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Canopy Forum“The Wolf in Sheep’s Skin: Promises and Realities of Religious Freedom in China” by Grace Gaffet
Photo of Kaifeng North Mosque by Windmemories (CC BY-SA 4.0) The following essay is reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal Derecho en Sociedad, a biannual electronic publication that is free and open access. See...
Political TheologySome Resources from the Margins to Center Nonviolence in Catholic Social Teaching
The notion of quality of life, an extended conception of common good, and the solidarity with the victims can move nonviolence from the margins of Catholic Social Teaching to its center. Source
The Domination ChroniclesOn Bill Maher and Indigenous Lands
Another View-from-the-Shore Commentary
The Domination ChroniclesA Critique of Bill Maher’s Recent Segment on Indigenous Peoples
A View-from-the-Shore Assessment
Reading ReligionReading Religion Newsletter Vol. 10, Issue 2
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers, Celebrate Women’s History Month this March with a curated list of engaging reviews and thought-provoking books. Topics include social media and Jewish gender norms, a recounting of the spiritual journey of the...
Contending ModernitiesRejecting Project Esther: Understanding Christian and White Nationalism as Racism and Antisemitism
The Heritage Foundation provoked widespread outrage with the publication of their Project 2025, a policy agenda that targets immigrants and... The post Rejecting Project Esther: Understanding Christian and White Nationalism as Racism and...
Ancient Jew ReviewReview | In the Beginning Was the State: Divine Violence in the Hebrew Bible
“Ophir insists that he is not simply claiming the modern sovereign as a “secularized political concept,” but something deeper: a deification of the state itself, as the one concept that we cannot think without, just as the biblical writers could...
Bible For Normal People BlogEpisode 1 – George Orwell Warned Us About 1984
In the debut episode of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke aim to uncover women’s stories hidden in the Southern Baptist Convention’s archives. The story... The post Episode 1 – George Orwell Warned Us About 1984...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera“Get Married or Chai Trying”
Dating with intention on Hulu’s new series about the romantic lives of American Muslims The post “Get Married or Chai Trying” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and Politics“Get Married or Chai Trying”
Dating with intention on Hulu’s new series about the romantic lives of American Muslims The post “Get Married or Chai Trying” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Canopy Forum“Defining a Muslim; The Case of Pakistan and its Ahmadis” by Yasser Latif Hamdani
Main chamber of Badshahi Mosque by User:Amjad.m (CC BY-SA 3.0) On January 16th, 2025, the government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, demolished a historic Ahmadi mosque in the city of Daska. This mosque was built by Zafrullah Khan...
Contending ModernitiesMuslim Mimesis: Almost The Same but Not Quite?
We cannot allow [our] differences to transmutate into subjugation, violence, terror—lest we become monsters ourselves. The post Muslim Mimesis: Almost The Same but Not Quite? appeared first on Contending Modernities.
Wabash Center BlogHelp, Students Are Dropping My Class!
I spent my first week as an assistant professor contending with what I have deemed the “Dropocalypse.” My Introduction to Judaism class was full before the ink on my contract […]
Barth NotesDouglas Murray In and Out of Context: A Note on the Observer Libel Action
(Updated post after more sources became available) From the New York Post: New York Post columnist Douglas Murray won a libel claim Tuesday over an article that falsely accused him of “supporting violent racist attacks” during anti-immigration...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraMore Than Sunday
The case for Catholic life beyond Mass The post More Than Sunday first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsMore Than Sunday
The case for Catholic life beyond Mass The post More Than Sunday first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Reading ReligionFour Books on Philosophy of Religious Studies
By Kevin Schilbrack About ten years ago, I published Philosophy and the Study of Religions (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), a manifesto in which I argued that the discipline of philosophy of religion... READ MORE The post Four Books on Philosophy of...
Popular Culture And TheologyExtended Call For Papers: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties
CFP: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties Edited by Ilaria W. Biano Although initially dismissed as “a holiday from history” (Will), a “frivolous if not decadent decade” (Rich), and a “time of trivial pursuits” (Halberstam) (cf. Chollet and...
Du Mez CONNECTIONSIn the dark
Lenten reflections
Wabash Center BlogReading Reddit
I received feedback on the manuscript of my textbook, Studying Religion and Disability. The two peer reviews were generally supportive and also offered important suggestions that will make the book […]
Bible For Normal People BlogEpisode 293: Beth Allison Barr & Savannah Locke – The Women Filed Away by the Southern Baptist Convention
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk to Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke, the creators of our brand new mini-series All the Buried... The post Episode 293: Beth Allison Barr & Savannah Locke – The Women Filed Away...
Marginalia Review of BooksThe Politics of Intimacy and the Intimacy of Politics: A Response
SHERALI TAREEN | the question of what is the role of the body in how Muslim life must organize itself in relation to non-Muslim others ...
Marginalia Review of BooksBurnt by the Rabbis: Lessons from the Supernatural Yeshiva
YONAH LAVERY-YISRAELI | Let us resist any transformation of our bewilderment at their behavior into diagnosis...
Marginalia Review of BooksThe Role of Mystery and Doubt in Scientific Understanding
JOSHUA RICHARDSON | De Regt’s central theory is psychologistic, meaning that it emphasizes the subjective, psychological role...
Marginalia Review of BooksSovereignty in Ruins: Rethinking Inter-religious Intimacies in India and Sudan
NOAH SALOMON | The question of religious difference became the question of the long 20th century...
