Devin White
@devinlwhite.bsky.social
Fellow in Biblical Studies at The Lumen Center | Pastor | usually thinking about Bible, theology, church life, education | dad (x2) | embarrassingly normcore | Madison, WI
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The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have been killed in the war…the service lasted 7 hours. religionnews.com/2025/08/18/c...
Cardinal Zuppi leads seven-hour prayer, naming every child killed in Holy Land war
(RNS) — The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have been killed in the war…the service lasted 7 hours. religionnews.com/2025/08/18/c...
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Ironically, when I was first considering ordination, my bishop asked me what I saw as the end-goal of my ministry. I somewhat glibly said “canon theologian”. She did not laugh. So, Bishop Shane, just know that we’re out here and waiting.
July 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ironically, when I was first considering ordination, my bishop asked me what I saw as the end-goal of my ministry. I somewhat glibly said “canon theologian”. She did not laugh. So, Bishop Shane, just know that we’re out here and waiting.
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Another great biblical studies opening:
The Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for an open-ranked professorship in New Testament.
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The Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for an open-ranked professorship in New Testament.
facultypositions.nd.edu
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July 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Another great biblical studies opening:
The Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for an open-ranked professorship in New Testament.
facultypositions.nd.edu
The Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for an open-ranked professorship in New Testament.
facultypositions.nd.edu
Relevant not only for the next ABC but for many clergy from the range of Christian traditions. unherd.com/2025/07/angl...
Anglicanism’s poisoned chalice
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July 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Relevant not only for the next ABC but for many clergy from the range of Christian traditions. unherd.com/2025/07/angl...
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I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Early Christianity) - Vacancy Details
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July 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Snarky Puppy: because the the kids' ride to school needs a soundtrack.
May 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Snarky Puppy: because the the kids' ride to school needs a soundtrack.
Paul Kingsnorth's "Against Christian Civilization" is the best piece I've found in First Things in the last five years. That is all. www.firstthings.com/article/2025...
Against Christian Civilization | Paul Kingsnorth
The last time I was in America, which was last autumn, I visited the battlefield at Little Bighorn. . . . .
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December 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Paul Kingsnorth's "Against Christian Civilization" is the best piece I've found in First Things in the last five years. That is all. www.firstthings.com/article/2025...
Whatever you think of him, his thesis is with testing: that people need a faith that is difficult and strange. Solid writing from Molly Worthen.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’
America’s most watched bishop, Robert Barron, is scouting out a new future for Christianity.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Whatever you think of him, his thesis is with testing: that people need a faith that is difficult and strange. Solid writing from Molly Worthen.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Huh. Didn't see that one coming.
In 1991 the share of folks with a graduate degree who definitely believed in miracles:
30%.
In 2018 the share of folks with a graduate degree who definitely believed in miracles:
61%.
30%.
In 2018 the share of folks with a graduate degree who definitely believed in miracles:
61%.
December 5, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Huh. Didn't see that one coming.
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Wonder if I'll live to see the orange and pink lines cross.
In 1972, 90% of all Americans claimed a Christian affiliation.
In 2022, it was 64%.
73% of Americans were white Christians.
Now, it's 47%
16% were non-white Christians.
Now, it's 17%.
All the drop in Christianity is a decline in white Christianity.
In 2022, it was 64%.
73% of Americans were white Christians.
Now, it's 47%
16% were non-white Christians.
Now, it's 17%.
All the drop in Christianity is a decline in white Christianity.
December 5, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Wonder if I'll live to see the orange and pink lines cross.
A Christmas poem worthy of meditation: www.commonwealmagazine.org/poem-cardina...
Poem | On a Cardinal Climbing Down a Manhole to Restore Power to 400 Homeless People
That day you quietly / Pulled the lid off the sky
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December 4, 2024 at 5:35 PM
A Christmas poem worthy of meditation: www.commonwealmagazine.org/poem-cardina...
