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I.T. Soon (YEUNG)
@isaactsoon.bsky.social
Writer of music, fiction, and scholarship. Recovering nihilist. https://linktr.ee/yeungmusic
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proofs!

thanks to @greggiven.bsky.social & @danielpicus.bsky.social for inviting me to their show!
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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We have a PhD position open (four years, full funding):

www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Doctoral student in Religious Studies/Theology
www.umu.se
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Today's mail. AJP146.4
January 31, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Everything is terrible. Grateful to have a ready excuse today to retreat from the world for a couple of hours and proofread.
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨
University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints.
This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary!

Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...
Call for Support: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary | Appel à soutien: Études classiques et médiévales à l'Université de Calgary - The Classical Association of Canada
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www.cac-scec.ca
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Sign the Petition
Save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary!
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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#2 advice as grad application season heats up: this is impossible for a lots of folks, but if you’ve the luxury of a choice: choose your program based on who you want to go to work with everyday.

i chose my program based on people; never regretted it. (hi, triangle folks! 💙🩵❤️)
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 33, No. 1 (2026) brill.com/view/journal... Intersectional Investigations into the Complexity of Social Life in Early Judaism Elisa Uusimäki & @hannatervanotko.bsky.social eds. @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social @jwmartens.bsky.social @peterjatkins.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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before you see the movie, read the book!

www.ucpress.edu/books/melani...
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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ICYMI: the registration link for the Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference is live!

this year's edition will be completely online, and thus so easy to attend, with incredible keynotes from Evren Savcı @evrensavci.bsky.social and Lamya H!

studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...
UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion
UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion Queering the Academic Conference since 2019 UCR-QTSR VIII – February 13-15, 2026 Theme: Sanctuary and Struggle   We’re happy to welcome Evren Savc...
studyofreligion.ucr.edu
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.

Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.

More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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There's no cover image yet, but look what's coming out next year:

Do you like bureaucracy? early Christianity? both?

Robin Whelan has got you covered:

www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity
Cambridge Core - Church History - Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity
www.cambridge.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Hasskei Majeed, Justine McConnell, Olakunbi Olasope, and Luke Roman, building on the Classics &/in Africa conference at UCL this summer. "Classics and Africa" resdifficiles.com/classics-and...
Classics and Africa CFP
As members of a global collaborative project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Classics at the Crossroads: Partnership, Mobility, and Exchange Between Ghana, …
resdifficiles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology at University of Oxford

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG876/s...
Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional…
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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We are looking for expressions of interest for guests for Season 5 of @peoplingthepast.bsky.social podcast! Please share widely with your networks if you think this may be of interest.
Deadline is February 15th 2026!
Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Please join us on February 6 at noon (EST) for the first First Friday Workshop of the new semester!
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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How did early readers think about the relationship between the gospels?

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January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The advice we all need
Protip for writers: you want to do the weird thing, you gotta just *do it*

If AC/DC can pull off a *bagpipe break* in It's A Long Way To The Top, you can get us to care about your weird little thing
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Today on AJR we begin a forum on the experience of academics who have chosen to teach in secondary education. Classicist Jonathan Warner kicks off the forum, "Secondary Scholarship," with his reflection on teaching Latin in a public high school. www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/1/...
Sine Qua Non: Teaching Latin in Public School
Secondary-turned academics are indispensable not merely for their banausic training and credentials. At their best, scholars of the humanities embody love of learning and wisdom over mere appearance and sophistry. Where institutions of learning tilt toward test-prep and job training, PhD-trained teachers must fight to keep alive a humanistic appreciation of learning for its own sake.
www.ancientjewreview.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Have returned to candle-making in an effort to resist despair…

sales start in Lent

#LumenChristi
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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This is an excellent review of the current state of biblical studies and the challenge it poses to theology. I’m very invested in this conversation. I have an article coming out in Biblical Theology Bulletin that critically analyzes recent theology in light of Paul Within Judaism research.
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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The Department of Theology at Marquette University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in New Testament beginning August 2026.

employment.marquette.edu/postings/242...
Assistant Professor of Theology (New Testament)
employment.marquette.edu
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Very pleased to be able to finally announce "The Critical Edition in the Infrastructure of Philology," a special issue of Philological Encounters edited by me and @danielpicus.bsky.social out this Spring.
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM