2026-10-03T10:02:00.000ZMultiple Authorshttps://rs-rss.com/https://rs-rss.com/PaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-03T10:02:00.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/mroczek-hidden-scrolls-buried-bible-yale.htmlFeminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-10-03T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/10/03/spiritual-direction-for-writers-by-charlotte-donlon/I fell in love with poetry when I began graduate school for my MFA in creative writing. Looking back at the poems I was reading and writing ten years ago, I can connect the dots among my relationship with poetry, my faith, and my rejection of the...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-03T04:01:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/bangalore-india-a-city-etched-in-faith-and-memory(TRAVEL) We Bangaloreans are just a stone’s throw away from a place of worship. And if one threw a stone, chances are it would probably land on one of the beautiful, iconic places of worship in Bangalore. Or perhaps the stone might get stuck in...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2026-10-03T03:02:29.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/reproductive-hospitality-scholarly-community-and-feminist-futures-a-conversation-with-grace-yia-hei-kao/As part of the FSR Blog’s ongoing interview series, we are pleased to publish this conversation with Grace Y. Kao. Kao discusses her book, My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy, reflecting on surrogacy through feminist...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-10-02T21:58:10.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/a-right-of-discoveryOr, a Claimed “Right” to Dominate, Occupy, and Possess?Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T19:16:52.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/as-ice-readies-louisiana-facility-for-children-and-families-faith-leaders-hold-vigil/ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an airport that has become known as the country’s...Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T18:39:46.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/america-dont-be-a-stranger/(RNS) — All told, only 34% of Americans — barely a third — say most people can be trusted. There is a path to a more neighborly America.Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T16:47:42.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/shields-up-evasive-maneuvers-how-the-lds-church-responds-to-perceived-criticism/(RNS) — The church’s insatiable need for public approval means we are supposed to emphasize how the church’s internal records show our metrics going up, up, up.Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T16:30:28.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a-colorado-preschool-case-will-be-the-supreme-courts-latest-to-test-boundaries-of-lgbtq-rights-and-religious-freedom/(The Conversation) — When the Supreme Court hears arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Colorado will defend antidiscrimination laws for the fourth time in 10 years.Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T16:25:44.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/trump-says-iran-will-be-hit-very-hard-if-it-is-behind-copilot-who-tried-to-crash-flight-to-israel/JERUSALEM (AP) — Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia.Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T16:21:17.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/in-chinas-taoist-martial-arts-schools-fighting-is-only-part-of-the-lesson/SHIYAN, China (AP) — Physical training is less demanding and corporal punishment has been eliminated. New ways of motivating students have been introduced instead. Among them is the chanting of slogans aimed at building physical and inner strength.Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-10-02T16:20:21.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/10/02/law-religion-and-attention-protecting-the-dignity-of-worship-online/A computer at the Science Museum by Robert Brook (CC BY 1.0). Imagine a member of a congregation who wakes on Sunday morning too ill to attend church. She is particularly reluctant to miss the sermon. Fortunately, a local service is being broadcast...Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-10-02T15:46:11.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/defying-tyrantsWhere did it all go wrong?Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T14:03:35.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/two-new-national-initiatives-seek-to-strengthen-ministries-with-college-students/Lilly Endowment Inc.Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-10-02T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/angels-and-demons-and-the-us-military-oh-my/What if life was so confusing and so difficult because we stand at the center of some cosmic conspiracy that divides every aspect of reality into theological categories of good and evil? SourceReligion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-02T12:19:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/10/2/dearborn-muslims-christians-neighborsAn anti-Islam rally promoted as a “Christian Crusader March” drew hundreds of demonstrators and counterdemonstrators to this majority Arab American city of Dearborn, Michigan. A few participants carried assault rifles as police in riot gear...Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T12:05:13.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/as-anti-hindu-rhetoric-grows-texas-hindus-rethink-public-celebrations/DALLAS (RNS) — ‘I enjoy celebrating your culture, religion, whatever your faith is, but everything has a limit,’ said Irving resident Seema Ashar. ‘You cannot disturb other people, and it’s getting wilder and wilder every year. You have to respect...Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T11:05:24.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/for-sukkot-etrogim-purveyors-find-a-lively-lucrative-market-in-brooklyn/(RNS) —The most expensive fruit sold in New York City today is not for consumption. A single etrog, a pithy, lemon-like citrus fruit, can cost thousands of dollars for religious Jews willing to pay for perfection.Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-02T11:00:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/10/2/war-of-words-muslims-in-americaOn the 25th anniversary of 9/11 last month, Weekend Plug-in columnist Bobby Ross Jr. found myself in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michgan. He came to work on a story related to America’s ongoing war over words over Muslims and their place in...PaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-02T10:53:44.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/bringing-back-ancient-negevs-wine.htmlPaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-02T10:44:44.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/on-sibyls.htmlPaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-02T10:24:15.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/review-of-stroumsa-dynamics-of.htmlGood Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-02T09:59:05.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/cornell-case-highlights-the-need-for-justice-and-accountability/We cannot keep pushing this difficult reality under the rug. The longer we do, the more violence against women will continue without any consequences. The post Cornell Case Highlights the Need for Justice and Accountability appeared first on Good...Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-02T09:54:58.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/primetime-reveals-the-true-predator/Though Primetime takes liberties with Hansen’s personal life, the Predator descends into his own kind of evil in his pursuit of justice. The post ‘Primetime’ Reveals the True Predator appeared first on Good Faith Media.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-02T09:50:49.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/a-soundtrack-of-faith/Many voices, many different words, many different tunes. All of it sounds like faith. The post A Soundtrack of Faith appeared first on Good Faith Media.Religion News Servicehttps://religionnews.com/2026-10-02T09:00:27.000Zhttps://religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a-former-sspx-priest-embraces-life-as-a-gay-man-and-tattoo-artist/EXTON, Pennsylvania — In some traditionalist circles, Palmquist’s story — from SSPX priest to talking on YouTube about his faith and being gay — is already infamous.Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/15/blessing-the-beasts-how-animals-are-finding-their-place-in-churchPuppies in the pews? Churches worldwide are gearing up to celebrate St. Francis, patron saint of animals, by inviting pets, including goats, cats, tortoises and more into their buildings to receive a special blessing — chaotic comedy often ensues.Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-10-02T07:02:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/10/02/move-your-spirituality-transforming-symbols-into-embodied-knowing/A question I’ve been exploring for most of my life is: what changes when we move our spirituality, or let movement become our spiritual practice? In this essay I offer some characteristics of a moving spirituality that I explored in my PhD and...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-02T05:00:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/10/2/the-search-for-an-ai-soulToday’s urgent questions about artificial intelligence, consciousness and morality are all the rage. This week, we examine Anthropic’s efforts to teach Claude virtue, the theological implications of AI “souls,” and humanity’s growing struggle to...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-10-02T04:01:55.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/10/02/hindu-at-heart-education-faith-and-what-it-means-to-belong-in-america-a-book-review/Are you interested in how education about Hinduism in U.S. schools is viewed by Hindus, themselves? Do you appreciate learning from marginalized voices? Do you value historical insights? If any of these applies to you, then you will almost...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-02T04:01:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/silo-more-than-a-dystopia-its-a-theology-of-human-spirit(REVIEW) “Silo” skillfully weaves all of these dystopian tropes into the background of something quite new. The hints were there from the show’s start. The series skillfully weaves all of these dystopian tropes into the background of something...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-10-02T00:22:56.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/a-review-of-making-all-the-worldA Young Scholar Endeavors to Investigate and Interpret the Era of “Discovery”Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-10-01T21:29:32.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/minnesota-churchesWhy I’m going to MinneapolisCultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-10-01T19:47:56.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/10/octopus-ego.htmlIt’s early. I let the dog out into the garden, stand and wait, looking around for the first time that day at the glistening lawn and plants, dripping wet after much needed rain, waking up. It’s definitely autumn now, a gorgeous morning. I feel the...Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-10-01T13:17:56.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/adriaan-van-klinken/My book seeks to explore how Nigerian literary texts help us to understand Nigerian Christianity—offering creative representations of it, but also critical commentaries on the socio-political impact of Christian beliefs and practices. The post...Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-10-01T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/where-does-race-end-and-theology-begin/Biko Mandela Gray talks about race, radicalism, and religion, and Assata Shakur, with Atiya Husain SourceArc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-10-01T12:45:11.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/falling-off-trend/Literary culture treats motherhood as an obstacle to freedom. I have found that domesticity offers its own quiet rebellion. The post Falling Off Trend first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-10-01T12:45:11.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/falling-off-trend/Literary culture treats motherhood as an obstacle to freedom. I have found that domesticity offers its own quiet rebellion. The post Falling Off Trend first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-10-01T12:43:04.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/a-colorado-preschool-case-will-be-the-supreme-courts-latest-to-test-boundaries-of-lgbtq-rights-and-religious-freedom-290122When the Supreme Court hears arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Colorado will defend antidiscrimination laws for the fourth time in 10 years.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-01T09:59:45.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/land-acknowledgment-isnt-enough/A debt is owed to the original occupants of the land by all illegal immigrants to the Western Hemisphere. The post Land Acknowledgment Isn’t Enough appeared first on Good Faith Media.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-01T09:54:56.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/welcoming-guests/Every action Jesus commended was a profound endorsement of compassionate living. The post Welcoming Guests appeared first on Good Faith Media.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-10-01T09:50:16.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/hoping-for-a-deeper-why/Find out someone’s “why, tailor your “what” to answer it, and then you’ll have their support. The post Hoping for a Deeper ‘Why’ appeared first on Good Faith Media.PaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-01T09:13:00.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/primordial-mythology-in-ane-and-in-bible.htmlPaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/10/jude-quotes-1-enoch-as-prophecy.htmlReligion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/how-prosperity-gospel-found-its-perfect-platform-in-social-media(ANALYSIS) When millions of users comment “Amen” beneath his posts, they are not consuming religious content. They are participating in religious practice itself. In that sense, prosperity preachers should not be seen as odd figures operating...Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-10-01T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/10/01/mabel-mckay-1907-1993-dreamer-and-master-basket-weaver-of-the-northern-california-pomo-indians-part-2-by-theresa-dintino/part 1 was posted yesterday The last sucking doctor of the Pomo Mabel healed people with songs that spirit sang through her. Eventually, she was taught to suck. Into a sucking basket she had woven, she spat out what she had sucked out of her...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-01T04:01:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/the-catchphrases-we-inherit-without-thinking(OPINION) Once we start using this lexicon, we have been successfully “groomed” into a new discourse we might not quite “get” — but which we begin to accept as normal. No, I’m not a signed up conspiracy theorist, and yes, language evolution is...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-10-01T02:04:34.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/30/life-pain-joy-art-and-illness-in-appalachia(ANALYSIS) Shortly before her “Para(site)dise” exhibition at the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, Virginia, artist Jocelyn Mathewes used a pillowcase and 30 pieces of fabric to create a 7-by-9-foot floating sculpture called “The Bed...Religion Unpluggedhttps://religionunplugged.com/2026-09-30T20:52:00.000Zhttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/30/worship-leader-and-former-american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-convicted-of-murdering-wifeAn Ohio worship leader was convicted of murdering his wife after prosecutors argued he staged a home invasion to conceal the killing. The motive? Pursuing a relationship with another worship leader from his church, the Christian Life Center in...Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-30T20:06:32.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/30/the-free-exercise-cat-is-out-of-the-bag-can-history-and-tradition-lure-it-back-in/Senate Revisions to House Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, National Archives (US-PD) On October 15, Canopy Forum, hosted by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, will be organizing an online book symposium regarding Donald L....Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-30T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/ptncon27-call-for-seminar-streams/The Political Theology Network is hosting our sixth in-person conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN, from April 29 to May 2, 2027. Would you like to coordinate a thematic stream? SourceThe Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-30T12:43:01.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/as-jewish-college-students-look-south-some-discover-a-long-but-overlooked-history-288776For many people, Jewish American history is synonymous with northern cities like New York and Chicago. But the South played an important role, especially in the early 1800s.The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-30T12:42:51.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/what-the-eiffel-tower-controversy-reveals-about-a-hindu-monastic-practice-known-as-brahmacharya-291835‘Brahmacharya’ is a monastic discipline centered on controlling the senses and directing attention toward spiritual practice.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-09-30T09:59:33.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/safe-for-the-whole-family-debuts-revealing-stories-of-exiled-ccm-artists/The first thing visitors see when entering the Museum of Christian & Gospel Music in Nashville is the phrase “...imperfect people pursuing a perfect God.” The post ‘Safe for the Whole Family’ Debuts, Revealing Stories of Exiled CCM Artists appeared...Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-09-30T09:54:51.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/donald-trump-and-breaking-up/Guardrails have not prevented self-serving leaders from crashing into oncoming traffic. The post Donald Trump and Breaking Up appeared first on Good Faith Media.PaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-09-30T09:24:36.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/09/more-on-those-ritual-baths-at-ophel.htmlPaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-09-30T09:11:31.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/09/saint-jeromes-feast-day-2026.htmlPaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-09-30T09:02:28.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/09/moore-elephantine-in-its-persian.htmlFeminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-30T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/30/mabel-mckay-1907-1993-dreamer-and-master-basket-weaver-of-the-northern-california-pomo-indians-part-1-by-theresa-dintino/Moderator’s Note: This piece is in co-operation with The Nasty Women Writers Project, a site dedicated to highlighting and amplifying the voices and visions of powerful women. The site was founded by sisters Theresa and Maria Dintino. To quote...Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-29T18:05:15.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/the-literacy-cure/We know how to teach kids to read. So why are we failing to do so? The post The Literacy Cure first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-29T18:05:15.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/the-literacy-cure/We know how to teach kids to read. So why are we failing to do so? The post The Literacy Cure first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-09-29T15:14:47.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/call-for-applicants-building-theWith generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Building the Future of Religion and Public Life (BFRPL) project is pleased to invite proposals for public-facing work around pressing issues in religion and public life.Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-29T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/you-must-change-your-life-on-moving-saints/We asked Aaron Hollander and Sonia Velázquez to reflect on each other’s recent books. Here, Hollander explores the intersection of hagiography, aesthetics, and politics. SourceThe Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-29T12:45:50.