Burke Gerstenschlager
@bleaktheology.bsky.social
Finishing a book on Joy Division, lament, & God. Former academic book editor. Religion & culture writer. Kierkegaardian. Anti-fascist. UT-Austin Classics BA. YDS MDiv. Episcolutheran. Your post-punk counterweight to joy in Brooklyn.
Found this photo of high school junior me from 34/35 years ago. I was into religion x pop music from the beginning.
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Found this photo of high school junior me from 34/35 years ago. I was into religion x pop music from the beginning.
Just a reminder that this year, we are celebrating 1,700 years of Die Hard as a Christmas movie.
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Just a reminder that this year, we are celebrating 1,700 years of Die Hard as a Christmas movie.
One more time for the kids at the back of the bus.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
One more time for the kids at the back of the bus.
I said something like this three months ago.
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I said something like this three months ago.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I didn't know she's the saint of philosophers and librarians!
Also...
Also...
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I didn't know she's the saint of philosophers and librarians!
Also...
Also...
Currently on Foxnews.com. At least they're honest?
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Currently on Foxnews.com. At least they're honest?
It's a Big New Deal, evidently.
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It's a Big New Deal, evidently.
Christian Nationalist and "infidel" Hegseth has an crusader-appropriated Jerusalem Cross tattooed on his chest. Seeing him sign off on swastikas and nooses is only par for the course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Christian Nationalist and "infidel" Hegseth has an crusader-appropriated Jerusalem Cross tattooed on his chest. Seeing him sign off on swastikas and nooses is only par for the course.
Found this gem by Kenneth Leech at my local used bookstore. And it was only today that I read that it's from the Diocese of Manchester's collection!
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Found this gem by Kenneth Leech at my local used bookstore. And it was only today that I read that it's from the Diocese of Manchester's collection!
I am flummoxed. Erickson has Weyrich, the Moral Majority, Rushdooney, the Heritage Foundation, and countless other Christofascists to thank for where American conservatism is now and he says this. This is not a matter of Alice in Wonderland eating too much cake.
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I am flummoxed. Erickson has Weyrich, the Moral Majority, Rushdooney, the Heritage Foundation, and countless other Christofascists to thank for where American conservatism is now and he says this. This is not a matter of Alice in Wonderland eating too much cake.
"his own nature inclined to evil." - BCP
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
"his own nature inclined to evil." - BCP
2nd Ave F stop, Manhattan, NY.
BKFOXX, artist.
BKFOXX, artist.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
2nd Ave F stop, Manhattan, NY.
BKFOXX, artist.
BKFOXX, artist.
The note of encouragement I put in the 12yo's lunch box this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The note of encouragement I put in the 12yo's lunch box this morning.
The 12yo referred to Lotrimin as "Lord of the Rings-imin" and now I can't unthink it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The 12yo referred to Lotrimin as "Lord of the Rings-imin" and now I can't unthink it.
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November...
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November...
DareI say this is an example of the long-coming internecine war among American conservative Christians. Evangelicals will only accept Catholics as long as they align with their theopolitical agenda.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
DareI say this is an example of the long-coming internecine war among American conservative Christians. Evangelicals will only accept Catholics as long as they align with their theopolitical agenda.
Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter mirrors Michelangelo's painting of the prophet Isaiah. Under her boot is a copy of Mein Kampf.
Just to remind you what the United States is about.
Just to remind you what the United States is about.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter mirrors Michelangelo's painting of the prophet Isaiah. Under her boot is a copy of Mein Kampf.
Just to remind you what the United States is about.
Just to remind you what the United States is about.
I love my Brooklyn nabe.
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love my Brooklyn nabe.
Home from a successful Halloween and everyone else in bed, I went out to my local ice cream/soda foundation joint, brought home a "Spiders Web Sundae" complete with tiny plastic spiders, and watched Brandon Lee kick total ass in The Crow on @criterionchannl.bsky.social. "It can't rain all the time."
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Home from a successful Halloween and everyone else in bed, I went out to my local ice cream/soda foundation joint, brought home a "Spiders Web Sundae" complete with tiny plastic spiders, and watched Brandon Lee kick total ass in The Crow on @criterionchannl.bsky.social. "It can't rain all the time."