Jeffrey Wheatley
@wheatleyjt.bsky.social
Teach & research religion in US history & culture. Secular governance, conflict, fanaticism. Also cephalopods. NBA and Suns fan. #religiousstudies #history #iowastate
www.jeffreywheatley.com
www.jeffreywheatley.com
I’ll be playtesting a prototype of the board game Algorithmic Effervescence at #aarsbl25! Sunday 4-6pm. Location TBA. Let me know if you’re interested in playing and providing feedback.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’ll be playtesting a prototype of the board game Algorithmic Effervescence at #aarsbl25! Sunday 4-6pm. Location TBA. Let me know if you’re interested in playing and providing feedback.
Thanks for sharing, Judith!
@wheatleyjt.bsky.social has a new book coming out. Check out *American Fanatics: Religion, Rebellion, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century* (NYU Press). If you pre-order from his local independent bookstore, you can get a discount and a signed copy! #AmRel
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November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Thanks for sharing, Judith!
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YOU HAVE MULTIPLIED YOUR WONDROUS DEEDS
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH YOU
WERE I TO PROCLAIM THEM
THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN CAN BE COUNTED
-An explanation of why Alyssa Thomas is the #WNBA MVP, quoted in Psalm 40:5
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH YOU
WERE I TO PROCLAIM THEM
THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN CAN BE COUNTED
-An explanation of why Alyssa Thomas is the #WNBA MVP, quoted in Psalm 40:5
ALYSSA
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
YOU HAVE MULTIPLIED YOUR WONDROUS DEEDS
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH YOU
WERE I TO PROCLAIM THEM
THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN CAN BE COUNTED
-An explanation of why Alyssa Thomas is the #WNBA MVP, quoted in Psalm 40:5
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH YOU
WERE I TO PROCLAIM THEM
THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN CAN BE COUNTED
-An explanation of why Alyssa Thomas is the #WNBA MVP, quoted in Psalm 40:5
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Another call for papers some folks may be interested in!
Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Video Games
CFP: Theology, Religion and Video Games Volume Editor: Trevor B. Williams Abstract + CV due: Oct 1, 2025 Video games have become a formative aspect of popular culture because they provide special o…
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June 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Another call for papers some folks may be interested in!
Looking forward to this!
Looking forward to an exciting panel at #AAR2025 in Boston this Nov w/ the awesome Daigengna Duoer, Will Chavez, Jeffrey Wheatley @wheatleyjt.bsky.social, and Rachel Wagner @drrachelwagner.bsky.social!
"Ready Player Learn: Teaching Religion and Games through Challenges, Strategies, and Innovations"
"Ready Player Learn: Teaching Religion and Games through Challenges, Strategies, and Innovations"
cyborg and beast boy from teen titans go are sitting next to each other
ALT: cyborg and beast boy from teen titans go are sitting next to each other
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April 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Looking forward to this!
Not much time left to back "Keep the Faith"! I'm looking forward to incorporating this game into some of my Religious Studies classes.
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Keep the Faith
Keep the Faith is a storytelling game about a religion in transition. Elements of role-playing and board gaming combine to make an experience that is designed to welcome to new role-players. It plays ...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Not much time left to back "Keep the Faith"! I'm looking forward to incorporating this game into some of my Religious Studies classes.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...
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Keep the Faith, a storytelling game about a religion in transition by @gregisonthego.bsky.social, is coming to Backerkit tomorrow! Won't you join us? #ttrpg #CMichPress #KeeptheFaith
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February 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Keep the Faith, a storytelling game about a religion in transition by @gregisonthego.bsky.social, is coming to Backerkit tomorrow! Won't you join us? #ttrpg #CMichPress #KeeptheFaith
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
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January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
#sblaar24 folks! I will be at the SBL/AAR Game Booth in Exhibit Hall this Saturday, noon to 5pm w religion-themed board games that are free to play, explore. List of games: jeffreywheatley.com/aar24games. Subject to some change as I work to keep the suitcase under 50lbs 😓.
Game Collection — Jeffrey Wheatley
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November 22, 2024 at 12:34 AM
#sblaar24 folks! I will be at the SBL/AAR Game Booth in Exhibit Hall this Saturday, noon to 5pm w religion-themed board games that are free to play, explore. List of games: jeffreywheatley.com/aar24games. Subject to some change as I work to keep the suitcase under 50lbs 😓.
#SBLAAR24 folks! I’m bringing religion-themed board games to the annual meeting. I’ll be at the AAR booth in Exhibit Hall Saturday noon-5pm. Free to play, explore, consider assigning in class.
Games here: www.jeffreywheatley.com/aar24games.
Game Collection — Jeffrey Wheatley
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November 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM
#SBLAAR24 folks! I’m bringing religion-themed board games to the annual meeting. I’ll be at the AAR booth in Exhibit Hall Saturday noon-5pm. Free to play, explore, consider assigning in class.
Games here: www.jeffreywheatley.com/aar24games.
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Fairy rings. I'm writing on early scientific explanations to dismiss the supernatural.
In 1853 a Yorkshire correspondent to "The Naturalist" magazine suggested, from observation of his pet hedgehog, that some fairy rings were caused by hedgehogs running in circles.
In 1853 a Yorkshire correspondent to "The Naturalist" magazine suggested, from observation of his pet hedgehog, that some fairy rings were caused by hedgehogs running in circles.
August 29, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Fairy rings. I'm writing on early scientific explanations to dismiss the supernatural.
