Reposted by Implicit ReligionMaria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026Loved her singing, loved her songs, loved every amazing and unsung thing she did. But especially that she kept on being herself through literally decades of being thought of as the kind of joke only a woman could be. 0498
Reposted by Implicit ReligionSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The banality of media evil 29446172
Reposted by Implicit Religion Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The long debunked -junk-science maven at Ghent? In sending that video out in the aftermath of Dr. Arday's death he was asking the Right-Wing-Techno sphere for funding, he was stating out loud "look what a successful junk yard dog I am for whiteness - fund me, be my patron i'll be your bitch." 1129
Reposted by Implicit ReligionDean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I'd like to compare how Irish commentators wrote about Jason Arday with how they wrote about Brian Lucey, the Irish academic who had several papers retracted earlier this year because he had been corruptly peer reviewing his own work, but literally no Irish commentators wrote about it 4319112
Reposted by Implicit ReligionDr Stuart McKie @bigfridge224.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Six key messages from Exeter UCU. The upshot is that these proposed cuts are unnecessary and damaging. We must stop them. Please amplify these messages if you can! 02717
Reposted by Implicit ReligionStephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The personal consequences are the most important thing here, but it is worth mentioning that Exeter is a major hub for Arabic/Islamic studies. Following on from Lancaster, Kent and Nottingham, our country's ability to talk intelligently about religion is being erased as religious prejudice rises. 04622
Reposted by Implicit ReligionLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names. 1295876977
Reposted by Implicit ReligionAnupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Does anyone remember the pandemic? When so many Sikh communities were doing food parcels and mutual aid? Certainly done more for the community than Nigel farage ever will. 2165
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 02/06/2026👇 @davidfeltmate.bsky.social (you'll really enjoy this I think, but also something to potentially pass on to Sarah). 020
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Our final session is a critical conversation between Dr George Gonzalez and @drfstewart.bsky.social on the topic of "Doing Research in Challenging Times" exploring how one navigates the current climate in academia, how one finds & grows community, how one navigates the need to have a multi job life. 031
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Our second paper for the panel is by @drfstewart.bsky.social who is speaking on "Challenging Disability Narratives: Implicit religion, DIY Punk and Healthcare Outcomes." As that is me, I can't live post it - not quite at that stage of multi-tasking. 041
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Panel 3 begins with a presentation by Sarah Obenauer, who is speaking on "The Three Rs of Care: Chronic illness and Implicit Religion in Central Appalachia." #IRUS26 110
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026We now have a workshop being delivered by @davidfeltmate.bsky.social on demistifying the publication process. Dr Feltmate is the editor in chief of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j... Workshops are not live posted as people are working on live projects. 011
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Next up we have Amanda Furiasse who is speaking on "Digital Devotions: Implicit Religion and the Ethics of AI Romance." 110
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Day 2 begins with the second panel of speakers. Opening this panel is Simran Sidhu who is speaking on "Healing, Testimony and Authority in a Pentecostal Church in Punjab." 111
Reposted by Implicit ReligionUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026To coincide with this week's @implicitreligion.bsky.social US conference, the "Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" is offering a selection of articles free to read for a limited time—exploring religion across media, fandom, digital culture, and everyday life. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j...ucpress.edu"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" Offers Select Free Content during Implicit Religion ConferencesWe've removed the paywall from a selection of articles from JRPC in conjunction with IR UK and US. 041
Reposted by Implicit ReligionClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 29/05/20261/4 Senior figures and members in Reform UK have repeatedly vilified Muslims, pushed Islamophobic tropes, and used Muslim communities as political scapegoats. This isn’t free speech – it’s dangerous and divisive rhetoric. 613843
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our first workshop for the Implicit Religion US conference is being run by @ichatterjea.bsky.social of @soraaad.bsky.social which focuses on "Manage the narratives that intersect with your research." We do not live post this as it people working live together on figuring out aspects of their work. 042
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our next speaker is David Dault, who is speaking on "Challenging Narratives: Carrier Bags, Queer Temporalities, and the Politics of Failure." 110
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our first panel speaker for the Implicit Religion US conference is Octavio Carrasco who is speaking on "After Liberation: Moral injury and the Dachau Reprisals." #IRUS26 110
Reposted by Implicit ReligionUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Attending the @implicitreligion.bsky.social conference? Don't miss "Journal of Popular Culture" Editor @davidfetlmate.bsky.social's session demystifying the journals publishing process on May 29. 021
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We being the 2026 Implicit Religion US conference with a keynote from Marwa Abdalla from @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Her keynote is entitled "Implicit Religion and the Narrative Politics of Inclusion." 133
Reposted by Implicit Religion Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This collaboration with @implicitreligion.bsky.social , a qualitative research workshop within Implicit Religion U.S. Conference, where ECRs get to work on their current projects is one of my favorite parts of the ongoing collaboration between @soraaad.bsky.social and Implicit Religion. 056
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Implicit Religion US conference is 28 & 29 May, online and free of charge. It includes a workshop being run by @ichatterjea.bsky.social of @soraaad.bsky.social on the topic of "Manage the Narratives that Intersect with your Research." Further information: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic... 032
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Implicit Religion US will include a workshop by @davidfeltmate.bsky.social on demystifying the publication process. Dr Feltmate is the editor in chief of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, which has offered articles for free during the conference: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j... 111
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Implicit Religion US conference 28th & 29th May, online only. Keynote open to all. Marwa Abdalla will deliver her keynote on "Implicit Religion & the Narrative Politics of Inclusion." Registration: www.ticketsource.com/edward-baile... About: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic... 011
