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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

At King's College London for a symposium on critical political theology, with the wonderful King-Ho Leung and Jenny Leith.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

In breezy Brighton, speaking about political theology at the British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The journal I co-edit - The Journal for the Academic Study of Religion - has an open call for papers on “Silence as Resistance.” The details are here: bit.ly/4vnG64Z Feel free to get in touch if you have an idea you'd like to discuss. We're keen to support new authors!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Book contract: signed! The Cambridge Companion to Political Theology, coming soon(ish) to bookstores near you. I'm *very* excited...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

It was beautiful to be with the best of Tallahassee today, protesting at the Florida Capitol. The vibes were good, but the anger is fierce.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The Journal of Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity has just published my dialogue with Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social on peaceful speech and political conflict. Since calls for civility are often weaponized, it was a gift to think this through with someone from whom I have learned so much

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

If you're thinking of doing a graduate degree in Religion, consider FSU! With 23 full-time faculty, we welcome students in a wide range of topics and traditions - including funding for both MA & PhD programs. It's a great department, with strong support from the university.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

My first German-language publication has just appeared! It's the first piece pertaining to my current book project, on miracles and democratic imagination: "Die Genealogie der Wunder. Bedeutung und materielle Praxis," out now in Hermeneutische Blätter. (link below)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I'm back at home, basking after a beautiful weekend at the @aarweb.bsky.social - filled with lots of love, some beautiful brutalism, and a delightful doppelgänging. You all are brilliant, a jolt of hope in this difficult year. ❤️

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

FSU's lovely Department of Religion, celebrating the publication of *Empire of Print* by Sonia Hazard. Such a great group of people!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I know a number of us are joy-scrolling today, so here's a bit more encouragement: two lovely letters responding to my piece in the Tampa Bay Times defending the humanities.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Beauty at the beach: St. Teresa, Nov 2025

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Yesterday my #FSU class on Religion & Democracy hosted Albie Sachs - anti-apartheid activist and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. My students rose to the occasion with questions that were perceptive and profound. I was so proud and impressed by them!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

At the State Capitol yesterday for Hands Across The Land: an interfaith prayer vigil to protest the Everglades detention center. >Defend the Sacred. Return the land.< Thanks for Betty Osceola, Capital Area Justice Ministry, and the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance for their leadership!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I have an oped in today's Tampa Bay Times: "The humanities deserve Florida’s public support. Democracy depends on it." www.yahoo.com/news/article... "This is the beauty of public universities like Florida State: they give everyone the opportunity to cultivate intellectual freedom."

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#NoKings Tallahassee: tactical cuteness: tons anti-fascist grandmothers: many attendance: 7,600 (3.6% of our population) terrorists? don't be ridiculous Thanks to all who made it happen! @aflcio.org @indivisible.org @indivisibletlh.bsky.social @aclufl.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social etc.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

In London last week, I remembered what it's like to live on foot. There's magic in the spaces in-between, which one can only see while walking. American politics has many pathologies, but some (I suspect) stem from cities made for cars rather than people...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

the numinous normal (Oxford, 2025)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

sarcastic Mary / London religion

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

political theology in the field: Labor Day / #NoKings

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook from @bloomsburyrs.bsky.social (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social). You can download it here: bit.ly/AMSP2025 @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social): www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Who had "radioactive wasps" on their apocalypse bingo card?

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

quiet scenes on the Panhandle coast

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

(In case it needs repeating: yes, covid remains a serious disease. The evidence is clear that there's still lots of it around, and - as I now know - even a mild case can cause lasting harm. Please look out for each other!)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

After catching covid in March, my recovery has been extremely slow. Although I'm tired of feeling terrible all the time, I'm grateful that I can convalesce on Florida's Panhandle coast. It's a special place.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Later today I'm chairing a webinar for the American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social on the crisis of the humanities - and what we can do about it. It's at 3pm Eastern (US) time, and registration is free. Here's the link to register: papers.aarweb.org/roundtable-s...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Time to make some sorbet! 😋

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I have an oped in @tampabaytimes.bsky.social on cuts to the National Park Service. "By preserving access regardless of race, class, or creed, the parks system is a symbol of freedom and equality. At a time when democracy is under attack, our national parks remind us that government can be good."

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

In the meantime, Newsweek - the normiest news outlet - reports that long COVID has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic health condition among American children. Definitional differences complicate the picture, but experts estimate that at least 1 in 7 children suffer from the condition.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

It's totally delightful to see this essay of mine translated into German. I spent the morning marveling at the difference between vormoderne and vorneuzeitliche, shades of meaning we don't have in English. Translation is such beautiful alchemy.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In Tallahassee Emancipation Day is a holiday - commemorating the day Emancipation was proclaimed, eleven days after the Civil War ended. We celebrated with a dramatic reading of the Proclamation and lunch for everyone. Sultry air and spanish moss, a beautiful morning.

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Proofs are in! This beauty will be available soon, from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/us/artmaking...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

My op-ed on the FSU shooting in yesterday's @orlandosentinel.com: "Gun violence carries a terrible cost, but it is not inevitable....Although the U.S. has repeatedly failed to address the problem of gun violence, Australia shows that it is possible."

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A few days ago, I felt a cold coming on. I took 2 COVID tests, both negative, but the 3rd came back positive. It was a useful reminder: 1) COVID often presents with mild symptoms. 2) It is extremely infectious. 2) It remains a serious disease!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Graham Parsons writes that West Point forbids instructors from assigning readings on some topics, and it has prevented the debate team from taking some positions. As he says, this is an attack on the aim of higher education: to encourage critical inquiry. Free thought must not be a partisan issue!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

A spectacular neighborhood puppet show - about AI, democratic decline, and the power of potlucks. Tallahassee is cooler than I realized! (Led by the inimitable @opelyourmind.bsky.social)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The FSU campus is eerie today, empty in the aftermath. I'm so grateful for my students, but I have no idea what to say to them... 💔

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So, with an hour's notice, 60 of us gathered at the Tallahassee jail. We chanted and sang - and then, to our amazement, Lopez-Gomez was released. After feeling so helpless, it was a reminder that - despite the violence all around - there is power in solidarity. /2

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