Helen Jin Kim

Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”

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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.

Hell of a flex for your tenure file.

AMERICAN CAESAR is available for pre-order.

"Onishi traces the strange alliance between spiritual warfare and Silicon Valley libertarianism. At the center of it all is the desire for an unbound executive—one man, beyond checks, beyond balance, beyond democracy."

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Tomorrow is today! And if you hate dialing, 5calls.org lets you click to call your electeds. It even gives scripts (though I like the one below).

The list was shared at this virtual vigil tonight. ~250 people attended. Led by ATL-based clergy & activists. I can ask them for more details about the individuals.

Please call your reps to defund ICE. If you’re in GA:

Sen. Ossoff
DC Office: (202) 224-3521 
ATL Office: (470) 786-7800 

Sen. Warnock
DC: (202) 224-3643 
GA: 770) 694-7828

If you’re in Decatur like me, here’s our rep:

Rep. Johnson
DC: (202) 225-1605 
Decatur: (770) 987-2291

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”

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‘This is who they are’: White nationalism expert says Trump admin’s dog whistles are no accident YouTube video by MS NOW

Thanks to @ahylton26.bsky.social for the invite to speak truth on the White nationalism coming straight from DHS amidst the ethnic-cleansing operation in Minneapolis.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire storage facility, AP source says.

UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026 As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...

What a time to decide to learn less about the world.

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The Spirit Moves West: Korean Missionaries in America Amazon.com: The Spirit Moves West: Korean Missionaries in America: 9780199942121: Kim, Rebecca Y.: Books

Fascinating! Your story reminds me of the book, The Spirit Moves West: Korean Missionaries in America: www.amazon.com/Spirit-Moves...

Thanks for your kind words and for listening to our podcast. What drew you to observe Christianity in Korea for the past thirty years? I agree it’s a fascinating case study!

We also discussed @helenjinkim.bsky.social ‘s Race for Survival: How #ColdWar South #Korea Shaped American #Evangelical Empire!

Thanks @tingguowrites.bsky.social! I’m looking forward to listening to the podcast 🎙️👍

Full house for Sharon Suh’s edited volume Emergent Dharma: #Asian American #Feminist #Buddhists on Practice, #Identity, and #Resistance

#aarsbl25 #aarsbl #sblaar

also enjoying this open-access paper from Myung-Sahm Suh: Vacillating between the Cold War and the Culture War: The Contemporary Predicament of the Korean Evangelical Right www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/la...

First Book Grant for Scholars of Color - Louisville Institute First Book Grant for Scholars of Color assists early career, non-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research project with grants up to $55,000..

If you or someone you know is a scholar of color who studies religion, here's a great opportunity:
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Thank you so much @sebenton.bsky.social 👍 Props to Ray Kim, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, @sohayward.bsky.social, @bradleyonishi.bsky.social for launching this episode & series

How Religious Food Movements Paved the Way for MAHA - UNC Press Blog The following is a guest blog post by Adrienne Krone, author of Free-Range Religion: Alternative Food Movements and Religious Life in the United States which is now available wherever books are sold. ...

How have religious food movements from the early nineteenth century have to do with America’s MAHA health agenda today?

@adriennekrone.bsky.social, author of FREE-RANGE-RELIGION, dives into the history in this recent blog post ⤵️

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“For the real ones - Che Ahn is mentioned!” 😂 … it’s a lot

001: It's Time to Leave American Exceptionalism Behind Podcast Episode · American Unexceptionalism: Global Lessons on Fighting Religious Nationalism · 10/23/2025 · 31m

Thrilled to announce my new project: my friend @sohayward.bsky.social & I have a new podcast series!

AMERICAN UNEXCEPTIONALISM: Global Lessons on Fighting Religious Nationalism

We ask experts in democracy & religious nationalism around the globe to guide us.

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003: South Korea: K-Pop Demon Hunters IRL Podcast Episode · American Unexceptionalism: Global Lessons on Fighting Religious Nationalism · 11/06/2025 · 1h 12m

Latest episode of American Unexceptionalism by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social @sohayward.bsky.social is out- this time they talk to folks about the South Korean martial law attempt by then President Yoon. For the real ones- Che Ahn mentioned! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

+ @sohayward.bsky.social @bradleyonishi.bsky.social just realized it’s been one year. Thx for doing this podcast together 👍

1 year ago today, ex-president Yoon declared martial law in South Korea.

How did Koreans protect democracy? What role did religion play? How does an authoritarian past haunt?

@matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, Susie Hayward, Ray Kim & I chat on this podcast + see @chanheeheo.bsky.social’s op-ed

Applications for the 2025–2027 Young Scholars in American Religion cohort close in just one week on Monday, May 19, 2025. All application materials, including completed letters of recommendation, must be submitted by the deadline.
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일본군 ‘위안부’ 피해 이옥선 할머니 별세…생존자 6명 뿐 일본군 ‘위안부’ 피해자인 이옥선 할머니가 건강 악화로 별세했다. 향년 97. 여성가족부는 11일 이 할머니가 이날 저녁 8시께 성남의 한 요양병원에서 세상을 떠났다고 밝혔다. 경기 광주시 나눔의집에서 생활해오던 이 할머니는 지난해 3월부터 건강 문제로 요양병원에서 지

Lee Ok-sun, a survivor of the Japanese military‘s wartime sexual slavery system known as “comfort women,” has died at the age of 97. Her death leaves only six registered survivors of the officially recognized victims.

Collabs w/ @smgonzalezwi.bsky.social are the best! Here’s another one and special thnx to @dissentmag.bsky.social !

New off the page episode. February 12,2025 hosted by Leslie Hickman. It includes the cover of Civic Activism in South Korea: The Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism, by Seungsook Moon, and a graphic of a play interface. It offers a 20% discount with code NBN20 at cup.columbia.edu.

In this Off The Page episode, host Leslie Hickman and author Seungsook Moon discuss her new book CIVIC ACTIVISM IN SOUTH KOREA. buff.ly/xQdmiUN @NewBooksNetwork

John Doe Chinaman — Harvard University Press A revelatory history of the laws that conditioned the everyday lives of Chinese people in the American West—and of those who negotiated, circumvented, and resisted discrimination.Legal discrimination ...

My next book. Out in September!
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