Reposted by Implicit ReligionMichael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 26/05/2026RIP to a legend from *that* generation. youtu.be/fdakJqKPRDE?...youtu.beSonny Rollins - St. Thomas (Official Audio) from Saxophone ColossusYouTube video by Sonny Rollins 174
Reposted by Implicit ReligionImplicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Registration to attend Marwa Abdalla's 2026 Implicit Religion U.S. Keynote is now open www.ticketsource.com/booking/sele... About Implicit Religion US www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 037
Reposted by Implicit ReligionShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 22/05/2026i love the work IR does. i’m not at #IR48, but it’s pretty fucking awesome to see my work being referenced there! that’s been one of the best things about writing this elements project — it’s useful to folks in other fields. you can’t ask for more than that, really. 💜 1173
Reposted by Implicit ReligionS. Jonathon O'Donnell (they/them) @demonologian.bsky.social · 18/05/2026This was such a wonderful experience. Thank you again to @implicitreligion.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone there for the engaging and fantastic conversations!! 062
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Our final speaker for panel 3 is @drfstewart.bsky.social who is presenting on “Look Not Upon the Amadán dubh: Knowingness, Agency, and Disability in Northern Ireland.” 142
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Our second speaker is @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social PhD student Parisa who is speaking on "Islamic Prescriptions for Economic Behaviour as Forms of Lived and Embodied Knowledge." 154
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Our first paper of panel 3 is being delivered by Dr Eleanor Higgs who is speaking on “Academic Knowledge and Student Weaponisation of Christian Identity.” Due to the nature of the case study this talk will not be live posted to protect precariously employed academic staff. 052
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our final speaker for panel 2 is Dr @ichatterjea.bsky.social who will present on “Knowingness: Authority and the Manufacture of Deviance”. As this is a work in progress, intended for publication, it will not be live posted to protect the scholar's ideas and work. 192
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Next up is PhD student Jusung Lee speaking on “From Doctrine to Public Knowingness: Buddhist Magazines, Media Authority, and the Making of Modern Religious Discourse in Colonial Korea (1910–1945).” 121
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our second panel is opened with a paper by Professor Leslie Francis speaking on “Implicit Religion, Agency and Human Flourishing: Reframing Cathedral Studies.” #IR48 011
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our final speaker for the first panel is PhD student @annemariefoster.bsky.social who is speaking on “Who Gets to Know Bathsheba? Narrative Authority, Knowingness, and the Silencing of the Subaltern.” 131
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our next speaker is Dr Joseph Webster who is speaking on : “Who Knows What, and on What Authority? Multiple Millenarian Monopolies, Theological Disdain, and the (non)Answer of Anthropological Relativism” #IR48 111
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026#IR48 begins its second day with a presentation from Dr Laure Montarry who is asking us “How do mediumistic interlocutions contribute to self-knowledge and agency beyond the normative framework of teaching authorities in mediumship?” 101
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A stimulating, engaging start to #IR48 with a fantastic and thought-provoking Edward Bailey Keynote Lecture from @demonologian.bsky.social. Their book is available here: fordhampress.com/passing-orde... Join us tomorrow from 10am for the first panel of the weekend. #IR48fordhampress.comPassing Orders - S. Jonathon O'DonnellDemonization has increasingly become central to the global religious and political landscape. Passing Orders interrogates this centrality through an analysis of evangelical “spiritual warfare” demonol... 041
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 15/05/2026#IR48 begins with the Edward Bailey Keynote Lecture, delivered by @demonologian.bsky.social and entitled "“Delineating Deviations, Articulating Absence: Political Demonologies in Fascist Times” speaking directly to our theme of Knowingness, Agency & Authority. 175
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 15/05/202645 minutes until #IR48 gets underway. Registration is closed, but please follow along here for the live posts. #IR48 is likely of interest to those interested in collective behaviours and religion www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 011
Reposted by Implicit ReligionImplicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 30/04/2026#IR48 Dr George González will hold author meets critic session for his award winning book, "The Church of Stop Shopping & Religious Activism". Register www.ticketsource.com/edward-baile... About www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Programme: cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 078
Reposted by Implicit ReligionUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"Journal of Religon and Popular Culture" eds @davidfeltmate.bsky.social & @drfstewart.bsky.social have curated a list of articles from JRPC which we are pleased to make free to read during the upcoming @implicitreligion.bsky.social conferences. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j...ucpress.edu"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" Offers Select Free Content during Implicit Religion ConferencesWe've removed the paywall from a selection of articles from JRPC in conjunction with IR UK and US. 0117
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Registration closes midday on Fri 15th, conference is free & online. @demonologian.bsky.social will deliver the Edward Bailey Keynote Lecture. Register www.ticketsource.com/edward-baile... About www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 036
Reposted by Implicit ReligionUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" Assoc Ed @drfstewart.bsky.social will be presenting at the upcoming @implicitreligion.bsky.social US conference. See details below. 034
Reposted by Implicit ReligionUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Learn more about publishing in journals from "Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" editor, @davidfeltmate.bsky.social, at the upcoming @implicitreligion.bsky.social US conference. 062
Reposted by Implicit ReligionImplicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Registration for Knowingness, Agency & Authority is now open www.ticketsource.com/edward-baile... #IR48 is online, free of charge and open to everyone interested in collective behaviours and religion www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-uk/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 055
Reposted by Implicit Religion Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Yesterday, I attended my niece's college graduation The student speaker mentioned ChatGPT to set up a joke about the results being unusable In the run up to mentioning AI use, what had been a warm friendly celebratory arena of grads, family and friends went quiet and didn't recover for a few minutes 0153
Implicit Religion @implicitreligion.bsky.social · 08/05/2026@drfstewart.bsky.social will speak on “Challenging Disability Narratives: Implicit Religion, DIY Punk & Healthcare Outcomes.” About Implicit Religion US www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic... Programme cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f... 012