Friends! Hope to see you on the 13th of August at the International Association of Buddhist Studies conference in Leipzig, where I’ll present on how I confirmed that the Consecration Scripture was indeed edited by a single person or team. I promise that during my talk I will use the phrase “vibes-based argument” at least twice! https://conference.uni-leipzig.de/iabs2025/academic-program/

Getting prepped for teaching and excited about all the films my students are going to watch in my intro-level Understanding Religions course. https://letterboxd.com/overbey/list/skidmore-re-103p-spring-2025/

Looking forward to indulging in this winter break diversion: Ireland and Kronic’s _Cute Accelerationism_.

Attention religion scholars at #sblaar24 if you want good fish tacos, get out of downtown, hop on a bus or taxi to Barrio Logan, and have a leisurely lunch at Fish Guts. The Baja (pictured) is delicious, the swordfish was even better. Bonus if you have time: walk around the block to Provecho! Coffee for a delicious cold brew in a nice artists/gallery space.

An astonishing and sobering trend emerged into today’s opening session of Intro to Buddhism: many of my college students were interested in taking this course because “My Dad is really into Buddhism.” #buddhism #highered #religion

Looks like I’ll have a few days to kill in #oxford in the near future. Accepting recommendations for places to eat/drink!

Religious Studies folks, please share in your networks: our department is hiring a 2-year VAP to help us cover some upcoming sabbaticals. Reach out to me via email if you have any questions! https://eodq.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/1075

LHR —> BOS

BOS —> LHR