Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture
https://raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUI explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture.
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@cambridgeup.bsky.social
Our publications, research, and higher education solutions spread knowledge, spark curiosity and aid understanding around the world. View our social media commenting policy here: https://cup.org/38e0Gv2
@profsamperry.bsky.social
Professor | Books: Growing God's Family; Addicted to Lust; Taking America Back for God; The Flag and The Cross; Religion for Realists | CV: https://tinyurl.com/4hs86ntn
@prripoll.bsky.social
Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization conducting research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. www.prri.org
@therevealer.bsky.social
Award-winning online magazine about religion, society, and media published by NYU's Center for Religion & Media. https://therevealer.org/
@bethhurd.bsky.social
Professor of Global Politics & Religion at Northwestern. Posting from somewhere between the US-Middle East and the US-Midwest. New book: Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global US (Chicago, 2025). elizabethshakmanhurd.com
@us.theconversation.com
A nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of experts with the public, in accessible, trustworthy articles drawing on their research. Free to read, without paywalls or ads.
@lhulseth.bsky.social
asst prof of religion. posts on left cultural studies + basketball + political organizing. not repping my boss. cohost of nothing never happens: a radical pedagogy podcast; author of *capitalist humanitarianism* (duke 2023). www.luciahulsether.com
@adriennekrone.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Sustainability and Religious Studies. Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Scholar in Residence, Spring ‘25. She/her/hers
@sarahdees.bsky.social
Professional nerd. American & Indigenous religions. History of museums + science + politics + race + empire (+ Dolly Parton). Editorial team @ Material Religion. My views. she/her.
@emilyjohnson.bsky.social
Historian of religion, politics, & sexuality in the U.S. Currently writing about satanic panics and other culture wars. Love cats, cooking, kitsch, and quiet. Strong opinions about stationery. she/her
@pharvey61.bsky.social
History, religion, books, basketball, coffee, yerba mate, wine, music, cats, academia, ongoing bonfire of the humanities. https://paulharvey.org
@ktgerbs.bsky.social
Historian of religion & race, archives, media/tech/comm, politics of education. Always asking: whose stories are told & who gets to tell them? History Prof & Dir. of Religious Studies @ U of Minnesota. Au: Christian Slavery (2018). www.katharinegerbner.com
@clukasik.bsky.social
Faculty Leave Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies | Assistant Professor of Religion at Mississippi State University | religion, race, migration, empire candacelukasik.com
@maxperrymueller.bsky.social
Professor of history and religious studies. Author of “Wakara’s America: The Life and Legacy of a Native Founder of the American West” (Basic Books, fall 2025). https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/max-perry-mueller/wakaras-america/9781541602595/
@sprothero.bsky.social
Part-time agnostic. Writer on politics&religion. BU Emeritus Prof of US Religions. Cape Codder. Hispanophile. Author of books w/ "religion," "God," and other make-believes in the titles. Next up: BETRAYAL: HOW THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS SOLD OUT THEIR FOUNDERS.
@riccardiswartz.bsky.social
assistant prof of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University. first gen. book w/ Fordham University Press. current projects: trad futurisms/digital dissidents.
@drleahpayne.bsky.social
Author, God Gave Rock & Roll to You: a History of CCM @OUPReligion | Pods: @PRX #RTDR | #SpiritandPower | #WeirdReligion
@heatherdcurtis.bsky.social
Historian of American Religion. Professor and Director of the Center for the Humanities @ Tufts.
@rachelbgross.bsky.social
Studying U.S. Jews and finding religion in unexpected places | Assoc. Prof. at SF State | Author: Beyond the Synagogue | Now: Mary Antin’s spiritual adventures | https://linktr.ee/rachelbgross
@maffkipp.bsky.social
Here to talk about all the officially prohibited things: religion, politics, race.
@kginlum.bsky.social
Professor of American Religion @Stanford. Author of Damned Nation (2014) and Heathen (2022). Director of @argcstanford.bsky.social. SFGiants fan.
@mccraryc.bsky.social
I write and teach about US religion, secularism, religious freedom, spirituality, race, politics, etc. Assistant prof of religious studies at Eckerd College. https://www.eckerd.edu/religious-studies/faculty/mccrary/
@amrel.bsky.social
Published semiannually, American Religion offers an open-access forum for intellectual and creative engagement with religion in the Americas.
