Russell T. McCutcheon
@mccutcheonsays
I’m University Research Professor in the Study of Religion and was a longtime Dept Chair but now teach, read, write, and have opinions on the fate of higher ed.
“Wars between writers blaze up frequently, but I have observed that they settle down eventually into smudges” - Sylvia Beach (1956)
New book alert.: “Neoliberalism and authoritarian populism are some of the main forces endangering contemporary universities. This applies to the study of religion in several ways…” @teemutaira.bsky.social @equinoxpub.bsky.social @naasr.bsky.social
@vtouna.bsky.social — our grad director — ran an orientation today for our new MA cohort (joined here by two second year grad students). It’s the program’s 10th anniv. #RELMA10
Just published by Studies of Religion. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Then these little plastic 45 inserts will blow their minds
I hear there’s a opening for a custodian over at the mayor’s office… #widowsbay
You know about the resources posted at the REL Toolbox? Now managed by @seedpods.bsky.social, the site has grown. Go see. Anyone leading a Dept in the Humanities will find it helpful. reltoolbox.ua.edu
Signed a contract for my second book with Rutgers—offering a set of controlled experiments in novel comparison, premised on pivoting to studying religion as something ordinary. @rutgersupress.bsky.social
Pick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone.
Last read of the new book ms. @rutgersupress.bsky.social #redescriptions
Art Vandelay is in the new season of Friends & Neighbors. #ImporterExporter
Assume the Gov. will now sign it. alabamareflector.com/2026/04/09/a...
The students were victorious again over faculty last night. #trivianight #PresidentsCup #annualtradition