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/chatbots-as-oracles-how-ai-is-giving-new-life-to-the-ancient-practice-of-seeking-answers-from-inscrutable-sources-289279Human beings have always turned to oracles and divination for answers to difficult questions. Today, AI might be fulfilling that role.The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-29T12:45:00.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/are-religious-charter-schools-constitutional-after-deadlocked-scotus-decision-another-oklahoma-case-is-trying-to-find-out-292892A new application for a religious charter school is stirring up far-reaching questions about the constitutionality of public aid to faith-based institutions.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-09-29T09:59:24.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/the-western-civilization-movement/While the old conservative mantra was “small government”, this brand of conservatism sees government as a tool to impose its will on others. The post The Western Civilization Movement appeared first on Good Faith Media.Good Faith Mediahttps://goodfaithmedia.org/2026-09-29T09:54:37.000Zhttps://goodfaithmedia.org/theres-no-ac-in-the-sanctuary-a-story-of-a-changed-church/I can tell you, too, that the change I witnessed in a group of people didn’t happen because I had some grand vision for transformation. The post There’s No AC in the Sanctuary: A Story of a Changed Church appeared first on Good Faith Media.PaleoJudaiciahttps://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026-09-29T09:49:48.000Zhttp://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/09/who-were-samaritans-and-where-did-they.htmlFeminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-29T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/29/autumn-equinox-26-seeding-by-sara-wright/Everywhere I go seeds are taking to the air or spilling out of capsules, flowerheads, mushrooms and lichens. Yesterday two women gathered in the local pollinator garden where millions of seeds were rattling in light winds. Hundreds of wild asters...Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-28T21:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/before-ill-be/Isaiah 5:1–7 opens as a love song and closes as a verdict, judging a vineyard not by its structural industry but by its ethical fruit. Reading Isaiah's brilliant wordplay through a womanist hermeneutic and the Civil Rights freedom song tradition,...Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-28T18:57:00.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/28/law-and-religion-in-revolutionary-pennsylvania/Crowds outside of Independence Hall in Pennsylvania by Ferdinand Richardt (US-PD-Art) The thirteen colonies,” wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, “that simultaneously threw off the yoke of England at the end of the last century had, as I have already...The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-09-28T17:13:14.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/dear-letters-to-my-father-to-god-to-my-lover/Add excerpt here. The post DEAR: Letters to My Father, to God, to My Lover appeared first on April Online.White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-28T16:33:59.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/theres-still-time-until-there-isntPlus my conversation with Rev. Dr. Jacqui LewisThe Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-09-28T15:22:43.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/ep24-some-restrictions-applyThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Domination SystemFeminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-28T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/28/legacy-of-carol-p-christ-barbara-lee-speaks-for-me/This was originally posted on June 23, 2014. This post is as pertinent today as it was 12 years ago. In fact we are still deeply living with the decisions made at that time. While I was in Crete on the Goddess Pilgrimage teaching about and...Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-28T04:53:11.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/25/book-review-ethics-in-the-hebrew-bible-and-beyondThose who seek moral guidance from the Bible are faced with a further challenge: how does one interpret, distill, and apply the sheer variety of ethical views contained in these diverse texts in order to apply them to one’s life?Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-27T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/27/lips-sealed-unsealed-by-claire-taylor/My name is Claire Taylor. I’m seventeen, and I was named after my maternal grandmother’s confirmation name, the Catholic tradition of giving someone a saint’s name at first communion. Her full name was Bernadette Mary Claire Szafranski, so you can...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-09-26T19:21:04.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/the-spanish-catholic-mission-systemA Short Video By My Late Friend William “Pila” Laronal (1949-2024)ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-09-26T11:50:36.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/09/cinematic-bible-time.htmlMy main involvement at this year’s Theology Beer Camp is in a session that has been labeled “Cinematic Bible Time.” What is Cinematic Bible Time? I’m glad you asked! With so many great speakers and topics scheduled at the same time, I thought I had...Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-26T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/26/faithfully-dissident-daughters-reclaiming-christian-womanhood-beyond-patriarchy-by-chelsea-kim-long-book-review-by-esther-nelson/After a beautiful and insightful Foreword by Christena Cleveland, Chelsea begins her engaging book by telling us, “Up until the age of 26, I didn’t struggle to align my identity and my life experiences with the white, evangelical way of seeing the...Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-25T07:03:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/25/mary-as-sister-trickster-and-mother-by-elanur-williams/The road to the House of the Virgin winds through the hills, a thin ribbon of light. Nestled on Mount Koressos (also known as Bülbüldağı, Turkish for “Mount Nightingale”) near Ephesus, its discovery in the late nineteenth century was inspired by...Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-25T03:48:13.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/nyt-and-nyc-updatesHi all,The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-09-24T18:43:22.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/happy-100th-birthday-john-coltrane/The post Happy 100th Birthday, John Coltrane! appeared first on April Online.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-24T17:42:21.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/we-want-ai-to-kill-us-all/Suicide is freedom, after all The post We Want AI to Kill Us All first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-24T17:42:21.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/we-want-ai-to-kill-us-all/Suicide is freedom, after all The post We Want AI to Kill Us All first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-24T13:24:32.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/history-is-so-cheesy/Carlo Ginzburg’s “The Cheese and the Worms” at 50 The post History Is So Cheesy first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-24T13:24:32.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/history-is-so-cheesy/Carlo Ginzburg’s “The Cheese and the Worms” at 50 The post History Is So Cheesy first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-24T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/god-blood-and-memes/When Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Donald Trump to Jesus Christ, she wasn’t just being provocative. She was revealing the political logic that holds Trumpism together…and, as subsequent events would show, its limits. SourceThe Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-24T12:45:34.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/the-medieval-world-had-its-own-deepfakes-church-officials-cited-a-fake-imperial-decree-for-centuries-291109The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.Feminism and Religionhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026-09-24T07:02:00.000Zhttps://feminismandreligion.com/2026/09/24/meet-nehalennia-my-return-to-a-dutch-sea-goddess/In Zeeland, the southern, sea-kissed part of the Netherlands, a severe storm in January 1647 exposed a sanctuary to the Goddess Nehalennia. The altars and images found a new home in Domburg ’s church, until that burned down in a fire in 1848....Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-23T21:14:19.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/23/drakemans-faint-hearted-originalism/Senate Revisions to House Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, National Archives (US-PD) On October 15, Canopy Forum, hosted by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, will be organizing an online book symposium regarding Donald L....The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-09-23T19:22:46.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/09/23/ctrl-f-god-and-mommy-ai/I’ve long had what I would call a techno-feminist disquiet when I look at the technologies that surround me. So […] The post CTRL+ F: God and Mommy AI appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-09-23T13:54:17.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/new-national-survey-over-half-ofCompared to 2025, the biggest shifts downward were among Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents--could this spell trouble for GOP in November?Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-23T13:33:30.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/queer-card-revoked/How the LGBTQ+ left uses Israel and Jewishness to say who’s in and who’s out The post Queer Card Revoked! first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-23T13:33:30.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/queer-card-revoked/How the LGBTQ+ left uses Israel and Jewishness to say who’s in and who’s out The post Queer Card Revoked! first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-09-23T07:43:11.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/9/23/write-the-vision-make-it-plain-how-these-pastors-preach-on-politics-in-a-divisive-ageIF I LEARNED one thing from my decade-and-a-half in the pulpit, it’s that preaching ain’t easy. In any given church service, a sea of faces stares back at you with a mix of expectation and distraction. Bulletins are folded, throats cleared, bodies...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-22T19:56:50.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/the-backslide-book-tour-this-weekPLUS, a limited number of personalized signed copies of BACKSLIDE still available.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-22T15:27:20.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/the-irresponsible-magid/A response to Shaul Magid's "Kahane Nation?" The post The Irresponsible Magid first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-22T15:27:20.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/the-irresponsible-magid/A response to Shaul Magid's "Kahane Nation?" The post The Irresponsible Magid first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-09-22T13:17:31.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/limits-anti-zionist-narratives/Moser's archeological dig into Jewish pasts redirects attention away from Jewish accountability to Palestinians. The post The Limits of Anti-Zionist Narratives during a Time of Genocide appeared first on Contending Modernities.Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-22T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/you-must-change-your-life-on-moving-saints-part-1/We asked Aaron Hollander and Sonia Velázquez to reflect on each other’s recent books. Here, Velázquez explores the intersection of hagiography, aesthetics, and politics. SourceArc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-22T12:57:40.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/gospel-confidential/A new, odd book showcases the unsung world of second-tier gospel music The post Gospel Confidential first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-22T12:57:40.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/gospel-confidential/A new, odd book showcases the unsung world of second-tier gospel music The post Gospel Confidential first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-21T21:24:59.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/21/the-global-legacy-of-american-exceptionalism-the-sound-of-liberty/Page from original working manuscript of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, held by Yale University (US-PD) This article is part of a forthcoming series on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In political and legal...The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-09-21T13:59:03.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/trans-atlantic-trans-exiles/Add excerpt here. The post Trans-Atlantic Trans-Exiles appeared first on April Online.Political Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-21T13:43:18.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/so-that-the-people-may-drink/Scripture invites those who thirst today, such as those traversing the Sonoran desert in the hope of a liveable existence, to raise their voice in protest, to insist that their human value be recognized. And it invites those of us who have plenty...The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-21T12:37:30.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/why-ai-resembles-a-charismatic-religious-leader-291831AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-09-21T12:29:16.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/09/the-fourth-synoptic-gospel.htmlAs I reached the point in this semester’s class on the historical Jesus that addresses the interrelationship and date of the Gospels, I knew that I wanted and needed to finally turn my attention to Mark Goodacre’s recent book, The Fourth Synoptic...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-09-21T10:49:24.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/9/21/beyond-the-apocalypse-a-guide-to-religious-futurismsConstantly exposed to distressing news about a polycrisis of geopolitical conflicts, political instability, economic pressures and ongoing environmental degradation, billions are anxious about the state of the world and its future. How might...Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-09-21T10:38:48.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/beyond-the-apocalypse-how-religious-communities-are-imagining-the-future/This ReligionLink guide offers background, relevant newswriting, expert sources and related content for you to explore the varieties of religious futurism.Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-20T01:05:25.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/is-live-laugh-love-just-a-gossipAssessing my evidence on Christian women and adoptionPolitical Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-19T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/broad-chest-weak-knees/Narendra Modi’s strongman persona rests on a paradox: he must be both an ordinary man of the people and an extraordinary figure above ordinary politics. Farmers and students have repeatedly exposed the fragility of that exceptional claim. SourceDu Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-19T10:10:57.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/next-up-nyc-and-austinWith Ira Glass, Priya Parker, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Lisa Sharon Harper, & Niala BoodhooDu Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-18T16:26:38.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/lll-book-club-discussion-guideThis is a book you’re going to want to talk about with friendsPolitical Theologyhttps://politicaltheology.com/2026-09-18T13:00:00.000Zhttps://politicaltheology.com/accelerating-doomsday-an-interview-with-ira-helfand-on-artificial-intelligence-nuclear-weapons-and-the-vatican/We cannot let AI get the bomb. SourceThe Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-18T12:38:37.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/why-the-closing-prayers-of-judaisms-holiest-holiday-focus-on-repairing-relationships-with-each-other-290744A central theme of the High Holidays – and Judaism itself – is that to do right by God, people must first do right by each other.The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-18T12:38:14.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/the-ethical-cases-for-immigration-as-a-human-right-291118A political philosopher explains the ethical arguments in favor of free movement.Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-09-18T04:01:29.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/09/18/want-to-visit-places-of-worship-use-these-6-tips-from-a-guinness-world-records-holder/Last fall I earned a Guinness World Records™ title for Visiting the Most Places of Worship in One Month. It was truly the adventure of a lifetime – exciting , rewarding, and also challenging in many different ways. While I have attended services at...Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-18T02:35:52.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/17/an-echo-across-the-room-re-encountering-body-languageThese reviews have shown me not only what I was looking at when writing Body Language, but where I was standing when I looked.Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-17T17:56:59.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/17/how-modern-is-the-us-constitutional-order/The U.S. Constitution on display at the National Archives of the United States by APK (CC-BY-SA 4.0) This article is part of a forthcoming series on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This contribution addresses two questions...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-17T13:17:41.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/new-this-week-a-look-inside-liveBook launch for the long-awaited new book from the NYT bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne.The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/us/ethics2026-09-17T12:22:55.000Zhttps://theconversation.com/the-story-of-little-italys-feast-of-san-gennaro-is-the-story-of-how-italian-immigrants-became-american-291237Italian immigrants used to be accused of clinging too tightly to the Old World. Today, millions gather in Little Italy to celebrate the food, faith and traditions they brought with them.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-16T14:23:28.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/biography-as-risky-business/The perils of writing conceptual artist Sol LeWitt’s biography The post Biography as Risky Business first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-16T14:23:28.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/biography-as-risky-business/The perils of writing conceptual artist Sol LeWitt’s biography The post Biography as Risky Business first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-16T14:01:52.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/7/de-hemmer-gudme-reviewWhen reading texts from the Hebrew Bible or ancient Rome, it is tempting to focus on the similarities between ‘them’ and ‘us’, our shared humanity, and the very familiar descriptions of longing, love, fear, and despair that make us identify with...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-09-16T07:25:34.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/9/16/der-terror-von-911-und-seine-folgenPHOTO: Robert J. Fisch, via WikiCommons. Few other days have shaped recent history as profoundly as September 11, 2001. On that day, terrorist attacks carried out by the Islamist group al-Qaeda...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-09-16T07:22:25.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/9/16/i-shouldve-taken-more-photos-on-fragments-fieldwork-and-the-things-we-pick-up-and-leave-behindThe carpet fragment with a view to the U.S./Mexico border in Tijuana. PHOTO: Ken Chitwood At a shelter in Tijuana, a young man from Ghana told me he wished he had taken more photos.He mentioned...Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-15T19:14:20.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/15/the-free-exercise-clause-and-the-rights-of-conscience-review-witte/Senate Revisions to House Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, National Archives (US-PD) On October 15, Canopy Forum, hosted by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, will be organizing an online book symposium regarding Donald L....Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-15T10:00:00.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/destroy-israel-repair-the-world/Benjamin Moser and Molly Crabapple offer different visions of a world without Zionism. Only one of those visions is Jewish. The post Destroy Israel, Repair the World first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-15T10:00:00.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/destroy-israel-repair-the-world/Benjamin Moser and Molly Crabapple offer different visions of a world without Zionism. Only one of those visions is Jewish. The post Destroy Israel, Repair the World first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-15T08:51:35.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/live-laugh-love-an-illustrated-historyTo celebrate today’s long-awaited release of Live Laugh Love, I thought I’d take a trip down memory lane and tell an illustrated version of the history of the book itself.NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2026-09-15T00:53:12.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2026/09/15/unbelief-and-nonreligiosity-in-iran-survey-evidence-for-a-nationwide-phenomenon/Mandatory Heaven. Digital illustration by Elham Ataieazar. Posted on Instagram @elham.ataeiazar, April 18, 2024. Blog post description: In a forthcoming chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Apostasy and Religious Deconversion, edited by Phil Zuckerman...Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-09-14T12:56:01.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/sacred-work-secular-institutions/The modern state did not become secular by becoming symbolically empty. The post The Sacred Work of Secular Institutions appeared first on Contending Modernities.White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-14T12:08:35.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/rd-author-salon-american-caesar-byA double interview about Onishi’s “American Caesar” and Jones’s “Backslide.”Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-14T03:02:44.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/7/dorothea-reviewWe share with ancient readers the condition of embodied and vulnerable human existence.Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-13T15:54:14.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/13/scandal-as-a-concept-in-anglican-canon-law/Chapel dedication at Porter-Gaud School. Courtesy of Porter-Gaud School, used with permission. Recently, a private school in Charleston, South Carolina, dedicated its new chapel. The school has long had an Anglican/Episcopal connection, and its...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-12T17:16:18.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/a-reckoning-from-my-new-book-backslideAn urgent call to reclaim a faith and a nation after the Christian turn against democracy.ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-09-12T13:03:01.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/09/agentic-ai-apocalypse.htmlThis Is Not Skynet: AI Agents, Apocalypse, and the Humans Holding the Keys If you have spent any time online this week, you have probably seen the headlines suggesting that an AI apocalypse might be drawing near. A researcher resigned from...ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-09-12T00:27:41.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/09/9-11-25-years-later.htmlI know I have shared at least a little about my experiences on September 11th 2001, but seeing as it is exactly 25 years later, it seems an appropriate time to revisit the moment. In 2001, I moved back to the United States with my family, having...Canopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-11T14:50:48.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/11/gods-judges-and-presidents-trifunctional-archetypes-in-american-law-and-government/Gods, Judges, and Presidents and the Sacred Grammar of Constitutional Authorityby Charles Edward Andrew Lincoln IV The following is an introductory essay to Charles Lincoln’s recently published book, Gods, Judges, and Presidents: Trifunctional...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-11T13:57:51.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/how-we-might-avoid-future-regretA recording from Robert P. Jones and Anand Giridharadas's live videoThe Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-09-11T13:51:31.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/a-generation-that-doesnt-remember-9-11-is-inheriting-its-anti-muslim-legacy/Add excerpt here. The post A generation that doesn’t remember 9/11 is inheriting its anti-Muslim legacy appeared first on April Online.Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-10T23:21:46.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/7/nathan-reviewThese ideas about representation are nearly everywhere assumed but rarely taken up for examination. But as Vayntrub points out, a glance outside the Hebrew Bible suggests the possibilities of different ontologies of representation at play in...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-10T14:15:42.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/when-faith-turns-on-democracy-liveA recording from Robert P. Jones and Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live videoDu Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-10T13:08:19.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/the-darker-side-of-ywamIgnoring abuse won't make it go away.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Ceterahttps://arcmag.org/2026-09-10T12:46:32.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/kahane-nation/A racist returns to America The post Kahane Nation? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.Religion and Politicshttps://religionandpolitics.org/2026-09-10T12:46:32.000Zhttps://arcmag.org/kahane-nation/A racist returns to America The post Kahane Nation? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2026-09-10T02:50:22.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2026/09/10/nsrn-annual-lecture/We hope you will join us for our annual lecture, which will take place on October 8th via Zoom at 11 AM ET. Meeting Registration – Zoom https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/9ayfcCXTR6m8a7gspTiysw#/registrationThe Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-09-09T16:05:53.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/09/09/the-disciplinary-soul-of-ai-data-annotation-and-the-politics-of-religious-erasure/Before a machine can learn to understand the human soul, it must first be taught what it is required to […] The post The disciplinary soul of AI: data annotation and the politics of religious erasure appeared first on The Immanent Frame.White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-09T15:20:31.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/reclaiming-america-and-christianityA convo about my new book BACKSLIDE with Wajahat Ali.Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-09T14:23:28.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/7/ux08bav54asz5n5xbusxhega3s6n00Jacqueline Vayntrub’s Body Language has a dialectical relationship to the pervasive metaphor of archeological excavation, which has indelibly shaped both the way we practice biblical scholarship and the way we encounter the self in modernity. On...The Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:43:25.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/podcast-series-conservative-religion-and-politics-in-the-united-states/A four-part series on right-wing politics and religion in the lead-up to the 2026 Midterm electionsThe Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:42:52.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/the-revealer-podcast-episode-73-christian-women-empowering-right-wing-politics/What unites the Christian women who support the political right in AmericaThe Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:42:22.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/why-i-quit-church-and-why-im-not-alone/An excerpt from “Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion”The Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:41:37.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/compacts-of-silence/An excerpt from “Whispers in the Pews: Evangelical Uniformity in Divided America”The Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:40:59.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/how-jewish-food-became-american/A review of "Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of The Settlement Cook Book"The Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:40:23.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/hindu-nationalisms-new-frontiers-from-sri-lanka-to-the-united-states/Hindu nationalism no longer needs India's borders—just a diaspora, a grievance, and a network willing to supply the vocabularyThe Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:39:54.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/democracy-requires-religious-pluralism/The new book "Kaleidoscope" shows why we’re going to have to fight for bothThe Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-09-09T12:39:26.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/editors-letter-our-commitment-to-human-created-writing-and-ideas/In a world of generative AI, we are dedicated to producing work that is researched and written by actual peopleDu Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-09T12:37:00.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/keeping-faith-under-dictators...and other relevant thingsCanopy Forumhttps://canopyforum.org/2026-09-08T22:16:26.000Zhttps://canopyforum.org/2026/09/08/de-mystifying-the-sino-vatican-agreement-what-post-vatican-ii-agreements-reveal-about-law-papal-diplomacy-and-china/The St. Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai in Shanghai, China (National Cathedral Church of China) by 钉钉 (CC-BY-SA4.0) In September 2018, the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China signed a historic, but largely secret Provisional Agreement on...Du Mez CONNECTIONShttps://kristindumez.substack.com/2026-09-08T15:45:57.000Zhttps://kristindumez.substack.com/p/backslide-762The Christian turn against democracyWhite Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-08T14:45:47.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/its-pub-day-for-backslide-heres-theHow shall we live today to avoid painful future regret?Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-08T04:27:45.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/7/voices-of-wing-and-boneVoice makes moral and relational claims. It anchors awareness in the particular. The textualized voice and voiced text lay claim to the attention of their audiences in ways that defy apathy, demand engagement, and render the past both vivid and...White Too Longhttps://www.whitetoolong.net/2026-09-06T21:54:20.000Zhttps://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/backslide-the-midterm-consequencesA recording from Robert P. Jones and Jemar Tisby, PhD's live videoReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-09-05T10:44:36.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/09/religion-and-rogue-ai.htmlReligion and Rogue AI Is there any connection between religion and rogue AI, the sort of rogue AI that has been in the news lately? Absolutely. As a scholar who works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the humanities, I am here to...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-09-04T05:56:23.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/09/deus-ex-gymnasio.htmlI have problems with religion. My Catholic mother insisted we go to church. My Protestant father stayed home. I remember asking him how come he didn’t have to go. He said religion is stupid. I welcomed this proposition into my heart and nurtured it...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-09-04T04:01:04.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/09/04/cross-purposes-using-jonathan-rauchs-book-with-high-schoolers/Guest Post: Jon Resendez For most of my 18-year teaching career, I have taught Religious Studies classes to high school juniors and seniors at a public high school in Irvine, CA. One of the many challenges in teaching a class like this is that...Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-09-02T12:25:32.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/7/29/the-part-you-dont-seeAs a made thing, a book comprises not one, but two sets of working components. There are the pieces of the book itself as you see it: the chapters, images, bibliography. But then there are the book’s prior versions, earlier iterations that were...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-09-02T05:50:44.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-wonky-body.htmlSense ManagementWhile attending a conference in a different city, I visited a new gym. I found the squat rack. It was in a big alcove – a squat rack on each side wall and a mirror along the back wall, facing back into the gym. It was a heatwave,...Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-09-01T18:37:14.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/09/01/the-new-testament-canon-in-contemporary-research/2026.09.07 | Stanley Porter and Benjamin P. Laird, eds. The New Testament Canon in Contemporary Research. Leiden: Brill, 2026. 656 pp., $185.00. Review by Ched Spellman, Cedarville University Stanley E. Porter and Benjamin P. Laird’s edited...The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-31T15:23:40.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/we-dont-like-the-fireworks/Add excerpt here. The post We Don’t Like the Fireworks appeared first on April Online.Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-08-31T14:51:40.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/7/26/mummy-portraits-and-the-white-gazeIn her latest book, Ellen Muehlberger asks us to sit in the tensive space between knowing and seeing.Ancient Jew Reviewhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/2026-08-31T14:23:59.000Zhttps://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/6/28/thoughts-on-medieval-knowingIt is too early to know what emerita Ellen will be like, so for now, let us enjoy being in the presence of and reading the writings of medieval Ellen.Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-08-31T13:49:29.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/ghost-haunts-global-politics/Religion is the ghost that haunts global politics in both our theoretical musings and in our policy and practice. The post The Ghost that Haunts Global Politics appeared first on Contending Modernities.ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-08-29T14:54:44.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/08/the-cost-of-welcome.htmlThe last time my Sunday school class met, we had the opportunity to talk about the cost of welcome. We read the story of Jesus’ mother and brothers coming to see him, and Jesus saying that everyone who does the will of God is his mother and his...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2026-08-28T21:40:27.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/reproducing-and-resisting-colonial-feminism-in-20th-century-iran-analyzing-the-work-of-latifeh-alvieh/By Morgen Shirin KaufmanLatifeh Alvieh (1926–1999) was the wife of renowned Iranian scholar Ehsan Yarshater (1920–2018). This relationship warranted her inclusion in archives at the Stanford University Library, but Alvieh was a prominent Iranian...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-08-28T15:02:20.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/are-religiously-active-americansData from the 2025 Democracy for All Project from the Kettering Foundation and Gallup provide some answers.The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-28T14:00:20.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/reflections-of-two-paintings-insurmountable-small-legba-and-a-place-of-becoming/Add excerpt here. The post Reflections of Two Paintings: “Insurmountable, Small, Legba,” and “A Place of Becoming” appeared first on April Online.NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2026-08-27T22:45:14.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2026/08/27/naasr-conversation-series-2/Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-27T15:26:06.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/27/new-podcast-drop-family-game-night-with-dr-susan-asbury/The latest episode of Broadcast Seeding is up! Dr. Susan Asbury (Middle Georgia State University) joined me to discuss her new book, Family Game Night: From the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties (University Press of Kentucky). You can listen to it...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-08-27T06:39:47.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/08/from-gaze-to-relation-rey-chows.html1993–2002: Rey Chow’s use of the Pornographic ImageIn several classic essays, Rey Chow connects visuality with pornography. These essays include ‘Where Have All the Natives Gone?’ (Chapter 2 in her landmark book, Writing Diaspora: Tactics of...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-08-26T13:56:57.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/08/26/religion-the-constitutional-tradition-and-ai-alignment/One of the more famous thought experiments in the AI safety literature involves a superintelligent machine given the seemingly simple […] The post Religion, the constitutional tradition, and AI alignment appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-21T16:25:46.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/21/august-rel-strategy-group-newsletter/The REL Strategy Group newsletter went out this morning! If you are a religious studies professor interested building more resilient, 21st century programs at US colleges and universities, you need to be up on this. Monthly Zoom Meetings Resources...Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-08-20T13:10:06.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-currents/implementing-gods-law-hegseth/Hegseth not only rejects any notion of gender except that which is binary and patriarchal, but also sees a certain kind of masculinity rooted in the character of God. The post Implementing God’s Law: Hegseth’s Department of War and Christian...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-18T23:18:58.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/18/on-the-mic-and-not-playing-games/Back in the studio recording another podcast.The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-18T18:09:19.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-whitney-biennial-2026-artists-are-seeing-it-darker/Add excerpt here. The post The Whitney Biennial, 2026: Artists Are Seeing it Darker appeared first on April Online.Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-08-18T10:54:32.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/missionaries-to-the-metaverse-30-sources-on-religion-and-web-3-0/Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-08-18T06:37:01.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/8/18/american-religion-amrican-religionOver the summer of 2026, the United States marked its Semiquincentennial, with decidedly mixed results.Part of those mixed results was the usual accounting of what "American" means — its founding documents, its civic myths, its contested borders...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-08-14T20:49:25.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/08/14/call-for-papers-comics-and-romance/Call for Papers 2028! Romance! The twelfth volume of Pace University’s Journal of Comics and Culture is inviting authors, scholars, cartoonists, and comics creators to submit essays on romance comics! Potential topics for proposals include, but are...ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-08-14T12:36:58.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/08/generative-ai-statements.htmlGenerative AI Statements I am working on generative AI statements for this semester’s syllabi. I am a professor of religious studies, so my courses cover topics in my field. This semester I’m teaching “The Bible and Misinformation” and “The...ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-08-14T00:31:08.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/08/the-obsolete-paradigm-of-a-purely-mythical-jesus.htmlIf one were permitted to give one’s short reviews in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament titles different from those of the volumes being reviewed, I would probably have chosen the title I am giving this blog post, “The Obsolete Paradigm...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-08-13T14:03:35.