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Michael Baysa

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Religion, Media Technologies, and Early America, teaching at the University of Vermont, PhD in American Religions from Princeton University

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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 20h
Postdoc: Princeton's Effron Center for the Study of America is taking applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Native American and Indigenous studies with the possibility of teaching one course per semester. Deadline: November 15, 2026.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Many thanks to the Congregational Library & Archives for the opportunity to share about our work on The Palace of Thundering Gods, a new open-source resource exploring the history of religion in the United States. It's a free and open to the public virtual roundtable on October 1 from 1PM-2PM EST.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Palace of the Thundering Gods – Synthesizing Colonial American Religious History: A Virtual Round Table - Congregational Library & Archives
The Palace of Thundering Gods is a freely accessible, open-source resource that tells the history of Religion in the United States. It has been created
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you are in my neck of the woods, join us today in Storrs for the screening of In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters by Leslie Askew at Konover Auditorium showcasing the extraordinary research of UConn Professor Cornelia Dayton. humanities.uconn.edu/2026/09/17/i...
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In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters: Film Screening and Q&A | Humanities Institute | University of Connecticut
In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters (dir. Leslie Askew) is a documentary that uncovers the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley—America’s first Blac ...
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thrilled to receive my own copy and see @kecarte.bsky.social wonderful volume with @uvapress.bsky.social in print! Also grateful for her invitation to think through religion and the revolution with such brilliant colleagues!
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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jewish studies folks! Applications now open for the newly created Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies at Penn. Area is early modern/modern and appointment will be at the associate or full rank. Please share with anyone who might be interested! apply.interfolio.com/193126
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Registration is open for this upcoming conference on Religion and the American Founding through UVM's Humanities Center on October 9. If you're around the Burlington, Vermont area, we'd love to have you join - it's open and free to the public! na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.p...
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Religion and the American Founding Conference
<h1 class="x"><strong>Religion and the American Founding Conference</strong></h1> <p>Please join us for the Religion and the American Founding Con
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Job alert: Columbia University is running a post-doc in Asian American History through its Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192621
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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Job: Tenure-track assistant professor, Department of African American Studies, Stanford University. Deadline: September 30, 2026.
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Assistant Professor in African American History - 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 80, Room 118 Stanford, CA 94305 job with Department of African and African American Studies | 38017158
DAAAS at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Definitely glad to see that it's live (for anyone teaching American religious history). I'm grateful to Ben Wright for the invitation to edit a chapter on the Great Awakening(s) and to see all of the brilliant contributions from colleages. www.thunderinggods.com
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The Palace of Thundering Gods – An Open History of Religion in the United States
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Teaching about religion in America, or just interested in the topic? Check out this great new open-access resource, edited by Joseph L. Locke and Ben Wright.
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The Palace of Thundering Gods – An Open History of Religion in the United States
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Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos @rsfalcasantos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our department is hiring. TT position in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism. I’ve found great colleagues and students here. Please share! apply.interfolio.com/189845?fbcli...
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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Call For Proposals: Conference on Families in Early American and Atlantic Worlds April 15-17, 2027 Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library (Co-chairs Julie Hardwick and Karin Wulf) Details at: forms.gle/QWcB23XGbwu6...
Conference poster for the Conference on Families in Early American and Atlantic Worlds featuring an image of birds and an image of a nest in a tree as well as the JCB logo and text.
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Krista Dalton @kristadalton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I'm thrilled to say that we are hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor of Religion in the Islam subfield at Denison University! Please share widely among your networks. apply.interfolio.com/188984
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Christopher Jones @ccjones.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Not available on Cornell UP’s site yet, but my book is available to preorder at various online retailers. Cover forthcoming (hopefully soon!).
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Methodist Connections: Early American Religion in the Revolutionary Atlantic World
Early American Religion in the Revolutionary Atlantic World
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Summer reading #amreading
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 04/06/2026
Enjoyed this. www.chartography.net/p/a-voyage-i...
