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Jeremy Bergen

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Theology/Religious Studies prof and Dean, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo: theology, church apologies, martyrdom, ecumenism (he/him)

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Rebecca Harris @rlharris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We are hiring a full-time, tenure track faculty member in biblical studies! careers.messiah.edu/postings/30818
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Full-time Faculty in Biblical Studies
The Department of Biblical, Religious, & Philosophical Studies in the School of Arts, Culture, & Society at Messiah University invites applications for a faculty position in Biblical Studies beginning...
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Recommended!
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes to this whole thread:
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At a gala celebration for the 50th anniversary of Project Ploughshares. A remarkable legacy of research and advocacy on peace and disarmament. Lloyd Axworthy to speak (though not in person, unfortunately.).
Room of people at a banquet Program for Project Ploughshares gala
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My book has a cover!
Book cover for Christian Martyrdom and the Unity of the Church by Jeremy Bergen
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Worlds colliding!
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I gained a new level of appreciation for Dolly Parton (including her complexities and contradictions and that of the wider culture) from this excellent podcast from a few years ago by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee. Highly recommended. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
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J Moral Theology @jmoraltheology.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
See also the symposium guest-edited by Doris Kieser and Jane Barter in the January 2023 issue of the Journal of Moral Theology! jmt.scholasticahq.com/issue/6699-v...
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Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 | Published by Journal of Moral Theology
The Journal of Moral Theology volume 12, no. 1 features articles on the right to privacy, the Papal apology to Canada's Indigenous peoples, and changing the post-Dobbs landscape.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This just arrived in the mail. I have a chapter in here but am really look forward to reading the chapters of fellow contributors. Thanks Doris Kieser and Jane Barter for making this happen!
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Delightful story. With an unexpected connection to @abdndivinity.bsky.social
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Looking forward to reading this issue of Vision: Journal for Church and Theology, on "Decolonial Discipleship as an Intercultural Church." Open access! press.palni.org/ojs/index.ph...
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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026): Decolonial Discipleship as an Intercultural Church | Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
There it is!
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ok Spain. One more game!
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yes to this! The most profound portrayal of Jesus in film, in my view. And one that takes Chalcedon with radical seriousness.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Spain!
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today was my last day as a “regular” faculty member for a while. My next work day will be as dean…
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Vancouver School of Theology is hiring in Theological Ethics: vst.edu/about/job-op...
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Job Opportunities - Vancouver School of Theology
Please find the available job postings below.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Name a TV show you’re positive no one remembers but you. (Extra points for CanCon on this one.) youtu.be/U4woSA1Vd3I?...
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Classic TV Theme: The Edison Twins
YouTube video by David Gideon
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Back at the University of Toronto.
Selfie at University of Toronto
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Let’s go!!
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Remember: when the world’s first trillionaire got his hands on some political power, his top priority was to take money from the world’s poorest people, killing hundreds of thousands of them.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
So it seems I will be taking on a new role at Conrad Grebel University College… uwaterloo.ca/grebel/news/...
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Grebel Names Jeremy Bergen as Next Dean | Conrad Grebel University College | University of Waterloo
Dr. Jeremy Bergen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Theological Studies at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo, has been selected to serve as Grebel’s next Dean...
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McMaster Religious Studies @mcmasterreligion.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We are hiring for a 1-year position! Religious Studies at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social invites applications for a 1-yr Contractually Limited Appointment position at the rank of Lecturer or Asst. Prof. from Aug 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027. See the following link (position 76421): bit.ly/4dMp2yW
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Returning a ton of books at the end of a major research project is a very satisfying victory lap!
Books on a library cartBooks in bags, on the floor.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way. Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The last day of CMERK - the Assembly of the European Mennonite Conference, in Amersfoort, Netherlands.
Worship band leading congregational singing.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Heading to the Netherlands for several days of Mennonite World Conference meetings, and then to gathering of European Mennonite Regional Conference.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Quite a comprehensive and devastating analysis by Timothy Snyder on the "Superpower Suicide" currently in motion. substack.com/@snyder/p-19...
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On Superpower Suicide
And the recovery of justice
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Um, what is this? (Ad posted in Anabaptist periodical website)
Ad for Anabaptist AI Document Drafter
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/04/2026
all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It is hard to think of a clearer public declaration of genocidal intent than the recent statement from the US president. Horrific. Who will stop him?
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Daniel Rempel @drempel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Coming Fall 2026 👀
Book cover for A Disruptive Witness: intellectual Disability and the Christian Life by Daniel Rempel. Cover features a blue background foregrounded by mountains, a loch, and a bright purple tree
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Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary @ambsseminary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📣 The organizing committee of the Mennonite Scholars and Friends session at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature invites proposals from scholars and practitioners on “Mennonites, Activism and Political Engagement”. Proposals are due April 10. 🔗 loom.ly/4cq8Km8
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Mennonite Scholars and Friends: Call for papers
The deadline for the 2026 Mennonite Scholars and Friends call for papers on “Mennonites, Activism and Political Engagement” is Friday, April 10.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I see this forthcoming book now has a cover design. I have a chapter in this book and look forward to reading the work of all the other contributors! www.mqup.ca/Books/T/The-...
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The Journey Presses On
In July 2022 Pope Francis travelled to Canada on what he called a “penitential pilgrimage,” apologizing for the Catholic Church’s role in the Indian residential school system. One of Francis’s most sy...
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
These will be excellent courses. Please repost.
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Arzeena Hamir @arzeena.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The award for best press release goes to.... #canpoli #chillax
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I’m very disappointed (but shouldn’t be surprised) with Carney’s response. Lloyd Axworthy explains a much better approach.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Read this reflection on Whiteness and antiracism from Carmen Lansdowne - open.substack.com/pub/carmenla...
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The Water We Swim In: How Whiteness Lives in Mainline Protestant Churches and What Antiracism Asks of White People
Lenten reflections 3/4 of the way through Black History Month
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
time.com
Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island
Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The full issue of MQR volume 100, no. 1 is available here: www.goshen.edu/community/me...
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The Mennonite Quarterly Review
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
When the stated purpose of an election is to elect the “right leaders” then this is not a democracy.
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jks (she/they) @jkshields.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is really, really sad. I thought this was one of the best publishing interventions in book reviews in the past two decades that I have been reading academic theology and religious studies.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Disappointed to receive an email from @aarweb.bsky.social announcing that @readingreligion.bsky.social will cease operations in a few months. I really loved reading these reviews which often appeared sooner than in traditional journals.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Just received copy of the final print edition of Mennonite Quarterly Review. Volume 100. Excellent articles analyzing articles, trends, and themes through each decade of MQR. A remarkable legacy!
Table of contents part 1 for MQR journal vol 100Table of contents part 2 for MQR journal vol 100
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Preaching this morning at Erb St Mennonite Church.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I'm very excited for what will be an excellent and timely public lecture by @isaacvillegas.bsky.social at Grebel on March 26: "'Who keeps us safe?' Christian Politics of Care." uwaterloo.ca/grebel/event...
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"Who keeps us safe?" Christian Politics of Care | Conrad Grebel University College | University of Waterloo
This year's Bechtel Lecture is presented by Isaac Villegas, MDiv.
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Jeremy Bergen @jeremybergen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
5 courses I took in college/university Religious Quest in the Modern Age (literature) History of Science Plato Christian Ethics International Political Science
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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Adding the first woman’s name to a list that starts at 597 AD. Does that matter? Yeah, it does.
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