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/08/lyotard-and-bodybuilders.htmlScientific BodybuildingI recently had reason to ponder, once again, Jean-François Lyotard’s (in)famous ‘report on knowledge’, The Postmodern Condition (Lyotard 1984). What I was drawn to – as I so often am – was Lyotard’s use of the notion of...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-08-12T15:31:12.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/08/12/beginning-the-intelligence-age/“Intelligence is in an upward spiral,” asserted tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen in a 2023 self-published manifesto, and “we are poised […] The post Beginning the intelligence age appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-08-12T13:23:48.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/history-secular-violence-howard/The modern era has witnessed not only religiously inspired violence but also large-scale violence carried out in the name of secularist ideologies and projects. The post The History of Secular Violence: An Interview with Thomas Albert Howard...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-08-12T07:22:18.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/08/12/joshua-bonehill-paine-rehabilitation-and-reward/From The Spectator, back in December: You’ve probably seen the videos. Kemi Badenoch delivering her Budget response in the form of a rap to a sobbing Rachel Reeves. Keir Starmer as a McDonald’s drive-thru worker. David Lammy as a Spice Girl in a...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-11T21:13:30.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/11/computational-cultural-critics/A little bit from what I’m reading before the school year ramps up. “Computational cultural critics are incorporating rapidly developing methods of prompt-based and multimodal modeling while increasing their attentions to imagistic, videographic,...The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-10T22:24:51.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/we-are-not-and-never-have-been-a-christian-nation/Add excerpt here. The post We are Not and Never Have Been a “Christian Nation” appeared first on April Online.Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-10T18:05:00.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/10/back-to-it/Here we go! Back to a new school year. So far so good, especially for a Monday.Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-08-10T15:54:16.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/08/10/early-christian-epistolarity/2026.08.06 | Judith M. Lieu and Matthijs den Dulk. Early Christian Epistolarity. Critical Approaches to Christianity 5. Leiden: Brill, 2026. Pp. x + 380. ISBN: 9789004746145. Review by Jonathon Lookadoo, Presbyterian University and Theological...ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-08-08T22:39:59.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/08/braving-the-truth.htmlBraving the Truth If you’re someone who read everything that Rachel Held Evans ever wrote, you may imagine that you don’t need to get hold of Braving the Truth. This latest posthumous publication is a collection of her writings on her blog,...The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-07T18:57:00.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/text-context-texture/Add excerpt here. The post Text, Context, Texture: The Art of David Moss, Visual Exegesis, and the Limits of Museum Exhibitions appeared first on April Online.ReligionProfhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026-08-07T18:49:48.000Zhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/08/two-new-songs-shine-and-come-spirit-come.htmlI’m pleased to share two new songs that I’ve written, both intended to be used as modern hymns for communal singing in churches: “Come Spirit Come” and “Shine!” The stories behind them are very different. “Come Spirit Come” was written rather...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-07T13:37:37.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/07/game-prep-for-canon-the-card-game/I have a love-hate relationship with games. I love having a common recreational activity to do with people that involves wits, brains, and a fun theme. I absolutely HATE learning the rules. I am not the kind of person who can just start playing and...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-05T16:28:07.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/05/off-script-fall-26-save-the-date/Off-Script back with Fall ‘26 gatherings. Grab your calendars and save the date!The Commons by APRIL Onlinehttps://www.aprilonline.org/the-commons/2026-08-05T14:36:05.000Zhttps://www.aprilonline.org/museums-need/Add excerpt here. The post Museums Need… appeared first on April Online.The Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-08-05T12:45:32.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/the-revealer-podcast-episode-72-the-january-6-women-insurrectionists-and-their-conspiracy-beliefs/Why so many women are drawn to conspiracy theoriesThe Revealerhttps://therevealer.org/2026-08-05T12:45:08.000Zhttps://therevealer.org/the-revealer-podcast-episode-71-wellness-culture-and-religion/The limits of today’s wellness trends and how thinking about their religious roots might give them more meaningSowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-04T16:00:00.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/04/from-the-footnotes/Reading around about “scriptures,” “ritual,” and why the twain meet less in scholarship than one would think.Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-08-04T15:11:20.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-currents/persepolis-country-not/The urgent task is not to read Iran better, but to stop believing that reading a memoir amounts to intellectual mastery. The post Persepolis and the Country that is Not appeared first on Contending Modernities.Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-08-04T12:43:05.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/08/affect-studies-and-riddle-of-steel.htmlWhat happens when you hold something?I started reading the work of philosopher Alphonso Lingis quite by chance. I was looking for a way to think about and convey the powerful place of objects in practices like martial arts and strength training. I...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-08-03T13:14:02.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/08/03/iconic/I had no intention of color-coordinating outfits with my reading. But if ever there were a topic …The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-07-29T15:22:33.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/29/digital-intervention-why-critical-ai-studies-needs-the-study-of-religion/In the years since the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, “GenAI” (generative artificial intelligence) has become a cultural obsession, fueling […] The post Digital intervention: why critical AI studies needs the study of religion appeared first on...Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-07-28T13:24:38.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/theopolitical-entanglements-lukasik-wenger/US racial formations produce a situation in which Copts are pulled simultaneously into Christian kinship and held at racial distance. The post Theopolitical Entanglements: Tisa Wenger Interviews Candace Lukasik on Martyrs and Migrants appeared...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-07-27T13:42:26.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/economic-inequality-how-christianThe link between Christian nationalism and support for economic inequality—and opposition to investment into a broad social safety net—has implications for civil society.Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-07-22T13:00:11.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/imperial-hauntings-lukasik-wenger/Settler secularism aims to control religion and limit the spirits to their designated domain. But they can never entirely be contained. The post Imperial Hauntings: Candace Lukasik Interviews Tisa Wenger on Spirits of Empire appeared first on...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-07-22T09:54:48.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/07/22/reform-uk-fuels-cover-up-conspiracism-over-widdecombe-murder/Media criticism from Reform UK’s Nigel Farage: The details of Ann Widdecombe’s murder revealed in court are horrific. Why will no one report on Joshua Kerry’s political views? The faux-bewilderment is meant to imply a conspiracy to suppress the...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-07-20T10:15:21.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/07/exercise-messes-you-up.htmlI. Training is not a kind of religion – Religion is a kind of trainingAt several points in his major study, You Must Change Your Life! On Anthropotechnics, philosopher Peter Sloterdijk reflects on the relationship between silence and speech in...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-07-19T19:51:40.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/07/19/why-the-odyssey-is-a-religious-literacy-story/Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters Most audiences encounter The Odyssey as an adventure story. It is a tale of monsters, shipwrecks, warfare, temptation, endurance, and one man’s long struggle to return home. Odysseus...Contending Modernitieshttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/2026-07-17T13:20:36.000Zhttps://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/doing-theology-after-gaza/In decentering power from Western states and European modern frameworks, Theology after Gaza creates new alliances as people with similar struggles cohere around Gaza and Palestine. The post Doing Theology After Gaza: Daniel Bannoura Interviews...Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-07-16T10:36:36.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/07/echo-location.htmlGym MusicWhen I get to the gym, I don’t put my earphones in straight away. I wait. I start to get things sorted for the workout. I listen. I hope. I decide where to position my bag in relation to whatever exercise I am doing – to the side of the...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-07-16T09:24:58.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/07/16/populists-attack-police-and-media-over-ann-widdecombe-investigation-developments/From the Daily Mail, 13 July: The brutal murder of Ann Widdecombe was last night being treated as a suspected politically motivated terrorist attack. In a dramatic escalation, counter terrorism officers yesterday took over the investigation into...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-07-15T14:16:10.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/15/bloody-metaphysics-three-new-books-on-the-19th-century/Charlie McCrary: One reason I wanted to bring you three and your books into conversation is that they are all […] The post Bloody metaphysics: three new books on the 19th century appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-07-15T04:42:17.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/07/code-for-people.htmlImportant short film, 'Code For The People'.It says, ok, have social media if you like, but also have your own website, made with open source, and use open source as much as possible in general, because "free" in this context really means "free as...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-07-15T00:26:24.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/07/14/call-for-papers-religion-morality-and-the-american-presidency-the-west-wing-at-30/Religion, Morality, and the American Presidency: The West Wing at 30 Edited by Ilaria W. Biano Deadline: September 30, 2026 Premiering in 1999, The West Wing quickly became one of the most influential television portrayals of American political...Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-07-14T13:51:34.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/graduate-student-research-workshopApps are due on September 9Cultural Studies Blogspothttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026-07-14T06:54:06.000Zhttps://cultstud.blogspot.com/2026/07/screw-exercise-snacking-or-i-dont-know.html‘The goal is to keep the goal the goal’ – Dan John‘Wo Es war, soll Ich werden’ [‘Where it was, shall I become’] – Sigmund FreudStrength is a PretextI’m haunted by a comment I saw under a post. The post was all about a new approach to strength...Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-07-13T10:08:11.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/call-for-applicants-visiting-scholarShare with independent and contingent scholars!Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-07-12T08:37:47.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/07/12/ann-widdecombe-police-statements-expand-criteria-for-disclosing-details-about-arrested-suspects/From BBC News: Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from Devon and Cornwall Police...Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-07-10T10:06:12.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/call-for-applicants-jewish-reviewJewish Review of Books is proud to be partnering with the Center for Jewish History to fund a new fellowship for criticism and public scholarship in 2026-2027.Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-07-10T10:00:34.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/07/10/%f0%9f%92%a1-is-the-scopes-trial-still-relevant-inquiry-driven-curriculum-design-through-a-culturally-responsive-lens/Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters Image: Davis, Watson. Tennessee vs. John Scopes “Monkey Trial”: Outdoor trial showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, Dayton, Tennessee. Photograph. Smithsonian Institution...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-07-09T19:02:33.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/07/09/the-associated-newspapers-judgment-a-note-on-propensity-and-proof/As is being widely reported: The Duke of Sussex and six others have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to prove the allegations of...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-07-08T17:42:44.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/7/8/holy-flashpoints-batman-religion-and-the-2026-us-midterm-electionsHere we go again. In the lead up to the 2026 midterm elections, religion is once more at the heart of heated, polarizing and very public disputes about the direction the country should take — and who should be the ones to help lead it there. Across...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-07-08T14:16:14.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/08/the-popes-love-letter-to-humanity-at-the-dawn-of-ai/One of the most pressing questions presented by the prospect of coexisting with intelligent machines, whatever their exact nature is, […] The post The Pope’s love letter to humanity at the dawn of AI appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-07-08T10:46:01.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/cfp-religion-politics-and-cognitiveDue July 15!Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-07-08T01:54:35.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/the-qbist-interpretation-of-quantum-mechanics-and-the-future-of-science-communicationPHILIP BALL | It was, in short, what felt like an immensely valuable exchange of a sort that too rarely happens.Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-07-08T01:51:34.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/after-al-ghaz%C4%81l%C4%AB-science-skepticism-and-the-life-of-philosophyFor Plato and Aristotle, it was not only about coming together in the Academy or the Lyceum to discuss things, but it was also about creating a social space for this practice, about changing people’s perception of philosophy. . .Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-07-06T19:02:51.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/in-the-translator-s-workshop-featuring-rachel-hadas-on-charles-baudelaireRACHEL HADAS | What about love as a balm for existential dread?Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-07-06T17:46:17.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/holy-flashpoints-batman-religion-and-the-2026-u-s-midterm-elections/In this guide, we provide background, tips and suggestions, newswriting for context and experts and sources for you to turn to as you ramp up your coverage of religion and the 2026 midterms.Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-07-06T10:28:25.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/request-for-proposals-american-crossroads*eyes emoji*Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-07-05T00:55:24.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/7/4/belief-on-the-bayouThe Statue of Union, a 90-foot-tall statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman, is the third largest statue in the U.S. (Photo: Ken Chitwood) Synott Road does not immediately feel like American...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-07-02T23:39:47.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/7/2/five-ish-books-to-understand-american-religionThis month, the United States marks its 250th anniversary.And as we've already seen, there's a temptation to tell some pretty tidy stories about national origins and shared ideals at such a time as a Semiquincentennial.Religion usually pops in that...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-07-02T15:35:41.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/02/for-and-against-religious-innovation/The six essays that comprise this forum probe the utility, value, and analytic pay-off of the concept of innovation as […] The post For and against “religious innovation” appeared first on The Immanent Frame.The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-06-26T16:45:59.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/listen-to-our-discussion-of-the-northEpisode 23: Bishops, Papal Bulls, and the Problem of DominationAn und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2026-06-26T16:22:10.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2026/06/26/going-lakewalker/I’ve not read everything that sci-fi/fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold has written, but from what I have read, she sure loves to set a fantasy world in a key site of the emergence of the modern racial structures whilst trying to imagine what it...Sowing the Seedhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026-06-25T15:14:40.000Zhttps://sowingtheseed.org/2026/06/25/the-culture-of-award-talk/One of the things I love about the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama is our culture of student research. I have the pleasure of advising Sierra Ruden in our Religion in Culture MA program. Sierra has been using discourse...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2026-06-23T02:27:31.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/don-thomas-deeres-the-invention-of-order-on-the-coloniality-of-space/Don Deere’s The Invention of Order (Duke University Press, 2025) is a slim but crucial intervention in decolonial theory. Similar …Continue reading →Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-06-20T08:40:30.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/06/20/old-hurst-zoo-incident-police-confirm-white-british-suspect-due-to-misinformation/From BBC News: A three-year-old boy critically injured in a zoo enclosure was attacked by a crocodile, the BBC understands. Cambridgeshire Police said a 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder had been bailed and was “unfit for...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-06-18T11:14:32.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/06/18/media-addresses-the-keir-starmer-rent-boys-smear/The i Paper has a useful overview by Lizzie Dearden of how the Keir Starmer “rent boy” conspiracy theory spread on social media following acts of arson at properties linked to the prime minister: Less than 15 minutes after [Roman] Lavrynovych was...The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-06-17T19:03:45.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/06/17/what-do-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-innovation-in-religion-and-spirituality/Innovation in religion and spirituality is a concept often used but rather under-analyzed. In what follows, I focus on four […] The post What do we talk about when we talk about innovation in religion and spirituality? appeared first on The...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-06-16T20:38:45.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/06/16/extended-call-for-papers-theology-religion-and-margaret-atwood-2/Theological and Spiritual Musings in the Works of Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale and Other Worlds ***At this time, the editors are not seeking anymore proposals for The Handmaid’s tale, but invite proposals about other works by Atwood....Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-06-14T09:47:34.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/06/14/mystery-of-the-daily-mail-exclusive-interview-with-bulgarian-after-dundee-incident/Amended – see comments From BBC News: A man has been found guilty of making sexual remarks to a group of girls aged between 12 and 14 in Dundee before grabbing and pushing one of them to the ground. Ilia Belov, 22, claimed he confronted the girls...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-06-12T14:12:37.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/6/12/one-building-three-faiths-lessons-from-londons-brick-lane-mosqueBrick Lane in London, with the Brick Lane Masjid in the background. Photo: Ken Chitwood "Brother, where are you from?"Clarifying I was not Muslim, just visiting, the henna-bearded attendant at...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-06-11T16:47:46.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/06/11/call-for-papers-spielbergs-alien-imaginary-and-american-spirituality/Call for Papers From Close Encounters to Disclosure: Spielberg’s Alien Imaginary and American Spirituality Proposed Edited Volume for the Pop Culture and Theology Series Since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Steven...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-06-11T16:43:03.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/06/11/call-for-papers-theology-and-religion-in-the-works-of-stephen-king/Theology and Religion in the Works of Stephen King Call for Papers Stephen King has aptly been labeled ‘The King of Horror’ and is one of the most prolific and successful authors in history. With a literary career spanning over 50 years, King has...Barth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-06-11T09:10:44.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/06/11/ant-middleton-meets-reform-uk-in-makerfield/Although it hasn’t so far made the mainstream news, Ant Middleton has been welcomed by Reform UK at the Makerfield by-election campaign: images on social media show the former soldier and SAS: Who Dares Wins TV presenter posing with local...Ken Chitwoodhttps://www.kenchitwood.com/2026-06-08T17:53:15.000Zhttp://www.kenchitwood.com/blog/2026/6/8/lowkey-religious-highkey-spiritual-a-guide-to-gen-z-religionPhoto by BOAM PRODUCTION on Unsplash. Gen Z is often assumed to be the least religious generation in American history. More likely to claim no affiliation, less likely to attend services and...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-06-08T17:17:37.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/where-are-we-now-why-domination-isEpisode 22 of the Domination Chronicles PodcastBarth Noteshttps://barthsnotes.com/2026-06-07T09:44:01.000Zhttps://barthsnotes.com/2026/06/07/uk-populist-right-appropriate-taking-a-knee/From the International Business Times: Protesters across parts of the United Kingdom have begun reviving the ‘take the knee’ gesture following the murder of Southampton student Henry Nowak and the release of police body-worn camera footage showing...Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-06-04T18:59:35.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/lowkey-religious-highkey-spiritual-a-guide-to-gen-z-religion/affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2026-06-03T17:41:25.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/dukes-2026-feminist-theory-workshop/Oh, the tardiness wrought by retirement! The FTW was nearly 3 months ago, but it still percolates through my thinking …Continue reading →The Immanent Framehttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026-06-03T17:03:33.000Zhttps://tif.ssrc.org/2026/06/03/the-future-of-the-religious-past/In his 2016 global bestseller, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, the historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari argues […] The post The future of the religious past appeared first on The Immanent Frame.Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-06-01T14:26:51.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/whats-driving-americans-discontentHow Age, Politics, and Religion Shape Americans’ Views of DemocracyReligion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-05-29T10:36:48.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-americanLINK The American Religion Dissertation Prize, awarded by the journal American Religion and sponsored by Indiana University’s Center for Religion and the Human, recognizes outstanding dissertation writing in the field broadly understood as...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2026-05-27T12:25:11.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2026/05/27/ruled-by-wolves/Su Fang Ng makes (I think) a pretty compelling case that that Hobbes ‘rejects the story of Lucretia’s rape as the foundational myth of Rome in favour of the wolf suckling Remus and Romulus, which represents a more monarchical aetiological myth of...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-05-25T22:57:54.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/tribal-sovereignty-101-why-wordsDomination Chronicles Episode 21: “Tribal Sovereignty” 101: Limited Sovereignty, Federal Domination, and the Language TrapPopular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-05-20T20:49:51.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/05/20/call-for-papers-gaming-worlds-and-the-human/Call for Papers: Gaming Worlds and the Human What kinds of worlds do video games create, and what theological and religious questions emerge from within them? As video games have developed into complex narrative and experiential forms, they have...Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-17T22:48:38.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/the-post-classical-turn-how-islamic-thought-reinvented-itself-after-the-philosophers-crisisWhat is our motivating force today, and can we still hold on to a unified view of the history of philosophy?Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-17T22:45:32.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/poems-as-children-of-the-moment-jane-zwart-interviewed-by-amit-majmudarJANE ZWART | Sometimes I find myself almost unable to write poems because I’m not in the right rooms in my mind. . .Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-15T13:35:41.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/why-do-we-torture-ourselves-ice-baths-fasting-and-the-allure-of-discomfortYONAH LAVERY-YISRAELI | Like the modern skeptic, Rambam Rambam (more widely known as Maimonides) is wary of trends and is alive to the slipperiness of motivation. In his work Shemoneh Peraqim, he raises the spectres of misunderstanding and...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-05-13T02:00:37.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/05/12/call-for-papers-fascism-in-comics/Journal of Comics and Culture Volume 12 Call for Papers: Fascism The word “fascism” is a term frequently thrown around in politics, particularly at the present moment in the U.S. Political opponents are quick to throw this label at each other,...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2026-05-12T18:02:22.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2026/05/12/naasr-conversation-series/Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-05-09T10:35:58.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/publication-announcement-touchstoneMormon Rhetoric from Across the Belief Spectrum, Covering Two CenturiesMarginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-08T14:55:30.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/did-al-ghaz%C4%81l%C4%AB-end-islamic-philosophy-an-oxford-professor-s-revisionist-perspectiveFrank Griffel is the Professor in the Study of Abrahamic Religions at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University and Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall. This is a forum on his book, The Formation of Post-classical Philosophy in Islam...Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-05-06T10:17:01.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/book-editor-position-journal-of-africanaPOSITION OVERVIEWReligion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-05-05T10:35:50.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/american-religion-at-250-50-sources-for-covering-the-semiquincentennial/This guide is designed to help reporters uncover fresh, compelling and nuanced religion stories in advance of the United States Semiquincentennial celebrations in July 2026.Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-05-04T18:00:43.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/religion-and-the-state-of-democracyFindings from a new national survey from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup shows the role religion continues to play in Americans’ views and commitment to democracy.Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-02T15:15:55.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/rhymes-and-reincarnations-on-india-s-epic-poemsAMIT MAJMUDAR | As a modern Indian, you might also hear about the epics in the news. That movie version you were eager to go see in the theater might have set off a controversy over whether the main characters were portrayed reverently enough; the...Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-02T12:33:08.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/the-long-arc-of-capitalism-coercion-resistance-and-innovationMATT McMANUS | Many of capitalism’s most partisan defenders have assumed not only its immortality, but also its eternity.Marginalia Review of Bookshttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/2026-05-01T17:33:17.000Zhttps://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/in-the-translator-s-workshop-featuring-aaron-poochigian-on-wang-wei-s-in-a-retreat-among-bambooAARON POOCHIGIAN | I like the double meaning because the moon is both the celestial body and Wang’s pal and playmate.Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-05-01T08:15:45.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/05/01/early-christian-widows/2026.05.05 | Yurong Zhao. Early Christian Widows and their Social-economic Situation, Support, and Contribution to the Church. Library of New Testament Studies 687. London: T&T Clark, 2025. pp. xvii + 242. ISBN: 9780567721365. Review by Aogu...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2026-04-30T12:37:14.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2026/04/30/the-god-question-and-the-problem-of-evil-syllabus/This year I designed and taught a number of new modules in my new job and I’ll be posting my syllabi for them over the summer while I finally get time to catch my breath and think about how to rework the modules from this year that I’ll be teaching...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-04-28T01:17:45.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/04/27/call-for-papers-esotericism-in-the-comics-of-alan-moore/CFP Title: Esotericism in the Comics of Alan Moore deadline for submissions: July 1, 2026 full name / name of organization: Matthew Brake and Nick Katsiadas / Northern Virginia Community College and Slippery Rock University Many notable comic book...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-04-20T18:44:06.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/how-students-are-directed-away-fromEqual "Justice" Under Government's Claim of a Right of DominationAn und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2026-04-20T13:10:14.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2026/04/20/i-could-not-encounter-my-loss-face-to-face/Last week I gave a keynote address at the Society for the Study of Theology annual conference, which was on the theme “Theology: A Discipline of Failure?” Below is the text of my paper. “I couldn’t encounter my loss face to face”[1][2] As I write...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2026-04-14T14:35:59.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2026/04/14/2870/The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-04-07T17:33:27.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/loretta-afraid-of-bear-cook-livingEpisode 19 of the Domination Chronicles PodcastAn und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2026-04-07T11:36:57.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2026/04/07/was-hobbes-gay/Thomas Hobbes’ biographer Arnold Rogow writes that, “Hobbes … may never have loved a woman, but no one has ever hinted that he was homosexual” (Radical in the Service of Reaction, 66). Even if that was true at the time Rogow was writing (1986), I’m...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2026-04-04T15:41:51.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/the-repeated-violations-of-ahlaya-and-the-perpetuation-of-hegemonic-revisionism/By Lavjay Butani Some stories are never told. Others are told countless times, across generations, across languages, and across traditions, and in the retelling, they change. Sometimes imperceptibly, sometimes dramatically. Sometimes in ways that...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-04-03T10:16:05.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/04/03/seeing-jerusalem-is-not-understanding-jerusalem/Most approaches to religious literacy focus on beliefs, practices, and traditions. This work matters, but it is incomplete. Drawing on Calvary, this piece explores what happens when religion is encountered as lived experience—shaped by trust,...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2026-04-01T15:39:22.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/from-ancient-gleaning-to-modern-hunger-ruth-snap-cuts-and-a-tiktok-test-of-faith-revised-version/By Olivia Marr Robinson As religious studies scholar Dr. Margaret D. Kamitsuka observes, “no theology can go forward that does not recognize its rootedness in experience” (2007, 7). Whilst feminist theologians do not all share the same methods or...The Domination Chronicleshttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/2026-03-31T20:44:29.000Zhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/a-promised-landA Brief Commentary on the Title and Preface of Barack Obama's MemoirReligion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-03-27T22:11:11.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/03/27/what-we-leave-out-lived-religion-and-the-limits-of-religious-literacy/Most approaches to religious literacy focus on beliefs, practices, and traditions. This work matters, but it is incomplete. Drawing on Calvary, this piece explores what happens when religion is encountered as lived experience—shaped by trust,...Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-03-25T17:00:00.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/03/25/1-enoch-an-ethiopic-readers-edition/2026.03.04 | Vladimir Olivero. 1 Enoch: An Ethiopic Reader’s Edition. Resources for Biblical Study 110. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2025. pp. viii + 359. ISBN: 9781628377606. Review by Kai Akagi, Rikkyo University. While 1 Enoch is among the scriptures of...NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2026-03-23T22:18:51.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2026/03/23/babel-nsrn-2026-international-conference/Call for papers BABEL/NSRN 2026 international conferenceKU Leuven, 3-4 December 2026Conference title:Entangled Lives: Religion, Nonreligion, and the Spaces In-Between This two-day interdisciplinary conference invites critical and creative...Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-03-18T12:58:25.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/03/18/understanding-the-new-testament-use-of-the-old-testament/2026.03.03 | Douglas S. Huffman. Understanding the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Forms, Features, Framings, and Functions. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2024. pp. xix + 268. ISBN: 9781540966407. Review by Kai Akagi, Rikkyo University. The...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-03-17T14:31:00.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/denial-and-discrimination-how-christianOn public funding for private school vouchers, Christian nationalism, and services for disabled studentsNSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2026-03-17T04:23:39.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2026/03/17/who-are-the-non-seculars-a-tongue-in-cheek-call-for-the-study-of-a-strange-group/Nathan G. Alexander is a lecturer in history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and project manager of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project. He is also the author of Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914 (NYU...Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-03-13T10:24:42.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/war-in-iran-covering-the-conflicts-religious-contours/In this guide, we offer background, resources, relevant stories and expert sources to help you better cover the religion angle on the current conflict and what it might mean in the wake of the latest war in the Middle East.NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2026-03-10T13:40:51.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2026/03/10/naasr-annual-meeting-2026-cfp/Challenges and Futures in Religious Studies #naasr2026 IAHR Regional Conference In 1995, our journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religion devoted a special issue to “pathologies” in study of religion in North American universities. The guest...Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-03-10T11:57:26.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/covering-claims-of-religious-persecution/This guide offers reporters the tools to navigate the topic of religious persecution at home and abroad, offering background, resources, tips, suggestions and expert sources for your next story.Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-03-09T20:54:02.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/03/09/puchkova/2026.03.02 | Sofia Puchkova. Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Biblical Exegesis in His Catechetical Homilies. SVC 185. Brill, Leiden-Boston: 2024. Review by Marius Portaru, Pontificium Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome....Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-03-08T01:40:35.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/03/07/beyond-compliance-supporting-religious-expression-in-public-schools/Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When the Law Speaks, Educators Still Must Teach Last month, the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-03-06T19:03:03.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/would-jesus-condone-death-and-destructionI guess this is a question we are being forced to ask in the current context.Religion in United States Historyhttps://usreligion.substack.com/2026-03-03T11:44:15.000Zhttps://usreligion.substack.com/p/applications-open-for-the-2026-feinApply HERE!RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2026-02-26T17:16:30.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-Roots-of-Reproductive-Injustice-A-conversation-with-Elizabeth-OBrien-e3flfioElizabeth O'Brien, associate professor of history at UCLA and winner of the 2024 AAR Best First Book in the History of Religions Award, speaks to Kristian Petersen about her book, ⁠⁠Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2026-02-13T05:01:19.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2026/02/13/religious-literacy-the-stories-students-carry/As a Muslim, Pakistani-American student growing up on the East Coast, I experienced school with multiple identities that were often ignored, misunderstood, or altogether invisible. I had not yet developed the language to articulate the impact of...Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-02-12T01:56:03.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/02/11/gadflies-the-golden-rule-and-getting-justice-right-the-animating-and-cautionary-features-of-daredevil-born-again/By Justin Martin I was raised to believe in grace. That we can be touched by the divine and transformed into a better person….But you should also know that I was raised to believe in retribution. So if you step out of line, I will be there. –...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-02-05T21:25:04.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/racial-equality-in-a-christian-nationHistory and social science demonstrate how racial equality is not considered a moral issue for many white American Christians.Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-02-02T11:37:17.