Contending ModernitiesWhat does the history of American Jewish anti-Zionism look like if one puts left-wing social movements at the center of that story? The post Narrating the History of the American Anti-Zionist Jewish Left (Part 1) appeared first on Contending...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA study of religious life in Queens suggests that pluralism works not by erasing difference but by letting communities live side by side The post How Babel Thrives first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsA study of religious life in Queens suggests that pluralism works not by erasing difference but by letting communities live side by side The post How Babel Thrives first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
ReligionProfA Suggestion about the Parable of the Tenants What did the parable of the tenants mean when Jesus uttered it? I found myself sharing thoughts about this as I made a guest appearance in James Tabor’s book club. They are a wonderful group,...
Ancient Jew ReviewAJR is honored to host this review panel for Christine Luckritz Marquis’s Death of the Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt’s Golden Age (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). You may find all the responses and the...
Ancient Jew ReviewA key feature of Luckritz Marquis’s work in the book is her choice to discuss the violent acts, imagery, and discourse in early Christian monastic culture without varnish.
Ancient Jew ReviewThis AJR Forum, organized and guest edited by Candace Buckner, features responses from Ellen Muehlberger, Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, and Ciara Mulcahy to Christine Luckritz Marquis’s book, Death of the Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of...
Ancient Jew ReviewLuckritz Marquis masterfully weaves together multi-layered narratives while simultaneously engaging with the lenses of memory, nostalgia, and race.
Ancient Jew ReviewIn the wake of collective trauma, memory practices can be protective strategies that channel grief while also shielding the community from continuing harm.
affecognitiveDon Deere’s The Invention of Order (Duke University Press, 2025) is a slim but crucial intervention in decolonial theory. Similar …Continue reading →
Canopy ForumThe world premiere of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica”, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1918 by White Photo Studio. This paper summarizes and translates into English the chapter Suor Angelica: il suicidio tra teologia e diritto, from the book Puccini...
ReligionProfFaith that Lasts (Colossians 1:9-14,24-29) The third in my series of Faith for Living talks at Lakeside Chautauqua, June 2026 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with...
Barth NotesFrom 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...
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Sowing the Seedit was a real treat to be on Dr. Smiti Nathan's amazing anthropology YouTube show, Curiosity Meets the Past. This is a go-to spot to learn about currents in anthropology and archaeology. Dr. Nathan interviewed me about my work and my latest...
White Too LongThe 15 days that span the space between Juneteenth and Independence Day could function as an enduring season of critical patriotism for our time.
Cultural Studies BlogspotRecently, I noticed Facebook was feeding me an advert for a stick. Yes. A stick. This was pitched as being some kind of miracle cure for bodily stiffness and aches. A medium to long-ish stick. You lean on it, twist, things like that. Magic.A while...
Barth NotesThe 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...
Canopy ForumImage of Padre Filiberto Velázquez Florencio created by Leonardo Hernández Arrendondo for Dr. Solís’ project. The following essay is reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal Derecho en Sociedad, a biannual electronic...
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The Immanent FrameInnovation 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...
Contending ModernitiesTeddy Afro’s song, for all its theological limitations, expresses what Ethiopia’s churches have too often lost: the capacity to grieve publicly, truthfully, and across ethnic lines. The post The Church That Lost Its Cry: Public Lament and Ecclesial...
Popular Culture And TheologyTheological 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....
Ancient Jew ReviewRather than portraying the sage as a mere conduit for divine truth, these stories present Torah as emerging from the sage’s individual identity and as deeply bound up with his personality. Consequently, an injury to a sage’s honor is not merely...
Ancient Jew ReviewThe twelve verses about the Magi in Matthew do not invite final answers; they invite attention, patience, and the persistence to keep digging.
Barth NotesAmended – 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...
Canopy ForumConstitutional Court of South Korea by Wei-Te Wong (CC BY-SA 2.0) Within five years, three of Asia’s major democracies stopped treating adultery as a crime. South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck it down in February 2015 in 2009 Hun-Ba 17; India...
Ken ChitwoodBrick 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...
Canopy ForumAI Image of a rave created by author. From its emergence in the underground electronic dance scenes of the 1980’s and 1990’s, rave culture has occupied an uneasy space between liberation and disorder. Secret gatherings in abandoned warehouses,...
Popular Culture And TheologyCall 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 TheologyTheology 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...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post Why Is It Easier to Establish Women’s Centers than Durable Women’s Mosques? appeared first on April Online.
Sowing the SeedThis Monday, June 15 from Noon EST/11am Central, I’m talking about teaching tactics, pedagogical challenges, and more with the good folks of NAASR. It’s going down on here on Zoom for free courtesy of the North American Association for the Study of...
Barth NotesAlthough 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...
Ancient Jew Review“The Rise of Talmud concludes with the argument that Talmud was distinctive because it centered humans reading other humans, as opposed to humans reading God; let this piece conclude with an argument for humans reading other humans as opposed to...
Contending ModernitiesThe same hubris that animates Trumpism’s uncritical embrace of AI is evident in the administration’s apparent conviction that it has the right to intervene militarily in any country that fails to do its bidding. The post A Tale of Two Cities: The...
Ken ChitwoodPhoto 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...
The Domination ChroniclesEpisode 22 of the Domination Chronicles Podcast
Ancient Jew Review“Moulie uncovers a new world of distinctions between the Yerushalmi and the Tannaitic literature. “
Cultural Studies BlogspotEven more immediately than other perceptual systems, it seems, the sense of touch makes nonsense out of any dualistic understanding of agency and passivity; to touch is always already to reach out, to fondle, to heft, to tap, or to enfold, and...
Barth NotesFrom 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 Link Cultural Studies BlogspotDis/ConnectionIf I take notes, I only take ‘feel notes’. This is because I mainly note feelings – from the tangible feel of material objects, substances or surfaces, to noting the emotions elicited by learning new things; thoughts precipitated by...
Canopy ForumColonial-era Church in the Granada, Nicaragua by Monge Najera (CC BY-SA3.0) Freedom of religion or belief is formally recognized in Nicaragua’s legal framework. The former Constitution of Nicaragua established that the State had no official...
affecognitiveOh, the tardiness wrought by retirement! The FTW was nearly 3 months ago, but it still percolates through my thinking …Continue reading →
The Immanent FrameIn 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.
The RevealerThe history of evangelical gay activism, the opposition it faced, and evangelical queer activism today
The RevealerAn excerpt from “Beyond Wellness: How Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices Can Heal Us”
The RevealerAn excerpt from “Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity”
The RevealerA review of the book “A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America”