Professor of American Religion @Stanford. Author of Damned Nation (2014) and Heathen (2022). Director of @argcstanford.bsky.social. SFGiants fan.https://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3mr6csrhfnk2dJob posting: Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies specializing in pre-modern Islam, in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford Please share widely! https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-in-islamic-studies-stanford-university-california-united-states21 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6csrhfnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3mdiusttaqs26The more things change… here’s the VP proving that paganism remains a useful foil for a certain vision of American “civilization”: “it is about whether we will remain a civilization under God, or whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past” https://religionnews.com/2026/01/23/march-for-life-reveals-tensions-with-trump-administration-and-diverse-visions-for-the-future/28 Jan 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiusttaqs26https://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3mczzx4pea22iJust saw this. Glad to bring a little hell to your holidays [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczzx4pea22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3mayoginca22nChristmas puzzle complete! If only the #SFGiants off-season was this exciting…27 Dec 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mayoginca22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lxatnve4hk22Aspirational pile of books for the new academic year25 Aug 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxatnve4hk22https://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lwcqg7zah226What it feels like to watch the #SFGiants these days 😅😭 @schulzmuseum.bsky.social13 Aug 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcqg7zah226https://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lqqm3a5rjc2vIt has been such a privilege to work with @chanheeheo.bsky.social over the years and to see her work culminate in this important, evocative, and gorgeously written dissertation. Congratulations, Chanhee! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqm3a5rjc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lp7uxggshs2215 May 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7uxggshs22https://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3ln6ls35hi22vWriting is never wasted19 Apr 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6ls35hi22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lmuf4kluvc2mSo delighted for my brilliant advisee @chanheeheo.bsky.social and the fantastic group of postdocs starting at the @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social this fall! https://rap.wustl.edu/news/jpostdoctoral-fellowships-for-2025-2026/15 Apr 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuf4kluvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lmayo4sujc2yFirst time in the archives in a while. Came across this gem in a book advocating against Chinese exclusion. “It is impossible to preserve the integrity of a government like ours if we deny to any class in our community the equal protection of the laws.”07 Apr 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmayo4sujc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lj2eueaek22cBeen seeing lots on social media about the Asian American student rejected from 16 schools. But the real story that needs to be shared isn’t about a single student. It’s about the appalling decline in Black and Latinx student enrollment since the 2023 Supreme Court decision.26 Feb 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2eueaek22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lik6qhmkys2sThe ASCH forum on Heathen, from the Jan 2024 conference, is live on Church History. Open access! @kecarte.bsky.social’s intro: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/forum-discussion-of-heathen-religion-and-race-in-american-history-kathryn-gin-lum-introduction/6718B52D772A2CE9CA30BB7B2CCCA836 Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh’s response: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/heathen-sight-and-the-problem-of-antiafricanness/03155049C9AA06D76F006EADA6EFE6FE @mbaysa.bsky.social’s response: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/experiencing-heathen-and-its-publics/AA13CB52D9FBB0A2A2F2120D3DDBF24C19 Feb 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik6qhmkys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kginlum.bsky.social/post/3lbssjbkabs2pMaking a Difference! Humanities can! As seen on the MTR in Hong Kong. Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a prominent advertisement for the humanities on public transit in the US26 Nov 2024 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:pp5sa3a7soyzyxp4bknljmnr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbssjbkabs2p