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A Voyage Is Not a View
A lost Chinese map and the third graders who knew how to read it.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Excited to be attending and being a part of this conference on religions and freedom in early America.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Good morning friends-- this evening we kick off a conference on a topic that's pretty darn On Point -- how do we think about religion*s* and freedom*s* in early America? News you can use. And we start with a conversation w @benjaminepark.bsky.social abt Mormonism. Join us via zoom! Link below⬇️
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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Tomorrow! We're thrilled to welcome participants in the Religions and Freedom c. 1776 conference to campus, and we are excited to welcome Dr. Benjamin Park as our keynote speaker. Full conference proceedings are available online at jcblibrary.org. Join us!
The image contains a drawing of the Baptist Meeting House in Providence, logos for the JCB and Danforth Center, and text about the Conference on Religions and Freedom C. 1776. Providence, Rhode Island June 4-6, 2026. Conference highlights include two days of sessions plus: Teacher PD session, Keynote: Benjamin Park, plenary session. Details at jcblibrary.org.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In case you missed when I posted last night, my piece on Pope Leo, slavery and the context of the apology in light of AI www.ms.now/opinion/pope...
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Opinion | Why the pope included an apology for slavery in a warning about AI
Anthea Butler: Pope Leo putting slavery and emergent AI technology together is not strange at all.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Excited to share that starting the 2026-2027 academic year, I will be a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Vermont. I'm grateful and excited to continue my research and teaching alongside amazing colleagues @uvmvermont.bsky.social
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Katy Telling @katytelling.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Registration is open for Religions and Freedom, c. 1776! :) jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Check out @gradualdigging.bsky.social's forthcoming *American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow,* now with a cover image and available for pre-order.
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American Preacher – Penn Press
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Whitney Humanities Center at Yale @yalewhc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We’re hiring! 📣 The Whitney Humanities Center at Yale seeks a recent humanities PhD with experience in program-building, innovative humanities work, and higher ed service for a Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. $70K + $3K stipend | Deadline: June 12, 2026 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/185526
A promotional graphic for a job posting at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. A Yale campus aerial photo serves as the background, overlaid with a blue-to-white gradient. Text reads: "Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. 80% program-building | 20% research. $70,000 + $3,000 research stipend. Deadline: June 12, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/185526."
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Really excited to be part of this volume edited by @kecarte.bsky.social on Religion and America's Founding Era, alongside brilliant colleagues. It is available for pre-order and will be published this upcoming September! www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10229/...
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Revolutionary Turns
<p><b>Exploring the dynamic interplay between religion and revolution in the founding era</b></p><p>Religion lies at the heart of how many Americans u
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Katy Telling @katytelling.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Friends Historical Association is pleased to announce its grants application cycle is officially open for 2026-2027.! Funds are available in support of research, projects, and book subventions in the fields of Quaker History and Quaker Studies. The deadline for each application is June 19, 2026:
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Grants — Friends Historical Association
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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Another late-breaking postdoc in Humanities Leadership at Yale's Whitney Humanities Center. The person in charge has said they will begin reviewing applications June 13 (which means the deadlines on this posting are to be ignored)
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Really looking forward to sharing my work on religion and the printing press for the Conference on Religions and Freedoms c. 1776 @jcblibrary.bsky.social
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meet the host and panelists for the upcoming Religion & Revolution episode! Register and learn more: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
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Tisa Wenger @tisawenger.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In case anyone happens to be in New Haven today, my book launch is this afternoon. I’m honored to be in conversation with these brilliant folks
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Jeff Manuel @jeffmanuel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Job alert! Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hiring a tenure-track digital archivist. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. Please share widely! This is a great collection, full of hidden gems, in an academic library committed to students. apply.interfolio.com/184021
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Emilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
10 grants available (up to €300) for travel and expenses to join us in Trento, Italy, 16-18 September, for postgrads and ECRs working on a topic related to 'Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000)' deadline 30 April isig.fbk.eu/it/news/deta... #earlymodern 🗃️
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CALL FOR TEN (10) PARTICIPATION GRANTS | Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000)
International Conference — 16–18 September 2026 Fondazione Bruno Kessler – Italian-German Historical Institute (FBK-ISIG) Trento, Italy
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Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences @gsas.harvard.edu · 02/04/2026
By studying the visual, material, and religious cultures of Africa, Latin America, and Europe in the early modern Atlantic world, Professor Cécile Fromont, PhD '93, uses art and visual culture to interrogate what societies choose to see—or ignore.
