Adriaan van Klinken
@adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social
Professor of Religion & African Studies at University of Leeds.
Author of "Kenyan, Christian, Queer" (Penn State UP, 2019), among other books.
Author of "Kenyan, Christian, Queer" (Penn State UP, 2019), among other books.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This short article gives a taste of my just-published book, Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature (@psupress.bsky.social; @universityofleeds.bsky.social).
📚 Nigerian fiction is reshaping how Christianity is seen—no longer just foreign, but deeply woven into local life and imagination.
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God in Nigeria: the country’s novelists help us understand the complexity of Christianity
Nigeria’s Christian population grew by 25% to 93 million from 2010 to 2020. Today’s novels reflect its social complexity.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This short article gives a taste of my just-published book, Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature (@psupress.bsky.social; @universityofleeds.bsky.social).
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New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
admin.library.oapen.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
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In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
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Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
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June 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
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We're hiring: three-year post of Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social
@thebasr.bsky.social
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@thebasr.bsky.social
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies
Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out teaching in Religious Studies? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience in a research-intensive Russell Group univer...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We're hiring: three-year post of Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social
@thebasr.bsky.social
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
@thebasr.bsky.social
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away -- what a life well lived, and what a tremendous loss!
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature - dies aged 87 - BBC News
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away -- what a life well lived, and what a tremendous loss!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Call for Papers: AASR 2026 Conference
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
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April 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Call for Papers: AASR 2026 Conference
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
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"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
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Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
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April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
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Issue 2 of QTR is live online now! (Just in time for the start of #SBLAAR24),
With amazing work by Heather White, Nikki Young, Adriaan van Klinken, Elizabeth Perez, Gregg Drinkwater, Joseph Liatela, Julian Carter, Shatavia Wynn, and Indira Falk Gesink
@dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr
With amazing work by Heather White, Nikki Young, Adriaan van Klinken, Elizabeth Perez, Gregg Drinkwater, Joseph Liatela, Julian Carter, Shatavia Wynn, and Indira Falk Gesink
@dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr
QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion | Duke University Press
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November 23, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Issue 2 of QTR is live online now! (Just in time for the start of #SBLAAR24),
With amazing work by Heather White, Nikki Young, Adriaan van Klinken, Elizabeth Perez, Gregg Drinkwater, Joseph Liatela, Julian Carter, Shatavia Wynn, and Indira Falk Gesink
@dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr
With amazing work by Heather White, Nikki Young, Adriaan van Klinken, Elizabeth Perez, Gregg Drinkwater, Joseph Liatela, Julian Carter, Shatavia Wynn, and Indira Falk Gesink
@dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr
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It’s here, and to see it and colleagues together in the flesh!
Check out copies of this fabulous new journal, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion, at dukepress.bsky.social
booth at #SBLAAR24!
Fee-free and open access thanks to the support of the Henry Luce Foundation
Check out copies of this fabulous new journal, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion, at dukepress.bsky.social
booth at #SBLAAR24!
Fee-free and open access thanks to the support of the Henry Luce Foundation
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
It’s here, and to see it and colleagues together in the flesh!
Check out copies of this fabulous new journal, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion, at dukepress.bsky.social
booth at #SBLAAR24!
Fee-free and open access thanks to the support of the Henry Luce Foundation
Check out copies of this fabulous new journal, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion, at dukepress.bsky.social
booth at #SBLAAR24!
Fee-free and open access thanks to the support of the Henry Luce Foundation
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On our year-end publishing break, we reflect on how 2024’s contradictions reveal a fractured world grappling with inequality, digital activism, and the blurred lines between action and spectacle. africasacountry.com/2024/12/on-s...
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On our year-end publishing break, we reflect on how 2024’s contradictions reveal a fractured world grappling with inequality, digital activism, and the blurred lines between action and spectacle.
africasacountry.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:20 PM
On our year-end publishing break, we reflect on how 2024’s contradictions reveal a fractured world grappling with inequality, digital activism, and the blurred lines between action and spectacle. africasacountry.com/2024/12/on-s...