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/24-religion-sources-for-black-history-month/In this guide, we offer background, resources, expert sources and related content to help you better report on the religious life of Black Americans.Popular Culture And Theologyhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026-02-01T03:09:37.000Zhttps://popularcultureandtheology.com/2026/01/31/call-for-papers-religion-x-men-and-krakoa/Call for Papers: Edited Volume on Religion and the X-Men’s Krakoan Age Editors: Gregory Jones and Daniel Ambord Beginning with Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X limited series, the Krakoan Age X-Men stories occur against the backdrop of the...Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2026-01-22T15:00:00.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2026/01/22/the-fourth-synoptic-gospel/2026.01.01 | Mark Goodacre. The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Eerdmans, 2025. 191 pp. Review by Ched Spellman, Cedarville University. Goodacre advances a straightforward thesis: John’s Gospel was written with...Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2026-01-21T15:44:38.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/religion-in-a-big-power-world-religionlinks-2026-predictions/As we do every year, this edition looks ahead to the religion stories we think are likely to shape coverage in 2026, offering context, reporting angles and expert perspectives to help journalists anticipate how faith trends will continue to enter...Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2026-01-19T15:12:30.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/leveraging-data-resources-for-civicPluralistic, democratic ideals are under direct threat from disinformation, authoritarianism, and polarization. While the scale of these challenges is global, thinking locally remains vital.NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2026-01-17T17:26:23.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2026/01/17/secular-religious-education-brief-reflections-based-on-a-brazilian-case/Guilherme Borges is a postdoctoral researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning and at the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, based at the University of Ottawa. Drawing on these dual affiliations, he conducts comparative...Religion Mattershttps://religionmatters.org/blog-2/2025-12-31T11:43:38.000Zhttps://religionmatters.org/2025/12/31/time-lost-what-the-time-machine-reveals-about-disciplinary-literacy-and-public-education/Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. —H.G. Wells, The Time Machine When I first read The Time Machine years ago, I was...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-12-20T00:57:33.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/tomba-berlant-and-the-inconvenience-of-revolution/Last weekend I joined a group of delightful young scholars to discuss Massimiliano Tomba’s recent book, Revolution and Restoration: The …Continue reading →Religion Linkhttps://religionlink.com/2025-12-18T11:12:17.000Zhttps://religionlink.com/source-guides/the-deeper-story-a-systems-approach-to-religion-reporting/In this edition of ReligionLink, we invite you to consider how applying a systems-thinking approach to religion news might offer new depth and resonance to your reporting in the year to come.Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-12-15T15:32:49.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/the-spiritual-ecology-of-indian-himalayan-women-ritual-resistance-and-relationality/By Gurmeet Kaur Himalayan region is known for its untouched lands, difficult terrains and limited access. While these features have attracted many (Sages, travellers and traders) for eons, the region is now actively acknowledged as living...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-12-11T16:18:17.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-Sovereignty-of-Hope-Scholarship--Precarity--and-the-Future-of-Academic-Freedom-e3c7ftvA recording of one of Leela Prasad's presidential plenaries, held at the 2025 AAR Annual Meeting in Boston. Leela Prasad, Brown University, presidingSpeakers (in order of appearance):James BowleyLarissa CarneiroKoritha Mitchell, Boston...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-12-08T21:02:44.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/frederic-gros-shame/“Though terror speaks to life and death and distress makes of the world a vale of tears, yet shame strikes …Continue reading →Andrew Whiteheadhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/2025-12-06T14:00:42.000Zhttps://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/christian-nationalism-and-ableismWhen disability is treated as an individual problem instead of a shared responsibility, communities lose the support systems that help people thrive.NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2025-11-13T22:56:34.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2025/11/13/nonbelieving-clergy/Alexandr Zamușinski is a scholar of religion specializing in secularism, nonreligion, and religious change. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Riverside and is currently Instructor at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA....Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2025-11-13T18:20:36.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/find-us-at-the-aar/Arts of Interpretation (Session ID: M21-201) Date: Friday Location: Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 1:30-2:30 pm: The Legacy of Charles H. Long Presenters: Davíd Carrasco & Raymond Carr Contact: Philip P....RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-11-06T17:23:21.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-Role-of-Religion-in-Todays-Democratic-Crises-e3ajq46“Jesus saves” banners at the January 6th insurrection. Evangelical elevation of President Trump as God’s elect. Claims of religious freedom used to justify discrimination. Scriptural “prooftexts” wielded to strip individuals of civil rights....Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-10-24T17:50:46.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/thresholds-of-becoming-a-reflection-on-pedagogy-poetic-theology-and-what-comes-next/By Jill Y. Crainshaw Yearning for light, we wander. Someone has lit a lamp. A flame dances obligato, bedazzles aching eyes, choreographs bone-tired feet. Over the past two and a half decades, theological education has undergone profound...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-10-17T15:03:31.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/siembra-mark-43-8-markseries-thetable/By Arlene Markowski My mother, Ydalba, was a farmer, born in Mérida, Venezuela. This terraced plateau of the Andes Mountains birthed my mother to María, who was conceived by Flor, all peasant farmers. This matriarchal lineage of experiential...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-10-15T19:31:10.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/Androgynes-and-Eunuchs-in-Rabbinic-Literature-with-Max-K--Strassfeld-e39j357Max K. Strassfeld, associate professor of religion at the University of Southern California and winner of the ⁠2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies⁠, speaks to Kristian Petersen about their book, ⁠Trans...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-10-10T14:37:15.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/care-for-every-body-gender-affirming-healthcare-and-the-woman-who-touched-jesus-cloak-mark-524-34-markseries-atthetable/By Catherine Montgomery At The Lighthouse, a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth and their parents, I have had the privilege of knowing trans minors and adults for whom gender-affirming healthcare has been critically important to their wellness. I have...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-10-03T14:31:00.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/the-invisible-labor-of-women-mark-631-44-mark-series-at-the-table/By Emily Rutledge During a time when Romans ruled, and many Jewish leaders straddled the empire and the Torah-it was Jesus who came to turn the establishment upside down and extend the love of God wide. Jesus taught that the outsider was in, that...Feminists Studies in Religionhttps://www.fsrinc.org/blog/2025-09-26T14:57:08.000Zhttps://www.fsrinc.org/the-power-of-voice-learning-from-the-syrophoenician-womans-sass-mark-series-mark-724-30-at-the-table/By Julia Madden In the Gospel of Mark 7:24-30, we find an unexpected encounter between Jesus and a Syrophoenician woman. It is a story in which Jesus, who often holds the role of teacher and healer, is challenged and ultimately “schooled” by a...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2025-09-16T16:32:43.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2025/09/16/new-blogging-venture/I have decided to start a new solo blog entitled That Blog You Like Is Going to Come Back in Style. My first post is an attempt to set an appropriate tone. My reason for doing this is a sense that I need a change. It may be permanent or it may...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2025-09-06T16:35:47.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2025/09/06/im-not-sick-but-im-not-well/Yesterday, a friend I’d not seen in person in a while asked me how my back pain was doing. He asked because he follows me on Facebook, which I use as a personal diary, and I had mentioned back problems there frequently for the last several week....NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2025-08-26T21:36:18.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2025/08/26/euthanasia-and-the-right-to-die-as-a-nonreligious-project-the-belgian-case-entangled-with-global-dynamics/Niels De Nutte is affiliated with the history department and the Secular Studies Association Brussels research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a guest professor and postdoctoral researcher. He serves as an associate director to the...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-08-21T17:57:03.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-RSN-Podcast-In-Conversation-with-AAR-Book-Award-Winner-Karen-V--Guth-e3756avKaren V. Guth, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross and winner of the ⁠2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Constructive-Reflective Studies, speaks to Kristian Petersen about her...Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2025-08-12T15:06:15.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2025/08/12/covenant-concepts-of-berit-diatheke-and-testamentum/2025.08.04 | Christian A. Eberhart and Wolfgang Kraus, eds. Covenant—Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. WUNT 506. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023. Review by Levi Baker, William Tennent School of Theology. Arising from a 2019...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-08-10T14:44:43.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/unaccountably-queer-differences-v-353-december-2024/“Unaccountably Queer,” v. 35:3 (December 2024) of differences: a journal of feminist cultural studies, sets out to honor and reflect …Continue reading →An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2025-08-02T16:10:55.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2025/08/02/alone-and-the-neoliberal-sublime/No matter how well-matched a couple is, every relationship brings with it some kind of compromise. In our household, one such compromise has resulted in me being a near scholar of the survival reality show Alone. I’ve hated camping for as long as I...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2025-07-27T14:53:18.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2025/07/27/chatgpt-is-going-to-kill-god/I hate generative AI. I hate how it’s destroying writing pedagogy and giving students even more excuses not to read (because they can just read a “summary”). I hate how whiny and defensive AI users are about the pathetic little ways they’ve...An und für sichhttps://itself.blog/2025-07-25T14:26:20.000Zhttps://itself.blog/2025/07/25/agamben-between-pauline-messianism-and-institutional-christianity/[This paper was presented at the European Academy of Religion conference in Vienna on July 11, 2025, in a session entitled “Agamben’s Theological-Political Horizons: Reimaging Judaism, Christianity, and Messianic Potentiality,” organized by Libera...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2025-07-19T21:20:06.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2025/07/19/naasr-2025-annual-meeting/Interlocutions II “Crisis is not exceptional to history or consciousness but a process embedded in the ordinary that unfolds in stories about navigating what’s overwhelming.” (Lauren Berlant, Cruel Optimism, 2011) “There is nothing more difficult...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-07-10T17:53:14.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/the-order-of-things-the-difference-of-the-analysis-of-wealth/In chapter six of The Order of Things/Les mots et les choses, Michel Foucault marks, twice, a difference between the …Continue reading →Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2025-07-07T20:21:27.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/save-the-date-arts-of-interpretation/Arts of Interpretation November 21, 1:30-4:30PM Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 Open to all AAR & SBL members The phenomenon of religion is exerting a critical role in the world. Our times require more robust religion … Read...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2025-06-30T17:55:21.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/crosscurrents-volume-74-number-4-december-2024/We are excited to be collaborating with CrossCurrents on this special edited volume as we believe it will provide support to this global, inter/intra-religious movement to: (1) dismantle existing knowledge paradigms about DoCD; (2) increase the...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-06-17T16:01:23.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-RSN-Podcast-In-Conversation-with-AAR-Book-Award-Winner-William-Robert-e34ch0tWilliam Robert, professor of religion at Syracuse University and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award in Religion and the Arts, speaks to Kristian Petersen about his book, Unbridled: Studying Religion in Performance (The University of Chicago Press,...NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2025-06-16T19:42:29.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2025/06/16/beyond-smudge-and-creator-recognizing-indigenous-nonbelievers-in-canada/Jonathan Simmons is a sociologist specializing in nonreligion, atheism, and religious change. He holds a PhD from the University of Alberta and is currently on staff at the University of Alberta. Email: jssimmon@ualberta.ca Keywords: Indigenous...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:20:21.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/leonardo-da-vincis-reflection-on-death/Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Saint John the Baptist was the last portrait he created. Stylistically, it fits well within the canon of his work. John’s mysterious smile pairs seamlessly with that of the Mona Lisa. His oval-eyed gaze matches that of...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:17:32.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/a-morbid-mosaic/“Love ya, Dad!” These were the last words I spoke to my father as I gave him a side hug inside my mother’s car. He was fiddling with his oxygen tanks, and we didn’t get an opportunity to have a full embrace. His anxiety was spiking as he prepared...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:13:58.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/the-passion-of-humanity/Everything encounters death. There’s no way around that: every life, be it human or flora or fauna, will perish. Every culture crumbles; every sensation fades; every memory is at some point forgotten. In the same vein every teleology, every...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:10:11.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/dalia-in-america/The night Yitzhak flew out the window, Dalia had been having a beautiful dream. In the dream, she was in the home of her mother and father, in Haifa, looking out the window at the perfect Mediterranean blue of the sky. That was it—the whole dream....The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:07:13.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/these-cold-still-hands/The first time I touched a dead man, my hands shook. On an otherwise ordinary day in the hospital, his heart had stopped. Despite the best efforts of the nurses surrounding him, his body wouldn’t take its cues from the hands pressing on his chest...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T11:03:45.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/the-harrowing-of-hell/Several years ago, my closest friend took her own life. Her death catapulted me into an abyss of unanswerable questions. Especially: Does suicide destroy or illuminate soul friendship? Our relationship as poets, soul friends and sister elders was...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T10:59:19.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/sometimes-these-collisions-are-final/The human instinct to make lessons out of living is built around one constant: our bodies cling to life, even when that life is being lived by others. The need to live tears muscle from bone as certainly as it rips a metaphoric heart in two....The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T10:54:02.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/the-place-i-go-to-die/Over and over. I don’t need a map anymore, haven’t for years. My body knows the way, like an experienced lover’s hand becomes accustomed to the curve of a hip or the sweep of a thigh around torso. But not in a good way, the anticipation flows in...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T10:48:45.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/like-jonah-i-swallowed-down/July 19th, 2018 was a Thursday. That morning at work, I settled into the week’s downhill slide with a warm mug of coffee and a covert scroll through Facebook. The blow fell with a whisper, as I almost scrolled past an old picture of Libby wearing...The Other Journalhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025-06-09T10:44:42.000Zhttps://theotherjournal.com/2025/06/the-soul-and-ground-of-motherhood/Raindrops flecked the windows beside my booth at Nighthawks Diner and Bar. I ordered the walleye and an old-fashioned. Petunias, purple and blousy, bloomed in flower boxes on the windowsills. I wrote a few lines in my journal and relished the spice...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2025-06-06T01:32:48.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/brief-of-evidence-to-the-waitangiThe Doctrine of Discovery and its impact on Mana WāhineIndigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2025-06-05T23:40:35.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/event-the-doctrine-of-christian-discovery-the-jesuits-and-laudato-si-defending-mother-earth/SKA·NONH-GREAT LAW OF PEACE CENTER 6680 ONONDAGA LAKE PKWY LIVERPOOL, NY Saturday, JUNE 14, 1:00-4:00PM FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! The Doctrine of Christian Discovery, The Jesuits, and Laudato si: Defending Mother Earth A light lunch of...PRRIhttps://prri.org2025-05-20T19:22:50.000Zhttps://prri.org/new-affiliated-scholars-2025/This month, PRRI welcomed five new experts joining the organization as Affiliated Scholars. In addition to political scientist Paul A. Djupe, Ph.D., PRRI Affiliated Scholars now include: sociologists Kelsy Burke, Ph.D. and Samuel Perry, Ph.D.;...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-05-16T13:59:05.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-RSN-Podcast-In-Conversation-with-William-Calvo-Quirs-e32uejcWilliam Calvo-Quirós, associate professor of American culture at the University of Michigan and winner of the 2023 Best First Book in the History of Religions Award from AAR speaks to Kristian Petersen about his book, Undocumented Saints: The...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2025-04-23T06:10:24.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/introducing-the-good-ancestor-gameWe turned Dismantling the Doctrine into a game!RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2025-04-09T19:00:58.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-RSN-Podcast-In-Conversation-with-AAR-Book-Award-Winner-Mary-Dunn-e31j5asMary Dunn — professor of Modern Christianity in the department of theological studies at Saint Louis University, director of the Center for Research on Global Catholicism, and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of...PRRIhttps://prri.org2025-04-04T18:16:55.000Zhttps://prri.org/scholars-gather-in-dc-for-2025-prri-public-fellows-convening/From April 2-4, PRRI welcomed the 2024-2025 cohort of Public Fellows to Washington, D.C. for a dynamic convening designed to equip scholars with tools to effectively leverage their expertise in shaping informed, impactful public dialogue on...