Seth Pierce

The wait is over! I have two chapters in a new volume exploring theology, religion, and The Witcher. The hard copy arrived this week.

Christian Nationalism is like trying to baptize a bald eagle.

It’s not what Jesus asked us to do, it’s probably illegal, and it hurts everyone involved.

(H/T @sethjpierce.bsky.social)

“The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy."

~ The Wizard of Oz, Wicked (2024).

I sadly haven’t seen the stage show so this is a long overdue voyage into the world of Wicked 😭

Thank you!

We are going today! And glad you are fine too!

Had a nice time presenting and grabbed a couple good reads.

Always enjoy #aarsbl

I had a professor tell me you could often determine when a pastor graduated seminary based on the dates of the references in their articles and sermons.

Favorite find so far. Can’t wait to see what else is lurking around here 😂

The ”crosswalks” hit different in San Diego.

#SBLAAR24

I once had a journal article rejected by editors who wanted to publish it, but declined out of fear that a church administrator would read it and be offended.

A reminder that ppl are often less concerned with truth, and more concerned with offending those in power with a pocketbook.

My bad! It’s New Directions in the Study of Religion, Monsters, and the Monstrous Seminar.

Looking forward to the monster symposium panel as well as just catching up with everyone and having excellent scholars to bounce ideas off of.

I submit the flying Medusa head from Castlevania should be in the top 5 most aggravating enemies in video game history.

The amount of times I threw my controller at the NES bc of this thing… 😒

Yes definitely

Thank you!

Me too. And it did really well, so frustrated they canceled it. The casting was on point too.

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

That cancelled TV Show you’ll never stop thinking about: Lockwood & Co.

Which means we just have more work to do to help people feel safe with the topics should they choose to engage them.

That’s what it feels like.

Hello!

Castlevania and FF 🙌🏻

Castlevania 👊🏻

Castlevania 👊🏻

Castlevania 👏🏻

Castlevania 👊🏻

Castlevania 🙌🏻

Dear #promosky please connect me with new friends into:

🙏🏻 Religion (all kinds)
🎙️ Media/Communication
✝️ Christianity
👹 Monsters
🖊️ Writing
📚 Publishing
📖 Reading
😱 Moral panics
⛪️ Pastoring
🎮 Video games
🎥 Pop Culture
🧛 Castlevania
⚔️ The Witcher
🧙‍♂️ LOTR
🧳 Travel
☕️ Coffee/tea

Been on here less than an hour and got blocked. I gently noted that the presentation deconstructed weird religious zealotry 🤷🏼‍♂️ However, I understand the reaction.

As an aside, Christian moral panics (along with other moral panics and infodemics) are a public health issue.

#adventist