Dear KtBniks,

You are invited to a very special KtBirthday Celebration! As legend has it, Killing the Buddha was founded by Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet on November 13, 2000, in the earliest days of the internet. Miraculously, after various reincarnations and resurrections, KtB is still alive!

On Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 7 pm Eastern/6 Central/5 Mountain/4 Pacific, we’ll gather on Zoom for a festive event of about an hour. All are welcome– feel free to forward this invitation to your friends! If you’d like to celebrate with us, remember to register in advance. You’re encouraged to bring a festive beverage for a birthday toast! (Maybe a Holy Water or a Mormon Mocktail.)

The festivities will feature brief readings and reminiscences from KtB writers and editors past and present, including:

• Ashley Makar
• Meera Subramanian
• Nathan Schneider
• Brook Wilensky-Lanford
• Kaya Oakes
• Gordon Haber
• Briallen Hopper
• Emily Mace
• Francesca Hyatt

… plus a chance to hear the KtB origin story from founders Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet, followed by a collective conversation among all who attend as we reflect on religion writing past, present, and future.

We have so much to celebrate, including:

• rich and comprehensive archives to explore by keyword (whether you’re looking for saints, satanism, sex, Sikhism, solace, soy milk, spirituality, subversion, or Superman, we’ve got you covered!)
• our new web design and logo spearheaded by co-editor-in-chief Emily Mace
• our new editor who joined us in 2020—writer, translator, and educator Francesca Hyatt
• our new 11 Questions interview series (if you have a new book or project you’d like to have featured, get in touch!)
• great new pieces on anarchy, demonology, pandemic parenting, pandemic prayer, Ganesh milk miracles, QAnon, copper beach trees, communal living, and more

Through it all, we’re grateful for the community of readers and writers who gather on this site, and we’re looking forward to the next decades of believing and doubting, seeking and snarking, and reading and remembering with you!

In anticipation,

Briallen, Emily, and Francesca

REGISTER HERE: Zoom registration