Joseph A Marchal
@jamarchal.bsky.social
author, Appalling Bodies (OUP)
co-editor, Trans Biblical (WJK)
founding co-editor, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion
counter-kyriarchal killjoy
professor, religious studies + women’s and gender studies
a bit of a mess here
co-editor, Trans Biblical (WJK)
founding co-editor, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion
counter-kyriarchal killjoy
professor, religious studies + women’s and gender studies
a bit of a mess here
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Happy Thanksgiving 😝
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Happy Thanksgiving 😝
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Guys, if you haven’t had a chance to read Rafe’s “When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven” (open access with UCP) do it! It’s a game-changer! If you don’t have time for the entire book, my review came out this week with AJS Review.
Thanks @monikaamsler.bsky.social for this iconic pic of the wonderful panel in which #SarahIlesJohnston, #JeremyMcInerney, #KarenBritt, #RaananBoustan, #BlakeLeyerle, and #Denisa Hradilová, engaged my book in dialogue with their own work on art, hybrids, monsters, animals, and menageries! 1/x
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Guys, if you haven’t had a chance to read Rafe’s “When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven” (open access with UCP) do it! It’s a game-changer! If you don’t have time for the entire book, my review came out this week with AJS Review.
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i’m biased, but i’m thinking academic(!) religious studies needs to be taught in US public schools.
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
i’m biased, but i’m thinking academic(!) religious studies needs to be taught in US public schools.
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and by “certain cultures,” we knows he means “majority Muslim.”
meanwhile, Islamophobic hate crimes have been on the rise for several years, alongside every other variety of hate crime.
meanwhile, Islamophobic hate crimes have been on the rise for several years, alongside every other variety of hate crime.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
and by “certain cultures,” we knows he means “majority Muslim.”
meanwhile, Islamophobic hate crimes have been on the rise for several years, alongside every other variety of hate crime.
meanwhile, Islamophobic hate crimes have been on the rise for several years, alongside every other variety of hate crime.
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What I always find fascinating about comments like this is that they have been made about literally every immigrant group throughout American history: Germans, Irish, Miller's Jewish ancestors, etc.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What I always find fascinating about comments like this is that they have been made about literally every immigrant group throughout American history: Germans, Irish, Miller's Jewish ancestors, etc.
I don’t care for this colonial holiday, but I’m definitely thankful for all of you friends, especially those who buoyed my spirit this past weekend in Boston or otherwise supported what we’re trying to do, particularly over these last few months
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don’t care for this colonial holiday, but I’m definitely thankful for all of you friends, especially those who buoyed my spirit this past weekend in Boston or otherwise supported what we’re trying to do, particularly over these last few months
it’s never too early for gratitude, but today I’m thankful to be home and for these awesome mini-zines Lynn Huber @lhuber.bsky.social made for her review of *Trans Biblical* this past weekend!
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
it’s never too early for gratitude, but today I’m thankful to be home and for these awesome mini-zines Lynn Huber @lhuber.bsky.social made for her review of *Trans Biblical* this past weekend!
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This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Recently, Blake Gutt and I had the great fortune to sit down with @eocieslik.bsky.social & record a converation for the Whiplash pod with @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social on medieval trans & genderqueer saints--and why they matter today, more than ever
#MedievalSky 🗃️
#MedievalSky 🗃️
Full episode is on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube. Links and full episode description here:
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
Medieval Trans and Genderqueer Saints
Queer and trans people are often told that our lives have no place in the Christian past—that we’re modern disruptions, not part of the story. But when you look closely at the Middle Ages, that certai...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Recently, Blake Gutt and I had the great fortune to sit down with @eocieslik.bsky.social & record a converation for the Whiplash pod with @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social on medieval trans & genderqueer saints--and why they matter today, more than ever
#MedievalSky 🗃️
#MedievalSky 🗃️
Last day of #AARSBL25!
Go get your own copy of Trans Biblical at Westminster John Knox Press for 50% off!
@wjkbooks.com
Go get your own copy of Trans Biblical at Westminster John Knox Press for 50% off!
@wjkbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Last day of #AARSBL25!
Go get your own copy of Trans Biblical at Westminster John Knox Press for 50% off!
@wjkbooks.com
Go get your own copy of Trans Biblical at Westminster John Knox Press for 50% off!
@wjkbooks.com
*Trans Biblical* is here!! (And so are we!)
Looking forward to this afternoon’s review session
Looking forward to this afternoon’s review session
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
*Trans Biblical* is here!! (And so are we!)
Looking forward to this afternoon’s review session
Looking forward to this afternoon’s review session
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Special Issue: The Bible after José Esteban Muñoz bibleandcriticaltheory.com/volume-21-no...
VOLUME 21, NO 2 (2025)
bibleandcriticaltheory.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Special Issue: The Bible after José Esteban Muñoz bibleandcriticaltheory.com/volume-21-no...
