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Check out the November issue of @therevealer.bsky.social, including our article on Why Trans Interpretations of the Bible Matter!
Our November issue is here!
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Check out the November issue of @therevealer.bsky.social, including our article on Why Trans Interpretations of the Bible Matter!
Our November issue is here!
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our November issue is here!
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
With articles on public school students & religious education during the school day, conversion therapy, anti-MAGA evangelicals, interfaith couples in India, democracy & religion in Zimbabwe, addressing Jewish shame, trans readings of the Bible, & more! therevealer.org
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Super grateful that this Revealer podcast discussion about trans approaches to the Bible with Melissa Harl Sellew and me, hosted so generously by Brett Krutzsch, is now available wherever you get your podcasts!!
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NEW podcast episode: "Transgender Perspectives on the Bible"
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Transgender Perspectives on the Bible
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 10/28/2025 · 49m
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October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Super grateful that this Revealer podcast discussion about trans approaches to the Bible with Melissa Harl Sellew and me, hosted so generously by Brett Krutzsch, is now available wherever you get your podcasts!!
@therevealer.bsky.social @brettkrutzsch.bsky.social
therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
@therevealer.bsky.social @brettkrutzsch.bsky.social
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NEW podcast episode: "Transgender Perspectives on the Bible"
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Transgender Perspectives on the Bible
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 10/28/2025 · 49m
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October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW podcast episode: "Transgender Perspectives on the Bible"
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
What does the Bible say about gender variation? @jamarchal.bsky.social & Melissa Sellew, 2 editors of Trans Biblical, discuss why some turn to the Bible for insights on trans people, especially today. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
"We need our representatives in Congress to know that we are passionate about the cause of Palestinian dignity and freedom, that we are not going away, and that the organizations that claim to represent all Jews do not represent us."
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October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"We need our representatives in Congress to know that we are passionate about the cause of Palestinian dignity and freedom, that we are not going away, and that the organizations that claim to represent all Jews do not represent us."
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How did religious spaces provide care and community during the AIDS crisis? Lynne Gerber looks at the Metropolitan Community Church of SF, a queer church that became a center for activism during the AIDS epidemic.
Don't miss "Building Resistance: On Church, Space, and Crisis."
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Don't miss "Building Resistance: On Church, Space, and Crisis."
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October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
How did religious spaces provide care and community during the AIDS crisis? Lynne Gerber looks at the Metropolitan Community Church of SF, a queer church that became a center for activism during the AIDS epidemic.
Don't miss "Building Resistance: On Church, Space, and Crisis."
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Don't miss "Building Resistance: On Church, Space, and Crisis."
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Barbara Sostaita compares how ICE is currently disappearing people with tactics similar to those used in Argentina and how, then and now, religious leaders work to protect people from abduction.
Check out "Can Anyone Be Against Us?" from our October special issue!
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Check out "Can Anyone Be Against Us?" from our October special issue!
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October 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Barbara Sostaita compares how ICE is currently disappearing people with tactics similar to those used in Argentina and how, then and now, religious leaders work to protect people from abduction.
Check out "Can Anyone Be Against Us?" from our October special issue!
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Check out "Can Anyone Be Against Us?" from our October special issue!
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Check out this amazing looking special issue of @therevealer.bsky.social, on religion, activism, and action — a stellar lineup of folks including @gillianfrank.bsky.social, @thislynne.bsky.social, and Rebecca Alpert!!
Our special issue on "Religion, Activism, & Community Action" is here!
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Check out this amazing looking special issue of @therevealer.bsky.social, on religion, activism, and action — a stellar lineup of folks including @gillianfrank.bsky.social, @thislynne.bsky.social, and Rebecca Alpert!!
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Just read the piece on the forthcoming series UNDIVIDED—so looking forward to seeing how this project unfolds in full
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October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just read the piece on the forthcoming series UNDIVIDED—so looking forward to seeing how this project unfolds in full
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Our special issue on "Religion, Activism, & Community Action" is here!
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our special issue on "Religion, Activism, & Community Action" is here!
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
Articles on religious leaders supporting immigrants, clergy paying for abortions, multifaith organizing, the Catholic Worker, queer religious activism, pro-Palestinian rabbis, a new TV series on religion & more! therevealer.org
Miguel Petrosky (@miguelpetrosky.bsky.social) explores why Gen Z men are moving further to the political right than Millennials, and possibly becoming more religious as well.
Check out "TikTok Masculinity" from our September issue!
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Check out "TikTok Masculinity" from our September issue!
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October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Miguel Petrosky (@miguelpetrosky.bsky.social) explores why Gen Z men are moving further to the political right than Millennials, and possibly becoming more religious as well.
Check out "TikTok Masculinity" from our September issue!
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Check out "TikTok Masculinity" from our September issue!
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What role does the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank responsible for Project 2025, play in the Trump administration’s targeting of colleges and universities?
Check out Andrew Monteith's "The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots"!
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Check out Andrew Monteith's "The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots"!
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October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What role does the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank responsible for Project 2025, play in the Trump administration’s targeting of colleges and universities?
Check out Andrew Monteith's "The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots"!
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Check out Andrew Monteith's "The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots"!
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NEW podcast episode! "Religious Communities Supporting Undocumented Immigrants"
What are religious communities able to do to support and protect undocumented immigrants? Barbara Sostaita, author of Sanctuary Everywhere from @dukepress.bsky.social, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
What are religious communities able to do to support and protect undocumented immigrants? Barbara Sostaita, author of Sanctuary Everywhere from @dukepress.bsky.social, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
Religious Communities Supporting Undocumented Immigrants
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 09/29/2025 · 44m
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September 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
NEW podcast episode! "Religious Communities Supporting Undocumented Immigrants"
What are religious communities able to do to support and protect undocumented immigrants? Barbara Sostaita, author of Sanctuary Everywhere from @dukepress.bsky.social, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
What are religious communities able to do to support and protect undocumented immigrants? Barbara Sostaita, author of Sanctuary Everywhere from @dukepress.bsky.social, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
@neiljyoung.bsky.social reviews Sister, Sinner about the preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, and considers similarities between McPherson’s fans and Trump’s—and why fans don't care when their idol lies.
Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”!
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Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”!
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September 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@neiljyoung.bsky.social reviews Sister, Sinner about the preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, and considers similarities between McPherson’s fans and Trump’s—and why fans don't care when their idol lies.
Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”!
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Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”!
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In light of recent discoveries about Charlie Kirk's assassination, my latest article released last week with @therevealer.bsky.social highlights some of the trends that are leading Gen Z men toward conservatism, and sometimes far-right radicalization at worst.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In light of recent discoveries about Charlie Kirk's assassination, my latest article released last week with @therevealer.bsky.social highlights some of the trends that are leading Gen Z men toward conservatism, and sometimes far-right radicalization at worst.
therevealer.org/tiktok-mascu...
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Andrew Monteith investigates the role the Heritage Foundation, the think tank responsible for Project 2025, plays in Trump’s targeting of universities and their strategies to make schools comply.
Don't miss "“The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots”!
therevealer.org/the-attacks-...
Don't miss "“The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots”!
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September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Andrew Monteith investigates the role the Heritage Foundation, the think tank responsible for Project 2025, plays in Trump’s targeting of universities and their strategies to make schools comply.
Don't miss "“The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots”!
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Don't miss "“The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots”!
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Episode alert! Tune in to @therevealer.bsky.social #Podcast for an interview with the author of BLACK AND CATHOLIC. Tia Noelle Pratt discusses #Black #Catholics today, racism in the #Church, and more in this timely episode. @tiaphd.bsky.social
Listen here: https://bit.ly/47W8xxt
Listen here: https://bit.ly/47W8xxt
September 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Episode alert! Tune in to @therevealer.bsky.social #Podcast for an interview with the author of BLACK AND CATHOLIC. Tia Noelle Pratt discusses #Black #Catholics today, racism in the #Church, and more in this timely episode. @tiaphd.bsky.social
Listen here: https://bit.ly/47W8xxt
Listen here: https://bit.ly/47W8xxt
Our September issue is here!
With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org
With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Our September issue is here!
With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org
With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org
NEW podcast episode: "Black Catholics & Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church"
What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Black Catholics and Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 08/27/2025 · 34m
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August 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NEW podcast episode: "Black Catholics & Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church"
What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
In a world of disembodiment, what can we learn through a new type of celebrity relic?
Corey Wozniak explores the soap that contains Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater and how it functions as a modern-day relic.
Check out "Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence"!
Corey Wozniak explores the soap that contains Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater and how it functions as a modern-day relic.
Check out "Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence"!
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August 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In a world of disembodiment, what can we learn through a new type of celebrity relic?
Corey Wozniak explores the soap that contains Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater and how it functions as a modern-day relic.
Check out "Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence"!
Corey Wozniak explores the soap that contains Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater and how it functions as a modern-day relic.
Check out "Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence"!
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Wrote about Carl Lentz for @therevealer.bsky.social! You should at least skim it for the pics alone.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Wrote about Carl Lentz for @therevealer.bsky.social! You should at least skim it for the pics alone.
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Our Summer issue is here!
With articles on Stephen Miller, Carl Lentz's scandal & rehabilitation, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, Ivan Illich, religious conversion, & white Christian nationalist teens from @nberlat.bsky.social, @suzzzanna.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social & more! therevealer.org
With articles on Stephen Miller, Carl Lentz's scandal & rehabilitation, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, Ivan Illich, religious conversion, & white Christian nationalist teens from @nberlat.bsky.social, @suzzzanna.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social & more! therevealer.org
August 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our Summer issue is here!
With articles on Stephen Miller, Carl Lentz's scandal & rehabilitation, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, Ivan Illich, religious conversion, & white Christian nationalist teens from @nberlat.bsky.social, @suzzzanna.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social & more! therevealer.org
With articles on Stephen Miller, Carl Lentz's scandal & rehabilitation, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, Ivan Illich, religious conversion, & white Christian nationalist teens from @nberlat.bsky.social, @suzzzanna.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social & more! therevealer.org
NEW podcast episode! "Protestant Sex Scandals in America"
Why have sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant life in the US? @suzzzanna.bsky.social, author of Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Why have sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant life in the US? @suzzzanna.bsky.social, author of Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Protestant Sex Scandals in America
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 07/30/2025 · 42m
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July 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW podcast episode! "Protestant Sex Scandals in America"
Why have sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant life in the US? @suzzzanna.bsky.social, author of Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Why have sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant life in the US? @suzzzanna.bsky.social, author of Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Ten yrs after Obergefell v. Hodges, @jwportwood.bsky.social interviewed Greg Bourke, one of the plaintiffs, about his Catholic faith and the role it played in his fight for marriage equality.
Don't miss “Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight”! Happy Pride!
Don't miss “Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight”! Happy Pride!
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June 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ten yrs after Obergefell v. Hodges, @jwportwood.bsky.social interviewed Greg Bourke, one of the plaintiffs, about his Catholic faith and the role it played in his fight for marriage equality.
Don't miss “Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight”! Happy Pride!
Don't miss “Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight”! Happy Pride!
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NEW podcast episode: "The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys"
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
@angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
Episode 60: The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys — The Revealer
What factors are contributing to the rightwing momentum among adolescent males in the United States? Angela Denker, author of Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood, joins us...
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June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you, @therevealer.bsky.social for this conversation.