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2025-03-24T01:32:56.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2025/03/24/test/In light of the recent announcement by York University suspending admissions to its Religious Studies program, the President of Canadian Society for the Study of Religion/La Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Religion (CSSR/SCÉR), Dr. Alison...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-03-18T20:19:40.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/archiving-eve/An “Open Mesh of Possibilities”: Thinking Queerness with Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Archive,” a recent, day-long event at Duke University was …Continue reading →NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2025-03-16T16:19:06.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2025/03/16/nonreligious-recollections-of-religious-educations-in-flanders-greece-and-norway/Sofia Nikitaki, KU Leuven Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies Keywords: nonreligion, religious education, cross-cultural research, qualitative research, Belgium, Greece, Norway While literature regarding the inclusion of nonreligious...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2025-02-18T22:59:26.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/onondaga-land-rights-our-common-future-the-quest-for-justice/Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future: The Quest for Justice Monday, March 10, 6:30 pm Syracuse Stage, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse Come commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic filing of the Onondaga Land Rights Action. Onondaga...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2025-02-10T02:15:24.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2025/02/09/naasr-cfp-2025/Interlocutions II: The Extra/Ordinary “There is nothing more difficult to convey than reality in all its ordinariness.” (Pierre Bourdieu, On Television, 1998) “Crisis is not exceptional to history or consciousness but a process embedded in the...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2025-02-10T00:42:57.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2025/02/09/method-and-theory-cfp/CALL FOR PAPERS – FEBRUARY 2025 – METHOD AND THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION See the full CFP here. The editors of Method and Theory in the Study of Religion (MTSR) would like to announce calls forpapers on four special topics: 1) On Money, 2) The...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-02-02T20:53:00.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/kornbluhs-immediacy-or-the-style-of-too-late-capitalism/Verso Press listed Anna Kornbluh’s 2024 text as one of its must-read publications of 2024, and I heartily concur. To …Continue reading →affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-01-24T18:00:59.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/why-is-sloth-bad-but-leisure-good/Historically, laziness, or sloth (as my Puritan ancestors might call it) counts as one of the “seven deadly sins,” meaning …Continue reading →Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2025-01-14T13:48:24.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2025/01/14/the-apologists-and-paul/2025.01.03 | Todd D. Still and David E. Wilhite. The Apologists and Paul. Pauline and Patristic Scholars in Debate. London: T&T Clark, 2024. Pp. xiv + 346. ISBN: 9780567715456. Review by Jonathon Lookadoo, Presbyterian University and Theological...affecognitivehttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025-01-12T15:09:26.000Zhttps://affecognitive.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/fine-china-and-the-future-of-thought/On this past New Year’s Eve (2024), The New York Times published Rukmini Callimachi’s article, “One Set of China. Five …Continue reading →Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studieshttps://rbecs.org/2025-01-03T13:19:13.000Zhttps://rbecs.org/2025/01/03/gomelauri/2025.01.02 | Thea Gomelauri (with a contribution by Joseph Ginsberg). The Lailashi Codex: The Crown of Georgian Jewry (Oxford, UK: Taylor Institution Library, 2023). Review by Teófilo Correa, Adventist International Institute of Advance Studies...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/American-Secularism-and-Its-Believers-with-Charles-McCrary-e31j5aoAmerican Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCrary by American Academy of ReligionReligious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-12-11T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-december-9-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 21 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 2 grants, and 4 calls for papers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-12-04T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-december-4-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 11 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 3 calls for papers, and 1 conference/speaker. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-11-27T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-november-27-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 17 new job opportunities and 3 other opportunities. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through our Patreon and PayPal...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-11-20T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-november-18-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 36 new job opportunities, 12 fellowships, 1 grant, 7 calls for papers, 3 conferences/speakers, and 3 other opportunities. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all...NSRNhttps://thensrn.org/2024-11-19T15:59:51.000Zhttps://thensrn.org/2024/11/19/atheist-spirituality-reflections-on-andre-compte-sponvilles-lesprit-de-latheisme-introduction-a-une-spiritualite-sans-dieu/Ehsan Sheikholharam, Kennesaw State University Keywords: atheist spirituality, laïcité, pluralist ethics, post-Christian Europe It’s not surprising to hear that someone identifies as Jewish, while not believing in a transcendental God. Likewise,...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-11-13T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-november-13-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 13 new job opportunities, 6 fellowships, 3 grants, 4 calls for papers, 4 conferences/speakers, and 1 other submission. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2024-11-13T08:08:40.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/nota-bene/fabricating-authenticity/A new Culture on the Edge volume has landed! Fabricating Authenticity, co-edited by Edge members Jason W. M. Ellsworth and Andie Alexander, is now available from Equinox! Fabricating Authenticity is the 4th volume in Working with Culture on the...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-11-06T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-november-6-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 23 new job opportunities, 2 call for papers, and 2 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through our...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-11-05T17:34:05.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/11/05/job-posting-assistant-professor-jewish-studies/Assistant Professor – Jewish Studies Closing Date – December 16, 2024 Date Posted: 11/01/2024 Closing Date: 12/16/2024, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 39983 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2024-10-31T14:54:45.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2024/10/hospitality-transcending-language-and-faith-celebrating-the-easter-feast-at-abbaye-sainte-marie-de-la-resurrection-abu-ghosh-israel/This essay originally appeared in Stained Glass Travel in April 2022. It is shared with permission. I have had the privilege of spending the two Easters I have lived in Israel at the French Benedictine monastery at Abu Gosh, in the hills outside of...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-10-30T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-opportunities-digest-october-30-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 35 new job opportunities, 1 fellowship, 1 grant, 8 call for papers, and 11 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-10-23T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-october-23-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 13 new job opportunities, 2 fellowships, 2 call for papers, and 4 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-10-16T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunites-digest-october-16-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 38 new job opportunities, 5 fellowships, 3 grants, 5 call for papers, 12 conferences/speakers, and 1 other opportunity. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all...Religious Studies Projecthttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2024-10-09T09:00:00.000Zhttps://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/opportunities/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-october-9-2024/Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 28 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 2 grants, 5 call for papers, and 3 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously...RSN Podcasthttps://rsn.aarweb.org/2024-10-03T15:04:38.000Zhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-academy-of-relig9/episodes/The-Role-of-Western-Universities-in-Modern-Islamic-Thought-with-Megan-Brankley-Abbas-e31j5emThe Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas by American Academy of ReligionDigital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-09-30T18:30:28.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/religion-book-editors-and-ai-theoretical-and-empirical-approaches-call-for-book-chapter-contributWe are inviting book chapter proposals for the edited collection entitled Religion Book Editors and AI: Theoretical and empirical...PRRIhttps://prri.org2024-09-10T11:13:00.000Zhttps://prri.org/new-book-by-prri-ceo-examines-shifts-in-gen-z-politics/This week, The Politics of Gen Z: How Young Voters Will Shape Our Democracy, written by PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., was released by Columbia University Press. This marks the first book-length examination of how gender and sexuality influence...NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2024-08-19T23:44:23.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2024/08/19/naasr-conversations-series/Register HERE! Check out In Defense of Sex!NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2024-08-04T16:41:13.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2024/08/04/naasr-2024-annual-meeting-2/Interlocutions Interlocutions About our program: The 2024 NAASR Annual Meeting will provide a space to explore contemporary theoretical gains that have a bearing on and/or implications for academic studies of religion. Doing so will not only...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-07-24T21:39:45.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/07/24/2022-book-prize-winner/Congratulations to the winner of the 2022 CSSR Book Prize, Abdolmohammad Kazemipur, for his book entitled Sacred as Secular: Secularization under Theocracy in Iran (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022). The post 2022 Book Prize Winner appeared...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2024-07-15T21:17:53.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2024/07/podcast-what-do-cats-have-to-do-with-interfaith-work/From Grace Boyd, Dr. Robin Mitchell Stroud, and the University of Southern California (USC) Office of Religious and Spiritual Life — a conversation about cats, conflict transformation, and lessons learned from campus interfaith engagement. Robin...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2024-07-12T18:33:23.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2024/07/podcast-finding-faith-in-interfaith-work/In the summer of 2023, Alina Wilson attended the Interfaith America Summit, despite feeling increasingly distant from institutionalized religion. Returning to a campus rife with politically charged religious divisions and struggling with the impact...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2024-07-05T08:35:14.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/new-resources-talking-to-christiansThe Christians made me do it.NAASRhttps://naasr.com/2024-05-10T21:47:45.000Zhttps://naasr.com/2024/05/10/new-research-roundup-the-follow-up/On March 16th, NAASR members gathered virtually to talk about their new research and the scholarship from outside of Religious Studies that was inspiring them. Dr. Lauren Horn Griffin (Louisiana State University) and Dr. Vaia Touna (University of...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2024-05-03T02:55:00.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/the-doctrine-of-discovery-christendomReconciling ones faith with the harms of religious colonialismCanadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-04-30T19:19:07.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/04/30/job-posting-academic-teaching-staff-limited-term-appointment-religious-studies/Academic Teaching Staff – Religious Studies ART History/Classics/Religion Closing Date – May 31, 2024 While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Academic Teaching Staff are first notified of...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-04-16T18:30:20.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-ethan-doyle-white/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Ethan Doyle White, whose book, The New Witches of the West, was recently...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-04-16T16:10:33.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/book-presentation-unruly-souls7th May 2024 | H 4-5.30 pm |AULA CIASCA Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia Sapienza Università di Roma Discussants Alberta Giorgi |Università...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-04-15T20:55:42.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/04/15/april-2024-zoom-webinar/Webinar CSSR Webinar Registration /Inscription pour le webinaire de la SCÉR Amarnath Amarasingam will give a presentation titled “‘Shoot the Traitors to the Nation!’: Hindu Nationalism, Past and Present” as part of the Canadian Society for the...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-04-04T13:22:47.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-joseph-laycock/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Joseph Laycock, whose co-authored book, The Exorcist Effect: Horror,...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-03-26T20:03:02.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/call-for-papers-new-special-issue-of-poligrafiWe are pleased to invite you to contribute to the new Special Issue of Poligrafi dedicated to the material dimension of online religious...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-03-14T17:33:23.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/03/14/winter-2024-zoom-webinar-series/Webinar 1 La fin de la culture religieuse: chronique d’une disparition annoncée CSSR Webinar Registration /Inscription pour le webinaire de la SCÉR Mireille Estivalèzes presents her book La fin de la culture religieuse: chronique d’une disparition...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-03-14T17:25:03.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/03/14/cssr-webinar-la-fin-de-la-culture-religieuse-chronique-dune-disparition-annoncee/La fin de la culture religieuse: chronique d’une disparition annoncée CSSR Webinar Registration /Inscription pour le webinaire de la SCÉR Mireille Estivalèzes presents her book La fin de la culture religieuse: chronique d’une disparition annoncée...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-03-05T16:00:47.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/excellent-excerpts-nursing-the-spirit-by-don-grant/Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring Nursing the Spirit: Care, Public Life, and the Dignity of Vulnerable...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2024-02-27T15:54:31.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/doctrine-of-christian-discovery-podcast/We re excited to announce or collaborative limited edition series podcast with Good Faith Media. This podcast was produced at our conference: The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery....Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-02-19T20:37:22.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/digital-religion-studies-featured-in-new-series-of-four-books-on-reading-religionReading Religion , an online review journal of new books by the American Academy of Religion, has launched a new feature called “Four...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-02-19T20:33:50.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/annual-digital-religion-award-lecture-now-available-onlineFor those who missed the annual lecture for the NMRDC’s 2023 Digital Religion Research Award, it is now available online at:...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-02-19T20:27:08.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/the-digital-religion-yearbook-2023-now-outThe Digital Religion Yearbook was envisioned by the NMRDC to highlight important research and scholarship being produced in the...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-02-17T19:29:50.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-don-grant/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Don Grant, whose book Nursing the Spirit: Care, Public Life, and the...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024-02-09T19:36:40.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2024/02/09/panel-gradute-student-prize-winners/You are invited to the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion’s (CSSR) Webinar featuring presentations by our Graduate Student Essay Contest Prize Winners from 2022-2023. Delicate Instruments And The Challenges Of Empirical Observation In...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-02-08T15:47:42.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/call-for-submissions-for-the-2024-digital-religion-research-awardThe Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies (NMRDC); http://digrel.com) is pleased to announce the call for published...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-01-30T13:51:52.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/excellent-excerpts-the-gut-by-elizabeth-perez/Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring The Gut: A Black Atlantic Alimentary Tract by Elizabeth Perez, published...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-01-23T20:32:26.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/excellent-excerpts-an-ethos-of-blackness-by-vivaldi-jean-marie/Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring An Ethos of Blackness: Rastafari Cosmology, Culture, and...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2024-01-18T20:34:46.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/2023-digital-religion-research-award-winner-is-dr-sana-patel2023 Digital Religion Research Award winner is Dr. Sana Patel for her article: Hybrid Imams: Young Muslims and Religious Authority on...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2024-01-16T17:13:37.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-vivaldi-jean-marie/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Vivaldi Jean-Marie, whose book An Ethos of Blackness: Rastafari Cosmology,...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2023-12-21T19:53:51.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2023/12/21/assistant-professor-contractually-limited-term-appointment-religion-in-transnational-east-asia/Date Posted: 12/15/2023 Closing Date: 02/01/2024, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 35253 Job Category: Faculty – Contractually Limited Term Appointment Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Department for the Study of Religion Campus: St....Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2023-12-14T16:11:07.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/merge-media-religion-and-gender-new-project-launched-december-1-2023On the 1st of December, Giulia Evolvi, NMRDC assistant director and board member, launched the project MERGE- Media, religion, and...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2023-12-11T14:52:26.