Jacob J. Erickson
@jacobjerickson.bsky.social
professor | #Theology and #Ethics at Trinity College Dublin | #climatejustice | #queer 🏳️🌈 ecologies | #environmentalhumanities | he/him (opinions mine)
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Homebrewed Christianity Podcast: Jacob Erickson on Emerging Trends in Theology, Ethics, and Theological Education
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Interested in how theology intersects with real-world issues of justice and ethics?
Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
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Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Study Theology and Social Justice at Trinity College Dublin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The webinar will feature talks from course lecturers and current students. You will also have the chance to ask questions on admissions, course content, student experience, and future employability an...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Interested in how theology intersects with real-world issues of justice and ethics?
Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Study Theology and Social Justice at Trinity College Dublin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The webinar will feature talks from course lecturers and current students. You will also have the chance to ask questions on admissions, course content, student experience, and future employability an...
tcd-ie.zoom.us
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Interested in how theology intersects with real-world issues of justice and ethics?
Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our M.Phil in Theology and Social Justice webinar on Tues 11 Nov at 6.30pm (Irish Time).
You'll hear from lecturers & students and can take part in a Q&A. Register:
tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In act of reparation, Franciscan sisters return land to Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin www.globalsistersreport.org/act-reparati...
In act of reparation, Franciscan sisters return land to Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin
They sold it for about 1% of its appraised value of $2.6 million value, citing their role in colonialism and residential boarding schools.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In act of reparation, Franciscan sisters return land to Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin www.globalsistersreport.org/act-reparati...
Transgender Perspectives on the Bible therevealer.org/podcast/epis...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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I had a great time talking about creating and saving the world at Theology beer camp! Special thanks to Bo, Grace, and Jake for being great copanelists. And thanks to Mark Umstot for this photo!
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I had a great time talking about creating and saving the world at Theology beer camp! Special thanks to Bo, Grace, and Jake for being great copanelists. And thanks to Mark Umstot for this photo!
What better time to talk theology, creation, and climate justice. Thanks to theology beer camp for such an enlivening weekend.
October 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
What better time to talk theology, creation, and climate justice. Thanks to theology beer camp for such an enlivening weekend.
Therefore, as bishops of this church, we declare that the ELCA cannot be silent. Our call is clear:
To resist systems and ideologies, including Christian Nationalism, that oppress, dehumanize, or erase.
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To resist systems and ideologies, including Christian Nationalism, that oppress, dehumanize, or erase.
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A letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church — East Central Synod of Wisconsin - ELCA
Beloved in Christ, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we write to you in this moment of nationa...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Therefore, as bishops of this church, we declare that the ELCA cannot be silent. Our call is clear:
To resist systems and ideologies, including Christian Nationalism, that oppress, dehumanize, or erase.
www.ecsw.org/news/a-lette...
To resist systems and ideologies, including Christian Nationalism, that oppress, dehumanize, or erase.
www.ecsw.org/news/a-lette...
Reverend David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to CNN's Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility. www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...
Chicago Pastor Shot by ICE speaks to CNN in first TV interview: ‘We could hear them laughing.’ | CNN
Reverend David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while pra...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Reverend David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to CNN's Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility. www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...
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Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Sarah Mullally become first female Archbishop of Canterbury www.bbc.com/pidgin/artic...
Sarah Mullally become first female Archbishop of Canterbury - BBC News Pidgin
Di Church don dey witout someone for di top job for almost one year afta Justin Welby resign sake of safeguarding scandal.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Sarah Mullally become first female Archbishop of Canterbury www.bbc.com/pidgin/artic...
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Hard to overstate how transformative Jane Goodall was as a scientist.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hard to overstate how transformative Jane Goodall was as a scientist.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
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Pope Leo XIV enters US political fray, challenging "inhuman treatment of immigrants" —> religionnews.com/2025/10/01/p...
Pope Leo XIV enters US political fray, challenging 'inhuman treatment of immigrants'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The first American pope weighed in on a controversy roiling the Chicago diocese, telling journalists the Catholic Church’s political positions include more than opposing abortion.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Pope Leo XIV enters US political fray, challenging "inhuman treatment of immigrants" —> religionnews.com/2025/10/01/p...
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Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.
A great soul if ever there was one
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A great soul if ever there was one
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
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October 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.
A great soul if ever there was one
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
A great soul if ever there was one
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Jane Goodall has died at 91.
Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO
Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO
October 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Jane Goodall has died at 91.
Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO
Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO
Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91
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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live
The campaigner, a
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October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91
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National Day of Remembrance for Indian boarding schools www.livinglutheran.org/2025/09/oran...
National Day of Remembrance for Indian boarding schools - Living Lutheran
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September 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
National Day of Remembrance for Indian boarding schools www.livinglutheran.org/2025/09/oran...
'We survived, we are resilient': Remembering U.S. Indian boarding schools www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
'We survived, we are resilient': Remembering U.S. Indian boarding schools
Tuesday is Orange Shirt Day, when communities honor the survivors of U.S. Indian boarding schools and their descendants.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
'We survived, we are resilient': Remembering U.S. Indian boarding schools www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
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Excited to be presenting with @billieiswriting.bsky.social, @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social, and @orthoparadoxy.bsky.social at Theology Beer Camp this October!
September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Excited to be presenting with @billieiswriting.bsky.social, @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social, and @orthoparadoxy.bsky.social at Theology Beer Camp this October!
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And, if you are interested in Homebrewed Christianity's Theology Beer Camp, you can find info on the weekend here:
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Theology Beer Camp 2025
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September 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
And, if you are interested in Homebrewed Christianity's Theology Beer Camp, you can find info on the weekend here:
www.theologybeercamp2025.com?utm_source=s...
www.theologybeercamp2025.com?utm_source=s...
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This is a summary of my Theology Beer Camp lecture. For the full lecture, see this link... thomasjayoord759927.substack.com/p/creating-a...
September 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is a summary of my Theology Beer Camp lecture. For the full lecture, see this link... thomasjayoord759927.substack.com/p/creating-a...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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YES to @roxanegay.bsky.social: In "this framework, incivility is refusing to surrender to hatred, refusing to smile politely at someone who doesn’t consider you their equal, refusing to carve away the seemingly unpalatable parts of yourself until there is nothing left." #politics #justice #activism
Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy
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September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
YES to @roxanegay.bsky.social: In "this framework, incivility is refusing to surrender to hatred, refusing to smile politely at someone who doesn’t consider you their equal, refusing to carve away the seemingly unpalatable parts of yourself until there is nothing left." #politics #justice #activism
‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...
‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...
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If you told me I could have a great review of my new book from the NYT or from Cory Doctorow, I'd take the latter in a heartbeat
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Pluralistic: The enshittification of solar (and how to stop it) (23 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you told me I could have a great review of my new book from the NYT or from Cory Doctorow, I'd take the latter in a heartbeat
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