How am I just now discovering Pournelle's law of bureaucracy? "The people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely."
December 3, 2024 at 8:51 PM
How am I just now discovering Pournelle's law of bureaucracy? "The people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely."
The last few lines are the kicker for me: "principles become much harder to defend when their ... defenders have compromised them flagrantly. With the pardon decision ... Biden chose to prioritize his own feelings over the defense of his country."
"It would be...unfair to draw a simple equation between ...Biden’s situational ethics and that of his successor. A willingness to evade the rule of law is the foundation of Donald Trump’s entire career in business and politics, not a nepotistic exception." currentpub.com/2024/12/02/o...
On Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter
Jonathan Chait puts it well: It would be tempting, but unfair, to draw a simple equation between Joe Biden’s situational ethics and that of his successor.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM
The last few lines are the kicker for me: "principles become much harder to defend when their ... defenders have compromised them flagrantly. With the pardon decision ... Biden chose to prioritize his own feelings over the defense of his country."
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
Next stop: AAR/SBL '24. Worth it for the fish tacos alone.
November 22, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Next stop: AAR/SBL '24. Worth it for the fish tacos alone.
Biblical scholars: If you were teaching NT Intro for undergrads and you wanted to incorporate some meta-criticism of the discipline (esp. the pros and cons of historical criticism), what readings would you assign to complement Ehrman's textbook?
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Biblical scholars: If you were teaching NT Intro for undergrads and you wanted to incorporate some meta-criticism of the discipline (esp. the pros and cons of historical criticism), what readings would you assign to complement Ehrman's textbook?
Fantastic idea. I can see the faces of students and congregants who have felt like second-class Christians because they struggled to process the text.
Lifeway and Crossway are releasing their first Bibles in a dyslexia-friendly typeface, starting with a kids Bible that comes with colored overlays for reading.
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
And the Word Became Accessible: Publishers Release Dyslexia-Friendly Bibles - Christianity Today
Designer hopes a new custom typeface will be a life-changing tool for those with reading disorders.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Fantastic idea. I can see the faces of students and congregants who have felt like second-class Christians because they struggled to process the text.
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As the father of a child with dyslexia, this new Bible warms my heart a great deal:
"This new typeface, a curly variation of a slab serif font, is called Grace—made especially for millions of Christians who struggle to read Scripture due to dyslexia."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
"This new typeface, a curly variation of a slab serif font, is called Grace—made especially for millions of Christians who struggle to read Scripture due to dyslexia."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
And the Word Became Accessible: Publishers Release Dyslexia-Friendly Bibles - Christianity Today
Designer hopes a new custom typeface will be a life-changing tool for those with reading disorders.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
As the father of a child with dyslexia, this new Bible warms my heart a great deal:
"This new typeface, a curly variation of a slab serif font, is called Grace—made especially for millions of Christians who struggle to read Scripture due to dyslexia."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
"This new typeface, a curly variation of a slab serif font, is called Grace—made especially for millions of Christians who struggle to read Scripture due to dyslexia."
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dysl...
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The more education someone has, the more likely they are to report attending religious services weekly.
It's been true every year it's been collected.
Today about 30% of folks w/a college degree are weekly attenders.
It's ~20% of folks w/a high school diploma.
It's been true every year it's been collected.
Today about 30% of folks w/a college degree are weekly attenders.
It's ~20% of folks w/a high school diploma.
November 17, 2024 at 7:11 PM
The more education someone has, the more likely they are to report attending religious services weekly.
It's been true every year it's been collected.
Today about 30% of folks w/a college degree are weekly attenders.
It's ~20% of folks w/a high school diploma.
It's been true every year it's been collected.
Today about 30% of folks w/a college degree are weekly attenders.
It's ~20% of folks w/a high school diploma.
If there's a better metaphor for the writing life, please let me know #AnnieDillard
November 19, 2024 at 3:37 AM
If there's a better metaphor for the writing life, please let me know #AnnieDillard