Sacred Writes: public scholarship on religion

Welcome! Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion provides support, resources, and networks for scholars of religion committed to translating their research for a broader audience. Generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and The Carpenter Foundation and hosted by Northeastern University since 2018, our goal is to combat misinformation and prejudice, and ultimately to improve public religious literacy. Our two signature programs help bridge the gap between scholarly expertise and public need: 1) a three-month intensive training program teaching scholars of religion to communicate effectively with the public, and 2) a series of media partnerships pairing journalists with religion scholars. We invite scholars to apply for our current programs, and everyone to learn more here.

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Public Scholarship as a Feminist Project

PI Liz Bucar and Program Director Megan Goodwin for Women in Higher Education

Wilbur Award for Sacred Writes/RNS series

Congratulations to RNS reporter Adelle Banks and SW media partnership fellow Dr. Matthew Cressler on winning a 2021 Wilbur Award for their series, “Beyond the Most Segregated Hour.”

African spirituality offers Black believers ‘decolonized’ Christianity

Media partnership fellow Darnise Martin with reporter Liz Kineke for media partner Religion News Service

Learn About Our In-Person Trainings

Sacred Writes offered an in-person public scholarship training to graduate students at the University of Chicago Divinity School’s Martin Marty Center. Read more in their newsletter.

Apply For Our New Extended Fellowship!

For the first time, we are offering nine untenured religion scholars the opportunity to work toward publishing public-facing work in a six-month hybrid format. Learn more and apply here.

Religion and Reproductive Justice

Check out the 2023 Special Issue of media partner The Revealer, edited by 2019 alum Brett Krutzsch and featuring 2021 and 2023 alums Dheepa Sundaram and Samira Mehta.