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Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · May 25
IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
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"Traders pinned some of the decline on a report released late on Monday by a branch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in which researchers said that '95 per cent of organisations are getting zero return' from their investments in generative AI..."
US tech stocks hit by wave of concerns over future of AI boom
Warning from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and MIT paper puncture Wall Street’s enthusiasm
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August 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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soraaad.bsky.social
"Preferentialism is characterized by an expansive Free Exercise Clause w/ little or no Establishment Clause constraints on state funding, government expression or religious exemptions"
p 62 Reestablishing Religion @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social
soraaad.bsky.social Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social · Jul 9
Monday 18 Aug 2025
10:00-11:30 AM CST | -6 UTC
"Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation w/ @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social

Religion, Authoritarianism & Public Narratives prt 4

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SORAAAD "Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation with Richard Schragger, Micah Schwartzman, & Nelson Tebbe Religion, Authoritarianism, & Public Narratives - Part 4 18 August 2025
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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ichatterjea.bsky.social
Before Project 2025 there was a pattern of cases brought before SCOTUS that paved the way for what the authors have identified as Structural Preferentialism for white Christian conservatives and their agenda regarding Abortion, LGTBQ equality& Marriage, school choice and other issues.
soraaad.bsky.social Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social · Jul 9
Monday 18 Aug 2025
10:00-11:30 AM CST | -6 UTC
"Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation w/ @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social

Religion, Authoritarianism & Public Narratives prt 4

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SORAAAD "Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation with Richard Schragger, Micah Schwartzman, & Nelson Tebbe Religion, Authoritarianism, & Public Narratives - Part 4 18 August 2025
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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soraaad.bsky.social
Monday 18 Aug 2025
10:00-11:30 AM CST | -6 UTC
"Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation w/ @richschragger.bsky.social @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @nelsontebbe.bsky.social

Religion, Authoritarianism & Public Narratives prt 4

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SORAAAD "Reestablishing Religion" A Conversation with Richard Schragger, Micah Schwartzman, & Nelson Tebbe Religion, Authoritarianism, & Public Narratives - Part 4 18 August 2025
July 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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transformpolitics.bsky.social
The government demands answers about Palestine chants at Glastonbury.

Meanwhile, a large section of the public demands answers about UK support for the genocide.
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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andytobo.bsky.social
I just want to tell a little story for you academics out there, especially the ones younger and more viral than I. I've published 3 books and an Element in my time, so I've been through that part of the process a lot. And here's something that happened already with my second book:
June 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
And now the 2025 Implicit Religion US Conference comes to a close. It has been a fantastic two days of conversation, discussion, learning and friendship. It always goes far too quickly. Thanks to all the presenters. Thank you to @drangelasutton.bsky.social for her incredible keynote.

To 2026!
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May 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Our final presentation is by Darlene McLeod, a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa. She is speaking on alt-right and Christian nationalist protests, focusing on the Christian Nationalist exploitation of the Covid-19 pandemic through rhetoric's on victimhood and combat narratives.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “ An Intersection of Crises: Christian Nationalist Exploitation of the COVID Pandemic.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Darlene McLeod. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Jacques Parker, a masters student at UCSB is presenting on his work on deprogramming in relation to the category of cult and a fear of social change with a focus on how cases in which the deprogramming was motivated by homophobia, partially or in full and therefore included sexual assault and rape.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Psychologically Kidnapped!: Secular Deprogramming the Category of Cult, and Fear of Social Change.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Jacques Parker. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Ashley Forgey now speaking on the growing recognition that religious beliefs & practises results in long lasting trauma offers new avenues for understanding the human experience. Mapping ex-evangelical Autistic people generating their own discourse about religious experience / trauma.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the workshop: “Religious Trauma and Epistemic Injustice: The Self-Representation of Autistic Ex-Evangelica’s Negative Religious Experiences as Authoritative and Valuable.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Ashley Alderman Forgey. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Julianna Roseland, an UG student at NCSU is presenting on her work amongst Daughter Houses as a means of following Implicit Religion's capacity to help researchers listen to whispers over shouts. her presentation is titled " Daughter Houses: An Oral History of a Dominican Convent."
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May 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
The second day of the IR US conference opens with a workshop by @ichatterjea.bsky.social the executive director of @soraaad.bsky.social. Her workshop is entitled "Chaos v Developing & Sustaining a Qualitative Research & Writing Practice" focusing on the transition from student to writer / author.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “SORAAAD at Implicit Religion: Chaos v Developing and Sustaining a Qualitative Research and Writing Practice.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Ipsita Chatterjea. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
Up next for #IRUS we have George Gonzales and @drfstewart.bsky.social delivering a workshop on how to network, focusing on personal approaches to networks, being effective without exhausting yourself, networking as an introvert, UK / US differences and how to recover from networking.
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May 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Amanda Furiasse on "Beyond Prediction: Al, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination." Exploring how AI & urban planning often reflect extensive effects where efficiency, control & prediction are valued more than creativity and ethics. #IRUS
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May 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
Our first panel for #IR47 is opened by Octavio Carrasco, who is presenting on "Money and Moral Injury: the Implicit Religion of Squid Game." He is exploring the implicit religion of money as an image and also the system of capitalism as a form of implicit religion using Squid Game as an example.
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May 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
The Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social begins by noting that once you start to see how books are constructed, you cannot unsee it. When deciding what you should do, collecting a wide sample of stories of what others did can help you understand and make a more productive start.
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
Our annual Implicit Religion US conference starts very soon. Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social (pirates, causation, oh my), workshops will be delivered by @soraaad.bsky.social and by Dr George Gonzalez & @drfstewart.bsky.social. Presenters talks will be promoted but details will not be shared.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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ichatterjea.bsky.social
Starting at 10:30 am CST, I've been looking forward to @drangelasutton.bsky.social 's Keynote for IR US 2025.

*Pirates*. and. *causation*. in. the. same. talk?!
implicitreligion.bsky.social Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · May 25
IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
It’s unclear exactly what policy Rubio is announcing in this tweet, but a broad ban on Chinese student visas could be a crisis for Higher Ed and U.S.-China relations.
yaqiu.bsky.social Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · May 28
This is very concerning. The US govt has good reasons to be concerned about Chinese espionage, but broad bans not only undermine the rights of Chinese students, but also America's ability to lead in innovation. My past piece on how to effectively address the issue: www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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implicitreligion.bsky.social
IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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soraaad.bsky.social
Abstract: @drangelasutton.bsky.social will address the challenges of establishing clear causal links btwn a specific event/phenomenon& its extensive effects(&)the most
common methodological obstacles early career scholars face when applying this framework (&) offer up an interdisciplinary toolkit
implicitreligion.bsky.social Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · May 25
IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
implicitreligion.bsky.social
A massive thank you to everyone who attended, presented, asked questions and supported each other at the 47th Implicit Religion UK conference. It was a wonderful weekend full of good conversation, friendship, support and enjoyment. Here's to next year (after some sleep first).
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May 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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The final presentation for #IR47 is by @drfstewart.bsky.social, she is speaking on Tracing the Gáe Bulg of Northern Irish punk’s antagonism to ‘deviant’ bodies.” She is exploring the impact of religion on socially constructed norms related to bodies that are coded as having atypical subjectivity.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name and photograph of the speaker, Francis Stewart and her title: “Tracing the Gáe Bulg of Northern Irish punk’s antagonism to ‘deviant’ bodies”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM