Michael "Austin" Kamenicky

Forgot to post our costume

When a book has over three pages of acknowledgements you know it is going to be about a hundred pages longer than it needs to be.

While I do not think that the rise of charismatic Christianity has direct causal relationship to the casinoization of 21st century capitalism... it certainly fits in well.

If Weber is right the Protestant relationship to capitalism is one of comprehensive rationalization, then I think the charismatic innovation to the Protestant ethic is a greater emphasis on risk and a denial of the possibility for comprehensive rationalization.

Tech, Vandy, Indiana, who knew that NIL actually stood for Nerds, Innit Lads.

A ballroom? DMV folk throw yapping parties, not dancing parties!

Washingtonians and New Yorkers have very distinct aesthetic prefrences. Its a shame to see the Goodfellasification of DC's built environment.

I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

Bad traditionalist: “carnivore diet is the only way bro.”

Good traditionalist: “stars are alive.”

The academic trope I have the least patience for is one I call “performative misunderstanding.”

John is doing important work here. A sad white boy getting owned by the Mountain Goats is like a Catholic being excommunicated by the pope. It just hurts more.

Does anyone know how I can get access to old Fuller course syllabi? I am especially looking for MC510, Wagner and Kraft’s signs and wonders course.

I’m gonna steal this like Nicholas Cage stole the Declaration of Independence

Currently researching the history of charismatic supernatural pedagogy in the US and its effects of moral formation!!! Can’t believe I get paid for this.

My theory is that religious participation across the political spectrum may start to trend upward…

Evangelicals are going to legitimately listen to the Peter Theil lectures on the Antichrist thinking he is talking about the Bible, not knowing that cosplaying belief in God is whole trope in political theory.

The way he accurately implies “you should be embarrassed about this” is excellent.

Just fell to my knees in praise

THE MEME IS REAL

Emory just gave me a ticket to the Atlanta/Washington game this Sunday!!!

Meanwhile, the US

What Has New Haven to Do with Hungary? On Theological and Political Postliberalism* | The Journal of Religion: Vol 105, No 4 Abstract In recent years, a growing number of political theorists and religious writers and activists—including Sohrab Ahmari, Patrick Deneen, Rod Dreher, R. R. Reno, and Adrian Vermeule—have aligned ...

My long-awaited article, "What Has New Haven to Do with Hungary? On Theological and Political Postliberalism" is finally out in the new issue of the Journal of Religion.

If you'd like a copy of the article, please DM or email me.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

“religion was made up by elites to control you” is a view that has its historical origins in, guess what, religion

it was said by conquistadors about the maya, by protestants about catholicism, by “enlightenment” dudes about everything

none of it was based on research or concerned with accuracy

Amazing lol. My kind of losing-it thread.

An inside baseball problem that breaks out onto social media like a grease fire.

At a dissertation defense the audience should be allowed to cheer. When a reader starts pressing the candidate their fans should be able to make noise like a it’s rival’s third down. “Passed with minor corrections Stadium Pulse level 5.”

Alan Moore is the equally prescient antifascist side of the coin.

I have been dreading the German exam since getting accepted to my program. Today I found out I passed!!!

what a coup for Richard Dawkins to make this list, and all he had to do was simply be an atheist.

One thing I forgot to announce in the craziness of the semester beginning. I’ve accepted a position as managing editor at the Journal of Law and Religion!