Barth NotesPolice Dragged Into Reform UK Spat
Via the Press Association: A Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Friday: “On Thursday 6 March we received an allegation of verbal threats made by a 67-year-old man on Friday 13 December. “Officers are carrying out an assessment of the allegations...
Doctrine of DiscoveryRemarks on the Freedom of Religion or Belief Report
Abstract Remarks delivered at the forum “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report,” at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary on October 26, 2022. This forum discussed human rights questions,...
Doctrine of DiscoveryIntellectual Acknowledgement in Favour of Religious Freedom and Justice: Comparative History of Religions and Ideas as Methodology for Education
Abstract This succinct essay addresses the issue of freedom of religion for Indigenous cultures. Freedom of belief cannot subsist without justice, i.e. equal recognition. By ignoring the intellectual achievements of Indigenous and other non-Western...
Du Mez CONNECTIONSIt could be worse...
The Insurrection Act, and what it could do
Canopy Forum“Boiling a Kid in its Mother’s Milk: Norms and Interpretations of Kashrut” by Atid Malka
Baby Goats Resting on the Road by Amaury Laporte (CC BY-SA 2.0). If anyone unfamiliar with Judaism were to be introduced to the concept of a kosher kitchen for the first time, they would likely raise questions. Why does the family have different...
An und für sichStabat Alma Mater
This is the text of an address I (Marika) gave recently as part of the KU Leuven annual Thomas Feast on the theme of theology, art, and decolonisation. For several years now I’ve been haunted by a piece by Étienne Balibar about the relationship...
Doctrine of DiscoveryOn the Limits of the Concept of Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities
Abstract In this essay, we will argue that firstly, the international and national legal framings of religion or belief are limited in scope, and one must ask not only religious freedom for whom but also from whom. Secondly, we will underscore the...
Du Mez CONNECTIONSThe End Game
Making sense of things
Contending ModernitiesImitatio Imam: Reimagining Imitation as a Bridge to the Other
Muslims in the West, like others, can maintain and hold on to their theological claims, while beautifying their social presence with and among others. The post Imitatio Imam: Reimagining Imitation as a Bridge to the Other appeared first on...
Ancient Jew ReviewMy Next Guest Needs an Introduction: Proudly Presenting “Pseudo-Hegesippus”
The exceptional influence and popularity enjoyed by DEH from late antiquity through the Middle Ages, and its critical interface with Jewish historiography as a work both based on and source of major Jewish histories, suggest that this work is...
The RevealerThe Revealer Podcast Episode 56: The People Destroying Democracy
The organizations, religious communities, and people pushing America to authoritarianism The post The Revealer Podcast Episode 56: The People Destroying Democracy appeared first on The Revealer.
The RevealerAre MAGA Christians More or Less Christian than Progressives?
Turning to James Hogg to reflect on the liberal Christian response to Christian nationalism The post Are MAGA Christians More or Less Christian than Progressives? appeared first on The Revealer.
The RevealerShining a New Light on Former ISIS Women through Laugh-Out-Loud Literature
A reflection on “Fundamentally,” a new novel by Nussaibah Younis that examines the de-radicalizing of ISIS brides through the lens of comedy The post Shining a New Light on Former ISIS Women through Laugh-Out-Loud Literature appeared first on The...
The RevealerThe Unwritten Rules of Renting in India for Queer People and Muslims
Navigating rampant discrimination in India’s rental housing market The post The Unwritten Rules of Renting in India for Queer People and Muslims appeared first on The Revealer.
The RevealerThe Rise of Oilfield Evangelism
The commingling of conservative Christianity, corporations, and the fossil fuel industry's fragile workforce The post The Rise of Oilfield Evangelism appeared first on The Revealer.
The RevealerEditor’s Letter: The Executive Order on Anti-Christian Bias
The Editor reflects on claims of victimhood amidst bias and discrimination against transgender Americans and Muslims The post Editor’s Letter: The Executive Order on Anti-Christian Bias appeared first on The Revealer.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraSay Something
Patrick Radden Keefe, author of the recently adapted masterpiece about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, discusses the paradoxes of making peace without apologies The post Say Something first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsSay Something
Patrick Radden Keefe, author of the recently adapted masterpiece about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, discusses the paradoxes of making peace without apologies The post Say Something first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Bible For Normal People BlogIntroducing All the Buried Women
Savannah Locke introduces All the Buried Women, a compelling new miniseries that uncovers the hidden stories of women within the archives of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). What started as... The post Introducing All the Buried Women...
Doctrine of DiscoveryThe Bankruptcy of the Category of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach
Abstract This article takes as its point of departure the 2022 Interim Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, entitled “Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief.” The report...
ReligionProfThe Assault on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
That someone who looks more and more like the caricature of the antichrist every day would launch an attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion is not surprising. That’s what antichrists are supposed to do. However, I have seen more and more...
Canopy Forum“Blueberries, Constitutional Values, and Educational Equality: Religious Activists on the Purpose of Public Education” by Karey Harwood
Wake: Why the Battle Over Diverse Public Schools Still Matters Karey Harwood This essay is an adapted excerpt from the third chapter of Karey Harwood’s recently published book, Wake: Why The Battle Over Diverse Public Schools Still Matters (Rutgers...
White Too LongReflections on the State of the Union on Ash Wednesday
Plus, an invitation to our next LIVE conversation at The Convocation Unscripted
The Commons by APRIL OnlineYEAR ONE: R/evolutionary Open Blueprints for Devotional Being(s)
Add excerpt here. The post YEAR ONE: R/evolutionary Open Blueprints for Devotional Being(s) appeared first on April Online.