WashU Danforth Center on Religion & Politics

Research & teaching center @WashU focused on the many intersections of religion and U.S. politics.

[Amy Laura Hall @ProfligateGrace]

Yay!

J. Kameron Carter and Kambiz GhaneaBassiri Join Danforth Center on Religion and Politics https://t.co/lqdkS5zFuN via @CtrRelPol

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DuVal spoke on the Revolution as global conflict including European empires and Native Nations for our 1776, Then and Now course.

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

Would American independence have been achieved without the French?

University of North Carolina history professor @KathleenADuVal tackles that question this Saturday at 8 PM ET on @cspan 2 @cspanhistory.

[Religion & American Culture @csraac]

Another insightful comment and ideas around public authority vs expertise from panelist Marie Griffith during our Public Authority panel at the Biennial Conference.
Follow along for more highlights from the sessions!

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Ryan Burge on a recent Gallup poll for @TIME

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A gender gap has long persisted in religious identity. Historically, data has widely shown women being more religious than men. But that appears to be changing when it comes to Gen Z https://t.co/7vD2b19fLq

[WashU Danforth Center on Religion & Politics @CtrRelPol]

Welcome Professors Carter and GhaneaBassiri! Great news for the @CtrRelPol and @WashU!
https://t.co/rdfAZwPKiE

[Religion & American Culture @csraac]

Welcome to the 2026 YSAR Cohort! Esra Tunc is an Assistant Professor in the Department for the study of Religion at San Diego State University. A scholar of religion, capital, and multibeing relations, she examines “Islamic” & “ethical” economies while exploring care & solidarity

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Welcome to the 2026 YSAR Cohort! Eric Stephen is an Assistant Professor of Law and American Culture at the University of South Florida. His current book project examines a key shift in legal discourse over the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
Learn more: https://t.co/5lxPgJQDbj

[American History TV @cspanhistory]

What was Christianity's role in the American Revolution?

Sit in on a college lecture exploring religion in Revolutionary America TOMORROW (6/27) at 8 PM ET on @cspan 2.

#history #college #AmericanHistory #religion #cspanamerica250

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Welcome to the 2026 Cohort! Cody Musselman is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Musselman is currently completing her first book manuscript, Spiritual Exercises: Fitness and Religion in Modern America.

[Arc Magazine @ReligPolitics]

"The AP Halaqa’s no-phone policy is not primarily about attention management. It is about practicing presence: two hours in which we invest in being with, learning from, and engaging one another."

Haroon Moghul on faith as an antidote to soulrot. https://t.co/Kc7tXT8MIb

[Candace Lukasik @lukasik_c]

Very excited to be joining the conversations at @HarvardDivinity this coming academic year!

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Our "1776, Then and Now" course offered lectures from 16 different scholars. Sara Savat of WashU News covered several of them, including this by the Center's @tazeenmali (Watch all lectures on our website rap .washu.edu)
https://t.co/HQURu94yDg

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Former postdoc news 😊

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Welcome to the 2026 YSAR Cohort! Susanna De Stradis is assistant professor of 20th-century U.S. religious history at Mississippi State University, specializing in modern U.S. Catholicism and its cultural and institutional ties to Rome.
Learn more: https://t.co/5lxPgJQDbj

[Arc Magazine @ReligPolitics]

"If it seems impossible to stuff all these episodes and more into successful, tightly packed chapters, Wilensky-Lanford comes closer than most any author might dare to hope."

Jon Butler on Brook Wilensky-Lanford’s new book: "A God-Shaped Nation"

https://t.co/cHOwZTDJmb

[Society for the Scientific Study of Religion-SSSR @SSSReligion]

Job Alert📣The Department of Religious Studies at Wellesley College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Religious Cultures of East Asia/Religions of Transnational East Asia, to begin in Fall 2027. Apply by Sept 15. https://t.co/20M6Mr9rWN

[WashU Danforth Center on Religion & Politics @CtrRelPol]

Our "1776, Then and Now" course offered lectures from 16 different scholars. Thanks to Sara Savat of WashU news, who covered several of them including this by Mark Valeri: (You can also watch all the lectures at our website rap . washu . edu)
https://t.co/Duu7AM7YPg

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Marie Griffith participated earlier this month on a panel on "Public Authority" of religion scholars. The panel was part of the 9th Biennial Conference on Religion and American Culture organized by @csraac at IU Indianapolis.

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The next session will focus on religion scholars utilizing their expertise and authority in the media and in moments of crisis. Have questions or comments on this topic? Comment below to be included in the conversation. #RAAC2026

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As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, experts at WashU are reflecting on the events and ideas that shaped this nation and their continued relevance today. https://t.co/lVhVJjs7pq

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Leigh Schmidt was a panelist on the topic of "Conspirituality" earlier this month at the 9th Biennial Conference on Religion and American Culture at IU Indianapolis.

[Religion & American Culture @csraac]

Biennial Conference attendees are currently engaging our first session topic, Conspirituality. If you have any questions or comments related to this conversation, include them in this thread and the Center team might share them during the discussion. #RAAC2026

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Congrats to the newest cohort! So happy to see four of the Center's former postdocs! 🥰

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Meet the 2026-2028 Young Scholars in American Religion Cohort! The members of this cohort were chosen for their commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the fields of American Religion.
Learn more: https://t.co/5lxPgJQDbj