Just published: A volume on “Professions as Religious Metaphors” in our @sfb1475 Metaphor Papers series that I had the pleasure to edit. It’s a nice collection of short case studies on a wide arrange of professions that are used as metaphors of the divine. (My internal working title for it was “God’s jobs” 
.) https://doi.org/10.46586/mp.434 #Metaphor #MetaphorsOfReligion #ReligiousStudies
For #FensterFreitag, the church of Saint-Séverin
#Paris #France 
August 2023
FEATURED JOB: Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, State University of New York, Binghamton University - New York
Explore the philosophy behind True Religion through global data, logic, and preservation facts — discover which faith stands closest to ultimate truth.
#Philosophy #TrueReligion #FaithAndLogic #ComparativeReligion #SpiritualTruth #WorldReligions #ReligiousStudies #BeliefSystem #Islam #Christianity #Hinduism #Buddhism
https://www.exploresphere.solutions/2025/10/true-religion-facts-data-search-for.html
Hey, informed religious folks, sincere question for you:
If you know the historical circumstances of the construction of your religion--when it was written, under what social/political circumstances, the rhetorical purposes, etc.--and that religion requires belief in the supernatural (eg, God or gods), how can you still believe in it?
NOTE: If you are simply anti-religion, this question is not directed at you. You don't have to answer it.
FEATURED JOB: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame - Indiana
The twin apotheoses of the Scofield Reference Bible (1909): Cross-Reference and Theological Commentary.
Blend anything into a sacred text and it becomes set apart as well.
Check out this wild-ass end-times chart over at "Boston Rare Maps".
The Story of the Ages from Creation to Redemption" with publisher information for J. Elvin Woodward, Chicago, 1912.
From the description:
- "The Diagram is a riot of text, color and imagery".
Well, they aren't wrong.
<https://bostonraremaps.com/inventory/1912-historic-and-prophetic-diagram/>
La montée des populismes, c'est aussi au #Japon. Quel(s) lien(s} entretiennent mouvements et partis de cette mouvance polymorphe avec les #religions et la #laicité ?
Conférence aujourd'hui 14h HNE à l'Université de #Sherbrooke, également en ligne, avec le professeur Kiyonobu Date (Université de Tokyo) et le chercheur postdoctoral Hiroki Tanaka (Université de Meiji) sur la place du Sanseitô dans le paysage politique japonais, entre religions et laïcité.
Informations et liens de connexion :
https://www.usherbrooke.ca/sodrus/actualites/evenements/details/56119
Small personal note: It was lovely to be back in Kraków after the memorable #DH2016, for the #IAHR2025 as the big international conference of my second field of research, the study of religion(s). Also, it’s very nice to see how these discussions about #DigitalHumanities methodologies now also take place within #ReligiousStudies conferences.
Now the second part of the panel is over, and it was a very stimulating exchange on intersections between #DigitalHumanities and #ReligiousStudies, from research infrastructures and linked data to computational text analysis and new data sources like mobile phone and eye tracking data. #IAHR2025
Right now I'm reading this book by Susan Wessel, who explains how late antique theologians constructed and promoted a uniquely Christian ethic of compassion.
FEATURED JOB: Associate Professor/Professor - Dr. Davindra Singh Chair in Sikh Studies [Tenure-Track] University of Toronto - Mississauga
Teachers, our friend Tim Hall is gathering stories for his upcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence in K-12 Social Studies (Routledge). Your voice can help illustrate how educators are making this possible in real classrooms.
More information: https://religionmatters.org/2025/08/16/call-for-teacher-stories-bringing-religious-literacy-to-the-classroom/
Currently reading:
New Atheists and the MAHA war on science
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/new-atheists-maha-war-on-science.html
'From Hope to Hardship' - a Leuven University Press book on #ScienceOpen:
https://www.scienceopen.com/book?vid=e2365dcc-3e12-4ba6-a3ce-b2a7aa932a78
This is not the focus of my talk, but it affects questions about the place of religion in the #NFDI: We don’t have a consortium for #ReligiousStudies – and I don’t think we should. But how do we make sure research data about religion is Findable, Accessible, … ? We need RS compentences in the NFDI! 3/
@jomla I guess this would also be interesting for the #ReligiousStudies + #GameStudies crowd? There is actually some activity in the intersection.
Our English-language MA program in #ReligiousStudies attracts students from all over the world. Sometimes it can be a challenge to handle the diversity of undergrad training and disciplinary knowledge that our students bring with them. But this semester’s “ethics and politics of religious heritage” class was a delight. After a brief introduction, I let my students bring their topics, texts, and questions, and everybody contributed something. I learned so much and couldn’t have done this alone!
Did John COPY This Lost Gospel? 
Egerton Gospel #gospelmanuscripts
The Egerton Gospel COULD be a source for John's gospel. it could preserve separate traditions. Or, it may have come later. We'll learn the history and explore the manuscript!
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