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Kathryn Gin Lum

@kginlum.bsky.social
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Professor of American Religion @Stanford. Author of Damned Nation (2014) and Heathen (2022). Director of @argcstanford.bsky.social. SFGiants fan.

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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Job posting: Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies specializing in pre-modern Islam, in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford Please share widely! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
extremely true we wrote a whole book about it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...
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Religion Is Not Done with You by Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, Megan Goodwin: 9780807021491 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates and shapes the world around us –and why you need to understand the work it's doing Religion lurks...
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The more things change… here’s the VP proving that paganism remains a useful foil for a certain vision of American “civilization”: “it is about whether we will remain a civilization under God, or whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past” religionnews.com/2026/01/23/m...
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March for Life airs tensions with Trump's 'flexibility' on Hyde Amendment
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In the wake of Trump’s comments about Hyde, the administration has faced a backlash from the anti-abortion movement, who also feel the administration has taken insufficient action t...
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I need you all to understand something for those of you who think you know what this black woman who has lived in racist America really thinks. I know this is hard for you all, but some of us saw this coming for years, decades even. So understand, I am not being snarky. I am grieving.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I think we’re having an Outlook outage right now, sorry!
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’m so glad, and would love to hear more about your work on hell!
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Just saw this. Glad to bring a little hell to your holidays
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
time to signal boost @kginlum.bsky.social's awesome book again religiondispatches.org/2024/11/20/p...
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Phoning It In: 'Heathen' Isn't a Neutral Religious Description — It's Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! (I am, in fact, so busy that we have not played this game in two years. Welcome bac...
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Free and open to the public: a talk featuring Prof. R. Marie Griffith: “BANKRUPT: Power, Abuse, and Trauma in American Christianity.” Feb 10, 4:30pm, Stanford Humanities Center. Please join us!
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Christmas puzzle complete! If only the #SFGiants off-season was this exciting…
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Check out this important and insightful piece by @argcstanford.bsky.social alumna @chanheeheo.bsky.social on @religiondispatches.org:
Screenshot of the title and banner image for Chanhee Heo’s Religion Dispatches article on “Charlie Kirk Memorial in Seoul”
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Aspirational pile of books for the new academic year
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Love this!
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Benjamin Park @benjaminepark.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I’m teaching a grad seminar on American religion this semester, and am really excited to introduce my students to these phenomenal books.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
What it feels like to watch the #SFGiants these days 😅😭 @schulzmuseum.bsky.social
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Seokweon E. Jeon @seokweonjeon.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
On July 4, 1917, Henry Ford’s English School held its graduation. Immigrant workers in native dress descended from a mock steamship into a giant cauldron marked “Melting Pot” and emerged in suits, waving US flags. Assimilation staged as public ritual. Credit: The Henry Ford Collection, THF106481
In 1914 Ford Motor Company established the Ford English School, where the automaker's diverse immigrant employees could learn the English language and take civics lessons in preparation for becoming U.S. citizens. At the graduation ceremony, students wearing clothing from their native countries descended into a large "American Melting Pot" and emerged wearing homogenous suits and waving American flags.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It has been such a privilege to work with @chanheeheo.bsky.social over the years and to see her work culminate in this important, evocative, and gorgeously written dissertation. Congratulations, Chanhee!
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
had an amazing time learning more about @ahmadgreene.com's gorgeous new book! religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
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Phoning It In: (Re)making Race and Religion in Zora Neale Hurston’s New Orleans Underworld
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class wit...
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
now would be a great time for everybody to pick up a copy of @kginlum.bsky.social's *Heathen* but in the meantime: religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
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Phoning It In: 'Heathen' Isn't a Neutral Religious Description — It's Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! (I am, in fact, so busy that we have not played this game in two years. Welcome bac...
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
A moving concert and conversation tonight between Dr. Julian Saporiti (No-No Boy) and @chanheeheo.bsky.social. Full recording will be posted to argc.stanford.edu
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
It’s been a minute since ARGC put on this panel on “Race, Religion, Asian American Studies” with Melissa Borja, Jonathan Tran, and @kginlum.bsky.social, moderated by @chanheeheo.bsky.social, but we finally got the recording up! Check it out at argc.stanford.edu/research-pro...
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"Race, Religion, and Asian American Studies" Panel
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Writing is never wasted
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
So delighted for my brilliant advisee @chanheeheo.bsky.social and the fantastic group of postdocs starting at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social this fall! rap.wustl.edu/news/jpostdo...
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John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Awards Three Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025-2026 - John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“…the justice which we mete out to others may in turn be administered to ourselves.” From a book that’s 120 years old, but could well be about now. The more things change…
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
First time in the archives in a while. Came across this gem in a book advocating against Chinese exclusion. “It is impossible to preserve the integrity of a government like ours if we deny to any class in our community the equal protection of the laws.”
