Sarah Bakker Kellogg
@sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social
Ethnographer, Reproductive Laborer, and Student of the Syriac World
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A Racial-Religious Imagination: Syriac Christians, Iconic Bodies, and the Sensory Politics of Ethical Difference in the Netherlands
| Cultural Anthropology
journal.culanth.org
For people who don't know me yet, my research is as much about race, gender, and the politics of (im)migration in Europe as it is about the Syriac world and Middle Eastern Christianity. This article is an example of how I bring these themes together: journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca...
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This massive intergenerational trauma we are inflicting on so many children keeps me awake at night.
A piece really worth sharing, esp. w those who don’t consume much news.
We don’t focus enough on children’s trauma in times when the world around us is on fire. There were many young Anne Franks during WWII, noticing & being shaped by their real-life nightmares. Goes for every conflict & horror.
We don’t focus enough on children’s trauma in times when the world around us is on fire. There were many young Anne Franks during WWII, noticing & being shaped by their real-life nightmares. Goes for every conflict & horror.
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This massive intergenerational trauma we are inflicting on so many children keeps me awake at night.
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simply beyond unforgivable to make children grow up like this
our government should not be terrorizing our own country
our government should not be terrorizing our own country
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
simply beyond unforgivable to make children grow up like this
our government should not be terrorizing our own country
our government should not be terrorizing our own country
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What is an Incarnational reading of history? How does our relationship to history shape the ethics of our relationships with others? Why was there no such time as "pre-modernity"? Find out in the final installment of my series for @publicorthodoxy.bsky.social!
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/10/28/h...
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/10/28/h...
History and the Incarnation
"The Incarnation beckons us closer to a fully embodied—en-heartened, en-minded—relationship with all that has ever happened."
publicorthodoxy.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What is an Incarnational reading of history? How does our relationship to history shape the ethics of our relationships with others? Why was there no such time as "pre-modernity"? Find out in the final installment of my series for @publicorthodoxy.bsky.social!
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/10/28/h...
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/10/28/h...
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Scotland Yard appalled to discover that only 5% of people who call Miss Marple “Aunt Jane” are her literal nephews/nieces!!
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Scotland Yard appalled to discover that only 5% of people who call Miss Marple “Aunt Jane” are her literal nephews/nieces!!
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From now on, when anyone asks how we’re going to pay for it, the answer should be we’ll take it out of the teargas budget.
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From now on, when anyone asks how we’re going to pay for it, the answer should be we’ll take it out of the teargas budget.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
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if you have any ability to do so this is the time to contribute to your local food bank
They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.
October 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
if you have any ability to do so this is the time to contribute to your local food bank
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right. given the numbers, “how to win back the working class” should be as much about care and service workers as hard hats. and yet.
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
right. given the numbers, “how to win back the working class” should be as much about care and service workers as hard hats. and yet.
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This is essential reading for anyone thinking about liturgy, community, and the Incarnational mystery. Dr. Kellogg’s work, backed by her anthropological research, offers a transformative perspective on what it means to be part of the Body of Christ.
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is essential reading for anyone thinking about liturgy, community, and the Incarnational mystery. Dr. Kellogg’s work, backed by her anthropological research, offers a transformative perspective on what it means to be part of the Body of Christ.
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Are you willing to become true kin, with all the laborious discomfort and beauty of learning and being in relationship with real, complex people? This article is a profound guide for anyone reflecting on their place in a tradition not their own.
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Are you willing to become true kin, with all the laborious discomfort and beauty of learning and being in relationship with real, complex people? This article is a profound guide for anyone reflecting on their place in a tradition not their own.
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Is this model exclusionary? Dr. Kellogg addresses this with wisdom, acknowledging the defensive posture of marginalized communities while calling for a posture of respect, humility, and a willingness to embark on a lifelong project of learning.
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Is this model exclusionary? Dr. Kellogg addresses this with wisdom, acknowledging the defensive posture of marginalized communities while calling for a posture of respect, humility, and a willingness to embark on a lifelong project of learning.
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This "embodied theological knowledge" gets into your bones, shaping a person’s sense of self and connection to God and community in a way that transcends mere words.
This leads to crucial questions for converts or inquirers in any community with deep cultural roots:
This leads to crucial questions for converts or inquirers in any community with deep cultural roots:
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This "embodied theological knowledge" gets into your bones, shaping a person’s sense of self and connection to God and community in a way that transcends mere words.
This leads to crucial questions for converts or inquirers in any community with deep cultural roots:
This leads to crucial questions for converts or inquirers in any community with deep cultural roots:
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Drawing on her expertise as a sociocultural anthropologist, Dr. Kellogg explains how in the Syriac tradition, complex chant in a barely-understood language isn't a barrier—it's a gateway.
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Drawing on her expertise as a sociocultural anthropologist, Dr. Kellogg explains how in the Syriac tradition, complex chant in a barely-understood language isn't a barrier—it's a gateway.
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She introduces the beautiful concept of "liturgical kinship," arguing that in traditions like the Syriac Orthodox, real family is forged through shared practice and sacred sound.
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
She introduces the beautiful concept of "liturgical kinship," arguing that in traditions like the Syriac Orthodox, real family is forged through shared practice and sacred sound.
I will take good news where I can get it!
The collection has been a source of controversy for the Vatican amid the broader museum debate over the restitution of cultural goods taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods.
Vatican to return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups
The Vatican is expected to announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada.
www.aptnnews.ca
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I will take good news where I can get it!
I am happy to share the second installment in my three part series for Public Orthodoxy about what it means to participate in a faith tradition.
What does it truly mean to belong in a church? Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg's @sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social powerful new article, "On Not Understanding the Words," challenges the modern idea that faith is primarily an intellectual exercise.
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I am happy to share the second installment in my three part series for Public Orthodoxy about what it means to participate in a faith tradition.
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Really provocative, interesting argument from @wertwhile.bsky.social on what it would look like to really regulate the platforms.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
Treat Big Tech like Big Tobacco
The problem with TikTok and Facebook isn't their size
www.theargumentmag.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Really provocative, interesting argument from @wertwhile.bsky.social on what it would look like to really regulate the platforms.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
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How do faith and culture intertwine? Is being Christian about what you're born into or what you become?
Dive into a profound new read: "Being vs. Becoming Christian" by Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg @sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social on PublicOrthodoxy.
Dive into a profound new read: "Being vs. Becoming Christian" by Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg @sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social on PublicOrthodoxy.
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How do faith and culture intertwine? Is being Christian about what you're born into or what you become?
Dive into a profound new read: "Being vs. Becoming Christian" by Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg @sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social on PublicOrthodoxy.
Dive into a profound new read: "Being vs. Becoming Christian" by Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg @sbakkerkellogg.bsky.social on PublicOrthodoxy.