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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski

@danjoslynsiem.bsky.social
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Professor of Jewish-Christian Relations Episcopal Priest

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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Today was my first day in a faculty cohort on "Preparing Students for Democracy." We are spending the year thinking about what it means to educate for civic participation as a first order priority for a university. I am heartened by the commitment from colleagues from across the disciplines.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A friend reminded me that Rosh HaShanah is not just a celebration of the new year, but marking the event of creation itself. So as the sun sets tonight, think of the birth of all things.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Honored to have been asked to write this resource for the church. I hope it is helpful. indiepubs.com/products/ant...
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Anti-Judaism and the Liturgy
Anti-Judaism and the Liturgy: A Resource for Congregations is a response by the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to Resolutions A110 Clarify Distinction between Biblical and Modern Israel and ...
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A little more on what I am teaching this semester.
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Back to School, Part 2
More on what I am teaching this semester
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A little bit on what I am teaching, now that I am back to school.
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Back to School, Part I
What I am teaching this semester
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My latest Substack -- Why do I call my site "Keeping Covenant"?
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Why “Keeping Covenant”?
What’s in a Substack name?
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My latest on Substack on the past and present of Christian-Jewish relations.
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Keeping Covenant (@danieljoslynsiemiatkoski)
With the passing of founding figures in the field, what will the future of Christian-Jewish relations look like?
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I just launched a new Substack about all things to do with Christian-Jewish relations and how interreligious issues intersect with our world today. Check it out and give it a follow: substack.com/@danieljosly...
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Keeping Covenant | Substack
Professor of Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College. Author of "Resisting Anti-Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity" (Fortress, 2026).
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A little context for Sunday's gospel. Tyre was the wealthiest city in the region. It bought grain from Galilee, the bread basket of the region. This was all well and good, but often, especially in times of famine, left Galileans lacking enough for themselves. 1/3
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
That feeling when you finally send off a writing project that you have been struggling with *for years*.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I got word that my book was sent to press today. A big day in the life of this project. Just a reminder that you can pre-order "Resisting Anti-Judaism: Practices for the Church." www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Resisting Anti-Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski argues that even as antisemitism is rising in the US and worldwide, Christian practice retains strains of anti-Judaism. In Resisting Anti-Judaism, Joslyn-Siemiatkoski presen...
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 artists you’ve seen live: REM Jane’s Addiction Fishbone Neil Young Grateful Dead Van Halen Nick Cave Dar Williams Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Willie Nelson
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Reading the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas makes me feel what Krister Stendahl first termed "holy envy."
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Hackeysack is the new craze among teens and college kids. I feel like I traveled back to 1989 and landed in a parking lot at a Grateful Dead show.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I am thrilled to announce my new book, "Resisting Anti-Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity" is available for pre-order. It comes out in early November, but pre-orders will ship in October. This book is a practical guide for confronting anti-Judaism. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Resisting Anti-Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski argues that even as antisemitism is rising in the US and worldwide, Christian practice retains strains of anti-Judaism. In Resisting Anti-Judaism, Joslyn-Siemiatkoski presen...
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
People’s bad takes today got me hitting the unfollow button rapid fire. FOMO has no time for that.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Peace is always possible.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
For clergy preparing for Palm Sunday and the reading of the Passion from Matthew, I urge you to seriously consider not having the congregation say aloud "His blood be on us and on our children" (Matt. 27:25). 1/n
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Julia Whitworth, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, approved for trial use an alternate rite for Palm Sunday focused on the liturgy of palms. You can access the rite in the link provided. Use outside Diocese of Massachusetts needs bishop's approval. www.diomass.org/liturgy-and-...
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Liturgy and Music Resources | Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I am going to say it again. Far right and extremist Christian views completely dominate the online algorithms. My undergraduate students primarily get a vision of Christianity that is far from the gospel I know. The algorithm is the mission field.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The arsonist who burned Beth Israel in Jackson stated he burned it because it was a Jewish site of worship and called it a "synagogue of Satan." That phrase first appears in Revelation 2:9. This is why Christians have to talk about and deal with Christian antisemitism. apnews.com/article/miss...
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FBI: Suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire targeted institution because of its 'Jewish ties'
The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I was pleased to do a podcast with the Marginalia Review of Books on the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate and its continuing relevance for today. Give it a listen if you like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=asGy...
