Andrew T. Coates

Professor of religious studies at Duke. Managing Editor of Material Religion. Sophie's second-favorite human.

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When good books go bad: Bibles as contraband, Bibles as talismans, Bibles as weapons in the Civil War. Check out my amazing partner @BrummittJamie's new essay "How Dare Men Mix up the Bible so with Their Own Bad Passions" https://t.co/J2lNjjIA19

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Important note from the editors of Material Religion on the departure of @splate1: https://t.co/9g0lpRMX2C
Farewell and best wishes! Thanks for everything!
How has Brent's work as an editor and scholar impacted you?

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@coatesat @sarahedees @emoprofessor @Heritage_Things

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@HolocaustMuseum is hosting a workshop on sacred objects! "Interrogating the Sacred: Holocaust Objects and Their Care." What is a sacred object? How to care for such objects? Led by @llevitttemple and Oren Steir. Apply by March 25. https://t.co/MvmqzbXcjZ

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When the noisy neighbor in Bénin is an òrìs.à (divinity), you listen whether you want to or not.

"sounding the voice of tolerance: the orò secret society at the yorùbá borderlands" by @briancsmithson

Free access. Just like Orò's voice.
https://t.co/tQP5oZi5D8
#aarsbl21 #Africa

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Need inspiration for your next ink? Want to rethink Catholic studies? To celebrate #aarsbl21 we've made "Men, Tattoos, and Catholic Devotion in Brooklyn" by the incomparable @emoprofessor available free for everyone. Read it!
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#materialreligion #catholic

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This semester I am giving extra credit to students who post pictures on the discussion board of their pets "helping" them with their final papers. Rats on the keyboard is my favorite so far.

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Pretty sure every time I hit command+c, Word asks itself, "What is the most absurdly annoying formatting change I can make to this copied text?" Then, it thinks for a second while I move my cursor and does something even more diabolical when I hit command+v.

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Academics should get paid by the minute every time someone says, "this will only take a few minutes of your time."

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@Ask_Spectrum Any reason why I can't login to my spectrum account even though username and password are correct? I keep getting
redirected to the sign-in page.

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Tomoko Masuzawa: "I really don't understand Lacan. At my age, it's ok to admit that."

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"A Textbook of True Temperance." Published by the American Brewers' Association. Spoiler: God permits drinking. https://t.co/CGbOwyJuqA

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Christmas. July 4. Duke-UNC game day. Carolina's 3 holiest days.

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Justin Bieber has gone evangelical: God is like a "bomb" girlfriend; you want to tell everyone he's "the shit." http://t.co/0eGiJruza9

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"The absurd practice of rice throwing [at weddings] should be abolished." - Godey's Lady's Book, 1895.

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"It ain't over till it's over." America has lost a treasure. #YogiBerra

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Wedding: n. An American term translating as "250% markup."

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Happy Canada Day to everyone in the Motherland!

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This bill is an outright attack on higher education in North Carolina. Don't destroy UNC and NCSU! http://t.co/P0C3VrHtSd

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I don't care what history says. Satan himself created the microfiche format.