Happenings
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Book Release Day!
It’s here! Books can feel like they take *forever* — and then, one day, they are officially *out* in the world. It’s equal parts exhilarating and terrifying. Something I poured my heart into, but know can never be perfect nor… Continue reading
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Convening with ASR in NYC
Great to gather with other sociologists for the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association (ASA) and Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) in New York City. My responsibilities were a bit lighter this year as immediate *past* president… Continue reading
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Holding a First Copy of My New Book!
An exciting day: I got to hold a copy of my newest book for the first time! Our Lives: What Abortion Attitudes Reveal About Who We Are As Americans will release officially with the University of California Press in just… Continue reading
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Welcoming “CoARC” to Tennessee
This week, participants selected for the CoARC (“Conceptions of Authority in Roman Catholicism”) Seminar gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to talk through paper drafts, exchange ideas across disciplines, and recover and reimagine authority and co-responsibility in a synodal Catholic Church. The… Continue reading
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Thinking globally with the Council on Foreign Relations
Wonderful to gather in New York City at the headquarters of the Council on Foreign Relations for the 2026 Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop. The multi-day convening introduced new ideas and new thinking partners on religion, gender, immigration, peace, governance,… Continue reading
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Appearance on PBS NewsHour
Survey findings lead in most headlines on everyday Americans’ abortion attitudes. Less often do we get a chance to dig deeper to understand what’s behind those patterns and trends — something that qualitative, in-depth interviewing is especially well-suited to do.… Continue reading
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Guest Interview on LAist (NPR station)
Amid all the talk about popes and presidents, I was happy to join LAist (Los Angeles’ NPR station) for a live Q & A on what’s precedent and unprecedented about President Trump & Pope Leo’s recent exchanges on war, peace,… Continue reading
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Forthcoming Book Cover Reveal!
My latest book releases this summer…and now it has a cover! Introducing Our Lives: What Abortion Attitudes Reveal About Who We Are As Americans, forthcoming with the University of California Press in August 2026. The book is filled with the… Continue reading
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PBS NewsHour in the House
(Literally!) What fun to welcome the crew of PBS NewsHour to my home to film an interview for a forthcoming story on gender, generation, and Americans’ abortion views. I appreciated their journalistic professionalism, savvy furniture rearranging, and willingness to engage… Continue reading
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Seminar and Call for Papers — Conceptions of Authority in Roman Catholicism
The 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality revived an ecclesial focus on collaboration, co-responsibility, and leadership in a Roman Catholic Church shared by men, women, lay people, religious, and ordained ministers, together. Invigorated by such timeless questions in a timely moment, I’m… Continue reading
Tricia C. Bruce, PhD 