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Samira K. Mehta @samirakmehta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The Immanent Frame gave me the opportunity to reflect on aspects of God Bless the Pill that felt politically hard as I was writing.

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Brook Wilensky-Lanford @brookwl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Very honored to be the incoming editor of The Immanent Frame, with the great team at the SSRC! Please see the announcement for how to pitch us…

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The Immanent Frame (SSRC) @immanentframe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Immanent Frame, published by the @ssrc.org , has long served as a central site for debate, discussion, and analysis of the role of religion in public life. Read this letter from our editors on the website redesign "Reintroducing the Immanent Frame." tif.ssrc.org/2026/03/18/r...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Read the July 2025 edition of the @ssrc.org Intersections newsletter to learn about our recent webinar on religion, gender, and populism, as well as the conclusion of our essay forums! #polrel #polisky #academicsky

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The Immanent Frame (SSRC) @immanentframe.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Greetings Bluesky! Founded in 2007, The Immanent Frame is an award-winning online interdisciplinary forum on religion, secularism, and the public sphere, managed by @religionssrc.bsky.social. tif.ssrc.org

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SSRC The Immanent Frame | Secularism, religion, and the public sphere

The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Edited by Heidi Campbell (Texas A&M Univ), "A Call to Action" is an essay forum that explores the ethical implications of emerging digital technologies on spiritual life. Check out the essays on Intersections: intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Join us for our webinar hosted by the SSRC and the Berkley Center at Georgetown Univ: "Notes from the Field: Studying the Nexus of Religion, Gender, and Populism from a Global Perspective". WHEN: Wed, May 14, 2025, 11 AM EDT WHERE: Zoom 🔗 Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/ssrcberkleyc...

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Notes from the Field: Studying the Nexus of Religion, Gender, and Populism from a Global Perspective

In this webinar, scholars will share notes from the field based on their research in diverse settings, offering grounded insights into how religious and gendered narratives function within populist mo...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

New Essay | As part of our Religion & Civic Engagement forum, the "Art of Knowing Project" team explain their "pedagogical intervention and research project that utilizes Indigenous Muslim storywork as a foundation for elementary school science curriculum." intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

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Learning Through Stories: Bringing Indigenous Muslim Wisdom into Science Education

In this article, we provide an overview of “The Art of Knowing” project, a pedagogical intervention and research project that utilizes Indigenous Muslim storywork as a foundation for an extracurricula...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Essay | Introducing our essay forum on Religion and Artificial Intelligence, Heidi Campbell (Texas A&M) gives a history of digital religion and observes, “within the hype of AI’s potential, we must consider how human needs and values, ... may be overlooked.” intersections.ssrc.org/field-review...

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Considering the Role of Religion and Agency in an Age of AI and Digital Mediation

We live in interesting times. Our daily encounters and experiences are increasingly mediated and shaped by digital and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). Wearable smart ri...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

April 2025 Newsletter | Check out the latest edition of Intersections' newsletter: www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor... Essays on Religion and Civic Engagement; Religion and AI | The Global Flourishing Study launch at Gallup headquarters | A public webinar on Religion, Gender, and Populism

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

WHAT: Official launch of the Global Flourishing Study at Harvard + conversation WHEN: April 30 2025 WHERE: Gallup Headquarters, Wash. DC WHO: Harvard, Institute for the Study of Religion (Baylor University), and the Center for Open Science More info: globalflourishingstudy.com

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

4-30-25 | In collaboration with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard, Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, and the Center for Open Science will host a landmark conversation at its global headquarters in Washington, D.C. Register Here: event.gallup.com/exploring-th...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thanks for your question. The SSRC does not take positions on these issues. Our role is to support academic study on religion, spirituality, secularism, and related phenomena.

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Jessica Madison Pískatá @lambinawoolsweater.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Wrote a short piece on the Shambala Energy Center in the Mongolian Gobi for @religionssrc.bsky.social Provincialize Energy Now! 🪨⚡️

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Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I'm proud of this collection of online essays on "religion and energy" published by @religionssrc.bsky.social. In addition to the introductory essay, there are pieces on healing energies in rural Mongolia, lithium mining in Bolivia, and electrical salvation. intersections.ssrc.org/research-top...

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Climate Futures

This topic focuses on two key questions: what is the relationship between religion and climate change? And what kinds of alternative climate futures can we imagine through the lens of religion?

