mayrl.bsky.social
Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology at Colby College. Religion, politics, history, culture, law, policy, vermú. http://mayrl.org, @mayrl@sciences.social, @yrlsoc@x
👤 Joined on 15 September 2023
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@mayrl.bsky.socialWhat is the public relevance of religion? We (@jonathancoley.bsky.social @mayrl.bsky.social and non-blueskyers) have thoughts coming out in @amjsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1086/744185
Show PostEvery pew filled last night for my conversation with Kristin DuMez in Lingle Chapel Davidson College Pres. Church in her new newly released book: Live Laugh Love: the Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made. Community event hosted by our local independent Main Street Books.
Show PostEssay today by my grad school friend, Neil Gross. A good sociologist, he highlights that claims about the politicization of higher ed are not as simple as they seem; common defenses fall short as well. TL:DR affective polarization among students is the driver. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/o...
Show PostI'm a big fan of Gordon Brett's paper on improv comedy! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Show PostIván Szelényi (1938-2026), a towering figure in sociology, one of the finest global intellectuals Hungary and Eastern Europe has ever produced, has died. Rest in peace and solidarity. 1/6
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