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The Power of Looking
Inspiring students and scholars to look at questions, imagery, and themselves in new ways is central to Professor Cecile Fromont’s research and teaching at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.…
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Doing a cool JCB Reads event today at noon (eastern)-- join us to hear from Katharine Gerbner about her fascinating book on 18th century Obeah. And working through and around the archives of criminalized religiosity. Join us! jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...
Screenshot of event description with book cover for Archival Irruptions!
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Matthew Sangster @mjrsangster.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Fully-funded three-year PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century Based at @sydney.edu.au (with Nicola Parsons) and @glasgow.ac.uk (with me), working with collections in Australia and Scotland. Deadline April 21st - please circulate! www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
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University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
RIP Jurgen Habermas - one of the five major social theorists of the past 60 years. Much to learn from his work. Many gaps, some errors, but he was so rigorous that he inspired some of the best simultaneously dissenting and generative thought of any postwar academic.
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died at age 96. Habermas' work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figur...
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Postdoc on American Religion at Indiana University www.aarsbl.org/listing/amer... #aarsbl #religiousstudies
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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I'm hiring! 🏛️ This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history. Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hiring Digital Content Researcher &amp; Producer in Williamsburg, VA | LinkedIn
Posted 12:30:03 AM. Who We AreFounded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Shannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
JOB ALERT! 📜📚 Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin? apply.workable.com/middleburyco...
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Director and Curator, Special Collections and Archives - Middlebury College
Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Director and Curator of Special Collections provides leadership, vision, and budget oversight for Middlebury’s special collections, including its rare book an...
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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 REPOST & SHARE 🚨 Our team is hiring more Advising Fellows! If you have a PhD (or equiv.) & like advising and teaching undergrads, this is the job for you. Great pay, flexible course design, a wonderful liberal arts community, & lots of students to support! jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
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Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virginia
Apply for Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virg...
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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I’m also very much looking forward to visiting the @uvmvermont.bsky.social next week for a book talk on "Martyrs and Migrants" @nyupress.bsky.social. Here are the details: Date: Tuesday, March 3 Time: 3:30–5:00 PM Location: Lafayette 210 If you are in the area, I’d love to see you there.
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Just got my copy, excited to dig in!
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Deadline today but please if you're interested drop us a line! Conference on Religions and Freedoms c 1776 (really, VERY broadly circa), joint @jcblibrary.bsky.social and the Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Wash U. TIMELY STUFF. More info and link here: jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
Screenshot of CFP text: On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the John Carter Brown Library and the John C. Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Washington University invite proposals for participation in a major conference to be held in Providence, Rhode Island, June 4-6, 2026, on the broad topic of religions and freedom c. 1776. "
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Linford Fisher @linford.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Academic and Native friends, please share this CFP and/or consider submitting a proposal! The organizers would love perspectives from outside the academy as well. www.historic-deerfield.org/call-for-pro...
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Call for Proposals —  350th Anniversary of King Philip's War/Metacom's Rebellion - Historic Deerfield
Historic Deerfield is hosting a one-day conference next year to commemorate the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War/Metacom’s Rebellion, with the goals of helping a broad audience learn more about ...
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
2-yr Visiting Assistant Professor in Religion in the US at Middlebury College. Deadline 2/7/2026 "Among the courses expected from the candidate will be an introductory course on religion in America and a course on the intersections of religion and politics in the contemporary United States."
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Michael Baysa @mbaysa.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Closing out my fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society looking at Hawaiian translations of Psalms. I briefly mention them in the epilogue of the book, but there’s always more to be said about them!
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