@workfluss.bsky.social
Si thi. Don't be giving 'em ideas. Writer and researcher. Sociology of religion, work & organisations. Contrarian Lancastrian https://socrel.medium.com/religion-and-the-world-of-work-the-organisational-quest-for-coherence-cb498bc42189
It's the birthday of Douglas Adams! Time to share favorite quotes!
👀 Did you post this to my office? Written with pink/purple ink? I'd really like to talk to you if so, I can protect your identity but what you sent was really important but not enough on its own. Get in touch via DM email etc... Pls RT.
In my (forthcoming) book, I relate how organisations are internally contested. Private-public doesn't cover it. Much too simplistic and deterministic.
If a "public" organisation get away can get away...it will.
Just out: my new research on apostasy and non-religion among asylum seekers in the UK. It explores what it’s like emotionally to leave a religion in countries where it’s dangerous, and seek refuge here. 🧵
What can #Quakers teach us about religion's encounter with 21st century workplace?
A lot.
If I can get this book finished this year.
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'Blending whilst mending: British Quakers, lived religion and the 21st century world of work'
My book, 2026
Reframing not just describing 21st century work organisation.
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What's the plan?
Some of you might be interested in this open access publication: Communist Perspectives on Atheism in the Twentieth Century (Routledge, 2025, ed. by E Guido-Patzelt) www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Finding their religion: why Gen Z are turning to faith
https://www.ft.com/content/94460660-1fe1-411b-8649-cc886742c410
I got these beautiful notebooks featuring the Pennine Tower at Forton Services on the M6 from @gailmyerscough.co.uk's shop. Go and do likewise 🙂
If you have a minute to spare today ⬇️
You should. It's excellent.
The difference in views is so fundamental. It's basic to humans. Who will look after us? Who should we throw our lot in with?
Universal values a la the West. Or our clan, protectors since whenever and everywhere else.
2000 years of universal values is nothing...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WEI...
People have to read the polls to find this out? 🤔🤯
That's the bigger problem.
Mystique. All professions work under its cloak.
Its spell captivates. And people love it.
Trump is tapping into this convention.
It's not new. It's normal.
@piercepenniless.bsky.social
Quakers no longer represent religious heterodoxy. They are a post-Christian anti-consumerist tendency. Continuity is in the name only.
Book proposal.
Chapter summaries drafted.
That was intense.
Now editing the rest.
So here goes.
Hats off to us seventh decade wonders. 👀🤔😁
Nelson, Lancashire, 1960, by John Bulmer (b.1938).
NEW: Is the NHS still good value for money?
Billions of pounds are being ploughed into Britain’s health service — with little noticeable improvement in health since 2019.
Critics say the NHS has become bloated and inefficient. Is it?
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/1130...
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Welcome back, Pat. Always useful advice.
In my seventh decade, and planning to submit my first book proposal.
Social media - partly - got me through my sixth decade and PhD.
Now gathering warm-hearted advice for the next and final stage, my forever-forthcoming book:
The Workfluss 👀
Mark your calendars ➡️The #SSSR_RRA2025 Annual Meeting will be held in Minneapolis from October 31st to November 2nd, 2025. This year's theme is 'Religion Matters' and the joint Call for Papers opens February 1st. #Religion
sssreligion.org/annual-meeti...
"These questions point to a profound truth: behavior cannot be separated from the environment in which it develops. From the safety of one’s surroundings to access to proper nutrition, sleep, and social stability, the circumstances of life have a lasting biochemical effect on the brain."
This older piece gives my blog site so much traffic this time of year. Worth checking out… popularcultureandtheology.com/2020/12/07/t...
There are around 50 chaplains to RNLI crews, on hand to support them, or even join them, especially at Christmas. Here, they reflect on teamwork, courage, the power of the sea, and how their calling nurtures a deep sense of loyalty and community
Looks excellent.
Let's hope there's a reviewer out there...
“When you're reeling from that death of a loved one, you've got to be the most organised you're ever going to be.” – Teresa, UK
Kate Reed and Anna Balazs on the violence of bureaucracy following a bereavement.
Out now #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/3OAZXtq
