy, 16-18 September, for postgrads and ECRs working on a topic related to 'Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000)' deadline 30 April isig.fbk.eu/it/news/deta... #earlymodern 🗃️

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The Power of Looking Inspiring students and scholars to look at questions, imagery, and themselves in new ways is central to Professor Cecile Fromont’s research and teaching at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.…

By studying the visual, material, and religious cultures of Africa, Latin America, and Europe in the early modern Atlantic world, Professor Cécile Fromont, PhD '93, uses art and visual culture to interrogate what societies choose to see—or ignore.

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Screenshot of event description with book cover for Archival Irruptions!

Screenshot of event description with book cover for Archival Irruptions!

Doing a cool JCB Reads event today at noon (eastern)-- join us to hear from Katharine Gerbner about her fascinating book on 18th century Obeah. And working through and around the archives of criminalized religiosity. Join us! jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...

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University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century

Fully-funded three-year PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century

Based at @sydney.edu.au (with Nicola Parsons) and @glasgow.ac.uk (with me), working with collections in Australia and Scotland.

Deadline April 21st - please circulate!

www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died at age 96. Habermas' work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figur...

RIP Jurgen Habermas - one of the five major social theorists of the past 60 years. Much to learn from his work. Many gaps, some errors, but he was so rigorous that he inspired some of the best simultaneously dissenting and generative thought of any postwar academic.

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Postdoc on American Religion at Indiana University

www.aarsbl.org/listing/amer... #aarsbl #religiousstudies

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hiring Digital Content Researcher & Producer in Williamsburg, VA | LinkedIn Posted 12:30:03 AM. Who We AreFounded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

I'm hiring! 🏛️

This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history.

Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

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Director and Curator, Special Collections and Archives - Middlebury College Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Director and Curator of Special Collections provides leadership, vision, and budget oversight for Middlebury’s special collections, including its rare book an...

JOB ALERT! 📜📚

Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin?

apply.workable.com/middleburyco...

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Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virginia Apply for Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virg...

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Our team is hiring more Advising Fellows!

If you have a PhD (or equiv.) & like advising and teaching undergrads, this is the job for you.

Great pay, flexible course design, a wonderful liberal arts community, & lots of students to support!

jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

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I’m also very much looking forward to visiting the @uvmvermont.bsky.social next week for a book talk on "Martyrs and Migrants" @nyupress.bsky.social.

Here are the details:

Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 3:30–5:00 PM
Location: Lafayette 210

If you are in the area, I’d love to see you there.

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Just got my copy, excited to dig in!

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Screenshot of CFP text: On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the John Carter Brown Library and the John C. Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Washington University invite proposals for participation in a major conference to be held in Providence, Rhode Island, June 4-6, 2026, on the broad topic of religions and freedom c. 1776. "

Screenshot of CFP text: On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the John Carter Brown Library and the John C. Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Washington University invite proposals for participation in a major conference to be held in Providence, Rhode Island, June 4-6, 2026, on the broad topic of religions and freedom c. 1776. "

Deadline today but please if you're interested drop us a line! Conference on Religions and Freedoms c 1776 (really, VERY broadly circa), joint @jcblibrary.bsky.social and the Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Wash U.

TIMELY STUFF. More info and link here: jcblibrary.org/events/confe...

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Call for Proposals —  350th Anniversary of King Philip's War/Metacom's Rebellion - Historic Deerfield Historic Deerfield is hosting a one-day conference next year to commemorate the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War/Metacom’s Rebellion, with the goals of helping a broad audience learn more about ...

Academic and Native friends, please share this CFP and/or consider submitting a proposal! The organizers would love perspectives from outside the academy as well.

www.historic-deerfield.org/call-for-pro...

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2-yr Visiting Assistant Professor in Religion in the US at Middlebury College. Deadline 2/7/2026

"Among the courses expected from the candidate will be an introductory course on religion in America and a course on the intersections of religion and politics in the contemporary United States."

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Closing out my fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society looking at Hawaiian translations of Psalms. I briefly mention them in the epilogue of the book, but there’s always more to be said about them!

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Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation Volume 34 Issue 2 is Now Available!
This issue features articles featuring topics such as health, society, feminism, communication, and more!
Read the articles here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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First Book Grant for Scholars of Color - Louisville Institute First Book Grant for Scholars of Color assists early career, non-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research project with grants up to $55,000..

If you or someone you know is a scholar of color who studies religion, here's a great opportunity:
louisville-institute.org/programs-gra...

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1 year VAP in Religion at Hamilton College to teach courses "on religions in the Americas, with a focus on religion and politics." Special interest in research "on the intersections of religion and postcolonialism and/or decolonization movements."

Deadline 1/12/26

apply.interfolio.com/177313

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Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400 at University of Cambridge Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400 on jobs.ac.uk!

Job Opportunity!

Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400

University of Cambridge - History and Philosophy of Science

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG062/a...

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CFP: A Time of Monsters The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.

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Protestant Hebrew: Performing Religious Authority through Eighteenth-Century Language Production | Religion and American Culture | Cambridge Core Protestant Hebrew: Performing Religious Authority through Eighteenth-Century Language Production

Excited to share that my article with Religion and American Culture, "Protestant Hebrew: Performing Religious Authority through Eighteenth-Century Language Production" is now available via Open Access! #amrel #religiousstudies

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The @oah.org is accepting submissions for the John D'Emilio Award, which recognizes the best dissertation(s) written in LGBTQ+ history/studies (broadly conceived) over the past year (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025). Submissions are due November 1. Please share this call widely! 🗃️

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Commonplace Call for Submissions - Commonplace Article reviews are ongoing.

Do you have an idea for a short article (~2000-3000 words) on early American history/literature/art/material culture before 1900? We are accepting submissions at Commonplace or please reach out to me with a pitch or questions. More info below:🗃️

commonplace.online/article/subm...

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Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

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@dukepress.bsky.social is running a new book promotion, and Archival Irruptions is 30% off!

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My department is hiring in African history and the United States since 1865! Both positions are tenure-track, and both hires will be made at the assistant level. I'm not on either search committee (sabbatical, babyyyyy), but I'm more than happy to answer any questions you might have. 🗃️

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