In 1853 a Yorkshire correspondent to "The Naturalist" magazine suggested, from observation of his pet hedgehog, that some fairy rings were caused by hedgehogs running in circles.
In 1853 a Yorkshire correspondent to "The Naturalist" magazine suggested, from observation of his pet hedgehog, that some fairy rings were caused by hedgehogs running in circles.
We are hiring an assistant professor to support a new game design major at Iowa State. We encourage applicants with scholarly activities related to (but are not limited to) character design and animation for game engines. Please share! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
Assistant Professor – Game Design
Position Title: Assistant Professor – Game Design Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: College of Design at Iowa State University is seeking a dynamic and...
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August 12, 2024 at 12:54 AM
We are hiring an assistant professor to support a new game design major at Iowa State. We encourage applicants with scholarly activities related to (but are not limited to) character design and animation for game engines. Please share! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
Huge 🙌🏻
The long-awaited news from the Chicago Manual of Style: Place of publication will no longer be used in citations as of the 18th edition (with rare exceptions for clarity).
April 5, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Huge 🙌🏻
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The AHA sent a letter to the members of the Iowa House of Representatives opposing HF 2544, a bill that bypasses "the state’s mandated process for developing social studies standards.” 🗃️
AHA Sends Letter to Iowa House of Representatives Opposing Bill on Social Studies Standards Development Process (February 2024)
The AHA has sent a letter to the members of the Iowa House of Representatives opposing HF 2544.
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February 23, 2024 at 6:11 PM
The AHA sent a letter to the members of the Iowa House of Representatives opposing HF 2544, a bill that bypasses "the state’s mandated process for developing social studies standards.” 🗃️
We're hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in
#gamedesign! Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty at Iowa State developing a game design major. Requires knowledge of game design principles; preference for art design & game engines, especially character animation. (myworkdayjobs.com)
#gamedesign! Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty at Iowa State developing a game design major. Requires knowledge of game design principles; preference for art design & game engines, especially character animation. (myworkdayjobs.com)
February 29, 2024 at 12:35 AM
We're hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in
#gamedesign! Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty at Iowa State developing a game design major. Requires knowledge of game design principles; preference for art design & game engines, especially character animation. (myworkdayjobs.com)
#gamedesign! Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty at Iowa State developing a game design major. Requires knowledge of game design principles; preference for art design & game engines, especially character animation. (myworkdayjobs.com)
Iowa State has a job call up for an Asst Prof of Game Design to contribute to the development of a cross-college, cross-department Game Design undergraduate degree program. Focus on art design and game engines, especially character animation. isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt...
Assistant Professor – Game Design
Position Title: Assistant Professor – Game Design Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: College of Design at Iowa State University is seeking a dynamic and...
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February 25, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Iowa State has a job call up for an Asst Prof of Game Design to contribute to the development of a cross-college, cross-department Game Design undergraduate degree program. Focus on art design and game engines, especially character animation. isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt...
I appreciate LeBron James posting a cryptic hourglass symbol a week before I am prepping a lesson on symbolism, encoding, and decoding in Religion and Popular Culture. ⌛
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February 5, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I appreciate LeBron James posting a cryptic hourglass symbol a week before I am prepping a lesson on symbolism, encoding, and decoding in Religion and Popular Culture. ⌛
Did a fun lil interview for a spotlight from Northwestern Religious Studies, where I got my PhD. religious-studies.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...
December 19, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Did a fun lil interview for a spotlight from Northwestern Religious Studies, where I got my PhD. religious-studies.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...
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Attention art historians and medievalists!
Check out our site's display of 2,500 pieces of African artwork, from the late 1300s to the present!
pemm.princeton.edu/paintings
Check out our site's display of 2,500 pieces of African artwork, from the late 1300s to the present!
pemm.princeton.edu/paintings
December 14, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Attention art historians and medievalists!
Check out our site's display of 2,500 pieces of African artwork, from the late 1300s to the present!
pemm.princeton.edu/paintings
Check out our site's display of 2,500 pieces of African artwork, from the late 1300s to the present!
pemm.princeton.edu/paintings
Since I am following a number of game folks, does anyone have experience or knowledge about game licenses in university libraries? Specifically, I'm working with our library on challenge of licensing digital PC games (e.g., Pentiment) for student educational use on a library PC.
December 13, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Since I am following a number of game folks, does anyone have experience or knowledge about game licenses in university libraries? Specifically, I'm working with our library on challenge of licensing digital PC games (e.g., Pentiment) for student educational use on a library PC.
Excited for this one by @odavies9.bsky.social!
December 13, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Excited for this one by @odavies9.bsky.social!
arizonasports.com/story/353954... Prayers up for the #PhoenixMercury to have a shot at getting Caitlin Clark.
2024 WNBA Draft Lottery preview, Phoenix Mercury's odds
The Phoenix Mercury have the second-best odds at the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery. Caitlin Clark is expected to be the top pick.
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December 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM
arizonasports.com/story/353954... Prayers up for the #PhoenixMercury to have a shot at getting Caitlin Clark.
Been thinking about religious events or themes that lend themselves to a feasible card/board game system. Tinkering with game concept based on 19th century religious revivals. Drawing loosely on my fanaticism work and Finbarr Curtis’ chapter on Charles Finney’s systematization of revivals.
December 8, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Been thinking about religious events or themes that lend themselves to a feasible card/board game system. Tinkering with game concept based on 19th century religious revivals. Drawing loosely on my fanaticism work and Finbarr Curtis’ chapter on Charles Finney’s systematization of revivals.