David Newheiser
@dnewheiser.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of Religious Studies / writes on religion & ethics, politics, culture / dreams of democracy, art, & other miracles / 📙 Varieties of Atheism: http://bit.ly/3CaNe4
https://dnewheiser.net/
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David Newheiser
@dnewheiser.bsky.social
· Aug 20
This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social):
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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I’m excited to see this in print! The first fruits of a very profitable stay at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Many thanks to them. I also have learned much from @dnewheiser.bsky.social whose careful probing of certain modes of speech has refined my own thought. Thank you!
The Journal of Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity has just published my dialogue with Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social on peaceful speech and political conflict. Since calls for civility are often weaponized, it was a gift to think this through with someone from whom I have learned so much
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I’m excited to see this in print! The first fruits of a very profitable stay at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Many thanks to them. I also have learned much from @dnewheiser.bsky.social whose careful probing of certain modes of speech has refined my own thought. Thank you!
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
The Journal of Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity has just published my dialogue with Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social on peaceful speech and political conflict. Since calls for civility are often weaponized, it was a gift to think this through with someone from whom I have learned so much
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The Journal of Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity has just published my dialogue with Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social on peaceful speech and political conflict. Since calls for civility are often weaponized, it was a gift to think this through with someone from whom I have learned so much
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I'm BACK on New Books in Secularism, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, joined by @dnewheiser.bsky.social to talk about his book "Art-Making as Spiritual Practice: Rituals of Embodied Understanding" (Bloomsbury, 2025). Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/art-making-a...
David Newheiser et al., "Art-Making as Spiritual Practice: Rituals of Embodied Understanding" (Bloomsbury, 2025) - New Books Network
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January 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I'm BACK on New Books in Secularism, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, joined by @dnewheiser.bsky.social to talk about his book "Art-Making as Spiritual Practice: Rituals of Embodied Understanding" (Bloomsbury, 2025). Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/art-making-a...
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once again i'm googling "is 'sanction' good or bad"
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
once again i'm googling "is 'sanction' good or bad"
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Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
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misty Tallahassee morning
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
misty Tallahassee morning
misty Tallahassee morning
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
misty Tallahassee morning
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Christmas light
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Christmas light
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Accurate. I haven't heard *one single* pitch for "AI" in education that isn't one of these three: 1) It's inevitable so hop on board; 2) Employers want to know prospectives can use it; 3) We must stop it from hurting our students by training them in it. None promise better educational outcomes.
There’s no pitch for genAI in the classroom that doesn’t boil down to “it’s everywhere,” or that takes education as more than job training, or, consequently, that actually argues for genAI as a tool that has a distinct function in education.
It’s not educators who have their heads in the sand here.
It’s not educators who have their heads in the sand here.
December 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Accurate. I haven't heard *one single* pitch for "AI" in education that isn't one of these three: 1) It's inevitable so hop on board; 2) Employers want to know prospectives can use it; 3) We must stop it from hurting our students by training them in it. None promise better educational outcomes.
Christmas light
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Christmas light
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Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
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My new book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/978146969362...
Spirits of Empire
The Declaration of Independence depicted Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages, and from its founding the United States aimed to expand westward by seizin...
uncpress.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My new book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/978146969362...
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Applications for the postdoc at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social are due by January 5, 2026.
Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Announces New Postdoctoral Fellowship Search - John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
rap.wustl.edu
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Applications for the postdoc at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social are due by January 5, 2026.
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sign of the times: epic cover to this week’s Action Comics #1093 - the bank forecloses on the Kent farm
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
sign of the times: epic cover to this week’s Action Comics #1093 - the bank forecloses on the Kent farm
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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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
Deadline 1/12/26
apply.interfolio.com/177313
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December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
Deadline 1/12/26
apply.interfolio.com/177313
That's a lot of snails. 😳
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
That's a lot of snails. 😳
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If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU!
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU!
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU!
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU!
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.
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Of all the challenges facing higher education, “too many kids getting extra time on tests” is at the bottom of the priorities list, right down there with “is there still be a budget code for fax machine related supplies?”
Maybe focus on affordable tuition, academic freedom, contingent labor rights?
Maybe focus on affordable tuition, academic freedom, contingent labor rights?
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Of all the challenges facing higher education, “too many kids getting extra time on tests” is at the bottom of the priorities list, right down there with “is there still be a budget code for fax machine related supplies?”
Maybe focus on affordable tuition, academic freedom, contingent labor rights?
Maybe focus on affordable tuition, academic freedom, contingent labor rights?
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My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination:
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination:
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination:
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination:
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
"Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)
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"Nothing refracts the light of being like music. Nothing reflects the health of a culture and nothing predicts its durability better than how well it treats its song-makers."
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Meet the woman who set out to save tribal music when the U.S. government set out to erase indigenous culture, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...
The Woman Who Saved Native Song
“We understand the people better if we know their music, and we appreciate the music better if we understand the people themselves.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Nothing refracts the light of being like music. Nothing reflects the health of a culture and nothing predicts its durability better than how well it treats its song-makers."
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
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I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️