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-daniel-shank-cruz/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Daniel Shank Cruz, whose book Ethics for Apocalyptic Times: Theapoetics,...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2023-12-04T14:22:15.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/excellent-excerpts-rebuilding-community-by-shenila-khoja-moolji/Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring Rebuilding Community: Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the...Digital Religionhttps://www.digrel.com/2023-11-30T17:18:04.000Zhttps://www.digrel.com/post/call-for-papers-on-digital-religion-meets-politicsSpecial Issue in the journal “Frontiers in Political Science”, October 2023. CALL FOR PAPERS: Digital religion meets politics: pushing...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2023-10-01T01:51:38.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/syracuse-university-to-host-conference-that-addresses-legal-and-theological-theory-of-the-doctrine-of-christian-discovery/“The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’lntosh and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery” will take place on the Syracuse University campus Dec. 8-10. Its main sponsor is the Henry Luce Foundation, which awarded the University...Sacred Mattershttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/2023-09-14T15:03:55.000Zhttps://sacredmattersmagazine.com/7-questions-with-zeynep-k-korkman/Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Zeynep Korkman, whose book Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-09-11T19:32:41.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/09/interfaith-and-me-the-guru-granth-sahib-and-religious-pluralism/My concept of Interfaith began to develop long before I joined the BILI Fellowship. Indeed, a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds has always been at the center of my Sikh faith, our religion’s history, and our holy scriptures. To begin...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-08-08T18:35:07.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/08/my-interfaith-travels-a-sikh-perspective/Nanakacharya, Nanak Rishi, Guru Rimpochiya, Vali Hind, Nanak Peer, Baba Nanak are all names of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji around the world. When it comes to interfaith, the clearest example I can think of is Guru Nanak Sahib Ji’s udasiaa. He traveled on...Canadian Society for the Study of Religionhttps://cssrscer.ca/2023-06-25T23:39:27.000Zhttps://cssrscer.ca/2023/06/25/new-certificate-in-christian-studies-fall-2023-admission-now-open/Greetings, Certificate of Christian Studies – Fall 2023 Admission Now Open The Certificate in Christian Studies will be offered through Continuing Education as a partnership among the three affiliated/federated Colleges Assumption University,...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-06-15T11:47:23.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/the-doctrine-of-discovery-in-aotearoaA Quick FactsheetState of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-05-23T17:55:58.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/05/moved-toward-hope-translating-values-into-action/Over the past few months, the BILI (Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative) fellowship and my campus community at Tufts University have guided me to a new definition of interfaith work. I have learned that the richness of interfaith work emerges...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-04-24T22:42:41.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/04/interfaith-dialogue-and-the-pillars-of-dominican-spirituality-community-prayer-service-and-study/Growing up in a western suburb of Chicago, in a primarily Catholic household, I have always had a deep appreciation and love for my Guatemalan roots and a desire to help the people in my community. My upbringing and culture serve as means of...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-04-22T18:50:03.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/04/the-art-of-dialogue-as-a-dance-authenticity-generosity-and-spontaneity/When one thinks of art, it is easy to think of one of the greats – Jean-Michel Basquiat, Nina Simone, or Pablo Picasso. Conversation, however, is also an art through which we exchange our ideas, feelings, and beliefs. Whether great conversations...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-04-19T23:58:58.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/04/bridging-differences-by-remembering-common-humanity/During the 2016 presidential election, as the socio-political climate of the entire nation changed, I observed polarization and the creeping normalization of xenophobia in my own high school. This was the moment when I realized that something...State of Formationhttps://stateofformation.org/2023-04-19T23:30:44.000Zhttps://stateofformation.org/2023/04/story-telling-and-story-listening-my-interfaith-journey/Maybe it’s just my struggle to socialize, but every time I meet someone new I’ve always wanted to have a story ready. For a few years it was describing the time I get held up in airport security for scanning as a potential threat, then maybe it was...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-04-07T04:51:18.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/colonial-power-mana-wahine-and-thePublished December 26, 2022Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-04-07T04:44:23.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/sublimis-deus-pastorale-officiumPublished October 24, 2022 at https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/blog/papal-bulls/sublimis-deus-pastorale-officium-indecensvidetur/Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-04-07T04:23:35.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/stone-in-my-shoe-the-poemPublished September 24, 2022Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-04-06T22:39:12.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/james-cook-and-the-doctrine-of-discoveryThe Doctrine of Discovery (also known as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery) is an international legal concept and Christian principle, that is borne out a number of catholic laws (called "papal bulls") originating out of the Vatican in the 15th...Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in Aotearoahttps://tinangata.substack.com/2023-04-06T22:15:29.000Zhttps://tinangata.substack.com/p/setting-the-scene-for-peace-actionPublished September 14, 2022Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2022-08-24T11:00:26.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/chapter-3/critical-religion-and-the-critical-study-of-religion-a-response-to-galen-watts-and-sharday-mosurinjohn-part-2/By Matt Sheedy This is part-two of a two-part response to Watts and Mosurinjohn’s essay “Can Critical Religion Play by Its Own Rules? Why There Must Be More Ways to Be ‘Critical’ in the Study of Religion,” which recently appeared in the Journal of...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2022-08-22T11:00:12.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/chapter-3/critical-religion-and-the-critical-study-of-religion-a-response-to-galen-watts-and-sharday-mosuringjohn/By Matt Sheedy This is part-one of a two-part response to Watts and Mosurinjohn’s essay “Can Critical Religion Play by Its Own Rules? Why There Must Be More Ways to Be ‘Critical’ in the Study of Religion,” which recently appeared in the Journal of...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2022-08-09T19:40:27.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/call-for-authors-on-the-doctrine-of-discovery/We are now accepting applications for partnership and collaboration with The Doctrine of Discovery Project. We are interested in publishing original essays roughly 1,000-3,000 words in length for doctrineofdiscovery.org. Applicants must have...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2022-03-24T16:56:09.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/the-healing-power-of-lacrosse-event/The Healing Power of Lacrosse // March 24th 7-8PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Women’s Team A conversation with Cassandra Minerd, Claudia Jimerson, Leo Nolan, and Rex Lyons. 8-9PM Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse & Team Ireland Rex Lyons, and...Indigenous Values Initiativehttps://indigenousvalues.org/2022-02-28T18:15:27.000Zhttps://indigenousvalues.org/revisiting-george-washingtons-assault-on-the-haudenosaunee-240-years-later-2/Transcript of Jake Edwards portion of the talk 1:34:35-closing. Thank you to Andrea L. Smith for the transcript. (Download as PDF)Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2021-07-29T12:00:11.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/nota-bene/just-published-owning-the-secular-religious-symbols-culture-wars-western-fragility/Exciting news from Edge member Matt Sheedy: his new book Owning the Secular: Religious Symbols, Culture Wars, Western Fragility (Routledge, 2021) has just been published! From the Routledge site: Drawing on theories of discourse analysis and...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2021-03-16T12:00:42.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/andie-alexander/fabricating-genres/Recently, when I was searching books on Amazon, the site recommended Fabricating Identities — the 3rd volume in the Working with Culture on the Edge book series, edited by Vaia Touna — as a “book of interest” for me. When the Amazon page for the...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2021-02-24T18:55:24.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2021/02/24/chung-overstreet/Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung and critic Jeffrey Overstreet in Conversation This conversation was recorded at the 2018 Glen Workshop where Lee Isaac Chung served as our screenwriting faculty. This winding discussion covers much of Chung’s filmography...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-12-13T17:41:27.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/12/13/untitled-poem-by-thomas-j-ogorman/Face to face with our limits, Blinking before the frightful Stare of our frailty, Promise rises Like a posse of clever maids Who do not fear the dark Because their readiness Lights the search. Their oil Becomes the measure of their love, Their...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-12-02T16:02:19.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/12/02/pinoy-belem-with-red-horse-wayne-forte/Pinoy Belem, 2013, Wayne Forte, Acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches The post Pinoy Belem with Red Horse, Wayne Forte appeared first on Image Journal.Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2020-10-02T12:00:20.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/ellsworth/when-bread-is-not-bread/What exactly is “bread,” and who gets to decide? Seems like a rather silly question, right? But the Irish Supreme Court has ruled that the US sandwich food chain Subway does not make their sandwiches with bread — which might be rather strange for...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-09-01T17:32:47.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/09/01/i-love-you-tricia-but-im-not-a-believer/But by the time my father had lost his skunk-patterned hair and his fingernails yellowed, I had already found more trappings of eternity in poetry than in personified abstraction. It seemed to me that the only correct response was a slow-burning...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2020-08-27T12:00:35.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/russell-mccutcheon/hot-off-the-presses-hijacked/Just published: Hijacked: A Critical Treatment of the Public Rhetoric of Good and Bad Religion, edited by Leslie Dorrough Smith, Steffen Führding, and Adrian Hermann (Equinox, 2020). This volume is not only co-edited by our own Leslie Dorrough...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2020-08-26T12:00:46.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/nota-bene/talking-the-critical-study-of-non-religion-with-the-religious-studies-project/The Religious Studies Project recently interviewed our very own Christopher R. Cotter (who also happens to be one of the co-founders of the RSP) about his recently published The Critical Study of Non-Religion: Discourse, Identification, and...Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2020-08-05T13:18:58.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/nota-bene/talking-identifying-roots-with-rendering-unconscious/Rendering Unconscious Podcast, run by Vanessa Sinclair and based in Stockholm, Sweden, recently interviewed our very own Richard Newton about his recently published Identifying Roots: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures (Equinox, 2020)....Culture on Edgehttps://edge.ua.edu/identity/2020-07-30T13:00:24.000Zhttps://edge.ua.edu/leslie-dorrough-smith/but-can-he-dance-holy-books-hamilton-and-the-production-of-sacred-histories/(Confession: I’m a sucker for musicals [to the degree that I tinkered with the idea of a musical theater major in college]. Having traded my on-stage destiny for a series of religious studies degrees, however, I humbly offer a different sort of...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-07-08T21:03:38.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/07/08/the-corps-of-christ/Once upon a time I thought belonging just happened, was angry or ashamed when I couldn’t experience it. But togetherness happens with practice and intention. It takes everything: pain, grief, rage, as well as my good intentions. This is even more...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-06-18T17:17:37.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/06/18/the-spaces-in-between-in-quarantine/But quarantining inside two small rooms in a retirement village has more than the intended, necessary consequence. Quarantine is a muffler, it is a black-out shade. It is the space between a daughter and her father. The singular. The plural. The...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-06-02T15:33:35.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/06/02/the-breath-of-life-why-art-matters-in-a-pandemic/The post The Breath of Life: Why Art Matters in a Pandemic appeared first on Image Journal.Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-05-12T20:22:37.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/05/12/epic-quiet-tragedy/And then I wonder: is this the quiet that dominates the life of all those people in hiding as well? The smallness, the excessive focus on detail, the mind going around in ever smaller circles? Will deeper thoughts and grand narratives only make...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-05-04T13:00:22.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/05/04/rebooting-myself/In these days of world pandemic caused by something that can’t be seen by the naked eye, I’m coming around to seeing this song as one of faith in our interconnectedness, our interconnectivity. The songs and drumming drifting down from balconies to...Image Journalhttps://imagejournal.org/2020-04-22T16:37:28.000Zhttps://imagejournal.org/2020/04/22/reading-together-recommendations-for-parents-and-children/Today I share some of our family’s favorites—stories that reflect the power of community, the value of resilience, and the possibilities of hope—all with enough depth to engage even the adults in your family. The post Reading Together:...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-11-15T11:05:55.350Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/7301451338631652946/comments/defaultA Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) within Twentieth-Century American Studies/American History is available in the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS) at the University of Oslo (UiO).The candidate will...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-08-26T14:21:50.583Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/2798907508427302356/comments/defaultBy Natalie Gasparowicz Natalie is a 3rd-year PhD student in the History Department at Duke University. Her research interests rest at the intersection of Catholicism, gender, sexuality, surrounding questions of birth control and reproduction in...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-08-01T19:22:24.181Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/3542305413098878401/comments/defaultGrace Doerfler is a rising sophomore at the University of Notre Dame and a history major. She is interested in the role of women in the Catholic church & oral histories of women religious. On June 23, historians, archivists, and scholars from...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-07-28T17:32:51.727Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/1482988924703262313/comments/defaultLauren Turek The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life recently announced a new annual competition. The Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion is dedicated to the publication of first books by early career scholars working in any...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-07-22T08:15:19.325Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/7334469639701460256/comments/defaultWe welcome this guest post from Kimberly Hill, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, whose forthcoming book on African American Presbyterian missionaries is under contract with the University Press of...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-06-17T16:48:48.037Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/6357077814574298606/comments/defaultI recently exchanged emails with Cassie Yacovazzi about her new book, Escaped Nuns: True Womanhood and the Campaign Against Convents in Antebellum America (Oxford, 2018). Cassie Yacovzzi is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-06-10T16:59:40.738Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/2808191464594350532/comments/defaultI emailed with Katherine Dugan recently about her new book! Katherine Dugan is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Springfield College in Massachusetts and the author of Millennial Missionaries: How a Group of Young Catholics is Trying to Make...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-05-10T16:02:53.553Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/1619023733402516572/comments/defaultToday we welcome Tim Ballard to the blog! Tim Ballard is a historian of twentieth-century evangelicalism at the University of Montana and recently defended his dissertation “The Missionary Enterprise, Racial Conflict, and the Transformation of...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-05-03T15:47:42.695Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/5561216057794302481/comments/defaultOn a Chinook helicopter, Michael Herr, a war correspondent for Esquire, encountered a “religious” marine. The grunt, who had etched a cross onto his helmet cover, read the bible during take-off. The meeting prompted Herr to dwell on the dearth of...Religion in American Historyhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/2019-04-19T00:32:04.017Zhttps://usreligion.blogspot.com/feeds/8169996560026751773/comments/defaultCall for Chapter Proposals: American Patroness: National Shrines to Mary and the Making of US Catholicism Editors: Karen Park, St. Norbert College and Katherine Dugan, Springfield College The virgin mother of Jesus has a mutable role in US...Religion Race and Democracy Labhttps://religionlab.virginia.edu/2018-10-29T02:13:37.000Zhttps://religionlab.virginia.edu/hello-world/Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! appeared first on UVA Religion Lab.Syndicate Networkhttps://syndicate.network/2016-01-13T19:08:33.000Zhttps://syndicate.network/kara-slade-syndicate-theologys-new-social-media-coordinator/Syndicate Theology is very excited to introduce its new social media coordinator, the Rev. Dr. Kara Slade. Kara is currently a PhD student in theology and ethics in the Graduate Program in Religion at Duke University. Ordained as a priest in the...Syndicate Networkhttps://syndicate.network/2015-12-23T07:36:34.000Zhttps://syndicate.network/encycling-one-feminist-theological-response/Usually a catastrophe has at least the capacity to shake folk into fast action and cooperation. This climate crisis approaches with a more treacherous temporality: it is too fast and too slow. Too fast to prevent irreversible destruction; too slow...Syndicate Networkhttps://syndicate.network/2015-01-12T06:15:26.000Zhttps://syndicate.network/contributor-login/Welcome to Syndicate Theology. We are very pleased to have you as a contributor to our site. In order to post follow up comments to your post or to other posts within your symposium, you will need to login and create a new post. This is a new...