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Joshua Schachterle

@jschac.bsky.social

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Currently an independent scholar, hopefully a future professor of Early Christianity. Researching monasticism & asceticism. Dad. Punk rocker.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Mood

Comic strip frame of the philosopher Schopenhauer telling a child with a lollipop “But do you not see that the joy of the lollipop contains within itself the essence of the seeds of despair?”

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

A photo of a man talking to a woman saying “Did you hear about Pluto? That’s messed up, right?”

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

My youngest just told me this is his current favorite album so I am parent of the year thank you.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I feel like the word genius doesn’t work here. He’s just a liar.

A headline from the New York Times that says “A key to Trump’s success: His genius for lying”.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Timeline cleanse: Marble played Clue with us last night.

Great cat sitting in a table next to the board game Clue.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Ok, now I’ll take these coats to the cleaners… or not.

A gray cat curled up and sleeping on a pile of rumpled sport coats.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

A scene from from the movie “Office Space” in which 3 men are about to destroy office machines with a baseball bat in a field.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

Doomed

Photo of the cast of the sitcom “Community”

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

Scene from the sitcom “Golden Girls” in which Dorothy and/or Blanche are saying “Shut up, Rose” to Rose.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 12/05/2024

My oldest son graduated from college yesterday and I am bursting with pride!

A photo of my son in cap and gown with my wife, my other son, and me at the graduation ceremony.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

The cover of the album “1999” by Prince.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

Why no, I’m not tired of snow at all!

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Poster for the 1984 movie “This is Spinal Tap.” Features three heavy metal musicians.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

A poster for the 1976 movie “The Bad News Bears.”

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Finally out (and top billing, no less)!

Cover of latest journal called Cistercian Studies Quarterly, with my article listed!

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Few things give me more contentment than watching my cat play soccer.

Cat apparently watching a soccer game on TV.

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

On his deathbed, Abba Arsenius told his disciples not to give his remains to anyone. They said, “We don’t know how to bury.” Arsenius: “Don’t you know how to tie a rope to my foot and drag me to the mountains?”

Icon of Abba Arsenius with a long, white beard

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Joshua Schachterle @jschac.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

So glad @MattThiessenNT wrote about the physical nature of Paul’s conception of pneuma. This is something I’m hoping to write about in a popular article and the sponge metaphor really helps!