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#AARSBL #SBLAAR folks! My wife puts together a google map of vegan-friendly restaurants near the convention center every year. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!
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AAR/SBL 2025 Boston - Google My Maps
A map of vegan-friendly spots to eat around the conference centre. Green = All Vegan, Blue = Vegan options, Purple = snacks/stores
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November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#AARSBL #SBLAAR folks! My wife puts together a google map of vegan-friendly restaurants near the convention center every year. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
Here’s how to get all of your awesome Duke University Press
books and even QTR issues at conference discount rates for #AARSBL25
@dukepress.bsky.social
books and even QTR issues at conference discount rates for #AARSBL25
@dukepress.bsky.social
Whether you're attending in person or following along at home, you can browse and save on our latest books and journal issues in #ReligiousStudies. Through Jan 2, 2026, get 40% off with code AAR25 on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #AARSBL2025 buff.ly/jewabnc
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Here’s how to get all of your awesome Duke University Press
books and even QTR issues at conference discount rates for #AARSBL25
@dukepress.bsky.social
books and even QTR issues at conference discount rates for #AARSBL25
@dukepress.bsky.social
aaaaahhhhhhhh. the ocean (even in November)
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
aaaaahhhhhhhh. the ocean (even in November)
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I've never understood how being trans is 'unnatural' and 'artificial' yet somehow so contagious and attractive at mere exposure to a book can turn kids trans. For something that's supposed to be 'biologically determined' and 'God's way' cisgender identity really is extraordinarily fragile.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I've never understood how being trans is 'unnatural' and 'artificial' yet somehow so contagious and attractive at mere exposure to a book can turn kids trans. For something that's supposed to be 'biologically determined' and 'God's way' cisgender identity really is extraordinarily fragile.
Conference advice from and for #AARSBL25 folks!
okay, friends, let's do something community-oriented and helpful. #sblaar25 veterans, drop your best conference advice for first-time attendees. be sure to signal boost so folks across bluesky can add on/peruse.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Conference advice from and for #AARSBL25 folks!
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I'm honored that BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE is on this list of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year and among so many important works.
MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is one of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year! 🎉😭
Thrilled to be in such excellent company with @sho-walter.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @judithweisenfeld.com @biologycarly.bsky.social @dhbaron.bsky.social @alicelovejoy.bsky.social & more!
Thrilled to be in such excellent company with @sho-walter.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @judithweisenfeld.com @biologycarly.bsky.social @dhbaron.bsky.social @alicelovejoy.bsky.social & more!
These are Science News’ favorite books of 2025
Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.
www.sciencenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm honored that BLACK RELIGION IN THE MADHOUSE is on this list of @sciencenews.bsky.social's 10 favorite books of the year and among so many important works.
looking for some shorter, accessible reading for #AARSBL25 or holidazing travels?
Or have you been curious about the Trans Biblical collection?
Check out our recent contribution to The Revealer @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/why-trans-in...
Or have you been curious about the Trans Biblical collection?
Check out our recent contribution to The Revealer @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/why-trans-in...
therevealer.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
looking for some shorter, accessible reading for #AARSBL25 or holidazing travels?
Or have you been curious about the Trans Biblical collection?
Check out our recent contribution to The Revealer @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/why-trans-in...
Or have you been curious about the Trans Biblical collection?
Check out our recent contribution to The Revealer @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/why-trans-in...
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Those going SBL, here’s a panel not to miss: a review session of Sarah Bond’s book Strike (Yale, 2025), with responses by Jen Quigley, Richard Last, Larry Welborn, and Laura Nasrallah. Should be a great conversation! Many thanks to Agnes Choi for taking the lead on organizing.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Those going SBL, here’s a panel not to miss: a review session of Sarah Bond’s book Strike (Yale, 2025), with responses by Jen Quigley, Richard Last, Larry Welborn, and Laura Nasrallah. Should be a great conversation! Many thanks to Agnes Choi for taking the lead on organizing.
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a day when we in the trans community remember those who have been murdered or committed suicide in the last year. We read their names, so that they won’t be forgotten. For many of us, it is an emotional day. We know that it could have been us.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a day when we in the trans community remember those who have been murdered or committed suicide in the last year. We read their names, so that they won’t be forgotten. For many of us, it is an emotional day. We know that it could have been us.
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Head to a Pavement location instead! Boston business w/ unionized baristas. Their shops on Newbury St and Boylston are both just a couple of blocks from Hynes Convention Center.
On your way to AAR/SBL? Skip the Starbucks, the baristas are on strike
I mean, skip it anyways, but
I mean, skip it anyways, but
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Head to a Pavement location instead! Boston business w/ unionized baristas. Their shops on Newbury St and Boylston are both just a couple of blocks from Hynes Convention Center.