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The Evolution of Christianity's Understanding of Judaism
YouTube video by Marginalia Review of Books
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Who in academic circles is working on the intersection of ethics, politics, and the current crisis of democracy? #academicsky
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The entire liberal political order is collapsing. By this I mean norms around rule of law, religious toleration, movements for racial and ethnic equality, and the notion that international exchange and collaboration is a good. 1/3
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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New video drop for All Things Necessary, with @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social! ⚓ youtu.be/UC2Z8kzH7Vk
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What is Anglicanism?
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Episcopal Church refuses to participate in the racist agenda of this administration. I am proud of our leaders and grateful for the witness of Episcopal Migration Ministries. religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government
(RNS) — 'In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,' the p...
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
While the headline is that Leo XIV is the first American pope, pay attention to the fact that his ministry is informed by his long service in Peru, including being Bishop of Chiclayo. He is a pope of the Americas. (And note he addressed the crowd in Italian and Spanish, but not English!)
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I am very curious about the next papal name. A Paul VII, for instance, would send a very interesting signal.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The preservation of the memory of the Holocaust is being politicized. Every president makes appointments to the board of the US Holocaust Museum. This creates over time bipartisan representation on the board. This political purge is an abuse of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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Trump Fires Biden Appointees, Including Doug Emhoff, From Holocaust Museum (Gift Article)
“Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal of him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the museum.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
One final piece as the Triduum approaches. "The emergency is here" -- Ezra Klein. youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...
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The Emergency Is Here | The Ezra Klein Show
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Do you have stories of Christian and Jewish congregations working in solidarity? Stories of how Christian communities have examined thei practices based on collaboration with local Jewish communities? I am looking for case studies for a chapter in my book. DM me if you have something to share.
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David Johnston @dljohnston.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I have launched a YouTube channel: All Things Necessary (follow @allthingsnecessary.bsky.social ). Please give it a look, a subscribe, a share, and a prayer. It is my effort to make TEC more visible is the place young people are looking for Jesus www.youtube.com/@AllThingsNe... ⚓
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All Things Necessary
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
You cannot hope for authoritarians to ignore you or treat you well. You can only resist them.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Francis rejects Vance's distortions & exhorts US Catholics: "The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”, that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception." 1/2
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Those who teach and lead better learn about Catholic integralism quickly. Those are the circles Vance moves in. It is a nuanced and complex theory of Christian political supremacy. I highly recommend “All the Kingdoms of the World” by Kevin Vallier. Link in comments.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Amen, @davidkurtz.bsky.social. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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This Ain’t The Apprentice. Stop Calling Them Firings. They’re Purges.
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Like many of you, I have been wondering what I do next. Here are some things I have committed to: 1. Use my role as a teacher to expand the moral imagination of those I teach. Focus on truth and love (caritas) as fundamental virtues. 1/3
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Mary Pezzulo @marypezzulo.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
1. The articles of impeachment won't win a majority, but some Democrat should make a big show of bringing them RIGHT NOW. 2. Lawsuits won't be enough, but they should be filed RIGHT NOW. 3. Some Dem Senator should stand up with the Complete Works of Charles Dickens and filibuster, RIGHT NOW.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The hostile takeover of several federal agencies means we are looking at thousands of federal workers and contractors quickly becoming unemployed. To say nothing of the people who depended on the services they provided. How does this not lead to a recession?
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
If you are inclined to do something tangible, on Monday morning call your congressional representatives and ask them to look into DOGE's hostile takeover of federal offices and databases. Ask them to stop the interference of unelected entities into our governance.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Remember, none of this is normal. Those who teach young adults and children need to actively remind them of a time when things were done differently. Help them imagine a different future now.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
If you have not yet read Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny," you need to read it right now. Like, this week.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A student for my "Resisting Anti-Judaism" class titles the weekly responses "Resistance Paper" with the week number. That feels like a vibe right now.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"Remember what I told you, if you were of the world they would love you." (John 15:19)
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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The call to be merciful isn’t just for Presidents. It’s for all of us.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion." (Proverbs 18:2)
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Emending Joe Hill's words: "Mourn, then organize."
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The kids say the TikTok ban is their burning of the library of Alexandria.
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Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski @danjoslynsiem.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Folks, say a prayer for everyone in LA tonight. Terrible fires.
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