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Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her) @themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The 1st 2 essays of "Religion and Muslim Civic Life" series on SSRC's "Intersections" platform with generous support from the SSRC's Religion & Public Sphere initiative @religionssrc.bsky.social. @evanstewart.bsky.social & I were excited to platform these amazing scholars. shorturl.at/ZtHBP

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Religion and Civic Engagement Forum

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

NEW | Intersections at SSRC's new essay form: "Religion and Civic Engagement" intersections.ssrc.org/research-top... #polrel

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Religion and Civic Engagement Forum

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

We are proud to share a new essay written by Emily K. Fraser (Missouri State Univ) for @therevealer.bsky.social with the support of our summer RSDR Fellows Workshop on Christianity in the US led by journalist Rebecca Randall. therevealer.org/to-evangelic... #academicsky #polrel #polisky

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To Evangelical Christians, What Does it Mean to "Welcome the Stranger"? — The Revealer

A surge in White evangelicals working to help immigrants and refugees—and if that influences their politics

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Today at the AAR Annual Meeting in San Diego

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Join us 11/23, at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Organized by the SSRC, a panel of esteemed experts will discuss the importance of expanding public involvement with religion. The session will also highlight our new religion & int'l affairs platform. #polrel #academicsky #phdchat

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,468,467!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #2,468,467, Religion & the Public Sphere ‪@religionssrc.bsky.social‬, joined on Dec 11, 2023"

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Intersections' field review for "Religion in the Digital Age" is authored by Johanna Sumiala (Univ. of Helsinki). She asks, "What does it mean to be dead? What are digital souls?" Read the full essay: shorturl.at/GMyBc #religion #socialtheory #philosophy #science

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Intersections' field review for "Religion and Democracy" is authored by Neilesh Bose (Univ. of Victoria). He writes, "Religion and nation need not be understood only from the vantage point of the powerful and majoritarian." Read the full essay: shorturl.at/k6cEo #polisky #polrel #academicsky

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Erin K. Wilson and Franzisca Beeken's "Climate Futures" field review on Intersections argues, "Climate change demands new ways of knowing the world, beyond our secular and state-centric beliefs." Read the full essay: shorturl.at/1dt9v #greensky 🌍 #polrel #polisky #academicsky

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

[2/3] Dr. Youssef is a visiting scholar at the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington Univ and the Strauss Center at the Univ of Texas - Austin. Her research is on the Middle East, US foreign policy, gender, and coalitions. #academicsky #polrel shorturl.at/ZzgMw

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Maro Youssef | The George Washington University - Academia.edu

Academia.edu is a place to share and follow research.

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Allow us to introduce one of our current Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellows: Maro Youssef, an Arab-American immigrant, scholar, and public sociologist who focuses on the Middle East. [1/3] #academicsky #polrel

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

[2/2] For those of you who couldn't make it to Thursday's webinar, we'll post the full recording at intersections.ssrc.org. Stay tuned for updates on new content in the areas of religion and democracy, the environment, policy and digital technology worldwide. [2/2] #polrel #greensky #religion

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Home Page — Intersections | Social Science Research Council

A new digital platform examining the role of religion in International affairs

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Intersections launch event, "Religion and the Future of Democracy." Thanks also to our distinguished panelists Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Dr. David Buckley as well as our moderator Dr. Melissa Deckman. [1/2] #polrel #academisky #polisky

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Every week, the Religion and the Public Sphere program at the Social Science Research Council will highlight another member of our Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellows' network. [4/4]

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Noureldin’s passion for social impact extends into her consultancy work with Rich Diversity Consulting, where she helps organizations navigate complex social problems. Learn more about Dr. Noureldin's work here: www.oxy.edu/academics/fa... [3/4]

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Laila H. Noureldin | Occidental College

In her 130-interview dissertation, “From Incarceration to Imancipation: How Blackamerican Muslim Male Converts Access and Use New Religious Networks During Incarceration and Reentry,” she uses Islami...

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

[2/4] Dr. Noureldin's research and lectures offer a window into the lives of communities at the crossroads of race, religion, and identity in America. As an RSDR fellow, she developed her PhD dissertation: "From Incarceration to Imancipation: Blackamerican Muslim Conversion and Reentry." [2/4]

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Today, we'd like to spotlight one of our 2021-22 Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellows: Dr. Laila H. Noureldin, visiting assistant professor at Occidental College and Loyola Marymount Univ. [1/4] #academicsky #polrel

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Today | The Social Science Research Council is proud to launch our website that explores religion as it converges with ecology, democracy, digital technology, and policy formation---Intersections. Details for the launch event below #greensky 🌍 #polrel #polisky #academisky #publicpolicy #religion

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Melissa Decknan (@melissadeckman.bsky.social), CEO of the @prripoll.bsky.social will serve as the moderator for today's webinar, "Religion and the Future of Democracy." There's still time to register at tinyurl.com/intersectionslaunch #polrel #polisky #academicsky #socialtheory

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Religion & the Public Sphere @religionssrc.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Allow us to introduce the second panelist for today's launch event for the Intersections platform, "Religion and the Future of Democracy." Joining us will be David T. Buckley, Director of the Center for Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville. #polrel #polisky #academicsky #socialtheory

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