Charles T. Mathewes

Charles Mathewes

@ctmathewes.bsky.social

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I teach religion & ethics @ UVa
I'm mostly here to find books & articles I don't yet know about
Sometimes also interested in opinions, but not as often as many of you seem to believe

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 7h

Men—and women—of wealth and taste, of course. Pleased to meet you.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 23h

Hold up

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 13h

Gonna send this clip to my undergrads to make sure they study for finals, lest they manifest Learning Difficulties, and lest we then provide Proper Assistance

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 23h

Hold up

ner experience of texting with vesus. Here s everytning she shared.
What is Text With Jesus?
Text With Jesus offers users an interactive experience with a religious deity. In other words, us s can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan.)
While testing the app, Thompson was curious to ask Jesus why bad things happen to good people.

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L. Louise Lucas (mirror bot) @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot · 1d

We tried to tell Youngkin to take another path and he wouldn’t listen… now we are seeing a meltdown because he’s realizing it’s too late.

Brandon Jarvis (@Jaaavis)

Former UVA counsel Tim Heaphy pushes back on Gov Glenn Youngkin’s letter to Spanberger: “I hope that as you transition back to private life, you will take more care to accurately represent my words and the University’s compliance with law.” https://t.co/kbpznuh7iQ

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

“But stubborn and
principled often look the same, especially to those who are unprincipled.”
Even post-resignation, Jim Ryan continues to teach the students, and the rest of us

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

Sheridan’s only option now is to run FROM Jim

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia

Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 1d

Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.

It's a surreal--and troubling--read.

drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

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Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 1d

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

Ryan's possibly best line in his letter:

"I was accused more than once by some Board members and the Governor’s office of being stubborn. Perhaps I am. But stubborn and principled often look the same, especially to those who are unprincipled."

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

I love it

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Kathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social · 1d

drive.google.com/file/d/1rgFz...

11.14.25_JER Resignation Facuty.pdf

drive.google.com

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

Jim Ryan's letter has been released to the faculty senate & thenceforward to the faculty, & will surely be available online later today. I wd be happy to share here but I simply am technically incompetent

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

Flash: Jim Ryan just released a letter. TWELVE pages.
"I am sharing my own account, which you will see differs in significant parts from the account of Rector
Sheridan and Governor Youngkin."

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d

NO ONE CAN LEARN ANYTHING NEW, EVER

CUT THAT OUT, RIGHT NOW

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 2d

Wait what do you mean, what is the backstory behind this

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like we've been looking for the "fever" to "break" on the right for about 15 years, so I'm not sure that's a good thing to hope for anymore

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L. Louise Lucas (mirror bot) @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot · 3d

1). We will not allow any of our colleges and universities to be turned into right wing political laboratories by Youngkin appointees.

2). We will have Governor Spanberger’s back with whatever actions are necessary to ensure this- PERIOD.

Any questions?

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 3d

Saying Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful” is one of his favorite movies is this Pope's first wrong move, hope he can recover from it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/m...?

Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event

www.nytimes.com

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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 4d

L'instant + : une abeille à cornes baptisée "Lucifer" découverte en Australie

Une abeille à l'apparence diabolique. Des chercheurs australiens ont dévoilé, mardi, une découverte pour le moins surprenante dans le vaste État d'Australie-Occidentale : une nouvelle espèce de cet insecte dotée de petites "cornes", baptisée du doux nom de "Lucifer".

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

Yet you keep talking...

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

Be troubled! But "professor of ethics" is not a person who's ethically better than ordinary people, as my friends can tell you

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

Saint Symeon the refrigerator Stylite

RNS @rns.org · 6d

Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is spending 42 hours on a fridge this week to bring attention to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits. His organization has received more than 1,000 calls in the past month requesting food assistance.
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...

Sitting atop fridge to protest SNAP cuts, faith leader models Jesus' 'proximity' to the poor

(RNS) — Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is sitting on a fridge for 42 hours to raise awareness of the 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

religionnews.com

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RNS @rns.org · 6d

Sitting atop fridge to protest SNAP cuts, faith leader models Jesus' 'proximity' to the poor

(RNS) — Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is sitting on a fridge for 42 hours to raise awareness of the 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

religionnews.com

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

I'm actually trying to run a series at UVa about "how to use LLMs for research" so I'm not AGAINST this stuff! Just want to learn how to use it "mindfully" in a way that amplifies human deliberation & agency, in whatever ways delib & agency are required (in academia, many ways).

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

If this is a serious question--and because I'm feeling weirdly hopeful this AM, I'll take it as such--I would say contest your claim that "the NYT is hostile to progressives" is not my impression. IMHO, you have to be very bubbled to believe that. Engage others, get out of your bubble. Thx.

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

If your job makes you use chat GPT, that's one thing--I can imagine plenty of uses for it that are useful, so long as you don't use it to replace your own judgment & thinking. But I worry that such replacement is just what happens sometimes. And as you know, in college that's a disaster.

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

I simply want to resist the inevitability argument about chat GPT replacing student "work" (which must be their own) because "everyone's doing it" or something like that. I get annoyed when people seem to say "we can't stop this" or "there's no resisting it".

Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d

I can't respond to you directly--seems you don't let randos comment on your stuff--but let me say: I see you're right and I'm wrong on this. Apologies (sincerely) for speaking out of my more narrow experience as a college prof.