A passage from a book advocating against Chinese exclusion
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
ARGC is delighted to present “Singing Asian American History,” a live music concert by No-No Boy in conversation with @chanheeheo.bsky.social. Join us! May 9, 6pm PST, free and open to the public. RSVP here: forms.gle/tk76grabH5So...
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Check out this lovely reflection by @argcstanford.bsky.social graduate student Jeffrey Sánchez in *Collecting Religion*: “Candles are ephemeral and made to be disposed of after use, but they also leave ‘stuff’ behind.” collectingreligion.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b...
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Burning Questions: On Collecting the Stuff of Latinx/e Religion
by Jeffrey Sanchez I often visit my family in Texas during the sticky, hot, and humid summer months. Though it may be close to suffocatingly hot, the only place hotter (both literally and figurativ…
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“As we have argued before, we reject the use of Asian Americans as a racial wedge against other communities of color. We refuse to be used in this way and condemn any and all attempts to use data on Asian American admissions to bolster the case against diversity.” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/23/a...
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Asian-American scholars for affirmative action
A petition signed by Asian-American scholars argues for the effectiveness and importance of affirmative action.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This is the story we need to keep front and center, and this is what we need to be fighting against.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Here’s what’s happening at Stanford: “Compared to demographics for the class of 2027, this year’s data showed a 49.4% decrease in Black student enrollment and a 14.4% decrease in Latino student enrollment among first-time, first-year matriculants.” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/13/c...
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Class of 2028 enrollment data shows decrease in Black, Latino student enrollment
Stanford’s official enrollment data for this year’s freshman class indicated a 49.4% decrease in Black student enrollment following the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action policies in 2023.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Been seeing lots on social media about the Asian American student rejected from 16 schools. But the real story that needs to be shared isn’t about a single student. It’s about the appalling decline in Black and Latinx student enrollment since the 2023 Supreme Court decision.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
@econroykrutz.bsky.social’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Rachel Wheeler’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... My response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Grateful for such brilliant and generous colleagues ✨
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Lumping and Splitting, Hierarchies and Ceilings | Church History | Cambridge Core
Lumping and Splitting, Hierarchies and Ceilings
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The ASCH forum on Heathen, from the Jan 2024 conference, is live on Church History. Open access! @kecarte.bsky.social’s intro: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @mbaysa.bsky.social’s response: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Forum Discussion of Heathen: Religion and Race in American History, Kathryn Gin Lum: Introduction | Church History | Cambridge Core
Forum Discussion of Heathen: Religion and Race in American History, Kathryn Gin Lum: Introduction
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Happening now!
Panelists on Religion and the 2024 Election panel at Stanford
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Thanks for reading!
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Seokweon E. Jeon @seokweonjeon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Religion and Indigeneity in the Pacific and Asian Americas is hosting its third talk on Feb. 5. Dr. Kathryn Gin Lum (@kginlum.bsky.social) will join to share insights from her 2022 book, Heathen: Religion and Race in American History, and explore its broader implications. RSVP: tinyurl.com/4pjvk6ff
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American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Open to the public! Religion and the 2024 Election Tuesday January 28, 4:30pm PT In person and on Zoom
A flyer for a panel on religion and the 2024 election
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Making a Difference! Humanities can! As seen on the MTR in Hong Kong. Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a prominent advertisement for the humanities on public transit in the US
A poster reading “Making a difference! Humanities can!” on the side of a train in Hong Kong
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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 21/11/2024
"Heathen is never just a religious descriptor. It is a term that takes on and informs racial othering in this country." @kginlum.bsky.social speaks with @mpgphd.bsky.social about her new book, "Heathen: Religion and Race in American History." Read their full interview: ow.ly/5hkb50UbVFy
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Phoning It In: 'Heathen' Isn't a Neutral Religious Description — It's Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! (I am, in fact, so busy that we have not played this game in two years. Welcome bac...
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Yii-Jan Lin @janjancl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
My book Immigration and Apocalypse will be at #AAR #SBL San Diego and bookstores / online everywhere Nov. 26 (pre-order avail now). Immediately, direly relevant, and I wish it were not so.
Picture of the book (showing cover, with a line of souls waiting to see angels in the judgment of the dead, from an 11th c. illumination above, with parallel imagery in photo below of migrants waiting in line to speak to border patrol agents.)
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you run into me at #AARSBL24, you might get a bookmark for SPIRIT HOUSE (www.crossroads-spirithouse.org) or a postcard with a 30% discount on my book, BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE (nyupress.org/978147982978...). Maybe both.
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This was probably (definitely) the most fun I’ve had doing an interview. Thanks @mpgphd.bsky.social!
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Oh it definitely helped!
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Kathryn Gin Lum @kginlum.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I survived! Couldn’t cancel because I needed to prep them for a fieldtrip next week… had them start with some group work while I quickly finished the slides and guzzled caffeine. Tbh for the first hour I kept wondering if I was still dreaming and was going to wake up 🤣
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