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.) YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.) Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan) Opposed to Tuberculosis
@matthedstrom.bsky.social
Historian of US religion, politics, culture, SBNR at UVA. Writing a book about religion, the UN, and “one world” in Cold War America. Author of The Rise of Liberal Religion. Will also post about baseball and tennis whether you like it or not.
@bvlsingler.bsky.social
Anthropologist/Geek thinking about how you think about AI & robots. Assistant Professor in Digital Religions at UZH. Bvlsingler.com. She/her. 🌈 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003256113/religion-artificial-intelligence-beth-singler
@relmedcentre.bsky.social
Independent and impartial - providing the media with information, context and expert comment
@humanitiestufts.bsky.social
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) fosters interdisciplinary humanities work in comparative literature, religion, world history, philosophy, classical studies, the humanistic social sciences and the arts, to innovate new research and reflection.
@benjaminepark.bsky.social
Historian, professor, author. Author/editor of 5 books, including AMERICAN ZION: A NEW HISTORY OF MORMONISM. views = my own https://linktr.ee/benjaminepark
@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
@suzzzanna.bsky.social
Historian and author of Oxford’s “Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism” (2025) https://www.amazon.com/Disgraced-Scandals-Transformed-American-Protestantism/dp/0197599680/
@vabooker.bsky.social
jazz, Black religious activism, irreverence... | Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies at UPenn | African American religious history
@princetoncdh.bsky.social
A collaborative research community at Princeton that advances computational and data-intensive humanities scholarship to create a more just future. #HumanitiesforAI Website: https://cdh.princeton.edu/ Newsletter: cdh.princeton.edu/news/newsletter
@rrchnm.bsky.social
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media leverages technology to democratize history. https://rrchnm.org/
@livedreligion.bsky.social
A research and teaching initiative of Saint Louis University dedicated to the study and understanding of religion as it is lived in human experiences, systems, and material worlds.
@religiondispatches.org
bringing you religion, culture, and politics since 2008 * award-winning * independent * non-profit * justice-minded * irreverent RD is a @praeyesright.bsky.social publication want to write for RD? check out https://religiondispatches.org/submissions/
@pewresearch.org
Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
@lincolnmullen.com
Historian of American religion at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media and George Mason University. https://lincolnmullen.com https://rrchnm.org
@mjcressler.bsky.social
🤖 chief of staff for CPIT: https://www.cpitpbc.com/ ✍🏼 rogue scholar & writer 4 hire on Catholics + anti/racism, sex abuse, horror(s), pop culture, & more: https://matthewjcressler.com/ 💥 comix creator: https://badcatholics-comics.org/
@peterjthuesen.bsky.social
Historian of American religion. Writing a book on Boston's Richard Cardinal Cushing (1895-1970), who was loved more for his humanity than his consistency. Previous books: Tornado God (OUP), Predestination (OUP), In Discordance with the Scriptures (OUP).
@jennycaplan.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Sports fan and professional geek. Author of Funny, You Don't Look Funny drjennifercaplan.com
@princetonccsr.bsky.social
Princeton University Center for Culture, Society & Religion is an academic initiative promoting scholarly research, teaching & public discussion about religion
@aarweb.bsky.social
Our mission is to foster excellence in the academic study of religion and enhance the public understanding of religion.
@mariegriffith.bsky.social
US religious history, gender & sexuality studies, religion & politics. Professor at WashU in St. Louis. Writing a book on clergy sexual abuse across American Christianity. https://rap.wustl.edu/people/r-marie-griffith/
@aejohnsonphd.bsky.social
Award-winning Author and Rhetorical Historian | Professor of Communication | Rhetoric, Race and Religion, Sigma 1914🤘🏾
@profjte.bsky.social
Scholar and teacher of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at Indiana University, Indianapolis.
@rmclindsey.bsky.social
mom, associate professor of American Religion and Culture at Saint Louis University, lives in STL wants to read books, lift weights, and hang out with my dog
@cdc29.bsky.social
Religious History | Public History | Digital History Assistant Professor of History | Loyola University Chicago https://www.luc.edu/history/people/facultyandstaffdirectory/profiles/cantwellchristopher.shtml